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Old Dec 21st 2012, 10:21 am
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Or maybe the champagne just ran out at the brunch...

We're all still breathing here in Yorkshire. Just.
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Old Dec 21st 2012, 10:29 am
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Here in Oz, I have so far been granted 18 minutes of extra life.
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Hello... My name is Equestra,
I am one of the "December 21st - End of the World" survivors, if there's anyone else still out there, anyone at all, please let me know, and I will find you..
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Hello... My name is Equestra,
I am one of the "December 21st - End of the World" survivors, if there's anyone else still out there, anyone at all, please let me know, and I will find you..
I am in my bunker. Come over if you are OK - I have enough food for a week.
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And wine? World might as well have ended if there's no wine left!
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And wine? World might as well have ended if there's no wine left!
I was at Barracuda today - the bulk buying of wine and other things would indicate people were indeed scared... it was apocalyptic....
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For civilization to end, it must exist in the first place. The region will be fine.
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I was at Barracuda today - the bulk buying of wine and other things would indicate people were indeed scared... it was apocalyptic....
We were also there yesterday ..... 10 mins to fill the trolly, 30 mins in the checkout queue (did well to win an FOC bottle of Voddy + a bottle of Bacardi on the spinny thing ) DXB must have been empty of folk as they were all at Cuda! Yes, truely apocalyptic!!
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For civilization to end, it must exist in the first place. The region will be fine.
very true
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Originally Posted by Equestra
We were also there yesterday ..... 10 mins to fill the trolly, 30 mins in the checkout queue (did well to win an FOC bottle of Voddy + a bottle of Bacardi on the spinny thing ) DXB must have been empty of folk as they were all at Cuda! Yes, truely apocalyptic!!
went to Ajman for my monthly run and it was the same
i think its because of the new year coming rather than anything else
and I won a six pack of carlsberg on a scratch card woohoo!
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