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Forum: General Chat 18-03-2011, 09:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,184
Posted By Rum
Same here! By the way I am in Cumbria too!...

Same here! By the way I am in Cumbria too! Carlisle as it happens!
Forum: General Chat 17-03-2011, 09:56 PM
Replies: 781
Views: 59,011
Posted By Rum
'Hands that do dishes can be soft as your face,...

'Hands that do dishes can be soft as your face, with mild green...'

As a kid I loved that jingle!
Forum: General Chat 17-03-2011, 09:52 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,310
Posted By Rum
When I was a kid we lived in Hong Kong. My Gran...

When I was a kid we lived in Hong Kong. My Gran used to send us a parcel every two or three months (thinking we were living in a tent or something out there!). She always included a copy of the...
Forum: Finance & Banking 17-03-2011, 09:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,656
Posted By Rum
The facts of the matter is that there are bits of...

The facts of the matter is that there are bits of the world which are getting relatively more wealthy while the likes of the UK are getting poorer. Our standard of living is falling as others, for...
Forum: Your Introductions! 16-03-2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,598
Posted By Rum
Well go ahead ... :mrgreen:

Well go ahead ... :mrgreen:
Forum: Pets and Animals 16-03-2011, 08:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,822
Posted By Rum
I have every sympathy. I have two border...

I have every sympathy. I have two border terriers, which are well trained and always on a lead on the street. I simply cannot understand people who let their dogs go off freely when they know they...
Forum: TV & Film 14-03-2011, 08:56 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,023
Posted By Rum
For me Easy Rider was a fantasy of what I thought...

For me Easy Rider was a fantasy of what I thought I would like to have been. I was 17 or so when it came out and I was all for the 'hippie' thing! It was of course all fantasy!
Forum: Your Introductions! 14-03-2011, 09:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,653
Posted By Rum
I'm brand new too - and hoping for a stimulating...

I'm brand new too - and hoping for a stimulating forum where all sorts of issues are discussed. A welcome from another new person in any case!
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 13-03-2011, 10:51 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 7,689
Posted By Rum
The good things about being over 50.

Ageing isn't a lot of fun, especially as its ultimate destination looms larger!..

..however personally at the age of 60 I find there are good things about being older. I am more patient. I am more...
Forum: Photos and Art 13-03-2011, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 992
Posted By Rum
Did you set the camera up yourself to get this...

Did you set the camera up yourself to get this effect? I assume you have to slow the shutter speed to get the blur. Very effective!
Forum: TV & Film 13-03-2011, 06:27 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,023
Posted By Rum
Top five favourite films of all time!

Hard to choose when one has seen so many, but try!

Mine are not based on 'excellence' so much as enjoyment..or a bit of both.

1. The Graduate
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. A Man...
Forum: Your Introductions! 13-03-2011, 09:54 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,495
Posted By Rum
Happy to when I have learnt how to post them!

Happy to when I have learnt how to post them!
Forum: General Chat 13-03-2011, 09:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,498
Posted By Rum
Good morning! Cumbria looks like it might...

Good morning! Cumbria looks like it might experience a half decent day for a change! Sounds like you have a good plan! Once I think I will emulate - including pooch walking incidentally.
Forum: Pets and Animals 13-03-2011, 09:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,217
Posted By Rum
I am semi-retired and shortly will be full time...

I am semi-retired and shortly will be full time retired. Walking the pooches (two border terriers) gives me a 'shape' to the day and I like that. Living in North Cumbria we have lots of wild places...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 12-03-2011, 11:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,481
Posted By Rum
Well I am one of the council workers affected as...

Well I am one of the council workers affected as it happens. I have worked as a social worker, then an education officer and for the last bit of my career as a manager. I am sure some of what we did...
Forum: Your Introductions! 12-03-2011, 10:30 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,495
Posted By Rum
Many thanks all! I am a bit of a veteran of...

Many thanks all! I am a bit of a veteran of forums and browsing here I must say I am impressed by the friendliness and lack of harshness and aggression in the exchanges!
Forum: Your Introductions! 12-03-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,495
Posted By Rum
Another new person!

Hello all,

I recently turned 60 and can't believe it, so I thought I might hang out with some young uns in their 50s!

I live in the far north of the UK in Carlisle, within easy distance of the...
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