I have just been made aware of the huge drop in Church of England baptisms which are nearly 50% down in the last 30 years. Catholic baptisms are down though the downward trend is not as steep. There...
Its a human trait to want to put a picture to a name. So how do ABers see each other? Going off ABers user names and posts, what picture of that user springs to mind? What else do you infer from said...
We are staying on a camp site near Hayle in Cornwall and every night flocks of geese fly over at about this time every night. They go in the same direction at around 7.30-8.00pm and fly in formation,...
I won huge victory on Google by drawing a total blank!!
USA = yes. But UK nobody knows!
Is it you? Do you know someone born in Jan 1946?
Great to find out!...
Confession time? I have. Was a member for years and contributed in the more 'contentious' threads. A little time off and then my life went pear shaped, so came back under another name because I really...
hi guys, please forgive me if this post sounds a bit disjointed, have had a few beers. Its been suggested in previous posts that I might be a bit bipolar, please read previous posts for any info. Ive...
The doctor wants/has me on a starvation diet since last night to take some of my precious, beautiful, vintage Bordeaux tomorrow morning. It's all OTT I feel, my cholestrol having gone up from 4.8...
My wife & I need to make new wills - nothing complicated - if either of us die then the surviving spouse gets everything, or if we go together an equal split among friends' & family's children (no...
Saw the Daily Wail today and this featured. 1. Does QE2 become QE2 of Scotland? 2. Does Scotland become a Republic within the Commonwealth of which she is the Queen Bee? 3. Does Scotland invite the...
mitichondrial awareness week 14.09.201420.09.14. I know this is not a question but have just heard that a friend's little girl (just over a year old) has been diagnosed with this disease. there is a...
It would appear that there is a very real possibility that the General Election planned for May 2015 would have to be postponed for a year if the Scottish people vote "Yes" next week.As there are...
I know not everyone looks in the Health Topic, so I hope it's ok to repost this here. To raise awareness and maybe a little more for the foundation for research....
Re this... http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1363735.html She saw the doctor this morning,who put in an urgent referral to the breast clinic...that means an appointment within 2...
This may be long, sorry. On 28th Aug. OH had local anaesthetic surgery to remove a basal cell carcinoma on his left leg - the wound is about 2" x 3" across his left shin and all the shin-bone is...
Heywood and Middleton, a seat once held by Jim Callaghan. 6,000 Labour Majority in 2010. UKIP came 5th, behind he BNP in 4th. On the face of it, not UKIP territory, but anything can happen?...