Family, Home and Garden

Niki Lauda - world F1 Champion

Two crows were sitting on a fence discussing motor racing. First crow:"Who won the 1984 F1 World Championship?" Second crow: "Lauda." "Who won the 1984 F1 World Championship?" "Lauda!." "Who won the 1984 F1 world Championship? "Lauda!" "Who won the 1...

A debate

many years ago when I joined FHG..... this stirred up opinons.... and not in my favour. however this has raised its head again I have five kids...... one girl four boys the boys are in uni etc and self reliant....... our girl is now 12 She came home ...

Resolved! Scam Phone Calls We've heard you had a car accident...

I find these very irritating. Apart from hanging up what do you do with them?

Ok peeps, a clue to my surname ....................

a wee quiz to help pass the time and maybe just maybe get a bit of fun in here. CB, you are exempt as you know it, so no cheating lol

Fred, it looks like

we are both using the wrong deodorant and have cleared the place out.

Jack of all trades master of none

when I first left school......... after A levels..........18 I took up painting and decorating,after one yearWorked for an estate agent............ selling mortgages and insuranceTwo years later....I moved to London and was a civil servantAfter that ...

Happy Birthday hightara

Hope you have a wonderful day

Oi gerroff my beans

Just as I said they are my beans

I got of to a flying start

in life........... tomorrow I am 50 guess my date of birth? My hubby and I don't celebrate birthdays, our four boys and our wee girl are now past celebrating too........so tomorrow, I just want peace and quiet. hint............. freakySpoiler (Highli...

Will MDCC ever make a return ?

I know all you lovely ladies that took part put a lot of time, effort and money into making the lovely items you listed for little recompense, in fact I bet for a lot less than it took to make those items.I just wondered if MDCC will ever make an app...

Open letter to David Cameron - transparency?? Yeah? Read Acts chapter 5 verses 1 - 11 inc.

Mr. Cameron,You have made a big thing in the past about transparency and how you hide nothing: Might I suggest you read your Bible (if you have one) namely Acts, Chapter 5 verses 1 - 11 inc. "But a certain man named Ananias with Sapphiran his wife so...

It was good while it lasted !

but it now looks like the demise of Family, Home and Garden is growing ever closer.I had the good fortune to chat too some lovely people when it was at its height and for anyone that may pop in and know where they have all congregated now could you p...

I am looking for info about Biker and Rainydaywoman

Hi everyone! I have had a message on facebook to tell me some sad news about Biker's Mum and Rainydaywoman and I am looking for the thread. I am more than happy to send flowers to Biker on behalf of the eBay/MDCC group if you would like me to. (I don...

What a difference.....

There's a song called "What a difference a day makes". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmBxVfQTuvI Bits of it are currently being used in an advert. With that in mind, what a difference a few years make? Some years back all the boards were buzzing on...

Another word gone forever?

My pet hate is the corruption of the English language but equally annoying is where words seem to change. "Forever" is a classic example. There are instances in English grammar where the use of the word should be broken as in the case of the prayer e...

Logo on shirt - anybody know the maker?

Hi my husband has recently bought two shirts and the only marking on them is a lowercase "a" with a dot above the a - does anybody know this make please? Thanks in advance xx

Thought some might like to see.xxx

My daughters wedding went really well, was a beautiful day. Spoiler (Highlight to read)Spoiler (Highlight to read)hn hn I managed the cake too xx

Stan

you have mail ^^^^^^^

Scottish Dialect.... a little bit of fun for you.

please post your meanings or definitions of these Scottish words, Crabbit Dreich Chuffed Blether Stoater Scunner Numpty Blootered Just a bit of fun to see what these words bring to mind in everyone.

Dads Funeral

My dad sadly passed a few weeks ago and it was his funeral on FridayHe had been a keen motorcyclist most of his life, and this was how he travelled to the cemeteryThis was his choice

The EU for beginners

For anybody who doesn’t fully understand the EU situation,it is explained very simply below........ Pythagoras' theorem - 24 words.Lord's Prayer - 66 words.Archimedes' Principle - 67 words.10 Commandments - 179 words.Gettysburg address - 286 words.US...

Leather Corner Suite - DFS v SCS ?

Hope to have some helpful input regarding two Leather Corner Suites we have seen and liked. One was from DFS and the other SCS. Have any of you purchased a suite from either of these Stores, and were you pleased with the purchase over a period of tim...

Some book!

Browsing through a book site I came across a company offering The Great Controversy for a knock down price, of, including free postage, just £5463.02!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder how many he sold! The going price is around £10.00 I wonder if anybody's let him...

Better luck next time?

While the basis of the Christian faith is eternal life, the Hindu religion has other ideas. Apart from worshiping more than one daity, they also happen to believe in reincarnation, that every creature comes back as something else, each time gaining a...

Washing my trainers in a washing machine

Hi, I bought a pair of Reebok trainers, which turned out to be too big. Can I wash them in a washing machine in hope that they will shrink after wash? I know that Nike trainers can be washed. What temperature will be best?Please note that I'm not aft...

" Good for the soul..."

I laughed when I read a letter in a newspaper some time back, It was from a man who'd been in a serious car smash. During brief bouts of consciousness as he was been wheeled out of surgery the orderlies stopped one of the nurses and asked "Will he di...

were you fooled?

april 1st the one day you can't believe what you hear or read(well more than usual)up in shetland our local paper had there's gold in those hills all about how council was going to mine for gold on top of the biggest hill on Shetland saying in glasgo...

World's most dangerous joke?

I was with a group of mates in a pub and we all started telling jokes. All went well until I came out with: "Tyneside has a new National Anthem.""Oh, what's that?" Somebody asked. with a smile because he'd heard it before, to which I immediately rang...

Jarrow march - How far did £1.00 go?

Everybody knows about the Jarrow march. Although he could well have turned it to his advantage on point scoring to come across as a caring Prime Minister, the PM refused to see any of the marchers. However, for all their efforts, each returned by tra...