Army thread weds 30 may

[littlepinkcat]

Army thread weds 30 may

I am doing some continued professional development the open university is offering some free courses their modules taken from a degree, you don't get a certificate but they will count towards your continued professional development this morning I have done:

The role of diagnosis in counselling and psychotherapy (D240_1)

and now im gonna do :

Working with young people: Roles and responsibilities

this studying business keeps me out of trouble, off the drink and keeps me mind active

I'm a right nerd i know, lol

[one2many]

Army thread weds 30 may

Fair play Pinky!

[one2many]

Army thread weds 30 may

Very Interesting!!!

Where did "Piss Poor" come from? Interesting History... They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot and then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery... if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor". But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot... they "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low. The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.

Here are some facts about the 1500s

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs." There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.

(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: ?Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old?.

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom; ?of holding a wake?.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks
on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive.
So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.)
to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, ?saved by the bell? or was ?considered a dead ringer?.

And that's the truth.
Now, whoever said History was boring!!!
So get out there and educate someone! ~~~

[satz123]

Army thread weds 30 may

Mornin' Molls & Oney:l
Think the rest have probably gone to their respective workhouses

In work - gearing up to be a BORING day :upset:

[satz123]

Army thread weds 30 may

Just realised - all my excessive spending has at last caught up on me - and my visa card is OUT OF CONTROL.
Then to top it off - Andrew (#1 Son in OZ ) - has to go to New Zealand to re-apply for his visa if he wants to stay.
Ranf to use my visa card to pay for flight back as he hadn't banked on that :upset:
I am PISS POOR

[one2many]

Army thread weds 30 may

Don't ask me about my credit card! I am worse than piss poor to be honest.

But I am fucking happy


Back from the dentist and FREEZING, winter woollie time!

[anon]

Army thread weds 30 may

I used to be really hard up but we always survived. We have more money now than when we were younger but it does not bring more happiness just make life that bit easier.

[anon]

Army thread weds 30 may

The run went well.
I could not get on the track as the school kids were doing their version of the Olympic games. Poor things I remember now why I hated PE. Some of them were so fat they could only waddle around the track and they were only about 8 years old--
Sunny day here again so washing out on the line and Mr A mowing the lawn.

[one2many]

Army thread weds 30 may

Just got them cleaned! Bargain at 50 quid!

Ho Anonners!

[satz123]

Army thread weds 30 may

Howya Anonarooney :h
Did you meet our new recruit - Topper ?
He's a marathon runner too !
But lapsed a bit & had love affair with beer - I told him you were our inspiration - so go inspire him :H:H

[satz123]

Army thread weds 30 may

anon;1325456 wrote: The run went well.
I could not get on the track as the school kids were doing their version of the Olympic games. Poor things I remember now why I hated PE. Some of them were so fat they could only waddle around the track and they were only about 8 years old--
Sunny day here again so washing out on the line and Mr A mowing the lawn.

I was a FAT kid too. But I was the exception in those days. Still carry the stigma:upset:
So many overweight kids these days isn't there ?

[one2many]

Army thread weds 30 may

TOO many overweight kids nowadays, It is really sad.

I am sorry but I blame the parents.

[satz123]

Army thread weds 30 may

mollyka;1325380 wrote: Oh shit Satzers When I started getting sober I spent like a madwoman -- sort of substituted shopping for drink - I got over it thankfully, but........ sympathies:l Simon had to go to Oz last year to get his visa stamped as well -- what a racket!!
I hate being poor - I really hate it. Used to say money was unimportant, it was only unimportant cos I had a few bob - now, like you sound - I'm skint! And as for 'all the money' I would have spent on drink - there it is ----- gone!

Yes I agree - rather than sitting at home drinking I am out and about spending. I need a hobby that cost nothing.
Between the Gym fees , Gym gear, shopping in M&S ('cos there's only 2 of us ), Pat the Lounger, Reiki workshop, Shellac nails , buying clothes that 'I'll fit into soon' - I AM BROKE !!!:upset:

[anon]

Army thread weds 30 may

satz123;1325474 wrote: Yes I agree - rather than sitting at home drinking I am out and about spending. I need a hobby that cost nothing.
Between the Gym fees , Gym gear, shopping in M&S ('cos there's only 2 of us ), Pat the Lounger, Reiki workshop, Shellac nails , buying clothes that 'I'll fit into soon' - I AM BROKE !!!:upset:

Yes in my time it was unusual to be fat--When I am picking the grandchildren up from school the kids do not look too bad but the parents are mostly very overweight.

Anyway Satz. My running costs me only the price of decent running shoes and the rest is free/fresh air. Weight loss comes very quickly with only 3 runs a week.

[one2many]

Army thread weds 30 may

There are a LOT of fat kids here, A LOT! I feel sorry for them to be honest, they get a hard time in school. You cannot blame the kids, they are going to eat what they are given....so I do think it is the parents fault, and also letting them sit for hours playing video games and eating shite...

The majority of the time, when you see a fat child, you will see a fat parent too, they don't lick it off the stones.

It's a real bugbear of mine....poor kids, setting them up for a lifetime of health issues, Disgraceful.