Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

re - do not have brain?

well, we all have a brain, now how much is "sawdust" is another thing............

# too much drink... Apparently, we're self-medicating with caffeine and high-sugar foods, and it's not good for our brains.

# Men who watch regularly pornography could be reducing the size of their brain, a study has found.

# Young adults who watch a lot of TV and don't exercise much may start to see the effects of their unhealthy habits on their brains as early as midlife, a new study suggests.

# Working full-time could be bad for your brain after a certain age

# Eating too much? You can blame your brain

# Too much fat weighs down not just your body, but also your brain

cynic , thanks t was just saw an advert , no I do not need to know just wondered
I have no trouble getting credit cards offers , but have my debit card which I prefer .

re - I feel blessed I have a mind of my own .

maybe you need a second opinion?

Any doctor will do, just make sure is not a Labour supporter, otherwise -- will reached the same conclusion as you

dressed to impressed or something else? no ... just flirting

Michelle Mone has said she has been told “a few times” to tone down her wardrobe when in the House of Lords.

The lingerie entrepreneur, who joined the Lords in 2015, said that her clothing choices have changed since becoming a Conservative peer.

But she still believes women in business should be allowed to show off their femininity, and that she is personally not afraid to show off her cleavage, adding that it makes her feel “powerful”.

The former Ultimo boss, now known as Baroness Mone of Mayfair, told The Daily Telegraph: “I’ve been told a few times…”

When asked if she was referring to being asked to tone down her clothes, she said: “Just the first few weeks. And my wardrobe has changed quite a bit.”

Lady Mone said that she was “never worried” by board meetings, explaining that she would put in the effort with her appearance.

She added: “I would always get a blow-dry and put on some high heels. I’m not frightened to get my cleavage out in the business world because it makes me feel feminine and that makes me feel powerful.

“I don’t believe you have to cover up your femininity to be a top businesswoman.”

The 45-year-old said she does draw a line at certain clothing styles and quirks in different work environments, though.

“If it’s a tech company or a flip-flop manufacturer, fine. But would I take on a lawyer who turned up to meet me in flip-flops? No,” she said.

Of short skirts, Lady Mone said they are acceptable in a “nightclub or a pub”, but “in an accountancy firm or in the House of Lords” they would be “inappropriate”.

When asked if she flirts in the workplace, Lady Mone said: “I have banter with people day in, day out. Whether that’s called flirting, I don’t know.

“But life is short and you can’t be serious all the time. We’re all human beings so there’s nothing wrong with a bit of flirting in the workplace.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-40435547/the-quiet-life-in-tilt-cove-canada-s-smallest-town

Have you considered moving to the Town above Tanker? you could be a legend in your own lunchtime... and pretty well all the time there.

What do you say?

i am seating in my front room and all I see is trees and birds ,it wonderful silent
apart from the birds singing ,
I can walk out of my house and walk over 18 miles without leaving the trees ,

that is happiness

MERKEL , WE WILL FIGHT TO KEEP PARIS AGREEMENT . the liar gemany building loads
of coal fired stations is she a nutter , it is GERMANY that is breaking the PARIS climate agreement ,

GERMANY RUN BY THE WITCH IS DESTROYING THE AGREEMENT


well done Donald trump

Be careful what you wish for Stan. Could be you next.

A study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) analysed the fortunes of 74 UK cities with populations of more than 100,000, developing an index of relative decline based on changes in employment rates, levels of highly qualified workers, the number and type of full-time jobs, net migration rates and population change.

Rochdale, Burnley and Bolton topped the list of cities that have fared the worst

Germany’s dash for coal continues apace. Following on the opening of two new coal power stations in 2012, six more are due to open this year, with a combined capacity of 5800MW, enough to provide 7% of Germany’s electricity needs.
Including the plants coming on stream this year, there are 12 coal fired stations due to open by 2020. Along with the two opened last year in Neurath and Boxberg, they will be capable of supplying 19% of the country’s power.

In addition, 27 gas fired stations are due on line, which should contribute a further 17% of Germany’s total electricity generation. (Based on 2011 statistics, total generation was 575 TwH).
It is worth noting that none of these coal or gas plants will be built with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS), which is a legal requirement for coal generators in the UK, despite the fact that the technology does not yet exist on a commercial scale.

Be careful what you wish for iturama. Could be you next.

"A study from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) analysed the fortunes of 74 UK cities with populations of more than 100,000, developing an index of relative decline based on changes in employment rates, levels of highly qualified workers, the number and type of full-time jobs, net migration rates and population change.

Rochdale, Burnley and Bolton topped the list of cities that have fared the worst?"

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Misleading quote from you iturama as...

a) Burnley is not a City.
b) The population of Burnley is and has not been for many decades anywhere near 100,000...so please check your facts before posting in the future.

...Next.

grenfell council have a list who should of been in the tower block .
they can not get answers from the residents of who were in the flats ,

they are the criminals all they need to do is go to the council .so the council know who is a live , simple then they know who is not ,
but the residents are giving them little help why ?

it appears some of the tenants do not live in the uk they have sub let their council flat

Sorry Stan. That is from the Guardian, the lefts favourite rag. My fault, I should have realised that coming from the graun it would be fake news.

thats ok stan loves fake news its is trait

Millions of motorists will be quids in at the pumps as a supermarket price war has slashed another 2p a litre off petrol.

Surprisingly, Sainsbury’s fired the first salvo and Morrisons waded in soon after with both lopping 2p off diesel and unleaded.

Tesco joined the fray by matching its rivals with petrol prices while Asda said it would drop by “up to 2p”.

But its forecourt prices now at 110.7p per litre for both types of fuel mean a penny a litre has been cut from its previous price of 111.7p.

The supermarket battle to woo shoppers comes two weeks after Asda first sparked an all out war with a 2p cut.

It followed criticism from the RAC that petrol retailers were failing to pass on savings amid falling oil prices.

Sainsbury’s which triggered today’s petrol pump bonanza said: “We hope this will bring a little bit of sunshine to millions of motorists braving the rain over the next few days.”

Peter Cattell, Tesco’s fuel director said: “We know customers will be making plans to enjoy the British summer, so we’re delighted to be dropping the price of petrol and diesel by up to 2p per litre at all of our 500 petrol filing stations.”

And Morrisons said of its 2p a litre drop: “We’ll always make sure we have the cheapest fuel prices in the area.”

Dave Tyrer, Asda’s senior buying manager for petrol added: “Asda is well known for having the lowest fuel prices around and we’ve cut our already market leading price further – by up to 2p - to mean our customers won’t pay more than 110.7p per litre for petrol or diesel at any of our 307 petrol stations nationwide.”

Councils face bills running to hundreds of millions of pounds to make tower blocks safe after the Government said it would NOT guarantee extra money to pay for vital work to prevent a repeat of the Grenfell disaster.

Ninety-five high-rise buildings in 32 local authority areas have failed safety tests, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said yesterday, with hundreds more blocks still to be tested.

The findings prompted Theresa May to announce a “major national investigation” into the use of cladding on high-rise blocks, with every sample so far tested in the wake of the Grenfell found to be unsafe.

Hmmm?

And then there's the small matter of the insulation behind the cladding too.

Residents of these tower blocks are also being refused home insurance

No mention of Burnley, Stan. Must be improving.

It is often said that home is where the heart is - and that there's no place like it.
But a new league table of the worst places to live in England reveals the areas branded 'scummy' and 'run-down' by their not-so-proud inhabitants.
Here is what they have to say about the towns voted England's worst...
In reverse order:
10. Blackpool
'Go back a few streets from the prom and you will see the deprivation, the ghettos and the scummy pubs that make up the REAL Blackpool.'

9. Oldham
'I think Oldham was best summed up by a friend of mine who remarked the people look as though the government has been performing nuclear testing in the area.'

8. Sunderland
'It's a pretty sad place, to be honest. Find somewhere with easy access to Newcastle city centre and you'll be happy.'

7. Gravesend
'If you must come to Gravesend, please stop by the estate agents and buy my house, because it's far to close to chavs for comfort.'

6. Bradford
'Bradford is literally hell on earth. The city centre resembles a squalid cess pit, full of monstrous partially demolished 60s concrete office blocks.'

5. Rochdale
'Rochdale, once described by Monty Python as a quaint Northern village, I am sure you already recognise this as a misnomer of the greatest degree.'

4. Scunthorpe
'If Maccy Ds is the chav's staple diet, what does that tell you about a town that boasts not one, not two but THREE of these gourmet eateries?'

3. Luton
'One of the most shocking moments in Luton was on Christmas day. My friend pointed out the local McDonalds, saying "it gets busier every year".'

2. Hull
'I lived in Hull until I was ten but my parents moved when local gangs started to have pitched battles using such weapons as garden shears.'

1. Dover
'Let us for a moment imagine that the British Isles are the silhouette of an old man.

'Scotland is his cap, Cornwall his toes, Anglia his curved spine, making Dover his herpes infested s***hole.'

Hold on a sec.


We keep reading about the council/gov having to cough up millions to put the tower blocks right.

But where are the suppliers/installers and their insurers?