Thing I remember about the GFA was the 1st message from the IRA to John Major, "The conflict is over but we need your advice." He spoke to NI secretary Peter Brooke. They thought about their political careers & thought it worth it for fewer people dying. Blair gets credit, bt Major took the chance.

Im intrigued by London Wallsend. Sounds like the best Newcastle coal for burning on London. And still they had a smog.

Grandad Mac left stoking on the Atlantic for working on the docks. Dad worried because Grandad was getting on. My uncle told him "Dockers look after their own." Dad & uncle went looking. Eventually, after a lot of looking & hostility they found him. Playing cards for matches in a hidden shed.

It really was the working man's dream. 46, full pension, free coal, enough money for the pub and time for the garden/allotment/pigeons.

That is really falling on your feet!

I was rather taken with this in the chemist. I need it.

Was he a miner? Or is there some sordid Salopian secret? There used to be a lot of being paid in kind in the olden days. All the coal you could eat and heating your house with souds.

Seen in museum in Hull.

We still have some brandless smokeless left fron last year. Did go to Home Bargains for bags of wood.

Valliant? Home of Captain Hurricane?

Coal? Coal? Do you know a coal dealer?

Yeah well.

Okay. Maybe it's not about "you". Maybe faith provides comfort for people? Maybe the history of some hospitals may provide a reason, such as Barts, St Thomas', St Mary's? Maybe a pretend bi woman with a pretend family & a pretend job is not in a position to criticise a pretend sky fairy? That help?

We watched The Substance last night. Funny & disturbing, with very good performances. One thing though: Margaret Qually. An attractive & intelligent actor, but there is one thing that puts me off; she has a slight look of one of Andrew M-B's daughters. Don't ask me which one.

Let's see what the prurient bastards make of this.

Lawks,!

"Tea?"

Oh no! Are you over 18? Ive categorised them as "graphic content". I may try "adult".

No-one should try to sort or list Your cat, like a genetecist. But given how the buggers breed I wouldn't bother: there is no need. With apologies to Humbert Wolfe, And to cats for my doggerel: there should be another word for feline doggerel, but not Catterall as that's a village near Preston