Yes. We have an art and craft shop, thats how i earn a living untill the writing starts to pay. We are begining to struggle now. takings are down 60% on last year, we can barley keep on top of bills, suppliers need paying, energy bills have trippled, times are not good. 
Quote: Alan C @ May 21 2008, 12:53 PM BSTNah the only pics of me online are those of when I was in a punk band and I was 19 at the time and I had hair
I liked your name though!!!
Oh well Alan C it is! 
Now you can join the masses of us with a firstname and an initial.
Quote: Andrew M Bedell @ May 21 2008, 12:55 PM BSTYes. We have an art and craft shop, thats how i earn a living untill the writing starts to pay. We are begining to struggle now. takings are down 60% on last year, we can barley keep on top of bills, suppliers need paying, energy bills have trippled, times are not good.
Awww that's so sad. See I think we should support the smaller businesses.
Quote: Andrew M Bedell @ May 21 2008, 12:55 PM BSTYes. We have an art and craft shop, thats how i earn a living untill the writing starts to pay. We are begining to struggle now. takings are down 60% on last year, we can barley keep on top of bills, suppliers need paying, energy bills have trippled, times are not good.
I may be a capitalist, but there's something about those small shops that I like, and am not pleased when they go under, for any reason. Hope you manage to keep on top of it.
Quote: Alan C @ May 21 2008, 12:53 PM BSTNah the only pics of me online are those of when I was in a punk band and I was 19 at the time and I had hair
*Googles C*rnforth*
*Googles 'bumsex'*
Wait! Erm. Nevermind...
Bugger.
Wait. >_< Damn.
Did you think about an anagram, Alan? No Franc Harlot springs to mind.
Quote: Aaron @ May 21 2008, 12:58 PM BST
I may be a capitalist, but there's something about those small shops that I like, and am not pleased when they go under, for any reason. Hope you manage to keep on top of it.
Cheers...were looking towards internet sales, see if that helps. These lean times are very bad.
Quote: EllieJP @ May 21 2008, 12:56 PM BSTI liked your name though!!!
Oh well Alan C it is!
I am not a fan of my surname at all so glad to see it gone. I shall be cozy among the initialed ones I am sure 
Quote: Graham Bandage @ May 21 2008, 1:00 PM BSTDid you think about an anagram, Alan? No Franc Harlot springs to mind.
Would be good if I was a girl - no comments please aaron!
Quote: Alan C @ May 21 2008, 1:11 PM BSTI am not a fan of my surname at all so glad to see it gone. I shall be cozy among the initialed ones I am sure
You don't like your surname??? Madness! I think it's awesome. But only cause mine is so awful! lol
Quote: EllieJP @ May 21 2008, 1:12 PM BSTYou don't like your surname??? Madness! I think it's awesome. But only cause mine is so awful! lol
Blimey, if my surname was Jelly-Pushbike I'd shout it from the rafters.
Quote: EllieJP @ May 21 2008, 1:12 PM BSTYou don't like your surname??? Madness! I think it's awesome. But only cause mine is so awful! lol
Well when you see the C it will remind you of the "awesome" surname - whereas I can only guess what JP stands for? Juxta Pose?
Quote: EllieJP @ May 21 2008, 1:12 PM BSTYou don't like your surname??? Madness! I think it's awesome. But only cause mine is so awful! lol
Awful?! 
Quote: Alan C @ May 21 2008, 1:15 PM BSTWell when you see the C it will remind you of the "awesome" surname - whereas I can only guess what JP stands for? Juxta Pose?
It's John-Paul.
She's not so much a fan of George or Ringo.
Quote: Aaron @ May 21 2008, 1:16 PM BSTAwful?!
Well it's LONG!
Quote: EllieJP @ May 21 2008, 1:16 PM BSTWell it's LONG!
Jersey Potato? Jenkins-Pernoobee, Jeremy Penguin? Jasper Poshbird? Jumpin Perpindicular?
This is beginning to sound like Mrs Doyle trying to guess that priests name in Father Ted?!