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Obviously, because he's a knobhead.

The boy wonder got a new coat for Christmas. He's also started being a complete shouty knobhead in the car, so he's in bad books.

A decent size - about 7m x 45m and another 7m x 5m in the front. Half of the back garden is a veg plot though, with a greenhouse, so requires a lot of watering in the summer. The "leisure" bit of the garden is very low maintenance and we've intentionally designed and planted it to be drought and flood resilient, so it doesn't need much water at all other than a few pots.

We have four, three 110l capacity ones in the veg patch and a 220l attached to the house. I plan on adding three more this year, which should see us through at least two weeks of garden watering if/when we get a drought.

The Double R Diner from Twin Peaks, which is in reality in a town called North Bend, Washington. It was the damn fine coffee and cherry pie that made me do it.

Obviously. It took 3 hours to boil the kettle for half a dozen cups of tea.

Good spot - we were waiting for fresh ones.

Here's one from a few weeks ago, which I forgot to post. A buffet breakfast at esteemed ex-forumite Owen "The Professor's" wedding. All completely serviceable, giving it a 10/10 for the company, setting and the provision of a decent all you can eat breakfast at a TLW related bash.

Excellent! I'll pop in and say hello next time I'm over visiting them.

Fantastic! I've been in your shop before too! Do you know that the forumite previously known as The Professor (Owen) lives in Glossop and that his wife runs The Bottle Store a stones throw from you?

Are you "forced" to like it? Why shouldn't the women's CL - the pinnacle of the sport in Europe - be given precedence over the second tier, men's, competition?

Windy, innit?

Well done on the test and for navigating the bump in the [mental health] road. Similarly, any of us are here if you want to exchange a few messages via PM. Presumably Christmas will bring you a snazzy new hat, so there's something to look forward to!

I feel much the same, must be an age thing! Whilst I still love discovering the odd new band (or old band I'd never come across, IE Destroyer) I've become content in knowing what my tastes are. I still buy records, but not as many since the little one arrived and I'm quite particular about parting with my money! I tend to buy stuff by artists I already like with the odd foray in to something new. I've been filling gaps in my CD collection with second hand eBay and charity shops purchases and diving in to the music of New Orleans (itself a broad catch-all genre). Hence, I'm stuck in a snapshot of myself from about 10 years ago, perpetually listening to The National, Sufjan Stevens, QOTSA, Sigur Ros, Jimmy Eat World, Sharon van Etten, Bon Iver, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, etc, etc. Yeah, that might seem a bit dull and predictable but I got off the "Spotify Shuffle" merry go round a few years ago, instead investing my time and money in to full length albums again.

I am utterly, utterly obsessed by The National and they would be my recommendation. They'll come across a bit "sad dad" and I know they're a bit melancholic for some but the musicianship (particularly the drumming) and songwriting are really something. Start with the three album run from 2004 to 2010 of 'Alligator', 'Boxer' and 'High Violet' and go from there. The two albums preceding those three are ok but show a band finding their sound - 2003's 'Cherry Tree EP'shows a marked progression and a leap in their output. The albums post HV are all worth your while too but it will make more sense to hear the evolution from earlier records first. I promise you they're worth the investment, whilst there are some standout tracks and singles, The National are a band that still create albums as a whole piece, their songs will grow on you, stay with you and you'll find yourself loving a new song or album on phases.

Actually, you're right - what I meant was that I like seeing your bullshit called out.

Claiming you can't be a misogynist because you were born, have a sister and managed to spawn some girls of your own is hardly a good fucking argument is it, Anny?

You're making stupid, strawman arguments. You've constantly proven yourself to be an ill-informed, lying bigot on these forums; I have no interest in "debating" anything with you because you're not actually capable of it. What you mistake for discourse is just you shouting in to the wind. But I do like calling your bullshit out, I'm amazed we're keeping you around this time.

"Some of my best friends are black..."

Fuck off.

Give him the job as leader of the Tory party til the end of the season/their demise.

I haven't stepped foot in Anfield in years, so I can't see my, currently two-year old, daughter ever going to a game. It's prohibitively expensive for me to be a regular, even if I could get tickets, and I'd never force it on her. I have a deep rooted emotional connection with the game - and the club - forged in childhood, but I know that really it's a stupid game, ruined by money and by idiots tinkering with the rules, formats and technology. I love it and hate it and genuinely don't think I'd be bothered growing up watching it now. I can't see it ever being something we sit down together to do, so we'll find our own things (currently introducing games and climbing with baseball, ice hockey and cooking up my sleeve).

A defender who plays CB and RB, please. And that Gray kid from Leeds.

The Mississippi has plenty but - whilst not mentioning it directly it's definitely the subject - Johnny Cash's 'Big River' is a classic.