Off-Topic Discussion

In the Deep South America (and possibly other States) most houses had suspended floors as they had crawl spaces for air circulation. Here we are on a concrete slab with concrete ceilings.

Pfftt... why don't they check their facts? "40 years ago", my bottom. It was just a wink ago when we were waiving our shiffon wrist scarves to Neun and Neunzig luftballon...

We got up to 62 mph at around 07:00 but apart from the noise our roof remained intact.

In the end I went for something which I believe is quite neutral. I ordered an afternoon tea pack from M&S, which basically has biscuits and cakes in it in a gift box. I can't see how that can possibly be misconstrued as anything other than a token of thanks.I did the exact same one for my...

Um...do they have a 'scrap' value, though? I recently rediscovered a boxful of old English coins, everything from ha'pennies to crowns, but from what I read it's illegal to melt down coins of the realm, so unless they're commemorative coins, they're worthless. Of course, it's probably only...

As someone with an interest in the martial arts, I know of a piece of history that demonstrates why this is a bad idea.Anyone who might be interested might look up the history of the art of capoera. It's a Brazilian martial art disguised as a dance (a dance with kicks that when tested on...

Good morning England's anthem at Commonwealth Game? Instead of God Save the Queen, which is the national anthem, England's anthem for the Commonwealth Games is JerusalemIn 2010, the Commonwealth Games Council for England conducted a poll of members of the public to decide the anthem. The...

Sorry no hope he ok too

That's the trouble with voice-activated technology....if you talk in your sleep, you've had it

I suppose we can only speculate as to what might have happened had the US anti-brigade not got involved, but it certainly didn’t help. I remember the phrase “the sky will be lack with them (Concord)”. As it was, only 14 entered service (France 7-GB 7). Over the years, I’ve worked on several...

Assume you mean for moving planters/pots around the garden? Afraid cannot see where a pulley system would help , unless you mean from the floor onto a bench ?If you search on "plant pot lifter mover uk" you will see there are lots of such devices for moving pots around, depending on the pot...

Hope you've had a really fabulous day Perki. Sorry I'm late to the party......any sausage rolls left.? xx

Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Cordy ... sorry I missed it, I've been taking a break..

Happy birthday!

Just to point out there is a 1% chance of this happening!

Some people get lots of really unexpected lingering symptoms. For most they subside eventually.For a while, I was genuinely worried I might have early onset dementia. I got lost in the town centre that I've known all my life, lost my glasses while wearing them, forgot the names of people I've...