This year I have seen very few swallows and house martins ~ and I haven't seen a single swift! When we moved to this house thirty years ago they were numerous; and at this time of the year we used to...
The ad with blue balls ~ woman wearing dressing gown turns a handle on a wall and a blizzard of blue balls descends upon her. But what is she supposed to be standing in? A lift? A shower? This has...
I have never in my life played a full game of tennis, but years ago I used to enjoy watching Wimbledon on TV. Now I seem to have lost interest, and the same thing has happened with football (I was a...
For many years I was self-employed and was very conscientious in disciplining myself to keep regular working hours and meet deadlines. But since retiring I have found it increasingly difficult to...
In Windows Live Mail how can I delete unwanted e-mails from my inbox? I have more than a thousand from Amazon Local but I can't see any way to delete them in bulk. Help would be appreciated.
Hi all. I received a cheque today for £200,000. But I cannot touch a penny of it as am holding it as power of attorney for another person. But I can't help wondering what how I would spend it if that...
I've been told that there was an item on the news recently warning people to think carefully before travelling to Greece, because there could be a problem getting back to the UK. Does anybody have any...
Just watching this. What is the reason for showing this programme? Is it to arouse our sympathy for these people, or to make us feel distaste at their profligate and dissolute lives? You will...
I left home this afternoon to walk my dog on the TPT in brilliant sunshine. Twenty minutes later I was assailed by the most horrendous hailstorm I have ever seen, accompanied by a howling wind and a...
My mother has moved into a care home and I am selling her house, something I have never done before. Could someone please tell me the usual procedure for obtaining final bills from utility companies...
Here's one of mine: my friend and I were candidates taking a professional exam; we were the first to arrive so we sat behind the reception desk and as the other the candidates turned up we asked them...
Afternoon all. It's time once again for my seasonal lament at the speed with which Christmas comes round again, seemingly faster as the years go by. Soon when I take the decorations back to the attic...
Do you remember customs and usages that are now no longer observed? When I was a child a death in the family was signified by the curtains or blinds being closed in the windows facing the street. And...
An old friend of mine died recently; it really *** me off when good people pass on and nasty *** survive to cause havoc. Can we start a petition against this?
