Just the once for me. It was late October and the first snow had arrived. All the locals wimped out at the tree line as they weren't equipped for or used to a white-out (good Scottish conditions) but… (View Post)

If it had been written now, would it win? (View Post)

We do look after my mother in law at home and she doesn't show much sign of knowing who people are, even if there is some vague familiarity somewhere. When she was a bit livelier than she is now she … (View Post)

It isn't a vast amount, is it? Though you would need to add the cost of care at home for something comprehensive. Not sure what the average is for that. Of the same order, but maybe a bit more? It is… (View Post)

Because they could get paid more for doing a different job? One which the Home Office has decided we won't import foreign workers for [in theory]. (View Post)