[Rosie] I'm in the middle of winter right now!

Winter, Hah! It's not winter if you can go outside with fewer than three layers on.

[INJ] Dunno what you are talking about. The temperature has rarely dipped below 15C (day and night) for the last two months down here :o).

(CdM) - Yurss.
(Duj) Many big clubs here have already banned them. Health and Safety can occasionally be useful.

[Rosie] It does get nippy here and there down here. Charlotte Pass recorded -20° C a few days ago.       ;)

(Duj) - Well it would; it's 6000 feet up in a valley. According to an admittedly pretty crap source Sydney Airport has never recorded a frost though I imagine things get a little more parky where you are. English record is -26.1° (Harper Adams College, Newport, Salop, 10 Jan 82). The record for SE England is probably -21° at Bodiam, Sussex, Jan 1940. At Maison Rosie it's -12.9° on 10 Feb 86. Feeble! Even sodding Gatwick Airport has done better than that, as it often does. *sobs*.

I am native to the UK, but I spent most of the last year in NZ, so missed the worst winter ever (thank god), and got a suntan instead. It was to my dismay, however, that I returned to find my mum had a better tan than me. Bloody global warming.

How does one define next day delivery?

Since when did the Circle line become a spiral?

Is an additional charge for the same poor service.

(FGZstar) - Eh? Please explain.

It was about 4-6 months ago. I commented on it in another place.
[Rosie] Trains now run from Hammersmith and then effectively transfer from the H&C to the circle. I don't know what proportion do that and whether they can go round a few times and then escape out to Barking. It's been the subject of frantic discussions at CAMREC.

[Software] Spot on. I bought some shoes and paid for Next day delivery, and had them delivered 5 days later. I was furious.

I think they run from Hammersmith to Edgware Road via the circle, then back the other way. I will be down in London (hopefully) later in the week, so I shall report back when I know more. I only realised when I looked at the tube map the other day.

It is all explained here.

[FGZ] It is never worth it. I bought a TV (using my online trade account) to be delivered to my son. I was offered "Next Day" at £12.99 but went for the free option. It was delivered the next day.

(Softers) Ah! It is all so clear to me now.
(INJ) Oh, that CAMREC.

Has anyone else been on the new Overground trains yet? I think they should make the tube trains with interconnecting carriages too. It would save everyone ending up in the one carriage.

I've got to write tons of articles in August so I can make money. While I like writing, the amount I need to write is not fun. I get page view bonus, too - quite like a salesman gets commission - and I'm also trying to hit a million page views, so if you don't mind, would you view my articles?

*is happy*

Sorry, I've not been around for a while and I must have missed the arrival of KagomeShuko. If I didn't know better I'd think it was spam. But obviously a regular poster who usually makes witty and urbane comments.

In the spirit of shameless self promotion, can I maybe try to direct you to my blog?

The state pays me to be alive, along with a number of other age-related concessions. Also, I get a useful pension from BP.

*is smug*

[FGZStar] In the spirit of shameless self-intoxication, can I direct you to buy me a pint?