The Round Table

Cutting your cloth:Forced economy

I booked one of these "Super Sensational, Soaraway Sun holidays but the maths didn't add up. Even though there are only three of you, you have to pay for four. Most charge extra for facilities you don't use anyway - evening entertainment at rip-off b...

Need help with hallmarks on a silver baby spoon please

I have recently come accross a silver baby/childs spoon but I know nothing about hallamrks, could someone have a look at the picture I have attached and help me out please? It's still in the nice wee original box but I know absolutly nothing about it...

Concrete proof that the RT is Going to the Dogs......

.......... Actor Christopher Malcolm passed away .... and not one thread for him....

From The Guardian (Not eBay Related but a bit of light 'relief' perhaps)

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/feb/17/my-neighbour-hear-me-having-sexScroll down for the amusing responses from readers!

Should Modern "Old Coin Reproductions" Look & Feel Like The Genuine Articles?..

How to Clean Your Computer Screen..

Did you know that every 30 days it is necessary to clean the computer screen from the inside? Many people ignore this fact and do not know how. Manufacturers take advantage of this ignorance to increase their sales. My IT guy shared this and said fee...

Resolved! YES IT WORKS

Well I do believe I mentioned something like this some time ago... http://iacknowledge.net/colorado-has-made-so-much-from-weed-tax-that-state-gov-wrestles-with-how-to-iacknowledge.net

Sinkholes?

Just lately there have been several reports of sinkholes opening up and some were near houses. I wondered if soakaways to take surface water might play a part because not everywhere has surface water drains in addition to foul drains. There's been so...

It's My Birthday!!! ^_^

31 today! And I don't feel a day over 21, hee hee!

ZuesVM Trojan 'virus' alert - hidden in images - very important - protect your Bank details

TROJAN ALERT: A new variant of the notorious ‪#‎Zeus‬ banking ‪#‎Trojan‬ uses images as a decoy. ZeusVM targets your bank details, and can empty your account. Make sure your own anti-virus is up to date and that it protects against ZuesVM This is NOT...

I dont Believe It

Mum with disabled daughter campaigns for wheelchair ramp - and gets £40,000 'slalom' eyesore Clare Lally begged her local council for improved access for wheelchair-bound Katie, seven, after the council gave them a home at the top of three flights of...

Girl, 11, will be Britain's youngest mother .

Girl, 11, will be Britain's youngest motherA girl is to become Britain's youngest mother after becoming pregnant at 11.The girl smokes 20 cigarettes a day despite being eight months' pregnant. She conceived aged 11 when she lost her virginity to a bo...

CD - Peter - Ronnie et all; Update on 'Which camera for ebay'.

Hi, Just won my P80 item no: 331120515050It looks like a well cared for beauty with original box & accessories. Can't wait 'til arrives Just hope it's not too complicated for me - still I enjoy a challenge.This is just a note to thank you all for you...

Oxford Uni Rag Week

This happened many years ago. During the Oxford Rag Week, one of the cheapest - and most dramatic with far reaching effects ever to take place, was when students espied three Irish workmen digging up the road. They phoned the police to pass on the in...

Sticking with you lot! :->

For want of something better to do, I browsed F.H .G. As different as chalk and cheese! All they're wittering on about on that site is Torville and Dean, a cat getting a bit of engine oil in itself, and what everybody's having for supper! I think I'l...

Fun Moments at a the Local Flea Market, hee, heee

We had a booth at a local flea market yesterday, and I was sitting there, bored silly because the sales were down. A young couple came by with a nine year old boy, and the boy picked up a single cowboy spur that I had for sale. There was only one spu...

Take the kids to the local playground? Kerr-ching that'll be 20 quid please

Conservative-controlled Wandsworth council bulldozed a public playground in Battersea Park, spent £250,000 on building a new one and then handed it over to a private company which is going to charge parents £20 for each child to use. http://www.stand...

Leonard and Lorraine.

Leonard and Lorraine were a young couple living together. At first things were fine, but then a young neighbour start making eyes at Len, giving him come hither glances, which led to friction. Len denied any wrongdoing, accusing Lorraine of being par...

Stealing a guy's heart. :-)

On the way home from work one evening I was on a crowded train when, a few stops further on a young mother with her two year old daughter got on. She was one of these children who had the knack of holding everybody's attention. With a carriage full o...

30 day experiment of feeling good.

Ok, here it goes. I want to invite all of you to do this experiment. It's fun and you have to do it on a daily basis for 30 days.It's about feeling good. We are often surrounded by all kinds of doom and gloom, from little irritations to really upsett...

Resolved! The Goodnight Thread ^^

This is a brand new thread made by me where we can all wish everyone a good night just before we head off to bed! So take care & I'll see you again tomorrow guys! Sleep well!

Just Seen a UFO

Looking out of my 9th floor window, I saw what I first thought was a bright star.Then I realised that it was moving, thought maybe an aeroplane or a satelite UFO = Unidentified Flying Object. This was an object. apparently flying and unidentified by ...

MAJOR EFFORTS MUST BE MADE TO PROTECT THE FUTURE INTEGRITY OF OLD COIN COLLECTING!!

HELLO OLD COIN COLLECTORS...EBAY DO TRY VERY, VERY HARD TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTUMERS FROM FRAUDULENT HARM, AND FOR THIS, I THANK, AND COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR STERLING EFFORTS, BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN NOW, AT THIS PRESENT TIME,...

I can't delete on my watch list, ebay have not been of any help. is it me?

Daughter left Edinburgh for Brighton by train at 3.20pm , yesterday

Sat at Lockerbie for ages, sat at Lancaster for over two hours, - I had messaged Her just before this, to say line was blocked by fire at Crewe, she said " No we're still moving" just as the brakes went onsat at Preston for around an hour, got divert...

Old Threads

Last night I spent a full hour browsing through thirty-four pages of old threads - they went right back to April of last year! Does anybody else do that occasionally? I certainly wouldn't ressurect them because they're months out of date, but they ma...

Is this the crowd the Goverment wanted to Arm.

Fanatics in Syria vow to bring terror home to UK: Terrorists say they will attack public transport and financial centresExtremists warn of atrocities on London's transport and the White HouseSaid to be first direct threats of terror strikes in West t...

Mr Ryan Air

"Spare a thought for Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive of 'Ryanair'.......Arriving in a hotel in Dublin , he went to the bar and asked for a pint of draught Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be one Euro please, Mr. O'Leary."Somewhat tak...

Ha..Ha..

An oldie but still funny.When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know, but you know deserves it.I was sitting at my desk when I ...