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what do you think about the new spare bedroom tax that is coming in soon?

I see that Stuart hall the TV celeb has been charged with rape and 14 counts of sex abuse and will appear in court some time next month, I await the outcome with bated breath?

Anyone heard the saying "Living off grid" living out in the wilds away from utility bills and all the other miriade of bills, living the simple life far from the madding crowd, off gridding seems to be getting rather popular now.

What would you do if you were made homeless for whatever reason, marital breakdown loss of job or illness meaning that you cannot pay your rent or mortage, no help from friends or the council and faced with the stark choice of cardboard city or spending your nights on a town or city park bench...

Going down to Towyn in Wales tomoz for a weeks chillin, hired a static off one of my customers for a good rate. Gonna sit on my ass for the whole week, told the wife that I am not getting up unless my Daily Mail newspaper is on the table and a full English is sizzling in the frying pan, and if...

Anyone watch Mrs Browns boys on TV? Really funny, cheers me up on a friday nite no end.

The French are throwing out their Romany Gypsies, should we take a leaf out of their book and throw out ours?

I wonder what the full story is about the family that was wiped out in France? A family fued over money or was a professional killer hired for the job?

Has anyone read the book called the ragged trousered philanthropists? A very old book that was at one time the building trades bible, written by Robert Tressel, it was banned at one time for being classed as communistic. It tells of the hard times sufferered by building trades workers, low pay...

Having a sort out at the back of my garage I came across two of my old blowlamps a Max Sievert and a Monitor, stripped them down and gave them a clean up, filled them with petrol and lo and behold both in perfect working condition. I bought the Max Sievert when I was 19 so that makes it 51 years...

Anyone out there got a backyard workshop? I have converted my 20'X14' garage into a workshop, dead proud of it I am, spend all my time pottering about in it surrounded by my treasures, got a woodburning stove in it with a pot of coffee always on the boil.

Hi guys, Just introducing myself as a newby to the forum, I'm an old time past my sell by date plumber, wanting to know what you young plumb bobs are up to. Joe Davis.