Padded Cell

The other day, Google Earth extended its Street View to include 95% of all british homes - See Here. There seems much concern being expressed regarding loss of privacy and the use of the facility by criminals to "case" neighbourhoods looking for stuff...

Just curious.

It's fun, I like the music and took several months to organise.This Too Shall Pass

Hello AllIt appears I may be lucky enough to be going on a holiday to Italy with my parents (very old, but still mobile within reason), around May/ June this year, approx 10 days stay. Appears we have Rome, Florence, Milan etc etc to choose from.I am...

Just had an email supposedly from Alliance & Leicester, To reactivate my account? I don't bank with them or have an internet bank account ? Of course there is a link to click. Sorry posted this in the wrong forum before, you see I wasn't paying attention! could have clicked the link.

My wife wants to get an iTouch, and I was wondering would it just sync what I have loaded on iTunes, or would she set up her own iTunes.Sorry if its a very basic question, but I'm not much good with these computer things.

its worth having a look at quidco - some stonking cash back available now (£100 for sky/£150 for virgin!)

I realise this will allow vent to the unwashed but I have arrived at seriously cheesed off.I cycle to and from work out of central london pretty much every day and I have done so variously over the past 30 years. I have always understood it to be a...

Dear Mr Moderator,The thread about birching etc is gone. I know it had a rude title, but it was an interesting discussion. If it was just the title that led to it's being pulled, could you not change it and bring it back please?Thank you.

I’ve just been to see the optician and they have said I have early onset cataracts and I’m still in my 40s. His conclusion is that I have oil droplet nuclear sclerosis cataracts in both eyes, but much worse in the left. He said he expected...

I watched the first video (747 landing - St-maarten)and could not believe my eyes so I watched all the others - some had me laughing out loud. take off and landings

I am born and raised in New Orleans. Went and lived in Houston, Enid Oklahoma, L. A., Akron, Newark Ohio, Tampa, Sarasota, Washington D.C., visited Manhattan, Helsinki, Toronto, and Montreal. I came back to New Orleans. Part of my birth is my mother,...

Millwall can't understand why he can't buy a ticket for his usual season ticket seat

I thought to myself last night "when was the last time the (UK) General Election was held in a World Cup year" ?I eventually worked it out but who else knows ?No reference to books, internet etc. allowed.

I was listening to a programme on Radio 4 last night about this subject.I carry a donor card and I've given blood and am happy for any of my organs to go to someone after I'm dead. After all, they're sod all use to me then.The excuses people gave for...

ChapsI am 61 and like most men of my age have a final salary pension that serves me quite well.I am a member of UNITE which is a Post Office/ BT pensioners club and they have come up with a worrying statistic.Most companies have closed their final...

While I got a lot done this week and it was great to finally hear the Naim DAC with PS555 over at TOMTOM Audio (Thanks James for the excellent dem..) I have to give an extra special thanks to forum members Miles Smiles and Lontano for the outstanding...

Gotta have a few posts on this.Ski racing suits are getting ever more colorful and graphic. Great racing.Skating costumes are ever more outlandish tho last night there were 2 Canadians that toned it down and looked wonderful. Some of those guys should...

... allow themselves to be seduced into thinking that there are simple solutions to complicated problems? Discuss.

Hi guys,registered on spotify nearly a year ago and heard nothing. How long did any of you using it have to wait before you were invited to join?

My first time to New York, going this week (Thursday) for four days. We're staying in the financial district. Before than, any quick recommendations for things to do / see, especially places to eat 'on a budget'? We do plan to do a fair bit of walking...

NZ man tries to sell two ghosts on internet

Twenty five years ago I read a story in a newspaper (The Telegraph I think) about wine producers/exporters in Europe who believed that us Brits were so useless at appreciating a good wine they could send us any old crap in a bottle with a fancy...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8547228.stmFormer Labour leader, writer, founder member of CND, and one of the great parliamentary orators of his time has died at the age of 96.The first party leader I voted for when I became old enough to...