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Iain Martin
Sep 21, 2025
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Going to the shops
As any serious flaneur will attest, there is nothing quite so useful as “popping to the shops” for passing time, seeking out novelty, avoiding unwelcome people, meetings or deadlines, and of course, getting your steps in for the day.

Many people get grocery shopping wrong, and charge about the place pushing their trolley as if they are …

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