The Round Table

A slapped wrist?..... a £20 fine?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23059266 Sometimes you just have to wonder what it takes to drum into officialdom's collective brain just how unsafe situations can be. Surely to Gawd somebody said, or even thought, "Will this baby be safe?"

Tragic face of Benefits dependent Britain

I was wondering if anyone had any insight into this conundrum in our town A Local man 71 year old , vulnerable person , history of mental illness , living in the community now for the last 30 years . He gets about £400 a week from the social what wit...

E-book readers. Why do people buy them?

Slightly off topic to start with but I was having a clear out of the drawers in my bedroom (the wooden kind) and I found not a single book. They have all been given away on Freecycle etc. I read all of my books, novels and non-fiction, on my Samsung ...

No chocolate on my Jaffa Cake; what do I do???

Just brought home a box of 24 Jaffa Cakes from Sainsbury's and the last Jaffa Cake in the first packet is only half-covered in chocolate. My question is how can I use this half-chocolated-covered cake to win me free boxes from Mcvities through use of...

Thinking of registering as a film extra - any budding thespians out there?

I've always fancied myself as a film extra - you know, the fifth Centurian on the right, waving a sword!:-D That sort of thing. Now that I'm about to hit the big Six Five I'd be readily available to go anywhere. Googled it, and came up with thirty-od...

Who or what will we leave behind us?

I've just been watching an antiques type of prog on the goggle box and it got me thinking. The past centuries have brought us Goliaths in all sorts of fields ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Josiah Wedgwood via the House of Faberge. But what or who ...

No suprise there then!

Did they really think they'd pay it.:^O http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2348934/1-2million-traveller-site-scrapped-families-refused-pay-council-tax.html

What's HAPPY about this?.X-(

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/girl-held-over-oap-happy-slap-085142767.html#oDnGSKC What's the betting that all she'll get is a 'slap on the wrist'X-(

Ex not responding to letters

Hi Can anyone give me some advice please. I have solicitor who is trying to sort out sale of property held in joint names, but ex won't reply to letters. He is not living at the property (neither am I), and it is being rented out by him. His mother h...

waiting for payment.

Hi all, How long do you wait for payment on a item ? Thanks in advance

So, we're back are we?

Took a long time to fix?

Moors Murderer Ian Brady at mental health tribunal :|

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22933317

Didn't they see this coming? :O

The publisher of the Daily Mail has agreed to pay "substantial" damages to a psychic after an article suggested she had "perpetrated a scam" on a theatre audience, a judge has heard. :^O http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22988215

Bingo Players Watch out..

Home » General » Courts fine 28 British and Irish bingo players for game in Albufeira pub - latestCourts fine 28 British and Irish bingo players for game in Albufeira pub - latest Twenty-eight Irish and British citizens have been fined after appearin...

Prof Mick Aston - 'the jumper', Time Team passes away

Sorry to hear Mick Aston, 66 of Time Team has passed away, He taught so many to look at their surroundings, with a different eye.

How do remove some of your listings?

Could some kind person tell me how to rem0ve sme iterms that are up for sale. Thanx. Im on my way ot now soI'll see your replies later.

Complaining about the weather?

I've been looking at some weather records. Do the following records for the July/August months seem familiar?:- June.One of the sunniest and warmest on record, and quite dry. Over 15 hours of sunshine were recorded at Manchester Airport every day fro...

Scousers.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11669/8787286/Transfer-news-Liverpool-agree-fee-for-Sunderland-goalkeeper-Simon-Mignolet :-(:-(:-(

Did you KNOW.

Judge who gave pervert Stuart Hall just 15 months was forced to quit after being caught visiting a gay brothelJudge Anthony Russell QC criticised for 'unduly lenient' sentence He resigned in 1996 in wake of gay brothel scandal, it emergesAlleged to h...

Another long round of legal action ahead?

http://news.sky.com/story/1107276/boat-race-protester-faces-deportation-from-uk When he was pulled from the water after disrupting the Boat Race he had a smug "look at me, aren't I clever" look on his face. Now this bloke is Australian, can you imagi...

Anybody else being "Spied" on?

For the past few days I have had a scam pop-up telling me that "Two people are spying on you. To find out who, press this button." Really? :^O If people wish to "Spy" on me, I'd quite happily open the door, and let them in! It's obviously scam - all ...

Mobile phone signals,

Just out of interest, how is your mobile phone signal lately? Im on T-Mob/Orange and for the last few weeks its almost totally useless, is it the weather? Too much technology and we were better off with the old mobile phones not the smart ones? Earth...

Vatican News

The Pope has finally lifted the ban on condoms. Training, however, is still required.

I've done a boo-boo trying to buy on eBay.

Hi all, I wanted to buy 4 things that appear in the same category so I found the first one and thought that I would try this new fangled "Add to basket" thing. Same thing with the second and third items. On the 4th item I hit the Buy Now button expec...

Well that's it then?

The shortest night is over, nights will be lengthening, Winter's coming, soon be Christmas?

Extreme Dog grooming from the States of course , OMG

Some are even worse Awaits 2 certain posters comments ]:) http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/jun/18/dog-grooming-competition-in-pictures?INTCMP=SRCH Theres 16 pics

Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) Is Dead at 51

James Gandolfini, the Emmy Award-winning actor who shot to fame on the HBO drama “The Sopranos” as Tony Soprano, a tough-talking, hard-living crime boss with a stolid exterior but a rich interior life, died on Wednesday. He was 51. He was on Holiday ...

Euromillions capped at £160,000,000.00 - killjoys!

Tomorrow night's Euromillions now stands at £141,000,000.00. What I didn't notice was the fact that it has been capped at Euro190,000,000.00. Killjoys, or what? I feel there should be no upper limit. In fact, despite what they say, this Government do...

Angel of Romania: Appalled by treatment of 3 million stray dogs.

Would someone kindly bring up the link please from Mail on Line. Thank you. It occurs to me that if you read the ''WORST COMMENTS'' You may agree why animals suffer so much? Yes it is true the Great leader Gandhi said '' The greatness of a nation & i...