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WARNING !!!!!!
4 Mar 2010

With no disrespect intended to you in saying this, some forum users may find that word offensive with or without an asterisk.

3 Mar 2010

I thought "walker" was what he meant, under the circumstances.

High St
3 Mar 2010

In my experience, when people use the expression "that's an undisputable fact," they is usually wrong on two counts: The fact that they state is not a fact but an assertion. It is disputed, normally widely so. In this case I can add a third count. The word is "indisputable". Iis OK to call me a loon but I think "publicity hungry" and "very vocal" a little unfair. Don

28 Feb 2010

There is an EU road hump mountain. We in the UK have a quota of humps that must be installed to reduce the surplus. Some other countries may not take their treaty obligations as seriously as we do. We should just accept that the authorities know what's best for us. frivolously, Don

WARNING !!!!!!
27 Feb 2010

I find it rather amusing that the advertisements showing as I read the latest posts on this thread take you to a site aimed at beating parking tickets, speeding tickets etc. However, I have an odd sense of humour.

27 Feb 2010

PJD, Thanks. I don't expect people to agree with me on this (or on most things) but I am always interested to see other people's views. It is one of the reasons that I follow this forum, even when I do not post. Don

27 Feb 2010

To say that yellow lines are there for a reason is meaningless - clearly they did not appear of their own volition.However, I think that at one time, double yellow lines had a connotation that could be seen as sensible by the average driver, i.e. parking there was, broadly, unsafe or obstructive. To a large extent, single yellow lines had a similar, if less strong, purpose. As I see it, the ...

I frequently find my dreams disturbed by the ghost of a headless rooster in a cage. Instead of crowing and despite its lack of a mouth, it talks like a parrot, alternating between "I'm Roddie" " and "Voice of reason". Every so often, it shrieks "Peter Harry" and rattles the cage furiously. It seems to want to know the name of its former owner but I am unsure whether "Roy" is out of date and ...

During my childhood there was a report each month on the news giving the total number of homes built.

21 Feb 2010

Never since I have been able to hold a knife and fork. Born 1950 and not able to judge 1945-51 from my own experience but, judging by their achievements, they certainly had the hearts in the right place. Don

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