A friend and I have always nicknamed our houses. The current place is known as Bodgit Cottage because the person who remodelled it obviously lived under the deluded belief that he was good at DIY. The...
You may have read in the media of the changes being made to the Radio 2 schedules, which the station admits are down to its 'need' to increase its 'diversity' quotient. In plain English, the station...
One of my close friends is the worst (or perhaps the best) 'vegetarian' out there. She eats chicken, pork and beef... to name a few. Whilst she acknowledges she isn't a real vegetarian (obviously) she...
we have just had 4 inches of snow in the last hour.. stopped for the moment..been out clearing everyone's paths..they are all late 70's and eighties and can't do it themselves.. think there may be...
Went to a funeral today of a fellow member of U3A. He was a very private man, joined in various activities but always in the background. He never mentioned his home life at all. What a relevation.. He...
Virgin Trains to resume Daily Mail sales Richard Branson says he was unaware of the move and the operator must never be seen to be "censoring" customers. Good news?...
Silly question but I tape both episodes of Frasier and the first one is always missing nearly five minutes of the first half. Any way round this?? (Have seen them all a million times, but would still...
I;m over 30stone and i desperately need someone to help me, i'm depressed as hell and housebound, suffering with emphysema, PLEASE is there anyone out there who can help me, slimmiing world and...
I bought some Tesco crumpets the other day, had some for breakfast this morning and they were awful. Tasteless and stodgy. No amount of butter could redeemed them :(
If someone chooses to be a vegan and deny themselves the rich variety of food on offer that's up to them. However, I'm more than fed up with newspapers pushing veganism etc. There's now a vegan pub in...
On a very busy afternoon is it really the time to park in one of the few disabled spots at The supermarket - and then when challenged to have the arrogance to say ‘I can afford the fine’ probably...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/09/theresa-may-reshuffle-brings-on-more-women-and-ethnic-minorities //Theresa May has insisted that her government looks “more like the country it...