Category: Senior Chatters

A university class were given an assignment to write as short an essay as possible, incorporating 1) religion; 2) sex and 3) a mystery. Here’s…

The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.…

The Peterloo Massacre (or Battle of Peterloo) occurred at St Peter’s Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of…

I hear many elderly say, “No nursing home for me.” Why? I pondered; time takes its toll on the body, mind in many cases and…

Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to…

Titanic X-Files This section deals with some myths and legends about Titanic that have been generated over the years. Hopefully this section will separate fact…

This is a true story. It happened one wet July Morning in the mid 1950’s in a not very nice area of Glasgow called Maryhill.…

Trams. Our American members will know them as Cable cars I think. All the rails and overhead wires were torn down in Glasgow, where I…

a number of years ago (about 50) i can recall my mum,granda & grandma walking up the road granda in middle he turned his body…

You looked at me blankly as I called to you. You came to me and burrowed close to me as I put my arm around…