Well I for one enjoyed that "anodyne" first post and I read into it that Joe was definitely not intending to start yet another tedious Israel hate-fest. I'm not joining in with that. Why can't you give an account of your holiday along with hundreds of photos without getting a bollocking for it, just because it was Israel you went to?   I'm getting sorely pissed off by the fact that you can't mention Israel round here without it automatically turning into yet another depressing flame war, and in the past I've been as guilty as anyone else (though not as extreme as some and I can prove that). There seems to be a false polarisation going on here. The real trolls who didn't hesitate to whip this up must be laughing their heads off. Anyway, Joe, to get back to anodynenessitudinousness, a plunge into our sea pool may well take your breath away but you'll feel one of two things for the rest of the day, either great or dead. It's three miles from my house along a glorious stretch of coast path. I'm a long-time member of the Friends Of Bude Sea Pool, though I've never been in (I only ever paddle). The buggers have put my membership fee up by five quid this year. Now THAT'S something worth getting aerated about.