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Storms and Hurricanes

I know that storms and hurricanes are given names. Latest Storm has caused a lot of destruction overseas and given the unusual name of Ophelia What happens when it gets here. It becomes Storm Brian.

Will Chris Packham be next

In the light of the recent sacking of the England Women's manager following the teams 6-0 win and a campaign by the guardian newspaper over his alleged racist remarks to a player, are we putting people in an impossible situation when they are in publ...

What excuse for when it doesn't happen?

He's at it again. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/why-world-supposedly-end-sunday-140637687.html The world was supposed to end on 23rd of September but we're still here. Now it'll end on 15th of October (he says). Oh yeah? I wonder what excuse he'll come u...

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Pronunciation?

You often see words that are pronounced in different ways even though they have similar basic spelling to others? One word, a name appears on every news site you look at just lately and that is Weinstein. It seems it's usually pronounced wine-steen? ...

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Crimewatch axed?

The BBC are going to axe Crimewatch because of falling audiences. Why do you think that is? Is it just because of changing viewing habits or what? I wonder if it's because they've done the same as other programmes, got far too much "presenter exposur...

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Issues receiving my tax return!

Strange one this but after realising (in about July!) that I hadnt received my paper return, I called HMRC and after 15 minutes arguing/shouting/swearing at a machine, was put through to a proper human being. They confirmed a full return was sent out...

Electric aga oven

anyone got an Electric aga oven ..? if so have you ever had the Hobs not working ..? mine have been working on and off for 2 years now ..work for 3/4 weeks then pack in for 2/5weeks ..now i can not get them to work at all ..its a touch pad for on & o...

The Lottery?

Do you play the lottery on the basis "you've got to be IN it to WIN it"? Or, "Someone's got to win it, it might be me"? Have you worked out the cost? No? £2 a go, twice a week is £208 a year. Do you win that much (or more) per year? The odds are supp...

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Anyone knowledgable about aircraft?

I have seen a very peculiar looking plane flying over Cheltenham several times in the past month or so. It has a small nose wing and what look like rear facing twin propellers, it's a very noisy beast when it's flying low. The only thing I can find t...

Does any one know copyright laws?

Hi all a bit of info sought on copyright laws please. I have a specific question. If I were to make and sell oilcloth items with a pattern from a specific designer, lets say for example "Cath Kidson" am I breaking copyright laws? If you cannot advise...

New Feedback Page

Simply dont like it.What is the point of putting it all on one page, then having to click on Leave Feedback for each one individually. If it isnt broke dont mend it.

House Martins

My local House Martins haven't arrived yet this year. They normally arrive around April 21st, so I'm getting a bit worried. Are any of you other birdie folks on here missing your Martins? Could it be the colder temperatures that are putting them off ...

mules

where can i buy these Mules ..picture not very good ..sorry

North Korea....... again.

So now North Korea have claimed to have a Hydrogen Bomb? They've certainly detonated the largest device yet but what are they aiming to do with it? What can anyone "do" about North Korea? Anything? The rest of the World realises that China have absol...

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Himalayan Balsam taking over our countryside.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/06/27/himalayan-balsam-now-widespread-needs-tackling/ Walking out with the dog this morning I noticed it everywhere. It is actually doing what was predicted and taking over, not only is it clogging up our water...

Gender neutral?

Is the World is getting madder? :- http://news.sky.com/story/school-bans-girls-from-wearing-skirts-as-it-brings-in-gender-neutral-uniform-11023265 Surely the original idea of a school uniform was that the kids should be smart, tidy and to encourage t...

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Resolved! Divine Herbal

Hello Everyone,I have purchased Divine Herbal oil for hair growth just 2 days ago. I applied to my scalp and washed my head in the morning. IF I DON'T WASH IN THE MORNING AND HAVE SHOWER IN THE EVENING ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS?. I had shower this m...

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What a superstar

Jemima layzell a young girl who died at the tender age of 13 has donated eight of her organs to help others. God bless her!

The World ends tomorrow.

The World will end tomorrow............. according to the prophets of doom:- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/will-2017-solar-eclipse-cause-secret-planet-called-nibiru-destroy/ It hasn't ended on all the other dates it was supposed to end and it won...

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Whatever Next

Has anyone else noticed the surge in demand to see monuments removed, the likes of Admiral Nelson for his attitude to slavery, it would appear that many of our revered patriots are to be labelled as bigots for holding attitudes of the day which are n...

post with shutlpost with ebay

Hi, has anyone used Shutl? (eBay Hermes)I've had a few problems with labels but the really big issue is that their 'Non-Compensation' list seems to exclude cover for postal damage on anything!!!Its not made clear anywhere and is actually hard to find...

Used stamps for charities

Friends and I have bags of used stamps we'd like to send to charities who make money from them. Does anyone know the addresses of animal charities or rescue centres who would be interested? I used to send to a cat rescue in Haworth ( an eBay member c...

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Yellow Pages to stop printing directory after 51-years

The local business directory that helped JR Hartley find his book on fly fishing is set to go out of print.The Yellow Pages will no longer be published on paper from next year onwards, more than five decades after it launched in the UK.Its owner, Yel...