An alleyway in Pontypridd?
Random!
You must be something of an expert by now!
Random!
You must be something of an expert by now!
The Grumpy Old Women Thread... (Part 18)
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Originally Posted by jra:
“Thanks guys. The sister of my dads partner fell down the stairs and shattered her ankle, needing pins and all sorts of surgery, so I think I got off lightly. Funnily enough, it's the first time I've actually fallen down the stairs in my own house, having fallen down most other staircases. Old Street tube escalator was my piece de resistance.
Let's see my hit list.
At my dads place.
At an ex girlfriends place.
Old St tube station.
An alleyway in Pontypridd.
At a rented place in Treforest.
My place.
A flight of steps at secondary (comprehensive) school.
And those are just the ones I can remember right now.”
“Thanks guys. The sister of my dads partner fell down the stairs and shattered her ankle, needing pins and all sorts of surgery, so I think I got off lightly. Funnily enough, it's the first time I've actually fallen down the stairs in my own house, having fallen down most other staircases. Old Street tube escalator was my piece de resistance.
Let's see my hit list.
At my dads place.
At an ex girlfriends place.
Old St tube station.
An alleyway in Pontypridd.
At a rented place in Treforest.
My place.
A flight of steps at secondary (comprehensive) school.
And those are just the ones I can remember right now.”
I managed to fall over the tow bar of my caravan whilst holding 3 boxes of china. It was also as the secondary school I lived by where going home.
Originally Posted by FANNY_ANNE:
“I managed to fall over the tow bar of my caravan whilst holding 3 boxes of china. It was also as the secondary school I lived by where going home.”
“I managed to fall over the tow bar of my caravan whilst holding 3 boxes of china. It was also as the secondary school I lived by where going home.”
That's just reminded me of another one.
A few sets of bollards all connected by chains at the Uni student union, except between one set. Guess who missed the open gap and fell over the connecting chain while running fast, falling flat on their face. F*ck that hurt. My shins were begging for mercy at the time.
Originally Posted by handymelon:
“An alleyway in Pontypridd?
Random!
You must be something of an expert by now!”
“An alleyway in Pontypridd?
Random!
You must be something of an expert by now!”
Give me a staircase and I'll fall down it. So far, I've been living up to expectations.
The alley in Ponty I thought was flat, rather than stepped (it was pitch dark). I found that out when I reached the bottom with severe grazes and bruising.
Originally Posted by Sadperson:
“I fell down the staircase at my secondary school too, jra
really hurt my knee and now that I've got to 'that age' it plays up badly in damp weather. Stone or marble stairs as I recall...”
“I fell down the staircase at my secondary school too, jra
really hurt my knee and now that I've got to 'that age' it plays up badly in damp weather. Stone or marble stairs as I recall...”
I sprained both my ankles at the time.
It's just as well I usually bounce when falling down stairs, as I'd have broken various bones by now.
=
There is a general theme here isn't there.
I've fallen out of a second floor window, luckily onto soft earth. To this day, I can't remember how it happened.
I've fallen 20 feet out of a tree. Luckily the branches broke my fall.
I've landed into a dense bramble thicket, after a trip and then falling.
I've jumped onto a plank of wood covered with seaweed, but it had a nail sticking out upwards. So, nice puncture wound there in one foot.
I fell down a cliff (about 20 feet).
All the above incidents (below = ) happened in Devon.
Originally Posted by Sadperson:
“I fell down the staircase at my secondary school too, jra really hurt my knee and now that I've got to 'that age' it plays up badly in damp weather. Stone or marble stairs as I recall...
Here, well, it's another day already. Have spent most of yesterday carting youngest's belongings home and trying to find somewhere to put them, fully aware that what I've brought back so far represents approx. 30% of what there is yet to come....
and that's just from her...”
“I fell down the staircase at my secondary school too, jra
really hurt my knee and now that I've got to 'that age' it plays up badly in damp weather. Stone or marble stairs as I recall...Here, well, it's another day already. Have spent most of yesterday carting youngest's belongings home and trying to find somewhere to put them, fully aware that what I've brought back so far represents approx. 30% of what there is yet to come....
and that's just from her...”
Morning sNowy 
I want an iPad. No chance of me ever getting one any time soon though *sighs*.
How are you going?
I want an iPad. No chance of me ever getting one any time soon though *sighs*.
How are you going?
Originally Posted by ImaPlum:
“Morning sNowy
I want an iPad. No chance of me ever getting one any time soon though *sighs*.
How are you going?”
“Morning sNowy
I want an iPad. No chance of me ever getting one any time soon though *sighs*.
How are you going?”
Hi PLum am at worst surviving. But mainly more than that..have lots of support and love. Money not sorted yet ...and son is back from uni at the end of the week
Originally Posted by snowy ghost:
“Hi PLum am at worst surviving. But mainly more than that..have lots of support and love. Money not sorted yet ...and son is back from uni at the end of the week”
“Hi PLum am at worst surviving. But mainly more than that..have lots of support and love. Money not sorted yet ...and son is back from uni at the end of the week”
Month he isnt back til the end of june
Glad to read that you have that good support network snoWbes - and it will be good for you to have your son home soon.
Originally Posted by jra:
“Old St tube station.”
“Old St tube station.”
I know someone who fell down there too, but luckily a tramp broke his fall.
Originally Posted by KJ44:
“I know someone who fell down there too, but luckily a tramp broke his fall. ”
“I know someone who fell down there too, but luckily a tramp broke his fall.
”
I ignored the tramps. I was on the way to see some women take their kit off. Beer and naked women. You can't fault that now, can you.
Originally Posted by batgirl:
“Not as good as PG and naked men, though.”
“Not as good as PG and naked men, though.”
Yes, but that's just you though.
Knockers. Knock softly but firmly. I like soft firm knockers.
Originally Posted by Sadperson:
“
My house is full of bags, boxes, crates and mostly junk.
I want to move out”
“
My house is full of bags, boxes, crates and mostly junk.
I want to move out
”
Eek, I've got all that to look forward to in a couple of weeks.
Originally Posted by batgirl:
“Eek, I've got all that to look forward to in a couple of weeks.”
“Eek, I've got all that to look forward to in a couple of weeks.”
And I have it all over again in a couple of weeks
I need a bigger house. Or I need someone to adopt a twenty one year old....
Originally Posted by Sadperson:
“And I have it all over again in a couple of weeks I need a bigger house. Or I need someone to adopt a twenty one year old....”
“And I have it all over again in a couple of weeks
I need a bigger house. Or I need someone to adopt a twenty one year old....”
I'll swap you for a 45 year old.
KJ - I was clearing a kitchen the other day and thought of you. It was a jar of Krakus sauerkraut wot did it. And it was a few years out of date. You'd have shown it who's boss.
P.S. it wasn't my kitchen!
M - afternoon Snowy
BG - I'm seriously tempted with that swap. Yes, really. You need to have the 'daughter knows better than you' experience
I am mostly typing up another observation today while it's peaceful, since the daughter is currently catching up on her sleep .... dagnabbit, who pinched the eye-rolling smilie???
BG - I'm seriously tempted with that swap. Yes, really. You need to have the 'daughter knows better than you' experience
I am mostly typing up another observation today while it's peaceful, since the daughter is currently catching up on her sleep .... dagnabbit, who pinched the eye-rolling smilie???
Evening all
I have had the nicest birthday I've had in many many years - probably since before my Dad died which was 11 years ago. It's a public holiday here today but I still had to work but at least it was penalty rates (woo hoo!) - and to be honest it made it a far better day than if I'd had the day off! From the moment I arrived in the morning til when I left in the evening, they made me feel special. It was all organised by my friend, the department manager, who'd got everyone to sign a card and I had flowers, and the store paid for a HUGE cream cake, baked in-store and then everyone got called up to the team room so they could sing happy birthday and have cake and stuff, which was good of the store manager to allow it as it meant everyone had an extra 15 minute break. The Deputy store manager sung me a personal happy birthday accompanying himself on the horn of the electric pallet-jack, it made a hell of a noise but was strangely beautiful
Then this evening a few of us went out to dinner for which I wasn't allowed to pay anything which meant obviously they paid for YoungPlum too and I'm just home! YoungPlum is going shopping this weekend to buy my present - god knows what she'll get me!
Anyway, sorry for the babble, but I've been totally overwhelmed by my friends/colleagues and customers kindness today.
Hope everyone else has a lovely day too
I have had the nicest birthday I've had in many many years - probably since before my Dad died which was 11 years ago. It's a public holiday here today but I still had to work but at least it was penalty rates (woo hoo!) - and to be honest it made it a far better day than if I'd had the day off! From the moment I arrived in the morning til when I left in the evening, they made me feel special. It was all organised by my friend, the department manager, who'd got everyone to sign a card and I had flowers, and the store paid for a HUGE cream cake, baked in-store and then everyone got called up to the team room so they could sing happy birthday and have cake and stuff, which was good of the store manager to allow it as it meant everyone had an extra 15 minute break. The Deputy store manager sung me a personal happy birthday accompanying himself on the horn of the electric pallet-jack, it made a hell of a noise but was strangely beautiful
Then this evening a few of us went out to dinner for which I wasn't allowed to pay anything which meant obviously they paid for YoungPlum too and I'm just home! YoungPlum is going shopping this weekend to buy my present - god knows what she'll get me!
Anyway, sorry for the babble, but I've been totally overwhelmed by my friends/colleagues and customers kindness today.
Hope everyone else has a lovely day too
and belated birthday greetings from me too..of course they spoiled you and treated you.....it is because you are so special/lovely/funny etc etc xx
Just a little update. Dog has been sleeping and when he has done his 'four leg stretch' both his back legs were tensed a little. Then he did it again and I saw his toes on his worse leg spread out a little!!
He is still so very very week on his left leg. His right leg I have been getting him to weight bear on it when he has been e.g. eating but the left leg doesn't seem long enough to stand on!! ~~~~~xxx
He is still so very very week on his left leg. His right leg I have been getting him to weight bear on it when he has been e.g. eating but the left leg doesn't seem long enough to stand on!! ~~~~~xxx
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