Grab a chair, kick off your shoes, chill and chat.
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Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
RIP Christine McVie
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exile »
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:46 pm
Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac died age 79
Some of my formative music
RIP Christine
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Last post by exile
Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:30 pm
Black Friday
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niemeyjt »
Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:46 am
Anyone managed to find any bargains?
I have a list of things (mostly Children's Xmas) and make a rule not to buy anything not on the list - sadly...
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Last post by beejay
Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:06 pm
Twitter
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niemeyjt »
Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:42 am
It seems Elon Musk is having a bit of a staffing problem at this moment at Twitter. Whilst my brain (and ego) are nothing compared to those of Elon,...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:40 pm
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Last post by Blaze
Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:22 pm
Worthy cause
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ajm »
Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:43 pm
Kevin Sinfield is running 7 ultra marathons in a week from Murrayfield to Old Trafford raising money for MND. He did a similar effort last year and...
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Last post by hughnique
Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:57 am
Day of Tolerance
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niemeyjt »
Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:54 am
Today (16th November) is the International Day for Tolerance.
source:
Maybe I need to cancel a couple of meetings today . . . .
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Last post by Oldblueraincoat
Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:28 am
King Charles
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manonthemoon2 »
Wed Nov 09, 2022 6:53 pm
King Charles & Queen Camilla had eggs thrown at them today during a walkabout.
That's no yolk is it 🤣
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Last post by tagh
Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:34 pm
The evil sides of two countries
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Wilbro »
Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:41 am
Dmitry Medvedev, long-term ally of Vladimir Putin, current deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, and previously both president and prime...
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Sun Nov 06, 2022 1:48 pm
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Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:23 pm
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Last post by Richard
Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:34 pm
Partial Solar Eclipse 25-10-22
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exile »
Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:31 pm
For those into such events
Tomorrow there will be a partial solar eclipse across France starting - depending exactly where you are in France - just...
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Last post by Liz
Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:08 pm
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Last post by Bayleaf
Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:20 am
How's this work
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hughnique »
Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:58 am
I am a member of several of these buy and sell groups in my area, albeit anything worth buying is still miles away, and the remainder is normally a...
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Last post by Nomoss
Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:42 pm
Smile!
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niemeyjt »
Fri Oct 07, 2022 6:50 am
Today is World Smile Day
source:
So to everyone . . .
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Last post by Loup-garou
Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:32 am
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:20 am
Contact list for the person left behind
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Sparkle »
Tue Sep 06, 2022 11:23 am
A long time back someone wrote possibly on another forum a list of all the things needed to do and all the companies to contact after someone has...
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Last post by Sparkle
Tue Oct 04, 2022 4:28 pm
EPC
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niemeyjt »
Mon Oct 03, 2022 6:45 pm
Our UK property had its 10-year Energy Performance Certificate - and once again it came out as 79 points - 'C' - two points below the minimum for a...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:08 am
Sock sizing
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Blaze »
Tue Sep 27, 2022 10:25 am
Why are socks sold in sizes 35-38 & 39-42 ???? I fall somewhere between 38 and 39 which is more than unfortunate. If I buy 35-38, they inevitably...
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Last post by Sparkle
Mon Oct 03, 2022 11:30 am
Wordle
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niemeyjt »
Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:29 am
Who does it?
Who has a competition with their other half?
Today we tied on 3 - and generally we are about even - so I am happy not to be too senile...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:51 pm
Macron speech in Germany
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DaveW »
Mon May 09, 2022 7:00 pm
Listening to it on France 24. He has some interesting views on Europe moving forward and including future EU members and members that have left.
I...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:55 am
4th Leak discovered in gas pipeline
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Bayleaf »
Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:55 am
Sabotage - surely not by the Kremlin?.....
As well as the disruption it's going to cause to goodness knows how many (weren't the first leaks...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:05 pm
Unbelievable stupidity, or death wish?!
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Bayleaf »
Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:48 am
Just flicking through the headlines, and seeing the devastation that Hurricane Ian is causing/has caused across the pond. There's a clip about why...
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Last post by exile
Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:22 am
Getting worse
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hughnique »
Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:48 pm
Pound really suffering against the Euro, down to 1.11, was 1.18 a few weeks back, what's the problem now??
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Last post by Bayleaf
Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:52 am
What to do with it all
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hughnique »
Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:53 pm
Another one died last night, an elderly English chap in the village, fell over, had covid and bronchitis and then a cardiac arrest in the hospital,...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:15 pm
Human Compost
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niemeyjt »
Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:23 am
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, compost to compost?
Another US State has legalised composting bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation....
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Mon Sep 26, 2022 2:35 pm
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