Fri 6.6.14

[Mick]

mae all..before we start..just my little piece...

6th June 1944..let us remember not only those who gave their lives to free Europe from the chains of tyranny,but also those who did make it back but suffered physical and mental injury..you have my respect.....thank you


ok so off we go..take note tt...the sixth ..not the eighth :H

right how are we then ?all set for the weekend ...sun is cracking the flags here it is lovely..my daughter gets the keys to her house this aft ..she is really excited...just waiting for the "dad can you just...phone call!!just been over the fence into the fields and dug up some yellow irisises ?..really funny it was me who put them there about 12 years ago and they have done really well so going to put some in as a backdrop on the fence..everything is doing really well in the garden ..long may it continue..just taken my tablet outside so Im sitting in the garden doing this..need to make a brew tho ..anyone else?

hiya tt ...how are you today then?ok I hope ..nah your daughter will be going through one of those phases...Amy did exactly the same..instead of going to uni ,she wanted to work in asda..not that there is anything wrong with that ,but we had other ideas,and so did she when she snapped out of it..and then when boys suddenly appear on the scene ..jeez!!!it is surprising how quick they grow up though...best to make the most of it !!

Hiya SL...are you listening ..make the most of it ..your time starts now !!:H how are you today then ? ok I hope...

hiya ppqp .. hows things with you today then boss good yeah? one brew here for you maam..my mate has just sent a pic from Calgary ..loading his truck ..at Peri? construction ..main office is on western street I think...

hiya SF...sounds like a nice real company ..and boss..did you thank him for the fact that despite in his eyes you being a waste of time ..they still paid you..what a great guy!!!!next time you see him ..use the buzz word ..focus "you know we really need to focus blah blah"he will move you up a peg or 2 on the doesnt suck so much board..Focus actually means..F.ck Off Ure Stupid :H..get shut of them and move on you deserve better than to listen to some clown ful of his own p.ss and wind!!

hey Sam ..make your own dress bib!!all you need to do is wash it ..polish the buttons on the bib and iron creases in like a pair of trousers ..jobs a good un!!what you up to today then mate ? pretty sure all women subscribe to the Ive got nothing to wear litany..strange that..we have 3 wardobes..2 singles and a double .. shirts t shirts jeans and trousers take up half the double..the rest is dresses blouses skirts etc so whose are they then if there is nothing to wear?sure as hell aint mine!!!oh and a few of them have got the labels n tags on them...which swiftly leads on to the" had it for ages " story!!

hiya Lav ..and hows the bundles of energy today??extra caffeine on its way to you!!!nice one on the cake making..well done you

hiya Pauly ..how are you today then?ok I hope ..yeh I find I put on weight too ...usaully after a biiiig tub of ice cream has disappeared down my neck!!:H what are you up to today then?kids finish skool today dont they? (you can tell i payed attenshun wen I went! :H )
right peeps ..orf we go into the weekend
have a great day....and a safe n sober satsun!!

"I'm just a fat loser," I thought, "nobody will care if I jump."

"Sure, children will scream and there'll be some blood,
but I dont give a sh.t."

Anyway, it took 4 security blokes to drag me off that bouncy castle.

My mate with a stutter has been sent to prison. He should look on the bright side.

It could be the first time he completes a sentence.

Today, on D-Day, prominent figures from Allied States commemorate with services and renactments in Normandy.

Meanwhile, Angela Merkel uses the opportunity of a very quiet day to catch up with some paperwork.

Little Johnny was in his maths lesson one day when his teacher asked him a question to see if he was paying attention.
"If I gave you ?20," she began, "and you gave ?5 to Mary, ?5 to Sally and ?5 to Susan, what would you have?"
Johnny thought about this and then answered, "An orgy?"

"What's your favourite part of swimming pools?"

"Not sure, depends I suppose."

"Yeah, mine too."

How many Amish does it take to screw in a candle?
This is a trick question because Amish actually screw in hay barns.

I think Obama mishandled that trade for a captured American soldier.

Surely the Taliban were willing to also take Justin Bieber?

"You stink of alcohol, you have lipstick all over your clothes and you're not wearing your wedding ring!" screamed my wife as I strolled in at 3 o'clock this morning, "I'd like to see you try and get out of this one!"

"Easy," I replied, "I was mugged by a gang of drunken drag queens."

Stevie Wonder is to sing the World Cup theme song for the BBC.
As part of the deal he's asked to be able to watch the England games with the sound off.

A confused cow that wandered on to the M8 is adding to traffic problems for One Direction fans heading to their concert in Edinburgh.

Although the main traffic problems are being caused by the thousands of daft cows heading toward the gig.

[Lavande]

Fri 6.6.14

Good morning Abbers & happy Friday!

Sunny & pleasant this morning
The girls went back home last evening - today I get the grandsons in exchange :H
Sometimes I wonder what I did to deserve all this craziness :H
I really do enjoy their company but OMG are they tiring!!!

Mick, my daughter dug up several pots of herbs & other things to take home with her. She lives in a rental right now & claims the landlady doesn't want anything planted outside. I think the landlady is about to get a surprise :H

Greetings TT, hope things settle down soon with your daughter. She will change her mind several times about the future, they all do. My daughter is 37 & still changing her mind about things pretty consistently. I've learned to not get too attached to anything she proclaims because it always changes :H


Hi Sam, PQ, Det, SF, Pauly, SL & everyone!
I need to run for now, will try to stop back in later.
Have a great AF day everyone!

Lav

[porqoui]

Fri 6.6.14

Hey Mick and Lav.....had to look and see if another thread had been started.

Things are good, had a late start and thought I'd log on at work. Boy that was a mistake. I had a very busy Friday...what's up with that? The other boss has changed his mind about the contractor and wants to go with a city bobcat so I'm back to the wait game geesh! I have the weekend off so other than seeing Dad not sure what I"ll get up to. Maybe a little gardening?

Lav...aren't you glad you didn't have a family of 4 or 5? With all the grand kids you'd be able to open your own daycare centre. You could probably do that now. Hope you had a good day.

Time to relax, me thinks an ice tea is in order. Have a restful evening.......PPQP

[Lavande]

Fri 6.6.14

PQ, granny's daycare is closed for the day :H
7 hours with 3 & 5 year old boys is enough to kill you :H

Hope your evening is peaceful!!!

[Determinator]

Fri 6.6.14

ahoy ABeroooos!

whew! so much for getting caught up. finally home and super beat, and faced with tons of paperwork, egads. going to make myself relax a bit while I try to cool off. so overheated here and I have the AC down so we can finish cleaning. aside from my exhausted bitching...it really is good to be home LOL

be well peeps

[scottish lass]

Fri 6.6.14

Hi Det - I waved as I passed you!!! Didn't see you wave back, you must have been set on getting home:H:H 389 miles today - my butt hurts, as does my back!
Hot here too - supposed to be 106 by Sunday

TT - I know what you are saying - My oldest who struggled with her grades, but was determined to get to Uni, came back with an idea from school to go to beauty school. I don't have a problem with beauty school if that is what she really wanted - but she wants to work with children and was set on getting a degree - I am worried that school is giving her an easy way out of sorting herself out and get the grades she needs. She is also very capable of achieving what I believe her real goal is and has been for many years!

Well I am knackered after that week at work - have a desire again, but ignoring it still - would like it to leave me alone. Up at 6am as girls are in a horse show - no rest for the wicked, I must have been seriously wicked - wish I could remember the fun!

See you all sometime tomorrow - enjoy your time away from work PPQ and SF - sounds like you need a break!- Happy weekend Lav and Sam. Thank you for reminding us Mick:l

[treetops]

Fri 6.6.14

Hi there folks. Been shopping with the girl. Today's tale of woe is the hairdresser - sorry Pauly. My daughter asked for a trim and hates the result. What's new? She should just grow her hair and stick with it.
I also had to deal with road rage - not mine. All because I was trying not to run over a pedestrian who was in my way. Driver behind went berserk because I stopped.

NZ drivers are terrible - no patience.

Hope you have cooled off Det. And relaxed.

Don't worry too much about the beauty school thing SL. Just tell her she needs decent grades for any occupation or future trAining and that it's much better to have choices.
In my line of work I deal a lot with people who have sold themselves short. They underestimate their intelligence and then try to get back into studying as adults. It's so so much harder. Can be done but it takes heaps of dedication and juggling.
We will pull each other through these teenage parenting years and being a sober parent helps so much.
Meanwhile Lav has her energy zappers to cope with. Hope you got some rest.
Saturday here and it's time to think of dinner.
I see there is flooding in the UK but probably not your way Mick.

[TheSunFlower]

Fri 6.6.14

I was just watching a comedian talk about being a sober parent. No relief, everything full blast.

SL....my hubby did not get a degree because at the time it wasn't needed for most occupations. Now you need a degree for just about anything, regardless if it's in the field or not. Jobs that he is qualified for have turned him down due to not having a degree, even though he had the experience. And today you need it for jobs that did not require it the past. The thing that I think is really stupid...I have the degree, but I got it 20 years ago. I know people who got degrees in really silly things just to fit the requirements of having the paper.

I tell everyone....get the degree. It can never be taken away from you. They never expire. I have several friends who decided to change careers. Some did not require going back to school, but for those who did......because they had the bachelors in just about anything were able to get a masters in their new field within 12 months. Even if the two degrees were not even close to being related. So she is at a much greater advantage getting the degree.....then if hair is what she wants to do.....she can do that and still have the degree. All stuff you know. I personally think college for most degrees is a waste of time, but our system is set up that life will be really freaking hard without it.

Mick....I try to avoid the management as much as possible. We are in a merger and they have an opportunity to move up. But, it doesn't look good for them having so many leaving that they are trying to show poor performance. Hmmmm....I hit budget the last 2 years and already have 90 percent laid in for this year. So now they are saying people don't have the right number of accounts to justify making themselves look good. As in all their intelligence....they realized they had to lay the same guidelines for the "good" employees who are staying. They had this gal who is at 120 percent of her year in tears today because they are now telling her they don't care about her hitting budget....she needs to get 5 more accounts regardless of billing size. After she gets these 5, she has to add another 5. And none of this accounts for any client who may cancel. They are doing this across the board with everyone. And according to them....they don't care so much about budget attainment. I thought companies needed to make money.....I've been doing it wrong for 20 years! Who would ever know that their big bonuses depend on budget attainment. AND, these will be the people who keep making their big salaries. Heck, these will be the ones to get promotions. I just can't do the silliness of corporate America.