PeterBB

Well worth getting one as it reduces the use of 'fobidden words' and frustration ending with a sudden influx of liquid onto the floor. Read the next post - similar comment.

Sounds like a certain First Minister of Scotland is resigning, wonder what effect that will have.

South Staffs Water did this same thinga good many years ago.

And destroy bird feeders as well as pulling out bulbs.

@BarryO. I too have many many ties and a number of them were worn at specific events meetings related to them. These days apart from the black just one. Suits I have three and they all still fit ... the 'new one' dates back nearly 25 years and had to be bought after a move went 'wrong' and almost everything went into store. We thought it would be a short time but it was 11 months before we managed to buy our next house. In the meantime there was a family wedding and suit and tie were needed. Last time a suit and tie was worn was when working in a polling station. These days most of the time is spent in 'old' clothes as if something needs repairing/cleaning I get on with it regardless of what I am wearing to minimise being told that I should not be wearing 'best stuff' to do that so generally no tie. I got used to no tie when the Red Cross changed the working uniform and since I was very active not wearing a tie stuck. There is a caveat, if I am wearing a 'proper jacket' and the 'right shirt' then a tie is a must as far as I am concerned. Memory triggered ... going back to early secondary school days uniform was black jackets, grey trousers and white shirts with collars and studs as well as the obligatory tie ... todays kids get it easy but don't seem to think so. 'Application' of science rather than research was my main work but yes, there were some 'original' application at times.

A silly idea because you do not know when you will have the time and of course the likely result ... my guess would be more fly-tipping. Derby instituted one of this type and also a maximum of 12 visits per year ... so what do new residents do with what was left behind?

Their bags may state that they donated x£s amount to charity ... but what happens/happenned after that guaranteed set amount was given? Totally agree with @polybear comment.

Thanks for the reminder. In the days when I taught first aid to children and trainer child carers I had two similar bears that had 10 seconds worth of 'breathing sounds' perfect for them to check for breathing before then going on to the mannequins. It was great fun. Subsequently the Red Cross provided excellent age-related courses for schools use.

Condolences to you and your family, expected but still a shock when so soon.

Know the feeling.

Phil in this difficult time thinking of you and the family trusting that your brother will be as comfortable and painless as possible while under the care of the hospice.

Snap - it may not be totally practical bit it is SWMBOs choice a nd there may just need to be a few compromises.

LIked the brass piece - friend who died was editor of British Brass for a number of years and also with others set up a brass festival in Marseille that celebrated 30 years a week or two ago.

These days there are those who think too much emphasis is placed on the fisrt and particulrly the second WW rather than history of other nations and their heroes. Also tend to agree with the chemistry teacher the 'teaching subject rather than to pass exams' seems to be the current method plus of course ''everybody can do their own research'.That is as maybe but difficult if they are not taught properly to read and write first so that they can research and record appropriately. Began to sound a bit like a rant but when you have to teach 16 plus year olds how to read and write how on earth do they progress. Wider family wise there is a member with a pension who, for other reasons, can still not read or write nd for whom I'm told the initial school did basically very little. As they were not sporty either ...

Noted, another school that continued into Saturday. In my home area three schools operated on a Saturday, the only relif being at the end of term where house points were allocated 'minutes' to start pm on Friday, so the top performing house members went home at 1400 hours and the rest the number of minutes behind them so, members of houses that were shall we say 'not good' effectively had a Friday afternoon detention rather than return on Saturday morning. Following our Swiss member's comment on Greek I have to add that for those who prefered the 'earlier' languages Greek was available in the 6th form.

Latin - reached the required 48% in in-house exams but too many others hit higher marks and thus continued to 'O' level. French - just a jumble of words and never got the hang of it and post op had a hearing defect; uni had to do a year of French or Russian so obvious chose Russian but 'modeste strenu sancte' is more or less what it was I currently think.

I've heard of that too.

Thoughts with Barry O family. Snowdrop and daffodil greenery around but not flowers and croci have not even surfaced. In some ways the late/first in-laws did what they could and their total 'remaining donated wealth' was a cheque for 14d (old money).

Congratulations to you both Mike and also best wishes for SWMBO happy 65

Sorry to hear about that Phil and trust that his palliative care is in good hands and with appropriate pain relief.

@PhilJ WThanks for providing the missing details.

It was not a single track but it was my first time along it and the amount of snow, 3' high on both sides of the 'track' made me think that it was a single track road. It was not a very nice driving experience and yes, it was in the very early 60s and yes, you are right.

Timothy Evans comes to mind, 11 Rillington Place, - cannot remenber the name of the former policeman who was he actual murderer - and in retrospect the 19 year old Bentley , the 'Give it too him Craig' in fact being give him the gun NOT shoot him in more recent times. Craig obviously misinterpreted what Bentley really meant.

Glad I don't live in Leeds. One memory of Leeds is driving up to Scotland and having picked up a hitchhiker making his way home (approx 2300 hours at that time) somewhere just off the M! was able to drive through the city centre - looked quite nice - also later abe to drive through the main street of Carlisle as well -both these before the new major roads. Triggered anoither memory of driving to Scotland - the A66 that was single track ... I was driving through a snow- storm. As I turned right at the end I noticed that acar had careered over and dropped a long way down. On another occasion dtiving through Leeds saw lots of literally back-t-back houses.

Rather surprised to see that there are so few parking spaces as I recall in the 60s it was difficult enough to park anyway. Cycling through as I did for work when based at Sutton rather than St Helier Hospital the hills were quite a drag, especia;ly on a fixed wheel of 78".