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No pee-dealer - that's yer ma that is. Mrs Pee-Dealer

Oh dear mic mac, how could you have gotten this far? You even went on holiday to Vagas with this woman. Does she understand the "this cow small, that cow far away scenario"? Completely with her on the Mrs Browns boys tho - I am of the ginger persuasion and from that neck of the woods, so I can say with total authority it is utter sh*te. Go for anulment, I am sure there must be a clause that covers "the missus doesn't get Father Ted".

Really mature pee-dealer

As predicted Sue has now been told where to stick her passive agressive smileys on the hairdressing thread. As for you lot, yer mas and yer ma's mas smell. Had better fights at a brownies cup cake sale

I dunno about this - feels like old times to me. Sue and DJ KillaQueen were going at it hammer and tongs on the Ivy house thread, I think most of the good stuff has been deleted but to summarise - thread hijacked, high horses galloping all over the place, no-one's dignity completely in tact - verdict - DJ wins on points. Sue also involved in a spat on a hair-dressing thread - tune in I suspect she may be about to be told where to stick her smileys. Vicanna also kicking up a storm on the Bellenden thread in an entertainingly close to the bone and very familiar way. Has been a while since there has been a banishment. As for the rest of you, you smell and yer mas smell. Wanna make something of it?

Just watch a few episodes of Nothing to Declare and you should be fine. Border agents shout "THIS IS FOOOUUUUD" at small south east asian ladies whilst pointing at shrivlled indetermintate masses crawling in unidentified creepy crawlies. Repetitive but compulsive viewing and good prep for getting through the border

...hmm, where did l put that caustic soda? I reckon it'd do a sterling job as a radox substitute at a fraction of the cost.

OK I will spell this out. It seems that Close the Door has assumed that people who don't support this campaign don't care about the environment, local community etc. In my case this is not true. Not only does this campaign not move me to support it, the tone of voice in which it has been communicated makes me want to actively object to it - despite my pretty decent green leanings. I suspect I am not alone in this.

Oh dear god, I now am feeling the urge to buy a bulk lot of door wedges and prop open every door I find. In fact I might just turn the heating up to 11, open my front door and waft it back and forth for the next two hours. but then I am a tad contrary

DO NOT use the liver for your gravy - will make it bitter. Learned this the hard way one christmas. Otherwise will make a damn fine stock/gravy as already suggested.

Yep - finding it hard to get even slightly revved up by this one. Any data on how big an issue this - as compared with open fridges in supermarkets say? Actually don't answer that, I don't think I care

I should clarify, I would still call the police if confronted with someone acting as the OP describes, they are a dnager to themselves and others. However, I would now wait until they arrive and get the names and numbers of the officers involved and where they are taking the person. The IPCC have demonstrated time and time again that they do not hold police officers to account however wrong their actions. The concern of members of the public is a vulnerable person's best protection if they are unfortunate enough to encounter the type of police officers who ignored all their training in restraining, caused the death of Sean Rigg and then lied about it (again this is not my opinion or supposition, this was all documented in the inquiry).

Erm - I did not mention anything about 'all coppers' and I did not mention the word murder either, I was deliberately careful to make sure everything in the post was factual - based on findings from an official inquiry, and I included links to one of the articles in the Independent, where you can find details of the inquiry findings for yourself should you care to look. I think you may need to revisit your definition of rant

I agree that we as a society we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable. I would also like to highlight how the emergency services can also be under-equipped and poorly trained to deal with vulnerable and volatile people. Sean Rigg was a young man with episodic but severe mental health issues. He lived in housing for people with mental health issues and the police were aware of him and his condition. Even given these precautions he ended up dead in the back of a police van outside Brixton police station. The police attended in reponse to calls from the public worried about his erratic and violent behaviour in the street - very similar to the behaviour described by the OP. Sean died after being put in a prone position and restrained by several large police officers sitting on him for several minutes. The officers then colluded and lied to the IPCC and the inquiry, including denying the existence of CCTV footage and lying about when and how often they checked on Sean as he lay in the van. The officers were branded liars in the inquiry and were named and shamed in the Independent - they all still have their jobs. The inquiry also branded the IPCC investigation a complete whitewash. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/sean-rigg-investigation-ipcc-announces-independent-review-of-its-own-investigation-into-the-death-of-a-mentally-ill-man-in-police-custody-8050023.html I would really not want to be a young black man with mental health problems in police custody. Sean is not the only person to die in these circumstances. http://seanriggjusticeandchange.com/Press-Releases.html

I do, also paid for my bus this am with my barclays debit card - there were looks of amazement and wonder across the whole lower deck. It was almost as magic as when i got my first oyster card early on and had people stare as I could open barriers on the tube with a mere wave of my hand. Those were the days

I am clearly missing something - just not sure what.

Hi Muley I am in awe at how positive you sound. I hope your progress continjues apace.

Just found out bus strike tomorrow. Two major bus companies involved.check tfl for details

I agree with you, we do not pay people in line with their overall contribution to society, we value footballers more than nurses etc etc. Never the less a jobs market exists, and to thrive charities must compete in it - you seem to be arguing that we should somehow conscientiously object and try and run our business on the good will of a few people rich enough to not want paying. This is unworkable and would result in millions of pounds going to waste for reasons I have already stated.

Of course he doesn't run the show on his own, but he is a massive factor in our success. As I said, I have personal experience of a charity run on a less professional footing. Thousands of pounds were wasted on poor decisions and vanity projects conducted largely at the behest of unpaid directors who could not be properly held to account. Like any other organisations charities need to att ract top class people to survive, and the reality is the skills needed to do his job well come at a price. You can argue that this is unfair until the cows come home, but thinking that a charity can be well run on goodwill and string is naive.

I have to take issue with you there DJ, I work for a large charity. We receive no money from government. Our chief exec is paid in six figures, but by god he earns it. He is in charge of pretty much three organisaitons, a fundraising arm , the research arm and the technology company we use to commercialise the results of our research (all profits ploughed back into the charity). He works ungodly hours and has 2-3 evening functions every week. He could easily quadruple his earnings by going back into the private sector, yet he has dedicated 10 years to the charity. If we were run by a bunch of people working purely on good will then we would fold in double quick time. I have experience of working for a smaller charity that was on a less professional footing and it was shambolic. Whatever money was raised was pissed up against the wall due to the inefficiencies caused by people thinking of it as somewhat of a hobby. Thankfully in my area this set up is dying out, largely due to the example set by organisations such as the one I work for. Do not tar us all with the same brush

I cycle daily and started when at uni. I never bothered with a helmet, found them awkward and distinctly not cool. That was until the day I got to study a brain that had not been fixed in formaldehyde. Basically it had the form and texture of stiff blacmange. I was struck by how fragile it was - it wobbled like jelly and looked like you could easily stick your finger through it. After that I thought an extra layer of protection was probably a good idea. You can argue the evidence til the cows come home, BUT IT IS YOUR BRAIN. Better safe than sorry.

Audrey the ins and outs of this particular case may not be known, but it is known that hundreds of women are forced to come to england every year for terminations. This includes women carrying babies with abnormalities, women who are not in a position to raise a child, women who are mentally ill and traumatised by being pregnant. Not so long ago a 14 year old girl who was raped by her uncle resulting in a pregnancy had to go to court to be allowed to travel to england for a termination. This is as I have said because Irish law is contamined with religious doctrine. This is why hundreds of women are marching in Dublin this weekend. This is the issue at hand, not whether medics were negligent.

Gidget you are putting up smoke screens that obscure the heart of the matter. The hospital may have been negligent, they could have better used their discretion, the lady may not have been eligible for a D&C, or even all three. What is not be in dispute is that by enshrining religious dogma in law, Ireland forces medics to include these considerations in their clinical decisions. This is wrong, and as long as laws such as these exist Ireland will remain open to critscism of being backward - and rightfully so. My mother , sister and my nieces will be marching in Dublin this weekend - I only wish I could be there to join them.

I am Irish and I am completley ashamed at what happened to that woman. It is not that she died that is the problem,even in the richest nations in the world with the best medical care women die in childbirth, it is why she died that sickens me. The decisions of the medical staff were influenced by religious dogma enshrined in Irish law. There may be many cases where medical staff use their discretion and D&Cs are carried out on medical grounds, but in this case that did not happen and a woman died needlessly. This is bcause Irish law is contaminated by religious beliefs. This must change.