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Oh, forgot to mentions BB's guest. A (non-ED) friend who attends forum drinks (with smiles and good humour and does a really good job of pretending not to be scared / bored by the whole thing) is a friend indeed! And Sean, I'm sure she's humouring me, but thanks anyway!

Unlike someone I could mention...... (Piers not Keef - cross posting again!) Great night. I'm ashamed to say don't think I got round to meeting anyone new, oh apart from the lovely Lady MacGabhan, who I must have bored to death - I'd reached the incessent, meningless chatter stage of tipsy :-$ Lovely to see everyone else again.

Yes, he's always done God. He's always said he was Catholic and there was a sort of small scale fuss when he came to power, but he said lots of reassuring things about being objective and serving the people and the fuss went away. The question of religion in politics is complicated and not something I have time to do justice to now (a large number of plastic resuscitation dummies are awaiting my life-saving attention) but I'll be interested to hear all the views.

Mmmmmmmm Spike from Buffy... *drifts off for a moment in own world* *smiles* Did anyone else come over all unecessary watching that scene where he and Buffy got it together and destroyed a whole house in the act? Mmmmmmmmm Spike...

I'm going to be on an Advanced Life Support course for the next two days. Anyone who's done one will know exactly how much I'll need a drink by Friday evening. So, who's coming in the end and what time are people planning on starting? :)-D

Ok, after some serious thought and time on google images.... Definitely Sean Connery's Bond. It was between him and Pierce Brosnan's Bond, but can't choose Brosnan on principle since he did that terrible L'Oriel advert. As for the rest... a) DCI Gene Hunt Yuk b) Fraiser Hhmmm, maybe for the sort of date that ends with a chaste kiss at the door, but no more c) Fred Flintstone No d) Dr Who (any incarnation but state which) If I had to choose one it would be Paul McGann, but not keen e) Alan Sugar (slight bending of the rules here) No. No. No. No. Never f) Tucker Jenkins (ahh the old days of Grange Hill but pre deadenders) Sorry Tucker, but no, it's the mole g) Jesus or one of the other 12 fellas (again state which) No, what would my grandmother say? h) Jack Bauer He's a definite maybe i) inspector Clouseau (there is a minky with a berm) Um, no. Seem to be saying that a lot j) Superman Well, who wouldn't be curious? k) Daniel Mead (mode !!!) Third after the two Bonds l) Ethan Hunt (you know played by that short fella who had everyone on hello) Oh no. The eyebrows, the funny nose, the height, the scientology freakiness (ok, ok I know it's supposed to be the character, but some things can't be ignored m) James Bond (any incarnation) Yes! In order - Connery, Brosnan, Craig, then if I had to Moore, Lazenby, Dalton Of course this is all completely hypothetical, my real perfect date is bignumber5 every time. :))

Interesting reading indeed Kel. And I'm gald to see Ros, the flawed-but-sexy brunette, winning over Mary, the perfect blonde. ;-)

For afternoon tea my favourite two spots are The Lanesborough http://www.lanesborough.com/ or The Wallace Collection http://www.wallacecollection.org/ The Lanesborough has all the elegance and tradition of the Savoy or the Ritz, but without the crowds and tourists. Tea is served in a lovely conservatory, there's a fantastic tea menu and the cake stand is refilled generously. The Wallace Collection is a lovely town house on Manchester Square, just off Oxford Street, with an impressive collection of art. You can wander round the rooms looking at paintings and beautiful furniture then go down to the restaurant for afternoon tea. It's particularly worth a look if you're not normally a fan of art galleries, because it's a house it doesn't have that oppressive, intimidating, art-is-very-serious-and-clever vibe that puts me off most galleries. Both in town I know, but worth the effort.

OR.... You could do what you did last time and keep suggesting ways you could turn up and then, well, not. Go on. Turn up as yourself. You might even have fun.

Yes, done already. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,89280,page=1 Still funny though.

That makes me feel so much better about myself mockney. Thank you. ;-)

This came up a while ago and a few people worked out their average number of posts per day. At the time I was averaging 0.69 post daily, now I'm up to 1.03. Hhmmmmm I am a very sad person in many ways :-$

Ok, ok. I have to admit I have never seen or read an interview with him, so I'm willing to concede that he may have some redeeming personality features. But sexy? No, sorry, defnitely not. I just couldn't sleep with a man who weighs less than me!

Calm down proud gingers, only joking! Forgot the winky smilie didn't I? ;-)

mattham Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > so what's the final word on beards? I had one last > year and naturally thought it was magnificent. But > my wife didn't like it so it was a miracle it > lasted as long as it did. So ladies (and gents) ? > beards: yay or nay? MrJ (aka Bignumber5) has recently grown a beard and I'm a bit put out. Until our wedding day he was always clean shaven and, to the best of my knowledge, a blonde. Now he has this beard which is, well, bright, flaming orange! At first I really wasn't keen, mostly because of the whole recessive ginger genes shock, but I'm getting used to it. I haven't told him yet, but I think I'm going to let him keep it.

Bellenden Belle ::o For the first time ever you have utterly shocked me! Russell Brand definitely not sexy. Pubertal, self-obsessed, vain and trying too hard. Real men only for me.

Firstly, I should say that I do understand that fines make money for the council and I don't mind, I think Mark kind of covered that. Now, kford, I'm really struggling with your idea that most parking tickets are given to people who made "genuine mistakes". What are you basing that on? Just your own experience or do you have any more objective evidence? But even if I suspend my disbelief and accept a significant proportion of people who get tickets have made a mistake, how do you propose that is overcome? Should the fines be reduced to token amounts? The point of the fines are to act as a deterrent and they probably wouldn't be as effective if they were token amounts. So, what's the alternative? Should the offender be allowed to explain themeselves? Explain that they're really a good person who just made a genuine mistake and the warden have to make some kind of judgement about who's good and genuine and who's not? Sound pretty ludicrious doesn't it? Because it is, but it is what this thread and similar previous threads are all about. What it comes down to is people being caught doing something illegal and feeling aggrieved when they're fined, because they consider themselves good people who just did a little thing wrong, not a bad person who deserves to be punished. The law only works if it is applied equally and fairly to everyone without judgement.

*sigh* Stuck at work again. And haven't had any chocolate.

Happy Easter! SeanMac, relax! We respect your right to expensive tea. This is the lounge, everyone is friends here ;-)

Hi The drinks happen once a month in a different pub each months. They usually start about 8pm and people drift in all evening. The next one, as Sue said, is on 4th April at the CPT on Crystal Palace Road. Threads about the drinks are usually hidden in The Lounge, so sometimes get missed by new posters who don't routinely look in there. Have a look for details of this months drinks, but be warned once you venture into the Lounge you may never want to leave. It's always a really fun night and very friendly. Hopefully see you there.

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PS. Just read my post back and realised it sounded like I coming down hard on parking, but advocating speeding. Just to clarify, I'm not saying that speeding is ok, it definitely is not. I only mentioned it to try and show that I realise we're all human and prone to mistakes. I never knowingly speed and on the rare occasions where I do find myself drifting over the limit, I slow down as soon as I realise.

I've been lurking on this one, but thought I'd jump in and have my say, because it's just so ridiculous to say someone can't have an opinion if they don't drive. Until December last year I lived car-free in London and happily used public transport every day. In December my job moved and I had the choice to move or get a car, so I reluctantly got a car. I now drive at least five days a week in London, so I hope I am permitted to have an opinion. I also work a 48 hour week in a South London emergency department, so I think I can relate to having a busy, stressful lifestyle. I have never had a parking ticket or any other kind of fine, because I follow the rules of the road. I'm not perfect, obviously, and can't say I've never slipped over the speed limit drving home from a late shift, but for the most part I'm a careful driver who follows the rules. However busy I am I really don't find it that challenging to work out where I am allowed to park and I don't park where I'm not allowed. It's a simple system, but it works for me and as I say, I've never had a parking ticket. Also, although I appreciate the convienience of my car for work (a half hour drive compared with the two hours it would take me each way on public transport) I still don't use it for short journeys that I can easily do on foot or public transport. Party because of the whole environmental thing, but also because I really don't enjoy driving and the main reason I don't enjoy driving is the number of other dirvers on the road who behave like the rules don't apply to them. As for the original topic, as BN5 said, break rules, get caught, get fined. Very simple.

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