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Today's the day?

It's the day with the longest night. After today, each night will be a little shorter and it's the start of the time when we can begin to look forward to the best time of year, SPRING. Celandines, Wood Anemones and the Bluebells. All the trees will b...

100 days to go- Deal or No deal tick tock

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O-kay ho-say?

So, Jose has been sacked? Is he really bothered? It seems he has a pattern of doing well steering a team to early success only to fail badly later on? Do well, negotiate a nice new contract then fall out with the team to the point of getting the sack...

What happened to the Nags Head?

Morning not been in here for a few years Things look like they have changed drastically I was a regular in the Nags Head as Mad Mare

With Christmas fast approaching

Have you received loads of Christmas cards or are you sending fewer? I have noticed a considerable drop in the number we receive which is sad, I know as one gets older a lot of your friends die and that there will be a natural decline however I wonde...

Cleaning Mirrors

What is the best way to clean a mirror ..trying to get that misty haze off is almost impossible ..

Has anyone?

Been subjected to corporal punishment at school like the cane, or plimsole or chair leg etc etc and if so has it left You traumatised? I am of course referring to the type of punishment administered a long time ago when people were far less enlighten...

Christmas adverts.

There have been several threads before about our favourite christmas TV ads, but which ones do you hate. My vote goes to V.I.Poo. The advert in its self is totally gross but to suggest people give it as a christmas present is beyond belief. What's yo...

Maoam Sour Stripes

I haven't seen them in the shops for a few months. Only the plain Maoam Stripes. You can find the odd Sour Stripe in the Maoam MaoMixx packs. The shop keepers I've asked recently, didn't even know they had them in stock in the first place.

Ad-blocker?

I use an ad-blocker and in the past people have criticised on the grounds that newspapers (particularly) rely on advertising to fund themselves. Well, yes they do BUT..... (you knew there'd be a "but"?) there is a limit surely? Some papers have a hug...

Alarm bells for me

I have 3 gmail accounts, purely because of eBay as I have 3 accounts here. Alarm bell number one went off earlier this evening when I checked my spam folder as sometimes non-spam ends up in there, only to find an email addressed to me by my full name...

SHOW IT

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46187070

An old friend is dying.

An old friend seems to be on the way out and it's sad to see it happening. It seems as though it's going to be a long, drawn out, painful affair. It's an old friend with whom I've spent many happy hours and had many interesting conversations plus qui...

Anybody Know who to report this to??

Hi all hope you are having a good start to the weekend. Just looking for a bit of advice really. Over the last couple of weeks i have bought several items from Amazon both fulfilled by them and from private sellers, however the advertised price on sc...

Can anyone help steer me in the right direction

to find out something about this ? It was described to me as an oriental soapstone figurine I

Steps for Dog has anyone tried these

i got them 3 weeks ago so that my dog can climb on to the bed and they are the best thing i have ever brought , when i am at work my dog now has somehere to sleep.

Tomorrow it's Friday the 19th.

It's MARGIE'S BIRTHDAY. Hey there, Geordie girl Happy Birthday. Just change the title a bit and it'll be Margie's song:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIbfYEizLk

The EYES have it

Can you spot these celebrities from just their eyes? ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX

A Rainy Day?

Yesterday the BBC ran a story around rainy day phrases and one of them was about "saving money for a rainy day" Their "explanation" was :- "The philosopher Abraham Tucker summed it up in the 18th Century with the warning: 'It behoves us to provide ag...

fraud

SELLERS BEWARE! In my opinion even when you’re right, eBay will not back you, it is always the Buyer, even when they have made mistakes and are also being dishonest. I had an item Collection Only, the Buyer on making the winning bid hadn’t realised a...

Scammers?

They keep on dreaming up new scams by phone and I've just had one I've not had before. I answered the phone to an automated message ".....Your internet connection will be disconnected within 24 to 48 hours. Your IP address has been compromised in sev...

THE PARCEL I SENT ARRIVED DAMAGED I HAVE REFUNDED MY CUSTOMER 50% HAVE I A CLAIM AGAINST SHUTL/UPS

I HAVE REFUNDED MY CUSTOMER 50% HAVE I A CLAIM AGAINST SHUTL/UPS WE HAVE PICS OF DAMAGE

NEW Community Hub - I just went into the twilight zone!

I've just been led to yet another 'ebay improvement'. I found myself on a new community page - there were no round tables, no late cafe or anything for just a bit of passing time - it was just sales, sales and more wonderful problem making ideas to i...

Thought I would hate it but!!!

Last night I was dragged out with daughter and her partner to the cinema, their choice of film did nothing for my enthusiasm, how wrong I was! Mama Mia here we go again was a fantastic bit of pure escapism which had me singing along with a Stella cas...

Watch this from beginning to the end I promise you will laugh

This was Al many years ago:) 

HP printer.

Does anyone here use a HP printer? I have a HP Deskjet 3520 printer/scanner. Never really liked it, but I have stuck with it. Yesterday I went to Wilkinsons and bought a new set of four 364 ink cartridges, same as I always get. I put them in the prin...

Free to a Good Home..

Any body want any old Thick Black Nylon Tights ...? you can have them ...may be used for crafts , gardening , stuffing pillows, toys ,robbing banks !!

Lorry overturns in Bristol

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-lorry-crash-ring-road-1964287 My friend and I were stopped at red traffic lights further round the roundabout. Didnt see it happen, but I heard it. It certainly went with a bang. How the driver man...

What kind of pics move you.