Grumpier Old Men

Not as much to worry about if you have taken precautions to insulate yourself from the inevitable swings and roundabouts of a free market economy. Early on I was determined never to be a wage slave; subject to the vagaries of employment. I made it my mission to be as financially independent as I cou...

It would seem that the British News media have been deliberately avoiding upsetting Muslims by not mentioning "Islam" in any of their descriptions of the terrorists who inflicted carnage on Parisians in 2015. Not once have they referred to 'Islamic State' or 'Muslim extremists' in their re...

Of course, a successful independence vote and the Barnett Formula are mutually exclusive. (Blackford leaving the commons is a bonus) I think Blackford & C0. are living in cloud Cuckoo land if they think they will be able to use the Pound (£) and being entirely unrealistic to imagine that Scotla...

That Woman is unbelievably disingenuous. She knows full well that asking the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of her plan to hold a referendum on Scottish Independence is a cynical political manoeuvre. The Supreme Court will inevitably confirm - what she already knows - that the law is clear; t...

williamtravis wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:08 pm IMO this is a very emotive subject however the bottom line is that if you are a man then you should
STFU . Just my 2 Bob

What are you afraid of?

It's not as though the problems of back street abortionists are not well known. The Constitutional right in America was arrived at only after these diabolical butchers had wreaked havoc amongst women for generations of "believers".

One might say "God help them"... but...

I'm sure there are some new hybrid cars that are so awful they will have trouble finding owners but my wife is one of only a relatively small number of people who have been able to buy a new top spec Lexus NX300 hybrid as they are in such short supply. Horses for courses I suppose but I have to admi...

Boundah wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:57 am My biggest bugbear is fuel duty. That gets applied to the basic cost of the fuel then VAT is applied to the sum total which means we are being taxed on a tax!

I hadn't thought about it like that !!

Bloody rip off!!

AT £1.20 it's practically doubled since I last filled up. It's an old 4x4 that I don't use much. At this rate it will get sold...or scrapped! WE also have an oil fired boiler. Several years ago I looked onto having a ground sourced heat pump as we have a paddock next to the house. The installation w...

Rudolf Hart wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:03 am Tesco Diesel is £199.9 now.
Something unsustainable is going on.

I have my own conspiracy theory that behind the scenes the Government is encouraging petrol and Diesel prices to rise so people will be forced to buy electric cars.

...but electric cars now cost more to run?

Another thing that I didn't know is something that has really got under my skin of late. I didn't realise the a mere 6 people can decide the personal decisions of millions and millions of people in America. I am of course referring to the Supreme Court of the so called 'United States' of America who...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbgqtvJOJus

I did not know that. 303 bullets had lead on the outside. All the ones that I fired were jacketed. That is something I cannot explain. The rounds used in the Lee Enfield were indeed jacketed and had been from 1895 to 1957. Perhaps the slugs that I recovered from the sand of the firing range at the ...

In an act of vandalism on a totally different scale, the massive Victorian buildings that formed Inkerman Barracks was demolished to make way for ticky tacky housing. I grew up within earshot of the Parade Ground. With two of my Uncles being RSMs in the R.M.P. it was heartbreaking to see such an imp...

Francis Bacon wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:22 pm If you're into interesting stuff, with a slightly nerdy twist, then this guy is your man. Set aside several hours...

https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo/videos

Thank you for that. I can happily fill my boots with that sort of thing.