“Not only that, we might be short of gas to the extent that we have blackouts, we don’t have enough gas to burn to make electricity, and that is a ser…[Read more]

A few books I’ve been meaning to read since 2005.

A solar phone charger that cost about a £20 from Argos

A landline phone thats been in the loft since I moved.  ( I did test it and it still works).

A trangia cooking set that I brought in 1985, but I did pick up a bottle or two of meths fo…[Read more]

Ok….. do you have the picture on your computer or the phone?

All you have to do is:

Grab it and drop it on the thread  :yes:

You still living with that twat or have you dump him yet?  God only knows why you put up with him for so long, he’d bord the pants off drying paint  :yes:

If you want to catch up be in forum 1 about 830-9pm on Sunday nite.  I lurk in there just before the quiz  :bye:

The electricity out and you think…. OK I’ll pop out and do a bit of shopping !!!

First of all the shops will close in a power cut including petrol stations.  Its a health and safety  thing.

The till’s are eletric and card readers too.  Debit cards wont work.

Back in the 70’s people still used cash and tills like this…[Read more]

 

1. Unplug Appliances

Televisions, computer equipment, advanced technology washers and dryers, game consoles, fans, lights, etc., should be unplugged, especially if they were…[Read more]

This is a hard one to answer.

Lets start off with what will work if there a power cut.

You can still buy these types of phone and they will work.

These wont, they need electricity

Will my mobile phone still work?  Its got a battery !

The cell phone masts need electricity and wont work in a power cu…[Read more]

Right now I think……

Trains are out

Felixstowe port is going strike

Council workers talking about action strike

Barristers are on strike

NHS is voting on strike action.

And this is only going to get worse. 

Back in the 1980’s I took the pizz out of my Dad for keeping long life milk and tinned meat in the house. Buying 25kg b…[Read more]

In the comming months everyone needs to cut back. Electricity & gas prices will go up by a power of 5 or 6 ….so there warrning us.

What that mean?

Well if you’re…[Read more]

Talk about a waste of paper !!!

How many tree’s have to die so you can swipe your bum  :unsure:

Why not just use a bidet or a steam cleaner  B-)

Read:
https://theecoguide.org/liquid-vs-bar-soap-which-more-environmentally-friendly

The question is simple: would you save up bits of old soap bars to make a new one?

Only if you had a mental disorder.

Why do it with liquid soap?

Unfortunately in the past year people have became soap…[Read more]

Under the family reunion rules, most arent being counted since there “joint claims or visa’s”.

An example would be: 2 sets of grandparents, mother, father, 2 kids under 18 = 1 visa.

I remember being told back in 2004 not to worry too much about…[Read more]

750,000 have arrvied in UK since the war started.  This is costing around £160 million per week.  (Not including health care and education costs.)

The Ukraine’s who arrived here will never go back.

The government is also giving 1.3 billion pounds in military support and aid.

Boris Johns…[Read more]

Illegal ownership in the UK  ;-)

Even with control laws, people are still dying.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-61324653

Hi my name is Dandy and I’m cool  B-)

Gun control really works  :yes:

In the UK we have less than 7,000 gun offences yearly :yahoo:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7654/

Can you make a machine gun in the UK?  Yes. Its not hard to do with csc metal work and basic chemistry.  All stuff we did at school.

So everyone got the skills to prouduce basic firearm.

There stories of people building there own stent gun’s in WW2. They’re really easy to make, so easy it would sur…[Read more]

Radicalisation of young men

Gang crime 

School shootings

All have a common theme. Young people who feel they have nothing to lose. The suicide rate proves how despondent some aged between 14-25 are.  Its the reason they join gangs, radical groups or just shoot up a school.

They want to belong……..to something, an…[Read more]

Its not the weapon, its the person. 

Not really a mental illness issue, more lack of hope and despair.

If the connection was gun’s somewhere like Israel or Switzerland, even France would have more mass shootings.

All 3 have access to firearms, Switzerland being the most liberal and school shootings arent c…[Read more]

Trollhattan a sword was used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollh%C3%A4ttan_school_attack

Wolverhampton a machete was used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton_machete_attack

Only last year a 21 year old killed two using a…[Read more]

I’ve lost about 12kg or 3 stone since Sept 2021. No time in the gym, no fad  diets or liposuction.

All I’ve really done is give up sugar, swap to green top milk and thats about it :scratch:

My food bill is about the same as last year, but I’m eating less bread, pasta and rice. Less food all around. I just dont feel like ea…[Read more]

Its all about money !!!

Replacing my phone would take a week. I’ve not looked at phone prices lately …..maybe £500+?

A basic vhf radio is £100 and delivered within 24 hours.

You do need a licence and but free !…[Read more]

Asl baby   :yahoo:

Abusive too  :unsure:

I’m not your key worker, hubby’s or kids. I dont have to take the sh1t you hand out  :yahoo:

The man’s got attention problems, why else endlessly talk about you?

Kenty as we all know still cant get a man in the UK….so now’s she trying NZ.  I cant think of another reason for her sh1t stirring :unsure: 

THALES Martlet cost around £1.5 milllion

THALES Starstreak missile cost double.

$800 million wont last long or go far.

You need to treat the sea with repect. Overconfident kills :yes:

Hungary turn NATO into a joke.  There seen as Russia’s stooges within the organization.

First fear of the sea is good, basically it wants you dead. Always use beaches with lifeguards and never go too far out.  

Take a free water safety course too.

FREE Water Safety Online Course

Now onto the fun stuff  :yahoo:

Its really hard to swim in the sea, tid…[Read more]

If this was aim at a woman, I would’ve said:

That leaking OLD biddy is nagging again  :yes:

Lets try another one :scratch:

Since most of us never go further than 30 miles from home…most of the time.

Are we being told the truth about the rest of the world  :unsure:

No.

Young people want to be “fashionable”….they follow celebs fashion, this is why “celebs” get paid to wear clothes or use products.

Those in the media eye like Angelina Jolie or David Beckham have show cased “body art” for the last two decades creating this trend.

The question you need to ask is: did…[Read more]

I’m not going to get into this debate on underage kids get tattoos…piercings….smoke….drink….having sex.

My point was someone used the media to manipulate and start the trend.

Can we move on now?

What I’m saying is:

A person decided they wanted an easy way to determine age.  The law on tattoo required proof of age before the procedure.

A visible tattoo is proof of reaching the age of consent.

Lets start off with an easy one we see everyday.

Tattoos

How do you know if a persons over 18?  You use the media to convince people they need branding, then set up centres to carry out the work and then get them to pay for it.

A visible tattoo takes all t…[Read more]

In the UK it feels like 1938 all over again.

Calls for increased defence spending.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/30/labour-calls-for-increase-defence-spending-response-to-ukraine-war

The NHS is setting up radiation treatment centres and buying more drugs.

Across europe countries are preparing…[Read more]