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Thank you Redstar, Perki and Clive. Vxx

Thank you Selleri ... I didn't know it was Emerald or I would have worn my emerald ring.

You don't have Freeview built into a receiver, you just need a digital tv set.It sounds like you are in a good reception area Michael, so I would just buy a middle range aerial.

Oh god yeah. I remember when princess Diana went into labour with young prince Bill. All four channels were running regular bulletins even in the middle of other programs. I think at one point they even reported how far apart the contractions were. Too much information.

Happy birthday

Well done

I don't necessarily agree with having the SATS but that's another debate. Also, if those three questions are an example of all the questions then one hour is not enough time for 38 of those.What appals me about the report is that the head teacher had to think about those three answers! I...

You won't regret it - had mine for years, bought my mum the same one quite some time ago too.

I used to love the old half crown coins, they had that heavy feeling, like you really had some money in your pocket. Thinking back it was a strange amount of money to bother making a single coin for, but then I guess it was an eighth of a pound.

I was a bit quicker today. 34 minutes exactly compared to 37:43 last week. I was proper done in though.An interesting thought struck me about half way round. There's no ego there (well maybe apart from the handful of elite runners). Young, old, fat, thin, nobody seems to be in competition with...

So very shocked and saddened to see this news.Condolences to his family and friends.Godspeed Steve.X

1956. But back then they were called Bumpers.

Hi Upsydaisy I just Love the picture A right "Pretty Please" Pose ......... is it one from the album's finest ?

Thank you both, John and Upsydaisy for the information. I'll take a look and see where both sites lead me.

Tis more about the paper trail and making sure the basic are there, if some one is bending the rules it won't mean a thing, a few year ago some farmers were talking about not doing the assurance anyway because it was a waste of time/money, but 10/15 years ago if you weren't farm assured you...

It has to be magnetic. Unlike X-rays, they cannot just shield the area. If there is any ferrous metal there it has to be kept out of the magnetic field, which is really well contained. I worked for a company that made analysis equipment. One piece of kit had a huge electromagnet. If you got too...

Thought she did great. Adds meaning to "take one for the team".