tuesday the 3rd mebbe?

[Mick]

mornin all and how are we today then?its a really foggy dreich day here.....rabbits are out playing aound...one looking longingly at the food bowl...the other trying to eat a carpet!so whats happening today then?anybody up to anything spesh?

firstly brew time.....

hiya bear ..sounds like that you are already hacked off at work!as for the serenity prayer...definitely sounds like something aint gelling properly with you n your bosses..ergo stress..as you say mebbes its time to move on..have you actively looked elsewhere?

hiya pauly ..very similar to bear...sounds like you are working with a real pair of cherubs!!mebbes hold out the olive branch to them...a goody back ..full of laxative laced choccies!! Is there no other hairdressing outlets near you that are hiring?I actually agree with your hubby...it aint a lets see how tuff we can be scenario ..it is affecting your way of life!

hi pie hows you and the canine crew doing today then?all well?

hiya sam ...nice pics too mate ...think you must have your screen on auto rotate ...as for the lens ..the one I am using is an 8 x mag....on the other fone it is 13 x mag ..optical as opposed to digital.. but cant seem to get one for this fone...

hiya Lav ..how are you today then?all good? went on the only in Lancaster cty site this mornin..it fascinates me!what is interesting tho ..is some of the folks are using phones/computers etc and there is a girl hitching a ride on a buggy wearing roller blades..so obviously they are allowed electrical and electronic goods?..brew time...trying to source some agapanthus plants..saw some mail order...but due to the size of the flowers and the incurred postal charges because of them...they cut the flowers off before they send them!!..you any plans?hows gd getting on at the new pre -school?

big hello to everyone else ...PPQP .wherever you are hope you r ok...SF..how are you? NS...take it youre doing googly giggly granny things?:thumbsup: Det..how are you ..Mary Jo you doing ok ..havent seen you for a while

take care all....

A woman at a party said to me, "I can read people's minds."

Then there were a few seconds of silence before she said, "Yes I fcking can."

MP James Cleverly Admits to Smoking Marijuana and Watching dodgy films During BBC Interview.

Normally I would have no problem with this, but during an interview?

Fireworks night...
Celebrating hatred of the British government since 1605.

I saw a dwarf drowning in the river. Thankfully, I managed to pull him safely back to land.

With one of my shoelaces.

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are to star in a new film, a murder mystery set at a music festival. It's a Whodunnit.

Caitlyn Jenner winning woman of the year is like Garfield winning Crufts....

David Cameron's been criticised after getting a Poppy photoshopped on to his lapel...

It's still not as bad as when he got a Peppa photoshopped off of his ????

Scientists warn if we dont act now to stop global warming, Ice Road Truckers could be cancelled as early as 2030.

I went into a hardware store yesterday. I went up to the counter and asked the bloke for some nails.
He said, "How long do you want them?"
I said, "I want to fcking keep 'em."

[Samstone]

good morning all
thanks for the brew, Mick. Haven't settled into the time change thing yet. I wish it would just stay put here and not jump forward in the spring. I remember hearing about my great grandpa saying he never changed his clocks. He was old enough to remember before they had the daylight savings time. He was born in 1875, it started 1918 in the US. I remember visiting the old man. He had a dairy farm in NY state. The house was a huge farm house and very dark. He was in his 80's and was using a cane, then later a walker. We would visit and sit in his dark living room, he had a small bulldog, and he seemed very grouchy to me, probably didn't feel the greatest but I was 7 or 8 years old at the time, what did I know of aging (boy I'm learning fast now!!)
In his office he had mounted on a board a skin of a very large rattlesnake one of the farmhands killed in the field. Also, he had an old Edison crank record player that ended up here! Included with it are big hits such as "Uncle Josh & Aunt Nancy put up the kitchen stove" ........enough reminiscing.

beautiful day here........ off to enjoy it. Be well good friends
Sam

[paulywogg]

Mae everybody, Mick,I have thought of changing but I've been there 12 years!the two cherubs(they are shaped like one btw) have been there nearly as long,most of this animosity started when the owner made one of the cherubs"manager" it sort of went to her head that she was head of the shop and her cohort decided she was"assistant manager" now the owner has lost trust with her cuz of some mishandling of money so I think she's feeling threatened by her lack of power that tbh she never had anyways,she's just arrogant enough to think she did,we all rent booths so all "manager" is up there is to clean and deposit money, I do think my job contributed to my drinking though,dealing with the public,grrrrr,yesterday was a day from hell!! Sam,I think little kids always think old people are grumps,I remember my gramma as being moody but overall sweet,she was full blooded Shoshone and wise,I wish I would have listened to her when she tried to teach me Indian stuff,crafts,language, etc,but I always was embarrassed by it,til now shitty sleep again ,I lay in bed this morning wanting to kick everyone in the world who can sleep in the balls!frustrated beyond belief, anyways off to find something to break the fast,much love to.all,llet's have a wonderful Tuesday

[Pie]

Good Morning Mick, Sam, and all to come.

Looks like a mild, rain-free day shaping up. Guest pups will all be returning home today. Last pickup around 9pm, depending on owner's flight arrival.

Yesterday, I logged in to my bank account to discover that a deposit I made a few weeks ago, was never recorded! Phoned customer service, and they're researching, so hoping to hear good news in 1 to 2 business days. For me, it's a significant amount, so feeling anxious as I wait to hear. Fingers crossed!

Also uncomfortable with myself at the degree to which I'm isolating, and thinking the discomfort is a sign that some change is in order. No drink cravings; it's clear to me that drinking would only make this particular issue much worse.

On a positive note, there are people in my life today that know me as a non-drinker, and have never seen me impaired, or trying to work through a hangover. Every morning I wake up sober is a gift.

Thanks for the thread, the jokes, and the brew, Mick. Sam, I agree with you on daylight savings time, and would prefer not to know as much as I do about aging.

X-post - Morning, Pauly!

[Lavande]

Good afternoon greeting Abbers

Mick, the Amish do use their cell phones for 'business purposes'. We get a monthly call from the guy who raises & sells organic chickens. He was licensed by the agriculture department in our state earlier this year so he has proven his methods are clean & safe. He powers up a big gas powered refrigerator at the end of every month when he's ready to do the butchering, ha ha! I've been buying fruit & veg from him for 12 years now but was afraid of the meat or dairy he sold because of the lack of refrigeration. My weekly winter farm share starts up on Saturday, yay!!
Got my stuff set up for the week long craft sale at Curves this morning. We'll see how it goes. My granddaughter loves her new preschool but I still have to watch her on Thursdays until there is a spot for her. No big deal, we have fun.

Sam, I remember following my grandfather around the yard & garage when I was little. I asked a lot of questions but his responses were few & far between & mostly in Polish!! I watched him whack the head off of a chicken, my mother was very mad, LOL
Funyy the stuff we remember.

Pauly, I wish you could work somewhere where you had more autonomy. Screw the shitty behavior of the others
Don't let them get under your skin. Smack them down with some Lavan-ittude!!!

Pie, I like that a lot of people I deal with now do not know me as a former drinker & smoker too. I Like that I don't have to brace myself for any fallout from doing or saying something stupid. It's a real timesaver, ha ha!!
I hope your banking stuff gets straightened out quickly.

Hello to the missing. Haveca great AF Tuesday everyone!

Lav

[bear73]

Heya quick whizz in from me,much better after chats with colleagues and agreeing plan for our manager to tackle the senior manager. Will do that and then let go.

I've realised it's not the job,the job is stressy - as they all are - it's the fact it gets inside me so much.

Meditation is helping and ranting on here and I think that is all a work in progress.I did have a look Mick,nothing that I fancy.I can make my own stress too so could take something for less money,less responsibility and still be very stressed (and have been in the past too).
Onwards - feels like a 360 from this morning. Pauly your colleagues sound mean,but that says everything about them and nothing about you.
Take care Pie on the isolating and good luck with the cash.
Still waiting to be known as non smoker/non drinker - almost there.

[TheSunFlower97]

I'm still alive I have decided to decrease the amount of time on the computer and take advantage of F2F. I am enjoying my "Against the Stream" group and learning alot from them. Something had always been missing from my recovery...and it was regular F2F and while mindfulness has been key in the past....I'm taking it to a new level for my recovery.

I'll pop in from time to time.....but, for now I'm trying to not spend as much time on-line. Sometimes I can come here and get caught up in posts that an hour or two flies by.

Wishing everyone many AF days and life.

SF