This is a bad weekend for me. My sister died yesterday, very sudden. I'm devastated. Loved her to bits. I'll really miss her. We were always very close. She was only one year older than me. :o(
...as far as I know, it's not illegal to smoke in this country if you're over 18 years of age, yet legislation keeps being passed to curb smoking. I'm not advocating smoking, so don't think that I am....
If people want to go to Syria, why is there always a fuss? If anyone wants to go, then let them go. They know the risk. The government should pay for the tickets, then invalidate their passports....
......well, partly, The new government will be formed by the Motorists Alliance Party (MAP). My ministers will undertake a comprehensive renovation of the road network. Traffic is moving slower now...
Some years ago, a former financial director of a famous global company finally got to speak with his dad about a small part of his war service. As he was virtually at deaths' door, his dad felt he...
AB'ers may disagree strongly with things I post, but why are my posts always deleted? Disagreeing with having a royal family is an element of free speech but results in some AB'ers resorting to...
......I can't post anything without it being wiped out. Who's the softie this time? Probably everyone. I just love this web site. Full of pre menstrual people and the male equivalent. Free speech eh?...
I have been called a grumpy old fart by some people this weekend. People may still think that after this post. However, please stay with it till the end and I hope you'll see where I'm going with it....
This is an old joke. I've told it before on here but I think it's funny. One of Bernard Mannings' cleaner offerings. Honest! As a jockey walked into the parade ring, the trainer said, I want you to...
Don't forget the solar eclipse that will be visible if you live in the North of England. It's on Friday 20th March starting at approx 8 am and will be about 90% of totality. Have you seen one before?...
......for a memorial service to commemorate all Maltese crew lost on HMS Glorious in WW2. It will be attended by the President of Malta, so very high profile over there....
.....so what happened with William Roach, Michael Le Vell, Freddie Starr, Jimmy Tarbuck, Jim Davidson? DLT was virtually cleared of everything. Even Fred the Weatherman was found not guilty of a lot...
In fairness, I don't use it much myself now, but I want to know how to acquire my dads' service history. I did send for his service record, but it was very disappointing, only showing where he served...
On Monday, I contacted an international charity and offered to volunteer. Disappointingly, I have had no reply from them yet. They are not as well known as some charities. Maybe they will get in touch...
I am always baffled at the end of court cases when a police officer makes a public statement about the case. This is a relatively new thing. Why do they have to do this when the judge will have made...