Mr. L, could be worse. Glad it wasn't last week, when we had a 12 hour stretch below zero. And when I got back from walking the dog (and getting drenched) the house was warm rather than perishin… (View Post)

F1: Russell has a back value of 10.5 on Betfair. Bottas is 11. Bottas is a confirmed Mercedes driver. Russell is not. Hamilton's odds were 1.4 (Ladbrokes, anyway, I think Betfair was similar) a … (View Post)

Good news! I have survived. (View Post)

Mr. Divvie, you sound like Chirac claiming the English rugby world cup victory was a triumph for Europe. (View Post)

Mr. Sandpit, ha, I wasn't in a boastful mood a year or so ago when, as it's wont to do, my body decided dropping a stone would be a sensible move. Happily it stopped at a skinny rather than… (View Post)