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A letter in the press a while ago from a retired surgeon said his wife, a retired nurse was told when she trained in the mid '60s that the NHS was designed and set up to last only twenty years, by which time everyone would be healthy.

Any Country with "democratic" in the name. Democratic Republic of the Congo?

I still have one, and a book of five figure log tables.

The best selling singer in the world.

It should be.

186 words not to use.

Child allowance for two children is over £40 - there's something wrong if you can't feed your children for that. If you have more children than that you should have thought about it before you had them.

You're both thinking the same way. I have to make up a base, though, as I need to lower the saw to wheelchair height so just as well incorporate wheels. I need four wheels as I've very limited space. I'll probably end up devising a way of operating the castors' locking mechanisms with a lever...

There was an American president (I forget the name) who apparently never once mentioned the opposition in his electoral campaign - I thought that was a brilliant idea. If you're to get elected on your merits your opponent shouldn't matter.

as the Chinese use "communism".

I would think the bearings would get far more of a hammering in a skateboard than on a bandsaw.

I had a Woodstar BS12 which I sold to buy a Record BS14. This one was fubar and needed everything replacing, but it was so cheap it was well worthwhile. I noticed when changing the guide bearings that they were the same size as the Woodstar - 22mm x 7mm with an 8mm bore. These I found are...

one of Freddie Mercury's teachers - "sit down, Bulsara, you can't sing!"

Get yourself a copy of this, the newer ones have a DVD...

That probably explains why I never found Tommy Cooper funny.:LOL:

Yes, of course. I don't need to lock all four.

Rubbish. Humanity wouldn't have evolved if that were true.

I have a dolly that I use on ccasion to fit skirtings etc. with iirc 4" wheels. These wheels would be fine, but they need more weight to lock them than I can easily put on them by hand. Unlocking them is easy but that's not the problem. Screwing down through them is an idea.

I don't know about deserving more, but I think the majority seem to think that everyone else's job is easier than their own. :)