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Aaah, A Loose Windscreen as in band. Silly me!

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Really enjoyed the concert last night, and the day in London yesterday. Went on the London Eye, did the London Aquarium, went on the Cable Car (Emirates Air), and also did the Warner Bros Studio Tour today :D

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l am glad you have had a wonderful time MG and memories like this should be cherished.

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When we go next time, I'm asking my mum to walk over the O2 with me :)

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So the visit is not compulsory then :D

What is the venue?
Do you have a linky for the band? I couldn't find one.

Hope you enjoy your excursion.

@ Cobby. Some of us live here/near. I'd never dream of insulting another's place of birth/residence online. Face-to-face with a cheeky smile is something else. Have you ever visited here?

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Sorry for my usual crypticness. Bruce Springsteen at the Reek-oh :)

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Legend.
I hear it's a 3-hour or so set!
And he really gets the crowd \mm/

Last time I was there was for Muse. Stunning!

Have a great time!
OK - I'm curious...
seated or standing?

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Nah he's just been sent there, by you, just now :D

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They've asked me to work at one of his gigs, thought it was next week :confused:

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London on the 30th?

I hope you're not Nils Lofgren... I'm expecting him to be there tomorrow ;)


Thanks Caff. I believe people thought the stadium was on fire when Muse were playing. We are seated btw.

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You're welcome.
Yup - people nearby were alarmed when the pyrotechnics were being tested 2 days before the gig itself.

The sound balances were superb. I hope you get the same.

Hold on...
working there?...

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I've now done all three student days. it's been great :-)

back in hospital properly in the morning.

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That's great dilli and l hope everything goes alright for you tomorrow at the hospital as well.:)

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Springsteen was amazing, very tempted to try and get a ticket for London now.

Nightmare journey on the way down though, two broken-down lorries one after the other near Stafford and me poor leg was knackered riding a ridiculously heavy clutch for an hour in stop-start traffic, definitely going to take the other car next time. Worth it in the end though.

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Yes Brucie is a absolute legend but his tickets will certainly set you back a few quid.

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I wonder if I can get into the hospital WiFi today ;)

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my olds are going or have seen him this week at Cov

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I am a treacle townie from Nuneaton lol but a lot of areas around Cov are not nice though HillFields and Wood End for example :)

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Yeah it was last night, they'll have had a top night.

We parked outside a friends house at the far of Windmill Rd, about 100 yards outside the parking permit zone so 10 minutes walk to the car and escape at J2 to miss the crowds.

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Well that's my interesting week over and it ends with a nice new yellow cast :)

oh and the username and password for the wifi in the hospital was admin and password.... Nice to see they take security seriously ;)

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Happy thought comes with a tinge of a moan. New injectable therapy for diabetes helping to deaden my appetite, but it also means I am now having to bulk buy toilet rolls. Oh well, as long as it helps to cut weight and blood sugar it will be worth it.

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Maybe the side effects will settle Mark. Fingers crossed for you.

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[QUOTE=tizmeinnit;

I am a treacle townie from Nuneaton lol but a lot of areas around Cov are not nice though HillFields and Wood End for example :)[/QUOTE]

I lived in Nuneaton for a year and liked the slower pace and diverse people very much.
All areas have good and not-so-good areas too. I've learned not to generalise too much.

[QUOTE=Uncle Peter;35586780]
So Springfield played a stonking, crowd-pleasing set. Glad you enjoyed the gig. :)

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Yep - they'll get you sorted in the end :)

It took them ages to get my Insulin right, but I'm pretty fluffy now.

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My daughter has graduated from her B.Ed and got a job teaching at the infant school that she attended. Got her class list today & is well pleased! Go Miss Tilley! :)

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That great news Cobby and congratulations to your daughter.

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excellent :)

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Well done to your daughter Cobby. :)

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Thanks Jo! :)

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Well, as I really dont think I can manage it any more (although I will try) I'm going to direct Natalie to take apary my PC, clean it all out and rebuild it later today :)

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I may put a piccy on if it survives ;)

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I did ours a couple of weeks ago - good clean & new thermal paste - now idle is some 12 degrees lower.

Cheers

Grim

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Good stuff :)

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Well Natalie and I got all the dust out and my did it need it :)

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that moment when we're struggling to find a parking spot and realise we don't need to as I've got a blue badge :-)

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I keep meaning to claim mine, is it a pain to get one or just straight forward?

(A blue badge that is, not a parking space) :D

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it was very easy to get mine. it took about two weeks.

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Yes it took us a while to get used to taking it with us.:)

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Cheers, just ordered mine, just got to send off the paperwork etc and hopefully that's that.

But mainly my mother with serious emphysema who can't walk for more than a couple of minutes / seconds is in real need for one but do not claim any benefits at all. We didn't know that she could claim for one on the back of a doctors note.

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IVA has been accepted :)

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Congratulations that must be a relief. :)

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sure is mate

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excellent :-)

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Hopefully that's good for you.

I admit in taking an interest in this because of my neighbour is about to go through the same thing (or a lot worse as far I'm concerned). I can only offer so much advice but from what I've seen it down to the individual circumstances so there's no real right or wrong answer which is why I'm struggling on this subject.

On moneysaving expert it says it can cost upto 7.5k to go the IVA route which I can't believe, it sounds totally wrong to me unless it's a business type of arrangement. Where as bankcuptcy would be cheaper. I'm finding it hard to get a balanced view of the benefits of either ways.

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Bankruptcy you can loose a lot of your assets and controls on where your money goes is tight
The other options are down to disposable income.

If you can show you have less than £50 left after all your bills and reasonable costs and have debts upto 15000 you can apply for a Debt Relief order which rights all debt off pretty much straight away and you can do this through CAB

I had to much left at the end of the month so could not apply for DRO. The IVA is normally a monthly payment for 5 years and you must pay at least a quarter back I had over £15k debts and at the end of my agreement I will have paid back 6000 all interest frozen. It has cost me £340 to get to this point but the company I used is well covered by governing bodies some will get the IVA for free but you may find you have to agree to higher monthly payments and they fleece you that way

The other option is just a payment agreement all interest gets frozen and you pay a monthly fee which will include management charges so will take 10+ years to clear

All the above comes off your financial records after 6 years

I think the 7.5k is what you pay back in total rather than fees

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Just arrived last night in Hampshire with family and we are off to Gunwharf Quays today with parents and tomorrow we will be taking in Dorchester.:)

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Hope you have a fabulous time Den! :)

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sounds like fun :tu:

My happy thoughts, doing housework today which takes my mind of things.

And in the next children's church I get to dress as a woman, I just have to pick a nice dresses.

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l bet you will be very dapper trying on your new dresses dilli.:D

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It's not the first time I've been caught in a dress ;)

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Having done the housework - trying to burn my first playable Blu-ray :)

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Ive had success with dvdfab and imgburn writing them

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I did try dvdfab which oddly works fine on my laprop, but refuses to actually do anything at all on my PC.

I now have a 25gb file which I created on the laptop and am trying to burn it - we'll see in about 1.5 hours ;)

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....and after a technical hitch (the ps3 doesn't like re-writable Blu-ray discs apparently) when I redid it on a bd-r disc it all works fine, nice :)

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Sent off my last set of immigrant visa forms, medical booked for 12th July, apartment manifest more or less complete. Will hopefully get an interview appointment in August...

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Good luck Cobby and l hope everything goes well.

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excellent :tu:

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Although I don't need one quite yet, the kidney specialist has now said I can go on the list when I need to.

And they are now thinking of putting me on an insulin pump.

Not a bad day at all ;)

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Thanks guys :)

Good news Dilli :tu:

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A very positive day indeedy dilli. :tu: to you and your medical teams.

The pump should make your life a lot simpler if the experiences of users on my Diabetes forum are anything to go by.

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Sister well on the mend so I'm back home.Feels odd though..have do the old turning round and round maneuver just like a dog until I feel right.Been the longest I've been away from my OH and son ever.:erm:

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Good to hear your sister is on the mend Maggy. Hope that the enforced absence has made your husband and son appreciate all that you do for them. :)

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Glad to hear your Sister is on the mend Maggy as there's nothing worse when loved ones are ill.

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In April the DWP put me in the WRAG group ( ATOS said I am sick so those who have put me down over not working can do one) You have 30 days to say you intend to appeal which I did. I heard nothing till today when I got a letter that made no sense so I called the DWP and apparently I have won my appeal without appealing and am not on the support group and reassessment is November 2014

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ive got scrubs ive grown in my garden that was just s few roots and a stick and now after 15 years they are huge. The blue scrub top right was just a twig

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couple more of my refurb garden needs a bit more tidying but nearly there

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Excellent :tu:

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That's excellent news. Well done. :)

Does that mean you should get something backdated?

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no was paid the same on both

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I get an addition being in the support group, maybe you sshould ask them?

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I do but its the same as the work related group extra payment

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Yes l do as well dilli.

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Time to pick a new car :)

Probably a Nissan note.

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We have just had a few nice hours in Lee-on-Solent

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excellent :tu:

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Love Lee in Solent. Not been there for years though. Fond memories.

I'm ecstatic. After 2 months of apps not working on my phone, called Virgin mobile and they suggested a factory reset. Took me ages to get going again, but now apps work on the phone. So I am very happy.

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All sorted - I should pick up my new Nissan Note in a couple of weeks :)

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That's excellent dilli and l hope everything goes ok in a couple of weeks when you collect it.

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Cheeers, it should all be ok as long as they don't offer me a go in it first :)

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We have had a lovely day out today at Arundel.:)

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You should have given us your address as we could have popped in for a nice cup of tea.;):D

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Yes the castle is a lovely place as our some of the lovely shops in Arundel.

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My life always takes interesting turns, this weekend I have to go hunting for a dress that'll fit me :)

And no it's not what you probably think ;)

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You've got to post some photos of that.

On second thoughts, that sounds kind of wrong....... :D

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No please please dilli show us some photo's.:D

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the church photographer has already threatened to be there!

it's for a children's church play. I'm being Mary.

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Overlooking Kyrenia Harbour, drinking ice cold Efes in 35C glorious weather.

Finally chilled out after three days - 12 more to go....

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You will be perfect for the part dilli.:D

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Glad you are having a nice time Hugh.:)

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Thing I'ld rather sit here in 25c than California in 53c (127f) heat:shocked:

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Just got my Blue Badge this morning, I didn't expect it so quickly.

Cheers Dilli for the push I needed, it was a painless procedure.

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I'm glad you got it :) :tu:

You should have got one of the new ones too, I'm still on the old one.

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yeah it looks like a extra large driving licence.

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That's great news peanut.

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My happy thought was how thoughtful many people were yesterday when my dad and l went on several trains and it was how many people kindly gave up their seats for us because we are both disabled and use walking aids.:)

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that IS nice, I never get that.

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I replaced the can of air freshener in the office bathroom with an airhorn, and now we wait

:D:D

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I now have a pink dress :-)

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That statement is no good without photos. :)

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Natalie is at work right now, maybe later on, I have to find a bra yet anyway.

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We went to the Bluebell railway today with our family and had a wonderful day.:)

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I like a good railway - that sounds nice :)

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Just remember - you lot asked for it ;)

I may post a picture from the play while I'm doing it, but for now I have to take it all off - the bra is killing me!

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you're a lady lol

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It is strangely comfortable aside from the bra and my 'boobs'

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You make one very scary looking lady dilli. :D