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:nono:Can't his mother get her fat arse down to school at lunchtime and feed him some cheeseburgers and pop through the railings like they do in Rawmarsh?

Have you got a milky white discharge? (In the oil cap I mean!)

I think it's impossible to answer that question actually. It depends who you are, what you value, what you have to spend etc. There are many nice areas to Sheffield. The expensive bits are those bordering on open countryside and many tend to be to the South and West of the city, but not all. You do get a better class of neighbour in these areas but you get a lot less house for your money. You can strike a balance in many neighbourhoods. Wherever you choose you should go see it several times, at different times of day and night, to get an idea what you are letting yourself in for. If I were you, I'd rent until you know your way around a bit. That's often a good way to get a feel for a place. Sheffield is blessed with good access to open countryside at all points of the compass - but some are better than others. As with most industrial cities, the poorer areas tend to be on the East side - because that's where they built the industry due to the prevailing Westerly winds that hit our little foggy island. But, go see for yourself.

That's one of the most severe cases of inverted snobbery I've ever seen!

I think you mean Dabigatran? No - I haven't been prescribed it. Yes, I do know about it. It is an anticoagulant. That means, it thins the blood. It stops it from clotting by interfering with the natural clotting mechanism. Warfarin also works as an anticoagulant -but in a different way to Dabigatran. How it differs could be very technical to try and explain - but put simply, Dabigatran does not need to have the levels monitored, unlike Warfarin. It is less toxic - i.e. it's not so likely to interfere with other medications. A big problem with Warfarin is that it is extremely difficult to keep constant levels in the blood because it interacts with so many things. This is not such a problem with Dabigatran. In terms of efficacy - well...when a new drug like Dabigatran is tested (which all new drugs are tested for several years before being granted a licence) it is compared versus the usual "standard" for this kind of treatment. In this case it would have been tested v Warfarin. It has shown that it is at least as effective as Warfarin - but has these other advantages that I mention. To prove equal effectiveness v another drug in a clinical trial it takes 1000's of patients. To prove that one drug is better than another takes 100.000's of patients (and many more years). So, it's normal to "accept" that a new medication has something to offer, and give it a licence, even though it may have only proven equivalence rather than superiority in terms of efficacy. It is only licensed for hip and knee surgery in Europe - in the US it has a licence for stroke and another heart condition called Atrial Fibrillation. Warfarin is a very old, very toxic, very dangerous drug because it is so unpredictable. And it takes a lot of time (and money) to manage it. Dabigatran offers significant advantages in this respect - but having said that - it is new and who knows whether, in the long run, it will turn out to be safer, better. It is obviously more expensive - so if you've been prescribed it I would feel quite privileged in the current climate! good luck and good health!

Hooray! Hooray! Another Tesco! We were desperately short of them.

yes, that's also true. It does take 2 sides to finish the job. And to the previous respondent, yes, I agree, it isn't 100% gypsies/travellers. But the gypsies/travellers are definitely implicated in many cases - of that there is zero doubt. I have just given you a very clear example of that. A reputable scrap metal merchant would usually have the name of the firm on the van. OK, not always I accept. But would a reputatble scrap metal merchant be driving on false plates in an unmarked van and not be tracable? I mean - how much more blatant does it have to be?

Ric - be pleased if you would pass that on to me, re the U13's. I have a lad who would like to play. He trains with Sheff Weds (which hurts me seeing as I'm a Blade) and the guys there reckon he's good enough to play in a team - but trying to find a team that will just invite him down for a spot of training is turning out to be more difficult than we thought.

Hugh's the first one to be brave enough to get a bit more specific about this problem. It's not about 'scrap men', it's about 'travellers'. I would never leave anything out for them to take again - I did it once - and lived to regret it. I was doing a house extension and let them take a bit of scrap metal away - next time they are passing they come in the house by themselves and I had to throw them out. Then they (or someone) came back at night and nicked all the new copper piping leaving me with a flood in the place and costing about a grand to replace. These people are vermin. And yes, I know they are travellers because I managed to get a registration number and reported them to the police. The police told said, "oh yes, that number's known to us - it's one of several that they use". And I said, "why don't you go and arrest them then?" and he said - "it's not so straightforward" and only when I pushed him further did he hint that they were of "no fixed abode" and effectively living beyond the law. Your bona fide scrap metal guys are not to blame. But this underclass have something to answer for. Invite them at your peril. (I'd rather walk to the tip with a fridge on my back).

I was going to suggest a pogo stick till you told me about your knee! You started out talking about cost as being the main criteria - then you mentioned the comfort thing with your knee as a secondary consideration. I don't know what car you drive - but I'd guess that a return trip is going to cost you pretty close to £36 in terms of fuel? You could look up National Buses I suppose - or look up "Mega Bus" on the internet. I know someone who travelled from Hull to Southampton for about £3 on Mega Bus. Mind you, they went via several other places first. Might not be suitable if you want to go there and back in a day.

Very popular in bigger cities in the UK? So, that's just 3 cities in England plus Glasgow I assume? I think it's less to do with the size of the city, more about the culture of the place and social status. I lived in the south of England for a while, in a rather nice well to do area, Thames Valley, and it was popular there, even in small villages. Anyhow, that aside, I think it sounds like a nice idea. There must be some people in Sheffield that don't think £20 is a lot to spend on a meal - might be difficult to find them - but they will be out there somewhere.

http://www.piccolinorestaurants.co.uk/sheffield.html This isn't what I would call a traditional Italian restaurant - it's more of an Italian themed chain restaurant but, to be fair, it's very nicely done, central location, good range of food, trendy crowd, good atmosphere.

£14 for a burger? I'd rather pay £18 and go to the Bar & Grill for a proper meal.

I think we'll see her in her true colours don't you?

Rotherham Tow Bars and Trailers I think it's called. At Brinsworth.

Natural is best I think.

You don't need to change money in advance these days and take it with you - you can use your bank cards all over the world and it's cheaper to do that. Just stick your card in a hole in the wall cash dispenser when you reach your destination. I travel abroad most weeks, sometimes 3 or 4 countries in a week. I wouldn't dream of carrying large amounts of currency with me. I just get it when I need it from a cash machine. If that worries you - and you'd rather have cash on you - then Travelex at airports offer no commission exchange.

Hey Cuttsie - no offence taken mate - don't worry about it. I'm up for a bit of banter and that's all it is. Thanks for your reply mate - not bad considering you'd been down the boozer first! I must admit, I don't go down the Castle Market end very often - but there have been a few occasions lately when I've had to take my car into Guy Salmon down Saville Street and I've walked it back into town from there. My... it's a depressing area now isn't it? Do you remember "The Old No. 2" that used to be down there? It was a Berni Inn. I had my first proper steak in that place. Fond memories. You're probably right about this end of town being for the older folk - I'd say poorer folk and I don't mean that nastily. But you've got a lot of cheaper shopping around there and that's probably why. I mean, the markets area always used to attract bargain hunters, but from all walks of life, whereas now it seems not to. The centre of Sheffield has drifted - it used to be High St/Fargate - but it's moved and it's somewhere round about Barkers Pool these days. The Moor is dead. The Castle Market area is dead. And the only vibrant stuff is emerging around Barkers Pool, Leopold Square and the Dev quarter. In some ways I'd be sorry to see the Castle Market area go - but when you think about it, Sheffield centre is pretty dire these-days and reviving the Castle Market area is low on the list of priorities if we want to make this an attractive place to eat, drink and shop.

That's correct Moosey. Peter Sutcliffe, AKA "The Yorkshire Ripper" DID have one. In fact, he had a white one. And, as many will know already, he was caught in Sheffield whilst driving it. Some say the police stopped him because he had false number plates on it - I think it's more likely they stopped him because they wanted to ask him what made him choose that over a Cortina?

My first day on this forum and I'm doing it wrong already! I know I'd cause chaos if I came on here!

Nice one mate!

No. The Ford Classic was a different car altogether. It had big fins on the back and snarly tail lights. Like a double 00. The Mark 1 Ford Capril was a close relative of the Classic, with a sloping coupe roof. But I want to talk about the Corsair!

totally agree Natt. Easily the best within 25 miles of here.

Hi Claret, no I've not actually. I went there about... ooh, maybe 18 months ago, when I heard it had been done up and was doing good food. I went in with my wife and, to be honest, we stayed about 5 minutes and left again. It was full of not very nice people. The kind of folk that used to do the traditional pub crawls around town when I was a kid. Grapes, 3 Tons, Golden Ball, Wig and Pen, Museum, Stonehouse. The recent reviews may tempt me back again - but even if the food is brilliant you want to have a nice dining experience and not have to muscle alongside neanderthals - at least I do. I'll keep an open mind on it though and thanks for pointing it out to me.

Yeh, I know mate. I was having a bit of fun y'see. Sorry you didn't get it!