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Fixing things that didn't need it?

Don't you find that these days people are constantly meddling and changing things that didn't need "fixing" or changing? Down all the years I've used ebay, they have been prime examples of that and many times they've made changes that've messed up ot...

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Wearing well

No, not a pic of tacky old clothes, but Mick Jagger warming up for the concert at Croke Park, Dublin, tonight https://www.independent.ie/videos/entertainment/watch-mick-jagger-warming-up-on-stage-at-croke-park-36912140.html Pretty impressive at 74 , ...

Great Charity shop find !! what are yours

I Finally asked the little old ladies at my local charity shop if they have any Lycra skirts that they have in the RagBin for the Ragman ..whoa !! look at this as good as new !! because its out of the ragbag they sold it to me for just £1.00 !! its a...

What Clothes Charity Shops reject and Bag up for Rags

This is a Bag of Clothes from a Charity shop that had been bagged up for Rags/Recycle as unsuitable to sell on the shop floor .. a lot are worse for wear..of course there are items of clothing here that are unsuitable for resale ,also there are one o...

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buying from abroad tracking parcel dilemma

ok i have brought 2 items from the same shop in the USA ..bote sent on the same day but in different packages ..one has arrived on the 15/05/2018 , yet the other i am still waiting for , i trace it by tracking number to get this ....; DepartedMay-12-...

Dr G. Medical Examiner.

Does anyone watch this American programme about finding out how people diedFirst she does an external exam, then open up the body and removes each organWhen she lifts the organ out of the body, the image of the organ in pixelated. This doesn't detrac...

Don't tell CeeDee

Sssshhhh , don't tell him about this You know how He is BTW - The Greeks actually got their knowledge, from the Egyptians

Now it’s the RNLI

As a lifelong supporter of the RNLI I was appalled to learn of the dismissal of two crewmen from the Whitby Lifeboat who had exchanged secret Santa gifts showing a nakedish lady with the crew and head superimposed on it, and for allegedly engaging in...

Moral dilemma?

I recently watched a very ordinary film called ‘Debug’. Not a particularly good film but one that got me thinking - essentially the films central character is a computer program that has self awareness and consciousness. I believe that as a species w...

Strange eBay virus

Sometimes when I'm browsing the eBay site using my PC, the page redirects to a page stating that I've won an Apple iPhone X. It only happens on eBay. The odd thing is, it also happens on my iPhone, only when browsing the eBay site. Pressing back up h...

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Redirecting mail

I order a lot of parcels on eBay that are sent to me each day to my home address, but I work early in the morning. I usually go home to a 'we missed you' note. I get home between 1pm and 1:30pm and my Post Office depo shuts at 1pm. He's not amused wh...

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Emotive subject, what say YOU?

Alfie Evans? What's your thoughts and opinions about what's transpired? Me? I think they should let go. Those "protesters" need taking in hand, trying to "storm the hospital" is just not on. Mind you, I think the whole issue around "protesters" or "a...

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Do you remember

The BBC children’s series tales of the riverbank? Because believe it or not it’s subject matter the iconic watervole has become the latest to decline in numbers and is now officially the fastest declining mammal in the uk. I know when I first saw the...

Mo and the Marathon.

Watching the marathon this morning, I saw that Mo Farah was moaning and whinging and getting angry because he picked up the wrong water bottle. Can anyone tell me why 'his' water bottle is any different to any other runners bottle? Surely it's all wa...

Minor irritations

What things annoy you a little, or even a lot? I'll start with ................. I don't get the point of those video film clips that are divided into 3 with only the central part in focus and the two outer thirds are blurred. What's the point of it?...

The Future for Earth?

The Salisbury affair and all the idiotic terrorism and fighting gave me cause to think of the future. Will humankind survive? Is the following too far fetched to ever come true? If you like a read, carry on, if you don't, look away NOW? The Fleet Com...

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We are ALL going to live a lot longer

Butch Wilkins and Eric Bristows passing, reminded me Yes - We are ALL going to live a lot longer, according to Governments reasoning for raising Pension age. But Just look on 'Another One Gone' thread, shocking How many from 'Working Class' backgroun...

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Hi I am goldjammer69 and would like to start a playlist of my favorite tunes and invite others find

Hi friends I have posted on the boards of ebay usa and Italy. Do you have a place here rto post music, and to converse, and where might I find that? I like to hear the poplular music from the U.K, Clash, Bowie ,Clapton , the Beatles and others. I am ...