Whitey Grandad

I think it's because the asterisk is shown (on my IPad) as almost a superscript. This is the problem with mathematical notation and a limited character set. My BODMAS is more than twenty years older than yours and at that time nobody mentioned indices, or maybe they just hadn't reached eastern Essex at that time.

I read the asterisk as an index. That's what computer programming does for you.

The cherry picker was there on Tuesday when I picked up my Sheffield Wednesday ticket. I assumed it was giving the old girl a hose down.

For £50 one of you is going to go hungry.

I see it as a positive move. Large aviation projects are beyond the scope of most individual nations. The devil will be in the detail. How much will remain British?

Amen to that.

I remember that now. This really will be a product killer. All those car kits and docks represent a hefty investment. If you're forced to change them you might as well change manufacturer at the same time.

Why, thank you sir. 42 not out. Do you think my shiny IPhone 4 will be replaced by a new model as a present? Nah, you're right, no chance. Where are all the usual shots of people queuing round the block and sleeping under newspapers?

At the Millennium the pints were lined up ready. Grab the money and hand 'em over. Couldn't be simpler.

You're in a queue. The people in front stop moving. Do you stop and wait patiently, or do you push and shove to try to get things moving? This was the fundamental question.

Quite true, but every one is a personal tragedy.

Wrong lubricant?

See! I always said they had their uses.

There's no need for that. Sometimes people can't see the essence of the situation.

More importantly, it's my wedding anniversary!

The basic truth is that those poor innocents were crushed by other fans. Those at the back must have been pushing and shoving despite the resistance from those in front of them.

Yes Frank, those who were at the back pushing and shoving must accept their share of culpability.

So my alma mater has slipped to second. Surely some mistake.

That's a load of horlicks. I always preferred Duckhams myself.

There's a common fault with these where all the electrolytic capacitors dry out after just over a year. You can get replacement kits very cheaply, but only for the technically competent. The boxes are made down to a price and designed to last just a bit longer than the warranty.

Jesus would have had wood flooring, surely.

That's very kind of you TS, I'll have to have a little think about this. There's a saying in chess that 'the threat is greater than the execution' so I'll leave it hanging over you if I may.

As I undertand it the goods and service was supplied for an agreed price, which constitutes a contract but you can't pay an invoice you don't have.

Yes you are but you don't have to rush things.

Don't they also have a shop in Bitterne?