Whitey Grandad

Not in Antarctica it isn't. Less ice at the North Pole can also be because less snow falls in winter, the same reason that glaciers in Norway have been retreating for over 150 years.

Common sense would be to open the schools. I've driven past Hamble Juniors this morning and it's still closed. They had a 'safety inspection' yesterday and decide to keep it closed. There's only a couple of inches of snow and all the rest of the world is carrying on as normal. This is an unbelievable sh!thole of a country.

You noticed! The point is that modern teaching methods are not as effective as whole class teaching. If you're talking to the class then it's the same for 20 or 40 pupils. Having dedicated classrooms for subjects is another problem. At the end of the lesson the whole class has to move whereas in my day it was just the teachers. We had our own desks where we stored the books so they didn't often leave the classroom and would last for 20 or 30 years. This modern free-for-all has a lot to answer for.

Does he ever send you a birthday card?

It's a World Cup year so FIFA want all leagues to be finished by May 10th

At university we had one lecturer to 280 students.

Wimps, the lot of 'em. The trouble is nowadays, too many people live too far away from their place of work. The cost of moving house is too so with HIPS, stamp duty, legal fees, that most people prefer to stay where they are and commute. It's no wonder that the roads are clogged and CO2 emissions are going through the roof.

I read somewhere that undersoil heating costs about £13,000 to operate for one game.

Yup, it's from the french 'marche'. The sledge driver is called a 'musher'

I saw a reference to the regulation some time ago and I think it was more than two clubs in the same country so on that basis he could be sold to a foreign club.

Indeed it was A mush-faker was a man who mended umbrellas.

In the Mail so it must be true: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1241186/Vincent-Pericard-tops-Alan-Pardews-shopping-list-Southampton-chase-promotion-push.html

But then they could not control who bought them, it might be an away supporter and they are supposed to control who sits where.

All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Very useful. But what they never take into account is that in winter this 'wasted' energy goes towards heating the house so reducing your gas bill, or whatever.

Can you link two STs so that you buy two adjacent seats for away games yet?

Every month they are falling deeper into the doggy-doos. I can't see anybody investing in them for football reasons. I saw today that West Ham might be available for £40m and even Leeds, after promotion, might be up for sale. Who is going to pay up to £100m for a club with nothing to offer?

No, of course it doesn't prove otherwise, but everybody has an agenda.

That would be the Roman road then, the shortest route between two points, although there was a branch that ran off to the west through Chandlers Ford towards Bournemouth, Bakers Drove in Rownhams is part of it.

I don't get this bit: '...administration and a huge blow to the prestige of the Premier League' Who gives a toss? (apart from Saints fans and the blue lot, that is)

dluker@saintsfc.co.uk

Wasted food is a big issue. This was recoovered from dumpsters (skips to you and me): http://www.wastedfood.com/gallery/ The biggest culprits are the supermarkets with their strict sell-by dates and obsession with appearance of fresh produce. What are needed are more localised sales points, such as the old corner shop but unfortunately modern lifetsyle doesn't allow for it. Packaging forms a large part of the food production and sales market. Ironically, a lot of food is wasted because of poor packaging.

Chandlers Ford this morning (for Redondo Saint):

Do you mean to say that they can't arrange local-derby cup games at the start of the season?

Most people opt for cremation... (My deepest condolences to your friend)