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

Thanks for getting back to me. Sorry I was rather crabby. I had a great journey up the Great North Road and in the end made it all the way to Robin Hood's Bay from Kent in one hit. I was absolutely blown away by the North Yorkshire Moors. Purple heather as far as you could see with warnings about low gears and escapes routes etc. Definitely a Thelma and Louise moment. Frightening but exhilharating. While I was there I went to a barbecue in a house that backed onto a farm. The farmers were getting in the grain which went on to make whisky. They joined us later. If any of you out there are wondering which combine harvester to buy then look no further. I know that the best one to get is Klaas. Forget Massey Furguson (probably spelt wrongly). Apparently, MF is the Lada of combine harvesters. 3pickledwalnuts, what was the racist incident you experienced? JR, thanks for asking about me. I am ok apart from some tooth problems, and the fact that I have to go back to work in a week.

Glad you are well, sorry about teeth.

I'm sorry about my teeth too. Is it because I smoke? Yes, I'm sure it is. Any advice? Don't say give up smoking, but I am sure if you did you would be right.

I smoke too, think it rots the gums, still you can't have everything.

Have you got a dentist JR? I moved into my house in 1979. I then found a dentist. Stuck with him until he committed suicide in December 2002. He hanged himself in the room where he used to treat me. I can't go back there. Can you understand my tooth problem?

I generally only go to the dentist when something hurts, nothing has (much) for several years, and I hear my dentist has retired, or left the country, or something.
There is a website I've seen that tells you where your nwerest dentists are, even gives you maps, if I find it I'll let you know. Ask around your friends, see if any of them know a good one.

While you were away,there have been some developments on the boards, after all the BBC boards crashed completely, they have only partly come back and are all in premod. Many from R4 and R5 boards went to 'The Oldie' which has just started a board at http://theoldie.proboards20.com/index.cgi#general

Then the R5 mob started their own board (all welcome) at http://bushwhackd.proboards22.com/index.cgi#general

And finally, R4 refugees may be found at http://qqrenegades.proboards22.com/index.cgi#general

All these boards are 24/7, and you can post without registering, so do take a look, and bear in mind they are all very new, and will become whatever the users make them.

I've found the find-a-dentist place, it's http://www.nhs.uk/root/localnhsservices/default.asp

find 'dental practices' with the pull-down, enter the first 3 characters of your postcode, and go. You will get a list, with details and maps.

You still haven't written anything in your personal space, go on, hit the 'edit page' button and write something, until you do nobody can leave a message on your page.

Such a loser, JR, can't even find the edit page button.

Thanks, JR. Have now got list of dentists in my area. Now have to pluck up courage to go and visit them. Why am I feeling like this? I have always gone to the dentist every six months months since I was old enough to go to a dentist. That is maybe why I have got such rotten teetn because in my day dentists earned their money by the amount of teeth that they filled or took out.

JR. just looked into The Oldie site. Far too techno for me. There were choo choo trains moving across the screen. Each posting got more elaborate. I want the simplicity of Radio 4 Questions, Questions back. I want talk without the gimmicks.

The gimmicks are entirely optional, everyone is just playing with a new toy.

Did you look at the QQR board? Some serious debate thhere already, after only a day or two.

Hi Sue, when I just wrote down what happened at RHB, it seemed too long to include as a 'reply' to you, so I've put as a journal entry in my personal space. When you say you've had a look, I'll then delete it.

The incident happened a bit over 4 years ago and I still feel amazed at the woman's behaviour (explosive right from the start), because at no time did I do or say anything which would cause her to behave so. The car did have foriegn plates on it, and the fact that we may have been foriegners certainly seemed important to her in a negative way (which is why I called it racist, though it hadn't to do with colour). In what I've written, I've toned down some of her language!

The car body did get a light 10 inch long scratch from the sign and I later reported what happened to the local tourist authority in case they had some annual grading system for rating cafes based on positive and negative reports, though by the time I did this I was no longer feeling irritated but instead just amused by it all. Eventually I received one of those 'We are sorry ..., hope it won't stop you coming again ...' answers from the tourist authority.

If I'm ever there again, perhaps your friends will be offering a barbecue to strangers, thus making it unnecessary to even think about going anywhere near that cafe.