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    Saturday AF 24 January

    Thought I would start the Saturday thread – hate to say it but its brilliant sunshine and warm and not windy. Perfect day to get sunburnt! Off soon to take my daughter to her first archery meet of the year- complete with her new bow.

    Hope your bunny is OK Mick. Yes, some people take their pets to the vet here too (and we are a very agricultural country) – if they are paying, the vets don’t mind. Kind of ironic because bunnies are an environmental pest and there are people employed to wipe them out – as well as at one stage various poisons were dropped (poisoned carrots no less). Rabbits should have never been introduced here back in in the 19th century (probably by mine, Mick's and SL’s ancestors!! Haha:eek-new. They have done huge damage to our landscape (yes, the ancestors did too as they cleared a lot of indigenous forest) and consequently the flora and fauna but it's the erosion that's the worst outcome from the rabbits. My brother used to work on what was called the "Rabbit Board".

    Pauly I think you have been given very good advice. Let us know how the doc’s visit went. Sometimes they prefer to speak to us in person – cos they know we will visit Doctor Google instead. Or sometimes they need to speak about the bigger picture – what the ‘trends’ in our health profile are and how we can make changes to arrest future and current problems. Or eyeball us and read the riot act - I bet everyone here has experienced that. I think its great that you posted soon after drinking and didn't keep it a secret. I had a serious eating disorder for decades and it was only once I started telling my partner when I had had an episode that I started to heal. I must say he was incredibly supportive to me about that.

    Pie – you don’t sound too great. Try not to fall into a funk because we know where that can lead. Even if you just tread along, do your work – just do it – perky Pie will return very soon!

    SL –I have also had a lot of emotional interaction (haha what a euphemism!) with my girl the last few days. Fortunately this time she has really talked – we talked for hours the other night about leaving home, independence, university, flatting, hostels, us moving house, gap years – all those choices bright middle class teenagers think about at some stage. It was pretty sad for me but I tried to listen to her and we discussed the pros and cons.
    But last night was tears – just about trying to fit a dance class into her schedule this year. We ended up with many hugs and I made pikelets late at night. I said to her first though – “this is not to start a habit of emotional eating!’- it was an emergency snack as she had skipped dinner.

    Sorry I have interwoven my own ramblings so much but I am thinking of you all.
    Hi there also to Narilly, Sam, PPQP, Lav, Molly, Patrice.

    Det – how has the week been?

    Have a great Saturday and weekend one and all.

    #2
    mornin all and hows us today....?sounds like some dodgy moods and pissed off.com flying around...so lets see what we can do ...will be out early doors again in the morning....going south again...

    tea and coffee on the go....

    hiya tt ..hows you then all good..hows daughter?remember getting all that before she went to uni..well second hand she would tell Julie..who would then tell me!itll work out sound...Pikelets?long time since I heard them...used to get them and oatcakes when I lived in Stoke..in fact they used to fit a full brekkie on them...yep the rabbits fine...hey I could think of worse things to put down...try humans for a start off!!obviously my opinion ...you doing anything today?have a good one..

    hi pie :thumbsup: hope you are feeling better today...its the weekend so no domestics..get some you time!!as for doors and painting ..jeez Id be fed up too..hate painting doors tbh Im rubbish at it anyway!!!now get that big smiley fizzog on!!

    hiya Lav....hows you then?big brew needed?hows gd?wonder what the dogs think when they all come by...oh no here we go again!!!its raining here but Im sure itll fair off to a steady downpour!!have a great day.

    hiya NS...how are you today?all good..well did you get the puzzles yesterday?it actually took me ages to work the 2 Benjamin ones out..and guess what...sitting in the throne room with pencil and paper ..sussed it..

    hiya Pauly.....firstly..glad the doc found nowt wrong ..thats ace...so now you know health wise that you are ok..you can build on it..sometimes theres a lot of... and I am not a doc or medically qualified, but we listen to other people ,assume that there are issues when there arent,and use tinternet far too much to try and diagnose ourselves..so now that youve got the medical sound you can concentrate on positives now....cracking names for wabbits..mine are Sam ..m and Sandy fm..tho she shouldve been called Rocky!!!she has got some kick!!

    hiya ppqp...hows you then this fine weekend?oh oh so the course on Monday doesnt count as work then?so its dossing this weekend is it?hey and why not...have a great one...

    hiya Molls top o the marnin tae ye...what plans have you got for the weekend?shopping?whatever it is enjoy it ..and dont spend too much...Joe told me to tell you!!

    hiya SL...how are things today ?have you worked a deal breaker out with daughter yet?any plans for weekend or are you on call?hope it works out for you all there..which it will..

    few faces missing so big yoo to them..take it easy and enjoy today...dont forget this is the beginning of the rest of your life ...enjoy it

    PUZZLES YESTERDAY.

    When can you add 'two' to 'eleven' and get 'one' as the correct answer? A CLOCK FACE

    Before mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth? EVEREST ITS ALWAYS BEEN THERE

    Benjamin can never tell a lie. Fred can never tell the truth. One of them said, "The other one said he is Fred". Which one said that?

    ANSWER
    It was Fred. Since Fred can never tell the truth, Benjamin couldn't have said, "The other one said he is Fred" since this would be a true statement made by Fred.


    Benjamin and jack were in a 100 metre race. When Benjamin crossed the finish line, jack was only at the 90 metre mark. Benjamin suggested they run another race. This time, Benjamin would start 10 metres behind the starting line. All other things being equal, will jack win, lose, or will it be a tie in the second race?

    ANSWER
    Jack will lose again. In the second race, Benjamin started ten metres back. By the time jack reaches the 90 metre mark, Benjamin will have caught up to him. Therefore the final 10 metres will belong to the faster of the two. Since Benjamin is faster than jack, he will win the final 10 metres and of course the race.


    TODAYS..
    If a doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour, how long will they last?

    Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man?

    A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this?

    There is a horse tied to a 10 metre rope. there is a bale of hay 11 metres away. the horse is able to get it without breaking the rope in any way. how?

    It is against the law to shout " Fire! " in a crowded cinema.

    To get round this however , you can start a fire first.

    Budgies for sale.

    Tweet me if interested.

    I was sacked from my job as a theatre designer but I tried to leave without making
    a scene.

    I have friends who swear they dream in colour but it's just a pigment of their imagination

    My friend said if he got a winning lottery ticket that he would give me half.

    Hopefully I get the bit with the bar-code.

    My wife called me whilst I was at work today.

    She said, "I'm lying naked in the bath tub waiting for you."

    I said, "Bathe yourself, you lazy git!"

    The school I went to as a kid was really rough.

    Our sports day consisted of events such as 'Petrol Bombing' and 'Handbrake Turns'.

    I was dancing with a woman in a bar.

    She leaned back into my ear and said, "How about we go somewhere a bit more one-on-one?"

    So I took her to chess club.
    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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      #3
      Good morning Abbers!

      The weekend is going well - so far!
      Granddaughter slept nearly 9 hours, can't complain about that
      She's busy running around making 'tea' with her tea set now, ha ha.
      We did get snow, sleet & rain over night so it's just messy looking out there today. More snow due to arrive Monday morning I hear.

      Greetings TT! Hop eyour daughter did well at her archery meet with her new bow

      Hi there SL & PQ. I actually enjoyed my kids thru their teen years, it was an exciting time but I wouldn't want to do it again! It was an emotionally exhausting time for everyone, that's for sure. Hang in there, the rough times are learning experiences.

      Greetings Pie, narilly, Sam, NS & everyone!
      Pauly, how are you today?

      I have a busy girl here so I'd better go pay attention
      Have a great AF Saturday everyone!

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

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        #4
        Well, Mick, I did horribly yesterday but at first run-through, looks like I'll do a bit better today :wink:.

        I do sympathize with those of you dealing with teenage angst but I also miss those days - like all parts of raising kids, it's a stage that ends up having passed too quickly.

        I hope today dawned brighter for you, Pie. It's good you admit when you're down, though, and don't fake being your normal upbeat self :hug:.

        Enjoy your time with your granddaughter, Lav - sounds like a perfect day to stay inside and do activities together.

        Have a great day, Abbers!

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          #5
          Cold, but brilliant sunshine here this morning, as in TT land! Looking forward to meeting a friend for lunch, long overdue visit for sure. Also NEED to get a doggy door. Thought my pups could live without one, but no way, no how.

          Mick, I had no idea you were actually taking a rabbit to the vet! Makes me smile to visualize it.

          Molly, dont know which mystery I want to solve more: Mick's early doors jaunts, or what the Army is ironing!

          No Sugar, I salute you on your two-year AF anniversary! If you're throwing a party, please do let us know. I'll go find a fancy frock to wear!

          That's it for now, but I'll be back

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            #6
            morning all,
            a kinda restless night, almost threw in the towel and got up, then next I know, it's time to actually get out of bed. Rain and grey but looks like it will burn off sometime this afternoon. Getting horses feet trimmed today so it will be a farming/politics discussion kind of day with the farrier. Those are always enlightening.

            ALRIGHT, today is a big CONGRATS to you NoSugar, 2 years!! my my how time flies when you're having fun!!

            TT, I remember as kids my brother and I tying firecrackers on arrows, lighting them, and shooting them into a hornet's nest. It took a bunch of tries before we figured out the amount of pressure to use before the arrow would stop just at the right place so the cracker would be in the nest. Somehow, we didn't get stung. Maybe this could be an event at a meet??

            Molly, I haven't really wandered to much over to the army thread. Ironing??

            Pie, enjoy your nice sunny day, I sure would like to see some of that. Been feeling some of the grey blahs here lately.

            Lav, looks like a break in the action, then more weather Monday here as well.

            I know exactly where Mick goes.... out! Hope your day is a good one Mick.

            PQ, glad the eye thing is better. This book I mentioned awhile back (Take off your Glasses and See) has been a really good read so far. The peripheral vision being such a part of total vision which glasses take away; how emotions such as fear can tighten your vision, creating a tunnel like vision. So I have been trying, just around home, starting the day without them for an hour or so. I find it really hard to see the type on a computer screen. Perhaps the light has something to do with creating a blurr, but I've amazed at being able to see ok in a more general way. It's ok, I still wear them to drive!! And I wear them more often than not, but it is interesting to get away from another almost addiction like thing.

            well, off to the races. Be well good friends
            Sam
            Liberated 5/11/2013

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              #7
              Sam when you said
              "TT, I remember as kids my brother and I tying firecrackers on arrows, lighting them, and shooting them into a hornet's nest. It took a bunch of tries before we figured out the amount of pressure to use before the arrow would stop just at the right place so the cracker would be in the nest. Somehow, we didn't get stung."

              - I thought you were being all philosophical!!! Or that this was a lesson parenting and then I realized it was about archery!! We are back again today - the bow is too heavy and needs adjusting.

              Funny about the glasses thing Sam. I wear them a lot now but don't usually wear them when I am out walking as I like to have a better sense of my peripheral vision and also distance between eyes and feet. Also when I am talking to people around a table I often take my glasses off - for some reason my eyes tell me to do this.
              But I have to use them for all reading and computer work, as well as driving. And my eyes get very sore often and I find glasses help with that!

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                #8
                Mae everybody, cute bunny names Mick, I agree with TT though in that they do destroy foliage and landscape all mine does is munch all day on my yard,girl bunny is still in my room, she has an eye infection that I'm giving her drops for,plus her surgery I'm just gonna keep her upstairs for at least a week, hubs bought a car from work and he's out there messing with it,it's pretty cute but needs some work, I guess the guy put in a new engine and it was only 250 bucks, sometimes his shop gets cars like that, they drop it off and the repairs are too much so they just want to get rid of it,that's how we got Kellie's car,well shoot, hello to all and have a good Saturday
                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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                  #9
                  MAE ALL....

                  TT...thanks for kicking us off. Glad to hear your daughter is talking, it makes a world of difference.

                  Mick...you're right the course is work related but I'll be concentrating on it and not work. Brilliant sunshine out there and although its 48F Dad was not impressed when we tried to go for a walk. I think today may be the day I break down and wash the inside of the windows in the car. Can hardly see anything! Good luck on your venture tomorrow, is Lincoln south of you?

                  Lav...9 hours sounds heavenly, I wish. Enjoy your day.

                  NS...CONGRATS ON 2 YEARS :sohappy: Going to grab another cuppa and get to work on Micks questions.

                  Molly...the rest of my day is going to be lazy too. Gotta say I'm glad I didn't start it off ironing though.

                  Pie...hope you have a lovely time catching up over lunch. One clue I don't think I mentioned was Mick once said his buddy "fared" better than him. Hmmm...some type of hunting? Picking mushrooms?

                  Sam...I think we've all had nights like that. :sad: How many horses are you doing today? Even if there was only 2 it always turned out to be an all day event. Interesting idea from the book. I only wear my glasses to drive and only because the "Government" said I couldn't see. They're always on top of my head or on my desk. Guess I got the concept down without realizing it. LOL Be careful out their we don't want to hear about any mishaps.

                  Pauly...I'm an expert on eye infections so if you've got any questions ask away. LOL I don't think I'll ever buy a "new" car again. With the instant depreciation it's not worth it. You're sounding very positive today, keep it up.

                  Have to go sharpen the pencil and get on with the task at hand. Have a Super AF Saturday all and all to come....:smile:PPQP

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                    #10
                    PPQP, I already guessed mushrooms,Mick said no cigar,and I agree with you on new cars,when the kids were growing up we would finance new mini-vans and by the time they were paid off,we'd have to get a new one never again
                    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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                      #11
                      You know Pauly when I typed that I thought someone had put it out there already. The mystery continues.....

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                        #12
                        ppqp...south east..from here...and gur=ess what my glasses have got their own parking space on top of my head..off to bed in a min ...up in 5 n half hours..Burns night tomorrow.....gotta be up extra early to catch a fresh haggis for ma tea!!
                        af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

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                          #13
                          Dear Mick, international man of mystery. Are you milking cows?

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                            #14
                            crashed and burned bad in Vegas. shaking so I bad I can harrdly type, but I'm home and safe now. day 1
                            nosce te ipsum
                            (Know Thyself)

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                              #15
                              Oh dear Det. Make sure you get help if the withdrawals are really bad. When the shakiness stops and you get some sleep I guess it's time to try to think what you can to to prevent this in future? I know we have raised this here before but you know you are playing with fire with the situations you have to work in. Is there any way this attendance at these booze-fests can be avoided?
                              Meanwhile heal yourself and please don't be alone if the shaking persists.

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