I was told recently that you can now make your own Will online and submit it to a Solicitor for checking. I think it would be ok if you just wanted to leave everything to a partner and don't have children etc but any more complicated than that and I'd rather get it done professionally. I made my years ago with a local solicitor.

Thoughts everyone?

The vaccination is now available for over 50’s
So if you are eligible and haven’t heard anything yet you can go online or phone 119

Of course I have just had mine 😂😂😂

Ok, I’m not usually one for going off on long rants on facebook but let’s face it, most of us have got more time on our hands than usual at the mo.

I’ll caveat this rant with…yeah I know I’m shouting into an echo chamber of mainly lovely, cuddly, like minded friends who don't need to hear my patronising waffle, but this is for the few that might. It’s probably not for YOU, YOU are probably ace.

I’ve also tried to keep it light and thrown in a few 90’s references ‘for the Dads’.

So. Let’s kick it.

Men! Hello. How you doooin’?

It just seems that a few of you having been losing the plot a bit on Twitter.

Following the awful murder of Sarah Everard, women started sharing their stories of street harassment on Twitter.

How did us chaps respond? We made #notallmen as the number one Twitter trend. FFS.

If you’re reading women’s posts about harassment, maybe try being like Mr Ice here.

Stop, Collaborate and Listen.

Before you jump in with a #Notallmen or Men get harassed too. Maybe ask yourself a few questions.

How often have you walked past a building site and had a group of female builders shout ‘nice ballbag!’?

How often do women stop you on your way to work to tell you’d look more handsome if you smiled at them? Or just screamed ‘show us yer dick’ across the road at you?

When you were walking home from school, how often did women in cars comment on your ‘sexy shorts’?

When it’s hot in your office, do you still keep your top shirt button done up, worried that the women might say that you’re gagging for it by flashing a bit of moob?

How often do you scan the crowd on the packed train to work, just to check that you’re not standing near one of those women who wants to rub her fanny against you, again?

I’m guessing that most of your answers were probably No’s.

So before you hit the reply button on a woman’s tweet, stop (Hammertime) and just assume that WOMEN KNOW IT’S #notallmen.

That’s just statistically obvious.

But there’s enough of us doing this shit for it to be a problem.

Yes, men get harassed too. Women know this too.

I can tell the tales of how I’ve had abuse hurled at me for the way I dressed (back in the goth days) or how I was mugged at night for my wallet and phone, or how many drivers of black cabs & white vans have greeted me with a cheery yell of “you fat c**t!”

But, guess what…re-e-wind…shocker…none of those abuses were from women! It was all men.

Fellas, you might reply with a well-intentioned ‘we get harassed too’ to show support or to empathise but, come on, that’s like hearing a woman complain about how much she spends on Tampax in a lifetime and us saying, “yeah, I know how you feel babe, I cut my finger last week and it cost me two quid for a box of plasters”. It’s just not on the same scale.

We (#notall) chaps can still generally go about our days blissfully unworried about the threat that women (#notallwomen) might pose to us.

If we’re in a pub (#notallpubs) and we have to go for a pee, we leave our drinks on the table, never thinking that a woman might slip some rohypnol in it.

We can get drunk at the house party afterwards, never worrying that if we crash out in the spare room, a woman might sneak in and pop a finger in us while we’re asleep and if she did, we might get blamed for it happening because we’d drunk too much.

We don’t tell men that in the summer that their vest & shorts combo makes them ‘look a bit slutty’, so they should expect to get hassled. Or not to ‘flaunt your curves’ in those skinny jeans.

We don’t say to men “You can’t go topless on the beach, it’s obscene and women won’t be able to control their natural urge to attack you”.

We don’t tell men not to walk across Clapham Common at night in case a woman, twice their strength, might leap out and try to murder them.

So come on men (#yesall), let’s ‘Man Up’ (#yesiknowthatsashitphrase) and admit that it’s us that’s causing this problem, not that women aren’t doing enough to stay safe.

If a health warning is needed:-

"One in four people worldwide are dying from conditions caused by thrombosis, making it a leading global cause of death and disability. When a blood clot forms in an artery or vein, it can lead to heart attack, stroke, or a life-threatening clot in the lungs or leg."

Actually it's puzzling that the EU countries have discovered so few cases that coincide with having a flu jab.

Just in case people haven't noticed ....... There is a Scooploop managed Current affairs and Politics Group out there.......
Maybe it's the description putting people off !!!!!!

...... Current Affairs and Politics

Discussion group fielding the topics of the day. We’re looking for intelligent insight.

Latest pictures - Shamima Begum seen in Western clothes as she seeks break with Isil past.
She was only 15 when she left to join the Islamic State and has been through a lot.
Should she be allowed back into the UK?
Your views !!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/14/exclusive-shamima-begum-seen-make-up-western-clothes-seeks-break/

For this Mum

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-court-trial-iran-b1816942.html

Don't depend your happiness into a person . Happiness must start within yourself.And now I challenge you all guys to say I ALWAYS LOVE YOU SELF❤.

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Regardless of political allegiances, we should all be concerned at this latest move to stop free speech.
https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2021/03/11/silencing-black-lives-matter-priti-patels-anti-protest-law/?cmpredirect

Sad to hear this gentleman has passed away. He said some real gems whilst being the voice of F1 ,including “there’s nothing wrong with that car...except it’s on fire” and “This would have been Senna’s third win in a row,if he had won the two before” lol

A new scam method people should be aware of.
Two-Factor authorisation is the process of requiring secondary authorisation to make a key change such as password or bank details. Banks and other organisations will send a code to an email address or telephone to ensure the genuine user is aware of the change, but fraudsters have identified ways to beat this process.

Fraudsters have been contacting fraud victims purporting to be from the bank/organisation, they state that to verify the call and pass through the security process they will send a 2FA code to the victim.

At the same time, they go through the password reset / bank change process, which automatically sends the code through. They then ask the victim to read the code back to verify their identity, which they can input to the system and bypass the control.

TLDR: NEVER ever give out your password or a 2FA code over email or the telephone.

Visit the Radio Garden and plant some seeds. Traverse the globe, and click a dot to listen to the radio station there. Should you get a security warning, that is because the site is HTTP and not HTTPS, which, in this case, is nothing to worry about: http://bit.ly/3rF54vu

As requested

Following on from part one

Fed up to the back teeth - make that the toenails - with the spew of 24/7 news and low grade TV offerings?

Please share your fondest memories of the best TV programmes and real personalities that you treasure.

Brought on by remembering Captain Kremmen, created by Kenny Everett.
ALL in the Best Possible Taste!

The Internet Archive 'Wayback Machine' at http://web.archive.org/, allows you to go back in time to see a website on particular days in the past. Type a web address in to the search box. then choose a year in the time bar, then select available dates.

I am planning a holiday somewhere around August time but have been met with some disapproval from people I have spoken to. I was thinking to go somewhere not too far, maybe around the Lake District for a long weekend but am now unsure. I know nobody has any idea what is going to happen but after the latest announcement I had hope for a short break. What I don't want is to book and lose my money or to be acting selfishly by looking to go away. Is it too soon to be considering?

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Just a reminder of how clever we are..

This article was on Peter Hitchens’ page in the Mail on Sunday yesterday.
This is not the first time I have heard that deaths have been recorded as due to COVID-19 when it was thought they were due to other causes.

It was claimed in another post that this ‘Government’ is doing a good job. No doubt, that’s what they want you to think. Could it be that a higher reported death rate from COVID-19 helps to justify the panic measures that resulted in the first lockdown and diverts attention from other activities or inactivity?

Check Vehicle MOT, Tax, Insurance of any vehicle online -

https://www.aph.com/community/holidays/check-road-tax-licence-endorsements-and-mot-online/#insurance

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/come-clean-about-the-damage-caused-by-your-farmed-salmon?share=71d84bb3-51d8-4aea-a15a-938500d23991&source=twitter-share-email-button&time=1615049334&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter

One of the reasons for signing:

"I live next to a Salmon smolt farm and watch them pour up to 1000L of FORMALDEHYDE directly onto live fish 7 days a week for 9 months a year because the fish are so diseased. I watched last year as they took thousands upon thousands of dead diseased fish away in dustbins. Our life now is horrendous because of the fumes and stench of rotten Salmon. The loch is dead of all life with no native fish left at all. This is a horrific business."

Lady And The Tramp was a favourite childhood film, the first I ever saw in The Odeon Barking.

Sources tell me that the film is disturbing to those who "woke up" recently.
The Siamese cats, German Dogs, Mexican pooches and overweight Italian chefs are all in the worst possible taste.

Please offer your thoughts on Disney cartoons like Snow White, Dumbo, Bambi and any others that have corrupted a whole generation please?

I am really shocked how many people say they are not going to have the jab - there are hundreds of them on FB - some that I previously thought were sensible people, imagine how many there must be nation wide.

Once the hoo-ha is over and Megan Markle has climbed back into her box, will we ever hear from or about her again?

She's going for broke today to try to destroy the family she thought was her gravy train. Unfortunately she didn't get what she thought she should have got. Her aim to be a real American Princess wasn't on the cards, so she's gone to the Queen of America to complain.

As I understand it the Queen of Strop will be asked by her best friend to spill the beans on how brilliantly she managed to bully her Royal staff and get rid of people for no real reason.
Oops! I'm just getting a message that she won't be asked that after all!
Perhaps she will be asked about the joke where Harry is being asked in an interview "Do you feel dominated by your wife?" to which she responds, "No he doesn't".
No, I'm informed that one won't be asked eiither.

Well, I guess that whatever happens, her Royal Duchessness won't be welcomed back by her husband's family and hopefully this will be the last time we hear from her.

Holidays

Census day is 21 March.
Has everybody received their Census letter ?
I have not.
I will complete my Census online -
https://census.gov.uk/

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Whilst the Granny brigade advocate that tomatoes cause Gout, the rest of the world`s nutritional experts say that tomatoes are the best health food in existence.

They are apparently a miracle food in helping to prevent Prostate Cancer and provide benefit against a whole load of other ailments, plus supplying the body with vitamins for a healthy lifestyle.

So, stuff yourself with tomatoes and die of old age..

The greener the banana is, the greater the content of resistant starch. Resistant starch has been linked to several health benefits :

Bananas are a good source of several nutrients, including potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C and fibre. They also contain various antioxidants and plant compounds.

Bananas are high in fibre. Unripe bananas are also rich in resistant starch and pectin, which can provide numerous health benefits.

Taking 24 grams of banana starch each day for 4 weeks caused weight loss of 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg), while also improving insulin sensitivity in patients studied.

Bananas are high in potassium, which helps to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Bananas are a good source of magnesium, a mineral that plays hundreds of roles in the body. Magnesium may protect against heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

Unripe, green bananas are rich in resistant starch and pectin, which may promote digestive health and reduce the risk of colon cancer.

Eating a moderate amount of bananas should not raise blood sugar levels significantly. However, diabetics should be careful with fully ripe bananas.

Bananas don't seem to have any known negative health effects, but they may cause allergic reactions in some individuals with latex allergy.

Although bananas are unsuitable on a low-carb diet and may cause problems for some diabetics, overall they are an incredibly healthy food.

Normally when I receive a letter addressed "The Householder", I would throw it in the paper recycling without opening. The envelope said 'Census' so luckily I opened this.
No papercopy with envelope were enclosed. Have you received one and will you go online and complete this?

Robert O'Neill a highly decorated 45 year old and16 year veteran former team leader of the US elite SEAL Team 6, that raided Bin Laden's hide-out in Abbottabad-Pakistan on 2 May 2011 has been banned by Delta Airlines for not wearing a face mask inflight.

https://tinyurl.com/pkd5nvrc

Bigfoot sightings go back to the 1800's.

Bigfoot attention has been intense over the past 50 years. There have been countless expeditions by scientific groups, many thousands of sightings, hundreds of foot casts and photographs taken and even scientific and laboratory studies involved. Most of the activity we see on TV is of North American origin, but countless similar sightings and expeditions have also been made in Russia and Asia.

Oddly enough, I have never come across any reports of Bigfoot activity in South America and Africa.

I have been recently watching two TV programs on Bigfoot and find them very plausible, interesting and very well compiled.

Confronted with all the "evidence" accumulated, one can only be left open minded to conclude that such creatures may well exist in the vast uninhabited areas of our planet.

Over the past 50 years, science and technology have made enormous advances.
I am therefore left in total confusion.

As no definite DNA evidence has been found, no dead bodies or remains of these creatures have been found, none of these creatures have been shot by the countless thousands of trigger-happy hunters who shoot anything that moves and no close-up photographs have ever been taken - only long distant shots - the creature cannot possibly exist.

Over a 50 year period, I find the absence of these factors far outstrip the enormous amount of "evidence" found to conclude that these creatures do exist.

The BBC has made 33066 sound effects available: http://bit.ly/38iAVun

I was once a very big Lion ruling the largest territory the world has ever seen, spanning 22.6% of the worlds land area and 20% of the worlds population. I was a very BIG boy indeed.

But Alas, though evolution, circumstances, bad management, self inflicted wounds and other stronger Lions coming onto the scene, I am now a tiny little Mouse. I did have a mighty roar, but now can only mutter a squeak.

Ah well, I can always look back on grand memories of power and Empire, the thin red line, Queen Victoria, Pomp and Circumstance, sing "Rule Britannia" in my North Sea mouse-hole and be careful not upset anybody too much, in case they tread on me.

A Dung Beetle is not only the strongest insect on Earth, but also the strongest animal on the planet compared to body weight.

They can push 1,141 times their own body weight. This is the equivalent of an average person pushing six double-decker buses full of people. Now that’s strong!

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Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog.

I will not eat the cats' food before they eat it or after they throw it up.
I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc. just because I like the way they smell.
The litter box is not a cookie jar.
The sofa is not a ”face towel.”
The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.
Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is an unacceptable way of saying "hello.
I don't need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm under the coffee table.
I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house - not after.
I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt on the carpet.
I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch.
The cat is not a squeaky toy so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing.
P.S. Dear God: When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?

Merger with Centene Corp covers 500,000 patients fuelling calls for inquiry into ‘NHS privatisation by stealth’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/26/nhs-gp-practice-operator-with-500000-patients-passes-into-hands-of-us-health-insurer

Age old question -

Why are bees honeycombs comprised of hexagonal cells ?

Clue, whatever the web says, the bees are not super mathematicians and DO NOT physically construct hexagonal cells.

The Earth's rotation is anti-clockwise as viewed from the North Pole.

Water swirls down the plughole anti-clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern hemisphere. Well - does it ?

I am assuming that water swirl is entirely caused by the Earth's rotation and gravity. I see no other parameter. Coriolis effect is not applicable since the volume is far too small.

So why do you think that water goes down the plughole anticlockwise as viewed in the Northern hemisphere and clockwise as viewed in the Southern hemisphere ?

For a very long time now Documentaries have been plagued by irresponsible program producers implanting over-loud noise on all programs where people are talking.

The noise is usually created by abusing musical instruments to such a degree that it is difficult to hear what the people are saying. Incredibly bad manners on the part of the producers.

There is no need for this irresponsible behaviour and complete disregard for viewers pleasure. Sometimes this infernal din is coupled with loud noises on the film clips, it is then utterly impossible to hear what the presenter or person is saying.

Often, the person talking is simply sat in a room and why some idiot should spoil their speaking with some instrument or other noise is beyond comprehension.

The age of silent films where some guy went mad on a piano to create a sense of excitement are long gone. But who needs excitement when the person is sat in a quiet room talking ?

Oddly enough, I have never noticed this infernal row being made when the news is on or when the Queen or Prime Minister are giving a speech.

Where program producers get the idea that when people are talking, their voice must be completely obliterated by some unbelievable racket performed by abusing a variety of musical instruments or some other noise, I will never ever understand.

People who have hearing problems simply cannot hear what is being said. Many battle scenes where the sounds of battle are loud enough, are still inflicted with background noise by the producers.

Do you have this irritating problem ?

Supernatural, Paranormal, Ouija boards, Mediums, Fortune Tellers, Ghosts, Poltergeists, Evil Spirits, God`s, Devil`s and Demon`s, plus things that go bump in the night

The human brain is Schizophrenic, being capable of astonishing and miraculous abilities in creating man-made marvels whilst on the other hand believing passionately in what can only be described as Fairy Stories. It is incredible to see such split intelligence taking place in abundance all around us regardless of extreme educational and scientific progression.

I guess that it is due to a genetic inheritance situation, going back to when Homo Sapiens split off from the Apes in the evolutionary family tree and developed a separate intelligence.

In those prehistoric times, humans believed that all of life`s events were due to Gods and Goblins. So entered the idols and other effigies of earthly worship to provide a focal point for this homage.

It was and still is today, thought that humans are somehow special creatures and could never really die. So the concept of eternally surviving Spirits and Souls was introduced, destined to be transported to some divine paradise of infinite pleasure where all ills are banned.

Consequently, any tendency of humans to sense that Ghosts or Spirits were about, although being due to our natural inbred inclination to get the spooks at times was attributed to restless Spirits or some evil presence. So was born the fictional mind-conceived idea of Ghosts, Supernatural and the Paranormal. Subjects which a vast army of gullible humans still solidly believe today and even devote their entire working lives to with total commitment.

Everything that happens in a terrestrial or extra-terrestrial sense has a perfectly logical scientific explanation. Many of these events are currently not understood, in which case they are simply "unexplained" and must NOT put down to some Alien or Supernatural activity as was the practise of our pre-historic ancestors.

I have given my views and now await your views. Hopefully we will each respect the others.

Supernatural or Super Fictional ? What is your opinion ?

Had an invitation in the post this morning inviting me to join a parish nextdoor group via a website address with a code which expires in 7 days. Wasn't nextdoor the group that took over streelife and wasn't particularly careful with data? The note says 100% free and private and just for neighbours in the parish. I must admit, am tempted, as though I appreciate Scooplloop very much, a very local group with local business, lost pets, relevant local parish info, would be very useful. How do I find out if this doesn't have strings attached? Any thoughts?

I'm in a support bubble with my sister who is unable to go out without assistance. I go and see her every week at least once but, apart from a few Sundays last summer, she hasn't left her flat since March. Am I allowed at this time to bring her to my house for lunch or am I only permitted to go to her?

Just been looking at light bulbs on Amazon - there are 4 different ones there all claiming to be the equivalent of 60 watts. they are 5,6,7 and 8 watts - how does that work out ?

I'm not sure which group to post this is so I'm hoping someone here can help.

Someone gave my two old iPhones - an iPhone 4 and an iPhone 5c.

Both are in very good condition and appear to be working.

The iPhone 5c has a passcode but the iPhone 4 doesn't.

I'd like to be able to do factory resets on them so that I can put them back into use but the iPhone 5c won't let me do this without the passcode and both phones won't let me do this without the original owner's Apple ID.

Unfortunately she can't remember the passcode or her Apple ID so at the moment they're effectively dead.

Is there any way to to a factory reset on these phones without the codes?

Due to the COVID situation, the NHS have sent a circular round offering home eye and hearing tests for those people who cannot attend an Eye or Hearing Clinic. It is an impressive letter stating the extreme precautions that the visiting Optician or hearing specialist will take.
They give a phone number - 0800 954 9091 and a website - outsideclinic.co.uk

Anyone watch it last night ? - I thought it was an excellent programme and told a lot of truths we had not known before.