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What do you train for, football, or just to keep fit. Whatever the answer. Well Done,

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After a long journey driving back from France, I'm back in the UK.

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Glad you are back safe. How long did it take you?

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Taking keys to a new property on Monday. There's nothing like having your own front door.

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Thanks. It took two days of driving up from the south of france. I stopped over for the night half way as in the winter its a long drive.

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You will sure need a rest now Hal, Good news for you Caff. Good luck with the house.

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Thank You :) It'll be a tough start I think.

Hope you get some good rest Halcyon - it can be hard to find sometimes. :hugs:

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l have just ordered Game of Thrones Series 1 on DVD as my friend recorded the series when it was shown on Sky Atlantic which is a channel l have not got but l enjoyed it so much that l decided to order it and cannot wait for it to arrive.

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Your friend if he's got a recordable DVD then he shold be able to download the series for you and it wouldn't cost your nothing.

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l know but there is nothing like having your own physical copy in my mind and l have never been one to download it onto a disc.

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awwwwwwwwwwwwwww right then I wish you happy viewing when you get them ;) :D

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My Nephew is back from his first tour of Afghanistan with the Royal Engineers.

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Glad he survived his tour of duty and must be lovely to have him home safe. Big party so lined up?

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Well done that man! What's, and when's his next tour?

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Very glad to hear that he is back safe and sound.

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It cost enough this afternoon:D

Pass on that one:confused:

Thank you all:D It is brilliant to have him back home safe and sound:)

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You should have made the excuse you forgot your wallet

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He knows me :D If I forgot my wallet I would be going mad:)

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awwwwwwwwwwwwww well then hope you had the best day ever :hugs::hugs::hugs:

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Indeed, hope it works out for you.

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Can think of plenty of worse drives though, hope you enjoyed your hols to.

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I agree Glad he is safe & sound with his family ;)

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I have all the paperwork for my new car now - just have to wait for it to arrive at the dealer :)

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Glad you have got your paperwork for your new car dilli and lets hope you mend quickly as well.:)

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Thank you :)

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:drool: :drool: :drool:

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Sounds very nice.

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The podiatrist to me. When I told them i heard my foot crunch :) but maybe it's a sprain....

"I admire you optimism" :)

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After a relaxing 3 week break in the US with my woman, I wonder if I can reveal that we put rings on our fingers.... ;)

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Congratulations!


I am happy because they are currently showing The Story of Musicals on BBC 4 :)

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sexual experimentation?

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Whose.;):D

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Congratulations to you both TM. Now there's even more incentive for you both to get the money together to sort out the Visa. :)

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.... and bells on her toes?

Say has anybody seen my Sweet Gypsy Rose. :)

Tony Orlando and Dawn lyric for you young uns.

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Congratulations to you both.

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Excellent :) :tu:

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On Monday I finally updated by Desire S to 2.3.5.

The only annoyance is thay've taken away "Car Panel" which I used a the free satnav & hands free phone function.

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Thank ye, tied the knot 19th. You did yours 17th or 18th? :)

Thanks all, and Jo: yes, more incentive to get the visa and save monies.

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Mine was on the 17th :)

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Congratulations to you both!

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My Anniversary is on 21 I will not say how long.

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Too long? ;)

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No no I would not say that. Happy Ones

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Congrats :tu:

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Congratulations TM. Really happy for you both;)

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Just ordered a Samsung Galaxy S II :)

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Congrats to you and your lady Turkey, may you have a long and happy life together!

We arrived back from Tenerife last night having spent our 35th Wedding Anniversary there (New Year's Eve). Had an absolutely fabulous time............but it's good to be back, there's no place like home.:)

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Its is a excellent phone in my opinion and you will not regret your purchase.

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:cool::Yes::hyper:I'm now a Grandad:woot:

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Good stuff :)

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Congratulations Scrubbs! :)

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Always nice to hear some good news and congtatulations to you.:)

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A healthy baby girl, I am so chuffed:D

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations Scrubbs. A Grandaughter to spoil, how I envy you.

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:cleader:

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Yes it is good to get away but I always like to get home. I feel safer somehow.

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Congrats :tu: :)

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Just been round to see her at home and just as I thought, she is still beautiful :D

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The Boiler man commeth, we now have heating and hot water again! :)

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Thats great to hear Tinky.

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That is great. You will be warmer now

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As of 15.06 today I am an uncle once again to my little nephew named Henry. Weighing in at 8lb 8 ounces :D

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This is great news good weight too. Good health to Henry & hope the Mother is ok too

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My sister is trying to get 4 tickets to go and see Top Gear, in February or March.

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Aww nice one MadGamer, welcome to the world Henry! :):):)

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Wife has an interview tomorrow near Charlotte NC. Fingers crossed. :)

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Congratulations Uncle MadGamer. :)

My fingers will be crossed for her as well TM. :)

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My Happy Thought. A year ago to-day we brought home one year old Riley the Magnificent Mog from the RSPCA. He scratched and bit the dickens out of both John and me, was scared of virtually everything and we wondered what the heck we had got ourselves into but, one year down the line we now have the most gentle, brave, laidback giant mog imaginable.

Happy First Anniversary Riles.

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Yes he looks like a very happy contented cat now looking at your pictures.:)

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He is indeed. I can't believe how his original owners could have mistreated him and then left him to die locked in an empty flat for weeks. The RSPCA are a fantastic bunch of folk and without them Riley would not be alive to-day.

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Lovely cat. We had a house cat for 14 years orange & white, She was beautiful. I miss her but decided not to get another one. It was to heartbreaking .

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Yes The RSPCA do a wonderful job in my mind but it staggers me how some owners can mistreat their animals so cruelly in this day and age.

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Yes we had 2 dogs and a cat quite a few years ago and we have very fond memories of them but due to my health now it is felt unwise to have any pets now.

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That's the problem though, people see their cats and dogs as purely animals.. In this house we have two furry members of the family who are friends that although depend on us will love us unconditionally for all of their lives.

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Indeed, good job you didn't follow my advice after all :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn9M4...eature=related

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This Crazy Cat Lady would have a problem swinging a 9kg lump of annoyed cat such as Riley. Now if he thought there was a prawn in it for him he would be over that roof like greased lightning. :D

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Lovely cat Jo we can all see how contented he is......and those eyes! Glad he has settled in so well. :):):)

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It was the eyes that drew us to him in the beginning. They had such a defeated look when he thought he wasn't being watched but would shoot fire if anyone dared to approach him.

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Natalie.......

My whole life seems to consist of being in hospital or waiting to go to one, but Natalie keeps me sane!

So a big :tu: for Mrs Tarn :)

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Just booked my flight to New York. :)

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When are you going to New York.:)

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Don't forget you need one of those ESTA visa's now and be careful if booking online, there's loads of sites out there trying to make a few quid out unsuspecting travellers over this.

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Thanks everyone, I've seen about the ESTA visa thing. I'll make sure I'm on the official site when I get it done.
I'm off at Easter. Have never been before so looking forward to it and getting about for some photography too.

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From the people l know who have been there you will love it.

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Make sure you check out the 'Old Town Bar' - great place for burgers

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Sounds yummy :)

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You should try it with a darker ale, it'll impart more flavor to the gravy

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All this talk of food is making me hungry.:drool::drool:

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Yum.............even though I have had my dinner it is still making my mouth water! :D

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Went to the Peugeot dealer yesterday - they've had a despatch notice and my car is hopefully going to arrive in three days :)

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We had an early Burns Supper last night, as we had some friends visiting from Pennsylvania.

Cock-a-leekie soup, followed by a choice of Bridies or Haggis (or both), with Tatties and Neeps, and Cranachan for dessert (with the Selkirk Grace and Address to a Haggis at the appropriate times).

Just checking the empties this morning, and we went through six bottles of champagne, five bottles of red, a bottle of 18 year old single malt, and six bottles of Deuachars IPA - not bad for eight of us (and we still got up for church this morning.......).

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Thats great news and l bet you cannot wait now dilli.:)

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Yup - can't wait :)

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Rabbie would have approved.:D

Not sure what to do this year. The kids won't eat Haggis and she who must be obeyed is adhering to her diet. I'm not aware of any Scottish cuisine healthy diet options.

I may just get a haggis supper for myself from the chippy and wash it doon wae irn bru since I'm off the drink for a month. :D

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I'm surprised the vicar got up in the morning for church too. you should have seen what he had to drink the night before.

my happy thought is thinking of getting a new car.

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He didn't - he's been quite poorly for a couple of weeks, so the locum vicar took the service again.

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Yeh, that's who I was talking about. the locum vicar.

what's wrong with the normal vicar anyway?

:beer:? :)

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WE just had a very nice weekend in London to visit my son & his wife. Weather was nice & dry we had 2 nights of entertainment in the British Legend. All went very well. Nice happy thoughts now,

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Yes its nice when we have good memories like that to look back upon and l hope you have many many more to look forward to in the future.

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The new car is ready and I'm picking it up on Thursday :)

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Thats fantastic to hear.:)