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Morning you two :-)

Wait long enough spaceman and socs will have grown your floor for you :-)

Rather grey here this morning in Inveresk.

Kettle on, croissants served :-)

Socs, I like the plants a lot as well, plan to grow some when we move to Norfolk as we have a biggish garden there (about 1.3 acre) I understand that its best grown inside a large container buried in the ground, this stops its spreading too far. Not that I know anything about gardens other than mowing ;-)

Morning jj, sorry I ate all the croissants, they were yummy.

Spaceman .. having dug a bamboo out, the container is a good idea .. they get out of control in no time! Your Norfolk garden sounds great - when is the move?

OK, off in to Edinburgh before the mob arrives.

Have a good day all :-)

Enjoy your time in Edinburgh JJ, say hello to the castle for me.

Hello all. I've just returned from shopping and resolved my access problem.

I was walking along the Cheltenham Promenade when I observed someone begging. He stood out because of his unusual technique, a variation on the "got any loose change for a cuppa, governor?" The variation was that he would grasp one ankle of the person he was addressing and suspend them upside down whilst shaking them vigorously. Hardly ever failed to produce a few coins. The fact that the beggar was close on 7ft tall and 25 stone, give or take a pound or two, also helped.

I realised that the giant was familiar and queried why he had fallen on hard times. Apparently, family circumstances had been bad and he had little aid from his friends and family. We had met a long time ago in the everglades when I had observed him sitting by the waters edge eating a sandwich. As luck would have it, he was attacked by an alligator and was having a difficult time of it, so being the perfect gentleman that I am, I immediately rushed to his aid and offered to hold the sandwich for him. After he vanquished the alligator, he still wears the alligator shoes today, he expressed undying loyalty to me. We lost touch when he was sent away to places various in the service of his country.

So that is how I found him, and he solved my access problem by ignoring that fact that the door was locked and walking straight though it, without a perceptable pause. I'll get it fixed immediately.

I thought he would be ideal as a general factotem for the Coffee Shop, he costs little to run, needing only food and a place to sleep. I've set him up in the old garden shed and he is happy as a pig in the proverbial. Treat him kindly, he is a gentle giant, but has been trained to terminate with extreme prejudice, with the minimum of force naturally.

His name is Hannibal Napoleon Prudence but he hates pretentious names so please just call him Pru. By the way, he is a committed vegetarian and teetotaller so the Bunny and Lamby are safe and so are the stocks of booze.

So much for the story, now, tea please Pru and a few biccies if we have any, thank you.

Just back from shopping for flooring, didnt buy anything quality wasnt right.

Welcome to the coffee house Pru, good to have you arround hopefully you can keep the place in order when no-one else is arround. your welcome to stay in the shed but please dont use the hammock as its not big enough for you.

Evening all
Just back from a busy weekend. Went to Cardiff Saturday to see Munster win the Heineken and then to Twickers at lunch time today where London Irish just lost out to Gloucester. Great weekend and many pints of POG's

Had the Leeds team in our hotel, I told them they would lose, they didnt believe me....

Good evening all, glad to that Pru has kept the place neat and tidy, ex military trait, everything in order.

Just made a fresh brew if anybody pops in.

Thanks Keaydian, just popped in to have a look at the new Total Market indicator board and I see a lot of red.

Time to loggoff....

I know the sun is nowhere near the yardarm, never mind over the bug*er, but after that market start, any chance of a stiff G & T, just to calm the nerves?

splat, of course help yourself.

In here we fully understand the need to calm the nerves.

thank you, is there any ice?

your welcome splat, yes unlimited ice its in the ice room behind the bar, it has ICE written on it in 3 foot high letters, you cant miss it... ;-)

Good grief! All the usual suspects are still here I see.
Any coffee and doughnuts left?

Spaceman.I indulge your world.Bottle of Decent Merlot and a UKX long please.:-)
"Ive come from nowhere and Im going straight back there"
Bottle of wine to the first person to identify the lyric

Good evening all, late in tonight. Not too enthralled with the state of the markets, I might just have to stick my head in the sand and ignore it.

If anyone wants one, Pru is preparing some good old fashioned hot dogs on the barbie. Brown or red sauce optional.

Morning All :>)
Kettle's on and the fridge is stocked.
Better day today so far so you can all come out from hiding in the broom cupboard
at least for now ;>)

Would be glad of an hour in the broom cupboard..just for the rest!
Large pot of tea and a danish please Bunny :-0)