bridge too far

There'll be carnage in my house We won't be able to go (and Mr TF has said he'll never ever step one foot into SMS anyway). Do you reckon it'll be televised? If so, there'll be a 'Berlin Wall' down the middle of our sitting room.

Doesn't the funding for Scottish universities come from the devolved Scottish parliament rather than the UK one?

Big LOL at Poopey being 1-0 down

Lucky it isn't based on the size of men's 'gentlemen's vegetables'. Most guys wouldn't get much to drink at all

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/uk_enl_1264198912/html/1.stm

In part, thank you - and thank you for patronising me too..... Peanut blloks

"but Portsmouth director of communications Gary Double" Is he a double crosser?

How many patrols covered that period? How long was each patrol? What did each patrol do when it wasn't patrolling?

And another thing - tax fraud costs each of us (honest folk) £600 a year too!

Being awarded a good degree demonstrates to a prospective employer that the student / graduate has excellent self-discipline, application, independent thought and good communication skills. All highly valuable to a successful company. My son was awarded a First in Philosophy - he is now European VP of a a multi-national software company. My daughter was awarded a First in Maths - she is now a senior project manager for a Housing Association. Both very responsible jobs requiring a great deal of intelligence - and skills not necessarily provided by their degrees' subject matter but rather by their experience at university. And I know I'm boasting - but I'm bloody proud of the pair of them

I often wonder why some people misinterpret what is clearly stated. These boys have an 'indeterminate' sentence. That means they could be in custody for the rest of their lives, or for 30 years, or for 20 years. The length has not been determined - that's why it's called 'indeterminate'. However, their sentence / custody CAN be reviewed after 5 years. That does NOT mean they'll be released after 5 years. It means their progress towards normality might be reviewed - then again, it might not. Given the 'toxic' upbringing they received at the hands of their parents, I suspect that they will be in custody for many years.

One of my daughters was born at Rookwood. I only just got there in time

No - the clue is in my name - 'Bridge' being my 'first name'.

Message to Mrs Bridgey Don't do any more of his washing - let him do his own.

I was in a show on Bognor Pier - FACT. Is it still there BTW?

Not long to wait then.

Oh yeah :oops:. But thanks A for advising me that the away goal rule doesn't apply. I'll slink off now.

Does the away goal rule apply should MK win 1-0 at SMS?

Sky commentary team being extremely complimentary about everything about us - our support, our set-up, our ability, our chance of making the play-offs. Hope it's not the commentator's curse

Oooo errrr handbags

We've taken 3K up there according to Sky 'impressive support'

But the salient point is that the burglar had fled. The man's family were safe by that time. The burglar was chased down the road and caught and had the living daylights beaten out of him. So whilst reasonable self-defence is defendable in law, beating the crap out of someone once self-defence isn't required isn't. It's all about disproportionate revenge. And it had to be tested in law.

'Elective' means planned as opposed to emergency i.e. unplanned (because of an accident etc).

I hope your mum has a speedy recovery Ron. But an elective hip operation is not the same as a fall and the knock on effects. Falls can be caused by a number of things - stroke, infection, poor sight, poor footware. It is important for the whole NHS / social services to kick in to find the cause and the solution. Private hospitals tend only to deal with the routine procedures (such as hip / knee replacements) - not the whole picture. That's what blocks the beds. Generally, when an elderly person has a fall, the process is 1) treat the patient 2) establish cause 3) arrange ongoing care (whether this is in a community hospital in what are called 'step down' beds, a care home or care at home). Private hospitals don't do this.

Not for elderly care which is the biggest drain on NHS resources. Treatments at private hospitals are elective procedures generally requiring a day / overnight stay at the most. Generally, private hospitals are not equipped for geriatric care (probably because insurances don't cover a lot of geriatric care and because it's not cost effective for them). Elderly patients block beds because a lot of effort has to go into finding nursing homes / care at home for them after falls. This can take a time as there's a shortage of suitable nursing homes providing nursing care as opposed to straightforward residential care homes. I know this as this is currently happening to an elderly relative of mine.