The Round Table

Hermes!!!!

I'm getting a bit sick of these couriers. Today they left for the third time a parcel in my recycle bin and posted a "sorry I missed you note" through my letter box.I was in and so was my daughter. It is very rare for me not to be at home.She was dow...

Do you ever flash?

On my way home this evening a car turned ahead of me from a side road and as it approached first flashed the headlights then put them on full beam. I pulled over to see if there was a problem with my lights but they were fine. I swapped from auto lig...

You're nicked

England's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) barked up the wrong tree earlier this month when they requested a witness statement from a "PC Peach," not realizing PDPeach was actually the police dog at the scene -- not an officer.Officers at the West Mid...

Germany to get tough?

So, enough's enough eh? Germany has decided to root out "economic migrants" from "assylum seekers"? When I mentioned them as two factions on another thread some seemed to think that I was wrong to divide the issue and that all the "refugees" were the...

Shooting in Paris

This is horrible, getting the newscast 36 dead innocents http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11995227/Paris-shooting-Many-feared-dead-live.html

Should Throw The Key Away

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-34924430 Not Long Enough

Is this Good Or Bad

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/468212/Putin-ISIS-Islamic-State-Syria-Raqqa-troops-soldiers-air-strike-jets-military .Putin 'sending 150,000 soldiers to Syria to WIPE OUT evil Islamic State'

Tesco store under fire for 'throwing away £4,000 of new bikes

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tesco-stretford-store-under-fire-10450843 A Tesco store has been caught out scrapping ‘£4,000 worth’ of unsold bikes rather than giving them to away to charity.An agency delivery dri...

I cant get bleepe delivered Ebay is bleep

what is wrong with Ebay the last three items I bought have all gone missing I live in Portugal and it seems to me that I and others who live here are being systematically stolen from. Added to which there is nowhere easy to get to on Ebay ie a chat s...

Growing up..

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside, I just finished cleaning." 2. My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." 3. My father taught me about TI...

RyanAir

Spare a thought for poor ole for Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair. After arriving in a hotel in Dublin, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be €1 please, Mr. O’Leary." Somewhat taken ...

Can't use Turbo lister today. Is it due to ebay maintenance?

Hi. I have had trouble using Turbo Lister today. Is it due to ebay maintenance?

Can anyone help me identify the year and maker of this japanese bowl ?

Here are pictures of the marks underneath and this is inside Outside it has a flower on it and the bowl measures 7.5 inches (19cms) in diameter and 3 inches (7.5cms) high.Thank you in advance for any help and or information you deliver.

Womans Work..

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed at home. He wanted her to see what he went through each day, so he prayed :- "Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hours of hard work, while my wife merely stays at h...

Winter Fuel Allowance

Winter fuel allowance WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE About this time of the year, older taxpayers will again be receiving another 'Winter Fuel’ payment. This is indeed a very exciting programme, and I'll explain it by using a Q & A format: Q. What is a 'Winte...

Germany Holland match abandoned

The match between Germany and Holland has been abandoned after the stadium was evacuated following the discovery of a 'suspicious package'. A concert in the same city, (Hanover), has also been cancelled. Very difficult for the authorities - safety fi...

I AM RUNNING A POLL

WHO DO YOU HATE THE MOST ? 1. PETER ANDRE 2. VICTORIA BECKHAM 3. KATIE PRICE 4. CHERYL COLE 5. EBAY CUSTOMER SERVICES 6. SHIRLEY FROM EASTENDERS 7. SHARON FROM EASTENDERS 8. JAI FROM EMMERDALE 9. JUSTIN BEIBER 10. LOUIE WALSH MY VOTE GOES TO NUMBER 5

Dear Son

Dear Son, I'm writing this slow 'cause I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within twenty miles of home, so we moved. Won't be able to send you the address as the ...

WARNING!! A simply awful "Duck" joke!!

A Duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The barman looks at him and says, "Hang on! You're a duck." "I see your eyes are working," replies the duck. "And you can talk!" Exclaims the barman. "I see your ears are working, ...

What is your favourite example of Political correctness

Here are a few to get you thinking. 1. The BBC has dropped the use of the terms Before Christ (BC) and Anno Domini (AD) on one of their programmes and decided that the terms 'Before Common Era' / 'Common Era' are more appropriate 2. The European Parl...

Old Summary page?

Does this link give you back your old summary page? http://my.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbayBeta¤tPage=MyeBayNextSummary&SubmitAction.LandingPageCustomizeUpdateAction=x&ssPageName=STRK:MESUMX:CUST

Anyone know anything about.........

Eel traps? When I was a kid, my grandparens lived in the middle of a country estate and not far away was a most beautiful lake and walking round it we pased "the Eel Trap". It seemed to be a brick structure and was quite deep but how did it work? Was...

Elf on a shelf bought last night and now removed?

Bought elf on a shelf last night, now getting message saying listing removed and sellers has gone?Anyone shed any light or know anything about it?

Why does ebay want me to sell to a non existant country ?

Its a simple question and I would really like an answer . Some of my listings sate I will ship to the Falkland Islands and in brackets (Islas Malvinas) Other of my listings state i will ship to Islas Malvinas and in brackets ( Falkland Islands ) Ther...

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Well actually her name is Georgia, but it wasn’t always that way, since a genital defect led to her being registered at birth as a boy called George William Ziadie.She was subsequently raised as a boy by her parents, in spite of other relatives quest...

To all who knew Jillyjingle

Hi everyone. It feels really odd writing this I don't know how many of you remember my my mum Marion. She was a regular poster and seller on here for years with a variety of collectables. I sadly need to let you know she passed away on the 2nd of Oct...

IF YOU COULD BE A SUPER HERO THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO VANQUISH CUSTOMER SERVICES WHO WOULD YOU BE?

1. THOR 2. A TRANSFORMER 3. CAPTAIN AMERICA 4. IRON MAN 5. NATALIA ROMANOV 6. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF EBAY UK OPERATIONS 7. STAR LORD 8. GROOT 9. JACK BAUER 10. THE HULK MY VOTE IS JACK BAUER.

I was on my way to Wales.

I was driving down a Motorway in England when my wife piped up,"I think those people in the car next to us are from Wales"."Why do you think that?" I asked"Well, the kids in that car are writing on the window and it says, "stit ruoy su wohs".

how do you get ebay to recognise a repeat offender of abuse on ebay ? it is truly amazing still on e

A woman ! who continues to sell buy and be offensive ,whom was sanctioned only by myself complaining to ebay repeatidly to ebay ! she is claerly offensive and since returning to ebay has called someone a diked! which i feel is being spelt incorrect o...