Quote from: JBR on January 10, 2023, 01:35:41 PMOne thing about Maggie: she wasn't afraid of anyone.
I've been watching The Crown on Netflix, and the episode where she stands up to the Queen and basically tells her to mind her own business, as it isn't her job to interfere in politics.
At the end of the day, the Queen lost!

WOW, I didn't know that had happened, but yes I can see Maggie doing it alright. She was one strong lady and kept that lot in Westminster under control.

Quote from: Raven on January 10, 2023, 03:11:27 PMWOW, I didn't know that had happened, but yes I can see Maggie doing it alright. She was one strong lady and kept that lot in Westminster under control.

I didn't know about it either, but I assume that The Crown is fairly accurate.  It has been in other respects, anyway.

I've never seen The Crown, but yes I've heard it's pretty close to how things happen.
I've not seen a TV in over a week now, not since I landed in here, AND I'm glad the ward doesn't have one. It's a peaceful place unless some poor person is being pulled out of bed by the demon physios.

When we stayed in a B & B house with no TV before Christmas, I thought we would go mad with boredom, first night not so good, by the second night it was lovely, sitting by the fire reading a book I really enjoyed the peace and quiet of no TV, wouldn't want to do it all the time but it made a welcome change, we watch too much of the thing. 

I would be lost without a tv.. I guess it's easier when there are two of you.. You can actually talk to one another..

I too would be lost without my telly, I don't always hear sense when I talk to myself 

I must give myself a good talking to tonight.. See what I come up with.. 

About ten years ago I got into audio books, it's great on a dark night curled up on the couch in just the firelight listening to one. I love Detective ones especially the magic and myth ones. I could spend hours doing that.

There is one disadvantage I have found with audiobooks. If you nod off it's a bugger to find your place.

That's true, but often it's near the end of the disc

I don't have them on CDs. I have them as MP3s on my phone and they will run from start to end of the book. Of course the answer is not to shut your eyes when listening to them.

Ohhhhh, I see how that could become a pain. I was always getting 2nd hand ones from Ebay and Charity shops, also borrow a lot from the library.

If I'd ever had the CDs I'd have ripped them to MP3 anyway as I don't have a personal CD player and tend to listen to them on headphones from an app on my phone while doing other stuff. 

Mine are on the stereo in the lounge or on my small player if I'm on my own in bed and can't sleep.
I do also have a load on computer file that I listen to when I'm doing my jigsaws.

Quote from: Alex on January 10, 2023, 06:49:04 PMI too would be lost without my telly, I don't always hear sense when I talk to myself 

Very droll !