I answered an add for a diesel fitter The guy said "what experience have you had working with work in the mechanics industry" I said, none He said, "so what makes you think you can do this job" I...
Saw two starlings in my garden this morning, not seen them around here for years!! What used to be one on the most common garden visitors is now on the 'red list' I wondered if they are making a...
A Canadian park ranger was giving a bunch of ramblers a warning about bears. "Brown bears are usually harmless. They avoid contact with humans if at all possible. So we suggest you folks attach these...
A man wakes up in Alaska to find a bear on his roof. So he thumbs through the yellow pages, and sure enough, there is an add for bear removers. He calls the number and a guy says ok I'll be over in...
Among my top favorite birds that come into my garden are jays, such beautiful birds! When I look out of the window in the morning, I nearly always see the pair of jays flying to and fro, waiting for...
I was in the garden today and I heard something resembling a sheep. When I looked around I saw my dog (gsd) throwing up on the grass, I went over and he seemed ok and I guessed he was just getting rid...
I'm planning on fixing a book shelf to a wall, it's a pine board approx 4 ft x 6ins. The wall itself is only plaster-board and I'm worried if its gonna be tough enough to bear the weight of books. I...
I've just recently discovered the virtues of the Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke. So far, I've been slicing them thin then sauteing in a little veg oil, today I added bacon, mushroom and egg and found...
While in the US state of Oregon a few years back, I decided to go on a days hiking down an old logging trail. That morning I went into a Supply/outfitters store to grab a few essentials for the trip,...
Tesco and Aldi running neck & neck with Findus & Iceland coming up fast on the inside.
Now Tesco making a last bid for the Finnish with spaghetti bolog-neigh's...
I have some old coconut shells that where previously filled with a fat and birdseed mix, now that the birds have cleaned them out, I thought they might be useful for dormice to use. The openings are...
After waking up the other morning, I got out of bed and had my usual stretch in front of the window and as I looked out I saw a German shepherd shytting on my front lawn. Infuriated, I put my slippers...