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Spelling errors

This probably isn't the correct section, but I wondered if anyone else has noticed the eBay spelling errors? i.e. See all eBay annoucements I've seen others. Clearly eBay don't have a 'proof reader'!

Any photographers out there

Hoping for a little advice here, but bear in mind I don't know a lens from a shutter........... Our grandson has asked for a camera for christmas. It will be his first camera as he's only just found an interest in photography. The things to bear in m...

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The Alternative Theme Park.

Where staff are encouraged to be glum and unhelpful, kids are definitely not welcome, and the admission fee is a mere three quid. Good old Banksy. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/aug/20/banksy-dismaland-a-theme-park-unsuitable-fo...

Techie Help Please Re Dongle

I am going on holiday to a holiday camp later in the yearThere is WiFi available in public areas but not in the chalets Someone mentioned something to me about a USB dongle which will enable me to get internet anywhere. I think they work in a similar...

Lest we forget

On another board, a seasoned responder offered his 'deepest apologies' to an OP for giving him erroneous advice. Some may say so what...but two key words often missing from our vocabulary nowdays, perhaps ?

Question about Flying

I am in my mid 60s and have never flown in an aeroplane.I have been in a hot air balloon and a 5 minute pleasure flight in a helicopter I thought it would be a good idea for me and my friend to go from Bristol to Glasgow by air for a day trip But loo...

Taking Kids Out of School

In the news today are parents in court due to the absense of their children from school. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33861985 I heard a man interviewed on the radio this morning saying he had taken his children out of school during term time ...

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I just don't beliieve this ..........

,,,,,,,,,, but I guess i'll just have to 'cos it's there in black and white.I'm looking at adverts for mobile phone numbers 'cos my youngest grandson stole my last one. It was a good one too. something along the lines of (0702) 5567 2345. That's not ...

The world was his 'lobster'...

...now sadly no more. Actor George Cole has passed away, aged 90. Best known for his role as Arthur Daley in 'Minder', him and Dennis Waterman were the best comedy duo since Laurel & Hardy. The phrase that he coined 'Er indoors', winning a place in t...

How to change my home country

I need to see the prices in euros € , but I don't know where to change it, my home country is now UK, and prices in pounds. Even though my address is purely Finland, and we don't use pounds here

Another question for the smart guys and gals

OK, imagine the situation.My youngest boy (37) won a box of bric a brac at a local auction for £3. When he got it nome there was a mobile phone sat at the bottom of the box and this is what he told me happened after that. He found a lead for it and p...

Ballads-U-Like...

One of my all-time favourites... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbxtcn_berlin-take-my-breath-away-devrimow_music

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Is It Ever OK To Shout At Someone Else's Child?

I heard this question asked on the radio today in the wake of an incident in a restaurant in USA where a cafe owner shouted at a child after the parents had failed to keep them quiet. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3168500/Diner-owner-defend...

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Resolved! Help!!!

Hi all.I've got a problem that needs fixing. Maybe one of you clever people can sort it for me.For some unknown reason, I seem to have hit some kind of button which has made reports appear in my e-mail account of all the posts being reported on one o...

Welcome to the Great British Underclass

I was chatting to a young lady who recently completed her teacher training and this week was inducted into the new Primary School where she will commence her chosen career. The school is multi cultural and located in West Yorkshire, it is a deprived ...

Can you translate this quiz?.

http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-understand-these-12-geordie-slang-terms/results.html Not surprisingly I got this, but there were a couple of questions I wasn't too sure of the meaning. YOU GOT True Geordie!Purely belta performance, well done! Mayb...