Whitey Grandad

To be fair, I think that's what Tokyo-Saint is saying.

Why not have a different version for them? They rarely go to matches anyway.

Indeed, if these contracts are the norm for a company then I would agree. I mention the Fire Service as an organisation that has very occasional demands for a large number of people but these demands are unpredictable. There are plenty of businesses that cannot afford to have sufficient personnel on fully-paid standby just to meet intermittent peak demands.

Technology is no better and can be very misleading.

Not at all. It all depends on demand. There are plenty of businesses in this situation. How about the Fire Service?

But that just creates another giant pyramid/Ponzi scheme

Ah, difficult choice. It's a bit like when you're eating your favourite meal, do you leave the best bit first or save it for last? And there again, sometimes the anticipation is better than the experience itself.

Ooh, you're fussy.

I remember reading somewhere about a study the RAF did when they thought they might have to fight Spitfires in the Israeli Air Force with Lightnings. It was found to be difficult to shoot them down with heat-seeking missiles because of the small heat signature.

There's far more to it than just land availability. Even back when I was talking to GOSE and other planners the figure of over 2.5 million homes in 10 years was mentioned but when I asked where the money was going to come from all I got was blank looks. Multiply 2.5m by £150k average price and see what you get.

Too many people in the country. If we hasn't had an increase of 10 million extra over the las decade or so then there would be plenty of housing.

Yes Verbal, I'm with you.

Seems a bit steep to me.

Seems a bit steep to me.

Sending goods outside the EU is a right pain in the bottom.

Of course it's not a con. It's always the buyer that sets the price, not the seller.

Yeah, that'll make a difference.

We were watching some repeats of NTNOCN a week or so ago and were wondering where he was. Thanks for the memories Mel.

Come on Sue, tell us more. Did you get all durty?

Isn't that true about all of them?

Yep, me too, second entry.

When I visited that in the late 60s you could still climb into the cockpit.

I can't promise anything but I'll see what I can do.

Thanks, I'll set my recorder for that. My dad was an LAC in Coastal Command during the war and was an instrument technician in Mosquitos as well as Beaufighters. The aircrew used to say that they preferred the Beaufighter going into the attack and the Mosquito on the way out.

I don't quite follow that logic. Whatever, arguing over a technical difference is not really significant. I think we can all agree that the economy is bumping along at a an uninspiring level.