WD 40 

p.s. thought I'd better check that,

"Anything that might react with rubber is definitely not recommended. This includes solvent-type sprays like WD-40 or common household Vaseline. Either might seem like it's helping until you notice that your door seals are disintegrating rapidly"

I've just had a Christmas Card 

As Scrumpy says, it's a dream isn't it ?   I still do the lottery, I made the mistake years ago of using the same numbers.  They still haven't come up.

It's so cold and icy this morn
I need a new coat this one is well worn
A furry one with a fluffy hood
Gloves attached would be good 

Trying to keep warm, geez minus 2 tonight I can't wait  🥶

Quote from: JBR on Yesterday at 11:50:12 AMAlso, no evidence of a 'carrying angle'.  Another giveaway.

How can a man, whatever he has had done to himself, be entitled 'Miss Universe'.  Perhaps it refers to a different universe.  Personally, it doesn't particularly upset me, but I feel sorry for real women.  How must they be feeling?

This isn't a man JB, my thread was sarcastic - sorry.  Just a nice change for a real woman to win one of these inane 'contests'

Oddly Ukraine does seem to have about 10% of the world's lithium with one huge deposit in the Donbas. I'm guessing that shelling the entire area to rubble and killing all the folks living there regardless of what language they speak would make it a whole lot simpler to mine.

The other big deposit coincidentally lies in the direction the Russian army is trying to head (but with little and very costly success). Clearly unrelated of course as they are just protecting themselves from NATO and the Russian speakers they are shelling the shit out of in the Donbas from Ukrainian Nazis.

Or on forums... 

Did you read the story in the link? That is a biological woman.

A very interesting comment by a reader of a popular newspaper article regarding the suggestions of a means of stopping the Russia-Ukraine war.  No names, of course.

"Putin is ready to sign a peace deal? He keeps all the land he stole, land rich in rare earth minerals, and he forces Ukraine to stay out of NATO. Sounds like a good deal - for Russia.
I have a counter proposal. Russia pulls out of Ukraine completely. Along the way, Russian troops apologise to everyone they meet and beg forgiveness for their crimes. Russia pays Ukraine reparations to cover the cost of all damages and all of Ukraines costs in defending themselves. Russia publicly acknowledges Ukraine as an independent nation free to decide its own future. That'll do for starters."

I completely agree.