Whitey Grandad

Half as much as now is all that is necessary. And stop calling him Percy

Merry Christmas one and all. Where would we all be without you?

Just think of it as foreign aid

I just handed over my two season tickets and a crisp £20 and they were handed back to me. A receipt would have been nice. I know there should be a record of it on my account but I don't trust modern technology. They can't even get the microphones to work without a bit of crackling.

Hubris

The best tomato ketchup I have ever had was Hunt's, which was in Bermuda so I presume it's American. In Denmark they kept putting remoulade on everything. You get used to it eventually. Or so I'm told.

More tax is not the answer. There is a natural limit to what you can extract, hence the enormous borrowing.

Rust?

Bought over the counter

Good point.

Yes, me too. The only concern I have is that I paid by cash and have no record of the transaction.

Purloin

Not before Jan 1st, presumably.

I'd love to have the old Rickie back with us. It's just that I'm scared that he won't be his old self and I'd rather keep the happy memories than have them replaced by something sad.

Always a pleasure It occurred to me later when I woke up a bit that if you put enough energy in you can accelerate the process: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolysis_of_water

The BBC this morning reported that his injuries are not 'life-threatening'.

The cameras aren't that accurate. The measure distance and not speed, which can vary depending on which part of the vehicle the signal reflects off.

A great shame. I've always been impressed by his intelligence and demeanour. Let's all hope he makes a full recovery.

That's good to see.

I did too, but I only got 7 right. More than I would have thought. Seeing the Man Utd players arguing with the ref meant that it couldn't be Old Trafford

Yep, I've got my letter in front of me and I can confirm this.

But remember that if you have Sky plus you will lose access to the recordings, and also (I think?) the recording facility. Sky boxes are not designed to last much beyond a year. The capacitors in the psu are cheapskate and dry up. You can get kits on Ebay to replace them.

Nice, but are you sure that every part of them is real?

No, but I still dream about it now

Yes, you get HD. I get everything except Sky Atlantic. I've got the Full package but it costs a packet.