I normally read contemporary fiction (my last two novels were Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes and The Drowning Lesson by Jane Shemilt) but like to read the odd "classic". I was thinking about The...
Prince William has donated an undisclosed amount to Captain Tom's campaign ... https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/17/prince-william-sends-secret-donation-captain-tom-moore-nhs-12568874/ ....and Ed Sheeran...
Where will it go? Now I am not knocking peoples efforts but I am suspicious of such large sums of money and a monolithic organisation like the NHS. Will it end up being used 'for the people' or for...
Leeds Utd Legend Norman 'Bites Yer Legs' Hunter has succumbed to the Covid19 virus at the age of 76. He will no doubt be best remembered as a no-nonsense defender who quite often would send not only...
Good morning By Pam Ayers: I'm normally a social girl I love to meet my mates But lately with the virus here We can't go out the gates. You see, we are the 'oldies' now We need to stay inside If they...
I was due to travel to Italy 1st May with Riviera Travel. They have cancelled my holiday and offered to re-book or holiday voucher but no cash refund. Checking on the ABTA website it says that the...
Lovely day once more. Just back from spar and guess what. Toilet rolls and kitchen rolls. One chap in the queue was sporting a black eye. I am sure he did not have when he walked in. Running out of...
Friday. Quite mild outside this morning, but no stars twinkling. According to the weather app on my wee kindle, we will have some rain about 0700, so no need to water the gardens then. A load of...
Piers Morgan asked Matt Hancock this morning if he was prepared to take a pay cut, his answer was no, asked why, he said he's having to work day and night. So should he take one?
This should attract a few complaints I would guess. On Ch 4 at 2100 hrs. Despatches. The Truth about Traveller's Crimes. They can chalk up the slaughter of a Thames Valley officer recently for...
You know when somebody puts summit important on Facebook they usually add “ Let share the hell out of this “ annoying . Anyway. Was thinking of one word countries with at least 3 vowels in its name...
We’ve just bathed him in the bath and it was a total success. Apart from a bit of squeaking he was as good as gold, didn’t try to escape and stood nicely to be washed. We put about 6inches of water in...
Life is too short for many things. But especially petty squabbling, especially here on Answerbank, which should be a friendly refuge for everybody, but especially the oddballs like me who come here...
A company somewhere in the north of Ireland completed an order for thousands of white shirts before the virus. The order couldn't be sent so the company asked the HSE if they could make use of the...