If exactly the same job is being done, and the man and woman have the same qualifications etc, of course they should be paid the same. However if one or the other does a better job and has better qualifications I see no reason why that person shouldn't get a bonus. Incentives work!

I've only tried Almond milk. It's OK in cereal but I wouldn't have it in tea

Glorious day of sun is forecast, and possible highs of 27 degrees Too hot?

It is when you are teaching!

Gender pay gap - I don't think there should be one!

Why is my newscycle still constant Olympics?? Millions of people get on a plane each year FFS!

Lack of anything else deemed interesting newsworthy I guess. After all, what they think is newsworthy and how they present it are somewhat different from what's really going on in the world.....

Any exceptions to that?

No idea

Where's ChoccyCarole gone?

No idea

I can't see why media hypes so much about Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah both crave the attention to much. Agree

I take little notice of any sports reporting Gregg, so missed all that!

Choccy, Picto and Fibro have all gone missing of late.....Possibly DS gets a bit much for folks and they need to take a break.

Sometimes hoots goes awol for weeeeeeeeeeeeks!!!!

Mrs T hasn't been in for many moons either.....I think she had some bad experiences in GD and called it a day

Good reason to stay in here?

Doubt it

Do you grow fruit??

Apples and blackberries. I didn't plant the blackberries....they were here already Not many this year

Do you go out foraging for wild berries?

Not where I live, others do but I expect they are not healthy due to nearby car fumes

Would you risk urban berries??

Well washed they'd be fine. The ones here are all coated in dust and mud from passing tractors. Nowt a dunk in cold water won't cure

I'm trying to water the garden to the max today so it will last til I get home... Son may come at the weekend but he may also forget all about it. Hanging baskets have been sat in the mini paddling pool I got in poundland. Well worth a quid, that was

Twister lolly anyone? Most refreshing!

It's a long time since I had any sort of ice lolly.

The twist. Right hand or left hand?

You've lost me

Do you smell the milk before you pour on hot days like this?

not if it`s been in the fridge...although I do check cream with the smell test.

is that weird.

Shame about Mrs T,...I miss her

She's rarely in the book of faces either these days hoots But folks' lives change and she has two grandchildren now to keep her busy.

Mine are orf to Benidorm on their holibobs. I reckon it's hotter here

I have never been to Spain, have you?

nope...saw pic of Northern Spain on the cycling today.....had to endure it cors sonage came round. Anyways, it looked beautiful and I want to go and see for myself.

do you think if I pass a hat around I`ll get enough contributions to be able to afford to go?

never go on the book of faces...can`t be wotsit

nice to hear about the grandikids......trouble is they grows up so fast and then they don`t needs you quite so much....tis life

I'm not sure you'd raise more than a few quid in here hoots

I've harvested my lavender, the cottage smells like an old lady's knicker drawer

Lavender or rosemary?

Neither

Do you think our olympians deserve a knighthood

dunno.....peeps have had one for much less I suppose

green tea any one?

No ta hoots, really not a fan

Just had the most delicious goats cheese and pesto thin pizza from Iceland. They make the best pizzas and only £1.50!!! Why would you send out for one for four times as much?

cors peeps are stooopid wiv their money....I know i once was......but boy did I learn the hard way.


wanna a brazil nut then?

If you're cracking them hoots

Did you know they can make varifocal contact lenses??

No, I don't. Are you going to enlighten me??

Do you look up how to fix things on t'internet?? Spent twenty minutes looking up how to fix my Nebox and did it without assistance by accident

I look up how to do everything on the internet

I'm waiting for a friend to enlighten me. She's been for a contacts check this avo and the optician is giving her old lady lenses which she can read with AND see long distance! I just squint through mine these days

If you had one extra room in your home, what would you want to put in it?

All the rubbish from the spare room!

What is the longest working day you have done??

7 hour day, then home for 4 hours, then doing the count for an election until 4am. I was absolutely knackered after that Not sure I could do it now, was about 15 years ago.

What's your longest day?