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Otherwise the only alternative is that their 'charms' could be directly connected to their bank balance and that surely couldn't be the case. Could it ...? There is no doubt that there are some women who are so shallow and vacuous that the bank balance would be the most important thing. However, there wouldn't be enough money in the world to buy me for either of those two. |
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« Reply #8176 on: 14:48:51, 28-10-2008 » |
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How about you buy them? and do what everyone does with great artistic treasures; i.e. lock them in a bank vault for the next twenty-five years.
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Sorry Stanley, I failed to spot this until just now! Rubes, do you recall the name of the estate at Loughborough where the stately house also included a full equipped theatre? Probably several hundred seats and we played to packed houses for Thurber's 'The Male Animal', Rattigan's 'Ross' and Graham Greene's 'The Complaisant Lover'. We used to harass the coach driver to get a move-on after we left Lincoln so that we could arrive in time for a walk round the lake on the grounds.
There's Prestwold Hall (a school friend into am-dram used to do performances there with a youth theatre group) or Stanford Hall, which is a little bit further out. That's most likely the one you're thinking of. There's a page about it here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/douglas.gilbert/stanford_hall.htmI've been to the odd thing there with my parents in the dim past.  There's an outdoor theatre round here as well that I've been to a few Shakespeares at, but I'm struggling with the name. I had thought it was Stamford Hall (M and N confusion maybe) but I think it was probably Tolethorpe Hall, near Sta mford. Lovely venue (if it is that) - picnic on the lawn followed by a play. As the sun fades out the lights fade in and light up the bushes and shrubs around the 'stage'. Sound of distant babbling brook... don't go to anything boring! |
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Have had the heating on for bits of the day today. MrsBBM really felt it this morning. Hopefully not too bad now. The trouble is, I wish our friend would put the heating for when he gets up earlier than us!!
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I'm impressed by these people who have only just put the heating on. I have it on all the time except at night, and I just dread the bills this year, but I would be so miserable without it. Perhaps I'll take to my bed wearing a woolly hat  |
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« Reply #8180 on: 16:48:48, 28-10-2008 » |
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Ahh, Mary, I have a confession to make. We have had the heating on a number of times recently!! So dont be impressed by me!!
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« Reply #8181 on: 16:57:45, 28-10-2008 » |
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I've had mine on 'constant' 24/7 for a while now. My excuse is the child of course. The fact I'd do it anyway is neither here nor there!  |
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« Reply #8182 on: 17:11:34, 28-10-2008 » |
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I wish the heating here was more efficient. It's not so bad as it used to be, because the room I'm in now is much smaller, but the vent is still teeny. "Half-term" is nothing but inconvenience now. The tunnel up from South Kensington is a permanent obstacle course. Every family group seems to automatically form into a long string of held hands, sometimes spanning the tunnel's whole width. It's a dodging game at the best of times, but this makes it near impossible, especially at the heaving entrance inside the station. Also, perhaps more disturbingly, on the occasions where there is room to get past at the side, a fair few parents take one glance at a fast-walking shifty one like Eru and visibly shepherd their children away. Seriously. The paranoia of it  ps. I'm not expecting sympathy. I find it worrying. |
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« Reply #8183 on: 17:31:17, 28-10-2008 » |
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I wish we had proper gas heating here - night storage just doesn't produce enough heat here. I thought it was supposed to be warmer in the middle of cities?
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« Reply #8184 on: 17:36:29, 28-10-2008 » |
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# 8177 Thanks, Rubes, I'm catching up, too! Stan(m?)ford Hall; yes, that's it. Such an attractive location and it always felt good to be there. I trust that your imminent move has the same resonance.
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« Reply #8185 on: 17:39:41, 28-10-2008 » |
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Jonathan, I shiver in empathy with you. I have storage heaters here and they are carp  I'm putting off switching on those money guzzlers for a while longer, although I'd love marginally warmer rooms. I have acquired the Art of Layering my clothes since I have lived here. It ain't glamorous but I do keep fairly warm. I'm aiming for the North London eccentric-but-not-yet-bag-lady look   |
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« Reply #8186 on: 17:45:53, 28-10-2008 » |
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Eru,
Believe me, it's better now that the Science Museum is free entry again. When people had to pay for tickets, not only was the subway virtually impassable (particularly when carrying hockey kit-using the stick to clear a path was sometimes a major temptation), but the pavements outside the museum entrances were also almost completely blocked.
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« Reply #8187 on: 17:57:30, 28-10-2008 » |
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One tip for keeping a wee bit warmer is to sit with a floor standing downlighter above you or a table lamp next to you, that little bit of heat from the bulb can make a difference.
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« Reply #8188 on: 18:04:43, 28-10-2008 » |
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Sounds like a modern version of warming your hands over the candle, Anty.
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« Reply #8189 on: 18:08:34, 28-10-2008 » |
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Sounds like a modern version of warming your hands over the candle, Anty.
Mary! But a bit safer I think! I did see it on a poster in our Help the Aged charity shop. Sitting still in the cold can induce hypothermia of course. |
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