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The Minneapolis murderer's face.....
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Hotrodder »
Thu Jan 08, 2026 3:06 pm
.....is all over the internet. The woman who took the video was very courageous and should emigrate before Trump's gestapo gets her. UPDATE: The ICE...
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Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:51 pm
THE BEST BIT OF CHRISTMAS
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Loup-garou »
Wed Dec 17, 2025 10:41 am
So, what's your favourite part of Christmas? Is it wrapping things up, Christmas dinner, watching the telly or something else.
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Sat Dec 13, 2025 5:15 pm
RIP Tom Stoppard
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Chappers51 »
Sat Nov 29, 2025 8:11 pm
Another great has gone, but he’s left a legacy of good work for others to enjoy. RIP.
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Sun Nov 30, 2025 10:06 am
No entry for heavy goods vehicles
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OTBC »
Tue Nov 18, 2025 10:46 am
Back in the day, Swansea Council needed a bilingual road sign that said “No entry for heavy goods vehicles.” Sensible enough, right?
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Last post by exile
Wed Nov 19, 2025 2:37 pm
Building work guarantees
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hughnique »
Sat Nov 15, 2025 11:14 am
Having secured a potential buyer for our house we seem to be in another dilemma, building work carried out by me in the last 20 years of occupation....
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Last post by Sparkle
Sun Nov 16, 2025 12:33 pm
Beaver Moon
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manonthemoon2 »
Thu Nov 06, 2025 4:22 pm
Did anyone get a glimpse last night?
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Fri Nov 07, 2025 3:33 pm
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Last post by Polly
Sat Nov 01, 2025 11:13 pm
RIP Jilly Cooper
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Blaze »
Mon Oct 06, 2025 12:39 pm
Very sad news - I read all her hilarious horsey books and loved them. In her interviews, she sounded fun, very down to earth and always ready for a...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Mon Oct 06, 2025 1:10 pm
Passport renewal
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hughnique »
Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:29 am
I feel sure this subject was covered a few weeks ago but unable to find it, anyway I need to apply, hopefully on line, for a renewal of our...
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Oct 06, 2025 11:43 am
Cost of living
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Blaze »
Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:58 am
This is a subject that seems to crop up all the time. The French took to the streets a few days ago moaning about their lack of spending power (among...
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Mon Oct 06, 2025 10:38 am
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Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:17 pm
French Hotels Dirty?
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Spectrum »
Sun Sep 28, 2025 9:30 am
We have just come back from a grand tour, we have been staying in French hotels varying in price from 200€ a night to over 400€ per night a mix of...
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Last post by exile
Sun Sep 28, 2025 1:35 pm
Where eagles dare
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RobertArthur »
Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:06 am
In the seventies the Frenchman Philippe Petit gained fame for his highwire walks. From 1999 the art of slacklining made its entry. Only (?) 375...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sat Sep 27, 2025 9:22 pm
RIP Robert Redford
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Blaze »
Tue Sep 16, 2025 2:58 pm
Who doesn't remember him in Butch Cassidy ? What a fantastic actor in so many brilliant films, the Sting, All the Presidents Men, Out of Africa...
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Last post by Loup-garou
Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:41 am
Flying cars crash in China
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Blaze »
Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:43 am
2 flying cars crashed into each other at an airshow in China (rather unfortunate timing) :lol:
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Last post by Niftyons
Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:31 pm
Peter Mandelson sacked
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Blaze »
Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:10 pm
About time too.
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Last post by ajm
Thu Sep 11, 2025 2:56 pm
Sail Amsterdam
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RobertArthur »
Thu Jul 31, 2025 10:28 am
After ten years back in Amsterdam, the tall ships, not the Russians this time, and many others. From 20 to 24 August they will gather again in the...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:31 pm
The time of the season
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RobertArthur »
Thu Aug 28, 2025 9:08 am
Holidays are over, time for la rentrée in France. Seasons come and go, but nowadays with our precision watches we have brought order to these...
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Last post by Blaze
Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:33 pm
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Last post by MAD87
Mon Aug 18, 2025 9:28 am
ladies football
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hughnique »
Thu Jul 24, 2025 4:58 pm
As much as I am not much of a football fan the recent Ladies Euro matches have been somewhat watchable, and I must admit the passing of the ball is...
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Tue Jul 29, 2025 8:54 pm
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Last post by Loup-garou
Wed Jul 23, 2025 9:14 am
And so it goes on
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hughnique »
Thu Jul 10, 2025 12:16 pm
It is open knowledge that we have our house on the market, and one of the main sell asap is the apparatus for the koi pond as well as the fish, koi...
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Thu Jul 17, 2025 2:33 pm
seeing things
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hughnique »
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:21 pm
Whilst awaiting the return of our thieves last night I was intrigued to see a bright bluey whitish light being emitted from what I can only describe...
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Sun Jul 13, 2025 9:47 am
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