h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I managed to find one of my very old friends through Friends Reunited. I contacted her brother's school, because I didn't see her there, found out it was him and he put her in touch with me. I later discovered his phone number was in the local telephone directory. Unfortunately, these days, more and more people are witholding their telephone numbers. Just a reflection of the troubled times we are living in. . . I'm pleased to say, that mostly, where I am now, the people are very friendly. Still having usual problems with the teenager element. Maybe we need more Youth Clubs.

Have a nice day

Hi clearly_read

It is getting trickier these days because people are more protective of their information, but at the same time there are just so many *more* sources! Friends Reunited now has workplaces as well as schools, and simply typing the name of the person you are looking for into google can yeild results (if you are prepared to sift through a lot of information) unless you are looking for an extremely common name - even then the information is probably there but it would be a *big* job to find it...

How has your waistline expanded? Have you been drinking a surfeit of beer or are you expecting a baby? I'm always happy to hear of a new birth, 'specially if it's a healthy, happy baby.

I was on a looooooong diet before the wedding and lost over seven stone of weight. The thought of my dress and being in all those photos concentrated the mind wonderfully

Not pregnant now (my hubby doesn't have that in the budget spreadsheet for a while yet ), I've just indulged a bit since the wedding. There has definitely been more and in my life since the big day, and more in the way of naughty food. Am back on track now and shrinking again

I've tried allsorts of diets. Healthy eating is probably the best option, but if you want to lose weight fast try eating milk and bananas for 3 days on the trot. It really works!