The Children's Off Topic Thread

[Stephen]

Interviewing this afternoon so I suppose I shall have to be polite !

Shouldn't take long. As long as they know how to use the internet, they're in, sure

[qbman1]

None of them knew much about cruising so have to keep looking !

[Manoverboard]

This morning Mobietta discovered a hedgehog under a pile of leaves against a fence at the bottom of our garden ... question is; does one wrap them in foil prior to roasting or are they better done in the casserole ?

Does anybody know ?

[Stephen]

Casserole with plenty of garlic

[Mervyn and Trish]

Or roll them up round a nice herby stuffing, coat in breadcrumbs and deep fry. With melons.

[Stephen]

Should be getting some rain today.....at last. I'm amazed we haven't had a hose pipe ban this year as we've had so little rain. Our grass, loosely termed, is more like straw.

[towny44]

You could always emigrate to the verdant north Stephen, where you can enjoy luscious green lawns all summer that require cutting twice a week.

[Jan Rosser]

You could always emigrate to the verdant north Stephen, where you can enjoy luscious green lawns all summer that require cutting twice a week.

Same here John - still cutting mine (when it dries out enough). My lawns have never looked so good

[Stephen]

You could always emigrate to the verdant northStephen, where you can enjoy luscious green lawns all summer that require cutting twice a week.

I think I might need a brandy.

[qbman1]

Whatever happened to those dark satanic mills ?

[towny44]

Whatever happened to those dark satanic mills ?

They are all being power washed back to the original state and then converted into posh apartments.

[qbman1]

"And was Jerusalem builded here, among these power washed posh apartments" just doesn't have the same ring to it

[Mervyn and Trish]

He might be satanic but he's right about the dampness. Been pretty damp in the south northlands this summer too.

[qbman1]

Still sunny and warm in Middle England !

[Stephen]

Had a drop of rain, not enough to make any difference. Oh well, back to the drought and sunshine.

[qbman1]

You sure you haven't moved to Ethiopia ?

[Stephen]

It's beginning to look like it here. Currently just over 21deg and blue sky at the moment.

[qbman1]

I'm impressed with this BUPA malarkey. We have recently been given membership as a company benefit. Mrs C has a GP referral for an outpatient appointment and the earliest the NHS could see her is April 2017. One call to BUPA and they gave me the number of a senior consultant at a local private hospital who booked us in next Wednesday.

I know I will sound like Jeremy Corbyn now, but it is all wrong that you can get such special service only if you (or your company) can pay !

[Stephen]

But you'll take it anyway. And why not.

[towny44]

Money talks Cubie, and it always has.
Mind you our grandparents would never have thought to raise this question.

[qbman1]

Better not speak too soon - we'll probably pitch up on Wednesday and he'll cut her ear off !

[Stephen]

It could be worse

[qbman1]

There speaks the voice of experience !

[qbman1]

P&O Heritage have just put this up on Twaddle:

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I'm sure that was taken on Arcadia last Christmas !

[Stephen]

Isn't that you in the't flat cap.