Normally I'm glued to Radio 4 for stuff like this but Amsterdam plus the long weekend meant I was actually on the Kermit when the great news came through. I'm not sure there'll ever be a greater metaphor than when I flushed the resulting two bob bit down the pan.
Interesting choice of phrase for your fourth post ever.
You are aware that, contrary to what Leaky Sue thinks, a large number of current homeless are both British and ex-servicemen? Wearing a poppy at the moment?
If you don't want to be repeatedly reminded that the people that you voted for are lying, venal, idiotic, incompetent cockroaches with the humanity of Attila the Hun you can always ignore the thread.