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Well Done Weenie. Never had anything like this done it

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Good stuff :)

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Well, if I can wake myself up tomorrow morning I will be working with my favourite manager for 2 days running. Meant to be working this morning but I slept through my alarm. Tut tut.

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Get more than 1 alarm, i have a clock radio and then a mobile alarm which goes off 5mins later, as i often turn off the radio and i cant even remember hearing it go off sometimes.

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Falling asleep is taken as a real compliment by people in that field, glad you enjoyed it so much :tu:

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Wow I did not know that TD but when I apologised to Jan she did say that it happens quite a lot. Then Jan went on to say that my body went into it's healing and relaxation state and that is the main reason I fell asleep.

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Got up today OK, went to Crawley for work, spent 2 hours on the M25 coming home via Heathrow. Gotta be back at the office for 5 in the morning to go to Great Yarmouth. Yay!

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At least you'll be by the sea :)

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As CF members know my eldest son is doing the Great Scottish Run to raise funds for Marie Curie. I thought I would give you all a update from his Just Giving page as he has now raised £670.00.

I would like once again to say a huge thank to everyone who has helped him achieve this outstanding amount for such a wonderful cause these donations will help Marie Curie provides families with the wonderful care and services they provide in the UK.

Donation summary:
Total raised £670.00 + £73.75 Gift Aid
£670.00 raised of £400
target by 32 supporters

I would also like to say how proud I am of my son, he has turned out to be an outstanding young man and as a Mother I could not be more prouder of him even if I tried.

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Good stuff :tu: :)

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Absolutely wonderful weenie as you must be so proud of your son.:tu:

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Thank you :)

Thank you :)

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It’s friday that means two whole days without Hospital! Yay :)

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That is certainly something to celebrate dilli.:cleader::cleader:

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I use a Amazon Echo, which has the TGT team with Clarkson shouting at you :D

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My shiny new TiVo V6 now has On demand & Catch up working, it also allows me to stream programs to my tablet.

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Well done Weenie, We have just booked a holiday to Budapest ,has anyone know much about it, If it is cheap etc ,

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It's two cities, Buda which is the old town iirc and pest, they're connected by a really good looking bridge over the Danube and there's a pretty cool castle, can't remember much else as I was drunk when I got there and absolutely wrecked when I left, it's really cheap for booze though if that helps!

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Thanks for that, Booze being cheap just have to watch hubby.

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Osem Jnr has completed his first week in his new primary school. He's been getting up early to avoid the school rush. He gets in at about 7.30, has a space in the car park and spends the time he's saved by avoiding the traffic to do his paperwork before the kids arrive. So far so good.

:tu:

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https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/budapest

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What a sensible son you have there Osem and imo the children who have him as there teacher are very lucky.

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My happy thought is yesterday I managed to to do a self install of the V6 and change the tivo that was in living room to my eldest son's room all by myself :D I have just to put the old V+ box in the bin. The only problem I had was trying to get the volume to work after 15 minutes I gave up and phoned VM who gave me 30 codes after asking what make my TV is and it must have been my lucky day as the first code of 0011 worked thank goodness.

I'm loving the small remote control that came with the V6 (I think it's cute) whereas hubby is loving the V6 and all it has to offer and has not once commented on the control and that is the difference between men and woman. In fact he just rolled his eyes when I said do you not think the new V6 box and control look cute. I'm also loving the fact that the V6 box has the facility of find my remote.

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Just landed at Sydney after a 14 hour flight from Dubai, and enjoying a flat white coffee before catching a a train into Sydney.

Here for 5 days, then off to Brisbane for 5 days, then Melbourne for 8 days, then back to the UK (with 2 day stopover in Dubai to break up the journey).

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Have a good time ;)

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Sounds great, hope you enjoy it

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The needles are finally working, yay :)

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Have a wonderful time.

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So the champers are on you dilli.;)

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Went out for lunch today with hubby and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Absolutely wonderful weenie.:tu:

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Making bread today: Seeded light wholemeal. House is begining to smell lovely. :)

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Hubby just off the phone and I pick my engagement ring and old/new wedding ring up on Thursday at 2pm :hyper: I really do feel like a child at Christmas time.

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Cool :tu: :)

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Started my Christmas shopping today :)

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Nothing like starting early weenie.:)

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Just small things den but I tend to find that it these that builds up the cost £10.00 here £20.00 there soon adds up to be a pretty large amount and before you know it your hitting the £100 mark all to easy so I have decided if I buy a something small every week then it should not be too bad come December fingers crossed.

Today I bought my Mother in Law some perfume and that will be from our youngest.

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Yes l know what you mean as we have got several small things already for other members of the family.

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Picked up the rings today and the surprise was hubby added diamonds to wedding band and he also got D&S 4.3.1989 engraved inside the wedding band. Tbh I did suspect he would add engraving but the diamonds I had no idea about and I admit I was in tears in the Goldsmiths when she presented me with the rings.

@ Jo as promised here are the photos :)

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Very nice weenie.:tu:

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Your rings are beautiful weenie and the additional diamonds on your wedding band really compliment your engagement ring. Well done Duncan!!!!! give him a hug from me for being such a great guy. :)

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Belated happy thought update this machine is brilliant but the sensors are so expensive. But they are at last going on prescription on November first. Yay.

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Now that is something to be happy about dilli.:)

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@ den & Jo thank you :)

@ dilli :tu: :)

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My eldest has really stepped up his training for his Charity run. He is pleased with his progress and the amount he has raised so far.

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You all should be very proud of him weenie.

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Very nice :)

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Spent all afternoon at a beach BBQ on Caloundra Beach with lots of Crownies (Aussie beer), now watching Parramatta Eels vs North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League match in a pub.

#properaussiesaturday :)

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Hope you have your swear filter on you Pommie "********!"... ;)

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Found some seriously nice Scottish black pudding in Sainsbury's friday Absolutely delicious for our breakfast this morning with the usual bacon eggs, etc.

Really must get some of the genuine Stornoway stuff. Fortunately they ship by on-line mail order.

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And they only say Northerners like black pudding ;) as l love the stuff.

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My first introduction to black pudding was when I and my mother did a tour of the outer islands of Scotland (Skye, outer Hebrides and Orkney) and it was part of the full cooked breakfast. Whilst the Yorkshire stuff isn't bad the Scottish is so much better IMHO.

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My neighbour and dear friend's daughter has just had her 1st baby, the text message reads Baby boy weighing in at 8lbs 9oz, 57cm long, born at 1am. Mother and baby both well. I'm a Gran :)

I'm so pleased for them all as they have waited what seems to be like a very long time for this little one.

Welcome to the world little man and I can't wait to meet you.

Just got a picture of him with his Daddy he is lovely.

I cannot wait till I'm a Gran, let me tell you I will be the worst Gran possible as I'm going to totally spoil all my Grandchildren. To be fair I have warned my eldest son and his fiancée of my plans :D

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Nice :)

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Nothing nicer dilli and what wonderful news. Honestly the parents are such a nice young couple, they will be the most amazing parents ever. In fact the whole family is nice.

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Anything that helps, oh yes:)

I had to unexpectedly babysit for a few hours this evening. :erm::shocked:
Did anyone cry or die? Nope.
Will I treasure those hours? Yup.:dunce:

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Just met up with our son in Melbourne, after 8 months apart - great to see him again... :D

We're spending a week with him traveling around the area, then we all fly back to the UK together (with a 2 day stop over in Dubai), for a family wedding in Kent Mid-October, then he's back to Oz for 3 months.

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Saved £140 on our combined house insurance policy simply be ringing them up and complaining. :)

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Well done Osem :tu: as my happy thought was yesterday when l won £152.:)

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Bingo, again...

Nice one :)

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Actually no TD as l did a few big priced horses.:)

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Yes my car insurance dramatically dropped £100, when I rang up with a rival quote. Con artist's the lot of them. Avoid a feature called autorenew, it's not for you benefit but insurance companies are very keen for some reason...

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And you didn't share them, I can't even pick my nose at the moment let alone a winner

:tiptoe:

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Den, either you're very lucky OR you do a hell of a lot of gambling... :erm:

;)

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l only gamble with a betting bank which l have had for a long while plus generally apart from holidays or festivals its just the main Saturday's for me for when l have a bet.

Noting to do with luck Osem as although l have a distinct lack of knowledge in many areas of life l am very astute and nobody's fool when it comes to the horses.

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very nice for them Weenie ;)

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We had a very nice holiday in Budapest for 7 days, weather was mixed quite warm but cold at night only one day with rain. We done the City Bus Tour and a cruise up and down the River Danube, ( not keen on boats but it was nice ) Not really much entertainment at night but we managed to find a pub for two nights with music. Plenty shops. Now back to normal.

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Glad you enjoyed your holiday Nash.

@ Osem amazing what a phone call can do :)

@ den excellent win once again :)

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Hadn't realised it was horses at the time. Wondered if it might be the bingo, roulette or something else. ;) Glad you did well anyway. :tu:

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Until today, 2 winners and a place :cleader:

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We tend to go bingo when all of the family are present there Osem.

As for Roulette that is a mugs game as the odds are firmly stacked against you.

As for horses its a pound win or a pound each way generally as l don't go for shorties in the market as only mugs or lemmings go in for them.

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l used to put some on here but alas there were some who moaned so l stopped doing it.

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Great day at work yesterday, thoroughly enjoyed it for the first time in months.

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Yes bingo I know you do a lot. I've never gambled apart from the odd lottery ticket so agree with you entirely about it being a mugs game for many people. My father in law used to do the horses but didn't ever win or lose much. It was just an escape I think.

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That's nice Mark .

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It is nice, I am sick of not wanting to go to work. But it was a good laugh yesterday, we were finished and out of the door by 9, home by half 10. Just what you want.

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Glad to hear things at work have improved for you Mark.

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Grandparents and grandchildren get on because they have a common enemy!:D

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Having a bit of a break down in West Cornwall with the OH. Actually had three nice days on the trot and forecast is good for tomorrow. Makes up for July and August being so carp.

We're staying at my late mother's place for which we have a cash buyer, completion in mid to late November. That'll be the end of cheap holidays unfortunately. We'll just be like the rest of the emmets.

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Pity you guys didn't do the sensible, altruistic, bit and buy the place then let it out to certain CF members at a bargain price... ;)

Enjoy your break! :tu:

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Not really a happy thought but it could be. Yesterday in the post we received a letter from Santander about your PPI claim, we rejected this claim because your policy was not mis-sold. Following a Supreme Court decision and new rules and guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority, you can now make a type of complaint to us about the sale of your PPI policy. You could now receive some money back if we took a high level of commission on your PPI policy but did not tell you this when you bought it.

Needless to say the claim is now in but tbh not holding our breathe on this one as I honestly feel it will be a sorry but no again. Although I do believe we were mis-sold the policy in question but that's life.

Why is this a happy thought because at this moment I need one.

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Thanks. We spent several pleasant hours in Falmouth today. Warm sunshine and light breezes. Couple of Navy vessels in at the docks. Also an opportunity to visit Aladdin's cave otherwise known as Trago Mills.

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Have a nice time and hope your weather stays nice, ;)

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had another 10 days on my boat cruising the broads very relaxing i'm totally chilled .

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Its nice to get away from the rat race that is for sure.:)

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Not long back from a lovely evening out with my hubby and friends we had a lovely meal then we went for a few drinks.

Looking forward to supporting my son tomorrow when he runs in the Great Scottish Run for Marie Curie, once again I would like to thank everyone on this forum who has requested a link to his just-giving -page and supporting him in his fund raising for such a amazing charity.

To say I'm proud is an understatement!

I will post the funds he has raised at a later date as the money is still rolling in for Marie Curie.

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As many know and must be fed up hearing but what can I say I'm one very proud Mum :)

My son so far has managed to raise £862.50 + £95.63 Gift Aid, well done son you really did smash your original target of £250.00.

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That is fantastic weenie that your son raised so much money as you and your family must be so proud of him.

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Didn't he do well!!!!! Give him a pat on the back form me please.

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I will Jo but I refuse to bathe his blistered sweaty feet LOL

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Impressive:)

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Very good indeed. :tu:

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Well done him :tu:

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Wow just wow! the funds have since went up.... £892.50 + £95.63 Gift Aid

My son's Just giving page is now getting shut down and I'm finally allowed to post his page on the CF.

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/steven-brock

If you do decide to click on the link the lovely lady who ran with him is my future Daughter in Law and she was running for another amazing charity and that charity is Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity (formerly Yorkhill Children’s Charity)

My son and his fiancée have decided that they will be doing the run again next year in where my son hopes to raise money for either Marie Curie again or Help for Heroes and his fiancée will once again be raising money for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.

This year for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity this wonderful young lady managed to raise £1,480.00 + £182.50 Gift Aid

What are amazing young couple and guess what there mine :D

I'm very lucky to have them both in my life.

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We've been waiting on what payrise we were going to get, which has been <2% in recent years.

So you can imagine my suprise to hear its 4% and roughly £1,500 a year more :O.

Thats the Note 8 paid for :D

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Now that's what I call a good deal Hom3r :)

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Well done to them both.

Happy thought is now finished until next Sunday, earned around 10 hours pay today so not all bad. Although slightly tainted by the fact I need to make a trip to Specsavers to get my glasses looked at as I got a face full of bedding which knocked my glasses off and now they feel loose and not even on my face.

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If you have another pair to compare them with you might be able to see what's bent and fix it yourself without having to pay anyone. Just a thought.

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I no longer have a overdraft, I took the bull by the horns and phoned the bank and said please remove my overdraft. Tbh I would have kept it but with the new charges I just do not think it's worth having.

I must admit it felt great removing it :)

Of course the problem is I no longer have that safety net.

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Did they charge you for removing it? :erm: ;)

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LOL no but they did there best to try and get me to keep it or lower it.

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Spending a long weekend in Geneva with my wife.

This is the view from our patio. :)

Mont Blanc in the distance to the right of the Jette d'eau.

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Looks very nice. :tu:

Will shortly be making jam tarts with Osem Jnr # 2.

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Well done to them both, Fantastic amount of money too

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Picked up some sliced Scottish black pudding in Lidl this morning. Not Stornoway (the best) but much better IMHO then the Yorkshire stuff.

Just the ticket for tomorrow mornings cooked brekkie. :drool:

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Taking my Dad out for lunch soon and I'm pleased to say that our relationship is getting better much to my sister's annoyance which I admit is an added bonus for me anyway :)