Monday AF 3 November

[treetops]

Hi there everyone – this will be a short start to the daily thread as I am still working and its getting late on Monday night. Had a quick check of the troops and we are all accounted for – except Mick.:exclaim::exclaim::exclaim:

Mick –where are you? You didn't post on Sunday –so give us a shout and let us know what’s what.

Busy day for me here – work and stuff with my daughter – all good stuff. Went to an art exhibition at her school tonight and saw the senior students’ exam portfolios. What a talented lot. Of course – my girl’s one was the best in my eyes.:thumbsup:

Interesting statement from you SF about alkies drinking to feel normal and not necessarily for the buzz – I personally think there are many many reasons and excuses we all have. Drinking never made me feel normal – sure, it could calm me down or relax me – but I did not find my anxiety levels to be the key driving force as to why I drank. And I admit – I used to really love the buzz and (and often but not always) the taste.
The bottom line is that we drunk AL and it had got to a point where it was really ruining our lives (hellz I sound like AA). Whether that was for a buzz, anxiety-release, celebration, oblivion, depression or just plain old addiction doesn't matter to me.
But that's back then and this is now!

Again, Mick where are ya?????
You all have a great Monday.

[DreamThinkDo]

Morning TT! Yip, al turned joy into torture. Don't stay up too late!

We'll have to get to the bottom of Mick's mysterious Sunday jaunts...

Have a good Monday, all!

[Mick]

hiya folks ...well its me here ..nope not fallen orf the world or anything...yesterday was just one of those jeez am i glad this is over days...3 am picked the outlaws up ..took em to the airport..which actually cheeses me off that its not me thats getting on the plane!!on the way home there was ..yes at 4am a major smash on the motorway and they had shut 2 lanes..eventually got home,and at 5.20 am my mate pickd me up to go out on our jaunts!!so all in all a pretty busy day ..then this morning starting to take the base units out of the kitchen...was just going to SMAAAAAAAASH them out..it even feels great writing it!!!,but my brother has asked for them...he is refitting out a canal boat and needs some carcase wood..so of course tryi g to take them out you hit all sorts of snags as to how they were put in ..hidden brackets everywhere..just doesnt seem to be enough hours in the day at the mo..its prioritising stuff..so my head is a walking list!!anyways Ill do my best ...how simple work was ..just going locking up crims wave cheerio and home..well thats it simplified!!

ok on we go...firstly...Congratulations SL......on your 5ks..doesnt seem like 8 weeks ago you talked about that..really well done to you both/all with that..as for the booze ..life has so much to offer with out it..even when the times are a bit tough as they are for you at the mo..its easier to focus on the issues..tho it may not seem like it at the time when you havent had your coupla bottles of escapism!!brilliant effort ...well chuffed for you.

hiya tt...hows you ..hows your daughter?nope couldnt even phone yesterday...where we ended up you couldnt even get a signal far less any thing else..but apart from that yes Im fine overworked and underpaid:happy2:as you say we all drank/got drunk for individual reasons..but the end result was the same..a dependancy on the bottle,an unwillingness to face reality and a generally screwed up existence that we thought was living.....

hiya dtd..hows you today?so you really want to know what I get up to on a sunday?ok heres a clue .e........./g....../.......oh and b the way there is both a g and an e in the words..not necessarily in that order or indeed to the slashes represent the number of words..nor do the dots represent the number of letters...so there you go ..its a dawdle!!hows the weather up on the cape today?you have a grand day.

hiya Det ..hows you doing mate ..hows the house hunting going ..or isnt it..spare room in our garage at the mo if you are struggling!!

hiya ppqp..hows you?all ok?too much on your mind ?anything we can help with?dont forget you time...says he!!!!:happy2:youve got this audit coming up too havenyt you?well sit yourself down with this brew.

hiya SF....good for you...sod that dont ginve in ..as you say they put loadsa hoops and obstacles in the road so that you give up..forget that ..of course Ive got the added advantage..Scottish ,money,give up ..NEVER!!!Glad things are working out for you and your son....

hiya Lav....bbt..for you ..hows things today then?whats on the agenda today then?61 next month ?never!...you dont look a a day older than today...yep some where in the far far far far off future Ill be 61 too !

hiya Sam ..hows thing s with you?man oh man oh man...just had to bite me lip....a beaver management plan???hey you know where this was going dontcha?ok back on track!!!!thats the trouble with hearing lots of jokes ..they start getting all mixed up in your head and become really unfunny!!much on today?

hiya pauly ..hows you doing today?all good?how you doing on this your final was going to say attempt..but it isnt an attempt ..its the biggy!!hows daughter that moved away doing?

right folks ..tis time for me to do one......so take care and have a grand day....

Q: How do you fit 10 Amish in a VW Beetle?

A: Tell them you are going to the livestock auction

Q: Did you hear about the Amish Flu?

A: There are only two symptoms. First you get a little hoarse, then you get a little buggy.

Q: Why did the Amish woman divorce her husband?
A: He was driving her buggy.

I'm sick and tired of going onto AIM, yahoo messenger, etc and having stupid conversations. Every 5 seconds LOL, LOL, LOL...... So . this is my new list for AIM Acronyms. READ IT....USE IT.....and EMAIL IT TO YOUR FRIENDS
ASAP: as soon as possible
A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location
ATM: At The Moment
BATR: Bouncing Around the Room
BBFCFM: Big Black Furry Creature From Mars
BBS: be back soon
BFF: Best Friends Forever
BIC: Bitch Is Crazy
BRB: be right back
BTGOG: by the grace of God
BTSOOM: beats the shit out of me
BTSOOY: beats the shit out of you
BTW: by the way
BYOB: bring your own beer
DFC: dead fucking center
DMB: Dave Matthews Band
ELOL: evil laugh out loud
FEFY: Fast Enough For You
FLW: Four Letter Word FMU: from my understanding
FTF: face-to-face
FTR: for the record
FWIW: for what it's worth
FWTW: for what that's worth
FUBAR: fucked up beyond all recognition
FYI: for your information
GA: go ahead
GIAT: give it a try
GMTA: Great minds think alike
GTBT: Good Times Bad Times GWOS: goes without saying
HAND: have a nice day
HTH: happy to help
HYHU: Hold Your Head Up
IAC: in any case IAE: in any event
IANAL: i am not a lawyer
IDK: i didn't know
IIH: if it helps
IIWY: if i were you
IMO: in my opinion
IMCO: in my considered opinion
IMHBIO: in my humble but informed opinion
IMHO: in my humble/honest opinion
IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion
IOW: in other words
IRL: in real life (as opposed to online)
ITA: if that's alright
LAY: laughing at you
LMAO: Laughing my ass off
LOL: laugh out loud
LXL: "limb by limb"
MMGAMOIO: My minds got a mind of its own
NFW: no friggin' (fucking) way
NPC: not politically correct
NRN: no reply necessary
NSTAAFL: no such thing as a free lunch
NBTYRSP: now back to your regularly scheduled program(ming)
OMG: Oh My God
OMT: one more time
OOC: out of control or out of commission
OTC: over the counter
OTN: on the net
OTR: on the road (mobile IM)
OTOH: on the other hand
PITA: pain in the ass
PMITE: "punch me in the eye"
ROTFL: rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO: rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
RSN: real soon now
SEG: shit-eating grin
SFWM: Stop Fucking With Me
SITD: still in the dark
SIYNE: smilies if you need em
SOB: Son of a Bitch
SSIA: subject says it all
TIA: thanks in advance
TIC: tongue in cheek
TMI: too much information
TTYL: talk to ya later

WMGGW: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
WSP: Widespread Panic
WTF: what the fuck
EM: You Enjoy Myself
YFL: You Fucking Loser
YHBT: you have been trolled
YHL: you have lost
YYSSW: yeah yeah sure sure whatever

Adam and Eve: The first people to not read the Apple terms and conditions.

China has largest population not because the men are extra horny nor women are extra fertile but because...
Their condoms are made in china.

I suffered from a seizure this morning.

The bailiffs took the f.ckin lot.

I introduced my young son to a Chinese friend of mine. He'd never seen a Chinese person before and his eyes made him comment, "You look very tired."
To which my Chinese friend responded, "Weary?"
My son answered, "Yes, weary."

I came home from work to find that my wife had all my bags packed and sitting in the hall ready to go.

Oh boy, a surprise holiday.

I'm the kind of guy who stops the microwave at 1 second just to feel like a bomb defuser.

A huge black guy stopped me in the street and said "Can I axe you for some spare change please?" I replied "Don't you mean, can I ASK you for some spare change please?

On the ride to the hospital, I worked out that he meant what he said.

TOP TIPS TO KEEP A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY

1) At lunch time, sit in your parked car and point a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.

2) Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise your voice.)

3) Insist that your e mail address is:Xena-goddess-of-fire@companyname.com or elvis-the-King@companyname.com.

4) Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.

5) Encourage your colleagues to join you in a little synchronized chair dancing.

6) Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "IN."

7) Develop an unnatural fear of staplers.

8) Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has got over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

9) Reply to everything someone says with,"That's what you think."

10) Adjust the tint on your monitor so that the brightness level lights up the entire work area. Insist to others that you like it that way.

11) Don't use any punctuation

12) As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

13) Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."

14) Sing Along at the opera.

15) Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme

16) Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Wear them one day after your boss does. (This is especially effective if your boss is the opposite gender.)

17) Send e-mail to the rest of the company to tell them what you're doing. For example: If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom.

18) Put mosquito netting around your cubicle.

19) Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.

20) Call 999 and ask if 999 is for emergencies

21) Call the psychic hotline and just say, "Guess"

22) Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Hard.

23) When the money comes out of the Cash Machine, scream "I Won!", "I Won!" "3rd time this week!!!"

24) When leaving the Zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "Run for your lives, they're loose!"

25) Tell your boss, "It's not the voices in my head that bother me, its the voices in your head that do"

26) Tell your children over dinner. "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.

27) Everytime you see a broom yell "Honey, your mother is here"

[DreamThinkDo]

The g and e in both words made it easypeasy Mick. You deliver happy garden gnomes to unhappy gardeners. Did I work that out FEFY?

[Mick]

dtd..sitting here with a seg..lmao!!!!! not quite right...but not a million miles away...possibly 999909 away... but good effort well done for trying...

[Lavande]

OK - happy noon to all the Abbers!

I was out early to meet with the vampire then went straight to Curves
Putting dinner in the crockpot now - Teriyaki chicken - yum.
Daughter & granddaughter are on their way for a visit.
Watched my grandsons for a few hours last night but they were fairly quiet because they are both sick, dealing with colds. Made for a much quieter than usual time with them.

Greetings all around, I hope everyone has a fantastic AF Monday!

Lav

[scottish lass]

Morning all - well it is for me anyway!
TT - glad things are better with your daughter - and I am sure her work is by far and away the best!
Trying to get in gear for another week, but going very slow...

[scottish lass]

Just found out my great grandfathers name was read out at the Tower of London remembrance ceremony on Saturday!

"Every evening, the Last Post will be played at sunset. You are invited to nominate a member of the Commonwealth forces who was killed in the First World War to have their name read out in this nightly ceremony."

[Samstone]

Evening all!
well went on my first beaver stalking escapade (leave it be Mick!!). Tore down the dam then waited about 1 1/2 hours hidden with rifle to see if any came up to fix the dam, nuttin'. Went into town for a bit, came back about dusk, they hadn't touched the dam. Maybe I need to tear it down more so the water level drops more. It went down at least a foot so I thought some action might be happening. Local person here who traps them said they'd be out there within an hour or two. Maybe these are highway dept beavers.

Hope everyone's day was a pleasant one
Sam

[porqoui]

MAE ALL....

TT...thanks for kicking us off. My day was busy but not crazy. Hope work settles for you soon.

Mick...thanks for the brew. Seems everytime you take the inlaws to the airport there's an accident. A good smash up would have been the ticket, too bad you answered your brothers phone call. Thanks for the offer to help with the busy mind but things are calmer now and AOK.

DTD...I thought you got it! Well at least you got a laugh out of Mick.

Lav...Teriyaki chicken sounds great. I must check out some crock pot recipes, it's definitely the time of year for it.

SL...that's great about your great grandfather. This year's remembrance celebrations have been especially dear to me with everything that's been going on. It's on my Gratitude list.

Sam...we had to deal with beavers too. We tore down the damn and they moved upstream and built another one. LOL Good luck.

SF...I, for one, drank to be normal. I know exactly what you meant by that.

Off to figure out what to make for dinner. Have a peaceful evening everyone.....:happy2:PPQP

[Guitarista]

Yo y'all! Sup.

Just checking in. All very good here thanks referee.

Wishing everyone a safe, sober and magical week. Them beavers sure sound tricky Sam. G

[Lavande]

Highway department beavers?? OK Sam - that sound about right, LOL
Good luck friend!!!

PQ, it was a good dinner - even my super picky granddaughter ate it so I'll share the recipe:

http://12tomatoes.com/2014/01/slow-cooker-recipe-teriyaki-chicken.html

All it took was 3 hours in the crockpot on low
Hope you found something good to eat tonight!!!

SL, that's neat about your great grandfather was remembered on Saturday.
I hope your day turned out to be a good one.

The girls are staying overnight so I guess my day tomorrow will be busy with them too - not complaining

[porqoui]

Thanks for the recipe Lav. Now I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow. :welldone:

[Determinator]

weeeee! hidy ho ABeroooos!

just had elk for dinner after a super good sword workout and feeling all blingy and happy. hope I can sleep.

Lav, recipe looks great! the flavour profile could be Filipino actually. yummo.

Mick, great funnies! thanks as always

yes, I drank to feel normal. the problem was, by the time I felt 'normal' I would be blowing a .35 and clearly handicapped. egad!
certainly not missing that one darn bit. Very grateful to be dealing with my environmental stresses in good healthy ways and being
a good hubby to my dear Dx.

house hunt continues. no longer interested in a nice property with a lawn and all that crap. I'm looking for low maintenance and a bit funky
is fine by me.

off to bounce around and try to get sleepy

be well peeps