Frosty

I wouldn’t ever just check one car rental company. Try in no particular order Rentalcars, Holiday Autos, Carjet, Kayak, Expedia and Skyscanner. Carjet has been the cheapest for UK rentals recently. Keep an eye on limited mileage with rentals and costs for additions such as additional drivers if relevant. Would also recommend spending a few quid on insurance to cover the excess which can be significant with most hire companies - never buy the additional insurance from the hire co - and do go over the car with a fine tooth comb when picking it up and get every blemish logged however small - with many hire co’s running quite old cars that have been hard used don’t assume they are blemish free.

No mate - down south where we live. Being Labs Ayr beach was their stock walk when they came up or through the Old Racecourse, Rozelle and Belleisle with regular trips to the burn running through Seafield and Belleisle. Happy days.

Our handsome boy gone to join our beautiful girl. Days don’t get any tougher.

Just braved watching the highlights after Saturday’s debacle. Didn’t change the view from watching it live that we were universally rank rotten in every single position and that includes the dugout. Brown is trying to play a system that just isn’t suited to the players at his disposal. There’s not one of the starting back 4 on Saturday that’s comfortable bringing the ball out from the back - the highlights brought home how close Stanger was to doing a Sanders on more than one occasion in the first half and McGinty never looks comfortable with the ball at his feet like Musonda or Kirk did last season. Sanders took his goal well which showed some character after his disaster for their second but he just looks an utter bomb scare at the back and has to be dropped for his own protection if nothing else. Think the criticism of the keeper is harsh but it looked like he was rooted to his line for the first from the SRE and the highlights showed Paton finished a fairly lobbed cross from well inside the six yard box so a ball Clarke should have been coming to take or punch really. Dowds put himself about so was the only one to challenge Franny for MoM (which was clearly a statement from the sponsors and good on them) as the midfield and attack matched the defence for looking as if they’d only been introduced to their teammates just before kick-off and to a ball just after that. Queens Park looked like a team that will avoid relegation with ease although they won’t get to play a team as bad as we were on Saturday every week. The Paton reaction was very strange for an experienced professional footballer - can only think something was said to him at one of their corners but it wasn’t obvious from where we were standing and he hadn‘t been getting singled out by the crowd so he must have a thin skin or normally have very bad hearing as with the coupon he has to carry around and a hooter that means the rest of his body must be in permanent shade he must be used to getting more than his share of abuse from the terrace. Big game on Friday as a performance as bad as this one needs a quick reaction.

His “save” at around 1:10 into the highlights makes it look like he’s wearing mittens and handcuffs rather than goalie’s gloves.

Nice one! That’s a quite unbelievable turnaround especially when you factor two postal deliveries into the equation.

Have a US trip coming up in April and while my passport ran to August and US rules are that the passport just needs to be valid for the period of your visit rather for 6 months from the end of your trip decided to renew it. Did the online renewal on Feb 23rd and sent the old passport off the same day - had confirmation passport was approved on the 28th and delivery scheduled for March 1st. Thought might be of interest to anyone thinking of renewing - difficult to see how the turnaround could be quicker.

As you said nothing about that side attacking wise - apart from the three goals obviously. Your hope to look stupid achieved.

What a voice. What an outfit. Not a bad effort from Lady GaGa too…

Had meant to mention that Stansted had a few of the new scanners that don’t require liquids or electronics to be removed from bags when I flew out last year. Used Stansted again last week and they are in the process of replacing all their scanners for these new versions. There will be fewer scanners than currently but should still make for a faster security process. The new scanners are currently in a room on the left as you come through the main security entrance so if you have the choice favour that side as you enter. Coats and belts only still need to be removed.

Stalwart character actress Patricia Hayes in the picture with Martin Shaw doing his best geography teacher impersonation.

From memory the ball connected with Rooney’s shin closer to his knee than his boot so goes into the outrageous fluke category for me.

Not just a cheat - the engraving on the Claret Jug shows the cut of his jib getting his name put on larger than everyone else.

My recollection was the family stand was built when Barr was chairman but I could be wrong. Might have been when he was on the board prior to be being chairman and he funded it? The overhead shots of the ground look terrific and it’s noticeable that even the surrounding areas like the car park look better than I can ever remember them looking - certainly better than the recreation of the Somme battlefield the car park resembled until being resurfaced. Might just be my OCD but would love to see the main stand extended to run the full length of that side of the ground although would make no sense to do it. It’s not kissing Smith’s arse to say he’s made the most significant improvement to Somerset in anyone still drawing breath’s lifetime even if the tight arsed cider drinkers in the support are loathe to do so.

Elizabeth Line then change onto the DLR at either Stratford or Canary Wharf. The Heathrow Express would be quicker into Paddington but would mean two changes that would make the whole journey slower and is also one of the most expensive trips per mile you can do. Obviously avoid the Piccadilly line like the plague unless you have a day or two to waste before your next flight.