Thank you for making me feel so welcome, drmeola.

SmokeJaguar67, if you could survive in Peckham and make friends, too, you can do anything. :-p

Hi there just registered myself today as well, spent a significant amount time in the south of England but I am now firmly established in the North, i am looking forward to reading more posts from a "newbie" and nevermind about the gooners, its only football !!

^ Nice handle.

Here I was thinking today that I should pack up and leave for an equatorial country, just to avoid the dreadfully short, dark days, and here are people like you moving further north... you must be half viking.

only the good half of course. Well if im honest i actually like seasons through the year, albeit in the UK they seem to be arse about face at the moment with mild springs and windy summers, its about the only time we talk about global warming and when is it going effect this country.

Of course being British it is a national institution that we have to talk about the weather at least three times a day and i am sure there is a law regarding this matter...........

^ Only three times? I thought it was at least a dozen.

*Continues drinking afternoon tea*