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THE hour is fast approaching when I'm going to have to answer the Prime Minister's call to help fight the recession by spending money at a feverish rate. Recently, I have become acutely aware that most of my possessions are beginning to decompose and require to be replaced with some urgency. Every item in the house, from socks to washing machine, is showing its age and my failure to keep pace with the technology of the day was brought home recently when someone on the telly told me not to forget to use the red button and it occurred to me I didn't have one.
To be more precise, I have a red button, but nothing happens when it is pushed. The situation grew even darker when I was informed that in order to trigger whatever it is that is supposed to happen when the button is pushed, I need some other piece of equipment. This was depressing news, for I don't really want the place littered with any more bits than are absolutely necessary. There seems to be no end to the number of bits available and once you start collecting them you're liable to wind up living in a sort of warehouse, with scarcely a corner to call your own.See the full content of this document
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A Slice of Life: My One-Man Quest to Fight Recession
Anyway, my proposed spending spree will not be concerned with trivia such as red buttons. It will be aimed at grim necessities, such as shoes, light bulbs, carpet putting aids an...
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