I love buying presents but I hate wrapping them - and I feel like I've been doing it for days! Waiting for the last three to be delivered today and once wrapped that will be my lot for another... ...
Out shopping yesterday we nipped into Starbucks for a quick sandwich and cup of tea. We were presented with bread rolls containing luke-warm lightly cooked bacon, yukky inedible soft fat and... ...
Christmas is upon us again, and time for my annual thread remembering those we miss. My dear friend, writer, film maker and all round brain box, Chakka35, who died in 2014; Mikey, passionate... ...
//Detectives investigating the disappearance of Gaynor Lord say they still "can't explain" why she left work early on the day she went missing. The mother-of-three's belongings were found by a... ...
Some time ago I posted a link to chess.com. I don't know if anyone has used it but something odd happened to one of my games and I would like to run it past someone. I was playing against the... ...
This really is the most dreadful case. Chilling. Whatever causes kids to harbour such thoughts? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67689754 ...
Someone I know lost their debit card on Sunday. She rang the bank and cancelled it and the card was subsequently found and returned to her. The bank told her a replacement would be sent by post... ...
//Many of the people and institutions with the loudest voices [and several on here] in our public debate noisily prophesied that Brexit would be an economic disaster. So perhaps it is only... ...
//When a 69-year-old with a weakened prostate parked in a layby to have a "discreet" wee he ended up being handed an £88 fine for "littering". While many might consider urinating in public -... ...
A regular update was installed on my phone the other day but since then every time I go to another website, upon my return perhaps just minutes later I find I have to log in again. I lost count... ...
Easyjet has installed orange post boxes at airports for children to post their Christmas requests to Santa. Among those so far are a whale, a flying unicorn and a meow translator. A meow... ...
Following on from the handsome man/beautiful woman thread, more light-hearted musings on famous people. You're invited to dine with your idea of a perfect dinner partner. Who is it? David Niven... ...
.... and you had to choose one of the following to join you, which would you choose? Snakes Cockroaches Big Spiders or Rats? Yes, I'm watching I'm a Celebrity.
//Did Richard III kill his nephews? Philippa Langley [the lady who, with her team, discovered the skeleton of Richard III under a car park in Leicester] and Rob Rinder explore new discoveries and... ...
//The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Al Quds Brigades, said that it had handed over “some civilian detainees” tonight as part of an exchange with Israel. Together with Hamas gunmen,... ...