The incomparable Groucho Marx wrote: "I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." Slightly different version from a far lesser mortal: The new tactic of expunging...
I have two pets that have been together since they were babies and now are 14 years old. One has been treated by the vet for the last year for a disease that is not going to get better but can be...
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49511611 a good idea for the charity to work with the betting industry to offer insight into managing the vulnerable? or a reputationally destructive move for the...
I need help in picking an antivirus For years I used AVG free but I had problems last year and bought the paid-for virus (can't clearly remember what the problems were) and have been happy with that...
Can anyone give some illustrations of what benefits Brexit - with and without a deal - the average British citizen will hopefully notice and enjoy when it goes ahead?...
We have some storage jars, Fresh&Easy by Leifheit - excellent vacuum lid when new, but a couple of years in, the rubber seal seems to have worn out, as they’re no longer a tight fit. Anyone come...
Mrs B is flying Luton - Belfast. EasyJet are now saying she might not be able to use her photo driving licence, and needs a passport(!) And that she should 'phone the British embassy!' (She's Irish,...
Never usually have the TV on during the day but we recorded this on Sky Arts, I've watched many documentaries about him but this was a truly in depth look into the great man's career, we have sat with...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7406011/Dramatic-moment-police-arrest-fleeing-child-rapist-Heathrow.html#newcomment Tricky one this but: Now the taxpayer will have to pay for his food and...
Do people who are anxious really need to be able to park a bit closer to the shops?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/29/parking-permits-extended-people-hidden-disabilities/...
Mrs B will be in Ireland for a day or two. Our mobiles are SIM only, pay-as-you-go. Can she text/call me from Ireland (and me-her) just by putting 44 in, or do we have to use some other code? Ta....
Just watching The Producers on TCM (cable). Hilarious as ever, but either I'm getting old (no question) or there were bits missing. I was sure there was a scene when somehow a neighbouring lot broke...
I have mentioned before on answerbank I don't discuss politics or religion as I don't know enough about either,what does amaze me is the amount of time posters spend arguing about religion, going on...
So I am easily annoyed,I should grow a pair,don't read it What am I on about? The bastardisation of the queens English. I could understand if it was children but to see grown adults talk about...
Do car washes damage the paintwork of a car and if so can it be 'undone' afterwards with some cosmetics application? I've just got the car a month ago! Don't suppose the issue will matter this time...
Bought a dirt-cheap DVD from eBay. It’s the complete works of George Eliot, on Audiobooks, and they’re saved as MP3 audio files. Can’t put the disc into a CD machine (it IS a DVD), but on my...
Urged to update after a very long session I was left without Wifi. I've now heard of 3 others who have had problems. In case it's helpful, *very much in my own-non-technical words* W10 includes...
