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Watch they don't ban us eating a sweet or talking ! Although when madam goes off on one of her monologues, just as the traffic report, or the weather is on, I cringe, grab the wheel tighter, put my foot down and turn the radio up !

Frankie Miller ! Got two more CD' this week Long Way Home, Dancing in the Rain. LWH is outstanding. Brilliant voice and the most raw soulful and real music imaginable. For anyone interested in Rod Stewart or Otis Redding, listening to this guy is a must ! Get on utube and get blasted.

Anyway, I'm visiting Pisa, Siena, Florence, Elba and Lucca soon, so I'll be on my best behaviour !

Without a doubt, the scruffiest capital / large city I've visited recently is Berlin. An horrific litter problem there, and from what I saw, it was mainly due to the student population. Maybe it was due to the fact that they'd recently had a music festival in the city. However, you couldn't get near the Brandenburg Gate as scaffolding was in situ.

Great detective work Col. It just shows how much detail there is in just one small picture.

I tend to agree nonna. Some world famous sites should be left as they are, and not succumb to commercialisation. There's sufficient outdoor areas near the steps that are currently used for coffees and drinks etc ! My God, what next. A hog roast at the Coliseum, or a mobile bar at Stonehenge ?

Ridiculous, when you can buy a bag from Wickes or B & Q for less than £3 !

Rome is certainly no different to any major city, with numerous tourist attractions. They get many thousands per week, and occasionally, loose rogue litter is inevitable. Maybe ongoing litter collection / sweeping is the answer. It'd certainly help. What I did notice in Rome, was that the Government buildings, Civic buildings, and other official sites were immaculately cared for. Highly polished brasswork everywhere, and freshly scrubbed marble steps were the norm. The only scruffy part I saw, was the large square near the railway station. Again though, thousands of people s

Exactly Brew. I've sat on the steps, because as you say, no seating. However I noticed litter about as folk sat eating their snacks. That is inexcusable.

Students sporting their university scarfs !

Proper, when the person should be using PROPERLY !

I always try and avoid drinking Fosters, Budweiser and Stella if I fancy lager. Likewise, when I want bitter, I'll avoid Boddingtons, and John Smiths.

Exactly Compo. If I want Ribena, I'll buy some. When I want beer, I want BEER ,

Ah ! That's why my Community Tax, or whatever they call it now has escalated dramatically !

Some folks never learn Compo. It's disgusting behaviour. It's EVERYONES responsibility to keep the place tidy. Up Derbyshire yesterday, I saw an old dismantled shed, corrugated asbestos sheets, mattresses, two fridges, and numerous black bags of garden waste, and that was in the space of a few miles !

Saw D11RUG on a new Range Rover in Broxtowe yesterday. Blatant or what ?

Had a drive up Derbyshire yesterday, and within five minutes, I'd been cut up twice, and had a buffoon brake and turn into a driveway without indicating. I told Mrs Fly that I can tell who the idiots are, just by the cars they drive. Of course she scoffed, and said that I was talking twaddle ! Well I told her to look out for the following..... Old Saabs and old Volvos, because the drivers still think that they're a cut above anyone else. They can't face the fact that their cars aren't the Bees Knees anymore. Seats, currently favoured by boy racers. Old BMWs, wannabe drug dealer

Suede, mushroom maybe ?

It was on the local news last year about a stupid youth who was in Wollaton Park hugging a deer that was sitting peacefully. One swing of its neck, and it's antlers could have ripped his eyes / throat / guts out !

Oh Lord, spare us !

Exactly B, you can rarely teach that sort of thing. I was justified in suggesting that people could be inspired by reading a book, and unless one tries, they'll never know. So folks, Sawley Marina gift shop this weekend ! Maybe eBay ?

My suggestion to get a book is vindicated then ! Brilliant !

Mmmmm, never thought of that WB. Don't get me going on the litter that McDonald's generates. That's my pet hate !

Brilliant stuff there B. Your choice of colours is spot on, and you've a real talent. Well done you.

It irks me to see energy drinks cans strewn across the land. If the culprits are now fully energised, then why can't they walk to a litter bin ?