Why should a professional instructor do his/ her job on the cheap. Learning to ride and drive safely can be a matter of life and death for the rider/ driver and those around. If you don't want to pay to do it, get yourself a bicycle.
There is a knitting club on Wednesdays from 4.30 at Really Maria, the craft shop on Lordship Lane and you get 10% off any purchase at your first visit...
Turtle is not saying that dog owners are lazy and irresponsible but commenting on the problem of crime connected to dog ownership. The OP was terribly distressed when his dog was stolen.
Is it impossible for someone to start a new thread without it turning nasty? Yesterday's dog owner was reunited with his/ her dog but what about the other two?