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'cool' Way To Carry Drinks Bottle On A Bike

My son carries a drinks bottle on his bike and rides one-handed. Can anyone suggest a 'cool' way to carry a drinks bottle? Front basket - no, no, NO ! bike bottle holder - sensible but not 'cool'...

anotheoldgit

An Unnecessary Drain On Our Nhs?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2697892/One-14-new-mothers-maternity-tourists-182m-bill-births-short-term-migrants-visitors.html Could this be a reason why our once world wide admired NHS is...

TWR

Your Car!

What made you decide to purchase the model of your car?

kvalidir

Dog Passports

Hi, can anyone give me a definitive answer as to whether dogs need a passport between Northern Ireland and the UK please? Thanks:)...

Sqad

Well Done Uk.

Today Mrs sqad went to lunch with her badly dressed friend, who today was more appropriately dressed, and had a wonderful tale to tell. In that restaurant came two UK families, each one with mother,...

tristen

British People.........

Do British people really drink tea as much as in the movies? and do they learn the same stuff as in America? cause i was tought that like when we broke away England was evil and controlling what is it...

in a mo

Sky Subscription Increase What Do You Think ?

SKY HIGH I hear that SKY is increasing its monthly payments by £3.50 this I think is to help to pay towards the FREE Broadband it has started ,this is making this very expensive seeing most folk in...

mrs_overall

I Am Sick Of You Lot

Yes I am! There are far too many posts moaning about the heat and the weather. Here I am in the wilds of North Yorkshire wrapped up in a thick dressing gown to keep warm. There is a permanent wind...

ummmm

Did Anyone Get The Storm Last Night?

It was like having the paparazzi in the sky. Amazing. Thunder was really loud. Downside was it started about 2:30am....and it set car alarms off that seemed to go on forever.......

Jeza

Speaking Of The Heat, Referring To Gness's Thread

And those asking after Mic. He has been a real grump today. All windows open two fans going full blast both aimed at him. In the mean time I've been in the kitchen cooking dinner in, according to the...

ColinandJess

Domination!

Jess my 11 month old black lab is determined to dominate Colin my 20 month black lab! It started with her trying to mount him, then she would steal his balls and toys and now if they both have a chew...

jennyjoan

Dishes

Anybody get fed up - you wash your breakfast dishes - dry them - put them away. 3 hours later same again for lunch. 3 hours later same again for dinner. Such a futile chore. Maybe I will do the...

agchristie

Two More 'on The Run' Letters Issued...

Should people mistakenly issued letters advising they are not being sought for offences be charged? Review published today by Lady Hallett has revealed more letters sent in error following the Downey...

wolf63

How Do I make stovies?

Does anybody have an idiot-proof recipe for Stovies? My mum used to make it and it was lovely but I haven't got a clue what she put in it. Normally I would phone a grumpy git of a Scot who lives in...

ColinandJess

Stovies

My mother was from Cruden Bay and her Stovies were to die for. But she has passed on and I don't have her recipe, I know she used left over pork, potatoes and onions, water and possibly gravy browning...

ToraToraTora

Why Are The Lib Dems So Intent On Giving Away Public Money?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-28339128 They originally backed these changes to the benefit system....

buncrana

Bikes

The house next door is divided into several rented bedsits and one of the tenants keeps locking their bicycle to the railings shared by both properties. These railings are the original Victorian...