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Oh I'm so pleased that your Mum is on track to getting home. Fingers & toes crossed that it won't be long till she is back in her own bed at night and more importantly back along with hubby as I know it's not been easy on your Dad either Hom3r.

Ps I bet they were the best bowl of rice krispies.

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Just hardwired 2 dashcams without any real issue, hardest part was finding the right fuse in the 3008 to piggyback off of. Now I'm out of the sun and have a cold beer, good times!

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Nice relaxing day myself. Had the best nights sleep last night for weeks. From half 11 to half 7. Popped out for papers, and a bit of shopping and then relaxed all day. Feel better as well since starting aspirin.

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Down in Cornwall looking after mum. She's getting better each day. The sun is also finally out after two days of grey sky and rain. :)

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Couldn't get in with that password - strangely enough, lardarse198 worked... ;)

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l am glad your mum is getting better heero but sadly the weather will be a turning for the worse as they say down here.

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Glad your Mum is getting better, Have an enjoyable time together Heero , Nash

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Glad to heat about your Mum Heero, but not so sure about the weather, it absolutely tipped down last night with thunder and lightening.

My happy thought just made a humungous pot of vegetable soup :)

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New router up and running nicely :)

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Hugs & best wishes to your Mum heero. Wishing you a safe journey when you return home.


I had a lovely day out with the wee one, my friend and her Grand daughter at M and d's amusement park.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%26D's

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I keep telling you. I like women. go away ;)

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How come your password works and not mine?

and thanks for the 10p.

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Passed my CCA on Friday (Certified Casper Admin) four long hard days in London

Scored 92% on the exam

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Well done Mr M.:tu:

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Congratulations.

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rain fall

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Well done, mr m - not easy exams.

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2015/08/6.jpg :)

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Well done mrm,

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Congratulations. :tu:

Thanks all for your kind regards.

My Happy thought today? It's actually stopped raining.

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Well done :tu:

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In 10 days, I have lost 8 kilos. Trying to lose weight, as things seem to be back on girlfriend wise.

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That's excellent news Mark.

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Great news Marc , I bet you feel better too

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We are having a new boiler installed today and tomorrow by the trust so its chaos in our household at the moment.:)

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Should be good when it is all done , maybe cheaper and more heat and hot water Den

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Yes the housing trust guy said it would definitely be cheaper nash when he came this morning and they have just fitted it to the wall and it makes the old one look like a rusty old dinosaur.

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I managed to cancel sky without a load of hassle which was scary in itself. Soon I can cancel BT too.

I am considering just having a cable modem. Just freeview (I have a youview box) and no landline :)

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Going to the Isle of Wight with the pub crowd for the day..will be interesting.Mostly ex services so I expect some heavy drinking..Not me though. I'm a lightweight.;)

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l hope you have a lovely day as we have fond memories of the Isle of Wight when we have gone there.

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Enjoy your day Maggy J,

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Just received a call from a very dear friend of mine, my first neighbour and she is coming up from England in a fortnights time. She has asked me to buy some Mother's pride and tattie scones and make them some caramel cake :)
I'm really looking forward to them visiting and can't wait to see her and meet her OH.

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Nice to have your friend for a visit, When we went to see my son a few weeks ago in London we took Black Pudding, Square Sausages, and Tattie Scones, He always takes them back when he comes here too

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After feeling unwell for several weeks Dad seems to have suddenly turned a corner.:)

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Sis in law always brings down haggis and black pudding when she comes to stay. We can buy black pudding and tattie scones here, but I have yet to see Lorne sausage in the shops and proper Scotch pies.:(

Oh that's really good to hear Den you must be so relieved, hope he is soon back to his old self. :)

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Yes we are all relieved as we have not had Dad like this before since he was injured in the Falklands war which affected him badly for a amount of time.

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So glad things are looking better for your Dad, Den, Long may it continue, Nash

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tattie scones can I have the recipe?

I make mine with flour to bind (not turn in to a dough) then loads of cheddar cheese. make medium sized "Burgers" then lightly fry.

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A modern condensing boiler will be far more efficient that your old lump and save you ££££'s - just spend your savings wisely... ;)

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No cheese in a proper tattie scone Hom3r, here you go for the recipe enjoy! :)

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Good news for you and yours :tu:

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Finally! A really beautifully sunny day.:D

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I give up, i put the heating on yesterday and the winter quilt!

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Yes it can get cold in old East Anglia.

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Well i wouldn't say East Anglia seems lower temperatures than the rest of the UK.

Was 6c at 5.30am this morning when i went to work though.

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And I am still using a fan. I'm always hot though. Even in December I need a fan on me to keep me cool.

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We used to go up to Great Yarmouth to see family and by heck you could certainly feel the bracing north sea wind.:Yikes:

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I add cheddar purely because they taste better and that I will just eat them on there own.

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My Happy thought. We are off to Nashville for some good old country music. But I will try and keep in touch when I can. Hope you all keep well till I come back in 11 days

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l hope you have a lovely time nash in Nashville.

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Sounds yummy Hom3r, unfortunately my diet does not permit.


Oh lovely Nash I hope you all have a truly fabulous time!

My happy thought, I've lost 1 stone, only 3 more to go. :D

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Well my mum starts here 9th week in the Royal Free in London.

On Saturday we were told they are seeing if a space is available they will transfer her to my local hospital, which will mean no more 4 hour round trips on the hell that is called the "London Underground".

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Sorry to hear that your Mum is still in hospital but at least there is some good news for you.

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We decided to go to Newquay today after I had been to the dentist, my appointment was for 10.50. I waited 25 minutes to be seen and was convinced we had missed the bus due at 11.20. When I told the dentist this she very kindly waived her fee £18.80 as an apology. How kind was that? Incidentally, lucky for us the bus was running late, we had a great time and the weather was brill! :):):)

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So all in all a excellent day was had by you.:tu:

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Just booked two tickets for the day before her birthday to see Spectre on IMAX :D

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I had a brilliant eureka moment an hour or so ago. Anybody who has delved into family history will appreciate how I feel when I say I found a big chunk of a jigsaw puzzle that most family trees are.

A 5 had been transcribed as a 3 in an old census so it took a typo from me to find what I'd been looking for for months. There are advantages to having iffy keyboard skills:D

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Yeah I stopped doing my family tree. Got bored with it. Hoping a while away from it will make me want to get back into it.

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I worked with a few people that are so stupid I think they fell out of their family tree.

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Yes, I know what you mean. I've been dipping in and out of it for years. Sometimes a break away does you good. It can be really fascinating when you make progress though. The downside is that when you find the answer to one particular puzzle it opens up another dozen puzzles. :(

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I've spent the past 8 years or so doing mine and it's a never-ending task, soemetimes a labour of love. Definitely it does help to take a break and keep coming back to it.

When you're really stuck there are always people who are willing to help for nowt if you visit the right sites. While it would be nice to discover everything for yourself it's often impossible to get past a brick wall without a second set of eyes or someone with access to local sources you wouldn't otherwise be able to find elsewhere. (I have access to a few particularly Northern Ireland, Lancashire and some army&navy sources so always happy to help anyone if needed)

Also: Newspaper archives. Use them if you have access. You might be surprised what you find.

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It's currently 36c here in Alanya (I don't do heat)

However apart from the searing heat I'm having a great holiday, well apart from the hotel 200m up the road that was firebombed on the first night night and the large demonstration outside the hotel that ended up with the Turkish police firing teargas and Us being escorted to our rooms


Seems to have settled down now though !!

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Back on the morphine :)

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At least with that the pain will subside dilli.

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Hope so - just got to wait for it to build up :) More importantly it may mean I get a good nights sleep.

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Wish I could swap dilli, you can have my relatively healthy body for a month and I'll take yours.

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Pretty warm near Izmir too. No sign of any trouble but we're in a hotel miles from anywhere. All inclusive luxury even got waiter service and free Wi-Fi on the beach.

Cheers

Grim

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Hope it works well for you mate and that you manage to get that sleep, pain free. :tu:

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Just had a visit from the community cardiac nurse and she is pretty happy with things so l don't have to see her for 3 months now.:)

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Cool :tu:

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Hows dilli this morning as one hopes you are pain free now.

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Still in pain but not as bad thanks to the morphine so I can't complain :) back to the Drs tomorrow for some more ideas as to what's going on.

Cheers :)

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Yes l have to see the doctor on Friday about a few things as she wants a few other things checked like kidneys , creatinine , liver levels and my aching feet.

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The doctor referred me to the skeletal / muscular clinic to see if they know what's going on - and upped my morphine dose.

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Well l hope they can get to the bottom of some of your health problems dilli.

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I am sitting at the pool in Nashville, Temp 80 I love it but can only sit so long

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My mother continues to improve and my older sister is taking a stint from Wednesday to help her recovery. I'm now back home with the OH. Bed: The word never sounded so good.:naughty: :D

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I'm glad to hear your mum is doing ok :tu: :)

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Nice to hear that your Mum is improving.

l gather it was a long and tiring train journey from Penzance heero.

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So glad your Mum is getting better, it will ease your mind, ;) Nash

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@Dilli, @Den, @Nash. Thanks for your wishes.

Yes it is a load of my mind now she's better. Maybe I can get some work done now.

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I'm so pleased that you Mum is doing well heero.

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You can add mine to the list. :tu:

Best wishes to all those who're sick and suffering in one way or another around here at the moment too!

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You must be very proud to have a city named after you! ;)

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Cheers Osem and @weenie.

Seconded. Good health is too easy to take for granted.

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We have had a very happy holiday, fantastic weather brilliant music all day long and lovely comfortable hotel. Just got to face this long journey tomorrow we leave at one forty PM and arrive at seven thirty the following day, Hope we have a safe journey home and no delays, I will be in touch when I get home,

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Relatively trivial I know but my car just passed its MOT. :)

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Nothing trivial about that as without it passing its MOT things are that little more difficult getting from A to B.

Excellent news.:tu:

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good news :)

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Heard from the transplant people at Addenbrooke's Hospital so hopefully some results and more news about being put on 'the' list for an SPK :) (simultaneous pancreas and kidney)

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Thanks guys, I'm hoping I pass my 'MOT' when I have my surgery next week...

Best of luck to you Dilli - you're an inspiration!

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Spending money that's not yours.

bought manuals for work, this week I've spent around £23,000 :D, 3 of them are £20,500 alone, more than I spent for the whole of last year.

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Hhhmmm :)

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These are Aircraft manuals, namely Seats for the C-130J

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You should have said.
I could have got you them in PDF format from the internet for free!

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Completed my second Swansea Bay 10k earlier, was hoping for a sub-50 finish which I didn't manage but came in at 50:36 which is my new 10k PB :)

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Not these ones.

It easier to get Kylie Minogues Mobile number than these.:D

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Have a good day everybody

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Thanks nash & wishing you a good day also :)

My happy thought is I can now live a peaceful life in my home with my family and truly enjoy every minute of living here now! :D

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Bad neighbour moved away?

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Going in the right direction. A year ago I would be blowing out my rear end doing a 50 minute 10K.

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Good news snoop ;)

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Cheers mate, I'm hitting the training hard so hopefully it won't be too long. This is my longest run of injury-free running in ages since I started using that lacing up trick.