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What an excellent result your son got Hugh, you must be so very proud of him.

Enjoy the summer months Hugh, you deserve some time off after working 60 hours for the last 18 months.

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Congratulations to your god son. :tu:

Enjoy your break, sounds like you've earned it.

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Glad to hear that your son has his 2.1. Being able to take up his job offer will be the 'icing on the cake' for him. :)

Enjoy your summer break and recharge your batteries before you have to rejoin the fray. :)

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Well done Stuart - exams are always good to see the back of.

Great news for you too Hugh - we need more mathematicians so very well done to him.
Now you'll be having a well deserved rest, do we take it you'll be keeping an eye on us a bit more? ;)

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As Hugh will no longer be sat at his desk for 60 hrs a week twiddling his thumbs we shall probably see a lot less of him over the next couple of months. :D

<Jo rushes out the door laughing before Hugh reads this. >>>>>>>>>>>>

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Think you might have rumbled him Jo. :D

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Tobin is doing very well today :)

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Bless him.:)

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I love good news. :)

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Well my partner and l are going up to our parents place in Hampshire a week on Saturday to be with them and my brother and sister so we are looking forward to that and one of my other brothers is staying at our place to keep a eye on things as well so all in all we are pretty happy as we will be away for 3 weeks.:)

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Have a good time :)

If you go past Bedfordshire you could call in for a tea if you like - only in hospital on Thursday next week :)

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l have just looked at the map dilli and l cannot believe you are over 100 miles further up the line as l thought the two were much closer actually.

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maye the next trip then the offer is always open :)

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Thanks dilli and l hope everything goes well for you next Thursday.

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[QUOTE=dilli-theclaw;35783959]Thanks for that offer dilli as if l go to London for the day with family l will certainly pop in to see you as that's much nearer to Bedfordshire.

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I live next to the A1 you'll probably need to go through here anyway ;)

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Sorry, a long way away Dilli. Den will be going through Westbury in Wiltshire and then down to the southern coastline railway. Of course if he kept going he'd end up passing through sunny Worthing.

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Yes its to Westbury and then Fareham but then its another line down to Worthing if l rightly remember that ain't far from sunny Brighton.

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Clearly geography is my weakness ;) :)

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Well we get lost even in our city sometimes.:)

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Same line, the FGW service from Westbury goes through Southampton and ends at Brighton. That's about 14 miles to the east of us along the coastway line.

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Excellent news dilli and may I say Tobin is very cute.

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Yes. I certainly love Traditional Country Music not the modern stuff, I have been a follower since I was 16". That was not yesterday and I have been blessed with being able to travel to meet so many top names and met to many nice friends. It is just a great part of my life, Den , Thanks for the mention

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Too cute and he knows it ;)

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It's a lovely life, being a cat. Eat, sleep, go toilet, sleep, sleep, eat, sleep. And repeat every day.

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Did a bit more of my family tree this afternoon, and now gone back to 1798 with one set of ancestors. On another set, gone back to 1800, and found both were born in Ireland, before moving to London. I'm assuming they moved over from Ireland because of the potato famine.

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The Irish Potato Famine was in 1845 (for six years), so they may have moved over for other reasons (work, etc...).

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Yeah, they were born in Ireland around 1835, and no record in London until the 1861 census. So a safe assumption they came over due to the famine.

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Mildly amusing - Katie Hopkins Twitter account has been hacked...

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A Xbox/Facebook friend has had a baby girl

:welcome::cleader::cleader::cleader::welcome:

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Happy today after watching Andy Murray win Queens for the 4th time , Brilliant

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Yes its a excellent win by him although that old sourpuss of the forum won't be happy.:D

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At least Hamilton didn't win. Although if this is indeed a copy of 2013 then I think everyone had better protect themselves as the explosion if he wins will be biblical.

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Tickets booked for next Saturdays trip to Fareham.

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Went for a interview today for a Forklift Driver they said I should hear something in the next couple of days, A hour and half later had a call to say I got the job and start on the 13th July.

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Excellent :) :tu:

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Good news. :tu: Hope it works out well.

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Great news devil, you must have really impressed the interviewer. :tu:

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That's excellent news Devil.:tu:

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Excellent :)

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Well done mate.

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Thanks for all the wishes

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The wee ones last day at school as the summer holidays start today. He finishes up at 1pm and that's him off school till the 17th August :) I really hope we get some good weather as we are not going away anywhere but hope to get a couple of day's away (maybe visit some family in England).

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It must be different with the summer holidays in Scotland then weenie as its several weeks before they break up in England.

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My boy breaks up 17th July. Here in sunny Bedfordshire.

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I think Scotland finish in June and go back in August. Whereas England (not sure about Wales & N. Ireland) finish in July and go back in September. I'd rather the Scottish way I think.

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Yip you are correct den. The Granddaughter of one of my friends/neighbour stays with them when it's her summer holidays and she comes up quite a few weeks after my wee one has broken up for his school holidays. They stay in Barnsley and I don't think she starts back school till the second week in September as she usually goes back home on or around the 6th of September.

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Yes its around that date down here as well.

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Someone seems a lot better now :)

My other happy thought - hospital in the morning. Having real problems with my legs this week so I'm looking forward to going :)

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Yes he is certainly looking very much happier with himself there.

Good luck dilli tomorrow.

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The weather has brightened up here in little Walsingham, still waiting for that elusive sun to appear tho.
Wife and I are having a very chilled and relaxing week away from the stresses of work.

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It's supposed to be a better day over most of the UK. Hope you and your OH enjoy it Al.

Just put the filling mix for a batch of 6 steak-in-ale pies in my biggest saucepan onto the cooktop to slow cook for at least 3 hours. Gas is on the lowest setting and a diffuser ring as well so it'll tick over quietly. Smell is already beginning to permiate the house. :drool:

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So glad Tobin is a lot better dilli.

Hope the hospital visit goes well for you tomorrow and they can do something to ease the discomfort you are experiencing.

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They had better soon or I'll be popping down to b&q for a hacksaw!!! ;)

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Some people are never happy Den

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l try to be happy go lucky as although l have serious health problems l think being happy most of the time made it easier to cope with my ongoing illnesses.

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You can get a cheaper one down at your local pound shop dilli.;)

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DELETED, stupid pointless comment.

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Back home from hospital - I'm out of the total contact cast on the right and into an aircast - so with luck I'll get some sleep tonight smile emoticon

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Pleased it seems to be getting a bit better - here's hoping for a good night's sleep.

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My happy thought - off to Kyrenia next Wednesday for a fortnight (staying at a friend's villa), and just checked the weather forecast.

Wednesday to Saturday - 33C, 35C, 36C, 36C - factor 30, methinks, and some ice cold beers for hydration purposes....

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Well at least that's one step along your long road dilli and lets hope things improve considerably for you as time goes on.:)

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Good news indeedy. :)

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:tu: :)

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Take Care Dill ;)

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Have a great time Hugh ;)

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Take it easy Dilli. :tu:

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Eye check up at the hospital went well today. Dr happy with vision in each eye, treatment on going though.

Also this weekend marks my 1st Wedding Anniversary and also Monday is the first day of a new job.

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So there is plenty to celebrate Stephen.:)

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Congratulations 3 times over Stephen. :)

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Excellent :)

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Good news Stephen

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Brilliant news from the hospital.

Happy Anniversary for Monday.

Good Luck with the new job.

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Thanks all.

Sorry Weenie, not sre my post was clear, anniversary is Sunday and new job Monday.

Had a nice wee dinner tonight :)

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Well not long now before we travel to Hampshire now to see our family later today.:)

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I'm driving down there in a couple of hours too.

Going to see my brother in Waterlooville.

I'll wave to you from Portsdown Hill. :)

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I'm down in Portsmouth on Tuesday. Are we doing an unofficial Cable Forum meet up in Portsmouth on different days lol?

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I get the feeling he's a lot better but wants more attention ::)

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Watch out for snakes. Might be a bit far for you but if you go to the Greek side the moonlight tavern in paphos is the best restaurant I've ever been to, not the greatest food but the atmosphere and owner make it special.

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I wonder if I can get me one of these on the NHS :)

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Have a nice time Den ;)

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:waving:

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My daily diary will be dictated by the ladies of the family so l am not sure which places we are going yet.:)

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Wow that looks pretty impressive dilli.

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He looks like he wants a nice tickle.

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Just been making my speciality: traditional lamb Rogan Josh (no tomato!) for family dinner tomorrow. Doing it in the slow cooker overnight, it's going to be fantastic!

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Well we are off to a couple of fetes this morning and a night at the bingo later.:)

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Mmmmmmm its sounds rather tasty Peter.

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Have a good time Den. And good luck with the bingo

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l simply do not believe as my brother won £2000 at the bingo last night and thus because its all shared between us we are a monkey better off this morning.:):)

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Brilliant :)

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You didn't say MLM was staying as well. :D

Nice to have a win, enjoy.:)

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Excellent den, well pleased for you :)

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Every time we come up someone wins so perhaps we need to come up more.:)

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We never win so feel free to move in to ours! :)

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I had a great first da at my new job today. Mostly just learning about the company.

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:)

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l am glad things went well for you today Stephen.

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Long may it continue. :tu:

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I have eye clinic this week - I wonder if it'll be as exciting as the last one where I met Stephen Hawking :)

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I doubt it very much Dilli. He's a truly remarkable man.

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Yes he is certainly a absolute genius.

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Good luck dilli.

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Foot has recovered to how it was Saturday morning. So off to Portsmouth tomorrow morning for me. Early start, up at 5 bus down to the station for a 20 past 7 train to London to get to Waterloo for 9.

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Fantastic news

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Just had a message from my accountant that HMG has refunded £780 odd corporation tax to my business. :)

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Vey nice old boy.:tu:

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My Nephrologist sent me a letter regarding my blood work results for a consultation this week, turns out I'm iron deficient / anaemic again. Which is good news as it explains why I've been feeling the way I have been for a while (extreme fatigue, dizzy, lifeless etc). I was hoping for this result.

The bad news though is that I'm iron supplement intolerant, so risking a low dose of ferrous fumarate till hopefully sort out iron infusions at some point. But it's good for once to get a possible explanation and hopefully the right course of treatment now.

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I have an iron infusion and hemaglobin injection once a month for my anaemia.

Still feeling tired and cold all the time though.

I'm glad they found out what's going on :tu:

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Sorry to hear that Peanut hopefully you will be feeling better soon :hugs: