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I have indeed aged remarkably well, thank you for the kind compliment, and look as dewy and fresh-faced as ever I did. But Michael Douglas is certainly Kirk's son. Here is a rather sweet photo of him aged 4-ish with his father, wot I got from his Wikipedia entry.

Chill, Ridgley, they're only teasing.

Not completely sure Louisiana as I don't use Tesco myself, but I gather from my neighbour that they bring the crate into your house, stick the items on your kitchen table or wherever and take them away again.

jalapeno Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Must check that one out Netta, Kirk's far better > appealing to the eye than his sibling 'long chin', > that is Michael. Poor Michael - he hasn't aged well, but to be taken for your own father's brother.. that's got to hurt.

Makes perfect sense not to separate the recycling as the guys have always just chucked the whole lot in the lorry anyway. *alert - the following information may disgust many readers* Dorothy, I'm not sure how realistic it is to expect people to put their babies' poo in the lavatory. OK for some older babies perhaps but all younger babies' poo is pretty liquid and messy.

Best reaction I've ever had to 'I live in Peckham' (usually it's a stunned silence) was 'Oh, is that a real place? I thought they made it up for Only Fools and Horses'... Brilliant. (oh, and for you lb, a cold and menacing glare)

I love living in Peckham. But that's because I'm murderous scum, obviously.

Hi Vroma you might not have seen Barry's previous thread, but he announced a little while ago that he was no longer able to use the forum to communicate with passengers. Here's the last entry from Barry's old thread Suggest you use the Southern website or contact details to get hold of him - good luck resolving your issue.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I didn't think it was a question that was > relevant to my view and I didn't want to cloud the > issue. I have no argument with Narnia who has explained his reason for asking, but I agree with Huguenot. His argument seemed to me largely impersonal.

Axeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm sorry I can't expand on that, but I've never > been in the position where a loved one has showed > interest in cosmetic surgery... > My only experience of cosmetic surgery was in the > form of scar removal performed on members of my > family. Ah! that is clearly a metaphysical speculation, and like most metaphysical speculations has very little reference at all to the actual facts of real life, as we know them.

I find this type of post terribly dull. It asks questions without proferring opinion, fact or experience. It is the forum equivalent of a poster turning on the TV and saying 'entertain me, because I have nothing to say and nothing to do'.

louisiana Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What I need is a Speaking Forum :) That would be fabulous, especially if one could choose voices to allocate to posters. I wonder who might suit Dermot Morgan's voice?

James' comment was that it was filled a fortnight ago... so whatever the problem is, that's not it. Let's hope it's just teething troubles.

James, could you please advise what the agreements are with the bin men and recycling men in Southwark? On our street, no-one puts bins out (are we supposed to?) so the guys have to come into the yards and get them, but they don't put them back. The guys don't look as though they have much time, they race through the streets, so I can understand that asking them to put bins back where they find them may mess up their timetable but the trouble is that bins left in the middle of the front yard path or skewed in the street make it very clear twice a week whether a house is empty during the day. Would it be possible to address this security concern?

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- there was really no need to be nasty about it, especially to Georgia who is being helpful and nice. Very well said, Keef - totally agree.

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wot is wrong with Vlad Pol-Pot as a given name? It > was a gift from Parents (Lucretia and Adolf) and > one to remember. Dear heart, not criticising your actual name, but who wouldn't want to be a Pale Lolly? It's a fab name.

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I had just read "A Short History of Byzantium" by > John Julius Norwich - as you do. I still haven't got over it not being your real name. Have you considered deed poll? It's dead easy.

Pthhhhhhhh.

I'm a cow.

Whoopee, that's amazing work! Buggie, I reckon you're making Gold Top at the very least ;-)

Not sure I understand the point at issue here. People shouldn't take their children to cafes in case it offends other people who can't take their children to cafes? Is that it? Why are we arguing about what a coffee costs again?

Have just re-read post and appear to be writing quite convoluted sentences in my tiredness, apols if they make little sense. Off to bed now, look forward to resuming discussion later.

I think it's cute that you call him Sprogg.

Afraid I was the one who first mentioned supermarkets - my point is that there is widespread complaint about children in all sorts of public places, whereas I think the only way they can learn to behave is to be taken out. And yes, I'd agree it's pretty unreasonable to expect supermarkets to be child-free. There is a wider context than the posts you and the OP have written complaining about 'too many children' out and about in ED and wanting 'adult only' facilities - obviously, I'm not making accusations about you, but your comments have to be seen in that general light. So what is it you think we need? No children at all in pubs/caf?s/restaurants or just only well-behaved ones? Anyway, to your point. Is it expecting children to be mini adults to sit in a caf? or a pub? I don't think so, per se. As I said before, we need to bear in mind that small children just won't behave well for long, and time visits accordingly to be fair both to our children and to other people, but my experience (purely of my own child and those of friends) is that they do enjoy brief visits to caf?s and short meals out. I also think ????'s point is a valid one, it's not too much to ask children to allow their parents a pleasant drink or lunch out and to expect them to behave themselves.

Is that for me? I believe it's valid to put the OP's comments into a wider context of posters who complain about encountering children in a variety of public places.