OneGuyFromBarlick

We get the other side of the hospital parking problem now that we live near one. Some of those living here are having to put up signs saying `Please don't block our drive'. Yes, some drivers do actually block people in or out of their drives! Nowt so queer as folk.

I've just been chatting to a neighbour. She said "If only someone could wave a magic wand and turn things back to how they were". Her family have bought a house in south-west Ireland and they are aiming to all get Irish passports eventually.

Since we moved to our present house we find more dust settles on surfaces than did in the old house. We haven't got an obvious explanation. Perhaps it's because this house is in town and the other was out in the countryside?

The bit that grabbed my attention in this report was that it was so easy for the thief to divert the victim's landline phone calls to his own phone...
`RBS customer lost thousands of pounds in scam' LINK

A report out this morning warns that 9 out of 10 Black Friday deals are actually on sale cheaper at other times of the year..... (Like the January sales?) Could be a timely warning! They were quoting a `Which' study but also said that `Trusted Reviews' say the opposite - they're cheapest at Black F...

There was something in the news recently about a girl who falls asleep frequently and suddenly during daytime. The DVLA still allows her to drive a car. The story said she knew when sleep was about to happen but it still sounds dangerous to me - what if she's on the motorway?

Mrs Tiz had a strange mobile phone experience yesterday. We were out at the shops when her phone rang which is itself is unusual because we don't use the mobile phone much. She swiped the phone to take the call but did it the wrong way and it terminated. When she looked it showed a London number tha...

`Iceland Possibly To Blame For “Worst Year To Be Alive” In World History' LINK I like finding out about these massive climate and geological events because they provide the backdrop to historic events experienced by humans and wildlife. It's `Events, dear boy, events' on a global scale. This eruptio...

This was a forgotten corner in Bridgwater but it's been much improved. The building was in a bad way when we first came to live in this area so it's good to see the restoration finished...
`Bridgwater's miniature castle restored after £600k revamp' LINK

We know what's important news here in Somerset!
`Trapped hamster freed from pipe on tiny ladder in Bridgwater' LINK

Great stuff, Richard, keep it up! Reading comments about the quality of our politicians reminds me of Blair and his attraction to that lady Carol Caplin; and Gove telling teachers to use the grammar book from that weird pedant (can't remember his name).

Perhaps this is what you should have Panbiker: Fairphone

Oh dear, the Daily Mail has gone and let the cat wombat out of the bag! I thought the answer might come from one of our Aussie members but China and the DM got there first. Here's the press release. Enjoy... `Scientists Explain How Wombats Drop Cubed Poop' Wombats, the chubby and beloved, short-legg...

I'll have to let Plaques answer that question!

OK, what this?

This is one for the cyclists... `Swarmlike Collective Behavior in Bicycling' Press release from the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Under embargo until 18/11/2018 23:00 GMT. Whether it’s the acrobatics of a flock of starlings or the synchronized swimming of a school of fish, nature is full of e...

"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants."
Alan Whitney Brown, American writer and comedian

Tiz, the form I filled in was about 30 pages also and I noted that it had been revised in 2014. It was very clear and easy to fill in. That fits - my photo is dated April 2013 so they must have improved the forms dramatically since then. Wendy wrote: `.. it's a benefit which goes towards paying for...

Where is Master Johnson? I'll tell you where Boris is (or was) and you can make what you will of it. One evening last week he dined with his father and Nigel Farage in a fancy London restaurant. The proof is in a photo published in the Daily Mirror. What are they scheming? Farage is a factor that h...

Trump has been making fake news again but at least it's allowed the Finns to have some fun on social media at his expense...
`California wildfires: Finland bemused by Trump raking comment' LINK

I'm not sure how Stanley's post relates to the previous ones...?

Mrs Tiz's father made one of those electric bed warmers for the elderly lady to whose Norfolk house he was evacuated from London in the Blitz.

Stanley wrote: ↑

15 Nov 2018, 06:48

Every trick will be used to extract money from your purse or pocket...

That's what contactless credit cards were invented for. Perhaps we need kryptonite wallets and purses?

Look what we missed out on when we were kids...

Yes, thanks for that Tripps. All very interesting but Bruff could have summarised it for them in a few pithy and humorous paragraphs. :extrawink: On a different topic, slightly off track for here...I listened to a radio programme about inheritance and it got me thinking. People make wills to be sure...

I've found the photo and have to admit that I exaggerated the number of pages - it was 30 not 40!

`Harwich WW1 U-boat surrender marked with willow model' LINK

`Dalby Forest sleeping mouse leaves visitors shut out' LINK