I have been able to get a haircut and a shave, eyebrows trimmed and bits above the neck waxed that needed it. I have stopped looking like Doc Brown in Back To The Futurre, and returned to my standard...
It has dated, which is not uncommon, but the most obvious way in which society has changed is the noticeable amounts of cigarettes being consumed every minute of every episode. I'm amazed the cast can...
In case anyone is still wondering (or bothered!), my 'goodbye ' message was indeed an April Fool joke. Thanks so much to the kind AB'ers who were taken in, a knowing wink to those who saw through it,...
After twenty-plus years of daily (barring illness and holidays) interaction on AB, I have decided to bow out. It's been a lot of fun, and education, and I will miss it, but all good things come to and...
I have just watched Episode Two on iPlayer, and who should pop up but a very young Jamie Foreman, playing a policeman! I always associate him with villains, which he plays very well, as he did in...
After years of patient talking-to by my wonderful wife who fears for my mobility, and very life, I have decided to cut out sugar. I am not going to be all vegan about it - I will simply avoid the...
I know that window cleaners buy a 'round' - an area where they inherit customers over a given area of roads and streets. How is the value of such a 'round' calculated? Is it worth a hundred pounds, or...
Let me begin by stating that I am as deeply saddened by the tragedy of this young woman's death, and would extend sincere sympathy to her family and friends. But I would wish to raise a point about...
I have been watching Keeley Hawes in Line Of Duty and could not understand why she looked so different from the way she looked in Ashes To Ashes. I thought she looked drop-dead gorgeous in that...
Finding ourselves with ample time in the afternoons to indulge in a little binge-watching, the present Mrs Hughes and I have embarked on Line Of Duty, we are through Series One and have just started...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9356101/Harry-Meghans-popularity-falls-lowest-level-Oprah-interview-shows-YouGov-poll.html As the fall-out from 'that interview' continues to rumble, the royal...
We have just received our Census form, offering an opportunity to complete it on line. For those of you who don't have access to a computer, don't worry, the form advises you to go on line and apply...
The powers-that-be here at The Answerbank have decided to shut down the site this evening between the hours of 21:00 and 23:00. They have taken this decision for two reasons - Firstly the expect site...
I have just reinstalled PowerPoint on my desk top. I have attempted to run a presentation I recorded last year - it includes music and sound files that were embedded into the presentation. For some...
I left my desktop switched on for a few hours, when I returned, everything had frozen, so I held down the on/off switch to switch off. It appears to re-boot OK, but when I try to open Excel or Word, I...
I am the first to understand that comedy is subjective - I have a member of my family whom I love dearly, notwithstanding that she thinks Michael McIntyre is funny ... But I watched about twenty...