Off-Topic Discussion

Totally agree. They're nothing more than savages. Of course, it's probably ok to behead someone kindly as long as it's in the name of religion..........

A banker doing a good act for no return ? It can't be true

Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips. I remember that. We had the day off school. Me and my mates celebrated by playing football and climbing trees all day.

I'm glad it went smoothly Kandy. I found on Monday that one of my dearest work colleagues died suddenly at the age of 40. due to the circumstances there will have to be a post mortem etc. I don't think it will be a catholic ceremony, if I knew Dave, it will be humanist. Such a shock as he was...

Totally agree @fat controller They should be made to have two sets of rear and front lights. The reflective clothing should be worn over rucksacks not underneath. The police should also enforce a immediate fixed penalty for those who don't!

Them and the credit hire companies are the scourge of this country as far as I am concerned; when my Jag was hit by a van, it was collected to be taken in for repairs (back wing and wheel arch needed pulled and sprayed), because it wasn't my fault (guy reversed into the side of me) my insurer...

Yes, it is rather heavy - as were a lot of the songs of that period - but sung really well. Another song, written by Tom Paxton, was in a similar vein. Bobby Darin recorded a superb version of it on his "Earthy" album in 1963 but I can't find it on the net. This version (the only one I...

Yes Wales is so lovely and to ring God is free. Why?It is a local call.

Re New Orleans after Katrina:- I've deleted the photos I took because I didn't want them on my computer. Although I didn't take many of the damage because it would be too much like voyeurism. Immediately after Katrina the place was treated like a forgotten city and a political football! ...

The trick is too make your bike look as unattractive as possible. My bike is bright pink for a reason. I hate having a pink bike but I like to think that no thief would be caught dead with one. Then again I do still lock it.I've been thinking about getting myself a more expensive bike as I...

@Kandy , I have some of the support pads and I have taped them to my feet with micropore tape, stops them moving around, I also have toe separators, and I have ordered extra wide fitting shoes!!!! How glamorous, I can hardly wait. Operation won't help you will just have what they call a 'stump...

I don't even go that far FC.Mrs Trunky buys most of my clothes. She won't let me buy my own any more. Apparently I have "no idea" when it comes to style or coordination. Although, in a moment of sartorial madness, I did recently buy some stripey socks.

Ash falling out is likely to mark the slabs but I've always been able to pressure wash them off.

I got shot of a B6 Passat last year when it came holding its begging bowl in a big way - hole in the inlet manifold £480 + VAT for the part; turbocharger £1200 + VAT for the part, discs and pads all round roughly £480 + VAT for the parts, cambelt and water pump £440 all in. A tad over £3000...

Politicians cannot learn. If they have the learning gene, it's removed and if it can't be removed they don't get the job! It's always - we'll defer a decision until the next election. Prevarication is what keeps governments going.

I am sorry FC. you sound like a sweet person and Smudge is so grateful to have you pick him. But over here, any puppies in PET STORES are from Puppy mills. Where female dogs are viewed as money making machines to crank out the puppies to sell, the mothers are given very little room to move in...

Amphetamine?

I invented the Debit card, but was told by Barclays, who I worked for at the time,

Hang on a minute, I wonder if ESA staff have somewhere safe to hide out. Perhaps in some underground research lab or something. The article is on the news now.A very important detail is this bit:so they knew in advance it could fall on our heads. The cheeky monkeys.

And Chinese sellers sometimes get the decimal point 2 places out And will it or wont it have the correct plug supplied despite being over £4,000 more than being asked by UK sellers?