Good Morning Simon, team and Blogpoppets



No ARF request from me today. I'm holding out for next week ;o) I'll be tuning in at 5.05 though to see who Alex-G will be handing over the crown to. Good luck everybody!



Off to work - see you later.



Deebee X

#1 that should say "to whom Alex-G will be handing over the crown" - just in case Dr K reads this blog!

Morning Simon and team and poppets of Blogland



Yay!! Friday at last.



I was Little Miss Productive this morning: I am now at work having made a curry at 7am which is bubbling away nicely in the slow cooker for when me 'n' im get home around 6ish. Might pop home at lunchtime to check on it tho ....



Dance classes tonight too. Will take my painkillers about an hour before we go so should be ok.



Now, ARF .... Simon, please please please can you consider





WONDERFUL WORLD - JOEY RAMONE





Will pop in and out as much as I can today but haven't got office to self, which is a bummer!



Toodle pip sweetcheeks!



Deevs

x

Morning Simon, Team and fellow bloggers!



No ARF from me this week. The crown is polished and resting on a purple cushion, ready to be handed on. And honestly, you can hardly see the dent.



Good luck everyone!



Alex-Girl

Morning Simon and Blogpoppets,



I hope that you enjoyed Calendar Girls, Deebee. Fingets crossed that your back will be ok for the dancing, Deevs.



I won't be around much today, but would love to hear, if at all poss



HI HO SILVER LINING by Jeff Beck



Have a wonderful weekend all,



Mcw x

Morning all



Another lovely, sunny day here!



ARF from me this week, please Simon:



SIR DUKE - Stevie Wonder



Tortie x

Good morning all. Long time lurker finally coming out of the closet. Have been a follower (stalker?) of Simon since his R1 days. Don't get to listen as much as I would like but love what I hear.



ARF - WALK OUT TO WINTER by AZTEC CAMERA please (forecast for the weekend is snow!). I almost hope it doesn't get chosen given this is my first ever post LOL.



Will try to join in and get to know you all properly. You seem such a lovely, fun bunch.



Mo

Hello Mo and welcome!



And good morning to Deebee, Deevs, Chickster and Tortie!



Another busy day today and I can't see the current state of busyness coming to an end any time soon. Would like to take a day off but just no time! Did I tell you that I am doing a mini tour of the UK? Edinburgh next week for a flying visit and Cardiff the following week - both on Fridays so will miss the ARF.



Naughty gorgeous girl-kitten tried to do the washing up this morning. I have no problem with that per se, but the soapy wet paw prints all over the kitchen were a bit annoying!



Laters



A-G

Morning Simon et al



Can you please play:



Dear Mr Fantasy - Traffic



The plea to play us a tune and make us all happy seems rather appropriate for an ARF Friday.

Welcome to the blog Mo!



Alex - I always find paw prints on the windows when they've been chasing moths just after I've cleaned them!



Tortie x

Another Friday, what already?



Only one thing for it then.



Simon, will you please play......



**** TWILIGHT **** -- BY ELO please.



Its been on request now for a record breaking 13 months or more.



So if you dont play it, my attempt to enter the Guiness book of records, increases and if you do play it, 'Result!!!'



Its a 'win win' situation.



HURRAH!



Sorry Paul, you got a bad head chuck?



(serves you right!)



MTF.xx

Morning all. Yo Mo.



MTF.xx

Morning all, greetings Mo



I do have a suggestion:



Since You've Been Gone by Rainbow, please.



That should blow away the autumnal cobwebs.



A fruity Friday to one and all.

OOh Andrew, I really hope that one gets chosen. I threw it in as a reserve once and LOVE it.



Fingets crossed for you.



MTF.xx

Hi Mo and welcome to the blog! I look forward to getting to know you better - I'm sure we'll have a lot in common ;o)



#5 Calendar Girls was excellent. A very good cast - I recognised most of them from TV although I'm not that good on names. Michelle Collins and Linda Bellingham were in it. And Jan Harvey, who was at college with a friend of mine (who organised our trip last night). She (Jan, not my friend) was in 'Howards Way' years ago. I'm sure she's been in other things since, but that was the show I remembered her from. There were one or two men in the audience, but not many. Which meant there was an enormous queue for the toilets in the interval. Why don't they even organise these things better!



Deebee X

Why are there so many Autumnal cobwebs?



When I step into the garden, I have to walk through dozens of the things just to get to the shed.



I put the strimmer down the other day for 5 minutes. When I returned, there was a long cobweb, stretching from the washing line,to the top of the strimmer. Not a spider in sight!



MTF.xx

Good Morning Simon and all



Abs with you Simon on the - a week off for reading and this means long lies, lots of facebook activity and not much else! - I don't want to go back to being a teenager - but I wouldn't mind the lack of anything much to do for a few days!



And African Union looks fabulous - although I'm not sure I should go to the cinema to see it, panda eyes from eyemakeup mixed with tears is not a good look! But having said that it looks exactly like the kind of movie that you must go the cinema to see as the cinematography(right word?)/backdrop looks amazing.



Right ARF then:



Patti Smith - Because the Night



Cheers



dreamer x

Morning all late I know but I do have a note! My usual request for some U2 as they seem to be lacking form the Drive time play list at the moment. What about "Beautiful Day" because it is Friday after all.



Did I miss anything on last nights show btw?



GB

Cheers, MTF.



Not sure about the cobwebs. In fact, this autumn has been conspicuously more spider-free than this time last year. We were pretty much over run last autumn and they were big, too. As I can't kill a spider (because a bigger one will come back and get me, of course...) we kept putting them outside... and they kept on coming back in - through the cat flap was our guess.

Had a cobweb in the bottom corner of my windscreen the other day, inside the car.



I think the spider was trying to tell me something about the need for my car to have a good clean :-)



Welcome Mo.

morning all :-)



...'out on the floor' Tobi Legend



northern soul is vastly un-represented on drive time Imho ;-D

Andrew, I guess the answer to your spiderfree query, is the 'catflap?'



Most of my friends with cats, say they never see any spiders.



We were over run with them this year.



I need to train my killer bunny up on the skills of chasing the pesky blighters. But, I think his vegetarian habits might be a bit of a let down!



MTF.xx

Right, I'm off with my tickling stick.



Toodles, oodles to doodles.



MTF.xx

Our cat seems only to go for things with fur (luckily the spiders aren't that big). At least we assume they once had fur - he doesn't seem that keen on offal, if you know what I mean.

Our garden is positively festooned with cobwebs at the moment. They look lovely in the morning when they twinkle with dew, but not so good in the evening when I don't see them and walk straight into them!

Our cats do chase (and eat) spiders. Pretty revolting when you see the cat with a couple of spider legs sticking out of its mouth!



Love the Rainbow choice, btw Andrew!

Morning All,



Welcome to Mo



My ARF suggestion..............yep you guessed it



'Dignity' Deacon Blue



Have a good day everybody

Our dog chases and eats spiders too, but then he'd chase and eat anything that moves, given half the chance!



I've heard that putting conkers round the perimiter of a room gets rid of spiders. At least I think it's spiders... My last car had one permanently residing inside the wing mirror. No matter how much and how hard I aimed the power washer at it, the next day there would always be a neat little cobweb dangling between the mirror and the door. Had to get rid of the car in the end...

#28 LOL! When I first read your post, I thought you had a conker in your wing mirror!



We had a wing mirror spider. He (or she - not sure how you tell) travelled up and down between London and bolthole, to Mr P's work and back, to the supermarket for a couple of months. Then, one day, he was gone. I quite miss him.

#28 I think I heard Paul O'Grady saying that the conker idea is just a myth - apparently it doesn't work!



I used to be terrified of spiders; so much so that I once crashed my car into the back of a van because I thought one had gone down my neck (I'd seen it, in the mirror, crawling on my hair)! But when the first Mr T left, I had to pull myself together and deal with them, and now I'm the one who rescues them, for the guys at work and at home, and puts them outside! But only if I get to them before the cats do!

My sister is absolutely terrified of spiders. She rang me one day in a total state because there was a spider in her living room. I told her to put a bowl over it, slide a piece of paper under the bowl and she would be able to put it out of the window. She asked me to hang on the line.



After 5 minutes of muffled whimpering, she returned, still in near hysterics, but she had got as far as putting a bowl over the bad spider. I suggested she make herself a cup of sweet tea to calm herself down.



"I can't" she sobbed. "Why not?" I asked. "Because the bowl I put over the spider was the sugar bowl and it still has the sugar in it".



She was able to hoover up the spider as it had effectively drowned in white sugar.



LOL!

#31 LOL Alex - why didn't I think of doing that all those years ago? Probably because I don't usually have any sugar in the house!

Morning all



The GD makes out that she's scared of spiders, but I think its just for effect as it seems to get worse when her cousin is around, who is absolutely petrified. If she sees one the GD will run in the room with her hands in the air going aaah theres a spider, just to see her cousin run off screaming.



A

Sorry - Hello MO welcome to the gang, please join in as much as you can.



A

When I was a teenager, I thought that my 'superhold' hairspray, would ensure, that the huge spider sitting on my chest of drawers, wouldn't be able to move until the morning, when I would be better able to deal with it.



Wrong!



I use the much kinder method of glass and postcard these days and have a matching set, placed in each room for convenience.



MTF, lover of all creatures great and small and a certain song by ELO.xx

MTF - where do you buy matching glass and postcard sets? We could do with same for bees, wasps, daddy long legs (why aren't there mummy long legs?) and other insect invaders!

#35 That's what I call organised MTF! I just run into the kitchen and grab whatever I can to catch them!

I too have heard about the conker trick. I've also heard that it's a load of old hooey, too. As I understand it, the conker in the corner trick is supposed to deter the spiders from coming in, but (and hold on to your hats, fright fans) the spiders are already in...



Even so, and I'm not making this up, I saw advertised in a recent Sunday supplement a spray consisting of essence of conker designed to perform just such a function as outlined above. The plan being that you spray it around the edges of the room to put the little blighters off.



So, who knows?

LOLLING at the Death By Sugar method

:^)





We have a large pink plastic SpiderCatcher. Looks like a tall fake flower - probably because it is.



Here's the science: there's a battery and a switch and a long tube and gentle suction is used.

#38 Essence of conker! They're avin a larf ..



:^D

#40 I kid you not. I've managed to track it down. Do a search for 'No more spiders spray' and you'll see. It's got essence of cloves in, too.

#40 Do conkers have a scent, and if so, is it only detectable by spiders?

How's about a little Frankie to kick off All Request Friday.....



Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes.



Get in.



Carry on......



P.S. Half term mayhem is next week. There may two children up for sale on Ebay by Wednesday ;-)

I am lolling at all the spiders behind wing mirrors. we have them too, some of continental origin no less!



Do you think they come out at night to admire themselves?



MTF.xx

As you may recall, I was hit on the head by a conker last Sunday (hence the small dent in the crown). Does this mean that, unknowingly, I have been a walking spider deterrent all week due to the faint essence of conker in my hair?

conkers have a unpleasant wiff...sort of sweaty n musty yuk !

LOL Alex!!!



I might thread some into my locks. Now theres a 'look' not done before!



Mind you, it might make the 'Miss Piggy' swinging of the hair a bit self harming!



MTF.xx

Come on Paul, you must be feeling better by now!



MTF.xx

Even for a 50?



MTF.xx

What's happened to ~ today as well? Must be busy with domestic engineering!

LOL!! I have never heard of drowning in sugar before!



Well done Tortie for getting the 50.



I've had an email alert to say that a popular Radio 2 presenter is coming to Cambridge...











































Aled Jones.



D'oh!

Is anyone else having probs with posting?



MTF.xx

I think the blog is playing up a bit ...... just had a spot of bother. Anyone else experience a complete white-out of comments?



PSL - eughhh! I do hope I didn't have a sweaty, musky whiff after my conker on the conk experience! No wonder spiders keep away!



A lady I know posted on FB that she painted her 4 year old son's conker with clear nail polish to enable him to win the conker competition at school. That's a way to teach good sportsmanship.............not.

#52 I am - I keep refreshing and losing all the comments.

Phew, not my little notebook then.



MTF.xx

Blimmin blog isn't playing ball.



Back later.



MTF.xx

I'm having problems too!



Deebee - have you seen the comment added at the bottom of Simon's words today?

TORTIECAT GETS THE HAT!!!



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#57 No... *goes to check* Oh - yes. Thanks, Tortie!

Hi everyone, old and new (old in a good way, of course)



Hope this works as it's been coming and going ... please may I request Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who



Have a rocking Friday xx

I saw it Tortie - the link doesn't work. Takes you to the ARF form!

#58 Thanks KatyMac - I will wear it with pride over the weekend (well, it will amuse the grandchildren!)



#61 - so it does! I hadn't clicked on it when I posted, guess we'll have to go to CLP's page and look there instead!

#62 I've just done that very thing Tortie - it works there!

#62 Tortie, I've just re-read the first part of your post. I'm stunned! No way do you have grandchildren - you're only 30!

Good ARFternoon Each! And the warmest of welcomes to Mo!



A quick in and out from me today, as none of my proprioceptors seem overly fulgent, for some reason. Rather more fuliginous, in fact.



However, in the hope that by some miracle, accompanied by the ingestion of a proprietry hangover cure, I can recover a degree of my former decorum and repose, I will tentatively request an ARF.



Simon, would you please give some consideration to playing...



'Motorhead' by Motörhead.



I hope I'm feeling up to it by 5.05. The soothing tones of your good self and the congenial Dr. K. will, I feel sure, have a suitably palliative effect by that time. Toodles, poodles!

I know its over the othere side of the fence, but now it has been mentioned on this side of the fence...



If you haven't yet seen the sporting challenges, try and set aside some time to see them. It is pure entertainment at its very best.



I thought we might have seen Simon in a leotard for a moment!



Ho hum!



MTF.xx

What?

#66 I'm quite relieved we didn't, MTF.

#64 They're step-grandchildren Deebee!

#68 Ditto!

#69 That's a relief!

#71 And ditto again!

#71 well, as you rightly said Deebee, I'm only 30 (nearly!)

Well, I will poop my hand up and declare, that I am in the age bracket, that could possibly have grandchildren, teenagers at that!



MTF.xx

I know it's a bit late but I'd just like to say congratulations to Neil Finn for winning the Classic Songwriter Award at the Q Awards 2010 - so maybe the show should start with some classic CROWDED HOUSE?

https://news.qthemusic.com/2010/10/q_awards_2010_inspiration_award_suede_classic_songwriter_award_neil_finn.html

Luckily, I chose a horse instead of a boyfriend.



Make of that what you will.



Off to work now.



Good Luck all at 5.05.



MTF.xx

I was hoping to listen to Simon's 5 Live show this afternoon as I'm on my own at work, but I do actually have some *real* work to do and I fear it's going to be too much of a distraction :( As it is, I've just typed a number in wrongly 3 times! I wish they did 'view again' for the video stream as well as 'listen again'. You can sometimes get highlights, but not the whole show.

#76 LOL MTF! My first husband turned out to be a mare, so I think you made the right choice!



I suppose I am at an age when I could have grandchildren, if I'd had children at around 20 and they had done likewise. Unfortunately for my mother, I chose cats instead. Mum still mentions the "pitter patter of tiny feet" in a hopeful way. Bless her.

#76 Alex - I think my Mum has finally given up hope of having grand-children, and settled for cats instead (althugh she does refer to them as "the girls"!) Although a few years ago when Cherie Blair became pregnant at 46(?) she did start mentioning late motherhood again!

my arf opening song is "mr blue sky-elo"

#79 Mr B's parents were both very fond of our previous dog, a miniature schnauzer. They used to look after him whenever we went on holiday. Although we have two children and so does Mr B's sister, it was a kind of family joke that the dog was the 'favourite' grandchild. He even got a mention at Mr B's mum's funeral!

#79 Tortie, my 4 cats send birthday and c-word cards to my Mum, addressed to "grandmama"!! Have we let our mothers down?!

#81 Oh bless - that is lovely!

#81 and also - when I take my current dog to my Mum's, he's going to 'Granny's'...

#82 Alex - I've managed to stop my Mum sending c-word cards to my cats, and I just add "purrs from ..." at the end of cards that I send to her! She does refer to herself as 'grandma' though, as in "tell the girls that grandma and grandad will be coming to look after them for a few days"!

I think my parents probably think I've let them down.

#85 I'm sure that's not true, Tortie! Not everybody wants, or is able to have children.

#86 I know, Deebee, I have never wanted to have children, but in my parets' 'day' that was what people did, and they just assumed I would too!

whats happened to bp

#87 I guess you're right - it's a generational thing. I have no strong feelings either way about becoming a grandparent (other than I hope it doesn't happen for a few years yet, as my kids are only 17 and 20!). If either of them do have children, great - but I don't think I'd feel bereft if they didn't. Maybe I'll feel differently when I'm older - I don't know...

#77 I have given in, and have the video stream on with no sound. Simon does have some funny expressions when you can't hear what he's saying. And he's quite a fidget, too. LOL!

#87 / #89 I never had the desire to have children myself, although I love my friends for giving me some gorgeous godchildren and I have two adorable poppets provided by my cousin, so at least there are youngsters in my life. I keep telling them that they will have to look after me in my dotage!



Funnily enough, Mr P and I were talking about retirement the other evening (not immediately imminent, mind!) and were worried that we would run out of things to talk about if we were together all day! Maybe that is one purpose of grandchildren?!!

#91 The great thing about other people's children, especially when they're small, is that you can have fun playing with them and then give them back at the end of the day!



And you'll always have the kitties to talk about, Alex!

#92 Precisely my feelings about the grandchildren Deebee!

not working today but no one to talk to :( no one on

Right, I'm outta here. Good luck with the ARF everybody - looking back, not many suggestions made today by blogpoppets. Fingets crossed...



See you later - or if I don't, hope you all have a great weekend.



Deebee X

where is everyone





gazza

#94 We'll talk to you Gazza!



#95 Have a good weekend Deebee - I'll be darn sarf myself - going to Stowmarket!

hello tortie x

Hello Gazza



csn. xx

100!