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3 times in the last couple of weeks - what do we think? stifling of freedom of expression or sensible ending of pointless arguments

It's quite a small space they have fenced off, just been watching them struggling to get the inflatable screen up. Not sure how they are going to stop non-payers just standing outside the fence and watching, maybe they'll put up big screens behind the chairs.

don't want to be doom and gloom, but most nurseries round here have waiting lists of at least a year and sometimes two. Your best bet if you have no luck with a nursery is to try a childminder. Southwark council wil send you a list of all the registered childminders on request.

you should see what goes on in some of the other threads!

I couldn't find the Scrabble Worldwide application but I've just started playing wordscraper which is similar.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Asset what a load of b*llox! The growth and > acceptance of the 'underclass' in this country is > a result of an over friendly welfare state and > do-gooder middle class people, like yourself, who > allow them to get away with murder(or > shoplifting)!! > > Louisa. But I thought you championed the WC Lousia. Anyway I'm really going to resist getting into this one with you again but suffice to say - you know not of what you speak.

How unsurprising that Lousia has gone off on a class rant. Is she not aware that there is hardly a working class left in this country? There are two classes - the aristocracy and everyone else.

seamusmac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How many of the good people posting here can say > that they have never shoplifted, even a sweetie as > a kid. Nicked the apples from an orchard or grazed > on grapes in the supermarket.I am not condoning > crime but Snorky makes a good point and some > people are just a little too quick to point the > finger. I was just about to say that myself. I for one will hold my hands up and admit to a bit of pilfering in the past, certainly don't think I deserve a good kicking for it and it hasn't led to a descent into a life of crime either.

It's alright, don't apologise candj, I was being facetious.

or behead them even.

I cannot believe that the incident as described by MM could possibly be regarded by some people as acceptable. I hope the guy presses charges and the security people at Somerfields are punished.

Yes, earlier this year. Underside of the bridge at ED station.

CamberwellOz, I have the same thing, really bad as a child but I still sometimes get the fear and have to jump onto the bed.

Lifts don't fall down shafts if the cable snaps. As invented by mr Otis there is a mechanism to hold the lift in place if that happens. I know that because I had a fear of that happening and looked it up.

slight tangent here but on the lift subject, when I was a kid (7ish) I had reason to be hanging around the LSE and a lad that I knew and I would go into one of the campus buildings which had a lift called a paternoster lift. It was basically a chain of lifts with no doors on a continual loop, at the top and bottom the cubicle moves across to the side to then go down or up. Anyway, at a certain point in the loop two lifts would be adjacent and there was a gap which this lad, as his trick, would scramble through and jump into the adjacent lift. Horrendous visions of how horribly that could have gone wrong!

In re. MSG there is no body of evidence to suggest it causes any real problems. It is a synthesised version of a naturally occuring chemical found in high quantities in parmesan cheese and walnuts for example. I did a bit of research into it recently for my own interest, but obviously if anyone wants to tell me otherwise, happy to hear.

I've seen a person (on telly) having brain surgery using only acupuncture as anaesthetic. Makes me think there may be something in it. A lot of 'conventional' medicine is taken from ancient 'natural' remedies: Aspirin from Willow for example. Herbalism is seen as an 'alternative' medicine yet herbs are extremely powerful and can assist lots of conditions. This kind of alternative medicine cannot be dismissed as quackery. I think the main problem with conventional treatment is that in general it doesn't have a holistic approach and a remedy for one thing can lead to problems with other things.

I know MW, seemed like a good idea at the time though - actually I exaggerate slightly as I was sharing them with someone, still far too much.

cripes, I drank about three bottles last night and feel fine. Ibuprofen recommended.

there will have to be a survey now to see which star sign are the afflicted.

interesting, will investigate. I get tons of spam. mail server filters a lot out but loads still gets through.

I've been bombarded with the CNN one for the last few weeks. 10 a day. right pain. It's phishing for security details so delete it.

Tiger ranks - you must be aware that all people who work in kitchens are drug addled alcoholics. Some can just cook better at the same time.

Palmerston and Franklins far and away the best quality food for a long way.

is it not 'sarsaperilla'. Baldwin's on Wally Rd does a roaring trade. I bought some once and thought it was vile.