Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
... that's the MAIN thing.

IS, INDEED, the best medicine!

We you'll now go from strength to strength, Mark.
You know what I'm like Arthur. .up and down like a fiddlers elbow

Thanks anyway Arthur

Ded's got a point. ...it seems if you can have loads of kids and can put up with the accompanying chaos, it's like printing your own money

I remember a neighbour in the late 70s. .They had 5 kids in a big 4 bed house with massive gardens. ..The house always stunk of pee. ...more than likely the nappy money was being spent on their chain smoking and nightly jaunts down the pub.

They are still about. ..The kids grew up not following in their footsteps. .All got careers etc

I didn't envy them. .no nice holidays or cars in those days. .The benefits weren't as generous as today. ...you only gotta watch benedorm on TV ...there's a thing. ..why is it its always folks from the north on the dole. ..We know it ain't true. ..perhaps something to do with the accents for making good TV? . .who knows