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Happily driving in my car this morning, a car cuts up the inside of me then cuts across the front to avoid the bus lane. I have to brake quite sharply and 'toot' to warn of my presence. The response? She does the 'poke it' sign out of the window! How very rude!

> PetuniaButtons Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I just wish Mr Buttons would stop singing the > "woh > > woh WOOOOOOOHohohohoho" bit from blimming Earth > > Song. > > > > If he carries on I shall be burning his Fray > > Bentos pie > > ...perhaps he just makes that noise because those juicy steak chunks are burning the roof of his mouth...

Thanks Giggirl - just done it, it only took about a minute.

I don't feel exploitation is necessarily the right description for what happened. I can see a parallel here with Princess Di's funeral service.... massive out-pouring of emotion, contentious 'sermons', music performed by great artists with revised lyrics... off-spring and other family members under the spotlight... we're not so different here, really. Add to this the obligatory US evangelical/showbiz element and that's what we saw last night.

Despite the cynical views expressed here, I actually felt utter sympathy for his daughter who expressed her grief at losing her dad.

Yep, should be ok for this one....

What a great way to celebrate the naked body! I give it a big 'thumbs up' (if you know what I mean...)

I understand what you say Lilly but these buidings are designed like most blocks of flats in the world. The principle is that the building should contain fires in the rooms where they start to give occupants time to escape. Believe it or not, often the safest place for people in flats not affected by the fire is inside their flat with the door closed. The problems arise when the safety measures are compromised - ie through neglect, poor workmanship, bad house-keeping, wedging open doors, breaches in the fire resisting structure through pipes and ducts not properly sealed. A similar fire in Birmingham a few years back that spread through the floors was made worst due to holes in the ceilings of the flats not being repaired properly. If the Council are to be implicated - and an enquiry would reveal this - then I wouldn't be surprised if it is through these kind of issues, and not because they didn't provide an alternative means of escape (which is practically very difficult in high rises)

I'm in the fire brigade and this tragedy shows how fire can be utterly devastating. Stay safe - fit/check smoke alarms in your homes (if you want more advice on this, PM me) and if you're in public buildings - blocks of flats, hotels etc, and you see a fire door wedged open - remove the wedge and close it behind you. These doors will hold back smoke and fire for at least 30 minutes - provided they are shut!

What was the final choice then? Ribs, pizza, washed down with a can of lager with daizie's Thingy for desert??

God I'm hungry now, from reading this thread. At nearly midnight, this is not good.

I have self-analysed why I should not like this programme and I've come to the conclusion that there's nothing wrong in eaves-dropping on women having a good old natter. Besides, it may help me to unravel the mysteries of the female mind - though on reflection this may be too optimistic. It may raise more questions than answers....

I'm too old and I'm not handsome. (Otherwise, I'm perfect)

Alas, I must now withdraw from attending, due to me booking a last-minute trip to somewhere frightfully hot. Hopefully it won't be too long before I can, once again, enjoy the intoxicating mix of merriment and spice.

The Laughing Gnome, by David Bowie??

Stop in the name of love - The Supremes. OOps - wrong thread.

...and to think, Harry Patch was about 11 then. What a century of change he's witnessed... Except for one thing - the buses still come in twos or threes!

As I'm from the 'blue' side of the city I can only say how not surprised I am to read it was a Villa fan! Here's my punt at the headline: 'Drop in Season Ticket sales at Villa Park explained'

Forest Gump?

...and they'd have a designated area for nursing mothers.

Yeah, perhaps they could convert the upstairs room in EDT - black out the windows, that kind of thing.

Rest assured, Kells, if I were to offer you a handful of spicy nuts you could chomp away at them quite happily. I'm very hygenic, you know.

Burt Lancaster - Birdman of Alcatraz?

Hmmm... Perhaps its a metaphor for something deeper in meaning. Or perhaps he's just plain lazy.

The bloke in the flat upstairs who NEVER shuts the garden gate behind him, letting it swing open. Grrrr.