The Round Table

Schools are starting to close early in my area.

Due to staff shortages.

Quarantine anyone?

As we've seen on the news (???) quarantine restrictions have been imposed on returnees from some locations abroard but don't you think all foreign travel should be stopped worldwide to prevent further spread of covid-19 in a "second wave"? There's lo...

Masks to be worn in shops

As From 24th Masks To Be Worn In Shops Or Face A £100 Fine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53397617

philosophy of a Nike

Wondering why anyone would buy Nike ? Sure they are good boots but also sure they are overpriced good boots.

Paypal woes

As i'm getting desperate - does anyone have any ideas as to how I can resolve this? I went to log into my Paypal account and got to a page which said "Security Prompt" with the PP logo and, as I've just seen a tiny text box much further down into whi...

I am not a London bus although it may seem like it

I'll try not to start another thread too soon so it doesn't come across as me not being around for yonks and then all of a sudden I'm like a hot rash. Anyway, it goes like this: The My eBay board seems to be closed. Is that correct? It seems to be al...

The comet.

Well tonight the sky was finally clear enough for me to see the comet Neowise. There was too much light pollution (a streetlight was 50 yards from me) to see it with the naked eye so I used my binoculars. Looking North West from here also means light...

So Proud

Had to share my beautiful Granddaughter Abbie has achieved a Batchelor of Laws with Honours. Worlds her Oyster now

Whats a "bum starter"

Judging from the context where I read it, it seems to be something used in Northern pub fights. Being a Southern softy, I haven't a clue

Remember......

Remember what I said about the slave trade and that the slavers who captured people were others of their own kind? Well, just have a read of this article:- https://news.sky.com/story/shackled-beaten-and-raped-on-the-trail-of-senegals-child-slaves-120...

Ancestry DNA

Hi, Can anyone here help with a lost DNA test result? My brother took an Ancestry DNA test, unfortunately he passed away a few years ago and I can't find where he left it on Ancestry. Can anyone here advise me where to look please?

Magic Money Tree?

Rishi Sunak seems to be coming up with some good ideas, but how come money seems to be no object?I know little about money and economics, it would be nice to have more but I have never been sufficiently interested to learn about financial stuff, inve...

Come Sunday.....

Come Sunday we won't be here because it's the end of the World! Oh yeah? I wonder what excuse they'll come up with this time when the apocalypse doesn't happen?

History?

We've seen all the criticism, statue toppling and conflict over by-gone slaves but there are many bits of history either overlooked or not known about by the wreck-everything brigade. Did you know that around 1631a village in Ireland was attacked by ...

Which haircut do you prefer?

Option 1: Daniel Craig's haircut in Skyfall - Google daniel craig skyfall haircut Option 2: Daniel Craig's haircut in Casino Royale - Google daniel craig casino royale haircut Sorry it wouldnt let me post links So which haircut do you prefer and why?

Easing lockdown?

How do you think it should be done? It can't be ended "just like that" so it should be done in stages? What do you think the first stage should be, ignoring the simple industrial/economic angle and concentating on what is practical? If people are all...

So who's gonna pay for all these masks Boris?

Let me guess.......

A Word?

OK, it's a long shot but I'm looking for a word. It's a legal term which means to encourage, put an idea in someone's mind, give them the idea to do something, plant the idea, almost auto-suggest, incite almost. I've got it planted in my mind that th...

I told you so!

Today I received an email from united utilities asking me to go easy on the use of water, yesterday we were flooded with the risk of further outbreaks to come, however they say that their reservoirs are running perilously low and flash flooding does ...

Express Yourself * photos, etc.

Please Don't Go ~ Barcelonahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7deClndzQw&t=5~

What’s happening?

With the destruction of the Colston statue in Bristol it is reported that along with the Rhodes memorial, Churchill and nelson are in the firing line as well as the following:-The Kitchener Memorial, OrkneyDuke of Sutherland statue, Golspie“Jim Crow”...

The British - What's Good? What's Bad?

Thread title inspired by this video which I came across to-day...

Minor things that bother you

What are your pet peeves? If I get the bus, I find it offensive when people sitting at the back use the seat infront as a foot rest. God knows what they might have tread on outside and other people have to sit there. I don't mind if people eat on pub...

The BBC, again.

They've done it again! They've removed the links to "Local news sites"' That is, the links at the bottom of regional news pages which link to regional newspapers etc. They were there yesterday morning but at night they'd gone. They often remove them ...

Puppy prices

are going through the roof.Apparently puppies are in short supply because so many people have wanted them during lockdown, and I worry that some new owners have not given much thought to the long term and when they are back at work.Some argue that th...

Nationwide adverts?

Does anyone think those looooooooooooooong rambling Nationwide adverts will encourage more people to use the Nationwide? Advertising used to be viewed on a cost-effective basis in that the increased business outweighed the advertising costs so, as th...

A government !! What a joke

So it is alright to drive 260 miles after the lockdown has begun and one of the main rules is, "if you show symptoms you must isolate in your primary residence with your family".Well what they should have said is that is what you must do unless you a...

Anyone in the music industry?

Is there anyone on here involved with the music industry? I was wondering about miming!! You watch an "official video" of an act performing one of their songs and it sounds wonderful, just like the "record" but watching carefully the lip/mouth moveme...

Anyone else seeing more suburban wild life since "Stay at home" started?

Around where I live the council has left the playing fields un-mowed and hedges un-cut. There have been less people walking their dogs, or just walking / jogging on the fields and some parts have turned into seas of wild-flowers, mostly Daisies but w...

Isolating.

A quick question...do you think the public in general have followed the isolation rules? Do you know people who have not followed the rules? Have you kept to the rules yourselves?

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