My 91yr. old Mum, a great cook,has for the last 3 years,in spite of having great respect for British meat, has become disgusted with the quality of said meat, She is convinced that claims of meat...
I hope I have chosen the most apt topic.After about 10-15 years as a "Loyal" Virgin customer on one of their larger "Bundles" (the lot- TV-broadband-landline) my average monthly bill is rarely less...
I hope I have chose the most appropriate topic. I have just received a letter from the D.W.P informing me I am soon to reach the age of 65 and will be in receipt of my state O.A.P from my birthday of...
Have just received another attempted scam letter from United Utilities (water company)suggesting I take advantage of their fantastic offer of only £6 per year (until April 18) to cover me from the...
I am 65 in may'15. I made a will several years ago. Before we started, my Solicitor asked me to add up all my assets which included several savings accounts a small share portfolio,a premium bond...
Two years ago our housing association fitted new rooftiles and loft insulation a nice job well done.A year ago we decided to have our loft boarded and an electric light fitted. I went up using the new...
My Mum and Dad were married in 1949.Mam (91)tells me the Wedding licence was 2/6d(Half-a-Crown) in old (pre-decimal)money . Of which one was to pay for the licence and the other one was to be...
As an easy meal with a few potatoes and a head of broccoli,I used to enjoy a tin of stewed steak of the top brands or any own brand of a super market and for some reason It was always carrying an...
I remember many years ago when I had a mortgage some sage in a pub told me it was illegal to run a business from home but when you become mortgage free then it's legal. How about running a business...
Our BEKO fridge-freezer is about 8-10 years old and in my (postmans)opinion,it does a good job.However, my moher is completely cheesed off with emptying it and taking out all the contents to mop up...
After many months of irritation of my eyeballs because of blepharitis (the bottom lid turning inwards and the lash rubbing/irritating the eyeball) I went to the eye hospital for help and was told I...
The Metrolink tram system in Manchester is continuing to expand with the latest additional line out to the airport one year ahead of schedule and expected to be operational before the end of the year....
Can a car owner with a valid tax disc displayed park his caravan (not hooked up to a car)a free-standing caravan on a public road ? (no yellow lines).To put it another way,does the tax disc on a car...
Reminiscing with my Mum about the death of my father of cancer in hospital in march 2008,my Mum is convinced my Dad passed away in the wee small hours i.e. between midnight and 6a.m. and at that time...
The famous Macmillan nurses who look after cancer patients in the advanced stages of the illness,are they paid a wage or are they all (or some of them) volunteers ?
Reading the articles in the Daily Mail magazine in the last two weeks (as it's the 100th anniversary of WW.1. soon) I was astounded to read that the M.O.D used 100,000 Chinese labourers to dig the...
my old mate Brian from schooldays and I went to our first speedway match in nearly 50 years at the Belle Vue dog track tother night, knowing the "Aces'' are soon to have a new stadium of their own...
After recuperating for 5 months (still am)after a total knee replacement,I decided that I felt well on the way to recovery and made contact with my boss in the café at the local hospital to say I...
Although I'am very grateful for my total knee-replacement-joint (24/12/2014) Four months down the line and I'm confident that most of the after-op swelling and pain has mostly disappeared and I'm off...