tonyXIII

Oh my! That brings back nice memories. Wooden raquets. Whatever happened to them?

Did you mean "Please don't take my naan"?

Wow! My post was seriously tongue-in-cheek, but thanks for the detailed reply. My interest in your motoring preferences is largely down to a mate of mine who is a car mechanic who dabbles in a bit of car dealing on the side. He won't personally own anything other than BMWs. The last time I saw his car, he told me it was worth 70k. I could easily believe him as it had every comfort enhancer I could think of and some that sounded like they belonged on the Starship Enterprise. I pull his leg about this BMW fixation, too.☺ For myself, I couldn"t care less about the make of car I drive, but I can't be doing with breakdowns so I have bought new cars for the last 20 years or so. A Fiat Brava (I know the jokes about Fiat, but it was a damn good car). On return to the UK, I got a Hyundai i20 (very pleased with the car, disgusted with Hyundai Motor Finance). On returning to Greece, I got a Hyundai i10 (small, but there's only me and my wife). I like the i10 and it suits me as my annual mileage is only about 5000 (8000km/yr). Happy motoring, Craig.

Craig, what is your attachment to ultra-expensive German cars? Your old Audi needed a brake pad for about £4000, didn't it? Now BMW are trying to overcharge you for something. There is a pattern here.?

Special Chop Suey is beyond my pay grade.

I've just killed a fly with my bare hands. The Donald can teach me nothing about bravery and unarmed combat!

It's football. I don't give a damn.

Maybe you should tap your wife to stop her timing out. Just don't tap her too hard!

Actually, there are quite a lot of thick people out there. The more I see on the internet, the more I wonder how on Earth they graduated from primary school.

That shouldn't be the case, though, should it? We should all be entitled to the same recourse under the law. Shouldn't we?

Just thought! That's another example of your favourite quote: speak softly and carry a big stick. If only that sort of action were available to all.

A year or so ago, I watched the "Hairy Bikers" in Morocco. They somehow wangled their way into some kind of 'Hen Party' to watch the women cook chicken. As part of the celebrations, the women were using henna to paint intricate patterns on each others' hands and Si King got a 'tattoo' on his leg. The use of henna tattoos must be okay in Islam.

If you're a law firm, sue them.

Here's an interesting one. Our daughter sent us a package last year. She works in the Post Office in Proudfoot's supermarket in Scarborough, so she sent it by Royal Mail and put our full address on it. The Royal Mail palmed it off to DHL couriers. Problem! Our village (like most in Greece) does not have street names and house numbers, we use a PO box at the nearby crossroads. The courier can't access the box and have no way of finding us. If we know it's a courier delivery, we get people to include my mobile number so the courier can contact me. With Royal Mail, we expected the Greek Postal Service to deliver it, so no mobile number. Because our daughter worked in th PO, she was able to trace it and get a tracking number and we eventually recovered the package from ACS couriers in Rethymno. Just a thought, but in similar circumstances, stick a contact number on your packages.

I have no idea what you lot are on about and can't understand how Oscar Peterson and Helen Shapiro have anything to do with it. Shakes head in dismay. "Nurse! Nurse! It's time for my medication."

As for my bottle of 12yo Cardhu, I think "diappointing" is the best description. Certainly not worth the extra dosh. I won't be repeating that mistake.

It's a long time since I enjoyed a single malt. They are not readily available here and carry a premium price-tag. My usual whisky is Lidl's Queen Margot. I take it 50/50 with water and don't drink a lot of it. This Christmas, I fancied a drop of something better, so I set off to find a single malt. After three supermarkets, the only one I could find was a 12 year old Speyside - Cardhu. Is it any good or have I just chucked away €30 on some paint stripper? I won't open it until Monday as it's a Christmas present to myself.

What's wrong with that? When I played football, I was often told that I had two left feet.

Perhaps they were using 'cruise control'?

Don't worry! They'll turn up in January.

Midges are vicious bloodsuckers, so definitely Conservative.

I think the last time speed was a concern of his, he was doing 40 in a 30mph zone. Sorry, Bleep, I just couldn't help myself. I shall say 3 "Hail Marys".

My dad used to try that. Every time our Brian came round, dad would tell me to "hide the good stuff!" It never worked because, after they'd demolished the Teachers, my dad would invite Brian to try a drop of "the good stuff" and that was the end of that bottle of Macallan! Mind you, Brian was just the same. Bloody good company.

Kill him! No court would find you guilty of murder. Justifiable homicide at worst!

No snow here!?