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Hi, Rusty!
Hi, Rusty!
Yes, it can be very annoying/ upsetting maybe?/ lending a favourite book and its not being returned. I have had that happen to me. And like you, I have tended to replace the book.
My elder daughter is a big culprit here.....she will go off with an armful of books that she is "just borrowing", and often that is the last I will see of them!
She "borrowed" all of my gardening books recently......
I have finished reading the book about women's roles in the Second World War - it was interesting up to a point, but rather too limited in its information, I thought.
I shall read Terry Pratchett's "Nation" next - this is not my normal genre of choice...... it will be interesting to see what I make of it.
You've bought a few technological appliances from Tesco, haven't you? - your Hudl for one....so maybe it is defintely a good choice from where to buy a DAB radio?

Don't know what happened there???....a double salutation!!!!

Ah, yes, Elle, you and your senior moments!
The DAB wirelesses are dearer than I expected.
TESCO website is saying they need a week to deliver, so....
Currys have one which appealed with £17 knocked off in the Black Tag sale.
So, I think I will go there, maybe.
Yes, I bought Hudl at TESCO. An excellent buy.
There is only two minutes walking between my local TESCO and Currys, so I shall look in both.
I have heard of Terry Pratchett. Is he any good?

Hey, Rusty!
I've been watching (on TV) the exposure of fake LED light bulbs that were bought on the Internet as genuine.
These bulbs have turned out to be dangerous in that they could give users an electric shock that might prove fatal.
A bit worrying, eh? I've bought light bubs on the Internet myself (altho not LED ones)
Yes, as your Tesco and Currys are so close together , it sounds an excellent idea to compare the makes and prices of DAB radios. Good hunting! Let me know how it goes.
Terry Pratchett? My son loves his books but I have never liked them! I've only "dabbled" as I could never get into them - they are fantasy tales - and, although I do like to read fiction, I like my stories to be realistic!
But I am told that "Nation" is different from all Pratchett's other novels.........so I thought I would give it a try!
(I bought a copy from Amazon for 1p!)

Waiting anxiously to hear what you think, elle!

Rusty
Sorry to intrude, kiwi fruit is said to be a healthy option to
add to porridge. I prefer whisky marmalade!!

Porridge or porage, never too sure?

Hello, Elle,
Well, light bulbs are a mystery to me.
How can you tell it is LED and not proper bulbs?
Light bulbs are a great disappointment to me.
They get duller every time I buy any.
Yes, I shall rush home and let you know how I get on with the wireless buying. The Currys wireless is in the Black Friday sale, so that shall be my target.
Well, you can't go wrong with the Pratchett book for a penny!
Great bargains at Amazon!

Pigale,
I thought this was funny.
The Hamilton Accies players now consider themselves to be full "internationalists" after playing their game in the colours of France!
Their game was against Aberdeen and they both play in red, so the home team, Accies, had to change strip.
So they went out and bought the French strips and added their own badge and the Tricolour and Saltire.
And you know the rest!

Hello, Ninian,
Nice to hear from you!
I shall take your word on the Kiwi fruit.
I have never tasted one!
I always spell it porridge.
I always had the idea that porage was a manufactured name by one of the companies selling the oats.
Porage does not appear in Chambers or Bradfords, but Anne Bradford uses the Scots word, parritch, as a synonym.

Sorry, Ninian, I should have said you are not intruding.
This thread is for all comers!
Everybody welcome!