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Mr_love_monkey 19-06-2018 16:42

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This. But ordered something completely different. That'll teach me to phone my order in.

denphone 19-06-2018 17:09

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Dashboard wipes.

Taf 19-06-2018 17:11

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I asked a Morrisons manager if they had any of the plastic pots they use for cut flowers. None today, but he offered me four 40 litre bags of compost for free rather than bin them.

:D:D:D:D

Then I bought cigarettes, the price war is till ongoing.

nashville 19-06-2018 19:05

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35951125)
I've only heard it in Scotland (where I grew up), and have never heard it in any part of England where I've lived/worked (most of England).

It's one of colloquialisms that doesn't seem to travel from Scotland, like -

Greetin - crying
Wains - children
Winching - kissing
Ginger - pop / fizzy drinks
Piece - sandwich
Gallus - impressive/cheeky

Ok :;)

multiskilled 19-06-2018 22:28

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35951125)
I've only heard it in Scotland (where I grew up), and have never heard it in any part of England where I've lived/worked (most of England).

It's one of colloquialisms that doesn't seem to travel from Scotland

Also used in the North East, I was often sent for messages as a child by my mother. Though her mother was from the Scottish borders so maybe she learnt it from her.

Just asked the wife she said her mother said the same to her if she wanted something from the shop (no Scottish connection).

weenie 20-06-2018 00:58

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bairn - child
een - eyes
Eh - what
hen - term of endearment for a woman

My Mother in law told me that when she came to live in Scotland that she had my late Frather in law in fits of laughter when she called him hen as apparently where she was from everyone called each other duck and she just assumed that hen was used the same way as duck. She thought some Scottish words very strange when she first arrived lol

I've just bought myself some coffee.

SnoopZ 20-06-2018 10:51

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Originally Posted by weenie (Post 35951184)
bairn - child
een - eyes
Eh - what
hen - term of endearment for a woman

My Mother in law told me that when she came to live in Scotland that she had my late Frather in law in fits of laughter when she called him hen as apparently where she was from everyone called each other duck and she just assumed that hen was used the same way as duck. She thought some Scottish words very strange when she first arrived lol

I've just bought myself some coffee.


Dodgy Scottish talking people! :D

denphone 20-06-2018 10:56

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35951216)
Dodgy Scottish talking people! :D

They might think the same about Dodgy English talking people.:D

Hom3r 20-06-2018 14:02

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35951125)
I've only heard it in Scotland (where I grew up), and have never heard it in any part of England where I've lived/worked (most of England).

It's one of colloquialisms that doesn't seem to travel from Scotland, like -

Greetin - crying
Wains - children
Winching - kissing
Ginger - pop / fizzy drinks
Piece - sandwich
Gallus - impressive/cheeky


I've heard of Greetin, Wains & Piece.

The best one is asking in a Scottih chippy for a Fish Supper & Chips :D

Stephen 20-06-2018 14:28

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35951236)
I've heard of Greetin, Wains & Piece.

The best one is asking in a Scottih chippy for a Fish Supper & Chips :D

If you do that you'll get Fish & Chips with an extra portion of chips lol.

Fish supper will do ;)

You could ask for a single fish and portion of chips.

Mr_love_monkey 20-06-2018 14:34

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35951240)
If you do that you'll get Fish & Chips with an extra portion of chips lol.

I don't see a problem with that :)

nashville 20-06-2018 18:44

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We all have strange words and accents , I can never understand my friend from Birmingham speaking her husband has to translate for me, , One of my friend in America did not know what a weekend was! We live and learn,

weenie 21-06-2018 13:08

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Roshield rat trap station box never in my wildest dreams ever did I think I would see a wild rat never mind having one in my garden. Hubby and I both hate the thought of killing any living thing but needs must :(

I actually saw it last night bold as brass walking along our boundary fence and I can't believe how big it was honestly it's like a huge brown gerbil on steroids.


What hubby and I have been advised to do is kill one and take photo as evidence then this can be used for a later date if needed (that will be hubby's job by the way) then once we have photo evidence of dead rat in trap, then once we have a picture then we have to set both station boxes with poison (that is also hubby's job) as we have been told that more than likely it's coming from a nest near by then hopefully we will have no more problems once both station boxes have been baited with the blue pellets that we have been provided with then hopefully job done fingers crossed and if rats do return then and only then the council will take action against our neighbour in where I assume they will tell her that she needs to maintain her garden but knowing my neighbour she will do nothing and that is where my worry starts as I really cannot cope with another court case my son has said that the council will do this and I shouldn't worry he also said that if this were to happen and she does not comply with the council then the council will carry out the work and bill her even though we both own our property as this will be classed as an enviromental health issue.

We have had it confirmed that the rats nest is not in our garden and although the gentleman can't put it in writing his exact words were that he would bet his wages the nest is in next doors garden due to the coverage her garden provides well that's one description of it I suppose I personally like just to say it's a total dump.

As you can see from pictures my garden swing will remain covered until my new garden ornament is removed along with the uninvited guests so it looks like we won't be enjoying our garden this summer I have tried to load a picture of my garden but unfortunately I had to crop the picture but hopefully you will get the idea my garden is mainly monobloc with raised planters at the back.

I'm now beginning to really resent my neighbour and the trouble she brings as I really can't enjoy my garden atm and I can't even get the enjoyment of feeding the birds as we have had to remove all feed from the bird feeder.

We used to really look forward to the summer sitting on our garden swing with me reading my book with a G&T and hubby with his beer, or looking out the kitchen window seeing the birds come to the bird feeder, is really too much to ask or expect that one should be able to enjoy their garden and that neighbouring land is kept to a reasonable standard!

I suppose this post should really be in moans and pet hates :shrug: sorry for the long post but I need to vent somewhere and hubby is like me totally miserable at what has happened.

Stephen 21-06-2018 15:34

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L.A Noire on the Nintendo Switch.

Fantastic game.

Taf 21-06-2018 16:05

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Another car cover as my old one is getting tatty. A total necessity from early Spring due to all the honeydew that rains down from the street trees.


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