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    mon 31 august

    morn all and how are we today then?all good ...its bank holiday over here and pouring down with rain..it was yesterday too and we got a little bit damp to say the least..not a bad day ..got 3 decent coins..Ill put two of them up after ..Sam ..histroy lesson coming up for you as you like coins!!!
    brew time ..all in?

    Hiya Det ..hows you today mate ...go on.. what went wrong buddy??main thing is ..are you back on track again ...hope so

    hiya bear hows you doing?those drinky poo thoughts..thats all they are..thoughts..and fleeting ones too ..you finding them easier to cope with?take it you are off today?

    hiya pie..how are you today then?hows doggy land doing?any projects to be started?

    hiya ns...how are you?Iwas reading both yours and Lavs posts on how your lives have changed since drink disappeared and you have the grandchildren..both posts just ooze positivity...how can you possibly balance that against feeling sh.t,grumpy a slave to a bottle and just totally screwing life up?..no brainer really....hope you had a great weekend

    hiya Pauly how are you?all good...like you I think my days n nights of up all night on the hooch are long gone!!!!did you make your pancakes?do you make savoury or sweet ones (jam n honey etc or bacon toms mushrooms melted cheese)

    hiya ppqp ..how are you doing ?all good?were you out visiting yesterday?

    hiya Lav ..hows you today?that post of ours yesterday really nails what no booze is about..have a coffee......I swear this is just a suburb of America here...was in the shop the other day......shelves and shelves full of Mason jars!! also Hershey bars dime bars cookie bites etc

    hey Sam...hows you then mate here you go ..coins I found yesterday...first 1 is a Queen Victoria penny..look at the detail still on it for its age...

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    the second one is a bit older ..it is a voided long cross silver penny of Henry 3rd..minted in London between 1225 and 1246...In those days a penny was the main currency....the cross divided the coin into either half or quarter (farthings we call them)..so if yo bought something for a halpenny and paid with that coin..the seller would cut the coin in half and give you it back ..same for quarters..if you look at the ends of the cross you will see stops ..this was to try and stop people clipping around the edge of the coin,melting the silver down and making their own .....

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    history lesson over .....

    right folks be good ..big shout to those not here....

    I knew what I was going to be at a very young age.

    A child.

    My girlfriend accused me of being weedy so I decided to take up bodybuilding.

    I've had to start with the smaller ones but, if I stick with the plan, I should be strong enough to carry one of the big tubs of whey protein to the checkout in about 6 months' time.

    struggling a bit for jokes this morn...so heres some facts to stop you being bored!!

    Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.
    In the UK, it is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day!
    Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers!
    When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
    A flock of crows is known as a murder.
    “Facebook Addiction Disorder” is a mental disorder identified by Psychologists.
    The average woman uses her height in lipstick every 5 years.
    29th May is officially “Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day“.
    Cherophobia is the fear of fun.
    Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
    If you lift a kangaroo’s tail off the ground it can’t hop.
    Hyphephilia are people who get aroused by touching fabrics.
    Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.
    The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into frisbees after he died!
    During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.
    An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
    Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting.
    King Henry VIII slept with a gigantic axe beside him.
    Heart attacks are more likely to happen on a Monday.
    If you consistently fart for 6 years & 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb!
    An average person’s yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.
    The top six foods that make your fart are beans, corn, bell peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and milk!
    There is a species of spider called the Hobo Spider.
    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
    A baby spider is called a spiderling.
    You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
    The following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese see God?
    A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
    A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
    In Uganda, 50% of the population is under 15 years of age.
    Hitler’s mother considered abortion but the doctor persuaded her to keep the baby.
    Arab women can initiate a divorce if their husbands don’t pour coffee for them.
    Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
    Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
    Catfish are the only animals that naturally have an odd number of whiskers.
    Facebook, Skype and Twitter are all banned in China.
    95% of people text things they could never say in person.
    The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
    In Poole, ‘Pound World’ went out of business because of a store across the road called ’99p Stores’, which was selling the same products but for just 1 pence cheaper!
    About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year.
    The French language has seventeen different words for ‘surrender’.
    Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.
    Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman.
    A crocodile can’t poke its tongue out
    Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift away from each other.
    A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
    Bin Laden’s death was announced on 1st May 2011. Hitler’s death was announced on 1st May 1945.
    af since the fourth of July 2012...howzat then America..now proudly marching into year 12

    #2
    good morning all
    been a productive and sometimes trying weekend. Had a minor breakdown on the interstate and had to wait a couple hours for my brother to come with a part to fix my bike. We then had a pleasant ride for the rest of the day but I rode home for a couple hours in the dark, something I try not to do because of the deer population and their timing of when to run out on the road. Several years ago I had on jump out in front of me and I just missed it. That was during the daylight and I had seen it out of the corner of my so I was able to slow down enough to miss, barely. My front wheel just missed its back leg. Sunday = chores and more chores.

    Mick, thanks for the kick off. The coins are very cool!! I really enjoy history. I have another May 1st event: the birthday of my daughter!!! I'll have to show her how her birthday is shared.... maybe not....

    be well good friends
    Sam
    Liberated 5/11/2013

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      #3
      Mae everybody, fun facts Mick and a good reason to cut out fast food bleck!! Cool coins,do you ever watch "pawn stars?"not sure if they have it over there but they get coins in there sometimes and they're worth a lot once in awhile, Sam,sorry about the breakdown, sounds like a pain in the ass,I can spot a deer for miles for some reason, I am always on the lookout when we travel north cuz hubs can never see them,have Mondayitis but will survive, wish we had a bank holiday over here haha,hello to all and I hope we all have a great day
      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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        #4
        Morning Mick, Sam, Pauly and all to come. Ready to work this morning, but the website seems to be down, so I'll keep trying, and hope to score an assignment. Back later.

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          #5
          Morning Mick, Sam and MAE ALL to come.....

          Mick...thanks for the kickoff. Nice find there. You revealed your early outs and all I heard about on TV was the dig at an old castle. You reveal your Sunday jaunts are treasure hunts and now all I hear about is the 1/2 billion dollar Spanish coin find. Reminds me of a convo we had on the thread just recently. LOL Yup, was out and about yesterday. Bit of shopping, visiting, out for lunch and dinner. How to celebrate my last day of holis. Glad you got your holi booked. Where are you off to this time?

          Sam....best laid plans eh? Glad your brother could rescue you and that you made it home safe and sound. Was driving on a secondary highway and a semi, coming in the opposite direction, hit a deer. Flipped it right over my car. Murphy must have been at your house that day.

          Looking forward to getting back into my routine. Still have a poor air advisory in effect but we're getting a Chinook wind so that should clear things out. Fingers crossed I can stop taking my eye drops today. Have a Magical Monday all.....:smile:PPQP

          Xpost...Pauly we know you can survive your Mondayitis as Tuesday always comes. Our bank holiday is next Monday. Make the kids go back to school for 4 days then give them a day off. Not what I remember my school years to be like.

          Pi...good luck with finding an assignment. Site is probably overloaded with people like you looking.
          Last edited by porqoui; August 31, 2015, 08:07 AM.

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            #6
            Good morning Abbers!

            Monday morning crisis here - the coffee pot is broken
            You can bet your ass I'll be running to Walmart for a brand new Mr. Coffee, LOL

            Great looking coins Mick - geez, you're good
            I wouldn't trade my AFness for anything. I am making the most of every minute, trust me!

            Sam, glad you made it home safely!
            I am always hyper-vigilant driving around here. Deer, squirrels, groundhogs & even goats have crossed the road in front of me!! Then there was the day I was stopped by a herd of wild turkeys - remember that? Ha ha!!

            Hey Pauly!
            Monday blues? Not for me anymore but I remember them well. Pretty soon it will be Tuesday

            Greetings to all & sending wishes for a great AF day for all!

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

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              #7
              Well that certainly felt like a long day.....

              Bad news on the eye front, back to drops every 2 hours, oral steroids for a week and an appointment booked for the Retina Specialist for a needle of steroids to the eye. If I get the needle I should be able to stop the drops. This is going on to 8 months now. Never had it this bad before.

              Hope everyone had a good day. Off to find something to eat. Have a peaceful night.....:smile:PPQP

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                #8
                sorry to hear that PQ
                Liberated 5/11/2013

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                  #9
                  I hope the new treatment does the trick for you PQ :hug:
                  I can't imagine how frustrated you must be at this point!

                  I'm out early tomorrow morning to get one kid on the bus for school & bring the other one here for the day. I will check in when I can.

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

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                    #10
                    PQ, have they said what's the cause of your retinal problem? Maybe you've told us before, but I don't recall.

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