Many years ago I was connected to gas from oil for central heating and a youngish man bought from me the oil that was still in it. He promised that he would take the tank away as he was in the...
If there is anyone with good knowledge of car mechanics, or in fact particularly electrics, I would be grateful for advice. This evening we left for a dinner appointment in our 1990 Golf2. The car has...
Why oh why does the BBC think it’s good to have “plinky-plonks “music playing throughout their programmes especially the nature and travel ones ,sometimes so loud it’s hard to hear the speech....
Yesterday, all I heard from lots of young people how us Baby Boomers had ruined the planet, so let’s get this straight. When we and our parents were young, there was no plastic. Meat and fish were...
It always amuses me to hear of the things kids say when they are growing up and would love to hear the things you remember. I'll start by saying; when my eldest daughter was little she couldn't say...
Religion tells us that God did it. Science shows us how and in the process the hand of God is no where to be seen. Here we go with another YouTube video but one I hope one some others (as I did) will...
I am thinking of putting the above in my small lawn in the near future. I have reseeded quite a lot this year but it has not germinated - this is due to Maxie urinating. The garden is about 21feet by...
What a twit I've been. I'm in the middle of making blackberry and Apple jam, and instead or adding my 300 mls of water I've added 3 x 300 mls. Why? I 've know idea. Of course it won't set, but am I...
Talking to Andrew Boulton... "we want to cancel brexit and have a people's vote to restore democracy"! - so roughly translated, "we got the wrong answer last time so lets ask again", right oh! You...
https://news.sky.com/story/extinction-rebellion-protesters-use-fire-engine-to-spray-treasury-with-fake-blood-11826140
They are either rich kids with nowt to do or dole dossers....
What about the millions of people that have no way of parking near their house, how will they charge their cars. There isnt a car charging point in the town I live in, the nearest is about 2 miles...
Recently, I was en route to a hospital appointment. I was driving at 45mph in a 50 limit. The police pulled me over, there was only the one. He gave me a dressing down, told me that I should be...
Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not...
Is there a left luggage facility at Birmingham International Station? I want to go to an event at the NEC then carry on my journey, obviously don't want to take luggage into NEC. I have googled it but...
A service was held thanking God for holding off the rain at Whaley Bridge enabling the damaged dam repair to take place. But wasn't it God who caused excess rain which led to the damage in the first...
Did anyone see The Chase tonight? Dan Walker took the chance to remind everyone about the tale of Tony and the U.S. bomber over Sheffield in WW2. A friend of mine who served in the RAF, reckoned there...