Hello all, Welcome to this month's Onwards & Downwards. We welcome anyone serious about losing weight and we offer support and kind thoughts - not magic fixes, just sensible help. Have not got a theme...
Morning! If you've not noticed 'er maj is doing a bit of a speaking gig today. This is what was announced for today, from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27683240 //Among the measures...
Hi All! I thought it might be time to share a few of the books that have made it into our heads... and those still on the nightstand... Here's some I've finished recently or have got a fair chunk...
Afternoon, I am spending my bank holiday helping a family friend get their credit score. We've got it and it's a "fair" score. Is there a way to clear up items on the report, to improve the "score"?...
Afternoon all, On another thread someone mentioned that they've seen a few UKIP ads on The AnswerBank. And this brought up the question: Should The AnswerBank Allow Political Advertising? Our default...
The assumption is that the middle-ages would absolutely reek of muck, ammonia and general rot - as this is how the world appears on TV and in film. But would it really? Would anyone care to share...
Morning! I wondered if anyone had ever found a really deep lasagne dish? Anything up to a foot deep would not be considered excessive. I'd just like to make a really deep lasagne with different clever...
Afternoon all, Our recent jolly fun with animal shaped food: http://www.pinterest.com/theanswerbank/animal-shaped-food/ We thought we'd send the word experience Gnome off to do another board on...
Or not. Maybe we should have pitched for the contract? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27294848 /// One commenter notes that expletives are part of everyday speech. "If they ban...
I've found this one has snuck up on me and I have been caught a little lost. I would usually have a plan. Did you have a plan, or are you at a loose end like me? Also, do you know is Cathleen Turner...
Dear All, Here is the May edition of Quizzes and Puzzles round up. If you have a new charity quiz feel free to add it to the thread and we will include it in later editions. Please remember it is...
Onwards and Downwards Continues in May 2014 Hello all, Welcome to this month's Onwards & Downwards. We welcome anyone serious about losing weight and we offer support and kind thoughts - not magic...
Hi! I have been reminded of Pascal's wager on a different thread. It's a pretty good name for a theory, whatever the utility of the theory might be. There's other stuff like this, although I'm not...
We've got some lovely sunshine here.
Has anyone noticed whether the site is a little bit quicker after our tidy up on Thursday?
Anything else anyone needs while I'm here?...
Hi All! In prep for the long weekend we're having a quick dust of the database to make sure it all runs smoothly. This means we're going offline for 2 hours at 1am "tonight". As always, you can wander...
Some lovely pictures of people, and their food: http://elitedaily.com/envision/see-the-incredible-differences-in-the-daily-food-intake-of-people-around-the-world-photos/ This is my favourite picture...