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So where is it supposed to go then? It's hardly an ED issue when there isn't even a Waitrose here (yet) And I would be kicked out of the Drawing Room. There are a few people who visit the Lounge, capable of sensible comments/discussion

Marmora Man, I think you've kind of missed the point of this thread?

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For a more "epic" soundtrack (orchestral, not > songs), I like Last of the mohicans. The Last Of The Mohicans is the best soundtrack ever. I bought CD's with it on & have watched the film at least 6 times. As much as I love the film, I have to watch it again & again, just for the music. ETA My 2nd fave has to be The Good. The Bad & The Ugly

And everybody seems to want a Waitrose in ED? No thanks. Posted by 'Hillside Animal Sanctuary' Outraged, many of our supporters contacted Waitrose in disbelief after watching our short film (below) showing the appalling conditions endured by RSPCA Freedom Food accredited pigs at May Farm in Norfolk. The pigs were being sold by Waitrose as pork, produced under what they claim are 'the highest standards of welfare and animal husbandry.' Our film documents the appalling conditions at the farm from 2007 right through to 2012, despite being reported to the RSPCA on more than one occasion, and even featuring on ITV's 'Tonight with Trevor McDonald' Waitrose has now responded by stating they have 'not taken any pork from May Farm since June 2009' Yet Dalehead Foods (also known as BQP, who own the pigs) state on their website that their farms 'are all specifically producing for Waitrose' meaning there was nowhere else they could be going! Waitrose claim 'All Waitrose pork comes from British farmers, and we know every one of them personally' You might take this to mean that they are checking the welfare of the animals but it would appear not! And Waitrose and Dalehead Foods (BQP) certainly do appear to have the same website writer... The Dalehead (BQP) website says 'All of our pork comes from a dedicated group of farmers based predominately in East Anglia' Compare this to the Waitrose website, which states 'Essential Waitrose pork comes from outdoor bred pigs reared by a dedicated group of farmers based predominantly in East Anglia' So for Waitrose to state they haven't taken any pork from May Farm since June 2009 seems a little far fetched! If they had doubts about the welfare of pigs on RSPCA Freedom Food accredited May Farm, why did they carry on taking pork from all the other RSPCA FF farms as they clearly weren't capable of assuring acceptable conditions? Further, as the problems on May Farm were first disclosed in 2007, why did they carry on using the farm even up to the summer of 2009?! We also caught Waitrose out last year... In 2011, both Sky News and Channel 5 broadcast a Hillside investigation which uncovered evidence of free-range ducks being swung by their necks by farm workers. The ducks were being farmed by Gressingham Foods and then sold on the shelves of Waitrose as a high-welfare, free-range product. Waitrose's planned visit to the farm, which could have been used as a genuine opportunity to check on the welfare of the birds, was known about several weeks in advance, rendering it completely meaningless. Hall Farm launched their own inquiry, saying: "We take matters of animal health and welfare very seriously and are extremely concerned by the footage we have been shown." Surely they knew what was going on on their own farm!! Gressingham (Green Label) said they were upset by the film, and had suspended the farm workers. Yet, when the RSPCA was asked if a prosecution was forthcoming, they said they couldn?t find out who the farm workers were!! This was despite stating "This is absolutely shocking footage and the RSPCA has very serious concerns about the level of cruelty inflicted on these ducks. The footage shows appalling behaviour in regards to the catchers who are seen swinging live ducks by their necks and throwing them at other ducks. This is undoubtedly a criminal offence under the Animal Welfare Act (2006), which makes owners and keepers responsible for ensuring the welfare needs of their animals are met and that they are protected from pain, injury, suffering and disease.? So who was paying the farm workers if nobody knew who they were?? Sky News took up our investigation, Waitrose make a lot of claims about the welfare of animals destined for their shelves, but the reality appears to be that they do very little to actually check on the 'high welfare' conditions they are promoting. Their description of pigs 'transferred indoors to bright, airy straw bedded sheds, with natural lighting and fed a natural, cereal-based diet' highlights the differences between their bold claims and the grim reality...

I forgot about Fab 208. I even remember Playhour (showing my age now!) It had The Magic Roundabout on the front!

Was just reading another thread & found out the 'Dandy' has just published last edition. Was never my favourite comic (being a girl!) but made me think about comics/mags I used to love: Judy, Bunty, Sally, Jinty, June & schoolfriend, Princess Tina Then I progressed to Jackie, Photo-Love, My Guy & Valentine Followed by Loving & Love affair Does anyone else remember these? This thread could run & run as there are so many things I miss that are not here now!

Don't you just want to give Carrie & Saul a big HUG?!

AC, To be honest, I don't think you & I are ever going to agree on anything!!

Not condescending at all. I was brought up in a meat eating family & thought nothing of it, because I didn't actually THINK. Meat was in my dinner & it never even occured to me to wonder where it came from. It's only when I got older that I actually stopped to think about it. I loved animals/had pets etc, yet I was eating them. Bit hypocritical I thought, so I stopped. There are a lot of people who do the same without actually THINKING about what they are eating. Hence my post. 'Bout now', What has the X-factor got to do with this thread??

Sainsburys & Tesco regularly do offers on Quorn (3 for ?5), so much kinder to animals & a lot healthier. Do you people never feel guilty about eating pheasants & mallards? Only ask because a lot of people don't actually think about what they are eating (eg living creatures) because they have grown up thinking it's ok. It's not ok. My christmas dinner will be animal/bird free, consist of meat alternatives & I can have a good night sleep knowing that I'm not contributing to the murder of living things.

Please vote for Jahmene tonight. Not only a great voice, but so sweet! As much as I like James, think Jahmene deserves to win x

I'm still in team Jahmene, like James too though, and yes, I think people are voting as a joke!

The TV programmes were all so much better back then.

Bessie1974 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The prettiest surely has to be the longest > straight tree lined road framed by the church at > one end and the Rye at the other. Reminds me a bit > of an elegant parisian boulevard...I'm sure you > have all guessed (and agree) by now. Yes, Barry Road is lovely if you are not walking up it. It just goes on forever & you think you are never going to reach the top!

Bellenden Road area has become so hip/trendy/up-market that ED residents like to think it is theirs. If it was a s***hole, they would be the first to admit it is in Peckham. (Which it is!)

Thanks all. Thought it was probably him, but just checking that it wasn't somebody more unexpected, as there are so many twists.

Who was that at the end please?? Bit inebriated, bit blind & he was gone in a flash!!

Am I dreaming? Has Rylan finally gone? Jahmene may actually win now? ( not holding my breath, incase this is all a dream!)

Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HAHAAAAAaaaaaaa > > Hahhhhh ahhhhhhHHaaaaaahhh aaa! > > You're way too funny! > > (elvis is dead btw) Maybe you should return to your own thread & leave us, in this thread to mourn our losses.

I'm still in shock while writing this. Ella & James in bottom two? Ella gone? Rylan & Christopher still in? Don't even know if I can bring myself to watch this anymore. Gutted.

Thought Jahmene was great last night. Surely must be him, Ella & James in final? 4th place, Union J? That means either Rylan or Christopher will be gone tonight. (We can only hope...!)

How can anyone not love the John Lewis snowman ad? It's so cute. Best ad of the year, closely followed by Zingy (the EDF energy orange blob!)

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone else hear the sounds of pennies finally > dropping? The penny probably dropped years ago, but some of us try to cling to on til the last minute!

Any credibility is being lost as the weeks go by. It was mentioned yesterday that there was not enough space for 2 boybands & lo & behold, both were in the bottom two. Apparently they were so, so popular with the teens, yet still ended up in the vote off?! And Rylan & Christopher are still there! What a joke....! What a FIX ...!

Jahmene was my favourite this week. Hope Rylan is finally gone tonight, but don't think Christopher will be far behind.