Yes Papitou ,my friend always regretted calling her son Jamie , she now wishes she had called him James for the same reason.Having said that he did end up on radio as Jamie the Student ,I don't think James the student would have had the same ring to it!

Absolutely fine with them ,what would the world be like without them .Yes i have been done for speeding on 1 or 2 occasions and it's annoying but hey it keeps the roads safer.I have had to call the police out on several occasions to help me out with situations in my business ,they are round within minutes ,the downside is the time spent giving verbal evidence whilst they write it all down ,go away and do nothing,but that is not their fault that old fashioned systems are in place and their workload is so high they don't have time to act on everything.

Yes David ,sorry Rupertsoul you are very clever please come back!

UK Manchester

Yes it will, you can buy a chimney balloon ,put it up the chimney slightly blown up then blow it up completely ,this saves a lot of heat loss.

Ruberp, How long are you expected to be in hospital for, I will miss your blog, as when your gone I'm out !!! If you know what I mean .Touch nose

I agree with Leeroy , But tell us if we are old fashioned . I think so but I hope not !!

YAOHUSHUA, Are you Carol Vordaman in disguise?

A Willis Jeep ,no canvas top but I loved it.

Rupert, Before you went off to war did you ever sing the wonderful Jim Reeves song Distant Drums to Mary ?