Yes, I got that 1947 schtick if I dared to shiver visibly. I had a perfect attendance record that term, not least because school was a lot warmer than home. (View Post)

Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive But Toby Young was very heaven (View Post)

Reminds me of a classic moment on the Today programme many years ago. "In Siberia they've recorded a temperature of minus forty," said the man from the Met Office. "Fahrenheit or Centi… (View Post)

Sorry to hear that. I have twelve very healthy winter lettuces in the greenhouse. Our Christmas guests have no inkling of the festive treat awaiting them. (View Post)

C'mon Peter. Some of us are old enough to remember Clapham Common (1988) or Ladbroke Grove (1999), though it's true there hasn't been a double-digit fatal crash since 2001. All the gory details here:… (View Post)