*Bob*

Well I suppose it depends on what kind of coffee you want to drink. I drink-a what some would call 'Americano', which is basically a couple of shots of expresso diluted with hot water, made with a Bialetti (not a Bialetti clone which are crap for the sake of saving a pound or two) It's not proper expresso, which requires exactly the right temp and pressure in order to extract the crema stuff from the bean, but it's still-a bloody good, and the equipment no cost-a you a bomb. I dissolve the sugar in about 1/3 cup of boiling water, then add the milk, which cools the water before adding the coffee on top. Otherwise the boiling water will burn the coffee when the two meet and make it taste rubbish. Eh Voila!

Sean's got those ornamental VHS cassette boxes which are done-up to look like books. (Not the pornos though - they're hidden in a shoe box at the bottom of his wardrobe)

Ladygooner, You can buy one of those 'wireless watch tv in another room' things. They even have a remote control relay thing so you can use the remote control for your Sky box in the room you're transmitting to and change the channel without having to leave the room. The cheap ones are shite though.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > true.. but I couldn't help myself Please don't tell me it's over the fireplace. Anything but that.. anything..

The only rule you need to remember is that anything over 32" needs its own viewing room. Putting anything larger in your front room is in very poor taste.

Diagonal.. Diagonal.. However, if its widecreen, one should allow for this (ie a new 32" widescreen will look smaller than your old 32" 4/3 ratio telly. If you're buying an old-stylee cathode ray tube telly, they often measure the whole tube, up to the rounded edges - which means they often include part of the tube you can't even see because it's hidden by the front fascia of the set. This is not the case with plasmas and LCDs. Sometimes a seperate measurement is given for 'visible area' in such cases. Always good to check if you're cashing in on the last of the CRT bargains. So a 32" LCD or plasma widescreen will probably give you a considerably larger viewing screen than a 32" CRT set. I think I've just bored myself to tears. I may have to open a bottle of wine.

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fay.. Calley .. or Clare Scott?! Unfortunately there's only one picture of Clare Scott on that website.. and not a good one. I can't remember if she was top GH totty or not. Was she?

Yeah thanks for that, Mockney. I'm now clicking to see all the pictures of ex-cast members of 'Grange Hill'. Fay.. Calley.. I just can't decide.

Her shop. Her business. Good for her. Good for her business? In trying to please herself but at the same time wanting to have her fancy cake and eat some of it - eg a prissy 'two pram rule' - LC neither pleases those who want a child-free atmosphere, nor those who want to feel at ease with their children. If I want a Schoolma'amish 'under surveillance' experience, I'll dress as a schoolboy and browse the Parker pens in Ralon in a suspicious manner - for free. The unfortunate thing is that these daytime vibes that many pram-pushers seem to have experienced also waft over into the evening, when said pram-pushers (with full wallets) want to go out for drinks without their pesky nippers. They do for me anyway. I'm sure I'm not alone.

You should get into it. Potential buyers are suckers when it comes to interiors. They forget all about the roof and the rotten windows - every time.

Alan Dale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And let's not forget the kitchen makeover you did > on your last place *Bob* Insightful stuff. Sometimes you have to put a little work in yourself Alan - if you want to progress up that ladder. Something to bear in mind?

Of course, Alan. But then I didn't just parachute in here from a rented flat with a suitcase full of money, you know.

Who will be the first back down to 10?

Don't worry about the housing market. Buy a property you're happy to live in with repayments you can afford to repay, forget about it and live happily ever after.

I'm no fan of HH, but this is yet another example (as if one were needed) of why The Mail is not fit to wipe your arse on, fat or otherwise.

This just came through my letterbox. I can't decide if it's a stroke of marketing genius or just wrong in every way. You decide. Either way - he deserves the publicity. ...I wonder if he does 'extras'?

Get down Le Chandelier. Children are encouraged to wear muddy clothes and bring their own jam sandwiches.

Not the ideal postcode (nor economic climate) for a shopkeeper to be exercising such personal eccentricities, wouldn't you say?

I'm just making random sweeping statements, of course. But if it's too unbearable to hear random sweeping statements from people who don't live on your street, perhaps a quiet residents meeting with tea and Battenburg might be the way forward - instead of posting on a public forum in the 'general issues' section? Whilst I don't live on Derwent, I'd happily bet that at least half a dozen households there have more cars than they need (like on every other street). If everyone whittled their vehicles down to what was necessary, everybody on Derwent (including the (*spits*) new flat owners) could park and live together in peace and harmony. Well.. Until the overspill on Elsie (say, four or five cars) ends-up on Derwent and then you're back to square one. Crazy idea.. Maybe there are just too many cars on London, not enough parking places, a demand for more housing etc

If everybody in Derwent Grove got rid of the second car they don't need, there'd be a few spare places available for the people in the flats - as well as somewhere for them to live.

Serious accusations indeed.. get that PM in, PR. As a biker, there's no greater slur on your character than someone questioning your riding skills.. in public, goddammit. Having held a licence for 169 years myself with a clean sheet, I feel compelled to comment. Perhaps we could settle this matter with an appropriate test of skill? Doing 'doughnuts' on Goose Green, for example? Just an idea.

I find Iggle Piggle a little creepy. He looks a bit simple. Upsy Daisy ('the black one') is ok. But not so black in the doll version.. hmmm...

Mark Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Madonna said "I would make it so that young > musicians, aspiring musicians wouldn't have to pay > the congestion charge or pay taxes." I suppose she wouldn't mind extending such exemptions to fabulously wealthy musicians too. Bono certainly seems happy with his tax situation..

I'd imagine she's really feeling the pinch.. what with that extra congestion charge tax on (so called) gas-guzzlers.

pablogrande Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I looked into it and got quite close to having it > done, then I realised how many of the people who > worked in the clinics I spoke to wore glasses Is this like the overly-high proportion of bald hair stylists? I'd like to give it a go, but I'm too afraid of the 0.0001% chance of it all going wrong and having to spend the rest of my days with vision akin to looking through a pair of plastic 3-D specs.