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It can be hard to end a phone call. But ‘Okaybye’ is not the way to do it

I’m not necessarily expecting a ‘love you’ from the person on the other end of the line – but don’t make me feel I’ve outstayed my welcome, writes Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

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I went to the pub with an old friend – and headed home at 9.30pm. Is anyone still there for last orders?

I couldn’t find a single pub that stayed open late for VE Day last week. No wonder when they’re so often empty by 11pm, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

How are you supposed to handle cold callers nowadays? You can’t even slam the phone down

I’m being plagued by a particularly pushy estate agent. I’ve tried blocking them, reasoning with them, even barking at them. And still they keep coming back for more, writes Adrian Chiles

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I’ll never play golf like Rory McIlroy. But maybe he can teach me how to live with my mistakes

I need to stop dwelling on everything I get wrong, from sending my ball into the drink to squeezing the wrong bottom, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe

These noisy, filthy, feral creatures make my life a misery. Is there really no way to get rid of them, asks Adrian Chiles

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In a world full of wedgies, are you a wedger like Trump, or a wedgee like me?

There are two sorts of people – those who pull others’ underwear, and those who have their underwear pulled. And we’d never have known it without the Lib Dems’ Ed Davey, writes Adrian Chiles

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I thought seasonal affective disorder was a myth. Then I saw the joy that spring can bring

I’ve loved watching people perk up as the weather improves. It lifts the heart as much as any spring flower, writes Adrian Chiles

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Hell is other people who won’t wear headphones

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s piece about the loud use of phones on public transport with no consideration for others

The Guardian - UK

Go off grid? Where would I get my meds, compression socks and corn removers?

Am I just too fussy or too old? Either way I’m not cut out for a life in the wilderness, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Yes, I have just done a naked forward roll. But there was a good reason

There I was, lying in bed and worrying I’d lost a basic life skill. Can you blame me for putting it to the test, asks Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

What do young people really think about us oldies? I asked a few

Why is the moral panic only ever about younger generations? It’s time we heard what confuses or worries them about us, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

I trust Which? to help me choose a washing machine. But I have my own views on kitchen roll and toilet paper

I’m in awe of the organisation’s rigorous approach to product testing. That doesn’t mean I need it for everything, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – March 22

Heathrow Airport’s sudden closure dominates Saturday’s front pages.

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Daybreak is a magical time in a big city, no matter how tired you are

London, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham – I have favourite early-morning memories from each of them, writes Adrian Chiles

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I twanged my achilles playing pickleball. Here’s what it taught me about tendons – and human nature

You learn so much when you’re forced to clop around town in a great big boot, writes Adrian Chiles. And you make so many friends …

The Guardian - UK

Remote controls, tumble dryers, documentaries … do we have to make everything so complicated?

I’m not saying everything was better in the good old days – but a lot of things really don’t need the latest bells and whistles, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Better to work with a garden than against it

Letters: Readers offer advice after Adrian Chiles shared his frustrations about getting his garden ready for spring

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What I have learned in my filthy, bloody, sisyphean quest to tame my garden

It’s chaos as small jobs become big jobs, tools disappear and distractions lead to furious frustration, writes Adrian Chiles. Then you spot spring’s first flower ...

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How poignant to see loved ones frozen in time on Google Street View

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article about seeing an image of his late father on Google’s mapping tool

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My big ambition? To have a pint in each of Ireland’s 32 counties

A former publican is on a mission to visit every boozer in the UK to boost the flagging industry. I suspect his true motivation is just to have fun, and there’s nothing wrong with that, writes Adrian Chiles

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My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short

A friend sent me the image by surprise and I felt a lot of things very strongly: love, upset, amusement, pleasure and anger, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

Loving the British Museum, pots and all

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s experience of the institution’s treasures

The Guardian - UK

Why did Keir Starmer have his voice ‘fixed’? He sounded much better before

Seven or eight years ago, Starmer was as close as most politicians get to sounding natural and sincere. It’s a shame he messed with that, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

At 57, I went to the British Museum for the first time – and it left me rather cold

I found the history of the world there, told through the medium of pots. The orgy of earthenware was baffling, writes Adrian Chiles

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Martin Lewis issues cash saving advice to people in houses with three bedrooms or more

Money saving expert claimed one tip could decrease bills by £500

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