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by Penelope
Wed May 18, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: Science & Technology
Topic: James Webb telescope countdown to launch and first light
Replies: 21
Views: 24091
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Re: James Webb telescope countdown to launch and first light

I don’t know whether this is the correct place to post this or even if anyone will be interested but I just been to a lecture at our local ‘University of the Third Age’. It’s for oldies. Well, today it was ‘The History of Jodrell Bank’ which Is here in Cheshire UK. The Lecturer was a professor who h...
by Penelope
Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:50 am
Forum: Current Events & History
Topic: National Health Care.
Replies: 109
Views: 56328
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Great Britain

Re: National Health Care.

Corrections (sorry!!) as follows: stream not steam.

2019 not 2029! Silly Bugger me.
by Penelope
Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:47 am
Forum: Current Events & History
Topic: National Health Care.
Replies: 109
Views: 56328
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: National Health Care.

I would just like to add to this steam from many moons ago. In the interim period, between posts, I have had a major operation for cancer of the uterus. That was finally completed with a course of radio therapy in January 2029 just before the pandemic. How fortunate was I? I am well except for havin...
by Penelope
Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:56 am
Forum: Fiction General Discussion
Topic: james bond the man with the golden gun first edition 1966 printed in uk
Replies: 2
Views: 1570
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: james bond the man with the golden gun first edition 1966 printed in uk

Hi, The first edition of the book was published by Jonathan Cape in 1965 in London. So far as I can see it sells at around £30 without a dust wrapper. More if it has a dust wrapper. It was first published in America in 1966. If you take a look at abebooks.com, you’ll be able to get an idea of what t...
by Penelope
Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:16 pm
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: Writing Contest; Finish the story
Replies: 6
Views: 5281
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Writing Contest; Finish the story

Testing
by Penelope
Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:10 pm
Forum: Creative Writing
Topic: Writing Contest; Finish the story
Replies: 6
Views: 5281
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Writing Contest; Finish the story

I can’t remember writing my post on this thread. I wonder why it fizzled out so quickly.
by Penelope
Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:01 pm
Forum: Current Events & History
Topic: Trump Watch
Replies: 375
Views: 84784
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Trump Watch

Well done!! Hurrah!! For you’.
by Penelope
Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:20 am
Forum: Current Events & History
Topic: Presidential Debates - 2020
Replies: 25
Views: 8196
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Presidential Debates - 2020

Don’t you feel helpless?

I just sit and watch and wonder. At least lockdown is peaceful!
by Penelope
Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:00 am
Forum: Current Events & History
Topic: Let's blame Trump for as many coronavirus deaths as we can.. Not so fast
Replies: 27
Views: 10735
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: Let's blame Trump for as many coronavirus deaths as we can.. Not so fast

Hello everybody, Just been reading this thread with interest. Very similar situation here in the UK. We have also got a over privileged buffoon in leadership. Ours got there through the use of a mere buzz phrase’Get Brexit Done’. How easy it is to manipulate’the people’ with the backing of the right...
by Penelope
Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:56 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: how much is this book worth
Replies: 1
Views: 1866
Gender:
Great Britain

Re: how much is this book worth

You might try looking at abebooks.com remembering that everything depends on condition.

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