Well yes and no. What else can they do to state their case but withdraw labour? But then ordinary folk suffer, ops are postponed, long awaited appointments cancelled. I feel sure they didn't take that step lightly.

Glorious day outside.....done some much needed gardening and everything is shooting and sprouting

How many pairs of jeans do you own?

Numerous... I only fit in about three but I'm saving others until I lose weight

Is stoatie upset about Bowie??

Do you own green wellies??

Mine are black, and yes, he is, massively as you'd expect

Like you I have two pairs I hope to fit into that I got in the charity shop in a mood of optimism. Why do sizes vary so much so that some jeans size 14 are fine, even loose and other same size are too tight to do the zip up??

Different manufacturing standards I would imagine.

Do you worry about who makes your clothes??

I hope it's not a child or an elderly person and I hope it's in a safe manufacturing environment with Health & Safety laws.

Do you mend old clothes or chuck them out and get new?

I mend things and adjust lots of them too - if need be

My clothes always last forever & still look like new
Just some of my every day fleece zip up tops or dressing gowns can get a bit more worn looking

It is a lot colder here this afternoon brrrrrrrrr
and is already looking rather dark out there
Same for you ?

Yes, it's same. Just cracked and lit the fire. Totally parky!

Do you always put cheese on bolognese?

Yes. Always

How much garlic do you out in your bolognese??

About four cloves. And a bit of chilli....do you add that?

nope........

I noms the chili all by itself............nom nom nom

milk with that?

In a bolognese? I think not!

Just a drop of the moo in my tea though, thank you kindly

Do you light candles in the evenings?

Not with the cats around!

Just been gifted The Farce Awakens pinball table on Steam

Do you like pinball??

Not really no

If you were passed a note you knew was forged, would you try and spend it in another shop?

how would I know it was forged.....?

You couldn't spot a forged note from the real thing??

You hands it over folded, in a small establishment. *wink wink*

While giving the shopkeeper the full force of your baby blues.

What is the one staple food you couldn't live without? Mine would be bread.

Potato

Could you live without rice for a year??

I could but I love rice, it wouldn't be easy....

Ever been in The Ritz?

Only if you're referring to crackers.

Do you buy a newspaper, or do you read it online?

Online. I pick up a free local paper at the shops....do you do that?

Neither... I get a free newspaper twice a day during the week

Does where you live have a free paper of sorts??

See above!!

Do any other large cities have two daily freebies other than London?

The Metro was launched in London on 16 March 1999 and can now be found in several UK urban centres, plus some smaller railway stations. Localised editions are produced for Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, and Sheffield. In June 2015, the Metro began circulation in Norwich.

Ain't wikipedia great??

It is! You learn something new every day

Macarons....love or loathe?

Neither, they are okay but I don't get the great fuss the middle classes have for them!!

See the animal in it's cage that you built
Are you sure what side you're on??