Just been watching Granada North News at Bolton Wanderers football ground, a group of Christmasy dressed children, about to sing a carol. I thought that the all had masks on, but when I looked closely...
But why not in Glasgow or Edinburgh as the terrorist incident occurred in/over Scotland.....? 34 years to nail the bastardbomber....why so long- but at least they have got him. How was he 'persuaded'...
… and one in a critical condition - and it appears the authorities think there might be others so are still searching. Let's hope they're wrong. What an appalling tragedy. Just young kids having fun...
I've changed my car and now have one that offers no spare tyre; just a bottle of stuff to squirt in the valve if I need it. I know this is quite common now but having hit a random object on a motorway...
Lying in bed All of a sudden i get this feeling like I'm rotating in the horizontal plane . Any ideas ? I took some Dexamethasone tablets a few hours ago , in preparation for some treatment I'm due to...
Fray Bentos . impossible to open? I have been trying to open a tin of Fray Bentos steak and onion. My trusty tin openers have been used. They manage to open everything else but Fray Bentos it just...
Following on from my washing machine not working, it appears that I have a frozen pipe outside my annex which doesn't have lagging. None of the cold water taps work in the annex. The hot ones are fine...
I was recently involved in a minor traffic accident – minimal damage to both vehicles (it was not my fault, honest). I have two dashcams fitted, one facing front and the other to the rear, both...
In the olden days, hippies didn't exist; there were Freaks, and there were Heads. Then came the days of Hippies and 'If you go to San Francisco..." Anybody here old enough to remember the pre-Hippie...
Does anyone drink Whiskey Mac, a cocktail of whiskey and Stone's green ginger wine, any more? I remember drinking that … and it really did warm the cockles. Another winter treat is warm brandy - as...
The August/September before lockdown I bought from Morrison's a reduced price Belgian chocolate Yule log with fresh cream and decorated with real gold (?) flakes. It was huge so I cut it up and put...
morning, Saturday already, the weekend starts here, i hope that you are all in good health, and that your day is a pleasant one. Do you have anything planned for today? i have no plans as such, except...
When cooking if I need a saucepan of boiling water, I use the kettle to boil water from the cold tap. However, as I have a combi boiler using water from the mains and no tank would it be safe and...