There is a big fire at a tyre depot in Warsop (where Maddy Bell's Gaby comes from).

Transsexual goes on hunger strike in UK

A transsexual from Nottinghamshire, England, has warned she will end her life if she is refused hormone treatment on the NHS (National Health Service).

A new TV Series starting on ITV1 in UK next Friday is based on a scenario frequently found on BCTS–body swap.

A woman who bit off part of her boyfriend's tongue during a kiss is likely to be jailed.

I was wondering where the Daily Voting Table that used to be at the bottom of the left hand side column had disappeared to. I always used to like checking who was running "Top of the Pops"!

David Walliams, star of Little Britain has just been interviewed on BBC Radio 4's kid programme Go 4 It about his book The Boy in The Dress which has been illustrated by Quentin Blake.

To listen:— http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml and find Go 4 It for the next 7 days.

The Book and a CD is available from Amazon see:

Today, 30th November, is St Andrew's Day. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, when we Scots eat haggis neeps and tatties with a dram of whisky poured over them as gravy, wear the kilt and play bagpipes.

Edeyn, please note for next year.

Hugs,
Gabi

I just thought you'd like to know that I had a brief ’phone call from Angharad at lunch time today.

On Michael Buerk's programme The Choice this morning Michael talks to Dylan More, who was born a girl but always knew she was a boy inside. The interesting thing is he decided to have a baby before he completed the change to a man.

When Sarah Palin and her husband named their daughter Bristol they obviously did not know that Bristol is the Cockney (London) rhyming slang for "Titty" coming from the football (soccer) team Bristol City.

Paula Nickerson, who was introduced in Chapter 11 as Kristal Ball's best friend, has a different Christian name. Paula seemed rather dull for this particular girl, and I was wondering if she should be called Eva instead, when suddenly inspiration struck!

Aunt Greta, sexagenarian biker extraordinaire, is feeling pleased with herself, as her hits are climbing. Parts 2 and 4 have both topped 2500 hits, part 5 has been hit over 1500 times and the Plonker episode (#10) has reached over 1000. And the original story, Aunt Greta's Homework, now has over 50 votes.

I just thought I'd warn you that a new episode of the Aunt Greta Saga, called

Ordeal By Plonker
will be posted very soon–probably tomorrow. Watch out for even more outrageously-named characters! Sorry it has been over a week since the last one, but other things have been pressing.

Hugs,
Gabi

The Midweek programme at 9.00am on BBC Radio 4 this morning, there was a piece that will be of interest to Top Shelf readers. It is about two friends, Richard and Andrew; Richard is a writer and Drew was working in the engine room of a P&O Ferry, and they were old friends, taking biker holidays together. Drew, who was married with kids then told Richard that he Transgendered and was going to have SRS.

The first Aunt Greta episode has now topped the 2.5K reads and I just want to thank all those of you who have read my inconsequential scribblings. It seems that Aunt Great and her niece/nephew (a NIEPHEW or NIECEPHEW perhaps?) has found a certain following.

The sixth episode is well in hand and should be posted in a few days.