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How do you make Turkish coffee? in c/coffee@lemmy.ml

[-] Chris108@feddit.uk 7 points 8 months ago

That could be the problem, I mixed sugar afterwards and ended up with a mud of suspended grounds that would not settle.

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How do you make Turkish coffee? (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by Chris108@feddit.uk to c/coffee@lemmy.ml

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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 (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by Chris108@feddit.uk to c/northumberland@feddit.uk

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

Natural looking stone archway over footpath

Looking out from the stone archway

cheese on toast in c/casualuk@feddit.uk

[-] Chris108@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

True but it does have a sort of utilitarian functional beauty.

More than a fifth of UK adults not looking for work in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

[-] Chris108@feddit.uk 9 points 8 months ago

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?

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A walk above Rothbury, Northumberland (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Chris108@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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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.

Ridiculous car insurance renewal quote in c/casualuk@feddit.uk

[-] Chris108@feddit.uk 1 points 8 months ago

Funny thing was it was a Tesco policy that doubled the price, though for the previous two years they were either the cheapest or so close that I didn't bother changing; I think last year there was one policy that was £15 a year cheaper. This year though they were far from cheapest.

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Today a walked in Hulne pak (www.visitnorthumberland.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Chris108@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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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 (feddit.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by Chris108@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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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!

Why do British people have such a dim view of Automatic cars? in c/askuk@feddit.uk

[-] Chris108@feddit.uk 1 points 8 months ago

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.