Winslow Boy

There's being economical with the truth my dear Bear then there's being economical with the Truth.

Well it is a 'model' farm. What more would you expect than to be at the forefront of good agricultural practice.

Were you 'offered' an 'inducement' (cakes I believe fall into this classification) to do that or was it an order? Concerned of Manutopea

Well you know Mother Nature when she hits on a winning formula why change something that clearly works. Genetics where would we be without it.

I'm afraid so. I suspect it has something to do with the fact that Manutopea has a mayor and he made the case, along with the 'professionals' for the budget to be devolved down to the regional level rather than it being left in Whitehall. But I might be wrong.

Well you can either say; that explains a lot or that they were very progressive long ago. I'll leave you to decide.

One of things that has changed since Manutopea went U.D.I in terms of health provision- in essence the social care & health budgets have been combined in an attempt to stop repetition of some of the bureaucracy. This has resulted things like audiology being out sourced to the private sector. Something which if you think about makes quite a bit of sense. Anyway when I went I was seen by a firm of opticians who also do hearing tests etc. Prior to this it had been in an NHS centre come library. My existing aids, NHS ones were replaced, but there were others available. The wait was about three to four weeks from requesting it so quite fast.

Clear evidence of the North/South divide that. Preferential treatment obviously.

Yes but if I 'borrow' them, when I'm investigated for 'damaging' council property the 'thought police' won't be able to accuse me of going equipped as I'll be able to say I 'found' them. Plus of course they'll be 'assisting' with rodent control by then.

Oh hands off. I asked first. Once I've done chopping hasps your welcome to them.

Can I borrow them.

If only that was possible Bear but the devious, so and so's - over words are available, padlock the sodding things open don't they. If only I had a battery angle grinder.

Oh you must be special as when I had it done I got to sit in a dimly lit cubicle with the rather attractive audiologist. I then had to have an appointment to check my eyes.

But not necessarily in the same direction or the same size.

Cabbages. Cabbages he said.

Time for a bit of a rant I feel. So here we go. Now for the last two months I've being trying to get the council to do a simple job. Can I get them to do it. You must be joking. It's like trying to get a lemming not to jump. So what is this simple job. All it is is to lock two internal security gates in the main park so as to deter vehicles from driving around the park. I've tried everything short of throwing myself under the wheels of one of the speeding vehicles. What is it about people nowadays and getting them to do there job. It's like your asking them to do you a favour or something instead of them being paid to do it. Last time this happed it took them twelve months because a) they couldn't find the key to unlock the gate and b) no one in the council had any bolt croppers or hack saw. Well I'm of to stand in the middle of the park directing traffic. I might be some time as it's 'rush hour' here now that all the yummy mummies have figured out they can park outside the play area so that little Tarquin doesn't have to get his £300 trainers mucky.

Leads to lot of 'Bobs Ur Uncle' that does.

Yes but who for- Bertie-Jerry- Sammy or Bettie. Confused of LM

Well you learn something new. As I said I knew it was something atomic but 'fountains' and 'giddy atoms' who would have thought. Can you tell science isn't really by fortay. The uneducated of Manutopea

I'm afraid they tend to do that. Bit like the built in obsolescence in washing machines- just after the guarantee runs out.

Yes I understood that was so. Something to do with the fact the atomic clocks are so accurate that they can't since with the ones in orbit. I don't know how they 'record' time on satellites but I assume they do in order to calculate there position etc. Perhaps one of more 'technical' minded ER's could explain it in lay man's terms.

You could at least put some strides on.

I believe it's forty years since they established there 'holiday camp' aka Jvorik. Did you get an invite to the ceremony?

So does that mean there not all blue then? Just like to get these things straight. Nitpicker from Manutopea Ps still without a shed.

Maybe he's gone digital? Do Tom Tom still do updates?