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I was on the Canal du Midi a few years ago and I followed ANJODI through a lock. As I come out the other side he was away up the Canal and his boats name plate was there floating on the water just outside the lock I tried to fish it out as we went past but missed it. Only had the one chance as other boats were closing behind. Pity about that ,I would have given it back had I seen them again ,otherwise it would have been a nice souvenir as I enjoyed watching Rick Steins French Odyssey on the Canal Du Midi TED

Another thing Coventry was famous for was when Chuck Berry recorded live in 1972, his biggest ever hit “My Ding A Ling” at the Locarno dance hall in front of almost 2000 fans and he insisted on full audience participation. It lasted for 12 minutes then a heavily edited version was released as a single Mary Whitehouse tried to get it banned but failed.

Finally did something I’ve been wanting to do for twenty years. Went on the London Eye. What a fabulous experience, weather was bright and sunny and could see for miles in every direction. Certainly a different view of London to the one from the ground TED

Had flu jab and covid booster jab at the same time, one in left arm and one in right arm, felt a bit rough for a day or two. Could be just a coincidence but would leave them couple of days apart in future

Go for it Andyg,I took early retirement and I agree with Ray “Best thing I ever did”: Enjoy every moment of retirement they can’t take it back TED

Facebook. It’s the marmite factor ,love it hate or it. It’s a personal choice

If its a real person on the other end of the cold call I like to pop the phone on top of the radio and let them chat away

2 hours ago, grendel said: For me i think of Yorkshire as the far North 2 hours ago, Bikertov said: For me, it is anything past Watford - and I mean the Hertfordshire town, not the Gap services ... Crikey Anything past Birmingham is North as far as I'm concerned Chris I used to work in Hatfield Herts travelling there from my home in Coventry. They were convinced that I was a Northerner When I challenged this, they said that when you join the M1 Motorway to go home there’s a big arrow and a sign saying “TO THE NORTH”. Must be true then Ted

Starlings are now a rarity where I live. Years ago, there used to be huge flocks roosting in the trees bordering our gardens and you couldn’t hold a conversation in the garden for their noise until someone had the bright idea to throw a dust bin lid onto the ground and they would depart en masse. Nowadays to see a starling in the garden is unusual. The wood pigeons have taken over

£135.75 and an IOU for £2.0

£176.55

I see a conscientious chap taking his best friend out for some much needed exercise Nice one Dilyn

I guess shorterer didn't cut it

I met one of those years ago on the Canal Du Midi, a commercial one I think, blasting towards me in the centre of the canal. They don’t take prisoners and the wash put me into the overhanging trees on the other side. No wave, no apology just eyes front and carried on. I had to moor up and rest till my heart rate got back to normal

I'm just a few miles up the road at Coventry South

Looks like The Old Saxon Mill to me

I’ll second that finny. I left school and went into training in an Aircraft factory where whole departments consisted of women. They were the welders, press operators, riveters, assemblers and all sorts. drafted in during the war when the men were away and no way were they giving up their independence even though the war was long over As a young lad I was terrified of some of them and I would rather walk outside in the rain and snow past their departments than risk walking through it.

Agree with Arthur on this one. At the end of the day the quiz is just a bit of fun and time to relax and chat. Some weeks the attendance can be a bit low but over the years it has fluctuated from four or five to over twenty. I can even remember when it was so popular it was run twice a week. People come and go as they want There has been attempts to change the format but they became so complicated they were abandoned. ” Fastest finger first” wins, well that’s o/k. The quizmaster will often use their discretion on typos, spelling errors etc to even things up a bit Just come along and join in, all are made most welcome

Ken Dodd on income tax In the 1800s, one of the MPs in London decided to introduce tax. In those days it was 2p in the pound. I thought it still was."

As Ken Dodd would say "It’s very discomknockerating”

Scam or Spam? I am being bombarded daily by Emails from Coupon&Go offering bargains for everything from the Lottery to Amazon. I never open or reply to them or try to unsubscribe (as I don’t trust the unsubscribe option) I just delete them. A quick google tells me that they’re based in Barcelona and Paris. Any thoughts?

Had a call on my mobile, one ring that’s all. Fortunately, my phone shows the origins of calls this call came from the Central African Republic and I don’t know anyone from there. A quick Google of the number +236 2278 ---- (left out the last four digits) revealed it’s a scam to entice you to ring back and get charged an extortionate connection fee. This scam has even got a name it’s called a “Wangiri call “meaning one ring and drop

Quite agree Grendle.One or two posters on here I would like to see a big raspberry icon for. But it’s better to just ignore and walk away