BBC weather forecasting is now astonishingly bad. My understanding is that they've fallen out with the Met Office - who provide pretty accurate forecasts - and draw their forecasts now from some… (View Post)

Ah, just seen: Falmouth. Nice. On pets: I kind of get your ambivalence to them. We've basically only got cats out of some vague feeling that having pets is part of childhood - I'm not sure … (View Post)

Well it depends. If there is a Dem in the wings who can beat Trump, it's in the country's interests for him to step down. But if stepping down leads to Kamala as the nominee, it's in t… (View Post)

Once again, I'm reminded of this article from the golden era of the Daily Mash: https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/dogs-win-worst-pet-for-14th-year-in-row-2013091379444 (View Post)

Anyway: I bloody love bonfire night. Halloween is fancy dress and cosmetics and haribo and alcopops; Bonfire Night is real ale sausages and thick woolly jumpers and walking boots and parkin and explo… (View Post)