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Coming soon: a total of 40 WINDOW ON YOUR WORLD galleries

Comments

1. At 04:06 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Valery P wrote:

   We'll be looking Eddie - some of us more closely than others perhaps?

2. At 04:07 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   Thanks Eddie, & have you got anything to cheer Big Sister up? She is in danger of leaving us due to a dire poster on the Christmas beach. We have lept to her defence, of course, but the nature of the blog was doubted for a moment; let us promote harmony!

3. At 04:17 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   And we were all wondering where you'd got to! Sorting out WOYW photos! Fantastic!

   I was thinking the other day about how to get them coming up as a screensaver, as I think that would be a fantastic way to see what PM listeners are up to; would it be possible to produce a DVD?

   There maybe other more appropriate ways to do this but I'm not that knowledgeable.....

4. At 04:17 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   You tease, Eddie! You realise that by saying "soon" people will be expecting Lissa to work night and day putting those photos up. I hope you're keeping her well supplied with beverages, biscuits, etc...

5. At 04:17 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   You'll have to expand that field to list all the pages then. It only shows up to 17.

   Kudos to all the workers for getting through so many pictures!

6. At 04:17 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   Glad to see we have our priorities straight around here: nothing posted about tonight's PM programme, but we're getting there with the WOYW pictures!

   All is right with the world.

   Fifi ;o)

7. At 04:28 PM on 02 Jan 2007, admin annie wrote:

   a post at last. we were starting to wonder if something had happened to you, with no post and no newsletter. Mind you, no newsletter means nothing - mumble mumble mutter mutter...

8. At 04:31 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   Life begins at 40. Perhaps it will resume of the poor soul responsible for posting all these pictures?

9. At 04:35 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

   Promises, promises.
   xx
   ed

10. At 04:44 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Ah ha, Eddie, here you are! Did you bring the trolley back?

11. At 05:03 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

    For Val P and Tom and anyone who likes a

    What's wrong with this picture?

    xx
    ed

12. At 05:29 PM on 02 Jan 2007, elizabeth Wilson wrote:

    About the dangerous dogs. Never mind if the dogs seem well behaved the fact is some dog breeds just go nuts. I wish that certain dogs like Pit Bull and rottweilers could be made illegal . I think my neighbour has one , I hear it growling in the garden next door and it really frightens me. What can I do? I cannot just go round there and ask him what his dog is and suggest that it may be very dangerous. I think it is quite mad that these terrible dogs are allowed after all the tragic events that are in the news.

    Arabella.

13. At 05:32 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Valery P wrote:

    Ed - pedantic as ever, my first comment is that the article is dated January 8th 2007, but I guess you were looking for comments far deeper than I can make. The story made a good read, but the sentiment was tragic.

14. At 05:42 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Penrose wrote:

    It's official

    I've just heard the good news on PM...
    Blogs are better than newspapers!

    :¬)

15. At 05:55 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    I'm a dog owner and know that, just as when I'm driving my car, I'm responsible for a potentially lethal weapon when my dog is out and about.

    Anybody (and there are plenty of them out there) who doesn't recognise this fact is irresponsible. My dog wouldn't bite me, but he might, under circumstances which I, as a human being, am unlikely to understand, bite somebody else.

    That doesn't make me love him any the less, only behave accordingly. I love him and wouldn't want to have to take the ultimate precaution if he chose to misbehave*

    *(in human terms, though probably not in dog terms).

16. At 06:15 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Barbara wrote:

    What are you going to do with the photos now? It would be good to see them in catagories, eg in the kitch, animals, on the road etc. Then maybe we could get an idea what we all were doing!

17. At 06:17 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Lissa, PM Blogger-in-Chief wrote:

    re GALLERY 33...

    Apologies - the link doesn't work. I'm trying to get it fixed...we've mistakenly posted it to the Today website . That's "One ´óÏó´«Ã½" for you!!

    Enjoy the others

    PS Fred - I'm trying to cut down on the biscuits now it's New Year but we do get a cup of tea each afternoon - often sponsored by Eddie.

18. At 06:21 PM on 02 Jan 2007, admin annie wrote:

    Dogs do sometimes just 'turn' I speak as the mother of someone who was bitten on his paper round by a dog ( a Doberman) that wasn't muzzled in its owners garden because the owner maintined that the dog 'wouldn't hurt a fly' Possibly it wouldn't hurt a fly, a human it would. 'You scared it with your bag' was another lame excuse. Now it wasn't too serious, although Alisdair was in quite bad shock, the bite was on his hand and it left a scar and needed about 10 stitches and the dog also had a go at his arm, whihc luckily was protected by a peculiarly odious Blue Jays jacket. We also discovered an antibiotic he was allergic to.
    
    I don't wish to interfere with anyone's right to keep a dog but some sort of research should go into it. You should know that you shouldn't keep a dog like a rottweiler for example if you live in a flat and can't give it the exercise it needs. I would love to have a husky but we don't have one because they have been known to suddenly kill and eat cats, sometimes cats they have happily shared a house with for months or years. We have three much loved cats ergo I can't have a husky. It's sad but it's a decision I have to make.

    Some dogs and owners can be very frightening; it would be easy to say I don't understand why people want to keep vicious dogs like pit bulls and rottweilers, sadly I do know why lots of them do and it has very little to do with being fond of dogs.

19. At 06:27 PM on 02 Jan 2007, wrote:

    Val,

    Perhaps Christian periodicals have advance knowledge?

    Of course, I'm already familiar with the landscape and many of the characters, both from the body of fiction of which this story forms part, but also from direct contact with the cultural geography, being essentially a Virginian myself....

    The author has written much on the disconnect between real life and which forms, so far as I'm concerned, the essential problem of our age.

    Port William exists, thinly disguised as Port Royal. 38 33 20.69N 85 04 49.36W

    I commend the to one and all.

    A of another novel.

    xx
    ed
    

20. At 07:52 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Lissa:

    Would that be Eddie with his Trolley?

21. At 09:52 PM on 02 Jan 2007, Phil wrote:

    I liked your window on the World.
    I Would like to send you a picture of me getting an olympic gold for the 100m Freestyle
    but I'm on the wrong side of 30, 16 stone and can't swim.

22. At 12:55 AM on 03 Jan 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Big Sis -

    ...and if so, which one is the Party Hostess?

23. At 10:13 AM on 03 Jan 2007, tomi wrote:

    I have scanned (admittedly rather rapidly) through all of the pictures so far and have not seen one located in a pub. Is this a comment on the abstemiousness of PM listeners or is it because the pictures were taken on a Tuesday (not the end of the week) or is there some deeper reason?

24. At 10:38 AM on 03 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Tomi: It might be just because 5 p.m. isn't a traditional pub time, due to the long long tradition of pubs being firmly shut at that hour.

    You've reminded me of the many times in the past when I've had to kill time between the office and meeting up with somebody when nothing was open. A very British dilemma.

25. At 10:49 AM on 03 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    GM: Have tried once to send this link as an alternative vision of the Party Hostess. Perhaps I'll have more success this time.

    Q: Does Eddie wear stripes?

    A: Yes, but not usually on his legs .....

26. At 11:17 AM on 03 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    This is bizarre. And I guess the only explanation is that there is a problem with the link. First my posting with the Bristow link appears, then it disappears.

    GM: Just for your info, and since there seems to be a moderation issue, may I refer you to the website which will appear if you google for Bristow, find the one which refers to the Staff Entrance, and then look for Mrs. Purdy. I believe she may be the Party Hostess we're seeking.

    Sorry, this has now lost its humour and is now only imMODERATely funny.

27. At 11:18 AM on 03 Jan 2007, Big Sister wrote:

    Tomi: My posting to you on this also seems to have disappeared. Until fairly recently, you couldn't find a pub open at 5 p.m. and this, I think, is why people aren't in the habit of going there at that hour.

28. At 11:51 AM on 03 Jan 2007, Hamble wrote:

    40 windows on your world ... PM leaves Play School standing! They've only got 3 windows, and they're not even the same shape!

    Do you think Floella Benjamin would be prepared to record one of those PM in-show announcements?

29. At 02:36 PM on 03 Jan 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Big Sis! Haha! She seems to have lost a little of the glamour from your excellent poem though!

    
    Re the dangerous dogs postings...

    I'm not surprised, unfortunately, that another child has lost their life to a dog and I'm sure this won't be the last incident.

    I meet people daily (through veterinary work) who are keeping lethal weapons in their homes in the shape of dogs, and some simply do not believe that their dog would ever bite anyone. They describe the dog's behaviour at home as 'placcid' or 'soft' and 'ever so good with the children'. The same dog owners are then completely shocked when their pet becomes aggressive and uncontrollable when placed in a position of fear or an invasion of its territory.

    Others, of course, keep them specifically to be aggressive.

    Add to that the fact that some dogs being kept as pets were originally bred for fighting, may weigh from 30 to 80Kg and are incredibly powerful, and you have a disaster waiting to happen.

    In my experience almost any dog can become aggressive in the right circumstances but in some that aggression becomes a frenzy which is difficult to stop. The Dangerous Dogs Act (1991) was supposed to address this by banning certain breeds and preventing people from breeding and distributing American Pit Bull Terriers. Initially this did seem to lead to a reduction, but it wasn't long before they re-emerged as 'crossbreds' and now people seem to be openly calling them Pit Bulls again and very few are muzzled in public. Other large powerful breeds are also increasing in numbers.

    Bring back the dog licence?

30. At 07:24 PM on 03 Jan 2007, wrote:

    gossipmistress, I may need a vet to give an "expert opinion" on a dangerous dogs case, do you fancy being my expert?

    Mary

31. At 10:10 PM on 03 Jan 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Mary - I'm more of a surgery person really, beetle-ing away in theatre. Would be happy to give any help or advice on a non-official level but not sure I fancy standing up in court! GMx

32. At 11:03 PM on 03 Jan 2007, wrote:

    GM,

    The Moderators (pbut), seemingly didn't find it amusing when I suggested I blamed the 'parents' and suggested they should be 'put down' as well as their charges in cases like yesterday's...

    Countless folk have remarked upon the tendency of dogs to resemble their keepers. It's uncanny.

    Evil dog - evil owner.
    xx
    ed

33. At 01:33 PM on 04 Jan 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Ed (32) so do you own a dog and if so what does it look like?? (I don't by the way!) GMx

34. At 02:37 PM on 04 Jan 2007, wrote:

    GM (33),

    I/we used to have soft springers with a pinch of collie, but somehow a cute wee Jack Russell was accepted by my daughter from her uncle. A sad day!

    Of course, like kittens, puppies are irresistible, but then grow up. The Springers' bones rest in the garden, but we've still got the original JR, now half-blind, half-deaf, irrascible and flatulent, and two of her yappy offspring, one of which is presently nursing the results of an incestuous alliance....(anyone want a nice puppy?)

    They go off like a string of Chinese firecrackers whenever anyone dares to approach the house, or even to attempt to pass by on the road. It sets off a rage reaction in me, and, I start shouting (barking) at them to, "SHUT UP, G**D*MMIT!" - clearly not the best way to train them, but it's as uncontrollable in me as in them.

    Left to me, they would have gone down the road long ago, as I've found it far more pleasant to feed and cherish wildlife than livestock, but we must make compromises or live without spousal comforts....

    I maintain that I don't own any pets, but I do pay the feed (and Vet) bills for these canines, a uselessly ancient (over 20) feline, an equally useless equine, (who defecates on £200 worth of hypoallergenic woodshavings per annum), as well as providing a half-tonne of birdseed and peanuts per annum to the local birds and squirrels. Thanks to F&M, the government relieved me of the (perfectly healthy and pensionable) ovines and overcompensated me as well.

    And if one of the JRs should commit a crime, no doubt the fine would come out of my pocket.

    GRRRR! (YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!YAP!)
    ed

35. At 08:21 PM on 04 Jan 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Ed (32 & 34)

    Countless folk have remarked upon the tendency of dogs to resemble their keepers. It's uncanny.

    
    we've still got the original JR, now half-blind, half-deaf, irrascible and flatulent

    I do hope not........! :-) GMx

36. At 09:09 PM on 04 Jan 2007, wrote:

    Sadly, there's some truth in it, but I maintain she belongs to my missus.
    xx
    ed