Life is riddled with a procession of minor impediments

[Roger Godpleton]

I have to take the stupid cat to the vet.

[radiator]

Went to view THE perfect flat yesterday - lots of interest though apparently so we probably won't be in with a chance of getting it!

[Banners]

£7.60 for a cinema ticket! Been out of the game for a while - is that about right...?

[Darren Stephens]

£7.60 for a cinema ticket! Been out of the game for a while - is that about right...?

Yep. About a tenner if you opt for 3D. Then there's your popcorn....drinks..... 

My minor impediment....the bloody washing machine decides to give up the ghost just after I've just spent my annual bonus on doing the bedroom up. Bastard electrical devices!

[radiator]

Was hoping for a pre-Christmas release, but apparently Game of Thrones isn't out on DVD/Blu-Ray until March 2012...

What is that about?

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

HBO tends to release DVDs a year after airing.

[radiator]

That is mental in this day and age, if you ask me.

[A.Cow]

Was hoping for a pre-Christmas release, but apparently Game of Thrones isn't out on DVD/Blu-Ray until March 2012...

In the meantime you can satiate your thirst by filming your own episodes with a webcam, a fur coat and a rented butcher's shop.

Write a script involving bearded people wearing crowns and having sex with a horse, and then chopping the horse's head off.  People will be hard-pressed to tell the difference.

[Buddy]

I have to take the stupid cat to the vet.

In the past couple of weeks I've had to take the cat (very nasty cut on head), and the dog (hysterectomy, removal of possible cancerous lump with follow up examination and then a week later an unrelated blood in poo and vomiting incident).

Running total is well into the hundreds of pounds... and I don't have pet insurance (idiot!).

[Something Fishy]

I have all this to look forward too again as the wife and son have got us two new kittens.

I thought my pet days were over when old Titch died early last year.

[Tiplodocus]

Despite (or maybe because of) being a vegetarian, I can't stand pets.

And somewhow we've ended up with FOUR cats in the house.

[radiator]

Pets are great, but these days I tend to think that they're one of those things that are better in theory than in practice.

The downsides - the vet bills, the constant cleaning up of slobber/vomit/poo or worse, the noise, the potential damage to your furniture, the responsibility (having to plan holidays and nights out around them) and in the case of dogs, the fact that your house will forever have that doggy smell - mean that much as I'd love one, I probably won't get a pet in the future.

We have the best of both worlds though - my girlfriend's mum has a lovely big dog called Clive, and we look after him when they go away or have a night out. Always a treat to have him, but it's always nice to give him back too!

[Ancient Otter]

Ever hear the saying "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions"? Found that out today the hard way after I thought I was doing a favour, ended blowing up in my face. And some other people caught in the blast. Great.

[Something Fishy]

Yeah your probably right radiator.. but we've gone and got them anyway. doh.

[Roger Godpleton]

Sentimentality towards pets totally brings out the sociopath in me.