I become fixated on a throat clearer / flem stretcher sat 1 desk away from me – FFS cough up the greenie or just die quietly…. Someone asked them if they still had their cough – it was obvious with all the hawking up they have been doing throughout the day and they still he did not get the message. Everyone appears to be coughing around me and I now feel quite ill. At least the Japanese guy that sits next to me and spends the whole day chuffing away is not in today – if they were both I think I might have had a mad ranting moment.

The pre-paid meters are expensive – they are usually installed in council houses or for people who are not very good at paying their bills. They usually charge to get them removed and according to southern electric they do a credit check before removing them. A lot of the utility companies have prepaid meter rates so might be worth checking the rates on uswitch, moneysupermarket and gocompare

Italy is a beautiful place. We have been to Rome – a long weekend was sufficient to be honest we also went in April 2002 and the weather was really hot but it can be a bit hit and miss at this time – have a look on the websites to see what the ranges are. We stayed at this hotel [/url] they have now built the restaurant but the price is still the same. We also found wonderful restaurants in the back streets. We stayed at the campsite in Florence in July (scorchio) which is right next to the Michelangelo Plaza – fantastic view of the city – spend a few days here. We got the train to Pisa from Florence so allow 1 day there.
Have spent a week on the amalfi coast – this is great scenery but I remember that as sunbathing by the pool that the buffalo aroma wafted over late afternoon – no PeterPoddy was not with me then! You have to bear in mind that English is not their first language so worth learning a bit of Italian for outside of the major cities. Unless you speak French or German. Can’t comment on lake Garda but have been told that it is definitely worth doing. If you hire a car – make sure it is small – they build good small cars for a reason! If you are a nervous driver – don’t go on the Milan ring road. To be honest Naples is a bit of a hole – best to drive out of it asap I have flown into there and know a family that managed to live there for 5 years. Lets hope the euro improves with the pound otherwise you will be going how much? Know that there are 3 price ranges for drink – standing up, sitting inside, sitting outside and the same with food.

We did this with M&S Insurance and the previous year new people got vouchers…
If you are with the AA ring them up with the on-line price and they will renew it for the lower price.
I have to ask why as a loyal customer are you penalised?

Can I ask that if you do organise a ride and advertise it on singletrack and people say they will come you actually turn up.
Admittedly I have been on quite a few and really enjoyed the camaraderie and seeing other peoples local trails. Good opportunity to try out new recipes (oat cookies & courgette muffins to name a few).

I feel for you and your work colleague we have had banks transfer the money into another account (their error) and we struggled to get the money back for 2 weeks….. (this has happened twice although Natwest were more helpful than Abbey National). YBS managed to credit a closed account but they were extremely apologetic – Maybe I just deal with the cluts…

Is anybody else confused by the fact barnsleymitch broke the rod/pole then when he went back the boy had gone?
Of course he had gone what sort of person tries to fish with a broken rod?

Mind you we do need new carpets and as you are not around because of the hours you spend at work (over 55 hours a week…) maybe I should take it from your friend as compensation. Oh what a dilema

If I find any shiny bike bling in the garage when I get home you are in serious trouble…..

We stayed at the farm/camping place a mile aways from Great Langdale – this was fine the toilets and showers were clean, it was quiet at night and we went there at the begining of September. It was fairly cheap for the camping and we could buy free range eggs at the farmhouse which is always nice. If you stay here would definitely recommend eating at the Glasshouse in Ambleside – they were on Ramsey's kitchen nightmares. Can also recommend the pub 5 minutes away.

How do you know he was on disability benefits there is no mention in the article?

So far, MrsPP has had a new saddle and seatpost, and I've had a chain…. (No that I'm counting or owt!)

MrPP you forgot to mention your little overdraft when you suggested combining the bank accounts. 🙄

I have worked with a Mr Mann, Ben Down met a Mr Tickle who pronounced it tickel. Had to put a tannoy call out for a Mrs Verjee who did surprisingly not respond to the Mrs Virgin announcement. Went out a few times with a guy with the surname Bucket. Also knew a guy whose name was Keiron Burke he always said his name was Keiron Neil Oswald Burke not too sure how true that was.

Had to laugh at Soobalias – I believe it is called manscaping…

One of my favourites is…

Man is sitting next to a gorgeous woman on a plane. Notices that she is reading a book on mens sexual anatomy. He turns to the woman and says "That seems an unusual choice of book", she responds by saying "well it's all about men around the world. Did you know that Native American Indians have the longest penises and Polish men have the widest? Oh by the way I am Jane Smith – what's your name?" The man responds with a smile "Tonto Kowalski – pleased to meet you".

Thanks for a great ride and thanks for everyone who waited for me up the hills and down the stony sections. Really pleased that I was made to ride through the stream being told that it was the only way – everyone else took the dry route round the top. For those that have a glut of courgettes here is the courgette muffin recipe[/url] – it only made 16 though and I did not include the nuts – there were plenty of them out on the ride!

I have just had to google mooncup and now feel soiled (obviously not literally)

I know someone that uses this – apparently they are great for when there are no bushes around. The only question is how to wash it – dishwasher, with the rest of the washing up, bathroom sink?

That’s what Mr Poddy says

I am thinking a nicer country…
The last one was in Reading just outside of the Oracle centre, after she had finished she pulled up her pants, picked up her Sainsburys shopping and wandered off. We have only been back to Reading once since……

Can I just mention the things I see when out and about not on a bike
man pleasuring himself
old woman pleasuring herself in a packed coffee shop
woman having a sh*t outside a hairdressers whilst Mr Poddy and myself were having coffee opposite…

PeterPoddy – I am surprised you did not mention the couple you passed on the bench…?

Not sure what it is in excel but in the software I use it is Format, Background select graphic then search. You could always make your own graphic and search for that in this section. Will post later if you are still having problems when I have been able to check an excel compatible system…

You need to look for Watermark in the help section or do you mean as in a text box that appears to help you with the entry format of that cell?