Hello and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going well and that youre looking forward to the weekend. If youve got something planned or organised then I hope it goes very well indeed. Not sure what the forecast is, but Paul will have that of course on the programme at 6.30pm.
Now I was reading this morning that the book makers have slashed the odds on temperatures plunging to record lows as Britain braces itself for the coldest ever winter. One book makers have almost halved its odds to 12:1 on readings falling below the record of, can you believe this, minus 27.2 degrees Celsius! The Big Freeze could leave thousands of households across the country with power cuts. Gas and electricity suppliers are preparing for a prolonged cold spell and its going to be in December and January. Well, after a succession of mild winters then thats going to be quite a shock to the system. But Ill ask Paul about that one tonight. Also on the show tonight, the comedy legend Frank Carson. Ill be talking to him ahead of his appearance in Gainsborough. So join us tonight, at the usual time, 6.30pm BBC1. Etiquette Now something for the female Levy Letter readers. Theres a new guide been published about etiquette. Forget the old days, where you had to worry about wearing a hat and gloves and knowing which fork to use, all of which in the old days identified a lady. Well now its all completely different. Well, here are some of the modern manners for women. Some of the things you dont do dont quibble over restaurant bills, do offer to pay more if youre ordering the most expensive thing on the menu, dont shout into your mobile phone, dont sign off an email with a first name and a kiss unless you know the person very well, text instead of talking particularly if the call is related to work, and dont kiss anyone on the lips unless they are your partner/husband, and do not discuss your sex life with other girls. There are some of the donts, but lets have some of the dos then Ignore your mobile phone if it rings whilst youre being served by a shop assistant, keep your ipod turn! ed down on the train (not everyone shares your taste in music), remember to include your ex-boyfriends wife if inviting him to your wedding, do air kiss when wearing lipstick and always remember to reply to invitations. There you are, some of the new modern etiquette guides for women! Insomnia A little bit self-indulgent of me this, because this is something close to my heart, but I was interested to read this morning in the paper that eating chilli could help you to sleep. It will come as a surprise to anyone who has been troubled by a sleepless night after eating a curry, but a study has found that spicy food can help you sleep better and will also leave you feeling more awake the next day. Researchers in Australia have discovered that a group of volunteers fell asleep more easily when they ate food rich in chillies. They also said they woke up better and seemed to have a bit more energy during the day. So there you are, something else for me to try. As a regular insomniac, all Ive got to do now is to eat chilli and curries before going to bed. Latest Gadget Well, everyone is talking about ipods at the moment, but very soon the latest gadget is going to be the visual ipod. Its the same size, but with a little screen on it, so youll be able to play videos and home movies and eventually television shows will be downloadable from the computer as well. Owners in Britain will be able to download television programmes in the near future, but can access more than two thousand music videos now. The screen is only two inches by one inch and it displays 260 000 different colours. Can you believe that! Anyway, this is the new ipod, the visual ipod and its only tiny, just four inches by two inches and the thickness is 0.55 of an inch! You wouldnt think it was possible would you? But thats the latest gadget, the visual ipod, which will be on sale in the not too distant future. Photographs Dont forget to keep the pictures and photographs coming in, the scenic views, nice pictures. It doesnt matter how arty they are! All for the Big Screen. We show one every night on the programme and we give the sender of course a mention on the programme. Particularly looking for some more pictures from the south of the region, Lincolnshire, South Lincolnshire, that sort of area, and of course North Norfolk. So if anyone is reading in that area and youve got a good picture then send it in. The usual address, if you want to get me direct, is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also if youve got any problems youd like me to help with, then also email me at that address. Grannies Well, theyve traditionally been pictured as grey-haired and homely, sitting and tutting at the excesses of the world, but grandmothers today are far more likely to be glamorous, active and making the most out of life, a new survey shows. Rather than being shocked by the lifestyles of groovy grannies, and when we say groovy grannies were talking about people like Gloria Hunniford, Joan Collins, Cilla Black to name but three. Well the modern Gran feels twenty years younger than her age, dresses stylishly, putting colour in her hair and enjoys socialising. Shes likely to travel all over the world and insists that an active sex life is important. In fact the typical Granny of today says that old age does not start until at least eighty according to the survey. Well the research has shown that pensioners are living in a golden age of freedom, health and wealth compared to that of their grandparents and their life expectancy is eighty-eight instead of seventy-one from two gener! ations ago. More than four in five say they enjoy good health. I think thats very true when I think about my own late grandmother - grandma, bless her. Things are completely different today it has to be said. Anyway, any views on that or indeed anything else weve put in the Levy Letter, then let me know. Birthdays Dont forget if youve got a birthday coming up and you want a mention in the Levy Letter, weve had a lot of them in the last few days, then of course just drop me a line and let me know and of course if youve got any other suggestions for guests and topics to go on the programme. If youve got any interesting video footage or any photographs of things that have happened, particularly over the weekend, of anything you think we should know about, then get in touch with me at the usual address, or if its urgent you can always ring us at the BBC, our main reception number is 01482 323232. Well, thats it from me for today. Have a great weekend and join me tonight at 6.30pm on BBC1. And look out for your next Levy Letter on Monday. Bye Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box.
