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Shortest Day Nearly Over

We went out for a longish walk this morning, across fields, public footpath, and then along the river. Some of the nettles had flowers and brambles have new shoots forming, the bulbs in my garden are...

Dizmo

Omg

There's been a sewage leak upstairs and the sealing in Bay 5 has just collapsed to dropped sewage on top of all the patients in that bay. The entire B5 ward stinks of faeces.

-Talbot-

Worst Voices In Pop?

Just listened to Take That on strictly........ Mark Owen, what a lucky man he is to earn his crust from singing. And his dancing is friggen worse. Who gets your vote?...

hc4361

The Christmas Present You Never Had

When you were a child did you yearn for something but never got it? For me, it was a chopper bike. I so badly wanted one but it wasn't to be....

Barsel

Best Bread Maker

My son-in-law sometimes makes bread for me and it is very nice, so I'm thinking of buying a bread maker myself as I do love bread. How do I find out which is the better of the makers? I don't want to...

grasscarp

What's Your Drinking Nationality?

Just entered my weekly consumption of alcohol into this calculator http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30500372 It said my drinking is not like that of any nationality, but the closest is Belarus who are...

grumpy01

The Apprentice

Anyone watch this tonght? Having watched it all the way through I think the right two have made it to the final.Anyone else have an opinion?

Bazile

My Name Is

A colleague showed me the name of a chap His name is Roy Alty Do you think his parents deliberately thought about it when thay were naming him ?...

Sqad

Quick! Quick!

Over to Crosswords........Carelvt is on-line.

sunny-dave

A B Members 'avin A Drink

Some people are invariably associated with particular drinks - for example Nigel Farage with a pint of real ale (although perhaps a Gin and Fernet Branca would resonate better). What about AB members?...

Dizmo

Just When You Thought....

...things were getting better, *BAM* they just get worse. I had a terrible night last night regarding my medication and the nurse dispensing (or should I say not dispensing). Well after speaking to...

Caran

Help! Will I Be Ok?

Fancying something sweet, I had a rummage in the fridge. At the back I found a crime brûlée. I put the sugar on it and put it under the grill. I ate it, it was delicious but.... I have just noticed...

xstitcher

Dialect?

Can anyone explain why Canada or other words ending in a often sound like Canader when spoken by some people on the telly?

anotheoldgit

Christmas Greetings From Aog.

May I wish the AB Editor, Auntie AB, all the staff of AnswerBank, and all my fellow ABers, a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. My thoughts also go out to all those ABers who have...

lardhelmet

Smirnoff Voddy.

One of my clients has given me a bottle of Smirnoff vodka for the holidays. It's got a black label with a couple of gold twiddly bits on it- very upmarket looking. I have had the Smirnoff stuff with...

Tilly2

I Went Shopping Today For Some Black Cord Trousers.

Guess what I came back with.

lardhelmet

State Pension Top Up

Out of curiosity, I clicked on to the government advert. that is appearing on my page today, to see what it was about. It seems that in order to increase my pension by £10 a week, I have to send them...

janbee

Good Morning Early Bird Gang

Good morning all on this cold, but dry (so far anyway) Sunday morning xx

Mamyalynne

Night Night Song From Mamya♥

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