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Lovely.:tu:

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Would that be the thicker heavier iPad3 with the worse battery life and poor quality upscaling of pre-rendered text onto it's retina display that comes complete with dodgy wifi connection and a 4G system that won't work in the UK even when we get LTE off the ground? :D

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No, it wouldn't...

My iPad 3 works just fine...

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I'm jealous of your iPad 3.

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Best not mention my two iPad2s, then..... (1 x 16GB, 1x 64GB) ;)

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Now you're just showing off again :)

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My sister has just booked a 5 day holiday at Challaborough bay holiday park on the coastline at South Devon and the accomadation looks very nice and l have to admit l cannot wait for the start of July for when we all go there as one big family.:hyper:

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We're all looking forward to it too, denphone :hyper:;)

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Well Gary the first round is on you l gather.:):beer:

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You get them in, I've just gotta pop to the toilet.

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Hand shandy?

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No thanks, mate. maybe later after I've had a few though?

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It's a date!

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Time for part 5? :D

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I had a great time at Easter service - the church also sent all my stuff to my iPad so I could follow it :)

Confirmation classes resume next week and the church I am getting confirmed in looks nice too :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_..._Saints,_Cople

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OOOhhh apparently Natalie wants my screen reader to talk slower so she can overhear me :)

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Thats excellent news heero.:tu:

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Except mine is WiFi, and I can get the full 10 hours that they quote, thats with playing games and streaming from Netflix, which looks great by the way :D

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Finally got the archimedes version of elite working :) - Right on commander!

http://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Elite/arc.html

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Thats excellent news dilli.:)

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I now have booked up 2 summer holidays, 1 with the girlfriend coming to England for 8 days and another to Orlando Florida for 2 weeks, in July and August! :)

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l hope you have a great time on your holidays Snoop and our family have a holiday in Watchet to look forward to in july as well.:)

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I hope you do too Denphone and the weather is perfect! :)

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My first car was an MG Metro Turbo which is what I think was replaced by the Gti. Only 4 gears with a top speed of 93mph but oh hell it was fast getting there, I often beat motorbikes from traffic lights and I once beat an RS Turbo and Golf Gti 16v from a standing start to 50 mph :D

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Natalie is busy this weekend so I'm off down to see my sister in Chichester.

Nice but I don't relish the weekend away from the missus.

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Just think of all the great memories you have had so far and just imagine all the great days and memories you have ahead of you as well dilli.:)

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Ah Young Love. Just imagine the lovely romantic reunion when you get back. You, Natalie and your Air Cast. A trio made in Heaven. :D

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l hope things go well for you tomorrow heero.:)

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Another jolly outing to North London tomorrow. Early to bed, early to rise.

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Ah we'll probably pass you in t'other direction on the way down to Wembley.

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Hmmm.. Grand National Tomorrow

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Yes and what horse has your hard earned pennies on.:)

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I've gone for 4

Synchronised
Organisedconfusion
Shakalakaboomboom
Weird Al

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You must be telepathic as l have gone for five and they are

Shakalakaboomboom
Chicago Grey
Weird Al
Synchronised
Killyglen

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Had another call from india to help me with my windows is destroying the entire internet problem :) - but I did better this time as I managed to string them along for 45mins :)

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45 mins!!!!! Boy are you good, :D. I start giggling after a few minutes and give the game away. My best windup is to put John on the phone. A total technophobe and deaf he really winds them up by just trying to be helpful. They usually give up after 10/15 minutes. :D

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My much loved eldest niece has finally had her longed for baby and I'm a great aunt for the third time.:D

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Congratulations on this wonderful news Maggy.:)

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Very happy news Maggy. :)

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eXCELLENT :)

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After being ill for two days in New York I still had a briliant time. A great city!

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That is great. :tu:

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Confirmation class was very 'deep' last night but very interesting, next week we have to decide if we're going to do it or not.

Get new shoes at hospital today - high point of my day ;)

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No shoes :( - but I DID get to go onto six injections a day of insulin :)

They also changed one type to a new one....

Which has a pretty clever injector and one that I can use much more easily :)

http://www.novonordisk.com/diabetes_...et/default.asp

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Shame about the shoes but the new delivery thingy must make you feel more in control. :)

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Oh yes, it's very clever :)

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Doing my homework for confirmation class next week - really is like being back at school again ;)

I am doing an essay on my spiritual journey and the bishop did ask for a history of what's happened in my life.

I suspect the resulting few pages will be interesting lol

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Cheers - I hadn't spotted that :)

My screen reader says I have a golden aura now :)

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He's always been gold heero didn't ya know lol!? Well good as..............

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Congrats Dilli :tu:

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Well done and well earned dilli. :)

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Thank you all - I'd do a speech but I'm crap lol :)

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MMMmmmm apparently Boots now have talking labels in :)

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That should stop you putting them on the wrong feet. :D

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Cue song - "These Boots Were Made For Talking....."

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:)

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And here is a nice follow up tune for you dilli.:)

Patrick Macnee/Honor Blackman Kinky Boots



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q-e_T4WRcs

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With my sisters permission, I'm using her htc as a wifi hotspot, so I can use my iPad to post here :D

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I am still having happy thoughts from our holiday, Just came back on Thursday, everything went very well in Nashville. We saw the great Merle Haggard in concert & also sat in on a interview with him & his band. Also saw Gene Watson, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill and many more great country singers. The weather was really warm & the hotel was brilliant. The music in the barson Broadway started from 11:30 am till 2 in the morning with a change of band every 4 hours. Really enjoyed every minute of this holiday. Now we need a rest.

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l am really glad you have enjoyed your holiday nash and all you have to do now is save up for the next instalment.:)

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Glad you had a good time :)

I'm thinking of bringing the quiz back as a one of, might be fun and with luck some one will pick it up and run with it.

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Lovely to hear that your holiday lived up to your expectations nash, also nice to have you back with us. :)

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...And here is one - very clever indeed :)

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Excellent :)

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That looks like a very useful idea. Are you one of the volunteer trialists or are the Talking Labels now available in all Pharmacies. I have a friend who is bind and watching her with her meds sometimes worries me, I know she has a braille notation on the labels but in the winter her fingertips get cracked and she has problems reading.

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Thanks everyone. Hope to take another trip in September or October.

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Off to see Ian Anderson perform TAAB & TAAB 2 at the Opera House tonight... :)
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I am one of the triallists :)

The problem I also had with braille on the boxes was the pharmacy kept putting labels over the braille....

Your friend should call RNIB and they can organise with boots to get on the trial.

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So glad you enjoyed your trip Nash. Better get saving quick if you are going back in September/October. :D

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Cheers dilli. I will tell her about the labels and see what she wants to do. She has her prescriptions delivered from a local pharmacy but I would be more than happy to drive her to the nearest Boots if necessary. Shame more pharmacies don't seem to have the same option.

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We are lucky that way as Joe worked hard all his days & we spent wisely & saved, Now we intend to enjoy while we have our health, ;)

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Exactly my sentiments Nash, we are only here once. Enjoy it whilst your able. :)

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It's my penultimate confirmation class tonight, our homework was to write out our spiritual journey. After writing down a potted history of my life I realised that, on the whole, my life is good :)

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Nice one Dill, enjoy your journey :)

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Confirmation class?

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Yup.

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It's a Catholic thing. A little like a public (and spiritual) 'confirmation' of your beliefs.

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....yup although I'm being done in my local Anglican church as that's where I go :)

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...said the altarboy to the Bishop.... :disturbd:

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It's also a CofE thing....;)

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Well yeah but in Dilli's case....;)

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Um....... :)

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Just been on a good night out in Athens - strongly recommend the A for Athens Cocktail bar (great view of the Parthenon), Kuzina for good food and wine, taf (the art foundation) if you are in the mood to listen to jazz and mix with hipsters, Vrettos, Gin Joint, then two bars a couple of blocks from the hotel whose name I can't remember (the bars, not the hotel...).

Time for bed - it's just before 2am here, and I need to be up at 6:30am....

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I've had some interesting news with regards to my trial of talking labels but I can't say what as of yet.....

Still it was a very interesting day ;)

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Oh you little tease. :D

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Yip :)

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My brother in law, got me one of those stylus pens for use on my iPad 3 :D

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Go on Dilli tell.........you know you want to lol!:D

My happy thought, we are off to Majorca tomorrow for two weeks.:):):)hopefully get some of this >:Sun::Sun::Sun::Sun:

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l hope you have a nice holiday Tinky and lets hope there is more sun then rain as we are on holiday ourselves in 3 weeks for 5 days but we are venturing down to Hendra holiday park which is about 50 miles away.

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Have a good one :)

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I hope you have a great time Tinky with loads of sunshine and Vimto.

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Thank you Den :kiss:, hope you have a wonderful time, haven't been to Hendra.

Ta Dilli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:kiss:

Many thanks Jo, as you know because of recent bereavement, we are looking forward more than ever to getting away this time. Got the case packed, haven't forgotten the camera. Maybe post a few pics when we get back for anyone interested or thinking of going. Be good...............on second thoughts don't.:D:D:D

PS Jo I hope you are keeping well!:hugs:

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Must admit to thinking that this holiday had come at just the right time for you Tinky. As for me I am OK, still battling on and each day is sweet.

Come back safely and we will all be looking forward to seeing a few of your holiday photographs. Don't forget the lens cover if you overdo the Vimto. :D

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Enjoy your hols Tink, can't keep you of a plane now eh :)

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Don't give me ideas Jo lol!

Thank you Daddy. The frequency of the flights I have had to make over the past 4 years (funerals) has made my phobia dwindle to almost nil Daddy to the extent that I did not use any tablets on the last flight. Having said that, I have only been able to tolerate them because I have been lucky to be able to book seats almost at the front. This flight we are in row 2 aisle seats both ways, I'm a happy bunny! See you in two weeks time. Take care all! xxxxxxxxxx

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Have a great time Tink!

Just been to Santiago, a newish Chilean restaurant off Cross St. Excellent!

Really nice to try some different cuisine.

http://www.restaurantsantiago.co.uk/

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Have a great time & enjoy every minute,
Nash

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So many happy thoughts....

Confirmation class was great although everybody started crying when they read out my spiritual journey.... Last class on Tuesday :)

I'm finally getting my Pi :)

I got a box to put it in while out today for 99p

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You are such a complex character. Spiritual, worldly and easily satisfied. Oh and you move people to tears.... but then we all know what a great guy you are. :)

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Thank you :) - Not so sure I'm that great a guy though ;) Not so sure I'm happy about making my class start bawling either...

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Well I'm sure you are, so there... :)

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HHHmmm - write a prayer for the last confirmation class. Harder than I thought. But all good practice I guess :)

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I got called into the office today and told my temporary contract is over.




As on Wednesday I go permanent. :D
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