Hello, its Peter here and welcome to Tuesdays Levy Letter. I hope your days going well. I hope youll be able to join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm for all the days news and Paul will have the weather forecast. Also well have a comedian on the programme. I was going to call him an alternative comic, but I suppose hes not these days. Hes also a writer, with Blackadder as one of his achievements. Of course, its Ben Elton, wholl be our guest tonight. Hes on his way to our region and hell be joining me tonight on the programme. I hope youll be able to join me then.
Emails Thanks for all the emails and the huge response to a variety of subjects that weve talked about on the Levy Letter. One thing that certainly captured your imaginations was me saying that I hadnt really watched Big Brother and was I the only person not watching it. Well, it seems that Im not alone. There are plenty of emails in today to say that there are other people not watching it or if they are watching, then Im not missing anything. So thank you for those. Ian Davison from Haconby near Bourne, he says, Hi Peter, No dont worry, you are not the only one not watching Big Brother. I can honestly say, hand on heart, that I have never watched a single one of any of its formats during its run on Channel 4. I can think of nothing more mind numbing than watching C list celebrities. Ive got much more important things to do like watching my kettle boil, sorting out the new seedlings for summer bedding or reading Pauls book on the weather! Nice one! Thank you very much Ian! And I was also talking yesterday about digital photography saying I had just bought a digital camera. The book the instruction booklet, is as thick as the Bible! So Ive got to find the time to sit down and read all of it to learn how to operate it, so Ill have another bash tonight. But I was saying and several people have written in asking if I find anything out about using it, could I put anything out on the programme. Well, I dont know if we could put anything out on Look North as a feature, but any tips gratefully received. The first one comes from Tony If Sue (I mentioned Sue yesterday) takes her photo memory card to a well-known chemists, they have a machine in which cards can be processed for a fee depending on size and quantity of prints required. If she has a computer, she needs a card-reader, but that opens up a whole new can of worms! Yes, well thats what I was trying to do last night! That comes from Tony from Newark, so thank you Tony. So if you take ! your pictures onto a memory card, then take that card to a chemist, then you can get your pictures printed off. Thank you very much indeed for all your comments on digital photography. Any more useful tips, then do please send them to me. I also mentioned hair straighteners. Hair straighteners are out, because curly hair is in. A note here from Elaine, Youre so right about avid hair straightener users. I just couldnt live without mine. Who cares what the fashion pundits say about curls and slight waves being in. I shall definitely keep using mine as I feel so much better with straight hair even though it takes ages to accomplish. She goes on to say, I just want to say that the Calendar, the Peter and Paul Look North calendar, is absolutely brilliant and has pride of place in my kitchen. I treasure it even more as my husband and son went to town one Saturday to purchase one to wrap up from Santa, but they lost it on their way home, so therefore had to purchase another one! Well, I dont know how you lose a calendar on your way home, but Elaine, thank you very much indeed for that. Shopping Well, there was a time when you had a substantial item to pay for and you didnt pay with cash, then you got your cheque book out and you wrote a cheque. Then it was pay by credit card and sign a little receipt. Nowadays, of course, its the chip and pin, where you have to remember your number. Well, shops and supermarkets are already turning away customers, who want to pay by plastic, but cannot remember their Personal Identification Number. An official cut-off date of February 14 has been set, where all shoppers should use their four digit pin rather than a signature. But some banks, which run the card authorisation process, have effectively jumped the gun by insisting on a pin, particularly if its been used before. In other words, forget your pin and no shopping! I actually had a major block, when I was at a supermarket the other day and I just couldnt remember the number. But luckily the assistant said it was ok and I signed for it, but after February 14 no more sign! ing! Do we like chip and pin or not? Your views of course gratefully received! If you want to drop me a line, then its [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pictures Dont forget if youve got a picture or photograph or a story that you think we should know about or that I might be able to use on the programme, then do get in touch. However off-beat it might be, it might just be what were looking for on the programme, then drop me a line. Beards I mentioned yesterday this survey, that eight out of ten women say that beards are unsexy! I mentioned that in the newsletter. Well, a flood of emails in after that one. One here from Gillian from Market Weighton, My husband, whos now in his fifties, has recently grown a beard. Admittedly it began when he had a back problem and was immobile for a while, but we decided to give it a chance. I really like his beard. We keep it trim and tidy and I think that it makes him look sexy! Everybody who has seen it has commented favourably, so who are these eight out of ten women? Come to think of it Peter, why dont you give it a try? Thank you very much indeed Gillian. Well, Ive never had a beard in my life! And another one from Lyn in Lincoln, Im just reading your latest newsletter and I noticed your comments on the recent survey that states that eight out of ten women find bearded men unsexy. I would just like to say that I think bearded men are misunderstood! It may come across as being lazy to grow a beard rather than have a full shave, but just think about all that extra time they have to do jobs for their wives rather than messing about shaving. My husband has had a beard ever since Ive known him and I cant imagine what he would look like without it. Just think of all those hidden wrinkles and the double chin that might have appeared over the years. Whilst his whiskers are still in place, these little signs of ageing remain a mystery! Well, thats about it for today. A very lively Levy Letter with all your comments. Keep the emails coming in and join me tonight on BBC1 at 6.30pm and look out for your Levy Letter tomorrow. 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