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    I'm coming back to Sheffield for my graduation on Wednesday and am trying to work out where the family can go for lunch, so hopefully I can book ASAP.

     

    Where is open on a wednesday lunch time?

     

    and more importantly....

     

    Where will be nice and civilised and enjoyable for us and not have anything too riksy on the menu that will upset my moaning nan!?

     

     

    Thanks,

     

    Vicki

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    Good grief it looks so close to us in those, its frightening, at least from the ground you felt there was some distance.

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    That's massive.

     

    I'd be VERY nervous if I lived in one of those houses :o

     

    I do, we are 4 doors up on the vincent road side.

     

    I got a phone call when I was around the corner telling me not to come down our road and parked on south view instead. I could see the flame and feared the worst and basically ran home. We had all our essential paperwork gathered togather and everything, its been one hell of an evening

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    I haven't posted on here for a LONG time, mainly due to a lot of nagativity around the place, although I still loiter and read things, but this really got me compelled to write.

     

    I am sitting in the university library and shivers ran down my spine, thankfully I managed to keep the tears held back.

     

    This is so powerful, thanks Lotti for posting it.

     

    I'd also like to point out the damage this can do to the mother. I have a rescue dog who was bred from at a very early age. She's a mut, nothing special, so certianly not breeding for crufts here. She an emotional wreck. She doesn't undertand how to socialise with other dogs properly becuase her only experiences of them are being bred young and having her pups ripped away from her. She mothers our guinea pigs and cleans them as if they were her own. I only dread to think what would have happened when she was too old to breed.

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    I live in a rural area and there are lots of horses in the fields around here, the majority of which get ridden on the roads. I too question how appropriate riding horses is on our increasingly motorised and busy roads, however the salient point is that it is legal for people to ride horses on the road and we have a set of rules and regulations that govern the behavior of the horse rider and more importantly to this thread, other road users. Until public opinion and government attitudes change, if ever, and it is decided to ban horses on the road then we maintain the status quo. Its up to all of us to drive sensibly, curteously and follow the guidance in the highway code, if we do, then we can all carry on our lives without problem. In the vast majority of cases its when people don't follow the rules of the road that accidents and problems occur, as in the OP.

    I do think that (the OP points out that she has) horse riders and all road users including cyclists should have insurance.

     

    I think that hits the nail on the head. As I said before, I would love not ride on the roads, but wilst ever I have to I manage to obey the rules and beyond that make myself as less of a hinderence as possible.

    People seem to forget that a little patience can actually save a lot of time, I dare say that man would have been even later getting to where ever he was going had he actually caused an accident.

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    sadly, no byways are also classed as roads but bridleways are only for cyclists (pedal) walkers and horses, and even then cyclists should give way.

     

    Not aiming to have a dig at you, but thought it would fill people who didn't know in.

     

    For anyone who's interested in the bridleways situation around sheffield try here. http://www.hallamridersgroup.co.uk/forum/ this is a group set up to try and open and maintain more birdleways and some support, even from non riders who think the road isn't the best place for us probably wouldn't go a miss. That said, its a friendly group and joining just to spout on about how wrong all us horse owners are would be about as much use as a chocolate tea pot.

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    But also as a biker who has to wade through tons of horse dung in the road.......

     

     

    I do kind of think that may be a slight exaggeration, but how exaclty do you expect its dealt with, I can't help but think me in the middle of the road, with my pony in one hand and a giant poop scoop in the other would probably cause more of a hazard.

     

    Its hardly like it covers the whole road. Horses should (and I can only speak for what I and my firends do so I wouldn't say 'do') stay over to the left, so unless you're practically riding on the pavement it shouldn't be a problem. But I too can see this from both sides, there are an incosiderate few motor crosses that razz down the bridlepaths too, but I don't tar all bikers with the same brush. Most like you seem to appreite the vulnerability adn are a whole lot more considerate than other road users

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    I am only really replying here because so many people have been so supportive and it would be rude not to acknowledge that.

     

    For those that can't read, as I said, he was in control. I didn't end up in the bush, he just tried damn hard because he was bloody terrified.

     

    And yes, I would much rather ride onyl on bridlepaths, but with his stable and field being only about 400 yards from Rivelin Valley road I have to use that as well, I however manage to obey the rules of the road.

     

    And for the record, I'm a driver too.

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    On Friday (18th) I was lucky enough to have some time off uni after a assgnment hand in and decided to make the most of it and take my pony for a little ride.

     

    We were heading down Rivelin Valley Road towards Manchester road. I was wearing a flourescent builders jacket and Milo (the pony) had a flourescent neck band, and 4 flourescent boots on, so we were pretty visable. Just before the old hospital a lorry comes round the corner towards us, followed by two cars. 1st car behind the lorry decides to overtake despite there a) not being enough room and b) seriously not having the power to do so.

     

    Needless to say, Milo was not best impressed about this car revving very loudly and heading straight for him and I don't think I have ever been quite so scared. We pulled as far over as we could, stopped and hoped for the best as the car swerved in next to us. Poor little Milo had some sort of hernia about this whole affair and tried to depsoit me in a hedge at the edge of the road, and as a result was like some possessed wild animal for the next 20 minutes.

     

    So, to the man that did it, and I'm pretty sure he'd remember, may I suggest that you read the highway code and perhaps open you eyes.

    ....and to the lady behind him, thanks for your conern and understanding!

     

    And just before anyone tells me all the reasons I was wrong.

    We were top to bottom flourescent.

    We were riding correctly on the far left

    Yes, we do have liability insurance just like car owners

    And idiot drivers apart, Milo is perfectly safe to be on the road

  12. Posted

    Green - or a yellowy colour, yes, they're the ones. CEREA - just done a google and found em here http://www.veggiepets.com/acatalog/cerea_vegetarian_dog_chews.html

    We bought a selection inc the toothbrush ones for Ailsa and she loved them.

     

    I think this is the wholesaler http://www.antosuk.com/

     

    The lady at crookes does them too, infact I've just discovered her shop and she's fab, so personally I think you owuldn't go far wrong with another shop the same. Very helpful and friendly and in small business retail thats worth its weight in gold

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    I have to agree with Shazine whole heartledy there, you nwould be shot down in flames for calling someone in a wheelchair a cripple or a freak, but it is fine to call this person a nutter or a looney because it is a mental illness, something that 1 in 4 of the population suffers from, me included. I am not a looney, I am a 20-something student with a home, partner, family and career.

  21. Posted

    Actually medusa, we are wondering whether it might be something we gave her, that or the rawhide bone she re-discovered after several weeks and then wouldn't give us back-which makes me feel quite ill just thinking about it.

     

    She's still doing the pathetic dog act round the house, but mention the 'w' word and shes out the front door strecthing your arm before you can blink, so maybe its just the sympathy vote she's after?!

     

    BTW, she's 2 1/2, usually well and no known probs so apart from the obvious no major worries

     

    Either way, I feel a lot more comfortable about it, as I was starting to have a 'new-mum-first-dog' panic last night.

  23. Posted

    Our poor little poppy is a wee bit porrly at the mo. We woke up saturday to find a (very watery and spread out) present on the kitchen floor. We had another 4 of these that morning, but then OK, so we gave her some rice for tea and covered the kitchen floor.

     

    We woke up to another present today but she still seemed bright in herself, not dehydrated and bouncing about, so we gave her some dry (cooked) pasta, which she later vomitted back up and took her out the house for the day. She's had a great walk, chasing balls, sticks, my pony and was really perky (and managed a 'real' toilet stop) so we bought some cooked chicken and gave her some rice and that. She's picked out the chicken but left the rice and is just lying pathetically in her basket.

     

    OH keeps telling me there is no point taking her to vets as long as she's drinking as theres nothing they can do, but any advice on whats best to give her.

    Thanks

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