.............for 2 weeks. Woo hoo! All the family is going. There will be 13 of us all together. I'm like a big kid - looking forward to playing on the beach with the grandchildren. what could be...
On BBC Northwest weather forecast, the girl said there would be some home grown showers tomorrow. Do you have to use fertilizer to get them? Just over your house?
My maternal grandparents were from Dublin and at times they would use a saying if anywhere was really untidy or in a mess. They would say "this place looks like back Joseph Street". If you're from...
I know this is happening at the moment. I saw it on the TV listings yesterday, so tuned it to have a look. I found it a bit disappointing as all the bands seemed to be playing the same piece. That's...
.....actually, we're only talking about the Premier League today. Wot? We talk about it every day? Even in summer? Why are we called Talk Sport when we only ever talk about the Premier League? Don't...
The NCA say that slavery is widespread in this country and they are heavily involved each week in trying to prevent it, as shown on the BBC News tonight. That news item should be shown in all middle...
I've just watched this programme on ITV. They highlighted various examples of people who've had problems with parking companies. I'm sure many on here have had their share too. But the programme...
The AA says that smart motorways are a waste of money. The M60 in Greater Manchester has had "Upgrading work" going on since July 2014. It was scheduled to finish in July 2017 but has been put back to...
It's good that the government are proposing to update data protection in this country but I think there's an element of hypocrisy here. Whilst expressing concerns about data protection, the government...
..........telling me they owe me £38 as I've paid too much tax in the previous year. This baffled me slightly because they sent me one the previous year saying I owed them £56. Now we come to the...
My wife asked my granddaughter to post a letter. There was a muslim woman stood next to the post box in full regalia, burka, long black clothes etc. She said: don't put it in the black one.
Look in any dictionary and the first definition of "gay" says homosexual. That was never the case. We all know that previously being gay meant happy, carefree, colourful, vibrant etc. So why, and how...
I'm definitely watching. I think they can do it. It'll be really good for English football if they get through. Everton should be too good in the away leg and get through to the Europa League....
Last week it was reported on the BBC that fertility in men has dropped by 47% in 50 years. At that rate we might all be gone in 100 years. Book your holidays early!
In the UK, when a party is voted into power, they submit plans for legislation. The opposition will, more often than not, criticize the proposals but will not use parliamentary procedure to block...
I'm sure everyone has a tale, or knows of a family who were fated with bad luck. Watching Long Lost Family reminded me of my wifes' friend. She was 32, happily married with three children in junior...
