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Garden Pests

We are suffering more than normal with winged garden pests - anyone else having a similar problem. Looks like an idyllic scene - bluetits enjoying the bird feeder:- It was until this bird decided it was his feeding table - swooping down and grabbing ...

Who was it?

Who was it on here who used to post about Aspartame? Didn't he have a Standard Poodle which was dyed pink? I've forgotten his ID. Reason for asking is that I've just read this article about Aspartame:- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7266913...

Tankers in the Gulf

Does anyone on here know what is behind the disappearance of two oil tankers from the straights of Hormuz that Does not involve a conspiracy theory! Let me be clear I do not wish to see any military action between ourselves and Iran, they are however...

Return of the taskies

After a over a 15 year hiatus i have returned seeking new recruits.....this is where it all started after all!Voddy has been secretly undercover for years gathering information from here and reporting back to the "taskforce" regaling us all of your t...

Resolved! Anyone know anything about Cribbage Board Collecting?

I was watching one the endlessly repeated Antiques Roadshow type shows on afternoon TV and my ears pricked up when they were enthusing about a cribbage board. I had no idea that people collected them and I have one that belonged to my grandparents. I...

Tommy Robinson trial

If you don’t like obeying our laws then you should get out of our country, Tommy Robinson told. Former EDL leader and professional gammon-herder Tommy Robinson has been told that if he doesn’t like the laws of this country then he should go and live ...

I'm looking for a British film from the 40's or 50's

Hi all, long time no visit to the bay. As the subject line says, I'm looking for a film from the 40's or 50's. I'm not sure what it's called but I think it's either Johny and Mary, or any variation of those names. It's about two young children, a boy...

Hospital TV charges

Patients charge £10 / day by NHS to watch TV, but prisoners only charged £1 / weekOld news perhaps but patients still being ripped off to relieve boredom. Whoopee, if you know you will be in for 3 days you get a discount from £30 to £22. Such generos...

Oh no! It seems my camera's dying. Help please.

I bought my first digital camera in 2012, to start selling on ebay, a Vivitar xo35. It's worked well but now the pictures are always slightly dark and out of focus. I've been told it is probably just worn out. Things have moved on since '12, I'm not ...

Come on you Lionesses

Anyone else enjoying the women’s World Cup? Been some really enjoyable games to date.

Antiques??

Are many RTers interested in Antiques these days? The reason for mentioning the subject is that I see good antiques selling for way, way below the prices realised ome years ago. Why is that? I forget how many years ago that a friend of mine (now dead...

Today is.....

The longest day. Make the most of it, it's all downhill from here on

Terrifying analysis of a new Tory PM we can do nothing about

https://wildernessofpeace.wordpress.com/2019/06/13/whoever-wins-we-lose/

Backstabbers win?

Theresa May is quitting on June 7th.

CD

I apologise to you CD for my antagonisig thread.I'm sorry for my multiple ID'sAlthough you are wrong about my usage of them being anything but innocent. I reread the Board usage policy and I am happy I have not violated it.I do not accept I don't hav...

Could someone give me some info on screws please.

I need to replace a screw that I have lost from a brand new Saber (make) jigsaw, one that holds the blade in place.I have found I can buy them on ebay but how do I identify what size I need. this is the screw type M4 M5 M6 M8 BLACK SELF COLOUR 12.9 H...

Would you fancy living like this these days?

Have a read and weigh up whether you'd like it?:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-48202236

Can anyone advise re dog collar please?

Waterproof Anti Bark Electric Shock Ultrasonic Dog Collar Pet Training Collar I would like to know if anyone has used one and did they find it did the job of sucessfully trainingg their dog out of insesant barking.I wouldn't want to waste my 30 odd p...

What was your favourite childrens show from the 60's and 70's?

Hi everyone, It's been a very long time since I was last on ebay, but now I've decided to pay a visit. I'm in nosey mode. I'm wondering what children's telly people liked to watch in the 60's and 70's. What ever the show genre, educational, schools p...

Local elections.

Every time we have "local elections" the BBC removes all their links to regional news sites. Why do they do that? Towards the bottom of all regional pages are/were links to newspapers or local news agencies which are/were often more interesting/detai...

Number one in the charts when you ........

were born ?If you do not want to answer that is fully understandable. Personally I do not mind people knowing my age because it is only a number and not my mental age .Number one when I was born was Frank Sinatra - Three Coins in a Fountain.

Just shows how efficient SNP are !

We have received a letter canvassing from them for our votes in the European election.Nothing wrong with that I hear you say but it is addressed to four people who they say live in this house and not one of them is my wife nor me ! We have lived here...

Tobacco Smoke Conundrum

I gave up smoking at New Year and not smoked since.Nobody else has smoked in my flat, yet I can smell tobacco smoke occasionally.I live in a block of flats, so maybe it is seeping in from a neighbour either next door or below me.Maybe it has always b...

Lovely ebay story.

Here's a lovely ebay story, how nice to hear something good about an ebay seller. Shades of "days of old ebay"?:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-47277608

Time travel?

I think people that believe time travel is possible are deluded! https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1109426/Time-travel-proof-time-travel-possible-physics-time-travel-machine How can you travel to "The Future" when the future hasn't yet happened?

Dealing with private dentist - question

Hi, all. I am doing full mouth restoration in a private dental clinic. It has been several months, and work is coming to an end. In fact, on 27th is my last appointment. It's quite an expensive treatment, apparently guaranteed for 5 years, and I ment...

Proof reading??

It seems that newspapers and web media don't bother with proof reading these days and if they do, they don't seem to do it very well? There's often missing words, bad spelling, juvenile use of wrong words and transposed words and parts of sentences. ...

Climate change?

Climate change is foremost on the lips of many people not least those "protesters". The thing is..... over millions of years the climate on Earth has fluctuated with extremes of heat or cold and that was long before Man walked the Earth. At one time ...

The RT of old?

The RT has changed considerably over time and so have the Community Managers along with their take on proceedings. The first Community Manager I can remember was Bev. Now she was nice and really sensible in dealing with the community. Along came Henr...

Resolved! just popped in ....

just reminiscing about the good times on the round table so decided to pop in - look around and leave unnoticed. good to see quite a few names from the past that are still going strong. its approx 6-7 years since I was a regular and being on here hel...