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Chris108 Chris @feddit.uk

Retired computer specialist, lives in Northumberland, UK.

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How do you make Turkish coffee?
  • That could be the problem, I mixed sugar afterwards and ended up with a mud of suspended grounds that would not settle.

  • How do you make Turkish coffee?

    Having enjoyed a wonderful Turkish coffee in a Turkish restaurant in London I decided to make some myself. I bought the fine ground coffee and a cezve I made what turned out to be an unappetising mud! What's the secret of making Turkish Coffee?

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    Cragside
  • I enjoyed a lot of Alan Garner's stories which were set around Alderley Edge.

  • Cragside

    Cragside in wet grey weather has a special kind of beauty.

    !Natural looking stone archway over footpath

    !Looking out from the stone archway

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    cheese on toast
  • True but it does have a sort of utilitarian functional beauty.

  • More than a fifth of UK adults not looking for work
  • I'm a bit puzzled by "working age" being classed as 16-64. Is that an admission that a very large proportion of those between 64 and the state pension age (66 increasing to 68) are actually unable to continue in employment?

  • A walk above Rothbury, Northumberland

    I took a different route to usual up to The Carriageway above Rothbury, Northumberland in the UK. The area of Rothbury below is called Pondicherry though I don't know how it came to be named after the Indian city.

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    Today a walked in Hulne pak

    www.visitnorthumberland.com Hulne Park | Visit Northumberland

    Parkland, Gothic tower, lovely views and good walking. No dogs, cycles or vehicles are allowed in the park.

    I had to go to a supermarket in Alnwick, but the weather was so nice I decided to go for a walk first. As I only had trainers on I decided walk in Hulne park, as most of the tracks are paved.

    The walk starts out with some fine views across the valley.

    !Hulne Park, a view over a valley to distant trees with a ruin building in the background

    The paved tracks make this an easy walk, and most of it is easily accessible, though further on there are gravel covered roads and some potholes, meaning it would be difficult for wheel chair users to go the whole distance.

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    Ridiculous car insurance renewal quote

    I had a car insurance renewal quote that had a 110% increase since last year. That's more than doubled with no claims, accidents, or points.

    I went to a comparison site and found one that was 'only' a 50% increase on last year. Insurance prices are ridiculous!

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    Why do British people have such a dim view of Automatic cars?
  • Traditionally automatics were much less efficient, giving a significant power loss and substantially worse MPG. In the UK with smaller cars with smaller engines and expensive petrol this was a much bigger disadvantage than in the USA.

    However modern automatic gears have improved so it's not longer a big disadvantage.

  • Hi, I'm just trying out Lemmy
  • Are we limited to two images in a post? It didn't seem to let me add more after this.

  • Try again

    Trying a post with images from thunder client

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    and another

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    Hi, I'm just trying out Lemmy
  • Oh the images don't show. let's try one here

  • Hi, I'm just trying out Lemmy

    I'm from Northumberland in the UK and I like hiking. Here are some pictures from a short walk in the grounds of Cragside

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