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That is excellent news Mark.:tu:

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Nearly home !!!!

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Home!

Last day in Leicester yesterday, drive up yesterday evening with all my stuff - hopefully, SWMBO can get used to me being at home through the week... ;)

Start the new job on Monday - new job, new adventure. :)

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Good luck Hugh with your new job and all you have to remember at home is who wears the trousers and you won't go far wrong.;)

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Just seen this in the press: Mr Marmite retires I thought if dilli was quick he could land himself a perfect job. :)

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i should send them my cv right now :)

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Off to The o2 tonight with mum to see Simply Red, who are celebrating 25 years of the Stars Album :)

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Enjoy MG

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Had a nice lunchtime meeting with a sales rep and applications engineer from a major UK semiconductor distributor up at the local Toby. Beef carvery baguette with roasties, a giant yorkie with a jug of gravy for just over £4 on their tab. :)

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mmmmmmm heero you are making my mouth water :D

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My cat made me happy this morning all snuggled up while I was off out, mind you he didn't wait long before taking my place ;)

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Bless her or him.:)

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Just sent off our PIP form accompanied by copious medical reports and additional information. It's a nice feeling to get it out of the way. :)

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Reminds me of our first kitten we were given years ago. She was so tiny and we couldn't find her one day, hunted high and low to no avail then decided to go out and found her asleep in my wife's handbag which had been hanging on the back of a chair. :)

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Wrapped all my Christmas presents up this afternoon, now only one to still buy,

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I got a new star :cleader:

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excellent :)

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:tu:

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Just been for a 12 course tasting menu with accompanying wines at Man Behind The Curtain in Leeds, Yorkshire's only Michelin starred restaurant - it was amazing.

Food was great, drinks were excellent, service was even better - worth every penny.

Once (or perhaps twice, as we went here earlier this year :D) in a decade experience...

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:tu:

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Glad you enjoyed it

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Very nice Hugh but l gather its rations from now until the New Year.:)

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One again the Macmillan nurse's have been brilliant with my Mum's needs. I phoned them this morning to ask if it was possible to get something for my Mum and within 3 hours it is being arranged for me to pick up at the equipment from the occupational therapist hopefully this will ease some of the difficulties my Mum is experiencing.

I can never repay them for everything they do for people in our situation.

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Yes the Macmillan nurse's are certainly a special breed weenie as l remember how much they did for my late brother in law.

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Well Done Hugh .

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They sure are den.

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Bags packed ready to go, Tenerife here we come!:):):)

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Very nice :) have fun!

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l hope you and your family have a lovely time Tinky.

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Sun, sea, sand and surrounded by our nearest and dearest sounds more like heaven to me Tinky.

Wishing you & Mr T a lovely time & safe journey :)

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Have a safe trip and a great holiday Tinky.

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My happy thought is I'm now up and running again with Patient Access.

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Our son just received the interview date.................. 21st December. This could make or break our Xmas spirit. :(

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Excellent news weenie.

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Well Done Weenie , Hope you Mum is more comfortable

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l remember last year when l received one of my forms 6 days before Christmas.

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That's good, it was proving to be a pain

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Good luck Taf, remember once the assessment has been carried out to phone the DWP and ask for a copy of the assessment report as this report will help should you need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration or appeal. The MR needs to be done within a month of the date of a decision. You need to give specific reasons why you disagree with the decision. Use your decision letter, statement of reasons and medical assessment report to make a note of each of the statements you disagree with and why. Taf put in as many examples as you can and don't be afraid to list everything that could apply. I would also include medical evidence, supporting the descriptors chosen. If you don't have medical evidence to hand you could talk to your son's GP and give your son's GP a copy of your letter you could then ask them if they could write you a letter of support in regards to this matter and the points you have raised. Some GPs charge a fee for this letter, if your GP does give you a letter of support make a copy of it before sending it with your MR. Then you have a copy of the GPs letter of support should it go to appeal.

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Also make sure you highlight factual inaccuracies, not just differences of opinion of severity of symptoms.

There has a been a rise in assessors putting wrong information (getting mixed up with other assessments) on claimants' reports, and it's vital that these are highlighted.

Good luck, Taf.

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Hope all goes well in your favour Taf,,

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Best of luck for you both Taff. Will be thinking of you. :tu:

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It will only break Christmas if you let it.

I was made redundant back in 2009, my last official day was 31st of December, but as I had 5 days holiday and wouldn't lose out I finished around the 18th and left not giving a flying fig.

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Our company has 3 people that take issues to management via a meeting with the HR guy.

We I've heard a rumour that this year our bonus is going to be £500.

But knowing where I work it won't happen :D

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It's time to bling up the wheel chair and cast - there will be tinsel and lots of lights :)

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Just make sure you don't let the noxious emissions get out of control mate.

;)

:tu:

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It would be nice to see a photo of it old bean.:)

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Got my new car today - very nice :)

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Car, luxury chariot, whatever next?

:tu:

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Very nice dilli.:tu:

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Nice one Dill ,enjoy

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Enjoy the freedom dilli.

Just got the Christmas tree down from the loft and we've put on the lights and decorations. Looks good all silver. LED lights are great, always work straight out of the box unlike chasing dud and loose bulbs in the old fashioned sets. :)

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Yep, much more reliable.

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Just found my necklace, that has been missing for a few weeks now.

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Ulcer in mouth AND tension headache both finally gone after nearly a week of agony. Hope I can stay illness free until the New Year, although the opportunity to infect my manager before Christmas would be very welcome. Or is that a bit cruel of me?

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Love it when that happens. :)

A while ago I lost my wedding ring. I'd been clearing rubbish from the garage, sweeping up, emptying bins etc. so never thought I'd find it. After frantically hunting around for a good while I suddenly remembered that I'd put some things in my rarely used bum bag earlier in the day so had a peek inside and there was my ring. Of all the places it could have fallen off, it fell inside. What a relief! :)

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Excellent news weenie.:tu:

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l am glad your health has improved Mark as there is nothing worse when one is feeling unwell.

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Despite the thermometer only showing 8°C the OH and I just had a couple of pints in the local's beer garden and were in T-shirts and jeans. Really quite warm with strong sunshine and there's no wind at all. :)

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It has been so mild lately, I went out in just a jumper the other evening at 8 when it was supposed to be 4 feeling like 2 but I was more than warm enough.

Thanks den.

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You been cutting back on the pulses? ;)

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My redtop's been running a series of dodgy cracker jokes but this one did make me chuckle:

Q. How do you tell a Chistmas tree came from BHS?
A. It has no branches.
:D

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Got over £60 worth of nectar points on my card to spend on Xmas booze and food. :)

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Excellent news Weenie ;)

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And the odds are that most of it will be spent on booze old bean.;)

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I'm sure I don't know what you mean. Hic. :D

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Put up a watch on ebay that I bought myself for my 30th, almost 20 years ago. It's currently bid up to £600 more than my starting price (and £300 more than what I paid for it) :)

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Despite everything I do have a happy thought and that is today is my fith wedding anniversary, thank you Natalie :)

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Congrats, 5 years, wow

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Many congratulations to you dilli and to Natalie.

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Congratulations dilli and may there be many many more anniversaries to celebrate in the decades to come.

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Congratulations dilli, you deserve happiness.

*starts sniffling, and wonders when it will be my turn to celebrate wedding anniversaries*

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......after all it IS all your fault :)

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Congratulations to you both.

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Well done Dilli - hope Christmas is great for you both. :tu:

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One I the best things I've ever done

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Osem Jnr is loving his time in a local school and already received some very high praise indeed with 'outstanding' in 4 of 6 elements in his most recent assessment and only a couple of aspects requiring minor improvement. He's going to be very sad to leave in a few days but really looking forward to his next school which is a highly regarded and close enough to walk to/from.

He made us chuckle the other day when he told us that a little girl in his class noticed they have the same surname and asked if he is her daddy. Sad but funny at the same time...

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Excellent :tu:

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Excellent Osem

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Happy Anniversary to you both :)

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You will Mark you just haven't met her yet.

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Just finished checking over my Japanese banana palm: After the frost a week or two ago it was looking a bit sad. I've trimmed all the dead fronds back to solid stumps, needed a step ladder as it's getting quite tall, the inner core is still bright green so it looks OK. Now it and the side shoots (pups), one of which is already ~3 feet tall, are fully swaddled in horticultural fleece. :)

Fortunately hard, all day, frosts are rare down here near the coast. That -3°C caught me off guard.

My other three palms: Australian, Canary Island and jelly (Butia Capitata) are fully hardy to below -10°C even though they look tender.

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Good one ;)

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Just got season 6 of Game of Thrones to watch. Now maybe we find out if John Snow is really dead.

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Well l will keep my small gob shut for once old bean so you won't be hearing what happened from me.:D

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Thanks Den. We've deliberately not looked on the web to keep it a surprise.:)

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Congratulations on your 5 years of marriage, Well done Too you Both

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Good luck with this tomorrow Taf. Hope you get the best result for the kids. :tu:

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I will be thinking of your son and hope that he gets the results you hope for. <Hugs>

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My lad has just returned home after 9 months in Oz - flew Melbourne - Shanghai - Zurich - Manchester.

It was great to see him again, and it will be great to have all the family (and some others) for Christmas dinner.

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Yes Good Luck Taf

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That is good news Hugh. I bet you will see some changes in him.

I love having all the missing kids back to share Christmas with the family. So much catching up and all the parents happy. :)

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We are looking forward to seeing some of our family who are travelling down from Hampshire on Christmas Eve as they will be here for 5 days as we would have gone up there for Christmas but for my ongoing health conditions.:)

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Hope you have a good time den, I will be taking a sleeping pill as soon as I wake up and pass out until Boxing Day.

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A VM network fault that lasted over a year.

Just had a call from the CEO's office.... 1 month free (£83.36).

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Osem Jnr # 2 is home from college. In spite of all the problems, we miss him so much when he's away so really looking forward to the next couple of weeks and giving him lots of nice treats.

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That will be nice for ou Den, Hope you all have a good time, ;)

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Good for you Taf

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Waiting to go home - yay :)

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That is the best Christmas present of all Dilli as l hope you and your family have a wonderful :xmas: this year and for many many more to come.

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Happy Christmas Dilli.

In other good news, the days are now getting longer. Good news for SAD sufferers.

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Excellent news. :tu:

Just had a few drinks and a meal at the local Toby with a couple of good friends from my school days. Reminiscing.:)

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So very, very pleased for you dilli. I hope you both have an absolutely fabulous Christmas.

I hope you are being good as only 3 more sleeps till Santa comes and you don't want to be on his naughty list. :)

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Great news Dill, Now you can enjoy your Christmas, Happy days ,

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2 days of no calorie counting Yay!

Good thing as I suspect we'd be appalled. LOL.

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Just chilling out before the family arrive, Everything all prepared, I think the Forum looks so colourful, thanks for that, Merry Christmas to everybody,

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About 5 minutes from the main event. Everything's cooked just perfect. :drool::drool:

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The day nearly being over. Worst Christmas EVER.