The Lucas North Portakabin at the University of Milton-Northern.

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WARNING

Don't forget your hard hat, hi-viz gear and parachute. We lost a careless vice-principal this way only last year.

Yes he is, Vampy. There was a picture a while back where he looked just adoooooooooooooorable but then we zoomed in and saw a cigarette in his hand - ICK! It actually really put me off for a bit :)

You have to just keep imagining it's that cigar from TCA instead of a Benson & Hedges!

Evening, ladies! So sorry you had a miserable day Spiro. Here's someone who will deal with it for you

Number I-forget-how-many in the Inappropriate Thuds series. I saw a chap in leather trousers this afternoon.

They did not fit all that well, he was not tall, he was not lean, he had a huge bald spot and straggly grey hair, and yet still...

Mr Thornton looked so sweet in his floppy shirt-sleeves, so I ignored his right hand.

I wish I had too massive - it was a beautiful sight before I went back and zoomed in!!

ROFL at your inappropriate thud!! He sounds pretty perfect!

Does that mean you now have a tandem crush on Vaisey, Massive?

I must admit I noticed the ciggy straightaway and debated (for a zillionth of a nanosecond) whether or not to post it.

Tbh it's not something that bothers me hugely. I've never smoked, Mr S is a 'social smoker' (bit of an oxymoron), and we know that the Man doesn't anymore so...meh, really.

If I'm honest I find the idea of a bloke in charge of a decent cigar (occasionally) very sexy (not that you would ever have guessed!).

Thank goodness Vaisey never appears in leather trousers, Spiro, or I would suffer serious trauma.

Ah so he no longer smokes!! That's ok then!!!. Phew!!

The colonel smoked when I met him but no longer does so it can't really bother me!!

Pleased you posted photo as it is a rather lovely one of him (have I said that before?!)

As for men with cigars - yes it is weird I find that attractive too!! as well as leather clad and rolling rizlas!!

Oh, I'm definitely glad you posted it!! Twas a lovely one!

Never mind the fag in the off -duty pic. I'm more concerned about why he's sitting next to Camilla Parker Bowles who appears to be doing a crossword. .

By the way, by phew I meant I never considered him a smoker and I thought my smoke-dar had failed!!

@ lady D!

I'm want to know what photos DAD is looking at! Can't decide out mrt is interested or not!!

I had to do a quick double take to check whose knee his other hand was resting on!

Our friend has just turned up so need to go and be sociable.

Might BBL - have fun!

::staggers in::

What a lovely picture of the floppy white shirt and naked throat. I do find the Woodbine very offputting, but nobody's perfect. Except for my beloved.

::Sits on own, staring into the fireplace::

::Has lightbulb moment::

::Invites Mr Thornton to join her on the hearth rug for a mug of hot chocolate and a toasted marshmallow::

Budge up for me and Gizzy, will you, Maudie? He's a dab hand at toastng marshmallows. That big sword of his really comes in handy.

How lovely to see you, my dear. And ::rolls eyes:: dear Gizzy. Won't he get awfully warm so close to the fire, wearing all that leather? I realise you regard him as smokin' hawt but I didn't think you meant it literally. Do please ask him to be careful - Mr Thornton's mama spent hours embroidering that firescreen and now Gizzy's run it through with his broadsword.

Oh gosh, sorry, Maud! Honestly, you can't take him anywhere.

As for his being too hot in the leather, that can easily be remedied.

Not to worry, Massive. I never much cared for it, but you know how it is with gifts from the mother in law.

Another marshmallow? Don't mind if I do.

Well surely he doesn't have to wear all the leather?

Tinfoil helmet - don't mind if I do!

Well, it is jolly warm in here. The candles are giving off an awful lot of heat.

::fans self and loosens stays::

Oh, and I dare say you hip young gunslingers have known this for ages, but I nearly fell off the Chesterfield when I saw True Blood for the first time yesterday and realised that .

It looks as if Mr Thornton is saying "Hmm, call that a six-pack, Gisborne?. You oughta see what is under my floppy white shirt."

@ Spiro. I don't think even a tin-foil hat would keep our thoughts from coinciding