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Yes, our signal here isn't so good at all. It annoys me that the bedroom clock radio is so bad...perhaps I can put a new one on my birthday list (and hope!) lol. I wish I had someone here to make me a mug of tea - it's never the same when I make it myself

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Darn work always gets in the way - I have so much to do and the computer is FAR too much of a distraction! Bee if you read back, I listen to digital radio through the Freeview on the kitchen TV set - so I avoided having to upgrade the hi fi and radio, that can wait I usually have 5 Live on.

We cross posted Bee - sorry I was forgetting you can access news sites (silly me) It's just so shocking hearing it on the radio! We bored Kijo away I think, oops. And now I have to leave for a time, see you soon x

The people are protesting about how their Government has handled the debt crisis. But, seeing as how much money they're having to borrow from other EU member countries, there will now have to be severe public spending cuts in order to service that new debt. These riots are to try and break into the Government Parliament building to stop a vote, which is to bring in public spending cuts. Sky News Says: Breaking News 12:21pm UK, Wednesday May 05, 2010 Greek Police Clash With Angry Protesters Alex Rossi, Europe correspondent in Athens Police have clashed with protesters in two Greek cities as tens of thousands of people join a 24-hour strike over the country's planned spending cuts. Demonstrators and riot police clash in Syntagma square during nationwide strike over austerity measures in Athens A large group of people attempted to break through a riot police cordon in Athens Greece has been paralysed by the national walkout and is effectively cut-off from the outside world. Flights to and from the country have been grounded, trains and ferries suspended their routes and public services - including hospitals and schools - were also affected. The general strike is being staged as a protest against a new round of draconian austerity measures. Police said as many as 20,000 people are on the streets of Athens as rallies around the country kicked of. In the capital, a group of about 60 people attempted to break through a riot police cordon guarding Parliament. The protesters launched rocks at the officers, who responded with tear gas. Violence was also reported in Thessaloniki, where youths were apparently smashing store and restaurant windows. One man with a tannoy is shouting out for people to rise up against the 'IMF junta'. Alex Rossi in Athens The Greek government is attempting to slice 30bn euros (£25.7bn) from its deficit over the next three years. The country has to save money as a condition of a 110bn-euro emergency rescue package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. But ordinary workers are furious - trade unions say their members are having to pay for an economic crisis that has been created by corrupt politicians. The vice president of the civil servants' union, Elias Vrettakos, earlier told Sky News: "We anticipate one of the biggest shows of industrial action in recent history. "The measures of the government overtake our historic gains and abolish our rights and return society back to the 1960s." Other union leaders have called the cuts "savage attacks on workers' rights". Union members block ferry port Union members block the entrance to a ferry in the port of Piraeus Markets around the world remained skittish about the bail-out, as concerns deepened about the economic crisis in the eurozone and fears of contagion. On the streets of Greece, there was widespread anger. Militant activist George Pavlopoulos said clashes with the authorities were inevitable. He said: "People are furious, people from all walks of life... most of the anger is directed against the government that has proven to be more right-wing than Thatcher. "It will be chaos in Athens, as fights with the police are bound to happen." The latest demonstration was always expected, but the problem for Greece will be if it continues for months. A long, hot summer of discontent would seriously undermine any economic recovery. A correspondent is on the phone saying the mob is of all ages, and it's not just a few who are violent, it's a lot and the peaceful ones are still very angry. There's also now a building on fire, and people trapped inside buildings. Oh she's a lady inside the parliament building, who works there and is very scared.

It sounds really, really serious Bee!

Eeek, in Greece there are riot police with tear gas, and rioters have started stoning the police and also someone has lobbed a petrol bomb. Pepper spray and police returning fire at the rioters with whatever they have (not live bullets) I think the pink table was TWS? I can only find a blue one in the garden store.

Macs are usually much better for design and photo programmes aren't they? My ED has always used a Mac. LS is being very pedantic over some of the things, she says I'm still missing something, and saying that something's moved isn't good enough I think, but something is definitely not right with that table - it isn't a different one though is it? Tricky. Changing the window for one a totally different size, put against the striped background has made it very hard to figure out just what's moved. This is where I am up to now

I thought it was just my page. The name of the person you're quoting is darker, and the quote is to the left of the box, with your post under and set to the right, but the quote isn't in a box of its own. Just listening to the radio coming from Greece - national strike and workers are trying to storm the government building! Sounds bad.

I didn't look at the siggie closely enough! Am trying out a Name the Differences comp and it's sending me crazy. /mega-may-madness-f2/spot-the-difference-t10896.htm Lucky Strike says the table hasn't moved, but I can see a little gap between the basket of wool and the end of the bench seat at the table - she keeps saying No and I keep saying 'but there is!'

That's shocking, but sadly not unusual. I've got to confess I don't know the price of a pint of milk, but I do know that if I want to buy one and haven't got enough money, I can't have it and have to think again! Oh no, so sorry - mixed you up with BG! Ooops. But what you wrote there could pass for BG! No I am EU member so I have right to come and go as I please but still have Czech nationality and passport Oh yes, I know you're entitled to be here I didn't mean that, I was meaning with the right to vote. You pay your taxes here etc. but presumably you have to have other national status before you're allowed to vote, that was what I'm getting at - what you'd have to do to be registered to vote.

Sorry BG, good morning - we have Election Fever here and I'm getting wound up with politicians. Bee, do you have nationality here now? a dual passport?

It's ok, no, I wont be voting Labour. Even if I did it wouldn't matter as our constituency has (up to now anyway) had something like 54% of the vote Conservative, and the rest amongst 4 other candidates - this time there are 6 candidates, including for the first time BNP! In all honesty, I really don't know which way to vote, but I have never liked Gordon Brown and wouldn't vote him as PM even if the only other choice was to do it myself! My comments before were being polite and restrained for fear of giving offence. He just annoyed me so much, the callers were all polite and gave him time to speak, but he concentrated on using their first name a lot, and fobbing them off with his prepared script, which didn't answer their concerns. I was particularly impressed with a lady who's a nurse, working in a hospital and dealing with patients suffering dementia. She told him that no matter what his facts and figures say, working at the very sharp end, it certainly doesn't feel like anyone cares about the Health Service, or is working to finance or help it. To me that's a very valuable comment and information for him - he replied that he'd been very well received when he recently spoke to the Royal College of Nursing. She also said that when she had her baby, she was a single mother, and she really struggled to return to work, even though, she'd have been financially better off staying home on benefits. And how could that be right? Now her son is 5 and her child care costs have reduced (as he's at school) but she's still concerned that people are better off on benefits than working. He didn't address that, but asked her about her Child Tax Credits. She's not claiming them she said as for 8 pages of forms to fill in and an annual declaration to make, for £6 a month, really isn't worth her time. His answer to that is that she should be getting them and if she left her details he'd follow it up for her *HEAD/DESK* I swear he's not in the real world!

Can he get an email through to DHL? Postmen aren't allowed to do that anymore, and it's harder now they have those electronic receipts. Am listening to Gordon Brown taking questions on the Radio, my god I want to get hold of that man's shoulders and give him a severe shaking!

OOps meant to sympathise with Mr B, so annoying when they do that. Or, when you get a card saying you were out when they tried to deliver, and you know you were home.

Aaaw sorry Army, and I wasn't really here properly to chat with you - another time. x Too true, but don't know about you, here, it's very really really light most mornings, even if it's a dull day - and light early too. I'm fed up with PS - they just keep introducing more and more that you have to click for. Like you I only got one totem and one tepee. I just click like on someone's post and help if I see they need it. But now, if you accept those free gifts of the day, you click yes on your FB page, then click again when each person's gift shoes (either to go back to accept more, or to load the game) and now the game asks you AGAIN if you want to accept it (didn't I just do that on the FB page? and THEN you have to open it again. Or is it the Hideeni one you have to double accept? either way, it's an awful blooming lot of clicking - leaving very little time to visit and decorate *mad* what's new? You should start charging ... I know! lol Well, the bathroom has to be finished and then the decorators will be here for about 3 weeks, and then - eeek, the carpet fitters - am really dreading that. When all that's done, we'll still have 5 rooms downstairs that haven't been decorated and 6 rooms upstairs - I think I shall just have to close the door on them and forget about them, my strength's deserting me now.

I'm dreading the disruption of the next few weeks to be honest. The decorator starts on Monday, and the bathroom isn't finished yet. I emailed the supplier about the missing radiator part and the replacement wash basin and he said Oh I left you a phone message about 2 weeks ago, they're here. 1. I know for a fact he didn't leave a message and 2. If it'd been 2 weeks, why didn't he chase it up again? Gaaaah. Glad the shower's sorted Bee, despite the disruption you had. I woke very early and had a cup of tea (before Mr F left for work) went back to sleep and slept heavily with the weirdest dream, so when I did get up, I felt absolutely awful

Sorry I got involved in a complicated phone call Hi Army.

Congratulations and well done Kathy - hope it was a lovely surprise for you and put a smile on your face

Morning Bee - sounds like an efficient Office Manager you have there lol - who else would do it if they didn't?

Not at 03.08am Frannie, sorry. Good Morning C&G the birds are very loud here today, don't know why.

Thanks so much Frannie IMOM is a fabulous cook, but then he's in the food business. I taught him to cook, and still retain the position of Exec Chef rofl! Both of us do all the chores in equal measure, no blue jobs or pink jobs in this home. That said I also need to go attend to some stuff here, so byeee Army, Franny and BG - later xxx

ONLY if no other girl pets need it Frannie. Usually Kitty just wears one of the TWS donated and then they go back in the Registry. That's not to say she doesn't accessorise , but that's my province, not OH's He says Hi to everyone btw - he's cooking right now.

Sorry Frannie, doesn't mean anything to me. Allo Allo was very funny, especially the English spy posing as a French policeman, who had such an bad accent that he said things which had double meanings they way he said them...very funny. I envy you your close family Army, and your nice relaxed summers - seems no time since you were at the cabin last. I wish you could keep in touch while you were there, how cool would that be? I keep a small brush that R got with an electric shaver, give my keyboard a once over each morning Kitty has a corsage that hasn't grown AT ALL - apparently there's a glitch (shock news eh?) Oooh I hear NY police have arrested a US citizen who was born in Pakistan, in connection with the Times Square car bomb?

I guess they have to accommodate all size screens, and you have to go to the top for your messages and Search and the general forum buttons. You so do, I crack up every time you post and I see that pic. Am SO glad you took it all in good part and embraced it like you have - I love it.