Quote from: klondike on June 19, 2026, 10:00:16 AMThanks. I think both Mac and myself probably had the same letters revealed and I certainly had to think how they would fit together but could see only one way. Having one in the right place certainly helped me.

I, o & e.  I had to think too, I had none in the right place.

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Today's was worth a guess on the third word, only two options.  Obv I picked the wrong one, but adding my usual third word would have still resulted in a 4.

Let's hope they get to the bottom of how this could happen. How was the person who did it free to commit such a dreadful act? Who was with the child?  

We didn't use reins when ours were small, but when I looked after our youngest granddaughter as a toddler, she had a backpack with reins attached. The roads here are very busy, it was a good safety precaution.   

It was so warm when we left, still sunny at Buxton, then a bit of rain, and although we sat in the garden for a while, it got much cooler here.  Cool again this morning, but I'm having my cup of tea outside, with the dogs.  Grandson's off to work at a nearby farm, OH stayed up to watch the Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 match 😢 last night, he's still asleep.

I often see similar. The ratio varies presumably depending on need. Sometimes there are several patients and a couple of carers and sometimes less patients but I think there are always a couple of carers.

Phew - just sneaked in under the wire!

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Looks very nice, Tabby.  

June 19, 2026, 11:31:47 PM

Quote from: JBR on June 19, 2026, 11:06:20 PMThatcher was our best PM ever since Churchill.  Since the end of her tenure the country has gone downhill, slowly at first, then more noticeably under Bliar and Brown, slightly faster under a series of Conservative leaders, but rapidly since 2024 onwards.

Will we ever turn this country around again?  It all comes down to us, the voters.

Firstly, may I say sorry,  but I can't see that this tragic little boy is anything to do with Thatcher, Blair, Churchill,  or politics at all.
From what we know so far,  this man was a mental health patient in care.  What's that got to do politics?

I also feel there will be lots the public knows nothing about at the mo, too.

We have been led to believe this man had a Carer with him,  but I wonder about this part first.
There is a Care Home for people with mental health problems just around the corner from me,  and I often see them taking patients for a walk.   
These patients always have 2 carers escorting them,  not just one.  They have a carer walking one on each side of them,  which I think is far safer for all concerned. 

I expect at some point later,  we will hear more about what the parents were doing at the time, and also what the Carer was doing too.   

It all comes down to us, the voters
We need a government that'll stop the boaters
Do you think Andy'll burn 'em
Not a chance as he's their chum
He won't even bring in quotas

Quote from: Scrumpy on June 19, 2026, 01:41:49 PM And being so popular people still mention her..
  She is just someone to blame.. Anyone other than those who have been running the country
for the last few years..

Thatcher was our best PM ever since Churchill.  Since the end of her tenure the country has gone downhill, slowly at first, then more noticeably under Bliar and Brown, slightly faster under a series of Conservative leaders, but rapidly since 2024 onwards.

Will we ever turn this country around again?  It all comes down to us, the voters.

I had three little boys and no they weren't always holding my hand they stood near me but weren't in an iron grip and little boys run about .
The only time I have ever used reins is on a horse .