This is very sad news. My condolences to his family and friends. Ray will be sorely missed for his deep knowledge and humour, his reasoned approach and gentlemanly behaviour. This forum is a poorer place with his passing. May I suggest a gone but not forgotten section - did we not have something sim...
I had a letter from HM R&C recently that showed where my tax money went each year. £9 of my money went to the EU. Not a lot really. I'm undecided and I am not sure that the ordinary people understand or could ever understand the benefits of being in or out. The subject is too complex for most. Y...
"The wife"? I got rid of mine 20 years ago come May. Best thing I ever did. It was the year I laid my patio as I recall;) Your good lady should branch out (no pun intended). She could grow cucumbers, peppers etc in pots. And bigger pots outdoors can sustain potatoes, carrots, lettuce, herb...
If they want to rear birds and go chase said birds I don't really care. I wouldn't say it's particularly sporting in the truer sense of the word, but neither is fox hunting with hounds in my eyes . I don't feel the urge to become a hunt saboteur though. Live and let live I say. I think hunting game...
No we used a tiny bit of oil on this occasion just to get them started. I like James Martin, it's probably because his intonation is so familiar to me. Well Gordon, Mrs G (Pat's superior half) has moved onwards and upwards to work for a famous chain of local butchers up in your neck of the woods. A ...