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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 ...

Weather

What's the weather in the city you live

Christmas finance

Most people classed as being in poverty 'have a job'

For the 1st time ever - More working households were living in poverty in the UK last year than non-working ones - f, a charity has reported.Just over half of the 13 million people in poverty - surviving on less than 60% of the national median (middl...

The Police were at the house..

the police came to my house earlier and said my dog had chased someone on a bike ... i said clear off my dog hasn't got a bike.. then they showed me a photo...

Did the Daily Mail miss this one?

War hero's benefits axed - because he was selling POPPIES6 Dec 2013 00:00Fusilier Stephen Taylor, 60, lost £71.20 a week after collecting for the Royal British Legion charity for a total of 24 hours in two weeks Forces helper: Stephen lost out for be...

JFK .... 50 years on.

Previously unseen footage of the shooting has been released using the 50 year rule.Claims are being made that the headwound was caused by a shot from the driver of the presidential limo.Here's a link to the video. http://tinyurl.com/o5pzx7l What do y...

I Dont Like Secret Courts.

Explain why you snatched baby girl at birth: Judge's order to social workers behind forced caesareanSir James Munby has demanded answers in extraordinary caseThe child was taken from the 35-year-old Italian in forced caesareanThe case shines light on...

I dont know what to say.

REST OF THE WORLD VERSION:The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long, buildingand improving his house and laying up supplies for the winter.The grasshopper thinks he's a fool, and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.Come wi...

Naughty ebay !

We all know that ebay pays little or no tax in the UK . But did you know that ebay is no longer registered in the UK with the Information Commissioner's Office under the Data protection Act ? Perhaps Alan can advise exactly where ebay is registered a...

re: Amazon panorama prog

Just wondering what people thought about the Amazon Panorama programme on BBC1 the other night?

Should the judges have named him?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518672/Identity-soldier-Alexander-Blackman-shot-Taliban-insurgent-revealed.htmlI don't think they should have done.Won't it put his family at risk?