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Stalingrad Etc

Any serious history buffs out there? At the age of 9, when the BBC news was always on, I clearly remember an afternoon news bulletin of the end of the battle reporting that Hitler had sent a message...

emily1890

Traumatised And Looking For Answers

hi all. my question involves complaining about an NHS service case in point: a local mental health team that have really let me down. without going in to to much detail, some of the things they have...

jennyjoan

Any Advice Please

Reading of the various posters having pain in their knees and legs, I am now suffering quite painful knees (ie clickety click). In order to avoid horrendous pain - is there anything I can buy, use etc...

Hopkirk

Cutlery Basket

I am inspired by Barsel's dishwasher question. Do you have 'rules' for how you load the dishwasher cutlery basket? Do all your family follow the same policy, or us it a cause for discord?...

maggiebee

Knives Out

Did anyone watch Daniel Craig in this "drama" on C4 last night? Gave it a go, but I've obviously still got Daniel Craig as James Bond in my mind. Switched over after half an hour....

Barsel

Question About My Dishwasher

As some of you will know, I have treated myself to a table top dishwasher for the first time in my life. I'm gradually getting used to it although I'm never sure if I'm stacking it properly as...

Barsel

Pain Patches

Saw GP yesterday about my painful arthritic knee and he prescribed Butec patches, 5 microgram to start and leave on for a week, then 10 microgram for the following weeks. Can anyone tell me how long...

barry1010

Magpie Mysteries

Well worth watching on Britbox. I signed up for the free trial just to watch it as I am a big fan of murder mysteries and Lesley Manville and Tim McMullen. From Anthony Horowitch's novel (he wrote...

ichkeria

War News Part 2

... as part one has now fallen off the bottom of the page Sorry, I don't have a link, but CNN reporter is walking down a road on the outskirts of Kyiv, showing the remains a Russian invasion column,...

emmie

Good Morning Early Birds

morning, Monday already, the start of the working week for some, i am glad i am not one of them. I hope that you are all as well as can be, and that your day is a good one. any plans for today?...

ToraToraTora

Nucular! Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!

Can someone tell all the news readers, the word is Nuclear! Nu Clee ah!...

nailit

Doctors & Personal Problems

Just wondered how people get on with reporting personal problems to their GP's? Ive had a number of personal problems including... A testicular cyst which had to be removed when I was 20. A number of...

sanmac

Mardi Gras.

Looks like they are gearing up for "Fat Tuesday" on March 1st. Wait until tonight...There'll be some real carousing: https://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/?cam=catsmeow2...

phleb

Simple Caution Came Up On Dbs

So I got a conditional job offer. DBS Came back with a caution. I’m worried sick. Been waiting for this for 4 weeks. Absolutely devastated. Has anyone got an admin job at NHS and has a caution? Thanks...

Buenchico

Bbc Quiz : Week 8

A decent enough start for me this week, I think, with FIVE out of seven in the main quiz: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60508921 I scored a ‘middling’ THREE out of five in the junior quiz this...

brian j john

Infamous ,

I think Putin will go down in history as one of the most infamous people in the world like Hitler Idi amin Hussein Pol pot You name them...

murraymints

Caring For Derek

Kate Garroway caring for Derek..my heart goes out to her the family and of course to Derek.... what a woman she is..tirelessly working to keep the family together with some kind of normality..she...