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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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A holiday in New York for my son Arran’s 18th.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗
Holidays. For years, I would book a big house in Britain for a week for the entire family. There would be 14 of us. I don’t regret a penny.
A snazzy coffee machine that grinds beans and steams milk.
The arcade game, Guitar Hero. I’ve got the full unit in my house. It’s so sad.
Ten years ago I bought a painting. I lived with it for a year before realising I didn’t like it at all. So it’s on my wall, mocking me daily.
Happy memories.
Losing the ability to get about.
Happy, loyal and late.
Lack of acceptance of my bad timekeeping
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Bad timekeeping.
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