<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:23:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@skunkape30uk/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands - When the FUN stops STOP.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started playing Splinterlands during the first lockdown here in the UK back in March. After the initial few weeks of catching up on all the books I wanted to read and finally getting around to watching]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@skunkape30uk/splinterlands-when-the-fun-stops-stop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@skunkape30uk/splinterlands-when-the-fun-stops-stop</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:36:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2gxEN3P7oD11Skv4rcBD4CsQPJYp9zSiBGKeMWeQXCkf94KJ1zyTX8WQaiBba2cFT8YFJsxTndaPhB3Ea9C9YKWEv3V9rZZuXkws2y5AzFaDCRiEUMu6HL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's only a Game....]]></title><description><![CDATA[The News can almost always be sorted into clear categories of intent. Right now there are the posts with a scientific or medical slant claiming how serious the virus is or vice versa depending on your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@skunkape30uk/it-s-only-a-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@skunkape30uk/it-s-only-a-game</guid><category><![CDATA[ocd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 14:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhsXpK7FDCxhk6BDSJbdb3H5SnVmFF1ivd8Mm5F2w3S5Esq9rXpduFy8PXQxecmFQmUh4mc25hp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Man's Monster]]></title><description><![CDATA[All over the world there are practices which are considered taboo. Actions taken by certain people which seem to strip them of their humanity and leave those who observe them to be afraid and disgusted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@skunkape30uk/one-man-s-monster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@skunkape30uk/one-man-s-monster</guid><category><![CDATA[ocd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh4na3p6fgvshqZoLKnwzf3kg4cbtMKBPoYnKtTKiA8ADD9qDyG2HSrA42PHKqUQg2BqzVvka9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad times are just around the Corner.............]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was announced yesterday that the UK death toll has hit 30,000 with more than 200,000 cases and that the furlough scheme could be reduced to just 60% of a persons wage as more than half of UK adults]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@skunkape30uk/bad-times-are-just-around-the-corner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ocd/@skunkape30uk/bad-times-are-just-around-the-corner</guid><category><![CDATA[ocd]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 17:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgpbPvHjUEPQ2VH1sKnk9sfjUAqpKeLqDe3iGBQaNRdKNptZTvTeFdkEGpZN8hyrjoRURej6WKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bartender writes - I almost made a huge mistake (crypto warning)
]]></title><description><![CDATA[So last night I got in from work and decided to have a few beers. I don’t drink very often but as I work in a bar people are always offering me ‘one for myself’ so I have quite a good collection of random]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/a-bartender-writes-i-almost-made-a-huge-mistake-crypto-warning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/a-bartender-writes-i-almost-made-a-huge-mistake-crypto-warning</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5Jyfq1whnh6rGZ4r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bartender writes on being a deliberate man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now as children we’re taught to always give people second chances and to strive to see the good in every person. Sadly after nearly a decade working in pubs and bars I find it very difficult to see the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/a-bartender-writes-on-being-a-deliberate-man</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/a-bartender-writes-on-being-a-deliberate-man</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvKvh69XhSCBgnBZfzZe6UBVE4JeV4vTaWVM4JqDjMqMLqbMijpKynNrDEtyawyGQN2MEtPZiEd1TWV2m8Nm943iB7yzLzqHjctGidLJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bartenders Rant (Post the Holiday Season)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone has things which annoy them at work and several ways to deal with the irritations they face. Working with the general public can be both an extremely rewarding and frustrating way to earn a living]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/a-bartenders-rant-post-the-holiday-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/a-bartenders-rant-post-the-holiday-season</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8K478KL49jcB3bAipNtH2AtcRF2RTuH399HpUygDFyXnvCYy338cpgcTq8EYuJSfRVEW2XgAtL5eGChXG5eBfaQY5qiRAh9A58xm6Z8uCLkCirf8wxiPszypFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A barman’s favourite joke (so far)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Working as a bartender, I hear a lot of jokes. Some are funny, others are not and some should never have ever been said. 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Given that this simplicity was to better]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@skunkape30uk/casio-watches-an-essential-lpf6nogt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@skunkape30uk/casio-watches-an-essential-lpf6nogt</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://d1vof77qrk4l5q.cloudfront.net/img/90a3fee884bf1dd9b2fe804a581ac8c4d64991c4.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bartender writes - The Worst Sweets of Christmas, a definitive answer.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So every Christmas people at home and at work here in the UK give and receive boxes of sweets and one of the most popular are Mar’s Celebrations. Now Celebrations contain miniatures of all the best Mars]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/worst-sweets-of-christmas-a-definitive-answer-tk0gpaq7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@skunkape30uk/worst-sweets-of-christmas-a-definitive-answer-tk0gpaq7</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 05:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://d1vof77qrk4l5q.cloudfront.net/img/e1d884e89155ac0d0b14b5391e5b2d8007004229.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men walk into a bar - a bartenders tale.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So somehow in life I’ve ended up as a bartender and it’s a living as the term goes. 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In the last couple of years it has become a fail safe defence or form]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@skunkape30uk/is-this-242-year-old-fake-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@skunkape30uk/is-this-242-year-old-fake-news</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPjWpqC99ReLi9FtYgMrMD9KNTEeaTRAzbJJnj7EfEm4As5afXRokLi7dqSQ7u8TsdVAGuEfPk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going out with a Bang..........]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my spare time I enjoy looking through old newspaper reels and finding interesting and unusual stories. 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Rather sweet when taken neat, coconut and brown sugar.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alcohol/@skunkape30uk/haig-clubman-780xoleu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alcohol/@skunkape30uk/haig-clubman-780xoleu</guid><category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:14:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEe61gtbruibUg5GK8NVmsVCTmZCgHuDaeq3ZYLieobk84SNmxg2XAj9tUNA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toffee & Fire (shortest/micro reviews, part One)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glenkinchie = tastes like toffee and fire]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@skunkape30uk/toffee-fire-q2i5bksq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@skunkape30uk/toffee-fire-q2i5bksq</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://d1vof77qrk4l5q.cloudfront.net/img/5efe0bb2b1537fcafcda4974d7c382493f0253da.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do the Trees Know? Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long time ago it is said that a squirrel could travel across our Island from Lands end to John o Groats without once having to touch the ground. Now this must have been a very long time ago when our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@skunkape30uk/what-do-the-trees-know-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@skunkape30uk/what-do-the-trees-know-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[skunkape30uk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 22:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUxQ16bEMmxohQhbubzRe8qzueYNL3TZ4iAMArFrd2T3FDez1J8eaoTwnMTHD6SEkZZNUjr6GCJbgaS2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>