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...
Womens' sports are a waste of time. They don't have the same skill or intensity as the men. Why would anyone want to watch women playing, say, tennis when the men are just so much better? The womens'...
This baffles me (not difficult, I hear you say!). There were reports earlier this year that the National Grid was down to the last 5% of reserve power at one stage during the winter, and they were...
....on Sunday for the final day. Really looking forward to it. Hope the weather holds up. I went to Hoylake a couple of years ago and it hammered down most of the day. Here's hoping!
What a great shame to see the damage at Coverack in Cornwall. We visited there 10 years ago whilst staying in nearby St. Keverne. A lovely part of the UK. I hope the govt gives them some help....
I quoted this in a post earlier but it wasn't my creation. I aint that clever! I heard it in an episode of A Touch of Frost. I thought it was really nice and I've never forgotten it....
...to put some flowers on my mates' grave. I knew him from being in infant school. We always kept in touch after leaving school. When we were 14 (1962) we said we would go to Devon together and watch...
I decided to treat myself on Friday and bought a Nikon D7100. 850 quids worth. Only opened it today to find that there is no battery for it. Grrrrrrr!! Can't get back there today (Jessops) and the...
There was a feature about this on the radio this morning. I have tinnitus. Had it since I was teenager and worked in a weaving shed. If you have never been in a weaving shed, I can tell you it is one...
................is now the M6, not the M25. Yesterday we went to Birmingham to watch my granddaughter in the National Festival of Music For Youth. The M6 was a nightmare before we then encountered the...
..........about my predictions from last week, at least I'm prepared to make them. As for the outcome, the Lions failed to beat the All Blacks. Sure they drew the series but in league table terms, the...
I received a survey from Rochdale council on Thursday saying this was my chance to have a say on roads, footpaths, traffic, etc. It was being conducted on their behalf by MORI. When I looked at it, it...
..........WITH A VENGEANCE! I've just bought a new phone. Every time I want to use anything on it, I keep getting a screen asking me to sign in to Google with my email address and by doing so I give...