Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Thank you so much Haystack. Much appreciated.

3m, I have some friends who have them (two) they take a great deal of understanding and care. Ie heaters etc. One thing I do know is make sure you get a certificate with the animal (I think it gives its origin etc) illegal to sell one without one and can lead to a big fine. A young one will out live me and you and it may need to be sold/passed on in time (A must for that certificate) . You can do plenty of reading on the net 3m. Good luck. :-))

There is a program on Channel 4 this evening at 7pm called Margaret: Death of a revolutionary.

The suggestion is that she was a working class revolutionary who thought that capitalism was in the interest of ordinary people.

......

And of course she was.

Thanks dc, I spent a lot of time explaing to him (great nephew) last evening about the care they need, he understood but as he and his brothers love pets, creatures, flowers and finding me sticks for the fire. I know he would or parents would make sure it would be okay - better than mine. When I was about 9 or 10, I thought mine was dead and had a little ceremony all on my own and buried it, I did not realise, too young to understand that they hibernated. I presume father dug it up and passed it on to someone more worthy of it than I. Told the children the story last evening. They laughed their little heads off. Laughed even more when I told them--- I had scratched in a piece of slate "In memory of --- dearly loved tortoise died which ever year ......" too old to remember now.

Innocence is Bliss, then we grow up, well some of us if we are lucky.

Channel 4 for me now. Enjoy.

They will be fine, they can do the homework before the purchase. Have a good evening 3m.

Britains got talent for me. :-))

Abadas - baby sitting granddaughter!

Well done skinny, sorry grandad. Abadas ? cbbc tv

AKA - Chinese water torture!

Tortoises, are slow when you try to take them for walks.

Suits some.

8-)

At long last you have demonstrated that you have a sense of humour Fred. Gee wizz you had made my evening. Cheers!!!!

DB - as i understand it, (US?)PGA has brought in a rule (overnight one asks) whereby disqualification is not mandatory (or even optional) where the fault is picked up solely by camera or gallery .... is that so!?

a senior rules guy at my club reckoned disqallification was a no-brainer, not least because tiger admitted his misdemeanour .... in this instance, the sponsors etc had the heavier voice!!!

Fred they can run if its for a leg over. :-)) 3m all clowns have a built in sense of humour.

Rule 33 giving the committee discretion in disqualification in golf is part of the world wide rules. Just look it up.

I am sure the boys will appreiate your above sketch dc. As I speak to them like little adults and they love me for it, I do not think they will have to have a sexual education lesson on that one. Thanks for the laugh.

Lol. I forgot they are not cheap.

No, but you are!

My friends are always at it (and the tortoises lol) Mind you the tortoises are two males?

Ooops!!!! I don't think I want to go down that road just yet with 3 little people - but they reckon the ratio is 1-3. I often sit and wonder which one is it going to be. I would not love them any less, I would always be here to support them no matter what. Perhaps I should choose 3 tortoises.

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