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It was my son's parents night last night and he did good although his grades dropped slightly in the months of May & June his teacher's understand why. The most important thing is he is back on track :)

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Martin - my program didn’t record
Me - is the box all working
Martin - except on a night when I turn it all off

Hhhmmm it’s the simple things which cheers me up :)

Edit and finally getting rid of ads on my iPhone while I’m
On CF :)

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Ok Den, Just never heard of it, ;)

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It's the pork rind/skin rather than just the fat.

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a tasty/fit young lady not to be confused with crumpet ;)

now due to political correctness known as totty

or there's the stuff den is referring to pig shavings

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Now now papa you must behave for once.;)

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We all need a wee laugh ;)

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My car will be fixed in time for me and hubby's getaway break on Sunday, I personally cannot wait till Thursday as this is the date that I should be getting my car back just in time for hubby's birthday :)

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Good news Weenie, Hope you both have a nice time

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I'm glad everything is coming together for you weenie :)

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Good news :tu:

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The days start getting longer in 3 weeks, thank God ! And a forecast of snow tomorrow night, so brighter all round hopefully...

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It was certainly cold this morning Mr K as it took 20 minutes for the ice to disperse enough so that the OH could start driving the car.

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Get a heated front windscreen Den, it's the feature I most value on my car. Deicer is no good when your breath then freezes on the inside !

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I really miss my heated front screen, why oh why did I get a Toyota :(


although it does go from -3 to 18C in a shade under 4 minutes . . . even with the window open so I can smoke while waiting for the thaw :D

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My car is getting delivered in the next hour :hyper:

It's back where it belongs on my driveway :) and I must admit it's looking good...

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:xmas:Snows arrived as promised ! Happy Christmas !! (starting early... :) )

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And a Happy Christmas to you Mr K and all the great and the good on this forum as well.

:xmas:

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Marmite and toast! I knew there was a good reason for getting admitted again :)

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Just back from hospital and getting out of the car and heard the loudest aircraft coming towards me, I swear it blocked out the sun and then I realised it was the Antonov AN-22 which had landed at Manchester Airport this morning. WOW is that one big plane prop plane, made me feel very small. Spectacular homecoming flyby though. :)

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I heard it but was stuck in a conference call so missed it :sulk:

Really clear skies too so would have been a great photo opp

It actually flew in to Prestwick on Wednesday night (as per plane spotters thread) to pick up an engine part bound for Helsinki then back out to Manchester today to pick up a heavy load for Cuba via Gander in Canada.

...btw that thing usually has a crew of 4 to fly it!

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:tu:

Enjoy Dilli - are you allowed butter? Not the same without it. Hope it's a short stay.

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It comes with butter - although this mornings toast looks like it was done in a nuclear reactor!

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Marmite toast without the real thing isn't worth having IMHO. Pity about all the carbon - maybe you should show the catering staff this:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/s...php?t=33705766

:D

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I've just bought a bottle of Chase Potato Vodka, which works out to £60 a litre, nearly 3 time the price of standard Grain Vodka :O

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All I can say is, thank God today is over. Never have I wanted to just walk out of a job more than today.

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What is so special about that particular vodka?

Blimey mate things must have been bad! :erm:

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Store itself was great, but when you have to be part of a 2 person team going back and recounting stuff that someone else did on 1 tag instead of on 5 like she should have done, then you get why I was a bit peeved by the end.

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Never heard of potato vodka, Is this new,

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Pocheen ;)

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You've only got to Google Vodka blind tasting test to see that it isn't worth paying over the odds for vodka. If you're willing to pay out over the odds then you might as well get a decent single malt and get a better tasting experience from it. Brands like Grey Goose never come out anywhere near the top and yet people fall for the marketing.

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While it is nice to get away it's also very nice to come home.

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Did you both enjoy your wee trip Weenie?

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Nothing like home sweet home weenie.

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We did nash we both thoroughly enjoyed our few days away.

No there is not den, it's just a wonderful feeling when you walk through the door.

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Cold brilliantly sunny day + mulled wine (+ brandy shot) + a pint + hard brexiters thwarted = #sleepyhappyafternoon

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One suspects you have your big roaring log fire on and your nice private bar stocked up for weeks of merry celebration Mr K.;)

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Yes, Marcus and Spencius, my Roman wine merchants, have kindly restocked my wine cellar Den :)

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80% happy thought, 20% trolling - play nicely...

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Who me Ref?? ;)

I'm playing very nicely this afternoon :)

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Remember "Wheaton’s Law"...

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You know you’re having a good night out when your restaurant bill is split 30/70 food/drink (and we both had two courses and coffee).

Home now with a nice (large) single Malt.

:beer:

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More to life than drink you know Hugh !

Fair enough, yours may have been medicinal if that heating isn't fixed yet ;).

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A) wash your mouth out (with a nice red wine)

B) all sorted, thanks

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Broadband back on, TV back on, but for some reason despite me telling them my phone line needed activating it didn't get done. Will call them in the morning, had enough of talking to an Indian call centre for one day.

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Entertained my sister for lunch. I cooked Japanese: Miso soup with wakame seaweed. (Tastes better than it sounds LOL) Then Japanese pan fried chicken with green peppers and shitaki's with Mirin and soy sauce. Warmed Saké served in my authentic ceramic Saké set. My sister managed to use the chopsticks even though I offered her normal eating irons. :tu:

She really liked the food so several points up there. :)

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Getting a nice Tax rebate from HMRC.

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Fantastic.:tu:

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Just at the right time. :tu:

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I have a few happy thoughts today:

I'm loving seeing all the houses with there Christmas decorations up and the homes with little ones having a sign saying Santa please stop here.

My best friend at the moment is my hot water bottle it certainty helps with a sore tummy.

My son and his fiancée God daughter is out of hospital and home for Christmas, now that really is the best Christmas present ever!

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Plenty to be happy about there weenie.:tu:

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Cheers Hero and Denphone.

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Spent 5 hours in A&E overnight, my right hand got crushed quite badly yesterday. Luckily, nothing broken just badly bruised and throbs like you wouldn't believe. Couldn't even grip a fork last night to eat, that's why I ended up going.

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Back home from hospital:) dunno how long for though ;)

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Hopefully you will be home for Christmas.

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Well done Weenie

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Holiday for 3 weeks after today. Woohoo! :Yes: :hyper:

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Enjoy your holiday Peter

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Fingers crossed for you dilli that you get a full Xmas holiday away from doctors.

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Fantastic.:tu:

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Are you taking any pain relief Mark? as better to lessen the pain then grit your way through it.

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l have my fingers crossed for you dilli.

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One of our granddaughters wants to bring her partner to meet us on Christmas eve. :)

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Yes den, taking a short course of Naproxen for inflammation and also some codeine to help with the pain.

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We're feeling all fuzzy this morning.

We gave a gift to the Heart Giving Tree for a 3 yr old girl, i hope it helps them have a better Christmas.

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Married for six years today, I’m still just as much in love with her :)

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Happy anniversary dilli. Hope it's a great day for you. And what a nice present for your wife, being out of hospital to celebrate it.

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And may you and your beloved have many more years of wedded bliss together dilli.

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Happy anniversary to you both - big hugs... :)

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Six years, where does the time go, hope you both had a great day

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That will be nice Tinky ;)

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Off for dialysis on Sunday- it’ll certainly be a party atmosphere:)

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Take Care Dill

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Ditto.

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Good luck dilli.

My happy thought: It's all bought: Food, booze, presents, everything. Phew! Feet up for the rest of the day.

Found some special turkey gravy in Lidl this morning as well as some brandy cream so fewer things to stress about on the day.

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The cars back on the road, i had a bit of a disaster on Dec 23rd 7pm A1 southbound at 70mph.

Somehow i got too close to the side of the road and either scrapped the curb or hit a pothole, which took out the side of my tyre causing an instant flat and as i don't carry a spare in my kind of car i had to really on the RAC for a recovery, luckily a layby wasnt too far away! Thank god i was using a Satnav on my phone so i could tell them where i was in relation to the next junction, but it still took them 2.5hrs to get to us and then another hour to take us home.

This messed up Christmas as we had been expecting to drive up to my parents on the 24th, and trying to get a mobile tyre fitter out on that day at such short notice was impossible, so had to rely on the parents to drive down 3hrs to collect us and then drive us back after Boxing Day. in the terrible snowy conditions.

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Sorry to hear of your troubles SnoopZ, I hope despite this you all had a wonderful Christmas.

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Sorry to hear about car problems, Joys of motoring

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At least you still got to see them and it's sorted now

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l won £1000 at the bingo last night so a nice share out between the three of us..:D:D

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Well done, that'll come in handy after Christmas :tu:

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Indeed it did come in handy TD as Mum said the same words this morning in her email.:)

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Excellent news Den,

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That's a tidy sum to win especially at this expensive time of year. :tu:

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My goodness that was a nice lift for you Den :)

My happy thought, 41 years married today (second time around) off to the local club later for a celebration drink! :):):):):):):):):drunk:

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That's wonderful being married for 41 years Tinky as that is a achievement to be very proud of.:tu:

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Yes it was certainly a shock when the number came up Tinky but nevertheless it was a very nice shock.:)

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Yes it will certainly replenish the coffers a bit old bean.

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Congrats Tink

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Had a nice surprise a couple of days ago. The car insurance has gone down by £20 to £200. Fully comp and two drivers .

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Thank you Den and Daddy xx :)

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I'd bet it was a pothole, one took my front left suspension out, which required the entire front springs being replaced, and £700+ lighter wallet.

To make matters worse I had to wait a week to get it fixed, and the car wasn't safe to drive anywhere but the garage.

I had to borrow my dads car to get to work.

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It could have been a pot hole at the side of the road however it was my bad driving as i remember glancing down for a split second to the heater control nob and then i felt the judder of the bumps on the white line as i drove too close to the edge of the road and the curb was only a few inches from that white line so we were very very lucky it didn't snatch the steering wheel out of my hand and send the car flying in anther direction.

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Happy Anniversary Tinky to you both

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Excellent:)

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Just got a shoulder of lamb out from the freezer to defrost for tomorrow. One of my cut price deli bargains from several months ago. I'll slow roast it for 3 odd hours over carrots and onions with the right herbs. Going to be melt in the mouth gorgeousness. Just the ticket for New Year lunch.

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Thank you Nash & Dilli xx

Heero trying boiling your lamb, like we do, not only is it soo tender you also have stock for potato soup. :)

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I do pot roast beef as you describe but I'm slow roasting the lamb (150C) as it's a fair sized joint. The veggies and stock that it rests on make the gravy after a whiz with the hand blender and then straining.

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We love slow cooking meat as it once its done it just melts in the mouth and IMO is superior to any of your fancy joints of meats which cost far more..

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You certainly know your onions heero lol!

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I try.

Today's happy: I'm going to wear my manga wig all day. The OH is killing himself that I have green hair! Getting used to having a fringe that I haven't had for decades is still weird.

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I made my niece cry on her birthday, I'll explain.

I gave her an envelope which had a letter. I started with:

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

No.. wait that the Star Wars intro :D

A long time ago.. well mid January 2001"

I had opened a bank account for her.

She started to lose it and and as she hugged me the floodgates opened and she sobbed into my shoulder.

She never saw it coming.

She now gets why we saying to her apply for your driving licence :D

My nephew said "Can I punch you for making my sister cry" :D

He must know he's getting one.

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@ Tinky Happy belated anniversary :)

@ Hom3r your so nice and generally a good person, I wish the world was filled with people like you.

I'm seriously thinking about getting a tattoo of the symbol strength, something very discreet that would be in white ink on the inside of my little finger, I can't believe I'm considering this but I am.

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You do it Weenie as our late friend was the last person you would think would have a tattoo but his daughter who is a tattooist managed to talk him round as he had a small native Indian tattoo done for him.