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I think we are the poorer since Google & Wikipedia came on the scene. In the golden days of yore, if you went to the encyclopaedia or dictionary you didn't just find the word you were looking for, but also saw the words either side - which were sometimes really interesting.

I have never been able to use "Overseas Travel" and "Pack Light" in the same sentence

Isn't it terrifying to sit in the passenger seat with a learner driver behind the wheel. 60 k is absolutely flying and you have no brake pedal on that side

About 20 years ago we were travelling in France, when we got to our hotel in Avignon I needed to do a wash. I baulked at paying 2 Euro per pair of knickers & asserted 'there must be a laundromat somewhere'. One hot hour later and quite a few terse exchanges between me & MrMac we found one. The...

If you happed to live in Melbourne there's a shop called "Abode" in Camberwell Rd opposite the town hall, which sells Actil hotel quality sheets (in fact I think that's how they are branded. Had them for my childrens' beds & the kids would wear out before the sheets did

At the risk of sounding like a crabby Nanna - half these inconsiderate people should be zapped with a taser

"No, Nope, Nada....said every insurance company ever.They keep stonewalling - like the examples above - until you give up and go away!

now that's showstopping

I am reliably informed by MrMac - (a golfer for 60 years) that once he starts to play badly it's a sign that he needs another club or a new putter. He's been trying to buy his way out of trouble for many many years

Instal movement detector lights that will go on when anyone goes into the back garden at their place. Hire a trampoline and have a few mates over, add plentiful alcohol stand back and watch the show. Play opera. Loud. Spread Dynamic Lifter around (that's also helpful for your new plantings...

Yup & mine was Village Gold. I really wanted to see the film so just rocked up & same as you the three times I tried failed and only one other couple. I put on my cranky granny face but the staff couldn't give a fig

You do realize that they'll never be happy about anything you do?We had a cranky old sourpuss living next door to us; she confiscated tennis or footballs and wouldn't give them back even when the kids went and asked politely. Eventually one day I asked her what brand of vinegar she drank every...

Where do papers get these 'journalists'? In this week's food section a story about new restaurants - I read 'gildas served with jamon and potato crisps'. What is a gilda? Then 'Well regarded restaurant...is about to open a sophmore location seaside'. So are we in America? We would say sister...

Who would want to be judged by 12 people not smart enough to get out of jury duty?

A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender asks the rabbit "what'll ya have?". The rabbit says "I don't know, I'm only here because of Autocorrect"

My dad, newly emigrated from England in 1949, thought the best sun care for me as a child was to mix petroleum jelly with sea water. Stand back and watch the little fair haired girl fry! 70 years later......for years now I've had skin checks every 6 months and a have a very lovely plastic...

Even with my reading glasses on, one huge bugbear is trying to decipher the 'use by' date on stuff.

Got 'em already......they've stopped working so well! 1737948787 I had no trouble reading the price. Blimey!

I actually bought a magnifying glass the other day because I couldn't read the instructions on the back of a food packet. I also needed it for the Melways. Turning 76 ain't for sissies!!

Well I can happily say we have watched our resident 2 bird families have their offspring fly away this week. Mr & Mrs Blackbird's 2 babies have left the nest, ditto Mrs Spotted Dove's 2 have finally left their spot on top of my market trolley, so I'm happy to have that back after 6 weeks of...