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#3472905 23-Mar-2026 22:05

Tinkerisk:

Since learning via email from a stranger that I've been selected for a donation of €2,000,000, I've been thrilled all day. I'm just not sure who the recipient is supposed to be. 😁

Just don't do what my Dad did - played them along to the point of getting a "sample" cheque from them, which he banked into a deposit machine, which put the money into his account, which resulted in the bank telling him he could be at risk of losing his house. He thought the whole thing was hilarious. Even that last part.

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#3472936 24-Mar-2026 07:11

MadEngineer:

Tinkerisk:

Since learning via email from a stranger that I've been selected for a donation of €2,000,000, I've been thrilled all day. I'm just not sure who the recipient is supposed to be. 😁

Just don't do what my Dad did - played them along to the point of getting a "sample" cheque from them, which he banked into a deposit machine, which put the money into his account, which resulted in the bank telling him he could be at risk of losing his house. He thought the whole thing was hilarious. Even that last part.

No, I won't waste a second on that - straight into the spam folder with it.

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#3473276 24-Mar-2026 18:22

EU free trade agreement now with Australia. Bye bye Donnyboy! 🙂

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#3473277 24-Mar-2026 18:24

Tinkerisk:

EU free trade agreement now with Australia. Bye bye Donnyboy! 🙂

USA next, just around the corner.

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#3473282 24-Mar-2026 18:30

freitasm:

Tinkerisk:

EU free trade agreement now with Australia. Bye bye Donnyboy! 🙂

USA next, just around the corner.

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I don't know... true superpower lies in peaceful trade for the benefit of all involved. 😉

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#3474286 27-Mar-2026 10:45

Having my son and daughter in law visiting from Melbourne.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#3474526 27-Mar-2026 18:08

Our country will finally introduce a sugar tax! (I know UK has it already) 👍🍾

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#3474588 28-Mar-2026 07:26

Tinkerisk:

Our country will finally introduce a sugar tax! (I know UK has it already) 👍🍾

Nothing to do with government, what we eat and drink is personal choice. It's just a tax grab.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#3474589 28-Mar-2026 07:32

MikeB4:

Tinkerisk:

Our country will finally introduce a sugar tax! (I know UK has it already) 👍🍾

Nothing to do with government, what we eat and drink is personal choice. It's just a tax grab.

On the surface, yes. Retrospective analysis (also in the UK) suggests it helps. Too much sugar isn't just in drinks, but in many convenience products. I'll leave it to the doctors (and I don't eat much sugar anyway). The tax revenue will apparently flow into the healthcare system (here in Germany).

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#3475268 29-Mar-2026 22:11

Hitting plenty of 9's or better with an arrow from from 50 meters away. Made my day

^ That was one of the first ends, the others kept getting better

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#3475349 30-Mar-2026 07:13

How long have you been doing archery?

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#3475352 30-Mar-2026 07:32

MadEngineer:

Hitting plenty of 9's or better with an arrow from from 50 meters away. Made my day

^ That was one of the first ends, the others kept getting better

I assume that was done with a compound bow. Or perhaps with a longbow? 😉

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#3475721 30-Mar-2026 19:09

The fact that I receive a full refund as soon as I drop off and scan a return at the post office, and not only after it has arrived at the delivery company and been inspected, is a plus. Apparently, I have a good customer rating. 🙂

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#3475770 30-Mar-2026 23:21

k1w1k1d:

How long have you been doing archery?

Couple of years now. I did longbow for half a year or so many moons ago, still have it and I bring it out every once in a while.

Tinkerisk:

MadEngineer:

Hitting plenty of 9's or better with an arrow from from 50 meters away. Made my day

^ That was one of the first ends, the others kept getting better

I assume that was done with a compound bow. Or perhaps with a longbow? 😉

"Olympic" (full suit of gizmos - clicker, kisser, sight, stabiliser) recurve.

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#3475771 30-Mar-2026 23:27

Tinkerisk:

The fact that I receive a full refund as soon as I drop off and scan a return at the post office, and not only after it has arrived at the delivery company and been inspected, is a plus. Apparently, I have a good customer rating. 🙂

SCTI credited our travel insurance and the funds came through immediately. We changed our flights to Aussie, the insurance for which was like 1/6th of the cost to Europe via Doha. Cancelled flight funds also came back just today from Qatar Airways

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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