Drove through Slough this morning and had to adjust to local driving practice:- 1. Ignore red traffic lights. 2. Do not use direction indicators. 3. Do not give way at any road junction. 4. Parking on...
Brr - its freezing 13 deg, very chilly wind here in Leicestershire. Where is the nice sunny warm day we were promised? Feel cheated again! What is it like where you are?
good afternoon folks. were any of you interested in the electric light orchestra? my tastes have always been easy listening and motion picture soundtracks however, there was something about ELO that i...
Can anyone assist me? The following link shows two postcards from Zurich. I am trying to work out what date/rough period of time they were produced. The cars, to me, look 1930/1940 - but I am not at...
Does anyone know of a limescale remover that is safe to use on marble kitchen worktops?We live in a really hard water area. Grateful for any suggestions.
Off to a wedding today, have a choice of two outfits, have a look and see which one you think, I'm torn between them both. The patterned one is far more pink than the pic shows and I'll wear it with...
I saw a man today who had a baby pigeon hidden in his coat, he had rescued it from seagulls, the pigeon was quite happy and seemed to have no intention to flying away, he was feeding it and this...
knitting again after a gap of about 15 years. i am making two very sweet baby jumpers for two of my colleagues at work who are expecting. i had forgotten how nice it was and just sitting there...
He wears a dustman's hat, he wears cor blimey trousers but that's mainly because he lives in a nursing home now ! Did / do you like your old man and if so why ? Or not !
I fell asleep earlier and had the most beautiful dream that there was a tub of Tesco honeycomb ice cream at the back of the freezer. I am now awake and have checked the freezer and there is no ice...
I worked out the cost of petrol per gallon today and on average it's over £6. It appears bad enough when we look at prices per litre but even worse when we work it out in gallons. And as for...
I forgot how badly I used to suffer cramps. It's horrible at the moment. The only thing that seems to touch it is nurofen plus but I'm having to take about 6 tablets a day at the moment and as I'm on...
Bought a long string of netted bird food. about 12 different netted bags containing different nuts and fatballs. Hung it up from a tree on patio. Squirrel got onto it, chewed between on of the...
Name 5 things that you always, or nearly always have in your fridge.
(Not including milk or butter!)
Mine are:
1.Packets of gnocchi
2.Chorizo
3.Pancetta
4.Parmesan
5.Fresh ham...
We all know how David Cameron fared in the David Letterman's impromptu questions about British history, now here is your chance to have a go and see how much you know. Now be honest, no cheating...
Ok, so the other day I replaced a pane of glass for an elderly lady (single pane of glass in a wooden framed window). I went back later that evening to be paid and knocked on the door. When she came...
