The Random Thread

[Kaz]

Aw, thanks both

[Kaz]

Just seen my bruv in law on the telly!! On the West Country news - sadly there has been a fatal hit and run on his 'patch' and there he was in his suit talking to camera appealing for witnesses

[tonicha]

Question.

You can have a hamlet, a village, a town, a city.

Isn't there a word for something smaller than a hamlet? We keep saying this place we want to buy in a cluster, but I'm sure it's not the right word

[Workingman]

Isn't there a word for something smaller than a hamlet? We keep saying this place we want to buy in a cluster, but I'm sure it's not the right word

Going back to post Roman times the smallest places round here were "leys" where two or three families worked the land.

The "leys" still exist but are now areas within the city - Allwoodley, Bramley, Cottingley.....

[tonicha]

Okay, thanks for that WM xx

But a monte is not really a ley, so maybe over here they just call them monte de something.

[tonicha]

And why is it...........

You're tired, you go to bed.

Light out.

ZING

YOU'RE AWAKE

He, meanwhile, is snoring for Portugal, England, Spain and the rest of Blummin' Europe.

Spare room, wiv a book, mefinks

Door shut, that should help with the noise level

[JoM]

Isn't there a word for something smaller than a hamlet? We keep saying this place we want to buy in a cluster, but I'm sure it's not the right word

Going back to post Roman times the smallest places round here were "leys" where two or three families worked the land.

The "leys" still exist but are now areas within the city - Allwoodley, Bramley, Cottingley.....

That must be how Rugeley near Stafford got it's name. It's totally on it's own, surrounded by countryside. Strange place, I worked there for years and thoroughly disliked the town. The people were very insular. Probably still are. Apart from to visit my friend who lives on the outskirts I've not had any desire to go back into the town itself since I went on maternity leave in 1996

[saundra]

very happy
got a message yesterday about 10 pound cash back on my new washer
well because i couldent supply my bank details (its a deposit a/c only
i asked why it couldent be paid into my a/c that paid for it (not the bank )
so they have yippie every little helps

[saundra]

kaz good luck to B tomorrow (sunday)

[tonicha]

Certainly does Saundra - well done xx

It's 42C in the sun and I'm leaking