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Hi all, just popped back in to say a huge thanks for all your support. I really appreciated it. Hope everyone in this lovely friendly thread are all ok tonight. x
![]() jra - we're just people, honest. There are loads of women I don't understand either. I think the trick is to find someone you really fancy and then forgive them for not being perfect, working on the assumption that you're probably not perfect either (as hard as that seems to believe... in my case at least ). And handy's right - it's important that you can be mates too because life throws all kinds of crap at us all, doesn't it, so it's important to have a best mate at home.But ultimately I know I'd rather be on my own than with someone who isn't right. My first husband was great on paper but it wasn't enough, so I think you're right not to settle (which is how I'm reading stuff, apologies if I'm wrong). I really hope that one of these days you'll meet someone who makes you go wow.
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Well, I'm knackered but happy because I got loads done today, and that always feels good on a Monday.
![]() jra - we're just people, honest. There are loads of women I don't understand either. I think the trick is to find someone you really fancy and then forgive them for not being perfect, working on the assumption that you're probably not perfect either (as hard as that seems to believe... in my case at least ). And handy's right - it's important that you can be mates too because life throws all kinds of crap at us all, doesn't it, so it's important to have a best mate at home.But ultimately I know I'd rather be on my own than with someone who isn't right. My first husband was great on paper but it wasn't enough, so I think you're right not to settle (which is how I'm reading stuff, apologies if I'm wrong). I really hope that one of these days you'll meet someone who makes you go wow. ![]() But. Halle Berry http://www.temptalia.com/images/spri...leberry001.jpg Sandra Bullock. http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/...llock_8(1).jpg http://www.hairstylesdesign.com/pict..._4784_6850.jpg (simply gorgeous) |
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hello
that's Monday done with
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Evening, folks!
![]() avasgranny - it's what we do... ![]() I'm busy but getting stuff done tonight - brought my work laptop home for a ride in the car and back again, as I haven't laid a finger on it, but *have* put a pile of washing away, emptied and loaded the dishwasher and taken the surviving cat for a check-up at the vet (pills are working still, have to carry on monitoring her). Oh, and dealt with a mini-meltdown from Melony, who has a Koff and is a bit worn out and tetchy as a result. To do her justice she asked afterwards if we could please use the Time Out system they use in school when she's naughty and explained to us how it works, so we all agreed to try it. One of her great discoveries of recent weeks is the delight of the mint Viscount biscuit, which combines two of her favourite things, mint and chocolate. She's also got heavily into rasperry mivvi lollies. What really made me laugh t'other day was when she bit into a square of ordinary milk chocolate and announced rapturously: "Mmmmmmmm - chocolate wiff CHOCOLATE in the middle!"
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Morning
![]() I was going to bed, three hours ago. Bloody computers ![]() Vibes to the surviving moggy, HM... and a big AWWWWWWW to your littlest melon. I'm getting withdrawal symptoms. Bed. Now. :yawn: |
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Good evening/morning all
Enough time has now passed since Sunday morning for me to relate my tale of woe ... woe and poo. More poo than woe .... actually I'm not sure that's true, I was quite woeful .... and DestructoPup had been quite poo-ful ... but not so much by the time the story starts.... I woke up around 6 am to go to the loo and I thought the world smelt rather unpleasant but knowing my girly, I decided that she must have just been for an early morning number 2. However, I did have some vague unsettling feeling that this might not be right, but at 6 am on a Sunday you're not in the mood to investigate poo-smells are you? So I did what all fearless types do, I went back to bed. Two hours later I decided to get up only to be met at the door by the terrible stench of doom.... even LittlePlum doesn't do 2-hour stinkers so I decided to investigate further.... I went to the screen door and peered through it into DestructoPup's Kennel (it's made of thick fabric with zippable mesh doors on it, it's a rather attractive british racing green which is irrelevant but... *shrugs* ) I'm just procrastinating to put of mentioning the sea of poo that awaited me! Poor old DP was cowering in a corner squashing herself as small as a tank/bulldozer can and looking very ashamed of herself. She had exploded during the night! It was everywhere - not surprisingly she'd vomited too, I nearly did as well! First things first I had to set DP free, I unzipped the door and she sprang out, leaping over the moat of unpleasantness that had surrounded her! Then came the decision as to what I should do next .... I knew the floor could be detached, but as it was somewhat runny I then didn't know how to get it anywhere to clean it! I contemplated taking it round to the side of the house and hosing it, but the hose is next door to Billy-The-Whinge, the neighbour who has been nasty about DP - and on the other side where there is another hose, the neighbours are really nice and did they deserve to have a poo run-off into their garden? I decided to retreat to the house and think.... I came back armed with kitchen rolls, toilet rolls plastic bags and .... nothing really useful. The only practical thing to do was grit my teeth and get on with it - I folded the floor carefully into a poo-parcel, took it gingerly into the house and tipped it all down the loo - spattering the loo and the general environs ... this was turning into a veritable poo-fest! Having done that, the mat thing could then be rinsed down and put out to dry. Just leaving me the rest of the kennel to clean and disinfect and the bathroom and toilet to clean .... and then last but not least a shower or two for me! I have never EVER seen so much effluence - how I've managed to emerge from this tale of woe and poo still loving that dog I do not know! But she turns up those big sad eyes .... and grins and all is forgiven! Is it too late to warn you not to read this before eating? Handy it put me in mind of your cat and the kitchen table incident .... you'll understand the horrors and feel my pain!
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*is speechless*
![]() Poor DP and poor Plummie. Have some cake. ![]() Here, I have wasted a beautiful day mostly procrastinating and now need to do about six things at once, all before 4pm. Think one of them had better be to take the dog out
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Oh Plum - I had a similar experience a couple of months ago although with a cage with a plastic tray bottom - thankfully. Our dog had a tummy upset for four days so we had to confine him to it as it was easier to clean - otherwise it would have been everywhere. I felt your pain and remembered as i read. Thankfully, these things pass.
They're like children really - but they don't come asking for pocket money! - bonus. The week is progressing - that is all I have to say on the subject. |
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Jra - I don't understand myself most of the time so the men in my life stand no chance
![]() Plum - That's one way of saying no to lard though!! I also subscribe to the Plum theory of 'if you can't do something useful do something daft' makes life much more fun... on that note the facebookers amongst you may have seen a video where I prove this theory works - I forgot all about it when I posted it so only found it last night ![]() And now grovelling mode, if anyone hasn't done my Independent Study questionnaire I'd love them forever if they did - PM me for the link to it (tis a mere google doc and will take just a few mins!) Peace, love and snogs xx
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Eeeeek! I was going to complain about painting ceilings again but now realise my days's been just fine. Thanks Plumster!
![]() Collette - if you'd like me to do your questionnaire I will, gladly. although I'm not long home and about to dive head first into a massive glass of PG, so I'll understand if you'd rather I didn't. Who knows what I'll be coming out with in another half an hour or so. Or even tomorrow. I. Am. So. Tired. |
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Haha tomorrow is another day Bats - will PM you
Go sleep - but finish the PG first (don't be wasteful!)
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hello all
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I love that programme, it's nice gentle telly, but even better is ‘The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track’ which is fascinating.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?...n%20on%20Track The things cleaners find discarded in first class ... knickers are not an unusual occurrence. (The King's Cross episode)I still prefer HSTs though, rather than Pendolinos, although most HSTs these days are fitted with MTU or VP185 engines, rather than Valentas. The carriage (mark 3 coaches) air conditioning is quieter and sound proofing better. [geek mode] HST aka Class 43. Valenta Sunset. Mother of all HST starts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H-WKRIXynQ HST 125 Cab Ride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_oUK-y8U0s [/geek mode] Quote:
Originally Posted by wikipedia
The class is the fastest diesel locomotive in the world, with an absolute maximum speed of 148 mph (238 km/h), and a regular service speed of 125 mph (201 km/h).
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Plummie, that's terrifying!
![]() At least cats are quite small, there's a limit to how much can come out of them! ![]() Hope everything's calmed down... Here, it's damp and cold and miserable and I have some sort of viral thingy. Again. Bah!
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Here, it's damp and cold and miserable and I have some sort of viral thingy. Again. Bah!
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Tonight I built a bridge - I think I might add that to my resume and take up a new career. Cardboard boxes, straws, brown paper bags, paddle-pop sticks, glue, sticky tape and string are all that's required - Thomas Telford eat your heart out!
![]() Hope you feel better soon Handy - being sick sucks big-styleee. jra - one of my brothers is a train driver but I have no idea what sort of train he drives - probably a blue one This is based on the fact that I like blue and if I'm forced to imagine him at work, I'd rather imagine a blue train
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Thomas Tank! Peep-peep!
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jra - one of my brothers is a train driver but I have no idea what sort of train he drives - probably a blue one
This is based on the fact that I like blue and if I'm forced to imagine him at work, I'd rather imagine a blue train ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tr...outh_Africa%29 As for railway engineers, my hero is Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who built the GWML to modern standards in the 19th century. It is capable of running tilting trains up to TGV speeds with a few upgrades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel Quote:
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A celebrated engineer in his era, Brunel remains revered today, as evidenced by numerous monuments to him. There are statues in London at Temple (pictured) and Brunel University, Bristol, Saltash, Swindon, Milford Haven, and Paddington station. A statue in Neyland was stolen in August 2010.[73] The topmast of the Great Eastern is used as a flagpole at the entrance to Anfield, Liverpool Football Club's ground.[74] Contemporary locations bear Brunel's name, such as Brunel University in London,[75] a shopping centre in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, and a collection of streets in Exeter: Isambard Terrace, Kingdom Mews, and Brunel Close. A road, car park, and school in his home city of Portsmouth are also named in his honour, along with one of the city's largest public houses.[76] There is an engineering lab building at the University of Plymouth named in his honour.
In a 2002 public television poll conducted by the BBC to select the "100 Greatest Britons", Brunel was placed second, behind Winston Churchill.[77] Brunel's life and works have been depicted in numerous books, films and television programs. Perhaps the most recent is the 2003 book and BBC TV series, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, which included a dramatisation of the building of the Great Eastern. A 1975 short film about Brunel, "Great", won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[78] Many of Brunel's bridges are still in use, having stood the test of time. Brunel's first engineering project, the Thames Tunnel, is now part of the East London Overground Railway System. The Brunel Engine House at Rotherhithe, which once housed the steam engines that powered the tunnel pumps, now houses the Brunel Museum dedicated to the work and lives of Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.[79] Many of Brunel's original papers and designs are now held in the Brunel Institute alongside the ss Great Britain in Bristol, and are freely available for researchers and visitors. www.ssgreatbritain.org. Brunel is credited with turning the town of Swindon into one of the largest growing towns in Europe during the 1800s.[80] Brunel's choice to locate the Great Western Railway locomotive sheds there caused a need for housing for the workers, which in turn gave Brunel the impetus to build hospitals, churches and housing estates in what is known today as the 'Railway Village'.[81] According to some sources, Brunel's addition of a Mechanics Institute for recreation and hospitals and clinics for his workers gave Aneurin Bevan the basis for the creation of the National Health Service.[82] GWR's successor First Great Western has named its high-speed train power car no. 43003 "Isambard Kingdom Brunel". |
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All these train posts remind me of a DS legend, BBG - who left forums to become a train driver. Wonder if he'll ever come back....
Handy - get well vibes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have just found out that my friend who I ate out with last night has come down with suspected norovirus today. Slightly anxious about my rumbly tummy, so if I go quiet for a bit you know I've gone into destructo pup mode myself
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Obviousment, DestructoPup couldn't 'say no to lard' so did the Doggy Diet Plan instead. I bet DP lost lots of weight.
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So - my dad called to tell me he got married last Friday - she's 8 years younger then me .................
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So - my dad called to tell me he got married last Friday - she's 8 years younger then me .................
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So - my dad called to tell me he got married last Friday - she's 8 years younger then me .................
....................................................... There again, I have dated a woman 24 years older than me. |
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So - my dad called to tell me he got married last Friday - she's 8 years younger then me .................
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So - my dad called to tell me he got married last Friday - she's 8 years younger then me .................
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). And handy's right - it's important that you can be mates too because life throws all kinds of crap at us all, doesn't it, so it's important to have a best mate at home.


