10 speed – actually I guess it'll be 3 clicks for a double and 5 for a triple?

Well OK but how many clicks do I want? Is it 4 for a double including the trimming? So 6 for a triple?

…which we would not ordinarily buy but would use if we did have.

A novelty bottle opener?

martinm116 – Which one do you prefer at the moment? I use Picasa and think it's great though I do want sub albums.

May faves are as above but I'll add:
Whelk
juxtapose
jingoism

Would people really make fun? I mean some scrotes might but normal people? I remember I'd often see an overweight guy running when I was on the way to work and was impressed he stuck at it – hope he got the results he wanted. The only time I've been a bit miffed was when an overweight chap turned up for a ride without telling me he couldn't ride up hill – did cause a few problems with the group

I do mine – just bought a set from B&Q.

I have to do mine from the inside but stick up some plastic and not had a problem. I don't suppose I do it as well as a pro but I do it more often so guess it's OK.

Our NCT class has been pretty good despite me thinking unnecessary. Met some good local couples I hope we keep in touch with and learnt a lot that didn't get covered in the NHS class which my wife also went to. I don't think ours puts on pressure to breast feed though it is a focus and the idea of breast is best is there. Ours emphasises the idea of choices the most and to make sure you make the right ones for you. Not sure why anyone would choose not to breast feed really but some can't for various reasons I believe.

because my baby is going to leave home and get a job

Ah the light and the end of the tunnel…a frickin' long tunnel but still.

Since getting married my swearing has increased significantly so hoping baby will have a positive effect.

Of course the more we cut the more likely unemployment would increase – there's been talk of how we could get by with a lot less civil servants but do we want so many unemployed people?

well I'm in the middle of the NCT course and so am learning all sorts of things. Basically it seems you have to be able to feed the baby whenever it wants which is between 8 and 12 times a day, then there's lots of nappy changing and short sleeps. That's it for 6 weeks.

my wife agreed to wait but just told everyone anyway.

I'm a one shot wonder Anyone else managed pregnancy with one attempt??

You really are a glass half full person…let's hope it looks like you. ;)

It does seem that public sector final salary schemes need to be changed if we are to avoid large increases in expenditure in the future so maybe get it sorted out ASAP to help us now. I also wonder if getting rid of the higher rate pension rebate is going to have to happen too.

Russian brides

No that Greece has 'junk' status, and stock markets around the world are dropping because of them, maybe it's time for some asset stripping? You know, like we used to do – I like those marbles.

I have Naim kit and don't leave it switched on as it doesn't get used as much as it should. How much power might it use if left switched on? CD3/102/140/Hicap.

Idiots use Steroids

I think it depends on the quantities – worked out well for Arnold anyway.

Used by loads of people for many years – it's fine! In my weight training days I found it bulked me up (water retention I think) a bit plus allowed me to train harder. I've never used it as a cyclist as the added bulk is not what I'd want now.

Well this dates back a long time so maybe they were employees of the council at the time earning what seems a lot – generous overtime I suppose?

I think tax on second homes is a good idea – not sure of the current situation but certainly council tax used to be less on these; I suggest an alternative tax for those.

Moving from an annual vehicle tax to a daily one as mentioned above does sound like a good one to me though policing it would be expensive; maybe the resultant fines would cover that?

Junkyard – I shall ignore your preference to insult rather than be constructive but will suggest you put down what you think the point of the parable is so that we can at least see what you think we are talking about.

FFS I'm just saying that it is irrelevant.

Uplink – so they started out with nothing and ended up with nothing? Also, the capitalist has a surplus of products which are depreciating in value as demand far exceeds supply. Are there no other capitalists to give them work? Or a state to tax them all in order to provide support when they need? Or a bank to loan them the money to go into business for themselves?

Junkyard – well that ain't true and as I didn't get answers I kept pushing then got bored.

Because you're baiting me.

Well maybe getting you to say anything of substance is like trying to get blood out of a stone. Anyway, the maximum wage is a daft idea right?

rightplacerighttime – how can you propose things that you don't understand? People can be full of all sorts of idealistic views but what's the point without proposing practical steps?

OK – how do we have a workable enforced salary range?

How do you enforce salary ranges?

How do we do that?

Yeah but £30k goes a lot further in many places than it does here – the US for a start.

Look if you want to help the world's poor then do so but the tax we pay mostly stays in this country.

Junkyard – communism is a lovely idea I'm sure.

Bungalows are for old people aren't they? I mean they benefit from the lack of stairs but pay for that as the house uses more land which is usually more expensive here. Bungalows make more sense in low land price areas like parts of the US.

In the absence of wealth tax (or capital tax if you prefer) the rich get richer and the poor poorer Tiger.

Well not sure why the poor have to get poorer but the rich get richer if they carry on earning which is fine isn't it? We then grab a load of it when they die. :)

Because I don't think the state should benefit more than the employee from a pay rise.

it's been suggested that the CEO of a company should earn no more than 20 times the salary of the lowest paid worker. That seems "fair" to me.

Why? Need some logic for that. I know some countries have smaller ratios than others, and that does seem a good thing, but I'm not aware of any legislation about income – of course that 20x thing is before tax so it's not quite the same thing. We live in a market driven world so salaries are decided on that basis.

BTW, what does seem unfair to me is taking home less than 50% of any part of income. I also hate tax on capital which includes council tax IMO.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Blair? At least Branson's nice….

But what's their fair share? Whatever tax regime is in place?

A quote's not an estimate.

Many people evade tax illegally and may of them aren't rich – so the fact a few rich people decide to live somewhere with less tax is just human nature.

rightplacerighttime – WTF?

You want rich people to go? Some of those are entrepreneurs. The country will lose their tax so the country will be worse off financially in that respect. But you're obviously so socialist that the idea of anyone having any more than you is just appalling right? Even if they're self made? Even if they're on Dragon's Den? Lovely people….