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Some people would call it freedom of choice, I would say it’s being slovenly. I look at people sometimes and wonder if they look in a mirror before they go out, particularly with hairdos. I have even seen women shopping in their pyjamas and dressing gown. my mother was a tailoress and always looked immaculate. Times have changed I know but I do think it’s gone too far.

Can't believe how low Mens dress sense has become......ok no Tie..but 'T' shirt instead of shirt when wearing a suit.......even dirty 'T' shirt with shorts plus wearing '' flip flops'' or sandals'' showing their hideous feet.all this being normal when just out and about.....and much more.....what do yo think?

Trivia. Nothing to do with Nottingham, but might be interesting nevertheless. https://getpocket.com/explore/item/12-old-words-that-survived-by-getting-fossilized-in-idioms?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

Just read Ben's post what I can't understand is why so many men wear tracky bottoms . Just a thought but is it because they want plenty of Ba???? room. Sorry chaps just could not resist. When my boyfriend (Who is now master) went to Burtons to be measured for a Three piece suit the sales man ask "which side do you dress sir ? I waited till we got outside and they asked the master " what did the sales man mean?" OH!! and the cost of the 3 piece suit Made to measure, choice of material, choice of silk lnsilde, made in 3 weeks with a fitting in between

The English language has always fascinated me and, partially, for a reason I didn't even recognize until I was in my 20s. I have Colour Grapheme Synaesthesia which, very basically, means that I see letters in colour and, also, words in colour. My sister also has it, to an extent, but not to the same degree that I do, apparently. As children, we were often chided for arguing about the colours of the days of the week instead of going to sleep at night. To me, Monday is brown. To my sister, it's a different colour. I thought everyone saw letters and words in colour, so di

From what I've seen of parish council meetings and personnel, they're a civil war looking for somewhere to happen. I've encountered some truly obnoxious people who are parish councillors.

There’s a lot of contestants for that title here. Many sit on the parish council!

Some people can carry off the casual look - but many can't. The problem is that those who can't are the majority who walk around like that. They think they look cool...but they don't.

I can probably post it again in plain text. I just posted it 'as is' to show where it came from and that it was unedited. I'm interested in the definition of a 'rant'. Is it determined by length or some other parameter? Incidentally, I received a message from Jim (Brew) in connection with this. No need for details, but it was good to hear from him.