Actor "Greengrass" Bill Maynard has died at the age of 89. Apparently he fell from his mobility scooter after injuring his hip. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43596854
Madam has her rather large box of Mothering Sunday chocolates open, the unwritten rules for engagement state that: 1. Wait to be offered. 2. Don't pick the favourites. 3. Don't pick the same one every time. 4. Don't take your time choosing. 5. No opening the second layer until the first is finished. 6. No refusals,…
http://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43526392 I read that Apple are proposing these. Why? Who needs them? Disability isn't an emotion, it's a fact. My friends, docs, social services etc know I'm disabled. It's no-one else's business. Plus, using a disabled emoji does not make someone disabled. So, why?
I'm 'home alone' right now while my three generations of golfers are out hitting balls into bunkers. So, with time on my hands, I had a look at the Helpline forum and was amazed at how many threads end with the Helpline team's words of assistance ie no word of thanks from the poster. Is this a modern thing? An internet…
BST begins tomorrow so don't forget to put your clocks forward tonight. Mr DD had a very thorough grumble about this, :roll: it's not a big deal especially as I do all the fiddly ones. DD
Is anyone else watching? I love this charming little series currently on BBC2 at 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. People turn up with their broken or damaged family treasures and skilled craftsmen work their magic to bring the items back up to scratch - and often beyond. The care, patience and skill that is employed is…
I am looking to replace my current Samsung 7" tablet which is becoming increasingly arthritic and eccentric. (One of us is enough.) But with what? Same again? Or are there things on the market now more suited to my needs? I use it mainly for surfing the net and writing emails when I can't access my 'proper' computer. I…
When I came back from this Indian hospital I have been 6 or 7 hours too late. Little bro just found our father dead. Little brother is my Portuguese half brother and he is much younger than I am. Plus, we all live in different countries, have different nationalities, speak a couple of different languages and so on. Well-…
... put a red cross on my front door with the words "unclean" or "plague here" underneath it. :roll: Why on earth do colleagues insist on going into work when they have viral illnesses such as flu? Oh yes, you've guessed haven't you? I got a dose of this virus and it's nasty. I took to my bed late Saturday afternoon,…
Former Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen has died aged 80 his wife Phyllis confirmed today (Wednesday, March 14). In the past few years, Bowen, who lived in Cumbria, suffered a number of strokes.
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