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    mae all and how are we this morning ? all ok ..well been pretty busy this morning already ..been up since about 5...transferring books on to my kindle after changing the format from epub to mobi so that it can read them...then transferring my old camcorder discs into mp4 format...done them all except my florida ones which I cant work out yet..they are about 16 years old so ..also been plaster boarding out where I boxed the pipes in in the kitchen..so now its time to have a wee rest before round 2 ..so brew time..anyone else?


    hiya tt how are you today? all good? ...ermm Cornish pasties can have anything in them..in fact the original tin miners pasties had meat one side and apple usually on the other..sweet n savoury ..thats why they had a big crust ..so that the miners could hold them and have a meal and a pudding without leaving the mine etc...more amazing facts from absolute sh.te .com!!:Has far as downers go ..when I get them ,,I go very quiet..and sort of keep myself to myself then something in my nut will go ..why are you wasting your days like this?snap out of it...its hard at times ..but hey thats life.


    hiya Det how are you today? all ok ...now see what you started with the pasties!!famous pasty makers in Cornwall ...Blewitts..if you ever get the chance try them..they will make whatever you want

    hiya SL...hows yo u today?does it feel like you have never been away?time for another holiday methinks!!Know exactly what you mean about mouth watering pickle the full works ..yum yum!

    hiya Lav hows you today?hows the foot doing?hop (e) its better today...you invent pasties like that and you will be getting orders from all over the globe!!so ..big brew ..and thinking cap on!

    hiya bear hows you today?your post from yesterday........

    hey Pauly I'm 41 - so not that young!Sam - father ted or the office,peter kay always makes me smile.

    Finished work for the day and shattered,I'm off to the gym in a mo - some house tidying needed but it can wait.Dinner is leftover meatballs with pasta and tomato sauce from yesterday which is nice and easy.

    Busy busy time at work,I'm not feeling the love for it at the moment,it's got to be said.Ho hum,it will pass.Happy Tuesday.
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    so go on ...whats missing??????


    hiya Pauly hows you today then 41? yep me too tho Im not in denial ...everyone else is!!!:H


    hiya ppqp ..well done you on having the convo with the gaffer...guess that opens up a completely new relationship...laptop seems ok this morning..tho a bit slow ..think it probably was a reduction in the thingamay doofery bobbery here have a boss brew ..yep the rabbits are doing great ..well chuffed that they got a new home and lease of life rather than with some spoilt kid!

    hiya Sam..how are you ..yep nowt better than Wile E Coyote or Yosemite Sam to cheer you up when the chips are down!!!whats on the cards today then?I might be out early doors tomorrow...weather dependant of course..which at the mo looks pretty doubtful!

    right ho folks back to the grindstone...who says this retired game is easy??

    big shout to any I have missed...take it easy......nil carborundum illegitemi

    A wealthy merchant of 84 married a 25 year old fashion model. They had a wonderful honeymoon in Aruba but, unfortunately, the old boy suffered a coronary and was hospitalized. When his young wife came to see him, the old man said, ?Sweetheart, your future has been taken care of regardless of what happens to me. You will have an income of $250,000 a year, my home in Palm Springs, my ranch in Texas, my Mercedes. You?ll never need to worry about money.? ?Oh, sweetheart, please don?t talk that way,? his young wife exclaimed. ?You?ve been so good to me already. If you go, I?ll be devastated. Oh, there must be something I can do to help you. Please?.tell me what I can do??

    ?Well,? the old man gasped, ?you can quit pinching the inlet tube to my oxygen supply for starters.?

    A teenage boy and his grandfather go fishing one day. While fishing, the old man starts talking about how times have changed. The young man picks up on this and starts talking about the various problems and diseases going around.

    Teen says, ?Grandpa, they didn?t have a whole lot of problems with all these diseases when you were young did they??

    Grandpa replies, ?Nope.?

    Teen says, ?Well, what did you guys use for safe sex??

    Grandpa replies, ?A wedding ring.?

    A priest at a parochial school, wanting to point out the proper behavior for church, was trying to elicit from the youngsters rules that their parents might give before taking them to a nice restaurant.

    ?Don?t play with your food,? one second-grader cited.

    ?Don?t be loud,? said another, and so on.

    ?And what rule do your parents give you before you go out to eat?? the priest inquired of one little boy.

    Without batting an eye, the child replied, ?Order something cheap.?

    Four married guys go golfing on Sunday. During the 3rd hole the following conversation ensued:

    First Guy: "Man, you have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out golfing this weekend. I had to promise my wife that I will paint every room in the house next weekend."

    Second Guy: "That's nothing, I had to promise my wife that I will build her a new deck for the pool."

    Third Guy: "Man, you both have it easy! I had to promise my wife that I will remodel the kitchen for her."

    They continue to play the hole when they realized that the fourth guy has not said a word. So they ask him. "You haven't said anything about what you had to do to be able to come golfing this weekend. What's the deal?"

    Fourth Guy: "I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say that the foundation for the new house is being poured next Tuesday."

    A customer wanted to ask his attractive waitress for a date, but couldn?t get her attention. When he was able to catch her eye, she quickly looked away. Finally he followed her into the kitchen and blurted out his invitation. To his amazement, she readily consented.

    He said, ?Why have you been avoiding me all this time? You wouldn?t even make eye contact.?

    ?Oh,? said the waitress, ?I thought you wanted more coffee.?

    ?How long have you been driving without a tail light?? asked the policeman after pulling over a motorist.

    The driver jumped out, ran to the rear of his car, and gave a long, painful groan.

    He seemed so upset that the cop was moved to ease up on him a bit.

    ?Come on, now,? he said, ?you don?t have to take it so hard. It isn?t that serious.?

    ?It isn?t?? cried the motorist. ?Then you know what happened to my boat and trailer??

    ppqp.....

    A junior manager, a senior manager and their boss are on their way to a meeting. On their way through a park, they come across a magic lamp. They rub the lamp and a ghost appears. The ghost says, ?Normally, one is granted three wishes but as you are three, I will allow one wish each?

    So the eager senior manager shouted, ?I want the first wish. I want to be in the Bahamas, on a fast boat and have no worries.? Pfufffff? and he Was gone.

    Now the junior manager could not keep quiet and shouted ?I want to be In Florida with beautiful girls, plenty of food and cocktails.? Pfufffff? and he Was also gone.

    The boss calmly said, ?I want these two idiots back in the office after lunch at 12.35pm.?

    Now that they are retired, my mother and father are discussing all aspects of their future. ?What will you do if I die before you do?? Dad asked Mom.

    After some thought, she said that she?d probably look for a house sharing situation with three other single or widowed women who might be a little younger than herself, since she is so active for her age.

    Then Mom asked Dad, ?What will you do if I die first??

    He replied, ?Probably the same thing.?

    On the way back to Ohio as I was sitting in the Phoenix airport, they announced that the flight to Vegas was full. The airline were looking for volunteers to give up their seats.

    In exchange, they?d give you a $100 voucher for your next flight and a first class seat in the plane leaving an hour later. About eight people ran up to the counter to take advantage of the offer.

    About 15 seconds later all eight of those people sat down grumpily as the lady behind the ticket counter said, ?If there is anyone else OTHER than the flight crew who?d like to volunteer, please step forward . . . ?

    A pipe burst in a lawyer?s house, so he called a plumber. The plumber arrived, unpacked his tools, did mysterious plumber-type things for a while, and handed the lawyer a bill for $600. The lawyer exclaimed, ?This is ridiculous! I don?t even make that much as a lawyer!? The plumber replied sympathetically, ?Neither did I when I was a lawyer.?

    A troop of Boy Scouts was being used as ?guinea pigs? in a test of emergency systems. A mock earthquake was staged, and the Scouts impersonated wounded persons who were to be picked up and cared for by the emergency units. One Scout was supposed to lie on the ground and await his rescuers, but the first-aid people got behind schedule, and the Scout lay ?wounded? for several hours.

    When the first-aid squad arrived where the casualty was supposed to be, they found nothing but a brief note: ?Have bled to death and gone home.?
    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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    wednesday the thingyth august

    Good morning Abbers & Happy Hump day to all

    :H I used to be part of those yearly disaster drills at the hospital Mick. The last one I participated in nearly killed me. I was assigned the task of running two full portable tanks of O2 up three flights of steps ~ I nearly croaked & retired a few months later. Screw that stuff :H

    I'm still dragging myself around on my bum foot, oh well & I will be entertaining my grandsons for 7+ hours today - oh boy

    Greetings to everyone dropping by today. Have a wonderful AF Wednesday everyone!

    Lav
    AF since 03/26/09
    NF since 05/19/09
    Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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      wednesday the thingyth august

      Mae everybody,well Mick so far,that dang boss! shoulda had him make his wish first dangit,it was funny though,it's been soo humid here,had Louie for a bit yesterday and we were both sweating even with the a/c on,Vegas is usually dry but this monsoon is crazy this year,i fixed my t.v/bunny situation by moving the cords up high and pushing the entertaiment center flat against the wall,it's a huge all wood thing,very heavy but i don't think he can squeeze back there now,Det my dad was born in Grass Valley,not much there but a pretty little town,safe travels to you,man i don't know what i'd do if i had to travel for work,i hate being in the car for long,especially driving i get bored,hope we all have a good Wednesday,luv to all
      I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

      I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
      Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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        wednesday the thingyth august

        X-post Lav,have fun with the grandsons,hopefully they're feeling lazy so you won't hafta hobble too much
        I have too much shit to do today and tomorrow to drink:sohappy:

        I'm taking care of the "tomorrow me":thumbsup:
        Drinkin won't help a damn thing! Will only make me sick for DAYS and that ugly, spacey dumb feeling-no thanks!

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          #5
          wednesday the thingyth august

          hey all, it's day 18 here - and I don't drink.

          Morning Mick - like the thingieth of August,you've been busy - and totally lost me on formats!! I'm the girl who bought cd i own in 3d(can't upload from cd it's blocked) on amazon but can't convert it to right format for i tunes - despite them sending me instructions!
          Not sure what you meant about my post of yesterday...I was having a miserable day - feeling much better today,had session with my boss which helped a lot,really positive team meeting too.
          Spoke to HR again about tomorrow's meeting and I feel a lot better about it.It's gonna be difficult,but I'm prepared and have HR with me so it will go how it will go,the f**k it book is great - for me anyway who needs to give less of one,about many things all at once!

          Not exercised yet this week,and am sticking with ww - I realised I'm doing my quit at the first hurdle routine and chopping and changing too much - so I'm back to it tomorrow properly.
          Dinner is roast chicken with soy sauce and chilli powder and roasted brussel sprouts with garlic,chilli,cumin,lemon and maple syrup.yum.I ate baguette and chips and a fairy cake so compensating with healthy dindins. I have tuna sandwich for lunch tomorrow with fruit through the day.Need to pop to supermarket in lunch and buy more fruit and some ww bread and crumpets - I'm doing this thing.

          Watched documentary last night about Kathleen Hanna - singer of Bikini Kill and le tigre,she founded riot grrrl music which I loved/still love,inspiring stuff about being your own person and standing by that. I love the music but also the attitude too,feminist principles. Reminded me that music is inspiring to me and strong people who carve their own path.Few of those are here too

          Lazy night with cat watching tv and reading more f**k it.Maybe a nice aromatherapy bath then early night ready for tomorrow - want to be in early and prepare my arse off for the meeting.I feel calm now it's closer - this time tomorrow it will be over and I will have survived,learnt a lot.

          Lav hope the foot has recovered

          Pauly so we're the same age - time wise and about the same time sober too I think?

          Everyone else - happy hump day!
          one day at a time

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            #6
            wednesday the thingyth august

            ahoy ABerooooos!

            unseasonably early checkin for garlic breath. belted out some paperwork and have to pack up to depart for a bit while the agent shows our house yet again. fingers crossed!

            Pauly, yes the long drives for work I really detest. working on an alternate employment idea but it's still in the planning stages. I am excited about it though!

            was so jazzed about finally getting back to fencing last night that I had trouble sleeping for some time. really had a good time with healthy people doing healthy things.

            Mick, as I recall the miners wives would put markings on the pasties so they could tell who they were for when lowered into the mines in a bucket lined with blanket to keep them warm. an interesting glimpse into a very rugged culture.

            off to seize the carpe. or diem the day, or something...

            be well everyone
            nosce te ipsum
            (Know Thyself)

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              #7
              wednesday the thingyth august

              MAE ALL....

              Mick...thanks for the kickstart and the brew. Dad's annual assessment went swimmingly. (I wonder what that means :H) He'll probably outlive me! Glad to see you got the laptop going. Decided not to go to Weeding Wednesday, think I need some down time tonight. Forgot about your kitchen reno, before and aft pics please.

              Lav...I learned CPR and how to run the defibrillator and that's about it. With all the childcare workers around I think I'm safe. I forgot, is the MRI on Tuesday? Hope the g/son didn't wear you out.

              Pauly...you make sure that entertainment unit is secure against the wall especially with little Louie around.

              Bear...I was wondering what Mick meant about your post too. Glad you're feeling better today. Who is the author of your book. I think I might just check that out.

              Det...got my fingers crossed for you guys. I know what you mean about being jazzed up and not being able to get to sleep. Just be grateful that's the reason. Hope you were able to seize the carpe.

              Although the boss suggested 1/2 days for the summer there are still lots of things I need to get done before September so have been going to work in the morning anyways. Today I decided I'm taking tomorrow morning off as I feel I'm all caught up and ready. Taking next week off for holis but not going anywhere. Got a feeling my stove may actually get cleaned!!!

              Have a peaceful evening all.......PPQP

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                #8
                wednesday the thingyth august

                Checking in. My internet connect has been crap.

                I am just home from working with my MS client. It is cool because she will be all wound up emotionally when I get there and then by the end she is completely zenned out. It is so fulfilling to do work that really matters.

                Four people resigned so far this week. Lav its not so much that I want to get fired, but I need to be fired. I need time to really get my business up and going and I'll need the unemployment. Nobody really enjoys being fired, but this company is so unreasonable to work for. I'm just hanging onto the job for as long as possible so I can bank as much money as possible. It is unfortunate but in talking with people and doing a little bit of interviewing, it seems like every company has gone completely nuts. So therefore....even though it will be nerve racking in the beginning.....I truly believe I will be better off on the other side

                Glad to see everyone is doing well. Nice to see you checking in Bear.

                The thought of drinking has popped up more and more recently. BUT....I am aware it is just that being in a state of transition is causing me to be uncomfortable. So in a way....I know I will be much better off once the transition truly gets on. And I know I need to be sober for it

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                  #9
                  wednesday the thingyth august

                  SF hang on in there while you deal with the uncertainty.
                  If it's any consolation I am dealing with very difficult work issues at the moment. But drinking is not on my agenda.

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                    wednesday the thingyth august

                    Apparently a 7 hr day watching two stinky boys wasn't long enough - I had them for 9 hrs. And my prize for that effort was being asked if I could be on 'standby' for watching them 4 hrs tomorrow :H

                    SF, I wasn't thinking about unemployment, sorry. Yeah, it would be nice to have some funds while making your transition.
                    My nephew's wife was just diagnosed with MS a few months ago. They live in New England & have not been happy with the treatment facilities up there. I really wish they could find what they need.

                    PQ, knowing CPR & how to use an AED are great skills
                    Yes, the MRI is next Tuesday, can't wait!!!

                    Pauly, the grandsons were easy for the first part of the day but then everything changed at dinnertime. They ran me ragged :H

                    bear, keep your focus - one thing at a time, right?

                    Safe travels Det!

                    Hope you are doing OK Ms. TT
                    AF since 03/26/09
                    NF since 05/19/09
                    Success comes one day at a time :thumbs:

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                      #11
                      wednesday the thingyth august

                      Long day - yup mick, did I get that holiday???
                      Det - I will take a lamb and rosemary pastie please! (Lav - you can't make real food like this healthy! Sacrilegious!!!) Bear - I will have a side of roasted brussel sprouts with my pastie - hmmm, supper sounds great....
                      Not much to say here today - Daughter #2 fighting with her dad - ugg.....hard when I think she is right, but I won't side against him - want to shoot him yet again....
                      Good news about your dad PPQ, even not knowing what it means.....
                      Hi TT, Pauly and SF....
                      “The only courage you will ever need is the courage to live the life you want"

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