Crutchgate.

I find it strange how people treat you due fact using a walking aid .Due instantly people presume you are not capable of doing a lot  or become as if talking to a older person,uncool.

Firefighters help rhino at Edinburgh Zoo with toothache

Firefighters have described "one of the strangest" rescue missions of their careers - helping a rhino at Edinburgh Zoo with a toothache. 

Newcraighall fire station's crew were needed to move two-ton Bertus to a safe place in which vets could operate.

The eight-year-old animal was first sedated and then winched to safety in a challenging and complicated process.

Station manager Willie Pollard said: "By jointly working with zoo staff, we were able to formulate a plan which involved winching and pulling equipment, using techniques normally used for either road traffic collisions involving heavy vehicles or in the event of a building collapse.

"These techniques allowed us to reposition the animal, thereby creating a safe working space for the dental team to repair the tooth."

Simon Girling, head vet at the zoo, said: "We are incredibly grateful for the help of the fire and rescue crew.

"Bertus's operation was a great success and even though it was a minor tooth operation, it involved a massive team of people all working -read more

Why i dont deal with money.

I rarely carry money the reason being years ago on the way home from work across bideford long bridge i suddenly had the urge to throw my weekly earnings in the River Torridge -i did ,t.I informed my wife who from that moment dealt with all my money,only get if require.

10 commandments sold

A ancient tablet -2 ft - by 2 ft  ,marble slab dating from 4th century was sold for 818.000 pounds. Believed to be the oldest with complete inscriptions.

DRIVING US NUTS' Pet squirrel causes travel chaos in south London after getting trapped in one of the carriages

TRAINS in south east London were delayed tonight due to a rogue squirrel getting trapped in one of the carriages.

The driver is understood to have stopped the train to allow the owner to rescue the pet after it got stuck in a vent under a seat.TRAINS in south east London were delayed tonight due to a rogue squirrel getting trapped in one of the carriages.

The driver is understood to have stopped the train to allow the owner to rescue the pet after it got stuck in a vent under a seat.read more

Philosophy of The Simpsons.

You can take a 30 pound day course at University of Glasgow to examine lives of Homer and family as induction to Philosophy.Matt Groening  -creator of Simpsons -was a Philosophy student.

Dippy the Diplodocus goes on tour.

Step into an incredible world of dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum and see Dippy in London one more time.

In early 2017, the iconic Diplodocus will leave its current home in Hintze Hall to prepare for a tour of the UK.

Before Dippy goes, see all the dinosaurs together, from the roaring T. rex to new additions like the Stegosaurus and the feathered Deinonychus models.

Explore the evolutionary past of the dinosaurs, discover the different time periods they lived in and see world-famous fossils and lifelike models.

Sort the facts from the myths and find out what the Museum's scientific research has taught us about these prehistoric giants.

Museum dino stars

• Dippy, the iconic cast of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton
• the most complete Stegosaurus fossil ever discovered
• an Iguanodon - one of the first species ever described as a dinosaur
• a towering, animatronic T. rex

- See more at: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/dippy-the-dinosaurs-going-to-move.html#sthash.e6Atlw9m.dpuf