Where will be the best place to plant it, sunny/shady etc ???

Did any of you have to re-affirm your identity etc etc at your bank ?

They are getting full of bollie !

:wall:

Just got back from a visit to Stockhölm and in my opinion a VERY reccomendable city to visit, plus cheaper and nicer than London.

Cannot wait for a return visit !!!

Anybody else been there and what did you think of Stockhölm/Sweeden ?

Cheers Hagar

The Minister of Finance has granted an extension for the re-identification of bank account holders. There are three risk categories: high, medium and low. Clients falling into the high risk category will have to identify themselves by 31 December 2004. Medium risk clients have until 31 May 2005 and low risk clients until 30 September 2006. Most of you will fall into the medium and high risk categories. The requirements for re-identification have not been amended



Source: Ask Harry

Something I thought you'd enjoy

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids
myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own
second-grade classroom a few years back.

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few
sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually,
show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model
airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never,
ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug
it to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very
outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a
pillow stuffed under her sweater. She holds up a snapshot of an
infant. "This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you
about his birthday.

First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then
Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for
nine months through an umbrella cord."

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying
not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are
watching her in amazement.

"Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going,
'Oh, oh, oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. "She
walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!

Now the kid's doing this hysterical duck walk, holding her back
and groaning. "My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she
doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man."

"They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this." Then Erica lies
down with her back against the wall.

"And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in
case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed,
like psshhheew!" This kid has her legs spread and with her little
hands are miming water flowing away. It was too much!

"Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push, and breathe,
breathe'. They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a
sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff, they all
said was from Mom's play-centre, so there must be a lot of stuff
inside there."

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her
seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, if it's
show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another Erica
comes along.

Life is meant to be lived . . . enjoy! Laughing helps. It's like
jogging on the inside

Howzit

Do you know of any South African wholesalers/ distributors in the UK? Either distributing/ supplying the restaurant and catering trade or domestic/ 'SA shop'

If so I'd be interested to hear your recommendations on them and what kind of service they do provide.

We might be looking to distribute Mozambique Prawns at some stage in the future, but would rather use a reputable supplier who is able to target both domestic (cue MissQtoe etc ) and commercial venues.

Many thanks in advance
:chef:

Just a note to all of you who are planning to go to Europe in the summer.

Everybody told us that we should wait until three weeks before we plan to go to France and then make an appointment at the French embassy. Well guess what - they are fully booked until the end of July and we want to go on the 16th of July.

Almost all the Visa services are full as well and that is all because the rules have changed once again!!! It now takes 4 days to get a French Visa instead of the 1 day.

Well I may have to book a trip to Luxemburg (if anybody can tell me where that is) to get a visa sorted.

weereens sit sy hier
har gedagtes swaar
kronkelend soos ´n ou boom
wie se wortels in haar brein begrave is

haar gevoelsens
swart, duister..dood

die bitterheid in haar mond
is soos gif in haar ligaam

gee nie meer om nie
is doof vir die wereld
en almal op haar

moeg vir mense
vat heeltyt praat
en beplan
terwyl hulle hul vriende
in die rug steek
met ´n onsigbare mes.

Imagine this scenario - you and your children are invited to a friend's house for a meal and it transpires that on the plate is :eek: horror of horrors, potatoes, which one of your children absolutely detests!
Do you think it is acceptable that your child tells your host politely that he does not like potatoes and leaves them uneaten on his plate, or do you think it is better manners for your child to eat up, even though they hate it?
For the purpose of discussion, say this child is 11 or under.

ok

i rem'ber seeing a thread about atkins and those on it
i dont agree with the diet
but anyhow - about bread
i love bread but lately (or maybe i have just realised) it has been causing me stomach trouble
instantly i can feel it - bloating, wind, aches
i am wondering whether i am wheat intolerate
i have been cutting out weetebix in the morning (having a yoghurt and bananas instead) and having a potato for lunch (at work) rather than sarnie
i have felt the difference
anyone else like this?

(bearing in mind i have just eaten 6 custard creams today ! [rhaps todays readson for sore tum!)