It is indeed a rather primitive term. Back from the good old days before the Married Women's Property Acts. How unreasonable those women were in keeping their own paws on their property and not … (View Post)

I entirely agree with you - only with me it's rubber gloves in the pocket, to deal with the various dead birds and similar that Mrs C likes me to clear away on our walks lest our neighbours'… (View Post)

Er, all he said was he supported a *referendum* - which he hasn't always before IIRC. You're both being unfair to the poor allotmenteer. (View Post)

Depends where you lived. The East Midlands were notably cheap at that time, as I recall a friend there commenting whgen he moved to the university quarter in Leicester. (View Post)

Argh, preempted! (View Post)