Recent content by Geffers

This may be of interest to some, during WW2 there were a number of forts erected in the Thames Estuary, intended as a defence against German attack by air or sea. After the war they fell into disuse although for a while used by pirate radio station. Sadly, although of historical significance...

Shows as not available in UK. Shall explore the VPN option.

Cheers @Retro

Happened in Canada couple of years back, whatever your politics Canadian truckers were demonstrating against Government policy during the COVID era. Trudeau declared an emergency, froze the bank accounts of the truckers, they couldn't buy diesel or food, effectively froze and starved them into...

This is a funny video, dogs discuss human behaviour at Christmas. Geffers

Available via normal web browser on desktop or laptops. https://www.noradsanta.org/en/

Just a reminder folks, great for the kids, or the adults that haven't grown up. If NORAD can enter into the children's world of Santa then us adults can too.

This may be lost on some of our Stateside members.

I never realised it was so intricate @Retro - My Android has a setting that restricts charging to 80% but once per week charges to 100%, I tend to use that now.

And there are loads of them, I watch some on YouTube, amazing voices but not known much mainstream.

Now I know it is not good to run batteries down to zero percent then charge to 100% and that apparently the optimum range is to keep battery within 20%-80% but must admit I thought it was not good to leave a battery on charge all the time. This video suggests otherwise. Appreciate also that...

The world has gone insane hasn't it?

The old technology has a weird fascination, most guys and many women too admire a steam engine but modern machinery has a fascination too. I do wonder sometimes how these one off vehicles used in building projects get designed.

Now we get warnings prior to broadcast of old programs about language being different back in the day. Profanity is no problem but dare a bloke say 'hello luv' to a woman, that is outrageous :LOL::cool:

To the best of my knowledge numerous species became extinct before humans were an issue so guess those that have become so are just natures way of ensuring survival of some. I too think reintroduction is a mistake but humans like to fiddle so I'm guessing with modern cloning techniques we'll...