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Forum: General Chat 25-07-2021, 06:09 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 8,502
Posted By Mr Magoo
I use a backpack when I go shopping. I walk with...

I use a backpack when I go shopping. I walk with a stick using my right hand and I find that I cannot comfortably carry my shopping with my left hand. It makes me feel unbalanced. I place the things...
Forum: General Chat 25-07-2021, 10:13 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 15,481
Posted By Mr Magoo
I think that often it is just a way of starting a...

I think that often it is just a way of starting a conversation. It is better that talking about the weather.
Forum: General Chat 16-07-2021, 03:36 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 5,972
Posted By Mr Magoo
Married in November 1963 and still married in...

Married in November 1963 and still married in 2021.
Forum: Books 09-07-2021, 09:12 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,172
Posted By Mr Magoo
I look forward to reading it.

I look forward to reading it.
Forum: Finance & Banking 26-05-2021, 10:07 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,308
Posted By Mr Magoo
I think you are better off not buying it.

I think you are better off not buying it.
Forum: Politics & Govt 20-05-2021, 12:35 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 6,026
Posted By Mr Magoo
There is another argument for renationalising....

There is another argument for renationalising. The current companies running the railways are all heavily subsidised by the state.
Forum: General Chat 14-05-2021, 09:21 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,774
Posted By Mr Magoo
Let’s not bash the doctors

I see that some newspapers are attacking the doctors for trying to restrict face to face access. I know it isn’t nice. It certainly isn’t desirable from a health point of view. I also see that it is...
Forum: General Chat 06-05-2021, 03:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,468
Posted By Mr Magoo
Yes to the first and no to the second.

Yes to the first and no to the second.
Forum: Technology 30-04-2021, 09:45 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,052
Posted By Mr Magoo
No they were not. Even so, the advent of the...

No they were not. Even so, the advent of the personal computer made a hige difference. Before then it was much worse.
Forum: Technology 28-04-2021, 08:24 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,052
Posted By Mr Magoo
It was in 1983 that I got started. Before Excel...

It was in 1983 that I got started. Before Excel and Lotus 123 there was VisiCalc and Multiplan.
Forum: General Chat 16-04-2021, 12:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,565
Posted By Mr Magoo
Yes, that is exactly my feeling. I won't be 'me'...

Yes, that is exactly my feeling. I won't be 'me' by that time. The survicors can do what they like. Funerals are of the remainders.
Forum: General Chat 05-04-2021, 08:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,995
Posted By Mr Magoo
I am happy to say that I agree with the previous...

I am happy to say that I agree with the previous posts. What happens to me after I die is of no interest to me now. By then there won't be a 'me'.
Forum: General Chat 01-04-2021, 07:42 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,926
Posted By Mr Magoo
Thank you all for your good wishes.

Thank you all for your good wishes.
Forum: General Chat 01-04-2021, 09:40 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,926
Posted By Mr Magoo
Smile Ninety (Editied to add Mr Magoo is 90 today )

This is not an April Fool joke. I really am ninety years old today. What does it feel like? It’s a mixed reaction.

I know that the people are living longer these days. Even so, most people don’t...
Forum: General Chat 25-03-2021, 01:19 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 5,000
Posted By Mr Magoo
Very true.

Very true.
Forum: General Chat 19-03-2021, 01:45 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,372
Posted By Mr Magoo
As a self-employed computer consultant I worked...

As a self-employed computer consultant I worked from home from 1984 to 1996 when I retired. I had short periods of time at my clients’ premises and there were various one-off meetings –- long before...
Forum: General Chat 18-03-2021, 05:25 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,265
Posted By Mr Magoo
I came to the UK in March 1939 as an 8-year-old...

I came to the UK in March 1939 as an 8-year-old Jewish migrant. My research into family history has therefore not been based on parish registers or British census information. I have relied on what...
Forum: Technology 17-03-2021, 11:05 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,180
Posted By Mr Magoo
They are likely to be doing that too!

They are likely to be doing that too!
Forum: Finance & Banking 17-02-2021, 08:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,324
Posted By Mr Magoo
Back in 2010 the Coalition were determined not to...

Back in 2010 the Coalition were determined not to let future generations suffer for the debt caused by the financial crisis of 2008. Hence all the austerity. We now have a much bigger debt problem....
Forum: General Chat 01-02-2021, 11:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 459
Posted By Mr Magoo
Palindrome Day

Today’s date can be written forwards and backwards.

1221

We can all feel better for that.
Forum: General Chat 22-01-2021, 12:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,197
Posted By Mr Magoo
I think so too.

I think so too.
Forum: General Health 09-01-2021, 04:57 PM
Replies: 1,639
Views: 148,684
Posted By Mr Magoo
Mrs M and I got ours this morning – same...

Mrs M and I got ours this morning – same procedure including the 15 minute wait before leaving. I don’t feel anything different but she is not sure…
Forum: Politics & Govt 07-01-2021, 01:23 PM
Replies: 471
Views: 23,674
Posted By Mr Magoo
This episode makes America a laughing stock...

This episode makes America a laughing stock around the world. They must be laughing their socks off in Moscow, Beijing and all over the Middle East.
Forum: General Chat 02-01-2021, 09:53 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,638
Posted By Mr Magoo
Some people cannot see any difference between...

Some people cannot see any difference between what is true and what they want to be true. Trump is by no means the only one.
Forum: TV & Film 30-12-2020, 10:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 557
Posted By Mr Magoo
I think that the Christmas truce of 1914 was the...

I think that the Christmas truce of 1914 was the finest thing that happened during that long, miserable and entirely unnecessary war. The pity of it is that these fine young men on both sides were...
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