[West Ender]

Ah well, I use my microwave almost daily, mainly for heating vegetables. I also drink wine, eat shellfish, love offal, eat red meat and white bread, drive a car, fly in aeroplanes, sunbathe, sit in front of a computer all day, breathe in exhaust fumes and the chemicals wafting over from Widnes whenever I'm in Warrington, and I used to smoke. There's no hope for me, is there?

Am I eating radioactive peas? They'll have to compete with all the rest.

Just a thought about old microwaves. I'm on my 4th in 12 years. One died, one blew up (mild bang and some smoke, not a major explosion) and one shed its lining. I don't mistreat them, in fact I'm kind to them. I clean them with gentle detergents, never switch them on when empty and don't allow things to boil over inside them. The one I have now is 3 years old so, on the law of averages, it's due to go kaput before too long so at least I shouldn't have any leakages. Thank Heaven for small mercies.