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.

Neither am I, I live here. I'm just enjoying the demise of the Labour Party in Scotland :0)

It ne'er staps rainin' in scootlund.

Ah bit ye hae tae paint th' ootwith ay th' hoose an' dae th' garden oan 'at a body sunny efternuin durin' th' year. :-))

LOL dc a gallon of what your drinking please :0)

Orf for ah lashing and sundeay luncheohn. Jolly good show old bean!

The something special is spiffing. Absolutely top hole - I have to say.

I say, could you do a bun?


Bun be buggered, I could do a bloody Bakehouse!

Tallyho dreamers old boy!

Lol. Fantasic evening , poldaaark ohn. plus ah few drinks :-)) Goodness me!

What, adrian chiles ohn come dancing 2015. the chap cannot dance, can he? one fluttah he has twoh left feet. bring it ohn, neaaarly as spiffing as one is ah celebrity mustah myself out of here. what an evening that will be. Don't you know?

I'll have some as well dc.

One must be pulling one's leg, to giz awah this raaare something special. Jolly good show old bean! :-)), Orf to bed knoh. Heavens above! How smashing! Soohhn be eastah, simply four days wok next week. Goodness me!


For the Irish - One must be neckin' one's leg, ter giz awah this raaare firkin special. jolly sound as a pound show owd bean! :-)), orf ter flock knoh. cer above! 'ow smash'n! sewhhn be eastah, simply fo days wok next week. gewdness me!

Cockney -

Wahn must be pullin' one's 'ard boiled Borra And Beg, ter giz awah this raaare summit special. jolly Robin Hood sha old bean! :-)), orf ter uncle ned knoh. 'eavens above! 'a smashin'! soohhn be eastah, simply knock at the Dorothy Lamour days wok next Bubble And Squeak. goodness me

medical cover . if a ex pat comes back to uk he as to be back 6 months for a doctor to take him back on
but must still have homes in uk like my brothers .

nhs it takes 30 seconds to check if person is on the list of people with a national insurance number . no insurance number no medical

no immigrant should get cover till they have paid in for 5 years
back to france the doctor will not see you unless you pay him most will not take
insurance papers they want the cash. same in spain portugal

Beloved reminded me that we did indeed pay when she saw a doctor in france, though that may justifiably have been deemed to be a private call

cynic I have private cover but let me assure you the doctors says claim when you get back home and gives me a letter with the cost on it .

the uk must change its rules

the uk is a better place today no mps

Oh well if you claimed as a private then they should have charged you twice...Good Moaning Alf -):

MrT - actually, i agree with most of what you say about health and other benefits
despite fred's protestations to the contrary, i see no excessive expense or problem with charging "the unentitled" at the door for most hospital or surgery visits
where there is an acute emergency, i agree with fred that a different set of rules and morals should apply, even if they would'nt in USA!