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I regularly travel from the City into Hertford. I normally get a Thameslink train to Finsbury Park, then change onto Great Northern to Hertford North. That journey usually costs me around £10.60.

Sometimes Citymapper suggests a faster route: stay on the Thameslink train all the way to Stevenage, then change onto a Great Northern service back to Hertford North. Citymapper always shows this route as costing the same fare.

I tried it once, but I ended up being charged roughly double, so I’ve avoided it since.

Does anyone know whether the Stevenage route should be the same price as changing at Finsbury Park? If it is, did I likely do something wrong (tap in/out issue, wrong ticket, etc.)?

It would be great if I could use the Stevenage route when it’s quicker, but I don’t want to get stung with a much higher fare again.

I am using contactless.

Thanks!

As per title - toddler was discharged and given antibiotics to take for four days, but it only lasted for 3 days.

Spoke to hospital at 8am and nurse said I need to wait for pharmacy to open later today and can't do nothing about it, won't even speak to doctors or anyone.

111 said this needs to be discussed with the hospital. Is this it or is there anything else I can do to get the support I need?

GP also said this is the responsibility of the hospital.

UPDATE: we spoke to the GP once more. They advised us to raise a complaint with the hospital and also sent a prescription to the pharmacy, so all sorted now. This is one of those meds you mix with water and keep in the fridge. The pharmacy mixed everything and gave us the medication ready to be used.

Thanks all for the responses below. It was really useful and helpful!

my purple general waste bin is full this week, but I have one extra black bag that won’t fit inside.

Does anyone know whether the bin men usually collects an extra bag left next to the bin, or will it be refused?

I am new to the area and the first time I live in a house. I've never had to worry about that before 😂

To be clear, what I'm saying is what ingredient on what dish from what place

I was at Nando’s the other day and ordered a pot of chicken gravy and poured it over the chips - it made them ridiculously good and now I don’t think I can go back to ordering them without it.

This got me wondering what other food add-ons / modifications people have discovered when eating out that can transform a dish. Not obvious things like extra cheese on a cheeseburger, but specific ingredients, sauces, toppings or sides that take a particular menu item from decent to brilliant.

Just a few weeks ago the mood around the club was terrible as we failed to win any major trophies, and at the same time, there were reports about Florentino looking at selling a minority stake in the club. After a season like this, you would think that would be a difficult conversation to have with the sócios.

Then he called for elections, and for a few weeks the focus completely changed. Instead of everyone talking about the failure this season was, the conversation became about the election.

Now Madrid’s season is exactly the same as it was a month ago, but Florentino seems to have come out of it with even more authority than before. People are talking about his win, and speculating who are the promised signings rather than the disappointing season we just had.

It feels like he managed to turn a really bad situation into a positive for himself as he has more legitimacy and momentum, making it easier to move forward with projects that may have faced more resistance immediately after the season ended.

Moro na Europa há vários anos e recentemente consegui sacar cerca de R$70 mil que estavam no meu FGTS. A ideia é investir esse dinheiro no Brasil e não mexer nele por pelo menos 2 anos.

Tenho saída fiscal definitiva do Brasil há bastante tempo, mas ainda mantenho contas bancárias brasileiras. Não tenho conta em corretora e, para ser sincero, estou meio desatualizado sobre o mercado de investimentos brasileiro.

Li o post fixado/guia da comunidade e ele ajudou bastante a entender os conceitos gerais. Porém, minha dúvida é mais prática e específica.

Por exemplo, eu sei o que são CDBs, Tesouro Direto, fundos, etc., mas não faço ideia de quais instituições financeiras hoje são consideradas boas opções para cada produto. Também não sei como funciona a questão tributária atualmente para alguém na minha situação (não residente fiscal).

Gostaria de ouvir sugestões sobre:
- Produtos que façam sentido para um horizonte de pelo menos 2 anos;
- Bancos, corretoras ou instituições financeiras que vocês consideram boas opções hoje;
- Onde vocês procurariam os melhores CDBs e outras alternativas de renda fixa;
- Se existe alguma limitação ou cuidado especial para quem fez saída fiscal definitiva;
- Qual seria o caminho mais simples para alguém que está fora do Brasil há muito tempo voltar a investir por lá.

Não estou procurando recomendação personalizada nem “a melhor aplicação”. Queria mais entender quais produtos e instituições valem a pena pesquisar para começar minha análise.

Obrigado!

Went to the cinema in Hertford, England today and it felt completely different to 3 days ago. Loads of signs about a government security alert, bag checks on entry, and notices saying police were monitoring things live.

I’m guessing this might be linked to recent events in London and wider international tensions, but does anyone know if this level of security is in response to something specific, or if it’s more of a general precaution at the moment?