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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WuTwo" data-source="post: 1704393" data-attributes="member: 87354">5.2 at 8.15 a.m.  and I lurve Wednesdays.   Since last August I don't do Wednesdays; the difference it makes to my life is amazing and every week I'm surprised and grateful all over again.Today we're nipping over to a nearby town where the shopping is much better than our town.  It feels like I'm skiving to be out and shopping on a Wednesday.I signed up to that government gateway thing yesterday which informs me I have 45 full years of NIC contributions with 5 years left to work before I can get my state pension.  It let me check how much I paid each year and all I can think is that my school holiday jobs paid contributions because I didn't leave school until I was 18, but the Gateway has me working since I was 16 with pittances contributed those years.  I can't remember that far back but I'm pleased with the pension prediction <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  If it's still available in 5 years .....</blockquote>

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