Jude if you drink less you might fall down more!! See you there its our third aniversary - I'll bring a bottle of wine

Ray I'm not that old and I still remember having to light the fire and using a newspaper over the shovel - still did that when I moved into my first flat in 1984 too - my flat mate would then pile the fire up high and leave me to swelter whilst he went to the pub - getting back at closing time the fire would then be just at the right level and you could party til the small hours then put the ashes on to keep the fire in til the morning if you were lucky so you didnt have the problem of getting it started!

I remember toast infront of the fire too - the only thing my mother could cook that wasnt a burnt offering!!