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Oh, I wasn't talking dislocated shoulders - I have done my right one in about five times. Absolutely horrible............

Allfornun, the LIDL ones are actually made in Italy, but I take your point. So is plenty of crappy pasta and I can't bear non-bronze die product. I find it hard to imagine that a twelve quid panettone could be four times better, but I am now tempted to buy a more expensive one from somewwhere (on sale, of course). Perhaps you would consider trying the LIDL one and letting us know your opinion. Unless that's below you of course.....

Sounds bad. Had the rider jumped off?

I'm at home with my new-fangled polyester cast after fracturing the end of my radius in a cycle accident and I started thinking about the four breaks I've had in my life. These have all been caused directly or indirectly by sport activities: 2x radius (cycling), 1x metacarpal (rugby) and 1x fibula (running). I consider myself lucky that these were minor. Has anyone else got any stories?

Allfornun, what do you base that opinion on? Have you tried the LIDL ones?

How restrained of me...

As a Panettone fan I can guarantee you won't be disappointed by those at Lidl. I tried one to see whether at ?2.99 they could be any good and they are! Just without any expensive crunchy sugar or fancy toppings on the outside. I think I'll pop down there this week and get another...

Rock on, Mark. A (good) example to us all of how to handle an extreme twat.

I believe the Met are closing it, not the council

Go down to Somerfields and tell that to the councillor!

The building is horrendous, agreed. I don't think you would really like the fuzz to leave, would you Sean?

Lib Dems have a stall outside Somerfield today. Petition has 3,000 signatures already apparently. Whether it wll work or not, I don't know.

I did end up in hospital today Citizen! Unfortunately, it was a self-inflicted cycle accident. I have been riding in London for twenty years or so, but I think I am used to the driving. The key is to assert yourself on the roads well by your position or drivers will take advantage. I reckon the most annoying thing is other riders without respect for the rules or others. One day I am gonna blow .....

Thanks. Very happy with the service received at King's today. I have a broken bone in my wrist but the bike is ok I think - full examination tomorrow will tell. A helmet would possibly have made the impact worse in this case due to the sideways displacement of the head and neck before hitting the ground. See the CTC/Singletrck websites for big (and endless) debates on helmet wear. Basic rule is: definitely wear one off-road, but on-road is debatable.

Thanks guys. It's not a great look and my eye is still swelling!

I cycled to work this morning but unfortunately whilst looking to my right in the dark (550am) I ended up riding off three (unexpected) steps and face-planted onto some rather coarse gravel, resulting in ripped Gore Tex, scratched brake levers and bloody bits all around the corners. Oh, and the left side of my face from eye to chin looks lke a raw steak (not to mention poss broken bone in hand too). Moral: ALWAYS look where you are going!

As oft said of A&R men, you sit on the fence, you get it up the arse!

Inner bend or outer bend?

I have all my bank statements from the last six years and wrote down all the amounts they had (over-)charged me (a shocking amount - no good with wad) and by the time they had got back to me the hold on cases had been announced, so now I think the only way forward is going to court/lawyer.

Excellent. Was that on the road or off-road?

You could cycle round it after zeroing your trip distance. I wll try and remember to do it tomorrow.

Martin Lewis' website explains it in more detail. I need to check the latest status, but I think you can still take them to court and be awarded money if the individual judge thinks it is appropriate, but there has been some sort of hold on hearings until after the test case.

Keef, I opened the A&L online a/c after Martin L's recommendation, although I am still have my RBS a/c too. The A&L a/c requires a minimum of ?500 deposit a month or they charge you ?5 (which seems very reasonable what with the amounts the thieving scum rip off you normally). How did you go about taking your bank to court? I sent a letter to my bank after thinking about it for ages, only to find they had decided to freeze its claims. I haven't gone further as it seems a bit daunting doing it online. Did you use a lawyer?

You can get very cheap ones (around ?20 I think) when they are on sale at LIDL. Ours has been great (thanks Chav!). We go through a lot of bread. Just finished the last of the honey loaf and I can hear the kneading paddles whipping up a wholemeal job as I type.. The pasta machine is at the back of the cupboard and I gave the juicer away.

Would like to come but every year I have the same dilemma - Burns Night and then my bithday the next day. Always very 'tiring'. Poss, then to you too MrB.