Another post about the vaccine has just made me notice that it seems to be coming to that time of year when everybody comes down the 'the flu'. Then 2 days later they are fit as a fiddle again. Is it...
The only people that are in unions these days are those working in the public sector. So for them to be planning strikes and civil disobedience in order to protect their pensions and jobs which I pay...
Ed appears to be opposing his paymaters as he faces unions over strikes and admitted Labour spent too much in government. He also said Labour would have made spending cuts if it had won the election....
Has anybody noticed how attractive mannequins are nowadays? I was walking past an Oxford Street shop this morning and they were stunning. Or am I a bit weird.........................................
My wife is a regular user of facebook keeping in touch with her friends and old school friends ect. Several weeks ago she added a guy who she went out with when she was at school. I'm certain this...
So, according to some economists, the 50% tax rate on earnings over £150,000 pa should be abolished. 1% of taxpayers fall into this bracket, and the IRS are looking at revenue generated ( I...
I bought my daughter a Barbie DVD on Saturday - usually I skip the trailers (probably a topic for another thread, but film trailers on a DVD that I have purchased is a pet peeve of mine), but when I...
In winter, our kitchen was damaged by water from pipe burst from the flat above. Our flat was not insured; we made a claim to the insurance company of the owner of the other flat. We thought the owner...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-london-14782722 This is not 18th century Georgian England, the days of Footpads and the Bow Street runners, no this is London in the year 2011. The difference being, back...
I popped over to Budapest at the weekend to see a friend who is working there, and on the flight I sat next to a lady who must have been at least 20 stone - she was huge. In addition to taking up her...
I have a large tub of chicken livers. At the moment it is 50/50 as to whether I cook them or bin them as they are not particularly appealing to me. Any ABers got tried and tested recipes (other than...
Hi there, I'm really needing a bit of advice. My dad is 83 years old and still drives. He is one of the most opinionated and cantankerous people I know and he is as stubborn as a mule. I've been...
http://www.dailymail....-day-exam-passes.html While it must be a time of rejoicing for the individual students and their families, do the rest of the nation wish to see students (mostly girls) jumping...
// The watchdog said the incident could amount to a criminal offence of common assault and that it should have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). However, the six month time limit...
Are you one that read the Bible to find proof for their religious beliefs instead of basing their beliefs on what they read. They call to mind the words of the poet: “Some read to prove a...
Just bumped into an old mate of mine who I haven`t seen for years. He seems to have developed a self conscience guilt about smoking outside the pub. He is of the opinion that passers by look on the...
I read about this incident and was struck by the pure stupidity of some of my fellow humans. I admit to not being a 'people person' and I also confess that my two best friends are feline but even I...