Whitey Grandad

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I recognise that. Blackadder?

Indeed. Southampton to Gatwick is much cheaper on Southern, which is direct, than SWT which involves a change at Clapham Junction.

Thanks, I feel better already. Two to be taken twice a day? Sincerely chaps, I am overwhelmed by all your best wishes. I take back all I said. ;-)

You bastards, you've got me welling up in tears here. I've bought two season tickets for next season so I've got to get through it all ok, I wouldn't want the money to go to waste. I'll miss the Markus games on the 14th (my 63rd birthday) but I'll be there for the 25th August. If not, I'll expect a statue at the very least. Sleep well my friends.

Thanks. I was referring to my earlier post when I said that more than 50% were non-Brits, when it was in fact fewer than that. In my view they're not real jobs in that they are not necessarily producing anything that anybody wants long term. Maybe I'm biased because I'm not bothered about the games.

Do you miss them? ...and thanks all for the best wishes.

Found it. I was wrong, just over half. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167471/London-2012-Foreign-workers-nearly-half-Olympic-Park-jobs.html

What???? And we're paying for it!

It was in the paper a few days ago, maybe the Daily Mail, and I think that less than half were British. I'm in hospital at the moment so it's a bit difficult to check on this slow link. If I find it I'll stick it here.

Thanks for all your best wishes. The grapes were delicious. Well, compared with hospital food they were.

A large proportion of those jobs have gone to non-Britons.

One of the biggest and most expensive drains you could ever buy.

Everywhere you go you see 'meal deal' which is a can of Coke, a bar of chocolate and a bag of crisps. How can that be a meal?

I'm lying in Southampton General waiting for a date next week for a coronary bypass operation. Had a 'small' heart attack Tuesday morning and was brought in thinking it might be indigestion but blood tests showed otherwise. Angiogram yesterday showed all three coronary arteries almost blocked in several places do a bypass is the only realistic long-term solution. I've never smoked but I had got overweight and not eaten particularly sensibly and diabetes had set in. Used to get home and have dinner too late, worked too much in the evenings so please all of you, eat sensibly, sort out your lifestyles and don't think it won't happen to you. I'll let you know how the operation goes. If anyone has been through it I'd be interested on your comments.

The terminal official car park has some great electronic signs showing the number of spaces! All made locally in Hamble ;-)

What does it say in your contract about them?

But the point is still valid. 15 minutes parking is a silly idea if you want people to patronise your retail outlet.

Did Barclays receive any government money?

I think you're complaing to the wrong people. How about a strongly-worded letter to the head of customer relations at Southampton Football Club?

Boring? Maybe, it was hardly end-to-end stuff was it? It was played at too slow a pace for my liking. Perhaps I should have recorded it and watched it at time and a half. Apart from the goals (which were things of beauty) they were hardly hammering the Italian goal.

It needs instant ball control and passing which is precise and perfectly weighted. It's unusual to find this anywhere in the english game.

Please don't.

I have always thought that the LIBOR was agreed between the banks so in a sense they have always 'fixed' the rate. I think that the fuss is because some traders have been manipulating it for their own personal gain. As far as we are concerned we just have to pay whatever has been agreed and get on with it whoever has set the rate, be it individual banks or the Bank of England. Maybe someone will please explain all the intricacies for us in full detail.

My missus likes them. Say no more.