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I wouldn't take from any other health care, but there are definitely areas I would take from. That is a whole other discussion though.

I genuinely don't know where it's done well, but that is no reason to carry on doing it badly.

Totally agree. A new rehab clinic is great and all that, but it's a sticky plaster on a gaping wound! Present with mental health issues these days, and you might (if you're lucky), get 6 sessions of CBT (having waited at least a coupl of months). CBT has it's place, but frankly, 6 sessions isn't going to do a lot, and CBT isn't the answer for everyone. Mental Health services are absolutely shocking in this country! Not the fault of the professionals who work in it, but the fact there are not enough of them, and it isn't taken seriously by the people holding the purse strings. They pay lip servie to it, and little more.

Now ?25 on Amazon. Just ordered it with my birthday money. A phrase I haven't used since my teens I suspect

Nice energetic one from my youth. Very good album opener. And another good drum intro would be Mr Brownstone by GNR.

Water play not on though, thanks to vandals!

Was just in Wells park, and chanced upon a sure start chuldrens centre open air session. Bit late for today, but next Monday 8th August, they'll be at Hornimans 11am-2pm. They're calling it a community picnic. Basically they put out quite a few things for under 5s, and you just turn up with your own picnic. Seemed nice, wish I'd known about today. They're there til 2 if anyone wanted to jump in a car with little ones.

Funnily enough, I was going to mention Brown Sugar.

Quids, you've played a wrongun here. I actually felt you had/have a point about people in general (liberal or not) putting aside their own morals at times, when it suits their lifestyle choices more. However, when you start getting a bit nasty towards one particular poster, who was actually being brave and honest enough to enter conversation with you, well then, whatever point you may have had, gets forgotten, and everyone just thinks "typical Quids trying to get a rise out of the liberals". Then they all have a jolly good laugh about it. And to be fair, their posts were funny.

Ketchup and lots of pepper does it for me.

My wife has just had our second daughter at Kings (having had our first at Tommy's), andwe are so impressed with everyone. We actually swichd from Tommy's to Kings mid way, simply because it's closer, and we were a bit scared of a mad rush to Tomy's (last time she was induced 2 weeks late, so all very organised, and no going in to labour at home). As a result of this switch, a test for diabetes was overlooked (which isn't really anyone's fault), and when Kings did a scan at 33 weeks, they said baby was very big, and Mrs Otta had Polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid), now, this is our one gripe, polyhydramnios can be a sign of Gestational diabetes, they said as much, but despite 2 further scans, and 3 appointments with obstetricians, no one ordered the tests for it! Anyway, we finally got to see the consultant obstetrician, Mr Marsh at 39 weeks, and he was shocked the test hadn't been done, and told my wife to do finger prick tests 6 times a day for the next few days. As a result of this, Gestational diabetes was finally diagnosed just 2 days before the due date, at which point, Mr Marsh told My wife she was coming in that day, to have her blood sugars kept down, and then baby would need to be delivered by C-Section. Everyone involved, from Mr Marsh, to the diabetes doctor (Dr Gayle), to the dietitian, to the midwives on the AN ward, to the anaesthetist (funny guy), to the surgeon, to the midwives on the PN ward, were all absolutely lovely, put us at ease, answered our questions, and so on. Shame about one of the other patients on the PN ward having her entire family making a load of noise all day and night on the ward, but can't blame Kings for that. That aside, it was a very positive. Tommy's was great too, but there were one or two annoying and/or unfriendly staff members, so based on that, this experience wins.

I think the whole problem with the FR is that it all goes back to parenting decisions, and people find it hard not to take it a bit personally if someone says that they disagree with something. Debate is good though, and the FR is a very useful thing.

I love ketchup, but has to be Heinz. Thing is, I love it with steak too, and I will not be judged damn you!

A bottle opener is a must!

And it is a labour of love, not a paid job.

A classic 80s one would be Jump by Van Halen.

The line about eating you was classic though.

Else, that is quite possibly the best post in the entire history of this forum!

I'll go along with Quids' last post to be honest.

Perhaps the Squeeze one is Up the junction? Sweet Child O Mine, for classic guitar riff. Jenny was a friend of mine - Killers, is a fantastic opening to an album, powerful and intense.

In this thread. I was only winding Quids up though.

Fuschia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The male ballet role requires incredible strength > and control > > Nothing girly about it... Except the leotard

Went to Soup Dragon, and daughter chose a bloody ?17 blue dog. She then became rather attached to it, and brought it hone from the hospital, so that was a pointless exercise. New little one is doing well though, and thanks for the well wishes.

I was a little bit delicate after you forced me at knife point to have that last pint. All went nice and smooth though. Baby was 8lbs7oz, and she looks like her big sister.

Mrs TP Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We know a 7yr old girl called Scout on the whole > To Kill a Mockingbird theme - really gives the age > away of the parents who studied it for o' level. > I love it and Atticus too, although thought we > were doing girl's names here? > > Whatever you choose you will encounter another > with the same name along the line. I was in Just > Williams last summer with my 9yr old daughter and > called over to her. A dad next to me in the queue > said oh my daughter is called that and pointed to > a toddler in a pram nearby. I smiled and said > that we had encountered a few with the same name > over the years and we all nodded politely. Until > his snooty missus joined the queue and he told her > 'this lady has a daughter also called xxx' and the > stroopy mare announced 'oh I hate it when someone > else uses our name' - should have been more > original love and get over yourself ... Back when this thread was going on, we had already decided on Scout for our new daughter, and I was thinking Hugh, don't give anyone any ideas. Anyway, our Scout was born this morning :))