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Did you see any interaction from it? How long did you give it, was it days, weeks or months? Just curious about peoples feedback. 

I never got much from it, but to be fair I never really gave it a good enough go.

Not long now Jan, we'll have you in the old folks home 

Never heard of it! But shall add it to the watch list 

We have become a box set family and I've even been weaned off East Enders! Recently finished the Fringe boxset (superb!), then Homeland (pretty good) and currently working our way through Breaking Bad (awesome!)

Hmm I need a memory booster Gail, sure my grey matter is still on holiday 

Just read that bit! Bloody 'ell 

Is your middle name lucky? 

hmmm, sat here at 01.38 so guessing this counts as insomnia. Trying a few forum posts instead of dodgy breathing techniques  

Originally Posted by Garde

“Nope never heard of it either 

Let us know how you get on ”

We have a Duns number 

It's a requirement for a lot of commercial and Government contracts. Not completely sure why, but it's free and pretty straightforward to set up. Just follow the link Lee Bennison kindly added.

www.dnb.co.uk/dandb-duns-number

At least with the new plastic fiver, it will survive the washing machine 

It's going to be an immense job upgrading and retrofitting, but it's going to have to be done for all the different notes as they are going to gradually rolled out, with the new tenner coming next.

Good on yer, stick with it and beat the cigs!

Doesn't matter what age you are. Been trying to convince my old fella for years but he's stubborn with the same old argument, I'm too old now, won't make any difference... cobblers!

I think because you come across fewer and fewer smokers these days, ie pubs etc, the stench of fags becomes more noticeable when you do come across it. It really is disgusting and impregnates everything. Yet I never used to think twice when I was puffing away, and never noticed it.

Now you've finally fell into the thread, you now know we expect progress reports 

Just catching up after my hols and spotted a beat your child thread 

I thought it would be a good way to wind up Rebecca, but actually agree with her. Have smacked my eldest on the backside twice. First time she was hysterical and it got the reaction I wanted and she snapped out of it. Second time she just laughed at me, and have never smacked her (or her sister) since.

Certainly a steep learning curve and kids really do know how to press your buttons, but the harsh reality of smacking them is you have lost control. Kids need firm discipline and I get frustrated at namby pamby parents who are clueless at setting boundaries or putting in the foundation stones of wrong or right. But discipline comes in lots of shapes and forms, and doesn't need to physical.

Have no probs with the naughty step, which was only used a few times, but now they are older, then they are sent to their room if its serious. 5 mins in there having a think about what you've done, then a stern faced father trying to keep a straight face does the trick and defuses whatever crisis was going on. TV/computer ban for x days also works really well, as does the threat that I'll talk to their teacher, although doubt that will last much longer.

I used to be a shouter as well, which is also counter productive and for me is still the hardest thing in the world to keep under control. Especially when being manipulated by a cunning 6 year old going on 16 having the mother of all paddy whacks

That said, I'd be lying if there weren't times I'd day dreamed of dropping them off in the middle of nowhere when they are in the midst of winding each other up and threatening to tear lumps out of each other 

Here's an interesting one. Do you think Facebook is the ideal recruiting platform for a Deputy Chief Constable job? 

The Police think so, but the audience disagree. Good lesson on social media content and how to set yourself up for a fall. You can imaging the sort of responses it generated.