Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Fridays Levy Letter. I hope your day is going ok and Im sure youre looking forward to the weekend. I hope you can join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for all the days news and of course for the detailed weather forecast for the weekend from Paul. Well also be talking to a couple of band members from Franz Ferdinand ahead of their gig in Hull tonight.
I finished yesterdays letter by saying keep warm. No sooner had the letter gone out, then at 1.40pm an email came in from Robert. He says, Hi Peter, in todays Levy Letter you signed off by saying keep warm. Well, spare a thought for us poor construction workers suffering in West Africa. It is 37 degrees Celsius. We are not trying to keep warm! But we enjoy reading your Levy Letters. So there you are. Thats from Robert, who hails from Beverley, but is receiving his Levy Letter in West Africa where it is 37oC! You couldnt make it up could you? I also mentioned yesterday about Im A Celebrity. You will know of course that Canon and Ball are now in the jungle ahead of their starring role in the pantomime in Hull this year. Theres a note here from Paul Robinson, whos emailed me after yesterdays letter. Firstly, I dont watch Im A Minor Celebrity Wanting To Get My Name Noticed Again and nor do I watch any of the reality TV voting game show that seem to proliferate on our TV at the moment. Do you find it mind-numbingly dull to watch a dozen has-beens moaning about the conditions they have to put up with? So there you are. Strong words from Paul on the subject of reality TV shows. Thanks for all the emails. Keep them coming in. If you want to write to me, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Memory The secret of having an excellent memory is learning to forget apparently. Scientists believe that the ability to ignore unnecessary information is the only way to remember those vital details. Those with the best memories can filter out facts and figures that they dont need, while scatterbrains allow their minds to become cluttered with useless information. Until now, those with good memories were credited with being able to process and store information better than others. The researchers from the University of Oregon believe the brain contains its own version of the nightclub bouncer keeping out unwanted riff raff. Did you follow that? I hope so! Women Drivers Well, not so much women drivers really, but women wanting to buy a car. Women are intimidated when it comes to dealing with car salesmen. And while dealers are only half as likely to offer females customers a decent discount or haggle over finance deals, theyre more likely to pressurise them into a sale, says a report. Undercover research by the consumer magazine, What Car, claims that women are getting raw deals in the show rooms, paying an extra £534 on average compared to a male. The difference climbs to nearly £3000 when the best discount offered to a man is compared to the worst discount offered to a woman. In other words, women are being intimidated when buying a new car and paying a lot more than a man would for the same car. Thats really quite interesting isnt it? I mentioned yesterday as well, about this DVD thats out. I should have known better really. Its a DVD that sells for £9.99 and is an instant fireplace. Like me in my flat here, if you havent got a fireplace, then all youve got to do is put the DVD on and sit around and watch your telly. Well no, you cant sit around the fire and watch the TV, because the TV is the fire. But you can sit around and watch your fire on your TV. Several people have emailed in to say that they are selling extremely well. So maybe its me, I dont know. But the DVDs are still available. Christmas Lights I note here from Phil. He says, A few evenings ago, you mentioned the high sales in this area for Christmas lights in displays that people put on at this time of year. One of my pleasures in the dark days of December is driving past these displays on the journey home from work. Now given that you have a regular Levy Letter, would it be possible for you to invite viewers and readers to submit details of their best displays in the area and for your excellent staff to pinpoint these on a few local maps for us to detour and take in the sights? For a start, I would like to nominate Priory Road, and Calvert Lane and Askew Avenue in West Hull for starters. So there you are. Phil thank you for that. If youve got your Christmas lights up and youd like some publicity in the Levy Letter then let me know where the best lights are. Well, thats just about it from me for todays Levy Letter and indeed for this week. Have a very good weekend. Keep warm to those of us in the UK and keep cool to Robert and his colleagues in West Africa! Join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm and also look out for your Levy Letter on Monday. Also if theres anyone you know whos not signed up to the Levy Letter, but would like one, then point them in the direction of the address at the bottom of the page, click on Levy Letter and follow the instructions through. 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