Martin Lewis says save some money at Christmas...

Michael, it means Shirley took more than an hour to write that post, and in this case it then timed out! Remember to keep one eye on the clock members! Lol

We will put the avatar back though in due course, just another little job on the long list of things to do...

No it didnt' take me an hour to write the post, I left for soemone calling me between the time I started it, go tback to it, and posted.

I simply won't give an gift to someone because they gave me one, unless I want to do so. It reminds of me of my first job and my first company Christmas party and I asked my co-worker what she was giving, as we had to bring an same gender gift to exchange back then, and she said, I brought back my gift I got last year, an set of hankies..and we went on, after the party I asked her what she got, and she said would you beleive, my own hankies back..we had an good laugh over that, but it made the subject clear about gift giving..I guess.

I have my BBQ primed up this year, I'd love your piece of coal to add to my other Brickets Jason...no problem at all....you got an fireplace? maybe we could exchange an piece of wood. I have some small sticks, how good can you whittle wood?  Maybe an quick whistle for one of the little scouts? I was reading the other day that the Mormon church (Latter-Day Saints) supports 50 per cent of "Scouting" in the western states in some way now. I know they have our district meetings at their larger church close by.. Portland/Metro area has some 350,000 Boy Scouts. Just think, it all started in England too!