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Well said, Brendan! Made me laugh, too. Live (forever*) and let live, that's what I say. *maybe.** **that was a joke, for the more po-faced anti-religious types out there.

As someone who can easily work from home I've enjoyed watching the debate swing to and fro! Surely 'once in a generation' also applies to the responses of the councils and the transport authorities too, and therefore if it happens again we can expect a faster response based on experience, which in turn will enable us to carry on as usual? Back to the lovely Otto - shall we pick up a suggestion from his previous thread and all sweep our housefronts clear of the loose fresh snow before it turns to ice?

Not so far she hasn't

Aw, ta folks

Surely xylofied, PGC?

What's bad is that it seems the woman said she wasn't offended but the nurse was suspended anyway. I don't understand that decision. But then we don't really know what happened - the woman did mention it a day later so perhaps it did make her uncomfortable. Or perhaps she was jsut chatting with the sister. I think if someone made a patient uncomfortable with a persistent offer for prayer or somehow implied that without prayer they would have less chance of recovery then an investigation or disciplinary action would be called for. A simple polite offer and polite refusal seems pretty uncontroversial to me.

The First Day On the first day a wonder came upon the people of East Dulwich, because the weather forecast was correct. And snow did fall from the sky, and covered the ground more thickly than any could remember. And it did cover the roads and the railways, it covered the houses and the gardens and it covered the parks and the open spaces. And there were no trains and no buses, for all the land was full of snow. And the people of East Dulwich rejoiced saying Yay! Let?s go and play in the snow, for we cannot get to work and our children cannot go to school. And the Wise Woman did rebuke the people saying Alas, we shall all lose billions for lo the economy is in great tribulation. And the people did lob snowballs at her for they did not care. And the people did play in the parks and in the gardens with their children and their dogs and there was much gladness in their hearts. And a woman like a fair red fruit did say Come! Rejoice and be merry for tomorrow you may work but today you must live. And the people did flock to the Bishop and there they recognised one another with the Signs of the Forum and did consume much of the wine that is red and did fall down in drunkenness. And the shopkeepers and the publicans of East Dulwich did rub together their hands and say I?m making a mint here. And the people did come together in joy and did address themselves to strangers even as brothers and they did build great monuments in the ice and the snow. The evening came and the stars arose into the cold sky, and the people slept. The Second Day The second day came, and lo a great change came over the people, for they remembered how much work they had to do and wished only to surrender their souls even unto the Man. But the children of East Dulwich cried out and wished only to play in the snow again. But the mothers and the fathers did say Nay, ye must to school and be lifted out of the darkness of your ignorance, what am I paying my taxes for. And the schools did say only Ye have reached The Great School of East Dulwich. We value your custom. Unfortunately there is no-one here to take your call. Please leave a message and we will ring you back. And the mothers and the fathers did grind their teeth and somehow work something out. And still there were no trains for the Chief Elder of the Transport did say only ?We did our best?. But the people did pile onto the buses and were transported even unto their offices and places of business and all did grumble loudly, saying Yesterday was understandable, but pull your bloody finger out. And the bus drivers did say Ye are the ungrateful sons and graceless daughters of swine, we drove the buses through the ice and did not fail. And the people did say grudgingly Yes, that?s true, nice one. And the Meeja did beat their breasts and they cried Alack! for the economy is sore ailing and we are all doomed. But the people heeded the Meeja not and they said Today we have returned to the service of the Man but ever we will remember the joy of yesterday and we regret it not. The evening came, and the stars wheeled in the sky and the people were angered for still were there no trains and did say This is the outside of enough. The Third Day The third day came, and the people boarded their trains as usual and among them the sons of the Palaeologi. And at the station was a lone man of the Counsellors scraping away the ice with a spoon and the sons of the Palaeologi did shake their heads and say Wherefore could they not give him some decent equipment. But the people went to the Counsellors and did lift up their hands crying Why are there no gritters on the roads and pavements? For I have fallen on my arse and am sorely tried. And the learned sons and daughters of the hospitals did say It?s not funny, we?ve been treating people for falls all day. And the Counsellors did say, We?re getting to it, but the wrath of the people was not appeased and they did say Tch under their breaths. The Fourth Day And on the fourth day yet more snow was forecast...

What Anna said. And next time you're chucking homophobic insults around do at least spell them correctly.

I just thought it was a bit weird to make jokes about deadlocks and dreadlocks. I really apologise for making this stink though, because I usually get really pissed off when someone starts this kind of thing. Anyway, back on topic...

There's a huge Boots in Peckham - personally I'd like to see the independent chemists remain.

Maybe it's just me, then. As I said, I didn't think it was intentional.

Sorry, knackeredcow - I'm sure it wasn't intentional but that is more offensive than funny.

> I'm surprised you can hear it over the hum of > self-contentedness. Ooh, there it goes again - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep - beep.

Tommy Cooper and apprentice.

140183 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is anybody actually interested in anything snorky > has to say? To answer the question, yes I am. By the way, if I have learned anything about snorky you will have made his day with that post, which I'd guess is not your intention. Unless you ARE snorky... why, you cunning little minx!

honk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Igloo on Goose Green was v impressive. > > An ED dad screaming at his children 'IRIS! > JONATHAN! DO NOT GO NEAR THE IGLOO!" was a > highlight of my day. Honk, I am beginning to think you are like a car alarm. Initially you think - Oh, that's something I might need to pay attention to. But then as the same note goes on and on, you realise it's just noise and you wish it would stop.

343 from Peckham Rye running clear and well this morning - full but not horrendous. Well done to the bus drivers for getting us in, although a number of the roads were still pretty tricky.

Peckham Rye station is completely closed, or was at 8.30, and all ED trains run through there. Mick, pretty sure from looking at tfl this morning that the Denmark Hill/Victoria line isn't running, soz. 343 running OK to London Bridge. Genuine question without any arsiness intended - why is it harder to get trains running than buses?

TFL says buses will be running, and SouthEastern will be running most of its services once every half hour. Southeastern Southern says "SOUTHERN: On Tuesday 3 February, suspended between London Bridge and Sutton, via Tulse Hill and Wimbledon, due to adverse weather conditions" so not sure whether ED station will be open. Good luck on the skating rinks, everyone.

Completely agree with Sean and Siduhe. To add to the fun, I also saw some pedestrians acting like fools - crossing in front of the slow-going cars in the blithe assumption that the cars would brake if necessary to avoid hitting them. On some of the roads braking would probably have been 3x the usual distance, even if they didn't skid.

Wah, can't upload Tommy Cooper! How do I shrink a jpg?

Yes - Mr. Moos reporting live says it's not too full but of course under-staffed so there are long queues at the checkout.

She's lovely, and complete with the silicon breast look too - I can just see her running down the beach on Bay Watch in slow motion.

The duck is alive and well, and lurking in the bathtub in the midst of a welter of jolly-coloured floaty plastic things, where it presumably bores all the other jolly-coloured floaty plastic things to death with the story of its adventure at PGC Mansions.

It looks beautiful outside, and isn't it quiet?! Shame I can't get my flight, but hey.