Ladybirder went into hospital at the end last week. Her operation for lung cancer was due to be carried out on Friday morning. She is in a first class hospital and has a first class surgeon who was...
I know a couple of people who, when told someone is ill, never fail to trivialise the problem by cynically telling me that they, or someone close to them, is suffering from something far more serious....
I am stumped with one, possibly two of these illustrations of garden pests. No. 1 is a group of brown coloured insects on what looks like a cobweb, and No. 5 looks like a millipede - but they aren't...
51 Re-attach tip of it's whiskers at end of show (10 4)answer is a mammal
59 Retreating crowd starts brandishing axes (6)answer is an insect
Thanks for any help...
. . . (which requires a score of 7) but I at least managed 'room for improvement' (for scores of 4 to 6 - I got 5 this week), which is better than 'smashed' (for scores of 0 to 3). Indeed, given that...
I never go to them because I can't hear them too well - however I have just gone on to one site and haven't went through "What's On" but can see that at least one of the show will be captioned. Now...
Why do the (freeview) channels repeat movies for 5 or 6 weeks at a time. Surely if they have (say) 200 titles they could run through the whole lot then start again? I think "Back to the Future" has...
I'm organising our Christmas party and would like some funny poems to liven it up. Ages between 71 and 99. Mostly ladies. Any suggestions please?( Must be clean!!!)....
My current tv ‘died’ last night, and when the tv man came to look at it he said it wasn’t repairable. I trust his knowledge so must now choose another one. I’ve been looking at some and they...
Hi poodle 2019.I noticed you said you have completed the fifty fifty quiz and also said if anybody needs help then ask.I am struggling with a few and would appreciate the help.the questions I am stuck...
Anyone received their winter fuel allowance this year.
I know it starts being paid from start of November
Is it paid in alphabetical order, does anyone know .....
I have heard many times about clothes that have frozen on the washing line snapping, usually jeans and shirts. I don't believe it. I think the ice would break but not the clothing. Does anyone know...
Final episode tonight.............or so I thought. There's going to be another series thank goodness, too many loose ends to tie up. Hope the Beeb don't take too long to show it.
I have been advised to leave my boiler on all day and control the heating by the thermostat. Have this set at 20/21 during the day but not sure what to set it to when I go to bed. Don.t really want it...
How many christmas cards will you be sending this year? Have you already written yours and are you worried about the threat of a postal strike before christmas?...