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Yes, I always fitted them but seventy year old knees told me to get them fitted from now on.

My maths teacher had the nickname thug. He was renowned for application of the cane outside and inside class. On the other hand he coached me to a grade 2 mathematics O level and a lifelong liking for maths.

Something, something, something contempt...

Blackbirds or most other garden birds seem to like eating ants.

^^ Emily Thornberrys worst nightmare. Happy St George's day.

I'm hoping for some wind, gotta spread the love. :)

Our Blossom tree is in full bloom. Bumble bees are going mad. I have last year's marigold seedlings in trays ready for planting out at the end of May and some young chilli pepper plants in the greenhouse.

May be someone else's amount. Some people are known to take advantage if a lower price appears on the cashier screen than they know they have taken. Always should be queried with your car sat at the pump though.

Conditioner what the hell is that? Vosene all the way here, 71 and a full head of hair.

It's these new fangled infernal combustion engines that are the problem. During the war...

The full verse is Last thing I remember I was running for the door Had to find the passage back to the place I was before "Relax", said the night man "We are programmed to receive" You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. Hotel California - The Eagles.

You can get UPVC channels in a variety of colours or aluminium to slot the panels into and fix them yo the framing with clear filler. A few spots of filler will stop the polycarbonate bring blown or sucked out as well.

Goes to find my copy of Jeff Waynes 'War of the Worlds'.

Yes, I took one at 60 but I calculated that even paying 40% tax on it, the remainder was better in my pocket. I may gave been wrong but at 71 I have had eleven years of it now. Probably Putins war and knock on fuel prices and inflation did upset a few calculations of affordability to retire...

Actually in that article it is largely people who appear to have given up work before their entitlement to a state pension was due. So maybe a bit of lazyitis compounded by their savings being spent unwisely.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/16/nearly-1m-uk-pensioners-deprivation-official-figures

A cemetery can be a good neighbour. Generally quiet I would not personally mind one across the road and at my age it means that my next move could be a short one.

Counting down to SC ten...nine...eight..

At least it was a woman who shot and killed him, if he was a mysogynist

Called Hampstead Heath. Seriously a garden centre would probably deliver nearby and you could look at it beforehand. Grown locally is better than imported usually.