andrew

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We found a super German restaurant in Paguera (Majorca)
So now I have been encouraged to revise my German!

@IngridHbn

And from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony - this must have been a very brief homage to Tati
Blink and you would have missed it - but it made my day when i watched it

@IngridHbn
Yes, and just 4 digits long
The Native American Monument Near Mount Rushmore – EcoTravellerGuide

Lunch in Barcelona
With a bottle of beer, bread and olive oil
Delicious
@CharlesW Be nice if there was a centralised traffic alert system too (similar to the old Cellnet Trafficline?) so that on major routes relevant updates could be received
@kuantancurls And (I have asked this question before) can the 2 child cap affect pensions in years to come?
I believe child benefit can be used in lieu of NI payments to add pension years - so a parent needing to stay at home to care for 3rd etc child may lose pension years in time to come?
Back from two weeks dog sitting and gardening (!) in Scotland - missing the open space, friendly people, the 20mph zones, small shops, cafes, cycling...the list goes on
@alanferrier Will the cap also cause long term pension poverty for some too?
Child benefit years can count as pension qualifying years when no National Insurance payments are made. This is never discussed, so perhaps it isn't an issue?
But I suspect it is
Tom Service's guest on Radio 3 this morning certainly didn't mince her words regarding the damage Brexit is causing to UK musicians