Folks were having a drink at a local pub when this majestic looking, immaculately dressed man walked in with two men who appeared to be his body guards. He shouted, "Smile everyone. When I smile...
What was all that with a disparate load of people marching in at one point with a large Olympic flag? We had the likes of Ban Ki Moon(UN Sec Gen), Doreen Lawrence(Mother of murdered Stephen Lawrence),...
I'm going to a vintage fair this morning and this afternoon I plan to tackle the South Col of Mount Ironing. It is so tall I may need oxygen to reach the summit.
I just knew Danny Boyle wouldn't let us down, that was just simply stunning, I hope even the ABAO mob will acknowledge that was the best ever openning ceremony to the Olympics. Ok Whinners do your...
late last night on ITV was a programme about Britain's greatest gold medal winners. I couldn't stay awake for the second half. What was the Top 10 please?
My surgery now only offers telephone triage, the doctor phones you, once you've spent ages phoning or visiting the reception desk, and will ask what's wrong. S/he'll then ask all the same questions...
My car has done this a couple of times while driving at speed (I use motorways to and from work). For a split second it's as if I've turned off the engine and I jolt forward as it halts - but then it...
Wonder if anyone can help me make sense of the rules for HB. Our daughter has an 18 month old daughter, she moved into another authority, intending to eventually find a job once she was settled....
We don't go on holiday until the last week of September and I noticed today when I was shopping that in some travel shops the exchange rate is €1.27 to the £1. Does any one know from past...
Most, if not all of the regular users on this site have taken the plunge and uploaded a picture for their avatar. But do you like to change your avatar on a regular basis, or have you kept the same...
Does anyone know which is the best airport to fly to to be within closest reach to the city centre? Also, what are the cheapest flight companies to go withfrom the South west UK area?
He's still in that bleeding house, getting to know the locals. And the narrative still revolves around the life histories of the Vangar family. Does anything happen in this bloody book? Is it worth...
Afternoon, How do you keep three kids "happy" for long, summer road trips? I require some professional advice, and anecdotes please :) I'd also like to hear about failed attempts! TIA....
Yesterday a woman came into the shop with her mum, her son and daughter. She told me she was wanting school shoes for her wee boy as he was starting school in August. So I gladly measured him up and...
Is this true? I have received a number of requests from people I don't know or I'm surprised they want to be FB friends. Then I read that Facebook data mines and sends actual friend requests for you...
A motorcycle patrolman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well. However, the patrolman kept feeling something pulling at the hairs...
