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Not guilty Jo. :angel: Ours went off south-eastward. Must be self generated. :D

Enjoy your meal with the family.

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Just bought tickets for myself and my mum to go and see Simply Red at the o2 next year :)

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You will enjoy that MG as Mick Hucknell has one of the best voices this country has ever had.

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I didn't think they were doing concerts anymore as I thought they had split up. It's only because I had an email from AXS that I booked the tickets :)

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Yes l remember in my younger days listening to their hits like Moneys too tight to mention and Holding Back the Years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simply_Red

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Suitcase all packed for tomorrow :)

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After being told I'm going to be in two casts for several more months on Thursday im glad to report the Christmas casts have made a return.... This week it's red/green stripes :)

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Good news :tu:

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Every cloud...

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Sorry to hear that you are in the wars again dilli but at least you have nicely coloured casts.:)

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I am going to decorate my chair with some Christmas lights / tinsel later on I think :)

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.....oh yes it now looks like a Christmas tree :)

I may post a pic tomorrow :)

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Just been catching up with this thread. Best wishes to everyone, especially those with health issues or loved ones facing problems - you may not realise it but you're an inspiration to some of us! :tu:

Packing suitcases Weenie??!! You're not leaving are you?... :erm:

;)

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Lovely day today and a super clear evening with a magnificent full moon. It's already icy outside though so, for those venturing out later, be careful!

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LOL Osem, no I'm not leaving although I wish I was still there.

Just back from my weekend break and I feel so relaxed it's great, my favourite spa treatment was the Reflexology. Although my hubby thinks it's funny that I brought the spa slippers home with me, I did ask the lady if I could and she said yes as they just bin them after use.

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Sounds like you had a great time :)

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Happy because all my presents are wrapped up for Christmas,

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I did dilli, it was just what the doctor ordered.

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l am glad you had a nice time weenie.

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After a few months of uncertainty where it saw me having to cancel my house sale and purchase, i have been informed that i survived the redundancy process at work!

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Excellent :)

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Brilliant new's SnoopZ.

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That's great news Snoop.

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Good news just before Xmas. :tu:

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Nice early Christmas present - you must be very relieved.

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Fantastic news ;)

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Great news for you :tu:

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Happy News. Albert Lee is coming to Glasgow's Grand Ole Opry in May. Just heard today.

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Wow as he is one of the great guitarists.:tu:

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Yes Den. It is only £23 a ticket. I saw him with Emmylou Harris many times as he was one of her Hot Band,

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Don't know if I should be happy but I got a new toy to play with at work.

http://www.biesse.co.uk/wood/cnc-nes...ons/rover-b-ft

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Amused seeing my old workplace filmed by a Russia Today drone - oh, the irony.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qbz5gQWfNmI

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Compared to other prices l have seen for musicians £23 a ticket is pretty good value.

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Buying a 160gb iPod classic for £143 in an amazon flash sale just 5 months ago.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-Classic.html

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It is brilliant Den, He has a lot of followers, so I hope they all buy tickets ;)

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Looks Complicated to me ;)

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My happy thought is i managed to book an extra 3 days off of work for annual holiday for 22nd-24th December! :)

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Fantastic SnoopZ, sadly my OH will be working overtime/standby as with me not working at the moment every penny counts. Had to make cut back's this Christmas, thankfully the boy's understand Steven got his tv and the wee one an iphone and that is it (no little extra gifts) that can add up to a tidy sum.

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Natalie's mum is coming over from South Africa for Christmas, nice :)

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Down south visiting my sister :)

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l hope you are having a lovely time dilli.

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A silver lining moment. We will have Christmas at home instead of me spending the days at hospital keeping my husband company. Guess I had better start making out a shopping list as the pantry is almost bare of seasonal goodies.

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l am sorry to hear that your husbands operation is cancelled but yes having him home at Christmas is definitely a silver lining jo.

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Yes that is a silver lining Jo, wishing you & John a very special Christmas.

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Thank you both. Off to spread the news to all the folks that were due to be my taxi service over the next 3/4 weeks and to try to sort out a new schedule for the new date. Oh I do so hate messing people about.

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That's the very best sort of Christmas! Hope you all have a lovely time Jo.

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Have a really great Christmas Jo.

Dusted off my Xmas avatar, morphed out of several bits and bobs. Corel Photopaint.

I think next time I need a new one.

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Wheelchair with lights / tinsel check
Box of chocolates for foot clinic check
Box of chocolates for plaster room check
Blanky for my cold legs check
I bet they don't forget to take me tomorrow

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Three more working days, then off until January 5th. Bliss.

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Osem Jnr. has just secured his second school placement to start in the new year. He's really enjoying working with the kids and the great news is he'll now be going back to work in his old primary school and will catch up with some older faces. :)

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4 here

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Same for me, and I am on early shift so will finish at 1pm. :)

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:)

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Thanks Weenie. Doesn't seem that long ago that I was walking him to/from that school every day holding his hand. How time flies...

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So very true Osem.

My Happy thought today was. When I opened the blinds I thought, thank goodness I don't have to defrost the car.

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Hope you both have a lovely time. Enjoy the food. ;)

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TWO more working days to a beautiful 16 day Christmas break.....

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l hope you have a very pleasant and enjoyable break TP.

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I get to go to hospital with my feet tomorrow and Christmas eve. Cool

Just trying to think of the many colours I can do :)

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l hope everything goes alright dilli for you.

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My last working day was yesterday, so I now don't go back to work until January 5th :) . Oh btw I like Dilli's avatar. Very nice :D

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2hrs of work left for me then the holidays start!

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In hospital Christmas eve and beyond for a free days....... Yay :)

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All you people who are working, hope you enjoy your time off and spoil yourselves. Longer time in bed, enjoy

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The Christmas holidays start now! :)

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Wishing Everyone A Merry Christmas & I Hope and wish 2015 is a Super Year for every member of the CF along with the Cable Forum Team.

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Ditto, might not be on much from now until the 30th. Got a relative staying so will be a bit preoccupied with that.

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Well we arrived safely in Gosport yesterday to meet up with our family for our stay with them for the next couple of weeks.:)

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Four of hell tomorrow then off til 5th.

Switched alarm off this morning, no more 4.45am wake up calls till the 5th, longest stint off in over 3 years.

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Have a nice time Christmas and New Year Alf.

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Mum lost her purse in M&S earlier today but she went back and a member of staff had kindly passed it in.:)

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Finished work until 5th January - chilling out time.....

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We won £500 at the bingo last night.:D

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My eldest daughter and her boyfriend got engaged today, couldn't have made me more proud and happy as a father to see her and Adam getting engaged. If I get more time I'll go into how he proposed, but to say I was choked up would be an understatement. A happy happy day in our household :D

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Now about the £499 you owe me....remember? :D

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My memory somehow has forgotten about that.:D

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That was good news, Merry Christmas ;)

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Actually had a decent day at my mum's. Funny game of charades, honestly haven't laughed like that for a long time.

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Nice to see Mr Grumpy happy.:)

l hope you have had a nice Christmas Mark.:xmas:

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I suggested we play charades the other day with the family. they wanted to play strip poker instead.

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I can have fun when I want. Of course, a few shots of whiskey helped to relax me.

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:)

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Nice to see that they are still honest people around, I bet your Mum thought that was the last she had seen of her purse den.

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Congratulations to your eldest daughter & fiancé.

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Good lift at this time of the year,

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Do any of you have a Steam Mop, Thinking of buying one, Would like to know the best one with a reasonable price

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Managed to get a net connection today though I'm sweating it out in the conservatory. At least the sun's shining.

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Well that's odd - I just looked at my sky bill and I've got a 'credit adjustment' for £33 on there - so my bill is very light this month. Nice but I have no idea why :)

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l hope you are having a nice time old boy.:)

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After meeting her twice before, Osem Jnr #2 has just been out for a couple of hours with his new part time carer - a really nice young lady from Bolivia he's taken an immediate shine to. Another nationality to add to the people from Italy, France, Spain, Finland, China, Japan, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Poland who've been a part of his life to date. :)

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Off oooop north. Via York railway museum.

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Would not mind going NRM myself one day.:)

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I went in August, didn't like it as much as I thought. Saying that though, I think I would have enjoyed it more had the interactive stuff been open. The interactive stuff doesn't open until around 2pm. As I was on a 2pm train home, that discounted that.

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At Blythe now should arrive around 1.30 so it'll be all opened up I hope :)

Mainly want to see the mallard.

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The holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A4_4468_Mallard

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That'd be a real treat for Osem Jnr #2 - he just loves trains. The faster and noisier the better. We got to see a few working steam trains on the Isle of Wight a couple of years ago and to say he was excited is an understatement.

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If I get any pictures I'll post them when I get back tomorrow :)

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York itself is a lovely place, plenty of walking required though. So if you aren't into walking or have mobility problems then York is not for you. The cruise on the river is lovely and worth the money.

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Only going to the museum which is wheelchair friendly :) then on to Stockton on tees. I have a funeral in staindrop in the morning.

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Great tks. :tu:

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Still there but hope this works on my iPad :) more tomorrow ;)

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Got loads myself from York, will dig them out later and post a few.

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Yes that would be lovely Mark.