Join up!! Army against the grog !!! May 2018

[IamMary]

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Talking of cakes.............one of my biggest wants/wishes in my life was cake forks and Mr JC got me some for my birthday.........I was more than delighted. Prolly only used on high days and holidays.

Well thats funny, we got some 'good' cutlery last Christmas and I finally got cake forks too, I love them!
(I swore I would never have 'the good knives and forks'.. I have morphed into my mammy).

[mollyka]

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Loved all them ice pops!!! Sorry bout young satz - prob best not to raise your hopes cos he obviously is at the stage where he feels he should but hasn't a notion of it - could go on a while and every time you'll just be upset - try not to watch him cos as you know - nothing you can do with the info anyway - he will get it - just very hard for now xxx

Morning all else - its raining PTL!!!!! Sick going to work in the sun - good luck car hunting - I like that job - doubt we'll ever afford another onelease:

[mollyka]

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I too morphed into my mammy with the cutlery - she gave me all hers and there's little knife and fork thingies I don't even know what the do - little tilted scoopy things an all -

[JackieClaire]

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Morning,

I too morphed into my mammy with the cutlery - she gave me all hers and there's little knife and fork thingies I don't even know what the do - little tilted scoopy things an all -

I think I know about the scoopy things.........condiment spoons........when the salt, pepper and perhaps mustard were put in wee dishes..........now I want some. Little knives and forks for the leprachauns when they pop round

Got to run up to the hairdressers and ask her ever so nicely if she'll cut my fringe.

[rustop59]

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Good morning everyone. Sorry about young Satz, hopefully one of these days the penny will drop. Think we all turn into our Mammys as we get older. Also keep anything long enough and it comes back into fashion. I have China teasets (wedding presents) that have only been used a handful of times but I now I’m using them- well occasionally.

Horrible day here. Did very short walk and have crochet class. Himself away fishing so think I’m going to have a game of thrones weekend. Have only seen first two seasons and have about 4 in box sets. Had planned to paint outside but don’t think that’s a runner.

[satz123]

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I too morphed into my mammy with the cutlery - she gave me all hers and there's little knife and fork thingies I don't even know what the do - little tilted scoopy things an all -

Ye bring them to Antiques Roadshow & make a killing - your Mammy probably never used them - and had a pain in her bum polishing them?

Morning all else - its raining PTL!!!!! Sick going to work in the sun

I totally GET that - :haha: - how 'odd' are we ??:haha:

HAd a row with Mr S - his sister's 60th tomorrow. Said I had to work Saturday - that was taken as 'an excuse'. I agreed I'd go eventually for peace for 2 hours but that I'm bringing my car to leave early 'cos I have work on Sunday.
"excuses , never want to go to anything " on & on ....... I'm sick of him & lack of respect for me.
I've known him 40 years but sometimes I REALLY don't KNOW him ..... what he's thinking or how what will be said by others is more important to him than my sobriety, my job, my feelings grrrrrrrr !!
He has too much time on his hands these days and I am getting the brunt of it. Even though I don't drink any more I still always feel on the back foot with him - he has a way of making me feel guilty still ......... AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH !

[mollyka]

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Ye bring them to Antiques Roadshow & make a killing - your Mammy probably never used them - and had a pain in her bum polishing them?


I totally GET that - :haha: - how 'odd' are we ??:haha:

HAd a row with Mr S - his sister's 60th tomorrow. Said I had to work Saturday - that was taken as 'an excuse'. I agreed I'd go eventually for peace for 2 hours but that I'm bringing my car to leave early 'cos I have work on Sunday.
"excuses , never want to go to anything " on & on ....... I'm sick of him & lack of respect for me.
I've known him 40 years but sometimes I REALLY don't KNOW him ..... what he's thinking or how what will be said by others is more important to him than my sobriety, my job, my feelings grrrrrrrr !!
He has too much time on his hands these days and I am getting the brunt of it. Even though I don't drink any more I still always feel on the back foot with him - he has a way of making me feel guilty still ......... AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH !

And ALL of that i totally get too!! At work - will comment further when i get home! Xx

[mollyka]

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Home at last -- and I am shagging weary - sore feet too --- but I AIN'T going to moan !!!

Certainly if Joe was still drinking all the above would definitely apply - the fact that he isn't it's less so an issue - cos as I said before - he's less keen on the pub life than I would be - but he still likes going 'out' -- my feelings are that I've been 'out' all week at work and what I really want is to be 'in' -- and he can silently sulk a little bit when I say I don't want the dinner/cinema or whatever on a Sat night - and in my view that is a subtle form of bullying tbh - I regularly say to him to go anywhere he wants to go on his own - but he's not that keen!!!! I s'pose that's the down side of having your partner as your best friend - that's why they want us to go with them I s'pose --

AND -- when he was working - there was never a question of going anywhere when he had work the next day - my job is deemed less arduous I think (and it probably is - but that's not the point) -- but in fairness to him - he's improved a bit in the last few years..

How's young Satz? back on the straight and narrow today?

[satz123]

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How's young Satz? back on the straight and narrow today?

Yes I think so - I can't even talk to him any more hungover / drinking - so I won't.
He has a gig in work tomorrow - a black tie affair where he's been asked to go & meet people. There is only one way that will go ............ he'll drink to get courage - then drink too much and make a fool of himself in front of the people he is trying to impress ..... FFS !!!

Ah let him off - I'm tired of it.

[starty]

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All i want to do is stay in too. Luckily mr s is similar. We never go on so called dates thankfully. I like going out in the day more than evening really cant be arsed with that.

Had quire a good week in that I managed to walk the doggers every day. So proud as ive not had the energy for ages. Work felt better too. According to my diary its taken 6 weeks to start feeling human again after dabbling. So not worth it. Defo gets harder as you get older. Totally understand when folk say they dont have another quit in them.

In bed now as been up and out since 4 oh and had mammogram today. How bloody painful are they!

[JackieClaire]

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Evening,
For me to go out its read that I will leave early if I've had enough and in a taxi. Being a small city its not that much cost and a damned sight cheaper than me drinking.I loathe driving and I'll be blowed if I'm going to ferry round a bunch of drunks and we seem to pootle along nicely in the house.
He's out tonight to see a band........he's 60 next year and was going on (and on and on and on and on) about a big BBQ for it.........had a brainwave the other night and thought it would a blooming sight cheaper to book a function room, buy the first couple of rounds and hire a band........and it happens to be the band he's seeing tonight. The lead guitarist and singer happen to be the parents of the S&H's best mate and we're hoping we'll get mates rates

Yes, Starty, mammograms are horrible. Have one of these :hug:

Ahh, Satz, lamb...:hug:...your sobriety is first and to be protected. I can't see what else you can do with the young 'un.

[IamMary]

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Busy day so just a quick wave good night..

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Morning ladies, awoken at 4.30am by a demented crow right outside my window who then proceeded to attack a bird feeder till it broke so I opened the window and screamed at him. I wish I knew where his nest was, I would go and pay him a visit about 10pm tonight when he is in a lovely sleep and dreaming nice crow dreams......boy that tree would get a shake.

[rustop59]

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Good morning everyone. Sorry about the interrupted sleep Tabs. Crows can be a nuisance. We had grey crows dive bombing the windows last year and setting off the alarm. In fact we still have netting up at the back which is a pain when you want to clean them. Looks like a lovely morning so better get up and at it.

[satz123]

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Morning all.
Working today - but glad of it - it gets me away from
* Hopalong husband, with the dodgy knee who won't do anything to get it fixed.
* Sibling WhatsApp & phone calls about demented mother
* and alkie son.
I swear my life revolves around other people's problems and I'm tired of it...... what about ME ?

I will excuse my mother - she cannot help herself :heart:
But the other 2 - do nothing to help themselves .....