Exiled Townie

Sylvia Syms, 89, starred in Ice Cold in Alex and dozens more British films.

On all the tv news channels this morning, 'We're running out of tomato's, cucumbers and peppers, rush out and panic buy, we have photos of empty shelves, panic, panic, panic.' Went to Morrisons with the wife a little later, no empty shelves, no shortages of any veggies as far as I could see. Mentioned it to the girl putting vegetables on to the shelves and she said they are getting the same amount of fruit and veg delivered as they always do and there is not a problem - other than some people putting five cucumbers and half a dozen lettuces in their trolleys.

I am embarrassed to say I am watching this as well, it's car crash tv. . I never watch reality tv, and came across this by accident. I had to laugh when one of the players described a group as made up of the alpha males and macho men - this was just before two of them burst into tears after being suspected as 'traitors', and the third ran out of the room after suffering a case of 'the vapours'. There's a few strong women in there, but not a great advert for the great British male.

RIP Leslie. I posted this on another thread several months ago - Many (many) years ago my mate and I pulled into a petrol station in West Hampstead to fill up. Mate got out and was at the pump when a sports car pulled up at the other side of the pump, and out got Leslie Phillips. I was trying to do my 'I'm looking at him but trying not to let him notice' thing when he came over to the car and said something along the lines of " I say chaps, just picked up this car and I can't find the petrol cap, I don't suppose one of you would know where it is?" Out we got and after a while my mate found it (behind the rear number plate), cue lots of thanks in true Carry On mode, and off we went. He seemed a very nice chap.

Wasn't there a Hainault Bulldogs playing out of Dagenham in the London League. If it's the club I am thinking about, it was started by a lad from Batley who moved darn sarf.

The new German made version of All Quiet On The Western Front is on Netflix from this weekend. Received some great reviews.

Seem to remember Portsmouth Navy Seahawks playing in the London League, are they still about?

When David upset the caption writer -

An the daft bloody woman took a selfie and posted it as well - CLICK HERE for article (and photo).

One of the best historical dramas I have seen. She certainly could weave a story.

Have you have ever wondered why the tax year in Britain starts on the unlikely date of 6th April, rather than 1st January?The official start of the year on the Julian calendar used to be Lady Day (25th March), and this was also the official start of the tax year. However the introduction of the new calendar and the loss of the eleven days in 1752 meant this date was changed to 5th April in 1753, to avoid losing 11 days of tax revenue. Another change was made to the date in 1800, as this would have been a leap year in the Julian calendar but not in the new Gregorian calendar. So again the tax year was extended and the date changed to 6th April where it remains to this day.