Watching "I'm a celebrity" I am amazed at the amount of weight some of the celebrities have lost in the past 3 weeks. Is it possible to lose weight just eating plain rice and beans (are they baked...
A poster was asking about people who are 'down to earth' on a recent thread. I've been mulling it over and have been wondering what down to earth means to me and I'm not sure I can quantify or qualify...
Dear friends, Nibble and I are very sad to tell you that our much-loved Rover has ended his life this morning. He had a good innings - he was 15 this year - but he had been less well for some weeks,...
A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization. Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, ' Steve’s Place,' and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a...
Just watched tonight's episode. Kevin was holding Jack at the end. He is supposed to be four year old. He looked two years old at the most. Why can't they get it right?
just curious, but what is the best thing to do if you should accidentally dial 999 - should you hang up as fast as you can...? or let it ring and then tell them its an accident, thereby wasting a bit...
How do postmarks work? just received first Christmas card this year from Brother who lives in east Sussex. The postmark is Chester & N Wales, how/why did it go from Sussex to Wales before being...
I see lots of spelling corrections on here, some mischievous, some not so much and I wondered what the worst offender words are for you. Here are some of the words I cringe at when I see them:...
Bought a nice new iron today (Morphy Richards) and was quite surprised to read in their safety instructions that 'This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above if they have been...
personally I don't and will be glad when its over. I'm not suicidal or anything but life to me is something to be endured rather than enjoyed. Wish I thought differently but I dont. I'm saddled with...
Before I got through to Seaworld, I had to say "Jump through the hoop! Do a flip!" They said my call may be recorded for training porpoises. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ So I met this bloke with a...
I went shopping to Morrisons with my parents and what should have been an easy task took over 20 minutes with there being 1 person serving at the self scan checkouts of 8 people who all had problems...
