Are you staying at Raffles? spend the two days in the Longbar sipping Singapore slings…they’re sensational

Staying at the Raffles ? On a British old age pension ? No Steve,it’s slightly more modest accommodation for us.
Thanks for the tip,Deskpilot.So far the most exotic thing I’ve inadvertently eaten is horse,in France naturally ( hope Daz doesn’t read this ).

Is that an R in the first picture ?

Wright Flyer ?

this exchange at the hospital today :

Me,to woman in uniform –
Do you know where I can get my Dad a cup of tea please ?

Her-
A nurse will help you.

Me ( chirpily )-
Sorry,I thought you were a nurse.You look like a nurse.

Her ( not at all chirpily )-
Actually,I’m a doctor.

Well,I give up.
Could we have a tiny clue please ?

Waiting nine hours in A & E yesterday for my Mum to be admitted to hospital.

Then finding that this confused 86 year old woman was being put in a mixed-sex ward.

Mega-stressed.

Need this. Salif Keita.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eGAa-rfR_g

I couldn’t agree more.
Four of the fertiliser bomb plotters were British Muslims from my town.We have a 10% asian population and excellent race relations.
These young men would have had white friends at school,supported the same football teams and hung out together at the weekend.Their parents would have been busy working hard to make a living.
Then something happened to make them hate the country which had given them every advantage so much that they wanted to murder its citizens,any citizens,indiscriminately.
Can anyone explain why ?

Isn’t it time old shape-baiting was outlawed as a blood sport ?
It pains me to say this,but I broadly agree with him.
Just what is it in human nature that makes us want to stick up for our own particular tribe so much that we lose any sense of humanity towards anyone who opposes it ?