The Round Table

Ebays reputation takes another hit....

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/xbox-one-ebay-christmas-sale-discount-console-gift-present-125640866.html

Sports personality of the year.

Won by Andy Murray.Not for me, my choice would be Tony Mccoy 4000 winners,don't think that will ever be achieved again.What do you think?(over to our self appointed board monitor)

Demolition threat to 1000s of Brit expat properties in Spain

Thousands of homes belonging to British families living in Spain are under threat of demolition.Planning permission granted by local authorities can be overruled by the regional government, leaving the owners with no building and no compensation.Now ...

banned items

why are some reported items left on ebay when they are banned ?

Amazon faces Christmas Strike Disruption

From the Business pages of tonight's London Evening Standard.By Lucy TobinAMAZON is facing major disruption in the crucial Christmas shopping period as employees of the internet giant in Germany ans the US go on strike.Workers at Amazon's logistic ce...

Enjoy Xmas

It’s 40 lashes if you carry on selling alcohol, Muslim patrols warn shops Article Video1 of 2 Women hold placards during a march and rally in east LondonToby Melville/ReutersPost a commentPrintShare viaFacebookTwitterGoogle+Women hold placards during...

Uruguay's president José Mujica: no palace, no motorcade, no frills

In the week we have been discussing world leaders Uruguay's president José Mujica seems like a breath of fresh air http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/13/uruguay-president-jose-mujica Praise has rolled in from all sides of the political spectru...

Here's one for Arfur .....

There's that many windows boarded up in Liverpool that the window cleaner has a sander.

I Didnt Know This Was Legal.

Would you bury your loved one in your garden? Devoted widow and widower BOTH did this week (but what happens when they move house?)Patricia Waters did not want husband Eddie to be buried in a graveyardSo she hired undertakers to bury him in her back ...

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eBay and Internet Explorer 11 don't work together

|f you have downloaded IE11 you will experience problems when attempting to list. See the following thread - there are many like it. http://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Selling-tools/I-cant-change-the-description-colour-font-or-size/td-p/2367140/jump-to/f...

Why can't children(and many adults) spell nowadays?.

One of the words in the article is'definitely, frequently spelt on the boards as definately. New one I've seen lately 'appauling'. http://www.parentdish.co.uk/kids/why-cant-children-spell-today-advice-for-parents/?icid=maing-grid7|ukt4|dl14|sec3_lnk4...

Makes your eyes water..

The Vicar asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers.Susan Smith stood and walked to the podium. She said, "I have a praise. Two months ago,my husband, Phil, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was ...

A big thank you to the regular posters

I apologise but I am a bit of a lurker.On my main seller account I have had a bit of a nightmare with low dsrs for sept.Was terrified I would be banned ( my main income)By following the excellent advice given by the regular posters on the board I hav...

Woodburners

Has anyone installed their own woodburner? I,ve decided to take the plunge and install my own,I have hired a decent set of extension ladders and a roof ladder for this weekend to install a new flue liner,Just hope i don't do a Rod Hull!

I don't know about you but .......

...... I'm not a very trusting soul when it comes to folk e-mailing me on the Interweb thingy.I don't object to ordinary stuff but when organisations like Twitter start mailing me saying, "Take a few minutes to get back on Twitter." I ask myself, "WH...

I'm confuddled again, mother.

Take a look at my ID history blackburn_stevie ... Aug-30-13 ... Presentstevie_blunder** ..... Feb-16-10 ... Aug-30-13*old_guy* ................ Apr-22-07 .... Feb-16-10geordie_the_parrot . Nov-26-02 ....Apr-22-07hen_pecked ........... Mar-19-01 ... N...

Reality TV

I am one of the few who will admit to watching "I'm A Celebrity" but I have not started this thread to discuss the show... rather more the type of reality celebs that are created by todays Television programmes. They become role models to the young a...

How can I say this without causing offence?

I can't, so I won't even try. Let's just say it was about the names on the jerseys of the "English" football team players. and leave it at that.

Hero or Idiot this happened to me 2 nights ago

At home the other nighti had visitors,and was doing tree dec,sthe phone rang and one of them answered. A Lady asked for Wendy (NOT THE REAL NAME)the phone was passed to me,and i said theres no one here of that namethe Lady did not sound well cos she ...

Well..Well..I dont believe it..

Peru says British and Irish drug mules may have prison sentences reducedMelissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly must await end of judges' strike to hear if they will avoid trial and be freed early Police escort Michaella McCollum Connolly, of Ir...

Keane and Viera best of enemies................

Anyone watch it on ITV 4 ?Great viewing,Roy keane so intense!!!!

Is this 'a tragedy'?.

Or overhyped news story. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/08/10-stone-child-taken-into-care_n_4407548.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular That's more than my 25yr old daughter weighs, but does it justify taking the child into care if she was otherwise...

ebay's "12 days of Christmas"

copyright "Ronnybabes" On the first day of Christmas, ebay said to me:"Why not relist and try again."On the second day of Christmas, ebay said to me:"we charge commission on postage, makes more sense you must agree, On the third day of Christmas, eba...

PISA Table, very poor rankings.

So the UK has come out badly in the World rankings and Wales is bottom of the pile in the UK? Why do YOU think that is? Why do I think that is? Here goes:- There's many contributory factors and one thing that seems to stand out is that for some reaso...

Don't Have Children Unless You're 'Stable Enough' To Get Married, agree/disagree?.

Has he got a point?. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/09/children-only-if-you-want-marriage-says-judge_n_4410853.html?icid=maing-grid7|ukt4|dl1|sec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D228860

Amercian soap.

Alf was a shoe salesman ..his wife was a redhead he had a stupit blond daughter and a son who never had a girlfriend..... whats the name of the soap.. please..

Unite union calls for parliamentary debate on rocketing foodbank usage

Unite, the country’s biggest union, is leading calls for a parliamentary debate into UK hunger, as foodbanks brace themselves to feed 60,000 people this Christmas.In backing calls for an urgent parliamentary debate on the threefold growth in foodbank...

This is where the Cold Winter Payment is Going too

MPs face fury as they get 11% rise: £7,600 pay hike leaders called 'unthinkable' and 'impossible' will go aheadHike will see MPs' annual salary rise from £66,396 to £74,000The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is expected to sign off the ...