Coffee lounge and general chat
Have a chat, have fun and form friendships with other community members. Use this category for everyday discussion, social conversations and getting to know other members.
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🐶 Pets Corner 🐱
The online community team have decided we need more pictures of pets around here. They always make everyone smile so why not share them 😊 I'll start with my 2 very season-appropriate black cats, Princess Carolyn and Duchess Fuzzyface! And no, I can't tell them apart 😄 We can't wait to see your pet pictures!
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🌷🌸🌷Gardening Corner🌷🌸🌷
Hey everyone! Since “How does your garden grow” was so popular I wanted to start my own post for the gardeners of the community! Would be great to share advice and tips with others or even just post what new plants you have purchased Today I bought 6 young rhododendron which I know are a bit controversial but couldn’t…
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Puzzle Corner 🤔
I love puzzles and thought we should have a home for them on the community. Scroll through the comments to find the latest puzzle! 7 Oct
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💜 Meet the Moderators 💜
We chat to you every day but you might not know much about us. So, we thought it was about time that we introduced ourselves! Name: Rachel Favourite film: Little Shop of Horrors Favourite song: Depends on the day! Currently it’s Wooden Houses - Elsinore Interests and hobbies: Music, Soviet bus stops, history, plane crash…
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KaleidoScope: Our own gallery for members' art work, crafts and photographs.
Many of us find refuge and relaxation in creativity. My hope is that this will be a space where members can share photographs of things that are important to them - of paintings, models, knitting, embroidery, crochet, lego models, calligraphy, photographs or whatever you can put a name to. It is here for us to share and to…
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🤩Welcome To The Soap Box!🤩
I know we've got a fair few soap fans on the community so I thought I would create a dedicated discussions for us to chat about the episodes and anything else related😄🥁 Coronation Street Corner Emmerdale Discussion Eastenders Exchange
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Milk in first
Went downstairs to make a cup of tea (more of a coffee drinker, if I’m honest so perhaps that explains why it happened!!) I must’ve been distracted though because I’ve only gone and put the milk in first before the kettle’s even finished boiling I know this is sacrilege to some but is it still drinkable?? I say yes!
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Halloween Video
Hello, so this ought to be different. We have a projector and we are thinking about projecting something on the blinds to be seen outside. For this reason nothing to detailed, no audio ( but we might use a blue tooth speaker ) so it might work. Black and white is good, colour if fine, live action maybe, cartoon would work…
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How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
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20 questions - famous places
What Famous Place am I thinking of? You have 20 questions between you all to guess. Questions can only be yes/no questions. Good Luck!
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BUSINESS STARTUP GROUPS
Hi Folks Are you aware of any business start up groups and business mentors for disabled people? Thanks
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What's the last thing you ate?
I'm sure we've had what's for breakfast, what's for lunch and what's for dinner before. But since some of those discussions have fallen inactive, let's combine them all and include everything in between! So tell me, what was the last thing you ate? For me, it's a Rennie antacid 😂 sad as that is! Before that, it was an…
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What made you smile today? 🌞
The title says it all! Doesn't have to be a big thing, just anything that made you smile. I'm dog sitting some very silly terriers for the next few days, so there have been plenty of laughs for me today. The way one of them huffs like an old man unless you give him scratches always makes me smile. What's one thing that…
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📚️October 2026 Book Club - Banned Books📚️
Banned Books won the October Book Club Poll! Thank you @SmellyBin for suggesting this category😊. Just like last month, you’re in control of what, when and how many books you want to read and feel free to read any genre of banned books that takes your fancy! If anyone wants to read a book together, that would be great but…
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What's the weather like where you are? 🌧️
It's just dull and showery here, but I think I have learned my lesson not to complain about rain after the summer we just had! What's it like where you are today? Has anyone been affected by Storm Austen so far? It's not quite hit us yet in London. I think we're getting off quite lightly anyway compared with the South…
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Problems posting
Sorry I have been away for a while, I've been quite unwell following a fall and getting used to a less mobile life. This may already be mentioned somewhere but I am having trouble posting. When I post it looks like I haven't as my post remains in the comment box, but if I try to submit it again it says 'body text required'…
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What's for tea tonight!
I have jacket potatoes in the oven, cant wait im starving.
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November 2026 Book Club - Dark
Dark Books won the November Book Club Poll! Just like last month, you’re in control of what, when and how many books you want to read and feel free to read any genre of banned books that takes your fancy! If anyone wants to read a book together, that would be great but it is more than okay if you'd rather solo read too! No…
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Learning a language?
Has anyone ever used Duo Lingo to learn a language? I’ve been using it to learn Spanish for the past few months and it’s fun and easy to use but I’m not sure if I’m actually learning anything or if I could actually use what I’ve learnt in the real world!!
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Tell us your boring news
We had this one going a while back, so I thought we could have a revival! What's your boring news for the day? Have you bought a new brand of shampoo? Did you find a hole in your sock? Has your dog sneezed twice in a row? All news is good news. Here's mine for the day: This morning I put another row of grout reviver on my…
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Which Discontinued Snack Would You Bring Back? 🍩🍫
I'd bring back Mingles and the Cadbury Snaps! What about you? https://www.buzzfeed.com/beccamonaghan/discontinued-british-childhood-snacks
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What are you doing right now?
Apart from being on the forum, what are you doing right now? I just bleached my hair and am about to make lunch.
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Would you support a ban on noisy fireworks? 🎆
We're coming up to Bonfire Night, and the question often comes up about how to keep pets and vulnerable people safe. While lots of people enjoy the sights and sounds of bonfire night, people with PTSD or other sensory issues can have a really tough time coping with the noise. Paid displays are usually limited to certain…
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Poll for Novembers Book Club📚️
Please vote in the poll by Saturday 31st October for our theme for November's book club😊 Some of these categories are carried over from last month and some are new suggestions!
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Computer gaming
Is anyone here also interested in computer gaming VR or even discussion on this?
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Premier League Sweepstake 2026/27 - Discussion
The wait is over! The teams have been drawn and every participant has now been allocated their Premier League club for the 2026/27 season. A few reminders: Your team is yours for the whole season. No swaps, trades or transfer requests. No blaming the person who did the draw! Plenty of time for celebrations, complaints and…
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20 Questions - Medicinal Plants
What Medicinal Plant am I thinking of? You have 20 questions between you all to guess. Questions can only be yes/no questions. Good Luck!
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Feeling 'grown up'
Does anyone ever actually feel like a grown up? I was saying to @ChrisR777 in the preparing for emergencies post about not knowing anything useful and being suprised I've survived as long as I have. Does ANYONE ever actually feel like an adult? I keep thinking one day I'll wake up and it'll happen, but nope. Is it just me?…
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Would you give them treats?
I'm in a local Whatsapp group for my neighbourhood and someone asked earlier if anyone is doing trick or treating tonight and wants to join up to go around together. A neighbour of mine responded that Halloween is tomorrow and they replied "I know but we're away tomorrow so we're going to try doing it this evening instead"…
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Using AI for everything
I saw this poem and it made me so sad for the way we are headed. I don't know if it's based on a real experience but it could very well be from what I've seen colleagues use it for.
