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Food/Drink That Has Really … Really …. Impressed You

Even though I’m not a foodie - I eat because I’d die if I didn’t - there are some things - simple things - that have impressed me enormously. The tap water in Iceland….the wonderfully warmed brandy in...

zabado

Clocks.

We put the clocks back this weekend . I'd like to put my clock back to 1944 when this country had some guts.

zabado

Old Bull.

Young bull to old bull. " Hey dad lets run down to the bottom of the field and make love to one of those cows". Old bull. "No son, lets walk down and make love to all of them". :¬)...

malagabob

Mercedes Headlight Problem

Been posting on MB owners forums but no worthwhile answers forthcoming. To cut a long story short just returned from my second visit to a garage staffed by Mercedes trained fitters. A new light...

spathiphyllum

Messed Up

It's messed up that we live in a country where it's easier to get a house by not working, having a few kids and not putting the dad on the birth certificate than to work honestly with your partner and...

Scarlett

What Will Cut Through Oil?

I dropped a bottle of olive oil on the kitchen floor and the lid came off. I wiped it up with an old tea towel and then soaped it down with hot water and washing up liquid but it is still slidey. What...

Woodstock

Employment Law

All my employees have a contract of employment asking that they give two weeks notice of termination of employment when they wish to leave. Invariably, departing employees just leave with no notice....

thesshhh

Tvs Asian Summer

How interested are you in BBCTVs Big British Asian Summer? Shouldn’t they also do a Big British Black Summer, or an oriental one to be fair to everyone?...

bainbrig

999 - Emergency

Just watching a recent episode of “999 - what’s your emergency?” It concentrated on the dire shortage of ambulance crews in Wiltshire and the consequent massive delays in getting help to people....

Canary42

Bizarre Solution ?

Am I alone in thinking this is a rather bizarre solution to shortage of toll booth staff on motorway bridge - i.e. close the bridge. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-45069260...

Bazile

Sqad

Further to my upcoming surgery for removal of anal canal polyp I completely forgot to ask the Consultant what type of operation it will be ( well i didn't think of it at the time ) Will it likely , be...

anotheoldgit

Spain Invaded By Economic Migrants.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5998449/Spanish-mayor-warns-town-new-migrant-crisis-epicentre.html Never mind the supposed shortages we have been told may happen if we come out of Europe, if...

Maydup

Ratter, You About?

We live in the countryside and happily alongside most of our natural neighbours, but every now and then we have a rat problem in the garden. We used to just top up the rat boxes with some poison for a...

Canary42

Bag Rage In The Antipodes ?

Seems like Australian people resent preventing pollution. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674112...

Peter Pedant

Trump Pulls Out Of Un Human Rights Council

Late last night - America announced that it was withdrawing from the UN Human Fights council. This morning they say it is about Israel however it is very convenient for the current dispute over...

spathiphyllum

Having A Debate...

We’re talking about how many people need to sponder a guide dog because of how exspensive they are and how little you donate a month. This went onto the fact that a guide dog isn’t in fact a guide...

youngmafbog

What On Earth Was This Woman Thinking?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5828089/Video-shows-woman-releasing-two-grandchildren-DOG-KENNELS.html...

Rodge2

Best Type Of Mdf Primer To Use?

I have had some missing shelves built back into a cupboard and I want to paint them. They are bare MDF, and I would like to use gloss for the top coats to make it hardwearing. I bought some MDF primer...

ToraToraTora

Are The Unions Now Irrelevant?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44346991 Finally the snowflakes get something right!...

johnny.5

Are The Following Phrases Now Deemed Racists And Or Sexist ?

banging your chest like a gorilla stop monkeying around stop acting the ape you big girls blouse you sissy a woman a dog and a walnut tree and probably the most controversial calling a spade a spade (...

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