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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| you Irish are just like the fly on the toilet seat, Easy too get pissed off.; but we love you just the same. | |
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chad
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All Corked Out
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| "But us Irish can be stubborn" and more than a little weird. Met a woman with 'away with the fairies' as a bumper sticker, another one playing a harp in the middle of a field and a publican with an encyclopaedic knowledge of local history and burst into song at the drop of a Guinness. Charming folk and mad as hatters. | |
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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| But Rae dont you think we are more of a family here and one of the family has upset Our little drumer boy. But forgive and forget is what I think | |
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Rae
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Vancouver, Canada
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| O.G. has smart public-relations savvy. He bowed out while he was still peaking. I used to play the piano in pubs and followed my dad's advice. "Always stop playing when they're asking for 'just one more'" | |
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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| Come back OG I will buy you a new set o0f drum sticks? | |
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mike Dolan
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Out of person
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| O'G is a sweetheart. But us Irish can be stubborn, lets face it 400 years on and we still haven't forgiven you English for the Battle of the Boyne. I would appeal to the mans passions, music, politics, great writing and the Gordon or Keltner, who's the better Gym issue. Phil I agree with you O'G just has a great writing style, so celtic gonzo. To me he is like the Spike Milligan of repercussionist's if you'll forgive the pun | |
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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| Just heard The (Little Drummer Boy) on the radio how is it I allways think of OG when I hear that Overcast skies hear today but suposed too be a good week next weeek. | |
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Phil S
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Come back O'G
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| Mike, do you reckon that between the two of us we can entice that reprobate O'G back into the fold ? I miss reading his disconnected jottings and the friendly (or is that fiendly) banter twixt the two of you. Julie and me off to sunny Devon this weekend house hunting. BTW, I notice we have been allowed to copy and paste the easy way now on this site. Thanks webmaster! | |
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Phil S
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Locally grown goodness
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| Ped,you may be right about GR's new restaurant. Good publicity. Mike, just about all the salad and vegetables used by the major supermarkets are provided by local company Natures Way.So we pass the walking test for that one. West Sussex also produces wonderful free range poultry, well looked after livestock and our local winery Nyetimber provides a Pinot Noir / Chardonay sparkling that is sipped by Her Majesty herself. No, not Madonna (though she does live hereabouts),but our Queen. By appointment indeed! And of course, Chichester is so close to the sea, you can almost smell those Selsey crabs! Or is that Sir Patrick Moore. Phil | |
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Mike Dolan
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Buying a Swede
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| Whilst I disagree with Gordon Ramsey on just about everything he does. Has anyone on this planet got less effective management technique? I do agree totally that not only should we only eat seasonal foods but should adhere to the macrobiotic principle of only eating foods that are produced within a two day walking distance of where you live. ~~~~~~the city of robots is dead | |
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Sunny Southport
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| Gordon Ramsay is opening a new restaurant, could all this hype of his be a good way of advertising this opening. OR am I being cynical? | |
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Phil S
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Food for thought
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| Mike, marks and sparks, waitrose. We will bring you the finest tea from both. Chez Dolan here we come. Gordon Ramsay (UK celeb chef) has been banging on today about restaurants serving British seasonal fayre only. Chef Gordon Ramsay has called for legislation to ban restaurants from selling fruit and vegetables which are out of season. Hefty fines should be given to eateries which flout the rule, he said in an interview. "There should be stringent laws - licensing laws - to make sure produce is only used in season," he told Radio 5 Live. "The quicker we get legislation pushed through the Houses of Parliament, the more unique this country will become in terms of its sourcing and level of inspiration. "Fruit and veg should be seasonal. Chefs should be fined if they haven't got ingredients in season on the menu." Ramsay said he wanted to see home-grown produce on menus, not asparagus in December or Kenyan strawberries in March "When we haven't got it, take it off the menu," he said."Understanding these seasonal aspects makes it 10 times more exciting for punters." Ramsay said he felt "really concerned" about the subject. The man's a nutter, what about all the production of tropical fruit and veg grown here in West Sussex? | |
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Phil S
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| My goodness Aadita, thats a lot of corned beef err spam, yes spam, that's the one. Sherry, I thought that Bournemouth had the edge there,though as it's a tad hilly, maybe the rellies have voted it the best for obvious reason. INHERITANCE. Call me an old cynic. Chad my boy, nothing to stop you turning up on June 1st. A carnival atmosphere and something for all they say.Phil. | |
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mike dolan
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| If you guys got the tea bags ( Marks and Sparks xtra strong)I would very pleased to host a visit to the very wierd charms of nyc. You could all come to Chateau Dolan. My tiny place on the river. Love you | |
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Sherry
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Shangri-La
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| Andy Fairweather-Low is playing at the Arts Centre on July 18. I've managed to get the old man to rearrange his gigs so that we can go, but, when I logged on to the Arts Centre website, they wanted an extra £1.50 per ticket to book online. Why, oh why?? BTW, I see that Saga magazine has chosen Southport as the best all-round place in the UK to retire to. Not sure whether I'm pleased or peeved. | |
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chad
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| I think we've had this debate before. Vaguely agree with Rae (but don't practise it)- people seem to be obsessed with "things" nowadays. They don't bring happiness. PS Sutton Coldfield "fun" run - I would have less than month to quad/quadruple my current capacity (it might be fun seeing me have a heart attack.) | |
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Sherry
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| Once upon a time, in the 60s/70s, there were loads of hippyish baby boomers who realised they'd have to settle down, buy a house and raise a family. So they did, and they struggled to make ends meet, but eventually it paid off because soaring house prices meant that, by the 90s, they were equity rich. But the trouble was they had children who couldn't even begin to get a foot on the property ladder, or, if they did, it was only because they and their partner were both working full time. Meanwhile, the biological clock was ticking and the children decided that they had to have kids of their own now or never. But they knew that the only way they could pay the mortgage and the bills was for them to both work full time after the baby was born. So that's what they did. The baby boomers felt sorry for their children and remembered how it had been when their kids were little and how they'd had the luxury (in retrospect) of one of them staying at home to look after them. | |
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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| Rigtht Rae but with house prices as they are today I can not see anyone with one income being able to afford one | |
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| Quite simply, a couple with children should not both be working. Either the father stays home and keeps house and the mother works or vice versa. They shouldn't both be out of the house when their kids return home from school. Keeping two jobs going so they can afford more 'things', holidays, a bigger house is immoral. In Canada working parents are always screaming at the government for more subsidized day care so they can work 9:00 am to 5:00 pm without worrying about their kids. Why should my tax dollars be used to finance working parents' priorities? Working parents already have a subsidized day care programme - it's called the Educational System where kids are conveniently warehoused for most of the day. Yep..either mummy or daddy should stay home! | |
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Phil S
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Very sunny Chi
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| Ped,would be pleased to contribute. Theres a tenner with your name on it. Email me to my latest mail address with your home address and it shall be yours. I anticipate that as a chat mom, you will have the new one. Phil | |
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hot today!
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| I am taking part in a charity walk for the Queenscourt Hospice on 16th May.It starts at around 10pm. Yes that's right it is called the Star Trek Charity Walk. Sponsorship would be great if anyone would like to do so. Queenscourt Hospice is for Cancer Patients and it does great work in Southport. | |
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Phil S
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Run rabbit run
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| Chad, there's Sutton eight and a half mile "fun" run on June 1st. You could start with that one! See you there. | |
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chad
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Confusedville
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| NY GTG/Marathon? Hmmm, just about manage half a mile at present. Could go into training, but the odds on getting a GTG in NY pretty slim judging by the Babs site. (I think Scotland was mentioned). | |
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Sherry
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Hand-washing
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| Ped - I don't think domestic arrangements have any bearing on someone's ability to take part in public life. Ruth Kelly has been a gov. minister for several years and has 4 children under 10 (mind you, I can't stand the woman) and the Spanish Defense Minister is 8 months pregnant. I applaud anyone willing to put in the time and effort (and to take the grief) as a local councillor: I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. | |
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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| Rae those were the days my friend,I remember well the little crash on the boulivard then you entertained the ladies playing the piano and the rabit in the middle of the night and who could forget (Wonda) | |
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| Mookie: I saw your Karen run her first marathon when she was about three years old. She was running non-stop all over your North Vancouver house and you were trying to catch her because it was her bedtime! | |
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Mookie
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| Phill S. Our Karen has done four full marathons including the Vancouver one best time 3. 45 she is still running but not marathons? Overcast skies here today it is suposed to be like this all week some showers but seasnal tempretures.Karen is now 41 and still plays grass Hockey in the local leauge. she goes too the gym every day. | |
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Phil S
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Running for life
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| Or....Are any others in this close knit VS community interested in running? Would a GTG in NY for the NY Marathon be of any interest? I am am sure that Mike Dolan knows enough strings to pull, providing a contribution is made to a worthwile charity. Maybe an "executive chef club run" would be good. Mike, VS anyone interested? | |
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| Actually Mike, this has spurred me on to enter online just now, for the London Marathon Ballot. 28 quid gets me into the ballot and I find out later in the year if I have been successful. If not, I take my rejection slip to my running club (in my case Chi runners), and get them to put me in their London Marathon ballot. Nothings easy, if I elect to run for,say Macmillans Nurses and guarantee to a sponsorship of say £3000.00 I get immediate entry. I don't know enough people to approach for that, so will have to rely on plan a or b.Glad you responded to my post Mike, I actually don't imbibe as much as my posts may suggest, but at least it got your interest. Got any thoughts about me (us) doing the NY marathon. Phil | |
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Phil S
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Alcohol and running
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| Bloody 'ell Mike, I only shoved that one in to see if you would respond. Truth is, one bottle is about the limit nowadays. However, I have to be reasonable careful with the intake due to my running interests. Too much alco don't sit too well with 10k races. Also, I will be in the ballot with my runnig club, Chichester Runners, to enter the London marathon next year. Running 20 miles a week at the moment and training. Phil | |
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Sherry
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Weather-locked
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| Thanks for the offer Barb; I am already a subscriber. Rae - give us a clue. | |
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Rae
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| "Intelligent people are not always guided by their intelligence." | |
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Barb
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| Sherry et al, I have a subscription to the ancestry UK site, so if anyone needs a look up (past the free trial) let me know - | |
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mike dolan
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Spit or Swallow
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| Phil, If you could possibly drink more wine than I can- I will be the thirst(sic) to eulogise you.Hope I can get this in without arousing former Hampton Rd residents | |
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Rae
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| Mookie, Babs: Thank you for the birthday wishes. :) | |
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Babs
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Home
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| Belated birthday greetings Rae! | |
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| Sherry, I was concerned that two people in one family (with young children) wished to be Councillors (one is already elected, the other stood in Cambridge Ward. How could they truly meet the needs of their constituents and raise a family. Council business if not 'family friendly' there are oten meetings that ramble on long after usual knocking off time! Not to mention those meetings in the evening and the constant telephone calls. | |
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Sherry
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Political science
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| Chad - I share your sentiments. O'G and I hoped our tactical votes might help swing it in Cambridge Ward, but no such luck. Still, well done Lib Dems for a very good try. The one-eyed son of the manse is a disaster. | |
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Sherry
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Grounded
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| Mookie - Mook Gardens, run by Geoff Mook, won a silver-gilt at last year's Flower Show. You MUST be related, surely? As to the Dutch connection, I don't see how ancestry.co.uk can help, unless the 1841 or '51 Censuses show up some Mooks born in the Netherlands. | |
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| When I went too School there was a war on all the mail teachers were called up, but we had aome wonderfull teachers its just that some of the pupils were thick (like me) | |
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| Half an apple half a banana granola with just a touch of cream and a cup of tea, Breakfast.My son David graduates from ubc today so I am just getting ready for the ceromany (do)you sure can tell I dont have a degree. | |
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Phil S
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| Must be brekkie time there then Mookie. Waffles and maple syrup no doubt. | |
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Mookie
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Lotus Land
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| Thanks Phill. Ijust had my orange juce. | |
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chad again
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Livin' in the 70s/80s
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| Barb - posted a pic of Mick/Mike/Mikey McCabe from about 30 years ago on the Babs site - Pat | |
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chad
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Golf Club G& T
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| Ah well, it's back to the 80's. Unemployment, depression and d**khead Tories. | |
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Phil S
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Generally Genial
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| Hi Geoff, why not give the above link a try or if that doesn't work, copy and paste this link. Julie has bee researching her ancestry, so she will have more info on this subject, will let her know this evening and perhaps email you with some more links.Had the Merlot anyway. Regards Phil~~~~~ http://landing.ancestry.co.uk/offers/uk/learn/trial.aspx?o_xid=34748&o_lid=34748&offerid=0%3a7935%3a0 | |
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| There is a place in Holland called Mook It is generaly beleaved; that is where we are from but not in the last 200 years How do I go about finding out? | |
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Phil S
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Election Fever
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| Where's that Stanley Ketchup, he used to be a prolific addition to this site, if a little copy and paste! However, that wife of his will no doubt come in to this Ooh, saucy! Borris Johnson for Mayor of London Yeah!! | |
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Phil S
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| Hey, somebody please post, dying to have a glass of Merot. | |
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