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Police or council.

Oh dear, sorry to hear it. Is there any CCTV? As a matter of interest, what lock were you using?

The sad fact is, that our benefits system and our culture allow people (of all creeds and colours) to churn out baby after baby after baby without taking any financial or parenting responsibility what so ever. In my job I frequently work with families with large amounts of children, where no adult works, has ever worked and has no intention of ever working - theses families claim massive ammounts of benefits. This situation is prevelant in three particular groups - I wont say what those three groups are for fear of bomb attacks from the do gooders - I'll leave it to your imaginations.

We got a speeding fine for doing 34 in a 30 zone - though we couldn't pay it anyway as we couldn't remember which of us were driving and the photo didn't reveal the driver - so the case was dropped.

Awwwww...... When my son was about five, I remember being at my Mum's one day - I must have had PMT as I was having a little rant to my Mum about I'd put so much weight on, I looked fat, blah blah blah. I realised I had a little voice trying to cut in "but Mum, you're NOT fat." Bless him. And guess what? He was right!

Yes it is. It was given to her as a gift - she can do what she likes with it.

Are you sure it was a tummy tuck se was advocating and not a gastric band?

I agree to a certain extent..... but he's a quiet, polite boy and just didn't know what to do. I certainly wouldn't have waited for the police to come in those circumstances.

You're right, and I'd have no problem if they were treated with respect by the officers, who at the end of the day were faced with a young lad who's waited quietly for the police to arrive, and a situation where it was one persons word against another! But given that they were treated with aggressively and assumed guilty til proven innocent, I wish they'd just gone home!

A young (aged 16) friend of hours was recently stopped in the street and accused by another member of the public of theft of the bike he was riding. Without going into too much detail, the police were called, our young friend knowing he was innocent waited for them to arrive, thinking this would help clear the situation up. The police arrived and behaved abysmally, speaking to the accuser with respect and treating the young lad terribly, speaking aggressively to him - they made him sit in the police car and wouldnt let him go home or call his parents. I wont retell the whole story, but he was very upset, and even when they realised they had nothing to go on and told him he could go - they threatened him with further action "IF" they found out he had stolen it (rather than apologising for taking up his time.) I was just wondering what advice to give my kids if this were to happen again. I'd have previously advised them to be co operative, but after this experience I'm more inclined to tell them to say either arrest me or I'm off, and tell them to go home. Any one know the legal position in these circumstances?

We have a real problem with a certain section of society who have baby after baby after baby, with no means of financially supporting the baby and no intention of adequately parenting them. For some reason these people dont stop at one, two or even three children like most sensible people - they churn out five, six, seven, eight however many. We have a social system falling over itself to provide accomodation, money, "support" - these people take no responsibility for themselves. Sadly, I've been a nurse long enought to know that within a 15/16 years the offspring of these people will start the whole process off again. Whole generations of spongers constantly taking from society and never giving anything back

As I pointed out, a physio referral is likely to take some time, and hopefully the patient will have been seen by the spinal surgeons by the time they get their appointment. That aside, the physio are independant practitioners with expertise in back pain and may often negate intervention from the spinal team - in fact a believe a senior member of the spinal team is a physio who runs his own diagnostic clinics. The PALS team has been replaced by the patient services team, who provide te same service and should definitely be able to help the OP. http://www.sth.nhs.uk/patients/patient-services

Ringing up and hassling people is not jumping the queue. If you don't make a noise, no one will even notice that you are sat languishing waiting for a routine appointment to come through -it is assumed that you are ok. As a nurse, I'm very aware that you can hurry things up by going a different route. In my case, I spoke to the secretary, my GP wrote to my consultant to chivvy them up, but they were having real difficulties in the neuro surgery dep at that time, and it wasn't until I complained about how long my appointment was taking through PALS that anything happened - extra clinics were laid on - so everyone waiting benefitted, not just me. Ring everyone involved in your husbands care and make sure they realise how much distress he's in. It may also be worth asking your GP to refer him to the physio and the pain clinic as these appointments will also take a while to come though.

I may be wrong, but I think there is another restaurant at woodseats called Marco's near the big tree, and it is this the OP is referring to, not Marco @ Milanos. If so, I haven't been there for a long time, but it was abysmal when we went. Kitos is not, bad - a good cheap, cheerful italian.

I had a similar situation a few years ago, waiting in agony for teast results etc. It mighht be worth calling your consultants secretary and explaining how much pain your husband is in, the may be able to urry things along some what. However, in the end, I ended up having to get the PALS team on board before any one at the RHH took my problems sorted - I recomend that route, it really does get things moving.

For us technophobes, what difference does it make?

I know someone who didn't turn up for a night shift once because she hadn't had time for an afternoon nap earlier. I also know of someone who tried to get carers leave because her friend had been burgled!

I've given up on freeview. I've plugged in an old sky box, using freesat instead.

Oh dear - just rescanned my telly, now not getting bbc 1, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4, BBC news 24 - dont really know what else I'm missing - my channels start at no 9 (bbc 4), then jum from 49 to 71, 72 to 81. Looks like I've lost loads. OMG just realised I'm missing CBBC - there'll be trouble!

Agree with this, my sofa was from DFS about 14 years ago - its a two seater, but easily fits three and is very comfy. I looked into replacing it a couple of years ago, but couldn't find anything of the same quality in my price range. saving up to have it re-uphostered now.

Just park where you all like - it's a private car park, whats the worst that can happen? An unenforceable "parking fine".

Liking all the replies about longevity in cats! One of my Mums cats died a few months ago aged 15, and the vet made a comment about the fact that she'd lived to a good age - thats when I suddenly realised how elderly The Old Girl was!

Well she does seem very sprightly. She's not as fat as she used to be, though I wouldn't say she was skinny, and she's a bit forgetful (meows to be fed when she's just eaten five minutes before). Overall, she's in very good health, though we may have to rethink the sleepin arrangemnts this winter (she has a bed inside an insulated box in the garage), may have to contemplate a catflap I think.

A pint of milk?

My cat is 18. I know this is very macarbe,but every night I look at her and think "will you still be hhere in the morning?". She's seen me through thick and thin, and apart from my Mum, she represents the longest relationship I've ever had. We've had some very memorable moments - she hated my ex-husband on sight, but warmed to him when I miscarried our first baby (I think she knew I needed family solidarity). She hated the midwife who did unspeakable things to me whilst flat on my back, and glared at her from atop my belly. She loves, loves, loves my new OH, almost as if giving me her approval thet I've got it right this time. She rules the roost, and what she says go's as far as the idiot Chocador is concerned. And I know that all that may seem like very sentimental nonsense as far as most people are concerned. But, last but not least - she is a connection to someone very special, a long, long, long time ago. He's no longer with us - we chose our cat together and when she's gone - I lose the last bit of him.