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Diplomatic Language, eh?
"It was the wrong crisis for this Prime Minister's skill set" from today's Covid-19 evide...
ena malcup 30 602 3rd Nov 2023, 00:00
peter israel
Daft Things
What daft things have you, or someone you know, done during your lifetimes. I've done a...
mollie m 37 1,018 2nd Nov 2023, 19:24
frecky
A few missing
Jathbee, Ispy and Ann. Probably more. Hope they will be back soon to contribute.
First Mate 39 854 2nd Nov 2023, 14:38
First Mate
Halloween costumes
Make sure your kids/grandkids have a fire safe costume. Look for the CE mark. Some costume...
First Mate 12 397 1st Nov 2023, 22:39
First Mate
Me yed's spinning,
This morning i've been doing lots of stuff and hopping from one task to another and this c...
tomplum 2 356 1st Nov 2023, 20:57
tomplum
adverts
We have an advertising standards agency who so call vet all adverts and make sure they com...
PeterP 31 662 1st Nov 2023, 15:57
ena malcup
lights are on but, there's nobody home..
Walking down Standishgate yesterday morning and I noticed Wilco's is shut, no one's home ...
tomplum 5 505 1st Nov 2023, 08:49
Joe Maplin
Is the Government
poised to axe Wigan's migrant hotels? [url=https://www.wigantoday.net/news/politics/is...
basil brush 42 1,242 1st Nov 2023, 08:08
MrsC
It's all happening .......
...... it's all going on ......[url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/24583385/murder-prob...
tonker 1 283 1st Nov 2023, 05:47
PeterP
Parquet Flooring (Reclaimed)
Not the modern diddy ones. Those like what they had in School assembly halls. Any of y...
ena malcup 9 517 31st Oct 2023, 19:34
tonker
For Gaffer - ONLY!
....... as I wouldn't expect many others to read it. Don't worry, I've not gone to the t...
tonker 7 530 31st Oct 2023, 10:16
basil brush
Warning
My son has just sent me this message it's very very small print so I'll just tell you the ...
momac 10 655 30th Oct 2023, 21:16
tomplum
Dianne Abbott .......
......... gets it wrong again ! https://i.ibb.co/zFHgX7X/thumbnail-PHOTO-2023-10-3...
tonker - 337 30th Oct 2023, 21:02
tonker
war
cant understand all Holy countries wanting to kill each other and then go praying.Is this ...
albion 18 726 30th Oct 2023, 19:15
tonker
John Cleese: 'The Dinosaur Hour'
Starting next Sunday the 29th October 2023 at 9.00pm, John Cleese will be hosting a new sh...
Tommy Two Stroke 2 318 29th Oct 2023, 22:53
Tommy Two Stroke
White hydrogen.
Daily Telegraph. Every few years a disruptive technology comes out of left field and en...
gaffer 3 461 29th Oct 2023, 21:46
Tommy Two Stroke
Clocks
Nice lie in for some tomorrowDon't forget to put your clocks BACK before you go to bed
PeterP 15 479 29th Oct 2023, 20:48
tonker
Boris Johnson joins GB News
Ex Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Whupsies best mate, has joined GB News [url=https:...
Tommy Two Stroke 21 560 29th Oct 2023, 14:16
basil brush
HS2 cover up.
Extract from today’s Sunday Times. HS2: The secret files that expose a multibillion-p...
gaffer 10 577 29th Oct 2023, 12:42
Tommy Two Stroke
Rishi Sunak
Looking at the time this man has been in office.To be fair he hasnt had a chance to do any...
albion 62 1,039 29th Oct 2023, 12:38
Tommy Two Stroke
Last Night
I dreamed I was somewhere in the far Cuillins doing an intensely difficult rock climb. ...
ena malcup 7 321 28th Oct 2023, 22:03
lectriclegs
Who have you met/spoke to ?
Only because of previous occupations..I have met/spoke to. Queen Elizabeth.Prince Phillip...
Billinge Biker 33 734 28th Oct 2023, 21:06
mollie m
Met and spoke to.
I was in a group called 'Katch5' in the late 70s. We were once on the same bill as Ken Dod...
jacks 1 311 28th Oct 2023, 19:06
kenee
When its p'ing down
Do you don your waterproofs, and get out and about as usual? Or do you stay in your war...
ena malcup 38 693 28th Oct 2023, 17:37
ena malcup
INCREASE OF RETIREMENT AGE ?
I would like to ask the members what they think or have any comment's on the news that bro...
GOLDEN BEAR 11 477 28th Oct 2023, 14:59
Tommy Two Stroke
Tax-payers Money WASTED AGAIN
Has any of you read the article in today's "THE DAILY TELEGRAPH" under "£ 7 MILLION TAX...
GOLDEN BEAR 2 275 28th Oct 2023, 14:28
Tommy Two Stroke
Early warning alert,
Poolstock Lane roadworks at Marus avenue, expect delays, 3 way temp lights 2/11/23 with a ...
tomplum 1 271 28th Oct 2023, 12:33
Stardelta
Its that time of year again,
Plumbers Ker Ching season when. Folks turn the heating on and,,,,,,,,,click puff ZZZZ pl...
tomplum 19 768 28th Oct 2023, 10:18
basil brush
Radio
I was a radio 2 listener for many years , In my opinion it has got worse recently and the ...
tomplum 25 1,271 28th Oct 2023, 10:07
bentlegs
Life without Brillo pads,
Brillo pads are a really good cleaning product and you used to be able to get cheap imitat...
tomplum 23 558 27th Oct 2023, 22:22
tomplum
RAIN BLAMED ?
I SEE the latest gaffe by a prominent tory minister has "BLAMED THE RAIN " for the floods ...
GOLDEN BEAR 17 550 27th Oct 2023, 15:14
ena malcup
Anyone played Conkers this year,
I know the skools banned it but, What about a WW conker challenge ? Get up Haigh Hall , T...
tomplum 4 336 26th Oct 2023, 22:34
First Mate
Common Sense
Last week I received a phone call to tell me Yvonne would be having a home visit to get he...
PeterP 17 621 26th Oct 2023, 18:31
PeterP
Blue Lights Hindley.
Just at mother in law's ...lowe mill lane Hindley...across the. Road is Apex gym...apparen...
Billinge Biker 9 647 26th Oct 2023, 17:49
tonker
What do the members reckon about this
Tonker sent me this video and its very interesting but a little one sided I think but, ...
tomplum 9 561 26th Oct 2023, 17:38
tonker
Chicken HIUNT??
On reading this morning's paper's Jeremy Hunt quotes that he is contemplating standing do...
GOLDEN BEAR 10 419 25th Oct 2023, 19:04
ena malcup
The problem with pigeons
What's Wigan council going to do about all the pigeons at top of Wigan? The benches are al...
scorpion 18 557 25th Oct 2023, 18:30
tonker
Doctors etc
When we go to the Doctors we refer to him or her as such, i.e. Hello Doctor 'Jones' or wh...
jacks 13 586 25th Oct 2023, 13:05
ena malcup
Mogling
My Bro in Law is a nice person but, he comes from Ince and he came round today and I was w...
tomplum 9 580 24th Oct 2023, 21:47
First Mate
Luvvies
Why are Luvvies always Lefties despite their huge wealth got from doing nothing that could...
MrsC 2 364 24th Oct 2023, 16:47
Brasstoff