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Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 721
The Reid The US health care system is the sick giant of the world. It is disgraceful that the rich...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 722
Umbrian It's not bad at all, but people still complain. My husband died two years ago of motor neurone...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 723
Anne Chambers snipped sad sad story I am so sorry to hear of your loss and relieved to hear that the experience was...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 724
Umbrian *Everyone* in Australia, apart from some categories of newly arrived migrants - and it's only a matter of months before they are covered - , is covered by basic medical care in public hospitals and by bulk...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 725
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:53:11 +0100 Andy Hall wrote : mum The government would still have to decide what it was prepared to fund and how much money it would...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 726
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:07:23 +0100, June Hughes wrote the budget for this thing is absolutely colossal. Do...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 727
What do you think is so terrible about the NHS? It gives a fairly decent service to most people at a cost far below a US...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 728
No it doesn't. The service is not "fairly decent" it is diabolically bad. That's blue sky thinking, and quite frankly morally bankrupt. The government, and for that matter users of public...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 729
Well - that has not been my experience, as I said. But no organisation that covers an entire country will have a uniform quality of delivery...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 730
Of course it won't, which is precisely why this silly nonsense of having a "national" service together with all that...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 731
So you think having concept of providing a comprehensive service will ensure a better outcome? Surely any...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 732
Again, look at the suggested approaches for organisational status. I have not, at any point suggested that the alternative to centralised public sector NHS is for-profit private firms or the creation...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 733
That would be nice but many jobs are not open to easily counted outcomes, as this...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 734
This isn't a "nice to have" - it's essential. There is no point in inappropriate targets, but if there is no measure of success or failure for a position then either it...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 735
As I say - "targets" often have undesirable side effects that were not envisaged. They are focussed on to the detriment of things not in the target. That doesn't negate my statement about there not being...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 736
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:55:38 +0100, Clive George wrote That's a valid question, Clive...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 737
Of course I do, but not of that word. A minimal amount of the help does. I would not for an instant *depend* on the NHS or...
Cocoa How have the mighty fallen OT. 738
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:21:46 +0100, The Reid wrote Actually I was quite restrained in the context of your last remark. Not really...
cheese 739
Oxymel of Squill Here is an Italian recipe: Togliete la crosta alle fette di pan carre...
cheese 740
Oxymel of Squill stringy Here is an Italian recipe: Togliete la crosta alle fette di pan carre. Disponete su ogni...
Melting Moments biscuitcake
Thought everyone would know this, but here's what the old recipe uses (old recipe, so old units): 6oz butter 3oz caster sugar 8oz cornflour 2 eggs 1tsp...
World cup food was NZ "wide lasagne
Following up to Umbrian OK lets do a food version (with help from Restaurant magazine for the teams) US (cheesburger), Brazil...
home made ice cream 743
pammyt It is with great amusement that I read the banter that has been going on back...
home made ice cream 744
Not at all. It's more to do with the fact that different places sell the things I like. I buy all my meat at the local butchers in the next village because it...
home made ice cream 745
I was under the impression that frosen contains more nutrients than fresh as long of course...
Gordons pans
It's quite common when you use a range with the oven constantly hot. Lots of...
Is this the sumer lull
Following up to Alan Holmes no great loss "when the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because...
NYC: 2006 Summer Restaurant Week Cuisine Capital of The World 748
Umbrian Firstly, thank you for such a civilized & self-buttured response. In a world of touchy-feelies (see Halla, Bear & Jane), your response comes as a breath of fresh air!eheh Well, there's nothing...
NYC: 2006 Summer Restaurant Week Cuisine Capital of The World 749
Alan Holmes Oy vey! Another English c*nt with a long face, shuffling about, moaning, all worried!?eheheee Once again, praise JIA (Jews, Israel & America), and watch the jealous Gentiles come a running!eheheh Better...
Rhodes 24 at Tower 42
Following up to The Reid excellently! more detail? booking, bit of table fascism going on, don't bother with the internet, ring and ask nicely. OK. Carol got there first and was ensconced...
Dinner or lunch in Paris
Then go for Tournedos Rossini: a real chef won't let you down on this one. Best filet, cooked just medium, served on some toast (iirc). The difference comes with choice of the meat (it...
Help Warm Pouilly Fume
I have just had a disaster in the office, in which I keep a dear little...
Skyrocketing Salmon 753
Doctor J. Frink My experience is that some farmed salmon is in short supply. I...
Skyrocketing Salmon 754
DDT is a bad case to choose because there is little and conflicting evidence that it has harmful effects on humans. The main problem with it was...
UK supermarkets 755
Mungo"Two Sheds-" Toadfoot You do have a valid point, but saying that so has June. If over the years we have ambutted all of...
UK supermarkets 756
The number of people actually cooking at home has diminished over the years......most working mums now get a "pudding " out of the fridge. Yoghurt, Ice...
UK supermarkets 757
We are lucky will still have some good ones. I agree completely but have snipped for brevity. Yes. And when the oil price goes...
UK supermarkets 758
There are supermarkets and supermarkets. Being busy is no excuse. If I can manage to do my own cooking - and I am disorganised...
UK supermarkets 759
Yes. Of course. Smkts wouldn't exist if the bulk of consumers did not buy from them...
UK supermarkets 760
I don't find the range to be any better than Supermarkets in Germany, Spain, France or Canada (all countries I have lived in or visited) German supermarkets are fantastic as are French ones. My gripes...
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