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Glad you had a nice time Den. :tu:

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Don't feel guilty about any of this. I had similar issues with my old man in the couple of years before he died and had to stand my ground a few times. Even though it felt bad at the time I don't regret it and I don't even blame him. Old folks have all day to think about themselves but don't always appreciate that the rest of us have have far more to do than just look after them.

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+1

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IOW today for 4 days.:)

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Hope you enjoy the island :)

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l will TD.:)

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@ den enjoy :)

Some good news today I got a text message asking me call about a delivery date and my new sofa's will be delivered on the 10th of August excellent.

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Drove down to Cornwall yesterday and joy of joys: The road works on the A30 at Temple near Bodmin have opened both carriageways at long last. No more hours stuck in a jam at each end and 40MPH average speed cameras.

Apparently according to the regional news they opened it that day.

Now they're trying to get funding to dual up the last bottle-neck between Chiverton Cross and Blackwater. About 7 miles needed.

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Yeah were doing a 9 day fortnight. we did a 39 hour week, now we extend some days, to get every other Friday off so Wk 1 is 43 hours and wk2 is 35.

Good for you.

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Had the interview on Tuesday with Flame introductions. It went really well and I have had a draft copy of my profile sent to me, but I've requested that one of the photos be changed due to it being quite old. Once this is changed, the profile then goes live and hopefully I'll start getting some dates :)

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Having a very pleasant time over IOW apart from a poor mobile signal until now.

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Enjoy Den, hope the weather's kind. :)

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Apparently work is due to start in 2020. A completely new road rather than adding to the existing one. So relatively little disruption during the work.:)

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My eldest son's God parents and life long friends are coming for dinner tonight hubby and I have not seen them since April so it will nice to have catch up. I have asked my eldest and his fiancée to be here even if it is just to show face.

I still laugh at how we met a mutual friend heard that we wanted to sell our mini 1275 GT as I wanted a RS2000 or Ford Mexico and he said that he had a friend who had a RS1800 who was thinking of selling his car for a mini, anyway long story short we met and swapped cars that was the start of our friendship. Hubby still brings the subject up on how I made him get rid of his beloved mini :)

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It's flying ant day.

Watching hunreds of seagulls gorging on the bounty getting drunk on the formic acid.:)

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Thanks for the info. :tu: Difficult to see how it could be worse. The existing bit is very twisty and up and down so a new road is the best solution so long as Swampy and his mates don't get dug in.

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Looking through my children's baby pictures even if I do say it myself they were rather cute. I have just shown my youngest his Christening gown and he just looked at it and said OK Mum while rolling his eyes :)

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Nice to look back at family pictures weenie

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The weather was beautiful Tinky.:)

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Yes it is nash just seems like yesterday I brought my eldest home from the hospital. I just love the young man he has become and I love watching my youngest grow into the man he will become.

I'm one proud Mummy :)

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Off to Whitely shopping centre today as one suspects my parents will shop until they drop yet again.

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get yourself a nice beige jacket a pair of beige pants and a nice beige hat ;)

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Nice thinking for once ;) but perhaps that is more suitable for you rather then me.;)

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i'm more into the bill oddie school of fashion these days - casual to trampy

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Hoping upon hope that today the oncologist will have good news for my Nan.

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My thoughts and prayers sent your way Mark to give you both the strength for today.

Take care Mark hugs to you both...

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I am so proud of my son and his Fiancée they have both decided to run the Great Scottish Run to raise money for charity. My son will be running for Marie Curie while his lovely fiancée is running for Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

I'm really proud of them and let's hope they raise a lot of cash and awareness of the amazing work both Marie Curie & The Queen Elizabeth Hospital both do.

Good Luck guys.

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Yup, well done to them both. :tu:

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Off to Southampton tonight for the bingo with all the family.:)

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Good luck den hopefully you will be posting your big win :)

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One can only hope weenie.:)

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Best of luck Den to you all ;)

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We won £175 so we shared it between us all.:)

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Well done, although you should probably expect a visit from the authorities any time soon

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Good news anchor well don Den

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No doubt about that as the old crotchety whiter then white sourpuss of this forum is pretty quick with that type of thing as we know TD.;)

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I haven't had my share yet Den. :confused:


;)

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Don't worry as l am sure a wealthy forum member will give you your share out of their own pocket.;):D

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you don't get wealthy by giving it away ;)

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Thanks Osem Marie Curie is a charity close to my son and his Fiancée as they witnessed all they did for his Granny, and his Fiancée is running for The Queen Elizabeth who is currently caring for her niece their God daughter and has been since she was born in March but hopefully soon the wee one will be strong enough for her heart operation then hopefully the other operations that she will need will quickly fall into place but the heart op is the biggy as this needs to be done next.

They just could decide who to run for so they decided to run together for their chosen charities.

I'm just so proud of the both of them as they really have been through the mill this year for a young couple but nothing seems to stop them they just seem to pick themselves up and think what can I do now to help.

Excellent den.

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Survived another thing that tried to kill me..... yay!

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Well done Dilli. Chin up as always. :tu:

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Glad to hear that dilli :)

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Stay strong Dill . You are a strong person

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Yip one of the strongest bravest people I know who always see the silver lining in life unless told there is no marmite ;)

Dilli I think your amazing!

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A visit from Mart :D

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My thoughts are with you dilli as my nemesis awaits me in the 2nd week of August thankfully..:)

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Stronger then he thinks.:)

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V. impressed by the HM Passport Service - my wife applied online on Sunday 16th June for a passport renewal (as you have to have over 6 months left on your passport for a lot of places when you visit, including Dubai where we are stopping over on our way to/from Oz), sent off her old passport on Monday 17th June, receipt was acknowledged on Tuesday 18th June, and her new passport arrived today.

Wow!

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That is excellent service Hugh.

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Indeed if only everything was as good as the excellent service Hugh received there would be far less moaning and gnashing of teeth.

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Hubby has just brought me a glass of wine and when told him that I don't want wine he replied with a very serious face and told me to just take a sip then if anyone phones you to do something then I can say truthfully sorry she can't and neither can I as we have had some wine.

This made me laugh so therefore this is my happy thought for today at the lengths my hubby will go to just to open a bottle of wine, any excuse lol

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The family won £440 last night at the £2 main session bingo so split four ways that is not a bad few hours work.:D:D

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5suD7CvGWc

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:):)

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Den just out of curiosity do you still do the lottery and if so do you win. You remind me of my friend Jean any time we go out and there is a raffle she always wins whereas I could buy 20 tickets and Jean could buy one and guess who would win yip Jean. When it comes to raffles, bingo etc if it was not for no luck I'm afraid I would not have any LOL

£440 that is a brilliant win den enjoy your win.

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We do one line on the lottery when the jackpot is decent but apart from a £25 win we always seem to win something like a lucky dip occasionally weenie.

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Enjoy the ill gotten gains whilst you can, the end is coming for your bingo scam, they're on to you :)

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Don't worry certain posters will protect me TD.;)

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That was certainly quick work ;)

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I'm sure they will, your dirty bingo money can buy of a lot of people, in fact if there's room in your pocket for one more I'd like to jump straight in there and offer my services for a slice of said dirty bingo spoils

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:)

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Formal complaint made last night, by me against a coworker who has been going out of her way to make my life hell.

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So sorry to hear that you have been bullied by someone in your workplace Mark.:(

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Thanks den, I am not the only one who has had issues with her but I am the only one willing to make a stand against her.

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This may help you word your case Mark and it is not nice being bullied at any age. Good luck and let's hope your work makes an example of her and send a clear message that they will not tolerate bullying of any kind to anyone from anyone.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=797

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I have such a lovely day today and it seems a life time ago since I managed to get out for lunch with my Mother in Law and youngest son. We went down the Clydeside where we ventured to a few Garden Centers where we bought some plants and I also bought some Yankee candles.

It was just so nice just to get out and about and have a good chat about nothing....

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It's a fix!!!

:D

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Finally got in this morning, did a job last night and our van got locked in. Doh. Had to wait for 3 hours for another vehicle to collect us.

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My son's just giving page to raise money for Marie Curie is now at £115.00.

I'm so very proud of him.

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Well done to him. :tu:

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That sounds a good day to me, Weenie, ;)

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My son has now raised £165.00 which currently sitting at 110% of his target :)

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You should be very proud of him weenie.

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I am den but I'm afraid atm I'm in the dog house with him because I posted his just giving page which I have since removed and here was I thinking I was doing a good thing :(

He did say nice thought Mum but please remove it from your CF if you don't mind anyway he is well chuffed with what he has raised so far and I suspect he will raise a fair bit more I will post exactly what he has managed to raise once all funds are in.

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Well Done To your son Weenie

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Its becoming a landslide after last nights increased majority.;):D

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Congrats on yet another win :tu:

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l simply don't believe it as these cheap bingo evenings are becoming a winning bonanza yet again.:D:D:D

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLNrLI3OBwg

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Hubby fibbed to me but I soon forgave him.

Today he asked me to meet him on his lunch break in where he took me to Shirley Paris Jewellery and I thought what is going on.
Anyway long story short my hubby had previously made an appointment to speak about getting a bespoke wedding band made for me that would be a perfect fit beside my engagement ring but he was advised to let me design it as I will be the one wearing it.

I will now be without my engagement ring and wedding ring for 6 weeks as I decided to use the gold from my wedding band because of sentimental value rather than a new band and on the plus side this kept the cost down. My new wedding band will now fit neatly around my engagement ring which is also going to get changed slightly but the design will remain the same. I'm speechless at what my hubby has done and now cannot wait too see the finished product as I know he added something to the wedding band just don't know what yet, I loved being part of designing my new shaped wedding ring and if I'm honest I felt like a princess today.

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Sounds pretty cool :)

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Will post a picture in 6 weeks dilli promise.

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We will hold you to that weenie. You have a smashing guy there, a real role model for your boys. :)

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on holiday tomorrow 2 weeks on the boat with the family cruising the broads

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Hopefully it will sink with just you on board..;):D

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i might nip over to Amsterdam want owt bringing back :naughty:

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Have a great time papa.

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Lovely story Weenie.

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My happy thought is my eldest and how much he has raised so far he is currently sitting at £325.00 this is way beyond his target of £150.00 that is 216% to date and he has not let any of of his UNI friends know of this yet.

I have said that he should put this on his face book page but for some reason so far he has not done this what a strange wonderful son I have.

I know Jo is interested in his progress plus I would like to announce my HUGE THANK YOU to Jo.

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That's pretty good and impressive :) :tu:

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Paying for stuff using my mobile, via Android Pay.

but i have conflicting info on limits.

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Enjoy your holiday :)

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Good grief you do have a wandering mind.;)

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Sorry for the long post everyone.

My son just got a phone call from my sister in where she asked to speak to me as I have blocked her number from my house phone and all her calls from my mobile go straight to voicemail where I just delete them as I do not even listen to them anyway I hung up on her mainly due to her arrogant attitude saying what I need to do and I'm pleased to say that I told her news flash I don't need to anything! before hanging up on her.

Then my Dad phoned and asked if things could go to back how they were I said what do mean? then he said that my sister wants me to his housework, shopping and laundry and I said okay Dad but there is conditions he said anything. I said things need to change you will be coming with me to your shopping this will now be fortnightly, your housework will now be done monthly and your washing you have two choices you either learn how to use a washing machine or my sister does it.

I said I'm not being selfish Dad but I want to visit you just for the sake of visiting. I did say to him that I envied my sister just being able to have time and visit without having to do something except have a cuppa and a chat but that is also my fault at not saying enough is enough before now but I suspect now she has had a taste of what I have been doing for more years than I care to remember she crumbles just after a few weeks at how demanding he is, and I thought well blooming fantastic if that is the case.

I also said that I feel that I'm being robbed of precious time with my family at what is being expected of me rightly or wrongly and I gave him a few examples like when I never spent any time with my youngest on his birthday this year as I was the only one apparently who could take him to the hospital in the evening to visit my Mum despite the fact I had already taken him in the afternoon and we both know that was not the case as my sister went out for a meal that night, my Dad finally admitted that was not fair when I said she could have cancelled her meal but no I had to cancel my sons birthday celebrations do you think that was fair and yes Dad I am bitter about that and that was one of the many straws that broke the camel's back.

I think the penny has finally dropped just what I was and expected to do by all parties concerned and the pressure I put on myself.

Hubby said that I could have put any condition to me going back to doing the housework and shopping and my Dad would have grabbed it.

I admit it felt fantastic laying down my terms and conditions to my Dad and saying to my sister I don't need to do anything.

As Osem said "the worm has turned" at the end of the day they need me far more than I need them, it's funny I would have walked over hot coals for my Mum but then again with my Mum I now realise it was a two way street, my Mum never expected she asked and that is the difference.

After reading this post I need to point out that I will still to anything for my Dad just no longer at a drop of a hat like I was doing and if I have something on I will not be cancelling it unless it's a emergency.

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Good for you, a brave new world awaits :tu:

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Well done. Weenie . Hope things are a lot more pleasant for you all

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Went to a barn dance last night, was surprisingly fun and in aid of a good cause to boot, the SSAFA

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Glad you enjoyed it TD as yes SSAFA are really good as they helped my Dad after his injuries when his ship got hit in the Falklands war.

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Good night all round then TD you had fun and help raise money for such a worth while cause :)

Today we decided to go for a run with our youngest and his friend who is up from England for the summer holidays and staying with her Grandma who is also one of my friends and neighbour. Anyway we ended up in Largs and had a lovely lunch then came home.

Happy kids = Happy parents :)

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Well we are going back tomorrow to deepest Devon as we have been up with our family for several weeks as it gives the OH much needed respite.

And you will never guess another £90 went into the satchels last night as Mum and Dad both had good wins.:D

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Tea and toast at dialysis- nice :)

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l hope they gave you marmite with your toast as well dilli.:)

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Just butter on toast I'm afraid.