Off-Topic Discussion

Normally you find that Stars and celebrities have Roses named after them but in Shirley Temple's case she has a Paeonia named after her...Paeonia "Shirley Temple"I have had one for nearly 20 years and it's a fine plant and a fitting tribute to her.

Ah I see thanks Jack.

I always found that, when dealing with the Civil Service, it was best to outdo them in the verbosity stakes. There were some fun times when I had used obscure or archaic words and they had to admit that they didn't understand what I was saying - or better still, pretend they did and make a...

These are highly paid people in charge of our country and I expect and require them to apply rigour to their endeavours. That he quit when he was caught out just goes to show he could have kept his job if he'd just done it (or had it done) correctly in the first place.

Not a problem Jenny. I like the cosy, pretty with the snowdrops.

Could it be that they are not up to the job...Or a goverment directive ?

We went over to ASDA pay as you go, when they started up, couple of years ago think it was when they were voted top by Which. Have never looked back. I have just treated myself to a Smart phone a Motorola G now owned by Google it is taking me a bit of time to get my head around it but it is...

Aahhh!!!! That's what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks everyone for your help. Clueless....I hadn't even considered looking at caravan camping gear. The cool type boxes are a good idea. There's a lot of ideas and I'll way them all up, thank you all. What does surprise me is that this sort of info hasn't been provided by the company that...

Thanks all for your help. Zigs has started another thread here.....

Yes, that would have made so much difference to him

I believe that anyone who ignores warnings & then needs rescuing should be sent a bill for the full cost of that rescue.

That's the ones! Crikey, I hope they really are worth that as my daughter bought 2 packs in a case cheap at a table top sale.

Now more investigations have started according to Daily Mail today.

There are such companies and individuals here. They are called 'venture capital' companies. I worked for one for a while (not the investment company, but the man that owned the investment company. He still owes me £9000, which I'll never get back, seeing as he fled the country (I know for fact I...

Oh I have once had a bad record I was a field service engineer travelling ScotlandOne bad night I was going home at midnight in my six week old VW Golf I decided to take a bridge out Advised my employer, and my health had nothing to do with it, they gave me the managers BMW, The next night I...

Councils move in mysterious ways. Some things are a mystery even to themselves. If I worked for the Council I would have a log burner seems like a great source for blocks..even the supporting posts look choppable.

I remember stuff in my head only years later. I find that data on receipts, shopping lists, calendars, etc,. pinned up in the kitchen make better passwords than stuff written on a 'post it 'stuck on my monitor.