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[BrilloPad]

Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

Unfortunately he's not well atm. Vets suspect a tumor on his liver so it's only a matter of time really

Sorry to hear that. I hope they are wrong and he recovers.

[RichardCranium]

Where did my life go?

You got married.

HTH

[DaveB]

Sorry to hear that. I hope they are wrong and he recovers.

So do we, but sadly it's unlikely.

His liver function is going south and the swelling from the tumor or whatever it is is pressing on his stomach and causing more swelling.

He's happy enough in himself, just doesn't have the energy he used to. We've already decided that when he stops eating or no longer wants to go for a walk that it will be time to let him go.

Could be weeks, could be months, but no more than that.

[DaveB]

MrsB has finished with the TV and dog has taken himself to bed under my desk, which is his way of saying "piss off and let me sleep, and don't forget to turn the light out when you go."

MrsB has just asked if I would like to go to bed, and since she has got herself on the outside of at least half a bottle of red wine, I think I shall oblige

[voodooflux]

Evening.

MrsB is watching Lie to Me with the dog so I'm in hear avoiding it.

We've just been watching that. It sounds like you may be relieved to know that it's the last episode of the current season next week.

[voodooflux]

MrsB has just asked if I would like to go to bed, and since she has got herself on the outside of at least half a bottle of red wine, I think I shall oblige

Go tiger!

[voodooflux]

Just watching the last bit of The Usual Suspects.

[voodooflux]

Just watching the last bit of The Usual Suspects.

Although I may have to succomb to the lure of bed

[NickFitz]

Greetings denizens

The local polytechnic, in cahoots with the city council, are planning to demolish my local for the sake of building some kind of aquarium to keep students in

They'll also destroy a remarkably fine bridge and the last remaining arches from the Great Central Railway viaduct.

That pub has seen the railway come and the railway go; IIRC, it was built around 1845. I've been drinking there for nearly twenty-one years. I worked there for two years, rising to the dizzy heights of assistant manager.

And now these philistines are planning to knock it down.

They've done it all in a secret deal, out of the public eye, using specious claims of commercial confidentiality as cover. The falling of the axe will be officially announced next week, but somebody leaked the details.

I know there's corruption at the heart of this. Anything that polytechnic wants to do, the council approves. It doesn't matter how many thousands of the people they're supposed to represent may oppose it; the council approves it anyway. It seems they won't be satisfied until the entire city has been turned into a campus - with the exception of the huge shopping centre that has (to nobody's surprise) killed most of the rest of the city centre, but presumably made somebody a lot of money in its construction.

If I could just find the money trail it might be possible to stop them even at this late stage; but after all the exposés of local government corruption in the Sixties and Seventies, these people have learnt to cover their tracks.

I'm not sure I have many reasons to remain in this city any longer if this goes ahead. It's been going downhill for several years, and as it's going to become nothing more than a theme park for students, I'll be better off elsewhere.

It was good while it lasted

[Gonzo]

Greetings denizens

Good evening!