I asked if they would but it's not 100% guaranteed, so there is that third option of the flowers beling delivered and still no contact from anyone. It's not impossible that a neighbour would say oh, I'll take them form you and pass them on when she appears, and then if my message to the florist isn't clear enough they'll think they've delivered and I'll be none the wiser.

Oh Gawd. You'd think in this techie day and age someone would invent something to take account of this kind of thing. Sort of like an emergency cord or push button alarm thingy but in reverse - press it to tell us you're ok... especially for older folk with poor short term memories - it could maybe have a flashing light or alarm to remind you to press it every 24 hours, and if it's not pressed the emergency services will turn up because your family will assume the worst...

One of those would be brilliant.

Still got everything crossed here... xxxxxxxxxxxxx

BTW, bats - did you send me a rather splendid Christmas card with a pic of a labrador driving a car?
Cos if you did, you forgot to write anything in it!

Bless

Hahahahaha. Sorry. But the funniest thing is that Batman forgot to write anything in his mum and dad's card, realised after he sealed it, then decided to post it anyway. I confess I took the piss something rotten... so let's not mention this to him, deal?

Oh, and if truth be told that card was suppposed to go to Sad, while your one was going to be the one Sad got or will get (it's the one with the cat, Sad, just in case I've managed to repeat the no writing trick).

The writing was fine, interesting spelling of Baty (sic) though

My work involves thinking about that very problem. As usual in this world, it's lack of funding that stops stuff getting done.

We should patent it, call it the Grumpy Old Person's Alarm Kit. GOPAK for short

Dragon's Den here we come...

I wonder if they can deliver ...

A genius idea I especially like.

Okay, okay, PG was involved. I maintain, however, that if you look closely you will see that the ts are running into one another.

Anyway, I've had an idea - maybe you could forward that one to the Melons and if handy would write something like, lots of love from the Bats in her one and send it to you then everything would be as originally intended.

Nah, I'm going to keep this to blackmail you with

Drunkled Christmas card writing... if you think we're getting you outof this one, think again! Hah!

*high fives Handy*

Okay, I'm going with *it's the thought that counts* now. My good intentions were clearly there.

Shurrup, otherwise I might ring you up bedrunkled.

Let's face it, pet - 'twouldn't be the first time *that*'s happened, would it?

It's always vey funny though... *skweeze*

And he always sounds so posh when he's plastered

What are we like...

Hello Ladies & KJ

You have cheered me up no end, seems like ages since I had a good laugh, if nothing else it is nice to know that nothing has changed in my absence

If I don't get back on Merry Christmas and Happy New Year cyber chums

You can rely on the GOWs, Laura!

Happy Christmas to you, too - and all the very best for 2011! (((hug)))

Morning.

No news from Warsaw yet. The flowers were supposed to be delivered yesterday and included a note asking her to call me... I'm hanging on to speak to Interflora now, to see if they'll give me the contact details of the florist they used over there. If I could speak to them directly I might get some answers.

Pants

Everything crossed for you still.

Here, we decorating the downstairs loo. Or so he says...