Is the number for today. Minus 20 with the wind-chill, and about 20cm of snow so far. Not a huge storm, but enough to make things "interesting". I don't think I'll be crossing the field later on this...
Remember the controversy over the "Elgin Marbles"? Here's an interesting article regarding the Lord's escapade in China: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30810596...
Can anyone identify this London street please. The street is in E2 which is roughly Bethnal Green London and would have been around the mid to late 1950's. The picture suggests the street was being...
Sort of carrying on from AOG'S thread of yesterday. Anyway, look at the B/W picture of people in 1965 standing on a building in the process of being demolished. That man on the left in the...
Hi , has anyone got any fun /easy ideas what I can make or buy my son for passing his driving test, he is into computers if that's any help.( He is 18) Looking forward to seeing if that inspires...
Just thought I would share for your comments these lovely photos of a long ago Britain, I noticed that most men in those days wore collars and ties, the ladies were most smartly dressed and one could...
Thursday. It's a balmy 3°C outside. 'Yer wee man' on the idiot box is just saying that isn't going to last long. It's going to be somewhat nippy. I must be away about 7 this morning. I have a...
My girl cat Princess Merlin doesn't like being scratched and petted by only one hand when I have two hands. She is quite forceful in her attempts to get me to use the second hand to scratch another...
I've been having my car valeted for a while now and have only just realised that this is what's causing the poor visibility. They squirt wax all over the windscreen as well as the bodywork. I've read...
Some of you may know that I tinker with clocks. Anyway, a friend brought in a clock which, according to him, had been running erratically over the Christmas period. I finally got around to taking the...
It appears that the "smoking lamps" are out for CB; therefore, I shall say: "Keep your watches; steady on course (of course); and stand at attention when Captain WB is piped aboard on HMS...
