Last might I met a married couple, who were both Teachers. They both worked in reasonably well-off areas. But I was a bit surprised that they both had to buy pens, pencils and art equipment for their...
Just in case you won't aware of it, your ashes scattering task (involving the Flying Scotsman), scheduled for this Saturday, will have to be put back by three weeks because of a hot-running axle box...
http://www.eutimes.net/2017/10/leftists-now-say-hoop-earrings-are-cultural-appropriation/ /// Hoop earrings now join an ever-expanding list of everyday items deemed racist or offensive by the...
I was on holiday in southern Ireland and whilst walking down a country lane I noticed a small man dressed in green holding his head in his hands between his legs I asked "are you a goblin" He replied...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4994980/JAN-MOIR-looks-innovations-60-years.html It is amazing the dates that some of these appliances were introduced. But think of the gadgets that were...
I was walking down the street earlier today when a lorry driver pulled up alongside me and said, "Excuse me, I'm looking for the the accident site involving a van carrying a load of cutlery." "No...
hopefully, for a giggle. Who would you team up with and what would you search for? Who would you pair together? I'd pair Voltage and Patsy and send them off for hidden gems of jokes, as well as...
Friend got a guy out to put an TV aerial on for her. He was charging £55 - any way she asked him "could you go a bit lower" - "well I could do it for you for £40 but it mightn't work". Did you ever....
Strange atmosphere here today with weather. It looks slightly hazy, the sun looks an orangey red and it's getting very windy. Probably a storm brewing! We are in SW. What's it like where you live? (...
http://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/41630253 let's see, embarrass the team, embarrass the country, opt out of your own contract with one of the great NFL teams and wonder why he isn't getting...
I've never given it much thought until today when I discovered that black grapes require a day/night change in temperature to develop their dark colour. A probably useless snippet of trivia but I...
I notice in your reply about congestion that you said you have a degree in Mathematics. I was useless at maths but did manage to obtain an "O" level in the subject back in the sixties. However, a...
I've built a couple of raised beds in my back garden and my intentions are to grow onions, garlic, beans & peas in them. So this weekend I'm thinking off emptying my old grow bags into the beds then...