Now I must dash as the Environment Agency have set up a tent and display near the river behind me - doubtless they expect nobody to show any interest or to bother them - I’m now going to see what the know about pre WWI water courses

Well, I got a call this afternoon from the EA and they confirmed my culvert theory and were able to tell me where it comes out !
I’ve just been out for a walk to take a look, culvert spotting will become the latest craze - you wait and see, and the spot indicated now, in theory at least, gives me a line on which the monastery should lie !

I know Jordan will be particularly interested in light of her response to the initial news

Can’t wait to read about the WW1 water courses

Rod - Culvert Hunter

In order to attract that wealthy old man in the first place, you’ll have to do time as a ’spritzer’ girl in the ladies cosmetics department…. you’ll be a knock out in your white dental nurse overalls

Would it be too much to ask for you to don a blonde wig and give us all a gentle introduction to the woman we’ve yet to meet…. heaven forbid we should bump into you in the street unprepared.

Goodbye Poundland and TKMaxx and hello Harvey Nic’s

WoE

don’t you know a woman’s work is never done
Perhaps if they made a start . . .

Cheers
Rodella

If I were suddenly a woman … we humbly urge a gradual transformation here, any suddenness might result in a stock to your central intelligence unit with the force of added mental energy as your multi tasking chips receive an update surge You’ll be seeing the world through new eyes….. heavily mascara’d and lids thick with smoky shadow undoubtedly.

Now that those of us who are currently women see the competition with you driving along, Hermes silk scarf blowing in the wind….. we might want to jump ship and become men instead…. would we all fall for you? Well you’re starting to look like high maintenance and of amazon proportions so we’ll leave you to the mercies of that wealthy old man sat in your passenger seat, while we focus on buying flowers and showering all the other women with compliments and being generally attentive.

I’ve done enough work in the past …. don’t you know a woman’s work is never done

WoE

As to hot flushes: I’d breeze through the menopause, I suspect it’s another smoke screen perpetrated by women

the real question is who would be your kind of man?
Easy one this.
Someone with money. I’ve done enough work in the past so if I get changed into a woman I may as well milk it for what it’s worth !
You know when you see that very well turned out and immaculately manicured blonde driving a Mercedes sports car through town in the afternoon - well that’ll be me and where will I be driving it ?
On Easy Street

I’ll let someone have the keeping of me
Yours
Goldeneye Digger

Think we should treat this as a kosher job interview as it were….. exactly how are you going to go about attracting a man or do you see the need to? Where do you see yourself in five years? On a personal note here, have you experienced any hot flushes lately because a woman of your age is bound to be going through changes and struggling with things she used to find straight forward….. especially in your case presumably

By the way, the bloke that has been a ‘nodding’ acquaintance up until now, has suddenly become a predatory male…. he’s no longer interested in your extensive book collection but is strangely drawn to your 34 inch stockinged legs, high heels and plunging top. Fact is he’s not too bothered about your actual face (which is a good thing ) or indeed what you have to say… the vision of you in your transparent night gown submerged in your pond, is keeping him awake at night

Convention dictates even today that women should present themselves for interview wearing a skirt…. are you wearing yours?

WoE

p.s. we can see no problem at all with you becoming a woman or giving birth. You are no stranger to pain so presumably would expect a degree of it during the process involved. Putting personal hygiene and appearance at the top of your daily agenda, one would also presume these standards would continue…. in short you’d make a first class woman and more than a little frightening which is an excellent place to start At last we’d all be rid of the page three siliconed models (or would we?) but the real question is who would be your kind of man? Can’t imagine you with a footballer but we know your predilection for Spitfire pilots and men of similar calibre…. no problem there either, we’ll introduce you to a few short sighted pilots and let nature take its course

Pleased you’ll not be banging on about giving birth, after all it seems pretty quick and easy - 6 in 5 mins !
Women could have them during a ad break so they wouldn’t even miss their favourite soap opera
Regards
Rod