Dickensman

The McCanns are the losers no matter what happened to their offspring. Whether they had anything to do with it or not, they have lost their child and some might think that is punishment enough.

You're brilliant PGC. thanks for that.

Another lot due on Tuesday 28th

The garden has been visited by magpies recently, with the harsh weather birds you normally see at a distance drop by, the Jays have been mooching around too.

Goodness PGC I thought that Morrisons had the cheapest, now I shall call into hornimans Tesco, or East dulwich rd. Thanks for that.

All of the benefits system is based on someone making something competitively and selling it abroad at a profit. This creates the wealth required by any government of any colour or creed to redistribute that profit, (coverted into taxes) however it chooses. The answer surely lies in becoming a race of people who can make more things competitively and increase the selling of these products abroad. Pontificating about quantity of housing and availability is an issue to be discussed after the formula of surplus profit has been achieved.

Yes there are thre types of people, the people like us who are sweet natured and positively delightful in every way. Then there are the mugging thieving rogues and riff-raff who are no good to anyone but the undertaker. Then there are bankers, lawyers, politicians, insurance pedlars..........................please add any I have missed.

Has anyone filled their tank recently? Mine was half full and so I topped it up to find it took fifty quid, where as a full tank was about ?80 a few weeks back!

A good festive tip, but I doubt waiters would thank you for exchanging the original financial tip:- Never step off a moving sleigh!

The people fortunate enough to have assets, will buy gold, and possibly a gun.

Hi James. Have contacted Southwark council several times about the condition of Barry Road and resulting vibrations from heavy traffic. This getting progressively worse and shakes my house! Have not yet a useful response from the Council. Any ideas? Thanks! Wrote headphonauts. Hi James, I have the same problem with the house being rattled and shaken mostly by the 12 bus but in fact any lorry such as the binmens truck has much the same effect it rattles and shakes the back of the house. I have contact the council on the state of the road surface several times over the last two years but to no avail. What would you suggest I do now?

Morrisons deli counter.

Assange was interviewed by Frost the other day, my goodness I hadn't seen Frost for a year or more and he is a relic of the man he once was. Frost gave Assange the easiest of interviews but he (Frost) sort of dribbles when he speaks, which is a trifle distracting, and he should in my opinion retire from the screen. Frost asked if Assange ever paid for information, Assange said he wasn't against buying it in but had no need to as he had a mountain of stuff waiting to be leaked, the main problem was sifting through the mountain.

I wouldn't touch it either, it's probably half the price at Argos!

If women can't do a bit of slavery now and then what are they good for? They go off sex as soon as they say "I do" and give up cooking the following day. Men have to slave keeping you lot in a style of life you cannot hope to produce for yourselves and then get slagged off on this thread, is there any reason for men to shoulder the burden of a wife and a litter of rug rats? Whats in it for him?

Certainly not, woof is an ace chef, I'm just a garrulous f$%&-wit!

'THE BOYS OWN BOOK OF PARENTING' Chapter 1. The most worrying thing during the pregnancy is that traditionally the male has to carry the burden of responsibility to provide for everyone in the family and you are on your own. No one to bail you out if you faulter! What if I collapse, or break my leg, or they sus' me out at work as being a useless bum and then they sack me and lose my income? Then the baby arrives, and it's not nearly as terrifying as you once dreaded. It improves from then on, (once you understand that a baby is a full-time 24 hour occupation for one person) after the first few days and it swells up and looks more robust, enough so that you can lift it up when it cries and without breaking it. Then you are on your way, you'll be washing crappy nappy's like an old soldier, whilst they are breastfeeding it's easy, until they start eating solids and you need to fix a 'swimmers nose clip' over your proboscis, to stop your eyes from watering. Or perhaps you are selfishly crying at the position you have landed yourself in, if this is the case do not let the babies mother see you sniveling she will shout at you as she hasn't the time to indulge in such pleasures. You will have to pretend to listen intently on how many poo's it's done today compared with last week, as the babies mother has no other conversation about anything else. She is the babies mother, and is no longer your wife, your wife, soul mate, and lover, left when the babies mother came out of hospital. When you take the baby anywhere and it cries everyone thinks you should know what is the cause of this raucous behaviour, you have only known the baby a day or two longer than them, and you are supposed to be an expert as soon as it flops out on to the hospital floor! To be continued.......

You'll do well to find the time to read it:))

Byyye!

Marcus wrote:- the impact on us of having children has however made me think about how i want to bring up my 2.5 year old son, and i have in recent months been teaching him to put away his dirty dishes, wipe down his table and generally tidy up after himself. it's a hard slog as i think my boy is an alpha male at heart, but i genuinely already feel an enormous duty to the future mother of his children so will not let him off the hook. Poor chap. Some might interpret this as you being too lazy to look after him, after all he's only 2.5 and he's given a hard time, this type of training doesn't usually start until they are at school. Poor chap indeed!

To anyone else wanting to change the colour of a radiator, a couple of coats of gloss was the usual route, or going to the expense of buying radiator paint.

edited to avoid further interaction with huguenot.

I haven't accused you of anything Dickensman, wrote Huguenot. Snide comments?

Leaf it well alone then.... Leaf it out..... Leaf off!

It is always a pleasure to converse with a widely read classical academic.