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by Patience
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Stop Press
Topic: Poor old Charlie
Replies: 28
Views: 336

Poor old Charlie

According to the very accurate rumour mill Anne has been ill since before Christmas.
We all know that is now destabilising hackers that are saying this.
by Patience
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Stop Press
Topic: Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Replies: 7
Views: 31

Baltimore Bridge Collapse

@Furbs maybe it’s one of these things where the crashes aren’t happening more often, it’s just been reported more often. We see that at work, particularly with reporting of near misses, etc. @Merry I’m not keen on Suspension Bridges. When the new bridge over the River Forth was built, I refused to t...
by Patience
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:06 pm
Forum: The Coffeeshop
Topic: Stocks and Shares ISA
Replies: 3
Views: 45

Stocks and Shares ISA

I met some work friends for dinner over the weekend. As we are all of an age, we talked about pensions, retiring and tax, etc. Oh how we have moved on from our chats in our 20s and 30s! One of the things which took some discussion is the reduction on capital gains allowance to £3k from 6th April 202...
by Patience
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 1 (9 March)
Replies: 5
Views: 40

Tough 1 (9 March)

5 Suella Braverman is named after which TV character?
I’m sure I read her name is actually Sue Ellen. I’m guessing it’s Sue Ellen from Dallas. 🤣

2 Which religious site is overlooked by a 600m clock tower?
Mecca?
by Patience
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Whinge and Cheer
Topic: Cheer about 53AP and good old ernie
Replies: 50
Views: 2357

Cheer about 53AP and good old ernie

Well done Furbs. £100 is very welcome. I checked today and it said the results weren’t released until tomorrow 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow. I’m a field judge. Today, I was recording the distances and changing the order in the Women’s Shot Putt final and raking th...
by Patience
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Picture Quiz
Replies: 3
Views: 42

Picture Quiz

Winchester? 🤷🏼‍♀️

The “Arthurian” Round Table is in Winchester
Mary married Phillip of Spain in Winchester Cathedral.
Your mum lived in Winchester.
The bloke is familiar, but his name escapes me, unless it is Phillip?
by Patience
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 2 (25 Feb)
Replies: 7
Views: 83

Tough 2 (25 Feb)

15 Entertainment; Football; History; Money; Politics?
I was listening to a podcast yesterday and it mentioned another called “The Rest is Politics” and how there were so many other podcasts which start with “The Rest Is….”
That’s my guess.
by Patience
Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: The Coffeeshop
Topic: February - let's hope it's better than January!
Replies: 49
Views: 840

February - let's hope it's better than January!

It’s fair to say I m not a happy bunny today. Firstly, I’m not very well. After a few days of a grumbly stomach on Monday / Tuesday which both me and the pharmacist thought might be trapped wind and got the appropriate medication, On Wednesday afternoon and evening, it was very very very painful. Ju...
by Patience
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:04 am
Forum: Travellers' Tales
Topic: GAIA at Tewkesbury Abbey
Replies: 10
Views: 68

GAIA at Tewkesbury Abbey

That looks absolutely beautiful! 😻
by Patience
Fri Feb 16, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Stop Press
Topic: Alexei Navalny, "Putin's most vocal critic" has died
Replies: 6
Views: 68

Alexei Navalny, "Putin's most vocal critic" has died

Aren’t presidential elections coming up in Russia shortly? Maybe a way of showing that dissent will not be tolerated? I know he couldn’t stand because of his criminal conviction, but intimidation is so on brand.
by Patience
Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: The Coffeeshop
Topic: February - let's hope it's better than January!
Replies: 49
Views: 840

February - let's hope it's better than January!

OC you are very right about everything being for the convenience of the vendor and not the customer. This includes phone helplines (now chat bots), booking appointments, many deliveries, shop opening hours (many are closed for lunch). Everything seems much harder these days.
by Patience
Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 2 (14 Jan)
Replies: 9
Views: 1247

Tough 2 (14 Jan)

15. Double vowels xxxxx, bee, shiitake, moon, vacuum. Don't know the lava clue. I searched and searched for something with volcanic lava flow with a double vowel. I think you would need to be a volcanologist to know it. “ Types of Lava Flow – Pahoehoe and A’a The three types of lava flow are pahoeh...
by Patience
Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 2 (14 Jan)
Replies: 9
Views: 1247

Tough 2 (14 Jan)

11 Pioneered Swat training; won nine World Series; wrote The Crucible? Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible and the only thing I know about him (apart from being a fantastic playwright) was that he was Married to Marilyn Monroe. Another of her husbands was baseball player Joe DiMaggio. He may have won 9...
by Patience
Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 2 (14 Jan)
Replies: 9
Views: 1247

Tough 2 (14 Jan)

Incidentally, #13 isn't quite right later on today; it was 100% right yesterday but not later on today. Anybody know why? A clue 🕵️‍♀️ 13 Catharina-Amalia; Elisabeth; Frederik; Haakon; Leonor; Victoria; William? Are they all heirs to thrones? European probably. Frederik is now Frederik X after the ...
by Patience
Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 1 (13 Jan)
Replies: 6
Views: 1137

Tough 1 (13 Jan)

7 Sildenafil was sold from 1998 under what brand name?
I’ve thought long and hard about this one and the only thing I can come up with is Viagra.





😜
by Patience
Sat Jan 06, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 1 (6 Jan)
Replies: 5
Views: 1377

Tough 1 (6 Jan)

7 What, in County Antrim, is the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery
Bushmills
by Patience
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: The Coffeeshop
Topic: January Chatty - Happy New Year!
Replies: 99
Views: 6660

January Chatty - Happy New Year!

Furby! You are our top sleuth
🕵️‍♀️

Very well done.
by Patience
Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:38 am
Forum: The Coffeeshop
Topic: December Chatty, hohoho!
Replies: 86
Views: 4959

December Chatty, hohoho!

I’m meant to be going to visit friends for New Year tomorrow and Lopsie is already in the cattery. However, I’m not feeling brilliant. I’ve had a headache kicking about for a couple of days and I started to feel nauseous about lunchtime yesterday. Not enough that it has stopped me going to friends l...
by Patience
Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:32 am
Forum: Quizzes & Questions
Topic: Tough 1 (30 Dec)
Replies: 6
Views: 1318

Tough 1 (30 Dec)

Happy to accept a correction, WR 👍. It makes perfect sense for it to be called Piece Hall rather than Peace Hall. I still think it looks marvellous in the photos and must incorporate that into a visit to Englandshire one day.
by Patience
Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Whinge and Cheer
Topic: Whinge About Covid
Replies: 42
Views: 3463

Whinge About Covid

It’s all back to normal with “nothing to see here” on travel and planes.
Mostly in the UK, it’s “no public transport” to see.