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What are questions that will make it sound like I can afford a million euro house?
  • yeah. That kind of money is top 5% of homes in most of Europe outside very wealthy areas and districts like Zurich. In the UK the average house price is about £300k ($400k)

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    Thames Water says it needs 59% bill rise to survive
  • I agree.

    But the realist in me knows it is unlikely to be allowed to happen.

    I know that the government will have to service a £15bn debt through borrowing, which will raise interest rates, mortgages, rents and require cuts to public services to pay for. That is on top of the investment needed over the next few years to stop sewage leaking into rivers and leaks of millions of litres a day.

    In addition I know that pension funds and large investors will lose substantial sums of money and will look to divest from similar risks, which could lead to more utility companies becoming insolvent. A snowball effect.

    Finally, I know that international investment in the UK will be seen as more risky.

    What the government will be doing now is weighing up those risks against the cost of raising bills by the 59% that the water companies and industry bodies are asking for. If the worst should happen, will taxpayers be better off with a couple of hundred extra £ on their water bills to pay, or potentially a lot worse off with a rapid nationalisation of multiple firms.

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    Home Wiring
  • definitely run two cables for each point. nothing beats having a cable be broken somewhere in the walls with no way to repair it.

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    Home Wiring
  • You can get that kind of power through a Cat6a or Cat7 ethernet cable but a lower spec cable won’t work. here’s an article that talks about the limitations https://sixtytrend.com/can-cat5e-do-poe/

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    I like this “Retro” type of look 📸 (OC)(MF)
  • it’s literally ridiculous. perfect shape and size. anyone searching wikipedia for feet should just be redirected to this photo.

    in fact fuck it, hold my beer

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    You know I'm kinda peeved that we never saw the Aero Wing craft on Voyager.
  • I feel like there was a film between First Contact and the dreadful films where they used the yacht.

    To be fair I also don’t think there have been any Star Trek films since First Contact and I will die on this hill.

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    Anyone heard of the game Abuse?
  • I recently completed a playthrough of Abuse. I remember it from my childhood as insanely hard, but actually I found it quite enjoyable.

    Good parts: soundtrack, interesting puzzles, lots of save points so pick it up/put it down when needed, some of the weapons are really cool, ran perfectly on dosbox, artwork was nice.

    Bad parts: no storyline, gameplay became a bit formulaic, end boss was disappointing, a couple of really boring parts looking for a switch or hidden door.

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    Is the act of romantically approaching women out of date?
  • IMO yes, but true of men too. If someone is interested in dating then they are on one or more dating apps or sites, and that is the safe front door they have created to date on their terms.

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