Moan, moan, moan----get it off your chest or have a chat

[Lesley Cox]

................Ant and Dec.....................

Who, I for one would willingly permanently export to Bulgaria, but only if Siberia refused to take them!

What has Siberia done to upset you David?

We too have local versions of any beastly reality show that's around. Who doesn't nowadays? My particular bugbear for the last 3 years has been "Piha Rescue" about the Piha (west coast of Auckland) surf life-saving club. How many times do you need to see idiots being pulled from the surf for their own good, to know how its done and that it happens 50 times daily? A mere 3 and a half million so far, it seems. TV programmers haven't caught on yet that for the 99.989% of us who don't surf, this programme is B....y BORING!!!

[Paddy Tobin]

Lesley,

Many years ago I spent time as a lifeguard - what boredom! So how an interesting television programme could be made about the subject is beyond my imagination. For entertainment we would bet on how long it would take some particular twit to get into difficulties - the ones who insisted on doing something they were advised was dangerous. The subsequent "rescue" was geared to inflict as much suffering as possible while getting the fool to safety.

First rule of the lifeguard? - Don't get wet.

Paddy

[Lesley Cox]

Paddy, this programme is in maybe its 8th or 10th series! Two episodes of the 1st would have been more than enough.

[Anthony Darby]

First rule of the lifeguard? - Don't get wet.

Paddy

I have a former colleague who is a lifeguard. His club is based in Cumbernauld, which is about as far away from the sea as you can get in Scotland.

[Maggi Young]

Had the NZ programme makers heard of the success of "Baywatch" and it's eyecandy cast and thought to jump on that bandwgon? Sounds like they failed miserably if that was the case!

[Lvandelft]

and two) I did say to Luit in October that I would try not to eat quite so much chocolate....he thinks I eat too much...

Dear Maggi, I dare to object to this strongly, because I did not say these words, OOOOOH, I wouldn’t dare, would I ?? 

this mind you, after he had given me a large box of chocs!!

And you did the only right thing with that box Maggi and went around the whole party till the box was rather empty

[Maggi Young]

OOOOOH, I wouldn’t dare, would I ??

 Oooh, yes, you would................ you did!
 
But it was for my own good and I love you still.   
 

[Lvandelft]

OOOOOH, I wouldn’t dare, would I ??

 Oooh, yes, you would................ you did!
 

Oh dear, if this is right, I should get worried about my brains...

[Lesley Cox]

I believe Baywatch was on here some years ago. Not a programme I ever watched.

I did a small favour for one of my vendor's boyfriends (I mean the boyfriend of one of my vendors )over the holidays and last Saturday was given a "thank you" in the form of a box of Belgian Guylian seashells. Dark chocs, with a sort of soft, strawberry flavoured nougat inside. Scumptious. Roger had one but that's all. The rest, as they say, is silence.

[Michael J Campbell]

The latest political speak on the news this morning, three times on the one news bulletin. "We are where we are" I bet most of you didn't know that. Where would we be  without politician's to keep  us informed and up to date.?

"We are where we are", "Going forward","Year on year",I feel the words of a song coming on here.   

[maggiepie]

I did a small favour for one of my vendor's boyfriends (I mean the boyfriend of one of my vendors )over the holidays and last Saturday was given a "thank you" in the form of a box of Belgian Guylian seashells. Dark chocs, with a sort of soft, strawberry flavoured nougat inside. Scumptious. Roger had one but that's all. The rest, as they say, is silence.

Lesley, were the seashells like these?
My mother in law is totally addicted to these chocolates, she goes through dozens of boxes each year.
I don't think these are dark chocolate though, I wonder if they make different types for different countries.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

a box of Belgian Guylian seashells. Dark chocs, with a sort of soft, strawberry flavoured nougat inside. Scumptious.

Definitely a boyfriend with good taste Lesley !

[Maggi Young]

Those are readily available here, Helen.... I know the former President, the Kind Ian Christie, is partial to them; but I've never seen a type with a filling other than those praline/truffle types..... the thought of a strawberry filling is yummy, Lesley!

[maggiepie]

but I've never seen a type with a filling other than those praline/truffle types..... the thought of a strawberry filling is yummy, Lesley!

Same here Maggi but I don't think I would like the strawberry filling.

[Lesley Cox]

Yes Helen, the shells were the same but dark choc instead of the whirly white and brown combo. There were 20 in the box. I eat these too and love them but they're solid choc, aren't they. I should have saved one of mine to photograph tho' I can find another box, I'm sure. I loathe the pink, so-called strawberry fondant stuff that's in some chocs, but this filling was really delicious and a perfect mix with the choc.