That's as maybe, but evenings get lighter after the 13th. Anyway, I quite like winter. An decent walk, finishing in the gloaming, followed by fireside tales. None of this 40C nonsense. (View Post)

Now try that in the Humber navigation channel on the way to Immingham. (View Post)

We've had the same thing. It is one of the reasons we've gone outside of the 'proper' agencies now. We have a slide sheet and a lowerable bed which allows us to get the patient on to it without lifti… (View Post)

If you do the care yourself - taking the burden off the state - then you do potentially get hit by IHT. Propping elderly people up at an effective 40% tax rate doesn't seem like a terribly fair deal. (View Post)

More productive usually means worse for the environment. No doubt we'll end up with DEFRA having to pay out more money for various schemes to compensate. Recycling the same money, but with a cut take… (View Post)