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Forum: Travel and Holidays 03-02-2014, 11:22 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 22,123
Posted By Trixie
Thank you for that tip, Valice, I'll see if I can...

Thank you for that tip, Valice, I'll see if I can get hold of a SagMag without having to take out a full subscription!

However, I recently shared a cabin with a lady of my age who I met on the...
Forum: Travel and Holidays 03-02-2014, 09:10 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 22,123
Posted By Trixie
Have a great time, Valice. You're lucky in that...

Have a great time, Valice. You're lucky in that there's two of you, so you're able to choose any cruise line. Saga seems to be the only one to cater for the single traveller - I refuse to pay the...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 02-02-2014, 02:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,832
Posted By Trixie
Recently I was seriously considering volunteering...

Recently I was seriously considering volunteering for a month at a school in a village in South Africa. However, I came across an article which said that this type of volunteering does more harm than...
Forum: General Chat 02-02-2014, 02:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,832
Posted By Trixie
Thank you for agreeing with me re. the CAB...

Thank you for agreeing with me re. the CAB training course, Uncle J! It would have been 6 months of learning the bloomin' obvious before I'd be allowed to take customers' names and addresses!

Any...
Forum: General Chat 02-02-2014, 01:13 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,832
Posted By Trixie
Having plenty of time on my hands I thought I'd...

Having plenty of time on my hands I thought I'd volunteer to work with the Citizens Advice Bureau. However all they wanted me to be was a receptionist, despite my many years of experience in social...
Forum: General Chat 02-02-2014, 12:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,009
Posted By Trixie
Good morning, it's turned out quite sunny here in...

Good morning, it's turned out quite sunny here in Kent.

Yes, I keep thinking that the roof is leaking, but the problem is my 16 year old doggie, or Incontinentia Buttox as she is now known!
...
Forum: Travel and Holidays 02-02-2014, 11:56 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 22,123
Posted By Trixie
Suppose you all know by now, we never reached the...

Suppose you all know by now, we never reached the Caribbean due to the Ruby's air conditioning packing up. We went round the Med instead, very nice but not what we signed on for! (Still, the...
Forum: Science and Environment 18-10-2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,319
Posted By Trixie
What a terrible story, Bill. Christianity has a...

What a terrible story, Bill. Christianity has a lot to answer for.
Forum: Travel and Holidays 18-10-2013, 11:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,534
Posted By Trixie
Counting down - this time next week I'll be on...

Counting down - this time next week I'll be on the high seas, courtesy of the Quest for Adventure! I'm due for a good holiday after the awful year I've had!
Forum: Science and Environment 18-10-2013, 10:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,446
Posted By Trixie
That was a fascinating article, Bill. I've long...

That was a fascinating article, Bill. I've long been fascinated by the tragic story of this wonderful creature, but I thought its extinction was brought about almost entirely by us humans - the...
Forum: TV & Film 18-10-2013, 10:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,466
Posted By Trixie
I agree with you all about the totally...

I agree with you all about the totally unnecessary use of "music" ruining our viewing, eg BBC's property programme - "You can see that this property needs a lot of work on it" - cue Shaking Stevens'...
Forum: TV & Film 17-10-2013, 09:11 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,762
Posted By Trixie
I gave up on the TV adaptation of Under the Dome...

I gave up on the TV adaptation of Under the Dome after the first two episodes - very boringly and lacklustrely acted.
IMO Stephen King may claim to grab the reader's attention by page 50, but in a...
Forum: TV & Film 17-10-2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 16,066
Posted By Trixie
Yes, I'll miss Vanessa and Craig's little...

Yes, I'll miss Vanessa and Craig's little slanging matches, wish the poof had gone! Did you see the cartoon of him in the Eye this week?

Rock on, Hairy Dave!
Forum: TV & Film 17-09-2013, 09:41 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,559
Posted By Trixie
Oh, good, I thought it was only me who did that!...

Oh, good, I thought it was only me who did that! A few months ago I noticed a Stephen King adaptation on the TV, so settled down to watch it. About halfway through Johnny Depp was descending the...
Forum: TV & Film 16-09-2013, 04:46 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,597
Posted By Trixie
And that's what's so irritating about homos -...

And that's what's so irritating about homos - they're forever denigrating and abusing women, but if anyone criticises them they get all tearful and petulant and cry discrimination.
Forum: TV & Film 16-09-2013, 04:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,597
Posted By Trixie
Yeah, what an arsehole!

Yeah, what an arsehole!
Forum: TV & Film 16-09-2013, 10:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,597
Posted By Trixie
I've always wanted to do a remake of Agatha...

I've always wanted to do a remake of Agatha Christie's Ten Little - sorry, And Then There Was None. No adaptation so far has captured the creepiness and paranoia of the book - my verson would probe...
Forum: TV & Film 16-09-2013, 10:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,559
Posted By Trixie
Well, I'm not ususally impressed by TV dramas,...

Well, I'm not ususally impressed by TV dramas, but this one had me hooked by episode 1. Brilliant set design, camera-work, etc emphasised the creepiness of the ghastly house - made the Bates Motel...
Forum: Food & Drink 13-09-2013, 08:28 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,567
Posted By Trixie
I'm delighted with it so far, last night I just...

I'm delighted with it so far, last night I just chopped some onion, diced a few other veg and added some chickpeas and a can of tomatoes and a delicious soup was ready in less than 30 mins. You can...
Forum: Food & Drink 12-09-2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,567
Posted By Trixie
Thank you, Meg. So I could just use some tomato...

Thank you, Meg. So I could just use some tomato puree from a tube?

On the subject of stock cubes I used to buy some excellent ones in France, made by (I think) Maggi, and labelled Balsamic, for...
Forum: General Chat 12-09-2013, 11:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 583
Posted By Trixie
The Clangers

Is it my ears, my telly or just me? Does anyone else have problems with the incidental so-called music and signature tunes on programmes? This morning I was half watching the BBC consumer programme...
Forum: Food & Drink 12-09-2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,567
Posted By Trixie
Soup Maker

Has anyone else got a soup maker? (I was going to say electric soup maker, but wasn't that an euphemism from Private Eye?)

Anyway, I've tried it twice and am delighted with the results - the first...
Forum: Jokes & Funnies 11-09-2013, 12:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,737
Posted By Trixie
Two fish in a tank. One said "How do you drive...

Two fish in a tank. One said "How do you drive this thing?"
Forum: TV & Film 11-09-2013, 11:36 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,762
Posted By Trixie
Mick - did you see the TV film based on the short...

Mick - did you see the TV film based on the short story Rock and Roll Heaven? Wasn't too bad until the final scene, where the mayor appears, some fat old bloke who looked NOTHING LIKE Elvis...
Forum: General Health 11-09-2013, 11:33 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,269
Posted By Trixie
You know they say that doctors put mnemonics on...

You know they say that doctors put mnemonics on patients' notes, such as NFN - Normal for Norfolk, or GROLLIE - something about a Guardian reader of limited intellect? Well, mine should be TADAM -...
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