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I know what you're saying Banker, that crafty age thing seems to just creep up on us! Just to be clear, I am talking about the City of Sheffield. UK.

The bad weather is on it's way back. Stay in RobbyBrown. Put your big fluffy slippers on to keep your brains warm. It will be Spring before you know it!

I doubt it, everyone knows that our teams are pretty average. Not like when I was in my youth, and everybody flocked to see Alex Sabella.

I think that Sheffield is known for more than a couple of duff football teams.

Clealry my OP has been of educational value.

Bless his little plastic pants! He did a good job of making sure his loved one got home safely though. All men should be like Ken, He's fantastic in his plastic, show him snow and he will go!

I lived down south pre-Full Monty, and they all seemed to know something about Sheffield. To be fair, The Full Monty only really appealed to a subset of people across the globe. i.e. Bored housewives and single women. They didn't really care about the location. Men with bare butts was there main thing. Location! what location? When I lived down south, there was many a southern belle who commented on how good my bum looked in the soft glow of the Moon. Nothing to do with where I came from. Full Monty does not apply.

Lets hope so Mayfield. Did you have to work over the Christmas period to earn your corn, or because you are stacked up? (Bloody spark's) Just kiddin'.

Ken is a real hero.

Oops! Does that mean that Doncaster is part of Sheffield in the eyes of the world? Or is it that Doncaster only exists in the minds of people who live in Doncaster.

That is very true. Lets see how things unfold, and keep comparing notes on this thread. Good luck with your business B D.

Mmmm! It's a nice thought, hope you are right. I think there might be a lot of disappointed trades come mid January.

Hello B D Designs. "Either way" it is only a good thing for local businneses if it carries on long term. Tip: Don't go spending yor retirement fund on the strength of this false boom.

You are probably right tab. I don't think for one moment that these countries teach the history of Sheffield in their schools. I would be interested to know what image of Sheffield these folk from so far away have?. I bet They have nothing to do with the Full Monty or World Snooker.?

It's good that you are busy too dan. It just isn't the norm for this time of year and I can't figure out why there is so much work about. Is it anything to do with the VAT increase in Jan, or are we out of recession?

Too right mate. Why do you think there is so much work at the moment? I can remember ten-fifteen years back when all the trades took three weeks of at Christmas and there was no recession!!?

Darn it! Just realised that this was not the best time to post this thread! It's a Bank Holiday! Most people are lagered up! and couldn't reply if they wanted to! I had to work today, I'm not jealous or owt!

Yeah, that's what I'm saying retired. It's not the norm'. Just trying to make sense of it. I wonder if other sectors are seeing the same trend?

Or maybe I am the only self employed person daft enough to keep my business going over the Christmas period!?

I own and run a building company in Sheffield and I have plenty of work to go back to after the Christmas break. This is not usually the case at this time of year, could it be due to people wanting to get work done before the VAT increase in January? Have any other businesses in Sheffield experienced an unusual increase in trade over this period? Is this an indication that we are out of recession, or just that people are spending their money wisely before prices go up in January?

Yeah, good point. This would explain all the cars moving forward at the same time.

That video must have been a wind up.

Forgot' what it was!

Can you prove it?

It looks like 1960 boy is partial to a bit of Garnier's "gay without grey"!