ShepherdSpy

@ShepherdSpy (8544)

Omagh, Northern Ireland

Joined myLot 17 years ago

To a Dog,You're Family..to a Cat,You're Staff....

ShepherdSpy's Discussions

How good (or bad!) is Your Parking?!

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 30 Apr 13

I'm throwing this one out to everyone,as I don't want to get into a battle of the sexes on this.. But a video was posted on Facebook recently that I happened to see-A woman in a small car trying to reverse into an ideally sized...

difficulty

driving

parking

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I've seen THAT before..

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 22 Apr 13

I'm not saying I didn't LIKE the Movie,I quite enjoyed it,but I'm not long home from a screening of Tom Cruise's latest,"Oblivion",and I'm thinking another name for it could have been "Deja Vu" for the amount of other SciFi...

oblivion

tet

tom

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No More plastic Bags?!

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 16 Apr 13

I'd have gotten into the habit of bringing a shopping bag along with Me when going to the supermarket,and recently,I saw notices going up in my regular place that said they were bringing in a bag charge fee here of 5p a bag..The...

bags

charge

shopping

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Have You a Famous (or infamous!) Double?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 16 Apr 13

Have you ever been mistaken for someone,or been told by a stranger they have a friend who looks EXACTLY like you? It has happened to me a few times,though I've yet to meet one of these people..The first (and scariest!)time it...

doppelganger

double

life

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Tom Cruise is "Jack Reacher"...

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 17 Dec 12

I'm aware of there being a series of books featuring Man of Action "Jack Reacher"..however,I've yet to pick one of them up to read one.. And being recently back from a Thanksgiving visit to the US,having been to the cinema a few...

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Cars with Black Boxes?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 12 Dec 12

Have you ever considered driving a car that has a "black box" fitted to report your driving in the event of a crash? I am aware there are insurance companies here in the UK that are offering such. They are particularly aiming...

black box

cars

driving

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Joining in on the wrong race?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 2 Dec 12

A Nephew and Niece of mine in the US are keen runners and along with their Dad (My Brother) took part in a Thanksgiving Morning race recently. There was a 5k and a 10k event running together on the day,so the 5k runners dropped...

confusion

race

running

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"Skyfall" is on release..

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 29 Oct 12

Here in the UK..I got to see it last night! I'm not going to spoil any of it as I'm aware it's not due for release in the US for a couple of weeks at the time of writing (sorry!) Here's my question..as Bond Fans (I'm assuming...

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The story of "House"...

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 22 Oct 12

I'd occasionally dip into an episode of House (MD) for an occasional medical mystery story..I'd read that the idea of "House" was based around the deductive genius of Sherlock Holmes,(even the Name is a sly tribute!)which You'd...

holmes

house

hugh laurie

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wow..coincidence...or...?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 7 Oct 12

I was just responding to a discussion on a non musical related discussion here and for some reason the targetted ad showing below the post was plugging Bob Marley albums...I have the radio on,and the last song played before the...

cucumber

marley

roots

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Yep,it's a Bond Theme..(Skyfall)

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 5 Oct 12

I heard Adele's song "Skyfall",(the theme of the New Bond Movie,if you weren't aware!) for the first time a few minutes ago on radio,and I reckon it's a winner as a Bond theme track..What would you think? Have you heard the song...

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Got GPS/Satnav?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 5 Oct 12

My new phone has Google Maps and GPS,and I took it out in the car for the first time yesterday to try it out. I opted to go to my usual supermarket,so gave it the details.it seemed to show all the side turnings off the main...

car

gps

satnav

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Passport Controls?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 1 Oct 12

An Item that's been in UK news this past week or so was about the 30yo Teacher and his 15yo girl student running away together to France..After travelling around together they were eventually found and are being repatriated (and...

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1 person

Car Free Life? good or bad..

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 29 Sep 12

Do you have a car? is it a necessity for your lifestyle,could you do without it,and have you done so? Could you give it up? what would have to change to make the change? If you live in a city,it seems a car is almost...

car

travel

without

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Summer clothing on the racks,Christmas goodies on the shelves..I'm confustered..

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 26 Sep 12

Are the shops/supermarkets near you as confusing as Mine? It's getting cooler,the days getting shorter,It's now officially Autumn (Or Fall,depending on your preferences!),yet there are still Summer clothing items out (Short...

again

christmas

shopping

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Dredd's Back...interested?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 13 Sep 12

For those of you not knowing who Dredd is,He's a futuristic Lawman from "Megacity One" whose Job combines the duties of Cop,Judge,Jury,and even executioner... Karl Urban has taken on the lead role for for this new (second) take...

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Diabetic checks..

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 7 Sep 12

I'm aware those with Diabetes have to take daily blood samples from pinpricks to check their blood sugar levels..but is it recommended that the samples be taken from a fingertip each time,or can they be taken from other areas too?...

diabetes

medicine

sample

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A GREAT Teamup....

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 31 Aug 12

I was listening to a radio show earlier today,and during an ad break,a Movie rental place was listing some new Movies they had available for rental...I thought these 2 movies were MADE for one another when I heard them...

advert

movies

perfect

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Another one bites the dust...

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 30 Aug 12

harry

prince

vegas baby

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Return of the 7....?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 25 Aug 12

http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/blakes-7-reboot-finds-home-syfy.html Looks like cult 70's series Blakes 7 is up for a reboot... So,while "Firefly" fans are getting used to the idea of the 10th anniversary of it's...

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