I have exposed myself to heights in my life, but this takes my breath away - it is simply unbelievable how somebody can calmly do that.

I just had an email from GiffGaff saying if I don't use my mobile in the next 3 weeks they will close my account and I will lose my number - I didn't know that was one of the rules as i only have the mobile for emergencies and have a credit of over £10.

Drax power station, maybe not so green after all?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1550326/boris-johnson-nuclear-energy-green-drax-power-plant

Saturday Night Football. Get your predictions in by 5pm.
Good luck

What a fine example he sets

Party on

See - https://tinyurl.com/2p993wvd
Yes he is but not much else - a reduction to the ranks.

For anyone who has the Eurosport channel, tune in at 10.30pm tonight to watch the final stage of this years Dakar rally.
Going into the final stage, British motorcyclist Sam Sunderland is leading the field. There are 165km to go, and his lead is almost 7 minutes.
There is a chance that the programme could start late if the previous programme over runs, as it's Live Masters Snooker. So, if you plan to record the Dakar, it's wise to also record the scheduled programme after.

It's the M23 Derby for the Friday Night Football. Get your predictions in by 7pm.
Good luck

Marks and Sparks are going to change the name of a traditional and popular sweetie from [ guess the name ] to Mini-Gems - due to pressure from the Petty Concern movement.
As there are many thousands of MG Midget [oops] sports cars one wonders how this problem will be solved?
Should Bristol Harbour be prepared?
Incidentally having just bought a quarter of ##### jacks, what will they be called shortly?
Can you think of more brand names that deserve the notice of the woke PC?

Just before Christmas a man finds a frog in his lettuce and keeps him as pet. Names him Tony

Notice the man’s surname is Curtis 😃

https://www.insider.com/man-found-frog-in-box-of-lettuce-kept-as-pet-2021-12

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/next-refusing-give-unvaccinated-staff-22743310

What do members think

I haven't seen any sign of her for a few days now and am a little concerned!

So, Andrew has been stripped of his titles and honours and now faces trial as a private citizen not a royal. This civil case will be interesting

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So from next Monday isolation rules will be 5 days. Thoughts?

Tonight is the 1st leg of their Carabao cup semi-final. Get your predictions in by 7pm.
Good luck

So I'm at Pets at Home buying a bag of dog food for the whoofies 🐶
While in the queue, a woman behind me asked if I had a dog 🤔 Why else would I be buying dog food?
So being down with the banter I told her "No, I don't have a dog, I'm starting my Dog Food Diet again" and that I probably really shouldn't cos last time, I had ended up in hospital, in intensive care with IV's in both arms and tubes coming out of most orifices. But I had lost 3 stone in 4 Weeks!
I told her that it was essentially the Perfect Diet and all you have to do is load your pockets with dry dog food and just eat one or two every time you feel hungry. I get the 'Complete' food cos it's nutritionally balanced, so it works really well and I decided that I was goin to give it another go.
(I have to mention here that practically everyone in the queue was now enthralled with my story)
Horrified, she asked if I had ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me.
I told her "No, I stepped off a curb to sniff a Cocker Spaniel's arse and a lorry hit me.
I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.
Now that you've read this I have to confess, I nicked it from another page! Now go make someone else laugh 😂😂😂

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/planners-set-approve-52-storey-182731966.html

The 150 voices of Wimbledon Choral plus soloists and orchestra will be performing Handel's Messiah at Fairfield Halls on March 19. Save the date. It will be incredible.

https://www.change.org/p/westminster-council-save-the-marble-arch-mound

Tongue in cheek

Love the reasons people have given 😂

Gary Waldhorn who played Councillor David Horton in The Vicar of Dibley has died aged just 78. RIP Sir.

Is Boris going to survive or has he been arrogant one step too far?

https://twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/1480664420946780164?s=20

https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/e-scooter-rider-hit-london-22700805?utm_source=mylondon_newsletter&utm_campaign=myeastlondon_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

https://twnews.it/gb-news/fuming-vegans-complain-about-ignorant-meat-sign-erected-by-psychopath-butchers

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1547648/gina-miller-news-new-political-party-true-and-fair-party-brexit

The final 3rd round FA cup tie is an all Premier League clash. Get your predictions in by 7.30pm.
Thanks

We always use the sniff test, it easily lasts at least 2 more days.

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/morrisons-scrap-dates-milk-reduce-122702789.html

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/sinead-oconnor-please-be-at-peace-irish-singers-teenage-son-shane-dies-after-going-missing-12511557

According to this article we are more likely to catch Covid doing the weekly shop than sitting in a cinema for 3 hours. I find that really difficult to believe.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1546933/covid-shopping-twice-the-risk-of-infection-omicron

Am trying to renew my passport online but it won't accept any of the pictures we've taken on the mobile. It's looking like I'll have to go to a photo booth but does that mean I'm going to have to send the application rather than loading it up online?

This 3rd round FA Cup tie is another Championship v Premier League clash. Get your predictions in by 4.20pm.
Good luck

Scotland have halted IVF treatment for women who have not had their covid vaccinations

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59914425

Do members feel this is fair, should be stopped elsewhere, or is discriminatory?

Did anyone else watch this last week on BBC1?
About the gay serial killer Stephen Port. Some very good serioius acting by Stephen Merchant. And by Sheridan Smith as the first victim's mother.

I have just seen that the UK has now had more than 150,000 covid deaths, and that's the most in Europe, but 7th after the US, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru. As all those countries, except Peru, have populations of millions more than the UK, doesn't the percentage make our numbers of deaths even more shocking? I don't know we we stand in Europe in terms of percentage of deaths per population - and I don't know at what point the named countries reached 150,000 deaths, or what the totals for those countries are now. Some journalist somewhere needs to "do the math" as it were. But comparative percentages are more indicative of seriousness of the outcomes, and therefore some analysis of the success or failures of various protections taken or not taken.

That the FT 100 index ended the year 2021 at 7385, the highest that it has been since 2016 ie. before Brexit.
I don't know what this tells you but to me it shows that the big money movers are favouring the higher risk equity market above the safer bond and gilt investments and this suggests that those in the know believe that the UK economy is going to grow.
Could this be the first signs that the inevitable benefits of Brexit are beginning to show through, I wonder?. On a personal note, our savings portfolio grew by a healthy 8.5% after tax in the year. despite Covid, which makes us very happy.
If I am right then the remain lobby will find their ship sinking under them. I would welcome other views supported with reasons why.

1. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson.
2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.
3. Writing my name in cursive is my signature move.
4. Why do bees stay in their hives during winter? ’Swarm.
5. If you’re bad at haggling, you’ll end up paying the price.
6. Just so everyone’s clear, I’m going to put my glasses on.
7. A commander walks into a bar and orders everyone around.
8. I lost my job as a stage designer. I left without making a scene.
9. Never buy flowers from a monk. Only you can prevent florist friars.
10. How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer.
11. I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.
12. My friends and I have named our band ‘Duvet’. It’s a cover band.
13. I lost my girlfriend’s audiobook, and now I’ll never hear the end of it.
14. Why is ‘dark’ spelled with a k and not c? Because you can’t see in the dark.
15. Why is it unwise to share your secrets with a clock? Well, time will tell.
16. When I told my contractor I didn’t want carpeted steps, they gave me a blank stare.
17. Bono and The Edge walk into a Dublin bar and the bartender says, “Oh no, not U2 again.”
18. Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it’s a whole sentence.
19. Scientists got together to study the effects of alcohol on a person’s walk, and the result was staggering.
20. I’m trying to organize a hide and seek tournament, but good players are really hard to find.
21. I got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. I won’t lie, it was a rocky road.
22. What do you say to comfort a friend who’s struggling with grammar? There, their, they’re.
23. I went to the toy store and asked the assistant where the Schwarzenegger dolls are and he replied, “Aisle B, back.”
24. What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing up their own incision? Suture self.
25. I’ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness.

Today's 3rd round FA cup tie pits Championship against Premier League. Get your predictions in by 5pm.
Good luck

America today 🥲

And these scum bags are going to appeal after chasing and murdering a black man who was jogging through the area they lived
Following him and shooting him in cold blood and then saying that it was self defence

https://news.sky.com/story/ahmaud-arbery-murder-three-white-men-who-chased-and-shot-black-man-out-running-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-12511323

Helloo... great loop

Having best friends!

It's the weekend of the FA Cup 3rd round when the lower division and non-league teams are joined by the Championship and Premier League teams. Tonight's tie pitches League Two against Premier League. Get your predictions in by 7.30pm
Good luck