womanofdulwich

that might be the first weekend of half term- he had better be quick.

I am afraid "When as an adult you tell a child off for doing something wrong, one can sometimes make a mistake and get it wrong, in such cases the other child will speak up for it's brother or sister" will not always apply- sometimes they dance up and down in delight - you are very lucky Dickensman.

Well, in the commercial world, our office heating broke down last year and we bought back up fan and halogen heaters ( we already had some). The heating broke down 9 days ago, and the fan and halogen heaters have all been in use until this afternoon. This is called management and that is what business' do to protect themselves if they should arise. This is what headteachers and governors are for.

maybe you can negotiate on savings on food/materials. may be if it was closed anyway, their fuel bills would be less too.

yes,but do you answer specific questions on quadratic equations simonet? I think you should set out now what you are the master of. In fact shouldn't we all? (I am the master/mistress of quince jelly making BTW )

My nephew did his work experience with the couoncil housing maintenace dept in Norfolk 3 years ago. Some tenants still kept their poultry in the house,he only lasted 3 days , but it was an eye opener- maybe it he had lasted the 2 weeks he might have met a donkey too?

iggy pop, he makes me feel ill.

I have posted things for sale and sold them quickly,and other times I get no response as my post is lost in a mass of postings. What time/ day do you think is the best time to post?

Tony Benn(oh sorry I think he may have retired) but I wish they would not wheel him out all the time for commentary.

can you help with quadratic equations??

thanks Louisiana, I was followong the thread, but it was def going off on one. I will sit down and eat my Iceland bread sandwich.;-) back to you with the agenda..........

Zeban we have crossed as I was editing-please see my edited response. I thought all big business maximised their profits? Why don't you just not shop at Top shop?

In terms of self esteem I would rather work and have a state top up than not work. Thats what it is for- there is absolutely nothing wrong in that. Work leads to work.I am not complaining, I just think he is paying the minimum he can - I have just bought 2 loafs of bread from iceland for ?1.50 - ?2 in Sainsburys- if I can be bothered to source bread for less, then why should he pay over the odds?he is not a philanthropist. He is making the margin he considers appropriate. Don't kid yourself he is here TO MAKE MONEY. If staff can promote themselves whilst working for him good for them. However if he had to sign up for a higher wage then he would- but you know what? either prices would go up, or costs would go down and he would get his suppliers to cut costs ( maybe they come from China/India/Pakistan?).

no need to rush this. Lots of people have children 2 years apart, and if you have a 2 year old you do wonder if you are missing out.However the cost of choldcare for 2 preschoolers was too much for me and there are 4 years between mine. It actually felt about right as a 4 year old can get themselves dressed and fed and walk without a buggy. Most cars take 4 comfortably, and if there are 2 parents then 2 children means one each to look after.I think the answer depends on : what can you afford- of course this is all relative- but you will have to make sacrifices in terms of money- but if you still have all the kit from the first one then it is really not that bad as a start up your fertility and health your partners and your wishes your childs personality space your lifestyle- but to be honest I think you can compromise on this big time, there is no time for selfish me time holidays, your children and how easy they will be to look after will take priority. We had no big holidays, just saw family for the first 5 years. There is no right answer- just need to be able to live with the consequences. Children are of course a gift,and not a right.:)

I'd rather work for Philip Green at just above min wage than not work. In fact I would rather anyone worked for him at this rate than claimed benefits, all sourced from taxes we pay on our earnings ( I think I may be a squeezed middle). IME you can be self employed and pay very little tax as you ,as the accountant will tell you ,"set up " cost of laptop, printer, proportion of utility bills etc. There are a swathe of accoutnants/ tax advisors- no doubt many of them self employed -only too happy to show you how to minmise your tax. The first year is always the best, there is just a way of "playing this game" and there is a very shady area- similar in many fields I am sure, but at the end of the day those of us that are PAYE have no flexibility on what tax we pay, we are strictly legit. Still we have a clear conscious and sleep well at nights not worrying about which sets of figures we gave the tax man v which ones we showed the mortgage broker.

i have nothing against older performers like actors or musicians, it is the "presenter"type I wish would retire and let someone else have a go. Terry Wogan and Brucie spring to mind- but then the older generation might miss them; I wish they would just stick to charity work.

did you have the souffle starter at Langans? MMMMMmmm only been there once but have not forgotten it.

i think this thread is really about finding a positive group of people to support each other in natural babyled parenting. I think this is what 75% of parents do, and probably even more in those that live in Dulwich. I know there are some childcare books that are more of the imposing a routine on your baby- not sure who wrote them- but they might give you support as a parent to steer you through this difficult time- some people can take a lot of solace in a strict book ( which covers every eventuality) compared to all the conflicting advice you can get from family, friends and media. I don't have any strong feelings about this, but I think this group if started would support parents to "do" attachment parenting.I have learnt a lot from following this thread.

At Home with the Georgians - this has to be the best history program - with a slight more female emphasis, unmissable.

those cd compilations are quite good - "Now 45" or whatever the latest is.

80% is 4 in 5, so if one is out- 4 are in store.

i thought they were not stopping at some stations- yesterday they said not stopping between streatham and wimbledon - does that help?

i think you need to keep the heating on upstairs but on low-otherwise all the heats is sucked up there, obviously close all the doors etc.

but Turnbull is right yeh?

ditto ajm(tu)