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Christmas is coming and present buying is in progress. If you are buying anything through Amazon then please remember the Luxor4u shop. The costs and discounts are exactly...
More Egyptian tyre bursting action as Egypt Air Boeing 737-800 touched down in Saudi Arabia at Madinah's runway at when both nose tyres burst causing tyre debris to impact fuselage, engines and...
It must be terrifying for the people of La Palma island, the volcano seems to be increasing in it's ferocity. All the homes destroyed, businesses ruined I am just thankful that there has been no loss...
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I’m reminded of the maxim....
Sometimes it’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Years ago we had a top young advertising turk onboard, I asked 'if we made the advert how much to show on the telly ?
He said we could get it sponsored and do a charity deal with the TV station.
The...
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I remember my late sister donating £20 a month to the RSPCA for a few years but then being pestered for more money. She then cancelled her DD. I believe this behaviour is quite common amongst certain...
Hopefully this could be interesting tonight on Ch4.
Mind you, celebrating the 6th of October must be like celebrating the great exodus of Afghanistan.
I believe it's called a Pyrrhic victory ?........
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Shame the programme involves Tony Robinson otherwise I might have checked in. He should have stuck to being Blackadder’s servant. I find it impossible to take him seriously as a historian.
Been looking through a lot of old photos lately and reminiscing, one photo was of Yate's Wine Lodge in my home town.
Not a nice place to go, according to my Mother. There were however a chain of them...
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I did photograph a few of the houses on Rodney street, as my of them do have some history behind them. Also reminded my wife and I of our first place together in Glasgow.
I don't know why but today I started to think about the last time I wrote a letter.
We were taught at school how to format a letter, where to put the address, date, manner of address. Only to use Sir...
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I remember when you could post a letter in the morning and if local it would be delivered the same afternoon. Also if you sent something unsealed it was a ha'pence cheaper than sealed (still haven't...
So now you lot can leave Luxor and return to this 'scepter'd Isle.
A word of warning 'its all gone totally tits up over here and winters coming.
My advice stay put 'what's...
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If you've got a bit of land, plant a few nuts from your stash. If they haven't been sterilised to stop growth, they may just produce seedlings. You may not see them bear fruit, but they may confuse...
Facebook bans any mention of Norfolk waterway Cock shoot Dyke because its name is deemed too rude.. 8)
****, cock, willy, wang dang doodle.
Ps: I have a mate called ****.
So here we go again join the Yanks to make money and then f*** up.
For the USA making 'War is Making Money, it's a business for them. Never forget that!
Here is a letter I found today that says a...
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You have to laugh at the sour Taliban faces when they discovered that the numerous planes and helicopters littering Kabul airport had been “decommissioned “ by the departing Yanks. :lol:
Prolific to say the least...charities,,, just given,,,save that or adopt this..
Charities are the new norm.
So, my mate Johnny Bordon who has a band tastefully entitled Sheep on Drugs don't ask!...
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A friend of mine signed up to do a Wing Walk for a charity a few years back. I was invited along to take some photographs for her. It's a good job I was there. It looked a fun flight, but I realised...
I think it was Crewmeal who mentioned in another post the other day, butter curlers.
Yes I used to have one that my dear Mother bought me.
When I was growing up we used to have a lot of people coming...
....that's what the hand written note stated on my front door. My friend, after a short investigation discovered it was from the electric company, they told her that I'm now required by the new laws...
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Just to give some similar reference as with other above posts, I remember state pension for a widow Egyptian was 100 LE per month, while a 200 carton pack of Cleopatra soft pack was 18 LE.
I heard someone say the other day we have beaten the covid pandemic.
Really ?....... 8)
Ps: Spanish Flu 1918: 17–100 million Died (estimated) That's quite an varied estimate in my book.
Latest...
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We can but hope. At least the UK is doing quite well on all counts. 77% double jabbed and 90% single jabbed. Daily cases dropping and few hospital admissions. And that's after many restrictions were...
Well it seems that Prince Andrew is in the mire, again.
Good! Nick has quite a few stories on Andrew when they were both on HMS Hermes.
Besides accidentally kicking him in the chest whilst Nick was...
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Not being slow on a free-lunch I contacted my two pals who both work for Murdock (the robber baron)
His chief crime correspondents Sully & Martin....
Numbers or not I'm really surprised that India has been taken off the red list and added to the amber one. My collegue in Delhi says the covid numbers are still the same as they were when they were...
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As you know Yildez my thoughts are with you at this terrible time.
I hope you all continue to stay safe in Datca give my love to all.
Just thinking of our drives over the mountains to Knidos etc all...
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