goosey-goosey

Weald

Rosie

Margaret

>> The trick is to try not to think, aq moon. spell

A ginger dad stealing a buggy. Hmm.. Was it Chris Evans?

Loren

irony

jacket

grind

Hasn't it just! Last Orders may have been deliberately shot with a 70s vibe, but the undressed, pre-gentrified Bellenden Rd of 2001 shines through. A lot has happened in the 14 years since that film was released.

belly

I wish someone would carry out a similar stealth hatchet job on the runty, sad excuse of a tree in the middle of Goose Green (near the end of the path). It's really out of place there. I heard the school that planted it last winter made a mistake - apparently it's not the type or size of tree agreed with the Council. Isn't the best thing to do with mistakes to rectify them?

dealt

tarot

What Jeremy said. I like my little Pixie. Two thoughts, Polly D. The difference between the brands is probably one of style rather than function or reliability. Ours is a bright green Magimix. As for the Aerocino frother, it makes a decent froth but nothing dense enough for flat whites, no matter how much banging you do (technical term...) And bear in mind the frother isn't dishwasher proof. You know you want one, even if it is made by the evil Nestl?.

taser

Another great psycho-geographical survey, TDR. Blake would be proud.

saint

Sorry. I should have been clearer, miga. I guess the essential holistic nature of the NHS - its single, unifying infrastructure and its consistent patient experience - and the opportunities for efficiencies that these things afford us are what I find special, inspirational even.

trash

tiger

I'm surprised no-one's used the following logical argument yet in favour of the NHS, or any large-scale public service. There was a tendency in the 70s towards inefficiency, but nowadays a single, modern health service could in theory aim to operate more cheaply through economies of scale and zero profit motive compared with a fragmented, privatized health market composed of competing, profit-driven companies. I'm not saying the NHS is an efficient, well-oiled machine running close to peak efficiency, but at least that is something the people running it can aspire to and seek to achieve, unlike those in the private healthcare market model, for whom profit is as much a consideration as patient wellbeing.

Another form of protest would be for all regulars to join Louisa in exile and never post again in General ED Issues / Gossip. No, really. You could do it. Well, maybe for a week. OK, a day?

wager

Cue shameless plug for a great South London band :-) If anyone feels like hiring a more local swing band, try the South London Jazz Orchestra. You can book the full ensemble or a smaller group. http://www.sljo.org.uk/