Grab a chair, kick off your shoes, chill and chat.
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Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Heart massage (CPR) by Vinnie Jones
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Blaze »
Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:44 am
I've just done 5 days as an SNSM Aide Formateur for the first part of the team first aid course PSE1 (state diploma as practised by the pompiers)....
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Last post by Pathca
Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:03 am
UK Passport Expiry
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niemeyjt »
Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:43 pm
Does anyone know definitively whether one now requires six months validity on a UK Passport to enter France?
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Last post by OTBC
Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:24 pm
Syria - what next?????
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niemeyjt »
Sun Dec 08, 2024 2:30 pm
So Bashar al-Assad is gone, possibly dead, and the ISIS-linked and proscribed Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) is in charge, at least of Damascus.
I am...
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:16 am
Jokes
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niemeyjt »
Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:30 pm
How can you have a new forum without a jokes thread?
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Last post by niemeyjt
Sun Dec 08, 2024 9:14 pm
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Last post by ajm
Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:04 pm
Assisted Dying
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niemeyjt »
Fri Nov 29, 2024 3:41 pm
So the UK parliament has started the ball rolling and voted for the bill.
Personally I think it is positive - we treat animals more humanely.
Will...
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Last post by MAD87
Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:17 am
Poor old Greg
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hughnique »
Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:49 am
It came as no surprise to me when announced that this obnoxious man had, allegedly, been involved in inappropriate behavior, just the look of him is...
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Last post by Pathca
Fri Dec 06, 2024 11:13 am
The Cat is dead!
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Wilbro »
Tue Dec 03, 2024 8:13 am
What an absolute joke! It looks like something I made in the 1950's from the cardboard cut outs of cars that were on the back of Weetabix packets...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Tue Dec 03, 2024 3:21 pm
Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to close
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Blaze »
Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:57 am
The oldest meat and fish markets in London, which date back 850 years, are facing permanent closure from 2028.
Smithfield meat market, near St Paul's...
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Last post by Niftyons
Sun Dec 01, 2024 3:53 am
The parties over?
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hughnique »
Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:53 am
Looks as though I have backed myself in to a corner in discussing any inkling of a move back to the UK, but reality is kicking in and inevitably the...
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Last post by Quiksilver
Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:45 pm
Has the EU missed the boat?
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exile »
Mon Nov 25, 2024 11:09 pm
I came across this news article:
No impact here in France where the restrictions are already more stringent - but understanding the German...
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Last post by tagh
Wed Nov 27, 2024 3:23 pm
The Tower Bridge
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RobertArthur »
Sat Nov 23, 2024 11:12 am
The Tower Bridge, not only in London. For sale, Lego, not for children, going for € 389.99 (new). How Lego managed to find new markets after...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:35 pm
Windows 1
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niemeyjt »
Wed Nov 20, 2024 7:25 am
Was released 39 years ago today.
I wonder whether Robert has the install disks?
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Last post by RobertArthur
Wed Nov 20, 2024 2:47 pm
Are we about to obliterate ourselves?
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Headers »
Tue Nov 19, 2024 3:28 pm
I feel that we are edging closer to oblivion with every passing day.
The planet is perhaps to undergo a control alt delete and start again.
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Last post by Niftyons
Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:45 pm
Sex offences and jumping through hoops
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MAD87 »
Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:39 am
I read this article this morning and wondered whether anything will ever change. It's well known that minor sex offences lead to more serious...
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Last post by Pathca
Tue Nov 19, 2024 9:59 pm
News on FR2 last night.20.00-21.00
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curtis »
Tue Nov 19, 2024 5:55 pm
Was anyone watching?
If you can find it on replay and go towards the last15 mins.
It was Boris Johnson being interviewed. Toe curling.
Anne - Sophie...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Tue Nov 19, 2024 8:04 pm
What are you listening to
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Char »
Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:18 pm
I love this - this chaps voice is tremendous - don't be put of by the picture remember appearances can be deceptive.
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Last post by Sparkle
Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:31 am
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Last post by Polly
Wed Nov 13, 2024 1:33 pm
Autism
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Blaze »
Mon Nov 11, 2024 12:18 pm
This BBC article writes about a man who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 70. He had always felt something wasn't quite right but it was only...
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:20 pm
3 More sleeps until the US Election?
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Bayleaf »
Sat Nov 02, 2024 8:36 am
As it reaches Election Day for America, I find some joy (and tears) in a Randy Rainbow Song Parady .... bear with, get to the song in the second...
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Last post by Blaze
Sat Nov 09, 2024 9:35 am
The Joys of Growing Old
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Niftyons »
Fri Nov 08, 2024 4:36 am
SWMBO & Co. have been playing Scrabble for the best part of > 25 years.
Good games. Combined scores of abt. 800
Not good games. Combined scores of...
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Last post by Nomoss
Fri Nov 08, 2024 3:19 pm
Memories
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hughnique »
Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:33 pm
I can remember as a kid, getting under the bed covers when I was supposed to be going to sleep and getting the crystal set out. Radio Luxembourg was...
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Last post by rabbit
Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:56 pm
Love your Lawyer Day
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niemeyjt »
Fri Nov 01, 2024 6:47 am
Today is Love your Lawyer Day - so a Happy Day to all the forum's lawyers.
(not sure if that applies to the armchair type)
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Last post by MAD87
Sat Nov 02, 2024 10:20 am
state pension rise
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hughnique »
Tue Oct 15, 2024 12:09 pm
Read this morning that after the scrapping of the WFA, that Rachel Reeve has announced a rise in the pension of about £450, presumably a year,...
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Sat Oct 26, 2024 5:09 am
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Tue Oct 22, 2024 12:06 pm
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