November Army Manoeuvres 2018

[JackieClaire]

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[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION].........wonderful poignant story and I can well believe it.
Was going to nip into town today once the wee bits and bobs the electrician had to finish off but the weather has been atrocious. Suppose its getting us ready for the real winter.

[satz123]

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Hello troops,
[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION] - how'd it go with YS today? How's it going with the pup. Friend of mine had to rush their pup to the Vet A&E as it had eaten chewing gum :egad: which can be fatal. Glad to say the wee soul is back home chewing things it can't blow bubbles out of.

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Lovely story Mr D'arsey .....
I think I've a loving friend here for life ...... she charges at me when I come in the room & sits on my feet so I can't move.
She cried at 4am this morning - maybe missing warm body to curl up to - she loves to do that.
I'll try a hot water bottle tomorrow night.
I'm now tempted to let her sleep upstairs when the real cold weather comes :egad:

YS got a 2 year driving ban - not bad to be honest.

[satz123]

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JC you wouldn't put an iron gate out in that today. :shocked:

[IamMary]

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No bad thing [MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]..
Mrs non animal person here has the cat (outdoor only I said) sleeping by the fire right now. Let Rosie upstairs!!

Stuck in The Sinner, so no spoilers on Get me out of here you pair!!

Yep, regret about xmas's gone but hey, not this year. 21 or 25 for dinner this year.. imagine attempting to that with a couple of bottles of wine in me!

[JackieClaire]

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Morning from upoverland.

I'd love a cat but Mr JC and the S&H are allergic to them

Bess didn't always sleep upstairs but years ago Jenny and I were having one of those humdinger rows upstairs that only a mother and daughter can have.......a mouse ran through the bedroom....did half stop the screeching....in the absence of a cat we decided to let Bess sleep upstairs.....she's been quite happy in the kitchen on her blankets. We just reckoned that the scent of a large animal would put the mice off...........seemed to work as we've never seen one again and she just stayed.

JC you wouldn't put an iron gate out in that today. :shocked:

What a fab phrase. I shall use it many times over the winter.

No idea how many we've got for Christmas dinner as yet.........we cook enough for the street anyway.

[rustop59]

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Good morning everyone. Love that expression Satz, same here today, was very lucky to get walk in. YS got off light enough and probably for the best, one less worry for you, him not driving. I was a stricter Mom years ago. Both dogs had their own beds and slept in the TV room, never allowed near bedrooms. Daughter letÂ’s her one sleep in the actual bed! The night we got this little rescue she was terrified and daughter had gone off to bed. Had not the heart to leave her in the utility so she came with her new bed and sleeps under the rad in my room. Her sister joins her when daughter is away.

Jesus Mary, are you running a hotel or just a large family . ThatÂ’s some number to feed. Just the 4 of us. Daughter in Norway booked her ticket last week. WhatÂ’s the sinner like? Have House of Cards but need something after that.

Going to have a nice day today. Have discovered audio books on BorrowBox from the library so put one on when I am crocheting. Real multitasking :yay:

[satz123]

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Morning
Shagging freezing ........

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PS
YS is still sober
Rosie had an accident last night on MrS's watch. He lost his temper with the poor little mite.
I told him it's HIS fault not hers. If sh'e rambling - he needs to be vigilant to let her out.

Any chance the MIAs will return soon ?
Call out to - Molly , Starty , Tabbers , Brit - ye have been away long enough now. Get back into the barracks... I'm sure at this time of year lots could do with your support & wisdom.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Late late check in. Only just finished work. They can feck off with a 16 hour day. Arsewipes. Conference goes off on Friday. We may or may not be ready but I'm starting not to care. Going to use up some flex time on Monday then Tuesday I'm going in to bore it fair up the lot of them. I shall be ranting ad nauseum as soon as I have time to.
Puppers in this house sleep on the lounge and beds and push the people off them. We had a visitor the other day and the golden nicked her quiche right off her plate. I don't give a rat's arse. I'd rather have puppers than people around me.

Time for this vile tempered old grump to haul off to bed

[JackieClaire]

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Evening,
[MENTION=9170]byebyebridgetjones[/MENTION]..............get that spleen vented on here, pet. Better out than in....you know where it might lead.

[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION].........was it on his wrist? If so she's got an amazing aim. You're right though she was trying to get his attention.

Girded my loins to start Christmas shopping. Prepared like a trooper.......comfy shoes, a coat that doesn't make me too hot, cash in the purse, cards poised to be battered........came home with a loaf of bread, a red sweat shirt for me and 2 two large packets of maltesers.

[RunningCourage]

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[MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION] - xmas shopping... i've found myself spending a day online instead of hauling myself round the shops getting pissed at there being too many people (and ignoring the fact that I am one of them too many people!). Suppose to be writing my niece's 3rd book... but it's not coming along quickly. Maybe a new year gift instead osteroops: but may be not.
[MENTION=22839]brit[/MENTION] - special call out to ask how you and mr b(A) are? I hope you are all ok whatever's happening on the south banks of the Mersey.

Feeling a bit flat. Just saying. Likely nothing. Overthinking and stuff. But not helped when one wee kid from my class (with severe psychological issues and a history of neglect and total lack of nurture) ran to the from of the line at the school gates at the end of school. But I couldn't see his foster parents. Suddenly there's a young women saying he's there to pick him up. The lad runs to her and hugs her - so they know each other - but I was shitting myself it was his mum as he's not allowed to be with her unsupervised and it's only one day a week (not a wednesday) and there was no note to us as teachers that someone else was picking him up. Shitting a brick I was... but I felt I couldn't do anything as they walked off as had 27 other kids behind me that I had to hand back to their parents. Arrrrggghhh! And the other teacher i work with was dealing with the slow coaches from class.

By the time the 27 other kids had been dispensed with, I explained to my co-teacher what had happened. We ran back into school called the foster parents and - to a huge sigh of relief - be told that it was the foster parent's daughter that had picked him up. All was ok.

Except that when I said in more detail what had happened after to my co-teacher I also, reflectively, said "I should have asked who she was, but I just didn't think quick enough" and my co-teacher said, "yeah, just ask who they are". And that should be it.

But in my head it isn't. Cos I feel such ineptitude at not asking who she was in the first place. Not having the wit to just ask, to not care who she was for I was his guardian until he's passed over. But I didn't. And I think, ok so it was fine - but what if it was his real mum, what if it was a kidnap (I know, I'm catastrophising) but the reason we are trained to be observant, or are at least are expected to be able to know what to do in these situations is to avoid the chances of such things happening.

So the feelings of ineptitude fester and stew.

Sorry! This was meant to be a quick pop in. But i just unloaded on youse... :eek-new:

[satz123]

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Suddenly there's a young women saying he's there to pick him up. The lad runs to her and hugs her - so they know each other - but I was shitting myself it was his mum as he's not allowed to be with her unsupervised and it's only one day a week (not a wednesday) I couldn't do anything as they walked off as had 27 other kids behind me

By the time the 27 other kids had been dispensed with, I explained to my co-teacher what had happened. We ran back into school called the foster parents and - to a huge sigh of relief - be told that it was the foster parent's daughter that had picked him up. All was ok.

Except that when I said in more detail what had happened after to my co-teacher I also, reflectively, said "I should have asked who she was, but I just didn't think quick enough" and my co-teacher said, "yeah, just ask who they are". And that should be it.

But in my head it isn't. Cos I feel such ineptitude at not asking who she was in the first place. Not having the wit to just ask, to not care who she was for I was his guardian until he's passed over. But I didn't. And I think, ok so it was fine - but what if it was his real mum, what if it was a kidnap (I know, I'm catastrophising) but the reason we are trained to be observant, or are at least are expected to be able to know what to do in these situations is to avoid the chances of such things happening.

Ah stop Mr D'Arsey. Forced with a split second decision your gut told you it was ok .... and it was right.

How the feck are you supposed to deal with that situation with 27 others at your back ....?
Even if you'd asked the question - how can you be sure it was the truth - that she was the daughter ?
I think the foster mother is at fault sending someone different to collect the child in the first place.

[JackieClaire]

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[MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION].......ditto what Satz says.
When my two were at first school if there was a change of pick up the school had to be told and passed on to the appropriate teacher. Perhaps a word in the earhole of the person in charge.

I was thinking about your niece's book..........tell her the Easter Bunny's bringing it but now this is an idea that just came to me five minutes ago...........how's about you Skype her and read her a bedtime story once a week until its finished. You'll be the best Uncle in the world and her hero.

[IamMary]

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I second what Satz says [MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION], plus, the child HUGGED her - clearly a comfortable situation. Seriously, are you expected to ID 27 adults at the gate? You cant put that pressure on a teacher. If its any consolation, I screwed up royally in work today. Was suitably mortified, wont make that mistake again. Over it now.

Rustop, give the sinner a go.. its very good.
Yep all ascending on me this year for Christmas, but there will be a lot of spreadsheets. Like JC says, There'll be food for an army anyway.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Ah stop Mr D'Arsey. Forced with a split second decision your gut told you it was ok .... and it was right.

How the feck are you supposed to deal with that situation with 27 others at your back ....?
Even if you'd asked the question - how can you be sure it was the truth - that she was the daughter ?
I think the foster mother is at fault sending someone different to collect the child in the first place.

Agree. Here they have to register to pick up a child and be on the 'collect' list. Approved ahead of time, IDd etc. Trouble is, as you say, how the hell are you supposed to vet everyone individually while keeping a boatload of the others safe.
The foster mother especially needs to be more careful given the circumstances. She above all people should communicate with the school about these things and should have been trained for it. It's an old area of work for me. I would write to the foster Mum via the school about it.

[byebyebridgetjones]

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Tomorrow should mark the end of a pretty awful 2 months of work during which I have been left to handle things well above my pay grade by myself while every other member of the team rides the gravy train. I've booked a meeting to discuss next week. And by discuss I mean give it to them both barrels.
Honestly don't know how I've stayed sober. I've been so tired and put upon some days I've been close to tears. And that's coming from a nursing background!

Everyone tell me some nice stories about what you're getting people for Chrimbo.