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Song When Scattering Ashes.

I'm going with family next week whilst they scatter a relatives ashes. One person said they were going to sing Now Is The Hour, rather than sing a hymn or say a prayer. Is this a good idea folks? What...

maggiebee

Warning

"WARNING TO VISITORS TO SCOTLAND" We have been asked by the SHPS ( Scottish Haggis Protection Society) to warn people about the dangers of Haggis Laying Season. The months of July and August are when...

agchristie

Building Regs Approval?

A friend is selling her house which she bought in 2002.The loft had been boarded out by the previous owners at some point and when marketed was described by the agents as a 'games room' as it could...

jennyjoan

Bus Pass

Can you open a bank account with only bus pass identification only. Thanks

Canary42

Six Of The Best: Riba Announce The Stirling Prize Shortlist

1. The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Aberlour 2. Nevill Holt Opera, Market Harborough 3. Goldsmith Street social housing, Norwich 4. London Bridge Station 5. Cork House, Berkshire 6. The...

tenrec

Any Suggestions Welcome Please.

Hi all. I have a friend who is very down/depressed. He wants to do the best for his family but feels he isn't good enough. I have tried to get him to seek professional help. Now he tells me that he...

Buenchico

Ooh! Six This Week!

. . . and I would have scored 7 if I'd not changed my mind about the ship just as I was going to click on an answer. Mind you, I reckon that the quiz is exceptionally easy this week. Do you agree?...

Jordyboy9

Happy Birthday To Me

It’s my birthday today 82 years young,someone else on here shared a birthday with me,can’t remember began with aV no can’t remember....

waterboatman

Good Morning Early Birds

Having aggro with the poota, so on the wee Kindle. A strange phenomena, it was raining out the back, dry out the front. M most odd! A fair bit of running around today, so will be out for most of it....

nailit

Cycling

Cycled to work today. Took over an hour but actually enjoyed it, just took a leisurely pace along the canal path. Saved myself £5 bus fare. (Another hour to cycle home and got wet coming back...it...

pumpjack

Bloody Stupid Washing Machine

feel like putting my boot through it. washing allways comes out crumpled, i mean crumpled, not just wrinkly its a beko pro smart invertor 7kg wash blah blah i do airbnb and must have penty bed sheets...

Maydup

The Extraordinary Collector

We watched this last night on BBC 4 at 11:40pm or there abouts. Episodes 3/4 are next Tuesday from 11pm and 5/6 the following week. Can anyone find episode 2 for me? Really good programme by the way....

Maydup

Driver Awareness Course

I have receive a speeding notice today, 37 mph in 30 limit and offered opportunity to attend drivers awareness course, which I thought I would opt for. Sadly we were on holiday at the time and if I...

Buenchico

Another Score Of 4 For Me . . .

. . . which, according the assessment at the end of the quiz, makes me 'clumsy', rather than 'inept'. (I think my metalwork teacher at school would have preferred to use [i]both[i] adjectives to...

Winieeee

Nip At 49 In A 30 Zone

Guys I need help I managed to get 6 points , 2 x 3 point offences over the last 6 months , this was due to getting done at 65 /67 in what I thought was a 70mph zone, it was a 60mph dual carriageway...

bobbs202

Hi Everyone

It's been a long time,in fact it's been almost 8 years since I was on AB, I've given the new ED my word that any controversy I'm caught up in I'll step away from, Life's been pretty good all told,...

Rockrose

Update

Dad is now entirely bed bound, this disease moved so quickly. 2 weeks ago he could with hel her out of bed and into a wheelchair, now a hoist moves him into a special armchair. We can no longer wheel...

Calicogirl

I Just Met Margaret Attwood

Pretty much that's it, just very, very fangurly about it. Nice perk to a visit home :)

dave50

Could You Wash Your Clothes Less?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48908413 I know people who will wash a garment after wearing it once even though it is obviously not dirty (not talking underwear of course). Mine go back in the...