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What kind of person?

Goes trekking up Ben Nevis when a much advertised storm is about to hit the area. Yes Storm Abigail thundered into the north of Scotland Blowing heavy rain at speeds in excess of 80mph just as some idiot decided to go walkabout up the Mountain. Membe...

Sign in problems?

Sooooo.......... after trying to sign in for ages and getting messages like "Page unavailable" and on sign in "Oops, that's not a match", I wondered if it was just the chat bords that were giving problems. I wondered if the boards about buying/sellin...

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Warren Mitchel dies aged 89

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34820371 Superb actor One of my favourite quotes by him:- "People who couldn’t understand what the writer was at were beyond redemption anyway. A guy came up to me in Tottenham once and said, ‘Hey, Alf, I ...

It Looks like JJ has gone.

It Looks increasingly likely that the US have managed to eliminate Jihadi John. Never nice to welcome death but such a severely deranged individual would most likely have continued his depravity until he was either captured or killed. I know that the...

How long should it take?

To post on here. I find it excruciatingly slow for example a single word on the word thread can take 30 seconds+ I can understand the possible desire to allow software to scan for expletives etc but I know of no other place that posting takes so long...

I'm a bit of a ponderer

As I’m lying around my house, pondering the problems of the world …. I realise that at my age I don't really give a rat's thingy anymore. If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks...

10 months to 77 years.

That was the age range of the people who lost their lives on a Russian plane in Egypt. It's a week since the tragedy took place as we await confirmation, if it is possible, of what caused the Crash. I cannot help reflecting as we approach remembrance...

Kids....... eh!

My wife threw a dinner party for all our friends, some of whom we hadn't seen for ages and everyone was encouraged to bring their children along as well.All through dinner my wife's best friend's four-year-old daughter stared at me as I sat opposite ...

hi i do not think your repot an item has the scope for this ****** all hollow point soft nose

hi i do not think your repot an item has the scope for this ****** all hollow point soft nose expanding ammunition even inert are section 1 firearm restricted this item could carry a 5 year prison term even for a licence holder with out this caliber ...

What's the idea?

What's behind the idea of that Everest Windows advert where that bloke dressed as a Viking goes around annoying his mate "Chris" by blowing his horn? I don't see how that has any connection with windows?

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Things your parents told that were untrue .....

Like,The moon is made of cheese !If you eat lots of fish you will become brainy ! A downright lie because I ate lots of fish and am as thick as two short planks !If you eat carrots you will have good eyesight !I did eat lots of carrots and want to kn...

WHY?

Why, when I click onto the "A" that changes text colours, won't it work? All the other symbols Spoiler (Highlight to read) work just fine. However, when I attempt to change text colour the message says,"Press escape for text editor"No colour chart ap...

One for each day of the week..

http://www.ethiopiandj.com/2015/11/08/indian-man-with-39-wives-94-children-and-33-grandchildren/A 66-year-old man in India’s remote northeast has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren, all living under one roof. They all live in a four storied b...

Sayings and there meanings

Everyday conversations often include a saying or Idiom from old, sometimes the meaning is obvious others are less obvious: Agree to Disagree: MeaningSet aside an irreconcilable difference in order to maintain a civil dialogue. Axe to Grind MeaningTo ...

Old hands or non-posters.

Come on old hands, how about coming back and making some interesting and constructive posts? OK, so it seems certain things can't be said but that applies in many places and situations too. Being deliberately confrontationally aggressive won't hack i...

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Tax Credits

There seems to be a lot of controversy about the Government's intention to cut Tax Credits. The BBC have done a few items about this, choosing members of the public who are in receipt of these credits to appear and present their case and say how hard...

Academia and Allotments

What a great idea, I think. Maybe the new generation of adults will have a healthier approach to food and sustainability too. http://positivenews.org.uk/2015/environment/agriculture/18491/academia-allotments-students-growing-food/

A final message from Earth?

Some people want to add a "final" message to the Voyager spacecraft but what do you think? http://news.sky.com/story/1579065/greetings-aliens-a-final-message-from-earth Who do they think might "find" the spacecraft? Surely any recovery would have to ...

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Copycat components?

Have you ever seen or had experience of lookalike, copycat or fake car components? I wondered because I've just read about an inquest where an "imported" track control arm broke leading to a death plus severe injuries to another person. http://www.da...

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Why are today's adults treated like children?

In previous generations, children often left school at 14 or 16, started work, married, went to war or took part in National Service, all before the old age of majority of 21. Nowadays, they are just as likely to be in full-time education until their...

Do we put too much trust......

in a technology that really is still in it's infancy, with so much going wrong : Broadband speeds that are promised, but are a fantasy for many Less security that an open prison Javascript crashing......regularly pages taking ages to load......regula...

People really believe this ..

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/weird-news/mum-stunned-discover-face-virgin-6738669.............A woman claims to have seen the face of the Virgin Mary - in a tree outside her home. Paula Raferty said she first noticed the startling similarity when a ...

Samhain

May the powers of The Onethe source of all creation,all pervasive, omnipotent, eternal;may the Goddess,the Lady of the Moonand the God,Horned Hunter of the Sunrulers of the elemental realms;may the powers of the stars aboveand the Earth below,bless t...

For all the 'believers' on here.

A poem. Hitherto. When our souls are much discouraged, by the roughness of the way,And the cross we have to carry seemeth heavier every day;When some cloud that overshadows, hides our Father's face from view,oh it's well then to remember, He has bles...

I should have been Dead Years ago..

I should have been dead years ago with what i eat........................................................http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3293707/Revealed-116-things-cause-CANCER-according-world-health-experts.html

They could come here.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/lesbian-pair-held-by-sharia-police-to-undergo-rehabilitation-in-indonesia-31579049.html Two suspected lesbians detained by Islamic Shariah police in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province will undergo...