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My Goodness It's Blowing Well

How are you all doing in these winds? Part of next door's new roof is now on our drive.  Heard a massive bang earlier and it transpires we have lost one third of an old ash tree - and it has taken... ...
23:36 Sun 21st Jan 202416 answers, last by Smowball 01:54 Mon 22nd Jan 2024
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Revenge By Music - Suggestions Please

Mr BM took great delight over Christmas in getting Alexa to play Mariah Blummin Carey "All I want for Christmas" randomly - interrupting whatever I was listening to. On Monday he had a total knee... ...
15:16 Fri 19th Jan 202460 answers, last by Barmaid 22:27 Sat 20th Jan 2024
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Ridiculous Increase In Car Insurance

Our car insurance was £587 last year.  This year it has gone up to £1,700!!!!!  We are both over 50 (him over 60), both professionals, do very little mileage every year (perhaps around 7000), we... ...
14:23 Fri 12th Jan 202425 answers, last by bednobs 17:11 Fri 12th Jan 2024
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For The First Time In Ages

I sat and played my piano this afternoon.  My goodness, I am rusty, but I still enjoyed it.  I've just been too busy or tired to even spend 15 minutes on there. Have you done anything recently that... ...
18:19 Sun 17th Dec 202324 answers, last by anneasquith 21:13 Sun 17th Dec 2023
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Instructing A Barrister Direct

I know that people generally dislike lawyers as overpaid, pond bottom dwellers but putting that aside for a minute, I am just interested in people's views. If you were involved in litigation and... ...
21:09 Thu 07th Dec 202314 answers, last by Old_Geezer 09:18 Fri 08th Dec 2023
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Today I Have Learned

that a can of diet pepsi has the ability to cover an entire room..... I have a walk in pantry and the door does not latch properly.  One of my darling pussy cats obviously thought it was an... ...
12:53 Sun 26th Nov 20235 answers, last by roopower 14:53 Sun 26th Nov 2023
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Christmas Lunch

I can't work today due to noisy scaffolders (yay, they are going today), so I thought I better get on with sorting out the food for Christmas.  I've only got 7 on Christmas Day so I think I might... ...
13:49 Tue 14th Nov 202334 answers, last by Khandro 09:43 Wed 15th Nov 2023
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Strictly - Professionals' Dance

I loved it. I fear I may be having an allergic reaction to my mascara tho, given the eyes are streaming. (On catch up).
20:07 Sun 12th Nov 202311 answers, last by Countrylover 10:23 Mon 13th Nov 2023
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Free Ancestry And Fmp

I understand that this weekend, ancestry and findmypast are offering free access.  I am not sure what records are included - it is probably mainly military, but just thought it was worth pointing... ...
12:59 Fri 10th Nov 20231 answer, last by Buenchico 18:09 Fri 10th Nov 2023
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Fao Ladybirder And Redhelen

Ladybirder, I know you took Jay to see Uncle Vet yesterday, how did you get on? RedHelen, same for you and Bolly. Miss Emily is somewhat improved but not 100% but she is very grumpy being on house... ...
17:50 Wed 08th Nov 202325 answers, last by ladybirder 09:45 Thu 09th Nov 2023
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Reasons To Be Cheerful

My RTBC are that the builders from next door and ours will hopefully leave early today.  I have told next door that they cannot be on site on a Saturday because frankly, I am sick to death of them... ...
10:50 Fri 13th Oct 202313 answers, last by Vagus 17:25 Fri 13th Oct 2023
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Reasons To Be Annoyed

I've had a very bad day.  We have had TWO lots of scaffolders here today - one for our property and one for the barn which backs onto our property.  I have had to tell them all about eleventy... ...
15:54 Mon 09th Oct 202325 answers, last by douglas9401 16:51 Tue 10th Oct 2023
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Family History

Is this something that interests you?  Have you researched anything?  Have you done a DNA test for family history purposes? Have you any stories to tell? It's my main hobby and I love it.  I like... ...
14:33 Fri 29th Sep 202343 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 08:41 Sat 30th Sep 2023
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Cookery Books - A Bit Of Fun

I have no idea whether this is true, but I just saw something on social media saying that the average number of cookery books a person owns is 8. Only 7% of us own 20 or more. I just did a rough quick...
10:11 Wed 13th Sep 202344 answers, last by ferlew 16:50 Wed 13th Sep 2023
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Rip Bruce Guthro -Runrig

Sad to hear of the passing of Bruce Guthro - lead vocalist with Runrig for 20 years. Saw them many times live and he was a great front man. RIP....
19:41 Wed 06th Sep 2023
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What Is The Oldest

a) thing in your house which is still used b) thing in your house which is purely decorative (I'm ignoring the fabric of your house and referring only to its contents) Jokes concerning your OH are...
17:22 Fri 14th Jul 202325 answers, last by William51 08:28 Sun 16th Jul 2023
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Software To Help With Short Booklet Writing

I'm currently compiling a short booklet (family history related), that will only be given to family members - either in print form or emailed in .pdf form. I am writing the text in Word, but have...
14:56 Sat 08th Jul 20234 answers, last by forec96 10:42 Fri 05th Jul 2024
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Bird Identifying App

I have today downloaded the app "Merlin". Although I have not fully used it yet, I have used it in my garden breaks to see what birds it identifies by their song. So far, I have been quite impressed....
16:53 Fri 30th Jun 20235 answers, last by Maydup 01:10 Sat 01st Jul 2023
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Hercules Flypast

is taking place today to mark the retirement of service of these amazing aircraft. https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/a-flypast-to-mark-the-forthcoming-retirement-of-the-hercules-from-raf-service/...
10:26 Wed 14th Jun 202311 answers, last by Ken4155 14:57 Wed 14th Jun 2023

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