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Hanneke Nov 2023 8:56pm, 6 Nov 2023 113,997 posts	0 Hanneke Horrid Bazo
Bazoaxe Nov 2023 8:59pm, 6 Nov 2023 25,865 posts	0 Bazoaxe At the end of the day though I still have a job and even if I didn’t it wouldn’t be the end of the world. Some other people are either redundant or at risk and many of them at very different life and career stages where there is a real impact on them.
TROSaracen Nov 2023 8:51am, 7 Nov 2023 27,110 posts	0 TROSaracen ‘7 day weekend’ 🤣🤣 love it well done snail
Sigh Nov 2023 9:39am, 7 Nov 2023 23,345 posts	0 Sigh I saw a canal boat this morning named "JOMO - Joy of Missing Out" - summed up retirement for me I didn't take a photo as owners of said boat were up and around. However I've since googled JOMO and discovered it is, in fact, a Thing.
Daz Love Nov 2023 9:49am, 7 Nov 2023 1,718 posts	0 Daz Love Similar to FOBI - Fear of being included
Johnny Blaze Nov 2023 9:50am, 7 Nov 2023 31,216 posts	0 Johnny Blaze “Adventure before dementia” works for me.
cathrobinson Nov 2023 10:16am, 7 Nov 2023 11,913 posts	0 cathrobinson JOMO is brilliant. I feel that way about Facebook now.
Hanneke Nov 2023 1:00pm, 7 Nov 2023 114,012 posts	0 Hanneke FOBI is good too! My niece uses YOLO a lot!
TROSaracen Nov 2023 6:17am, 8 Nov 2023 27,113 posts	0 TROSaracen BITFO Bring it the fuck on….. 😃
Lip Gloss Nov 2023 8:20am, 8 Nov 2023 72,097 posts	0 Lip Gloss 2 weeks today ( although only 6 work days ) .....can't wait. This week has been mostly shit

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