Amidst all the depressing news, I thought that it might be worthwhile starting a thread to post good news to cheer us all up. No jokes (Bob's Corner is there for that) and no controversial remarks. So to start it off, I've been cycling more recently. Although it's an e-bike, I can reduce the...

I've never been too concerned about virus infections: I have the flu vaccination and the SARS and Ebola outbreaks hardly affected the UK. However, Corvid 19 is different. Although the numbers of people infected are relatively low with a published death rate of 3%, it does seem to be spreading...

This thread is in reply to a request from Jimmy (see below), anything Political, Religious or overly offensive will be removed. How about the equivalent of Bob’s corner for jokes and conversations of a more adult nature, a bit like a club for ladies and gents who want to tell near the knuckle...

Thanks to Discosteve for the inspired name for this thread, hopefully over a period of time this will become a valuable reference. This will be a locked thread to prevent it becoming a discussion, but will be unlocked and added to as more material becomes available. Please note that due to...

Insurance companies puzzle me! We have Home and Contents cover with SAGA. This year's premium renewal was about £18 less than last year - sounds good? No! I went on a comparison site, obtained a quote for the same level of cover which was about £100 less than SAGA. So I 'phoned and spoke to a...