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Steady drinking, like the sound of that. Just let me get my drinking head on.

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I just discovered that I have Sky Sport 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 in HD

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Despite the gloomy forecast we've had almost unbroken sunshine down here in the west of Cornwall. A beautiful warm day:)

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Bought a game for £5 the other week, sold it on eBay the other day for a £2.50 profit. Not bad.

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Just answered a knock at the door to find a young lad aged about 12 standing there. We'd left the front door ajar on a security chain to allow some fresh air into the house and he and his 2 chums had seen it and thought they ought to warn us our front door was open just in case any dodgy people were about. I thanked them all for their concern and was left thinking how nice it was that they took the time to tell us. I'm hoping they weren't casing the joint... :)

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Yes they were.
they knocked to see if anyone was in.

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Just upgraded my Comcast broadband :)

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My new OnePlusOne phone arrived last night - very impressed so far.

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But is it bendy?... ;)

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Nope - but then, I think most phones, if you put them in your back pocket and sit down, may exhibit bendy tendencies....

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There's an ancient Japanese proverb which roughly translated goes like this: 'He who buy big expensive mobile phone need buy manbag for keep it straight' :)

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Sun Tzu, I believe - The Art Of Phwoar... ;)

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The sun has returned..:)

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Ditto, and the cold that had been threatening all week has not materialised so happy today so far.

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Christmas is a-coming and I have sixteen days off. SIXTEEN.....feels like Christmas!

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Funniest comment I've read so far about BendGate:

'It would be easier to change the name from Apple to Banana'

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Apparently my Blue badge renewal has been processed and it should be with me shortly.

They are now £10 - worth every penny I think.

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Definitely dilli, although I think you should get it for free IMHO.

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That's great news dilli.

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Sun is out and so is the washing, funny how the simple things in life can make you smile :)

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What a lovely surprise I've just had, just received a call from my brother in law and he will be at my house in 30 minutes. We don't get to see him much as he lives in Cleethorpes. Hubby will be pleased to see his big bro, I need to go now and do some serious housework :Sprint:

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Just found out I've been booked as the compere for an entertainment show at Old Trafford next year. Pretty much excited at that :)

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Well I've almost finished my porch and thought it was time for a picture. I'm very happy with the results even though I say so myself. Of course I've learned a few things along the way and would tackle certain aspects differently but I'm a hell of a lot better with a silicone gun now than I ever was before I started this. :)

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That looks very smart Osem. I bet you will feel the difference if we get a cold winter.

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Thanks Jo. :)

I'm so well insulated I don't feel the cold too much but Mrs Osem is the complete opposite and it was she who finally cajoled me into getting on with it. Now it's done I'll be thinking about changing the old front door I've always hated and replacing all the old white paintwork surrounding it with stained wood to match the porch. That's probably a job for next year though...

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You have done a very fine job Sir.

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Cheers Den, I'd do a better job next time... :)

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That looks really good Osem, and may I say what a grand job you have done there :)

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Shame you live in Scotland, got some jobs that need doing and just cannot be bothered doing. Oh well. Must find the energy to do it, one job I must do before that dreaded event in December beginning with C.

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Xmas begins with X.

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And it ends in IHHEOCN.:)

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Nice work. :tu:

Even though the weather's turned cooler still sunny in West Penwith. Posting from a very hot conservatory. :)

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One of my talented friends has made me a back cushion and utility thing for my chair. Very nice:)

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That looks really useful. Your very own padded, man bag. :)

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It looks very nice dilli.:)

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First 1/2 Marathon in over a year and managed a 1:47 ish time.

WELL under my 2 hour target and a bit surprising given my almost entire lack of long training runs.

I'll see if I can walk in the morning before I'm totally happy but right now it's looking good for my 16 mile torture session (aka the Southside Six) next month.

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So pleased you were under your target time, well done.

Decided to get the living room all done for Christmas :) only problem is that I would like to move the tivo box to the other side of room but the problem is I do not have enough cable. My question is can we do this ourselves or would it be better to get VM in to do it?

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Did you have a large 'I voted No' sticker on your back? :D

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Finally managing to have a chill out day... Just me and wheeler dealers all day :)

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The excitement on Drew's face today when I gave him the deposit for the China 2016 tour as he did not know what his father and I had decided. He has been told that this will be the only school trip he will get. We felt this was a trip of a lifetime for him to have a truly educational and culture experience. I just wish they took the parents LOL as I will never experience the great wall of China, walking through the streets or the Shanghai night boat. The downside is no holiday's for us for the next two years. When I was at school, our school trips if we were lucky was to Stirling Castle or Edinburgh Castle.

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Nice work :tu:

Too many people today seem unwilling to make sacrifices for their children and I'm sure your lad will never forget the amazing experience you've given him the opportunity to be a part of.

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I love that series too. I love to see how Ed China diagnoses and fixes all those problems.

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Hope they pick me a nice old folks home when the time comes Osem :)

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Last full day down in Cornwall and the sun's still shining. Couldn't have asked for a better spell of weather considering the time of year Going back home tomorrow, the OH is getting a bit lonesome. I'll have to make it up to him.;)

There's still a few items on his "i-toy" list I need to get.

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What a fantastic experience you have gifted to Drew. As Osem says, I too am sure Drew will never forget such an amazing trip and it takes special parents to make such a sacrifice in order to enrich their child's life. :tu:

My parents sent me to Paris when I was just 11 and to this day I remember the feeling of awe I had when I stood on the uppermost observation platform of the Eiffel Tower looking out over all those places I had only seen in books prior to the trip. Nor will I forget the feeling of sheer terror I felt climbing back down the spiral staircase then those endless steps to ground level. :D

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My normal postman turned up earlier :)

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One in China maybe??... ;)

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:LOL:

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Only taken an hour for me to rectify the big balls up I made earlier when doing an update in Windows. Had to go back to scratch, but worth it to have a fully functioning laptop again.

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Got a job interview Thursday, my first one in nearly seven years, slightly apprehensive...

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Good Luck with the job interview.

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Thanks, leaving my nice little bubble and stepping back out into the real world, should be interesting

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Good luck TD.

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You'll be fine I'm sure, but good luck anyway:)

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I will be thinking of you Daddy and and keeping my fingers crossed. So good luck and just remember that there are plenty of people rooting for you.

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Thanks guys, appreciate it, Jefferson and den put things in perspective to, I'm pooing myself at the prospect of getting paid nearly twice as much as I am now, it's a trivial complaint compared to what you both put up with

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Good luck tomorrow - digits crossed for you...:)

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Relative who had a parking ticket issued in July despite them having a valid ticket which fell off the windscreen heard back this evening from the company. Nearly 3 months on. And she doesn't have to pay, we sent the ticket as proof and they emailed tonight and said they are cancelling the ticket.

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That's excellent news Mark.

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:tu: Excellent.

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Yeah, she's pleased because we thought that even though we showed proof we had a ticket they would have said it was our job to make sure the ticket was displayed properly, so that is a relief that they cancelled it. Thank God, money is tight enough this month for her as an unexpected electrician bill and new tyres on her car has made money really tight.

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Too true unexpected expenses makes pay day seem far away sometimes. I'm not working (on the sick) at the moment and did not realise just how much my wages/overtime contributed to the house.

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Thanks, guess what, I've got a second interview, this one with the directors :shocked:

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Well that sounds good TD.:)

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Excellent :)

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Excellent news. Keeping the fingers crossed for you.

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@ The Daddy. Brilliant news. If you give us an idea when to cross our fingers again it will make it easier to type in the meantime. :D

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Excellent news :-)

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Fantastic :)

Hubby bought me some lovely flowers today which was nice.

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Been taking Osem Jnr out for some lessons in his shiny new car covered with L plates. I'm happy to say he's done pretty well and I've still got what little hair I had. :) Fingers crossed he carries on the good work.

I must say it's a really nice car with loads of kit and much to my surprise the tiny 1.2 engine copes well with 4 adults. It seems solidly built with no nasty squeaks or rattles evident so we're hoping it'll be a nice reliable car for him to keep a few years.

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What's he after????!!!!......


;)

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I'm sure he will Osem. Won't be long till you can call Osem Jnr for a lift after you have taken Mrs O out for a meal of course. :)

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Yes he owes me more than a few miles I can tell you... :) I dare say there'll be a few more before he passes his test but I don't want him to rush it and would far rather he gets plenty of experience before he's on his own.

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YES! We stuffed the Germans tonight... have that!

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Very wise Osem, unfortunately it took our Steven 3 times before he passed, and when he did we bought him a wee second hand Corsa 51 plate that was 4 years ago now Gosh time flies by he still has his wee car although he is buying himself a brand new one at the of the year and they students are poor :rolleyes: bank of Mum & Dad LOL can't complain he works part time at Sainsburys and has saved hard.
Once he passed we limited his driving for the first few months till he gained some more experience as my brother in law who is a policeman advised us to do that.

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Yup, good old fashioned thrift. :) It's a subject far too many folks have forgotten about. Our lad doesn't smoke, hardly drinks, doesn't change his phone every 5 minutes etc. and consequently has managed to save up for a rainy day. They should teach it in schools because clearly a great many parents can't.

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Hard to teach common sense - kids learn by example (mainly), and they mirror their parents behaviours.

When my lad wanted to go work in a South African horse farm for six weeks, he had to get two part-time jobs (whilst in sixth form) to pay for the flights; similarly when he wanted to go visit his college chums in South Carolina (he did his 2nd year of Uni there).

He wanted these things, he had to work to get them - and I think he appreciated them more for it.

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Yes I think Steven saves some of his wages each month is because he can still remember going to the building society each month with me putting money in his cash builder account the very same account he still saves with today. Young Drew has the same savings account with the Nationwide building society and like his big brother will be given the book when he is 18 if we feel he is sensible enough if not it will be 21. I know many of the young have no idea about savings nowadays as buy now pay later schemes are so easy for them to get IMO.

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Yes - it's the "pay later" bit that causes problems.....

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All too often nowadays, it's more of a "have now, walk away from the debt" scenario. :erm:

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I was brought up it you have not got the money for it, save for it and then you will appreciate it more. I must admit I think that is true.

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+1

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Scottish school holidays (October week) and Drew is bored already and it's just the first day. He asked what he could do so I suggested that he cleaned the car out and he said how much, I said £1.00 to which he replied £5.00 and you have a deal LOL so then I said £3.00 to which he accepted. So he is out in the driveway cleaning the inside of my car if you ask me £3.00 is a bargain :)

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Yay one foot out of plaster. Not allowed. To walk but it is nice to see a foot for a change :)

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Good for you mate! :tu:

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Could be the start of a whole new business career... :)

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That's excellent news dilli.:tu:

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Very good news. :tu:

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Nice. Maybe next time they will free your other footsie so that you can have a matching pair. Just take care sweetie and don't take any chances with this newly exposed foot. :)

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That's really good news dilli, hopefully very soon you will be able to see both feet. Take it easy and please take care.

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Well against all the odds Yodel have delivered a VM HD box self install kit this afternoon. :)

Looks like a cinch to fit but it then needs a phone call to VM high command to enable it. :( Hope it's not Bagara Bob.)

Why can't I login to my VM account and enable it from there? Why does it always need a pointless phone call?

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If it is like a modem self install then the phonecall is automated and very quick.

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Opening the back door and letting the dog out to the quietness of the early hours of the morning, and the only sound is the odd bird singing just beautiful :) even is the weather is slight drizzle.

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Sorry for those of you who have less than perfect weather but we have a clear blue sky with the sunlight turning all the trees into beacons of red and gold. I think this may be one of my favorite times of the year. :)

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You can all send your dodgy weather here :)

I don't like a bright sunny day as it hurts my eyes.

So as I say - send all your dull overcast / rainy days my way ;)

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I still had to talk to an operator but at least he spoke and understood English. Couple of reboots and we now have glorious HD channels. :) Nothing there that couldn't have been done on-line through myvirgin account though.

I'm also happy that it has a number display so I can set a channel for remote viewing without putting the main TV on.

Now I just need to tie in the RF modulator to the DVD recorder output SCART (outputs composite video of cable feed when DVD is off) and set it to the same channel the old Samsung box was outputting (52) and the new installation is complete.

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It wasn't 'John' then... :)

Presumably you'll be offering heavily discounted installations to CF folks on your friends list... ;)

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Actually I think it was Jock. :D

Fitted the modulator this morning, set to 52 and all the other TVs now get the VM box output (SD while the box is on an HD channel) as well as the DVD HDD recorder output. Job done. :)

Well at least I have an installation that works so I can advise.

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Out for lunch tomorrow with my friend, and one of my other friends has just became a Gran for the second time to a lovely baby girl :) can't wait to visit the wee one and of course a little hold nothing nicer than a new born baby.

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Enjoy, I can remember holding my 13 year old niece & 11 year old Nephew in may arms as if it was yesterday.:angel:

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Finally got android 4.4.4 on my mobile.:)

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What mobile have you got dilli?.

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Blimey you get up early mate!! ;)

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it is a sony xperia z

apparently its going to get android l too. Not bad for an old handset.