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I look like nobody famous whatsoever.

Useless fact: Bear Grylls has 3 sons called Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry.

Cheers. He's a cool little dude.

I've just got back from my mates funeral. He died after being hit on the head with a tennis ball. It was a lovely service.

Had a mad, fab weekend catching up with some old mates on a flying visit to Manchester. Made me realise how much I miss the place.

I like a hint of leather with my chocolate...

Pages load fine for me and haven't had any error messages. I have trouble quoting and replying on the iPad though - it'll quote the post but won't give me a cursor in the box to reply. Happy to chip in too if needs be.

Have a lush day pet x

Silence. I've seen you in Crocs with Bermuda shorts. I've seen you in various pink shirts and still refuse to believe that any of them were officially called 'blush'

Do you display all of your trainers on graph paper?

Erm no thanks, sweetheart.

I didn't say it was confined to the public sector. It just happens that they are the people actively protesting about it at the moment and are being criticised for doing so! The goalposts are being moved all over the place.

Not a chance. Not even close. Not being funny mate, but every teacher I know has plenty of weekend time to themselves. Well fuck me, workers getting 2 days off a week? Lazy bastards! Make them work 7 days and flog them while they're at it!

Great minds...

Trouble is Cath, for as many good teachers out there, there's a score of fucking shocking ones. Teachers get a raft of benefits, and when you stack them up against the "education" that the kids are getting it doesn't seem balanced. I'm not saying all teachers are shit, I'm not saying they've got a life on easy street. However, They're not the saints they'd have us believe. I blame the curriculum, I blame the targets, I blame the governing bodies and I blame the parents... but the teachers aren't without fault either. Oh, and you've got to be kidding about wouldn't do it for double. Course I would. Huge holidays, varied and challenging work, every weekend off, job security, beneficial mortgage rates, and the guarantee of always being the smartest guy in the room? Sure as shit I'd do that for £50k a year As someone who is not a teacher, and who doesn't have children who are being taught (or 'failed') by teachers, I would respectfully suggest that you still don't know the half of it. I fully accept that there are poor teachers/nurses just as there are poor employees in every profession but for people to say 'well they get loads of holidays and every weekend off' is so fucking blinkered that it's laughable. We're not asking for a 10% payrise, just that the pension package that we signed up for (knowing that the wages weren't great but the pension was decent) would be honoured. Plus, you would still think you were the smartest guy in the room if you were having pre-drinks with Stephen Hawking, so that doesn't wash!

Funny how the same people whingeing about the teachers are the same people who wouldn't do the job if you paid them double. As a household consisting of a teacher and a nurse we are bound to be biased, but people have no fucking idea about half of what our jobs entail.

I fully accept that it is just a word. I just don't like it and it makes me cringe. Being on this forum has slightly lessened it's impact on me though

Me neither.....I think.... You just do ask you're told pet

Last time I went camping was when I was a student nurse. 6 of us in 2 tents that were too small, in October, at Coniston. Can't remember ever being so cold but we had an absolute scream. I like running water too much to camp these days mind

Against my better judgement I actually love it. I think it's all the girly frills (lanterns, windmills etc) despite the fact I don't do girly frills. I'm confusing myself now..

The very one

they have the same 'restaurant' locally all over the world Them be biiiiiiiig golden archie restaurants! Hell yeah!

When I was born.. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Married... Kylie - Spinning Around When my son was born... Flo Rida ft Kesha - Right Round. Dear Fraggle, I apologise for having you in an era when chart music was shit. Love Mammy x

Pity the poor scouse hospital who are vascular on-call that night.

Sorry, did you need a nurse? I was just on my coffee break reading a magazine...