Recent content by justfred

What an achievement. man is able to send a module deep into space at an unbelievable speed, and make it land in a chosen spot by someone sitting at a desk millions of miles away yet they cannot invent a supermarket shopping trolley that will go in a straight line.

Can any of our American or Canadian friends tell me would it be a good idea to introduce beavers into Britain as has been suggested I have doubts myself as I believe they can cause a lot of damage to the countryside. They are OK in the wildernesses of your two countries where there is little or...

What are your views on prisons. Over here there is very little difference between a prison and a holiday hotel. The only difference being the 'guests' in prison cannot walk out when they feel like it. They have televisions, computers, a gym, games rooms and it does cost them a penny as the tax...

Who really believes that we get visitors from far off galaxies bearing in mind that travelling at the speed of light it would take hundreds of years to get here. As it has been proved there is no life on the planets in our own solar system where are these so-called visitors coming from?

Can my American friends tell a dumb Englishman What is the difference between a State Trooper and a Policeman as to me they both appear to do the same work

Hello Everyone. Do you think doctors really care as we get older? Four weeks ago I went to my local GP with chest pains and breathing difficulties He said "You have asthma" and gave me two inhalers. Three days later the chest pains were getting no better so I saw another doctor. "You do not have...

I feel as a stranger among all. Am I the only Brit using this forum?

Good Morning from a sunny but cold Friday morning down here in the New Forest, Hampshire. My thoughts are with all those that are having to endure the awful weather over there in the Caribbean.

Can any of our American friends explain why the police in your country do not use stingers as our police do when they want to stop a suspect car. The stinger if you do not know what it is is a device which a policeman will throw into the path of a speeding or suspect vehicle. This punctures the...

I am so sorry I have not posted for such a long time. I have no excuses, just absent mindedness. It was a message on my E-Mail that jogged my memory. I am now going to look at the posts from the past to see what I have missed.

Has anyone traced their family History? I have spent just over thirty years tracing my 'tree' and have gone back as far as 1445. There are 'roll' records going back to 1200 but I have not got back that far. I have been very fortunate in that from that date my forefathers have lived within a...

Hello everyone. Have just joined the forum and hope in time to 'meet' you all. You will note I have said 'a very senior senior' Why? because I am 88 years young