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Oh Gracie you are having a time of it glad that your partner was with you and glad that you weren't hurt <3

Just a thought as she took off suddenly could she have been an illegal immigrant?

Jonesey I wouldn't be a happy bunny either :-)

Physio has asked for a slipper that is more "supportive" has to have good grip and be open toed and Velcro fastening. Have googled and am now going into town to get a pair of Padder slippers.

Then home housework, dinner and then pick up F-I-L and hospital visiting.

we are babysitting tomorrow night so just a quiet weekend :-D

Good morning everyone <3


Dea, thank you for breakfast and I am more than happy to share my porridge with poor Gracie <3


That's an awful thing to happen Gracie - you must have been so scared as well - am sending some (((hugs))) to help you through the day.


Jonesey is quite right about the motoring scams which happen regularly. My son is a litigator for a firm of solicitors and deals with this, day in and day out. He has told us of some of the ways these 'accidents' are planned and, you often find that they are grouped in certain areas of the country.

He often goes to court on behalf of a client and, only recently, won a very large case despite the opposition having an experienced barrister. Must remember to send Jonesey his details :-D :-D :-D


Grey and cool today but, never mind, we can't have sunshine all of the time... :-)

Not all bad news then Rach. At least if the driver of the car you hit drove off before completing the exchange of details it doesn't sound as if it was a scam.

Here in the UK over the past few years there has been an epidemic of scammers who deliberately brake or stop suddenly so that the driver behind has little or no chance of not hitting them. Most crashes are at low speed so no major vehicle damage or injury is caused but the scammer them claims significant vehicle damage and personal injury such as whiplash via iffy claims companies. Often rather than argue insurance companies pay out.

My wife got caught out a couple of years ago. She was driving my Jeep on a clear dual carriage way when the car in front of her suddenly braked for no obvious reason. She braked but was unable to stop before running into him. She estimates that she was travelling at no more than 5-10 MPH when the vehicles collided. She and my No2 son who was with her both say that after they pulled to the side of the road to exchange details there was minimal damage to the bumper of the other vehicle and when asked its 3 occupants all said that they were uninjured. There was no damage whatsoever or indeed a single mark on the front of my Jeep. A couple of days later I had a call from a claim company saying that their "Clients" had sustained significant personal injuries in the collision so would I confirm my insurance details.

Smelling a rat I contacted my insurers advising them of a probable scam and asked them to send a damage assessor to inspect my vehicle to confirm the lack of damage to it. This they did and the assessor took a series of photos to prove it. It all went quiet but when my insurance renewal came I noticed that the proposal mentioned an accident and as I had not made a claim or had been notified of the outcome of the fraudulent one I contacted my insurance company to enquire what their records showed. It turned out that despite my notifying them of it being a scam and their assessor providing them with photographs of my undamaged vehicle my insurers had paid out almost £10,000 to the scammers without even notifying me.

I was not a happy chappy but I was grateful that I had a protected no claims bonus so at least I was not being asked to pay a higher premium as a result of my insurers decision not to reject the fraudulent claim.

Oh dear Grace - you ARE having a bad time !! :-( - I have put the kettle on and will make you a nice hot cup of tea to make you feel better! :-)

I have also made some porridge which you can share with Cynthia, and there is bacon nearly ready and sausages, eggs and some tasty fried bread to munch on.

Mushrooms and tomatoes are under the grill.............

There is nothing like a nice big breakfast to cheer you up in the mornings <3 <3 <3

Hope everyone has a good day.....

Dea x

Cripes Gracie, you have it bad, dreaming about this buddy site :-0

What on earth was that guy thinking, getting in 'your' car :-S Glad you were not alone

Mornin all~~~~~~~~~~~

Linds <3

HI all, hope everyone is well.

Had a bad start to the day, driving to work in the pouring rain, and a young girl in a car in front of me panicked when the traffic lights went out and so just stopped her car - in the middle lane of a really busy road mind you. It was so wet and greasy my car just slid went I braked and bang...

She did not understand English which made it harder then got in her car and drove off without giving me all her info...sigh,,,then as my partner arrives and I get out of my car to get him to move it, some really big random guy pushes me out of the way and gets in my car. I was so surprised I asked him what he was doing my partner was here to look at the car..he then went of his nut swearing and cursing...

Thank goodness I was not on my own then.

Cam home and am working here today as now have no car to get to work as OH was supposed to be on a course today (I made him late to that as well) not much luck this morning I tell you!

LOL last night not sure if because I did not feel well, I kept having bad dreams about threads on the Living Relatives board...weird!

:-P to Friday! Roll on the weekend

Oh boy what are we all like if its not us that are falling to bits its family :-S

Things change several times a day with MIL. Have posted on the dark side and just as I finished there niece phoned to say her gran was in good humour (she was in a very different frame of mind this afternoon her daughter left the ward in tears)

OH well will see what happens tomorrow :-)

Linds, I hope the short stay in hospital will give everyone time to assess your mil properly and all necessary help put into place. Trouble is, when anyone close is in hospital, it sure takes up a chunk of time and organisation in visiting and sorting doesn't it? <3



Took friend and daughter out for coffee today. Summer hols always mean that my afternoons are taken up in trying to keep daughter busy.......but, as OH had me up in the night because he had 'frozen' and couldn't move, I am a bit weary.....

I had the plasterer man come over to give us a quote for the sitting room.

He should have arrived at 3.30ish

We never eat dinner before 7pm, tonight, we ate early.........just as he arrived, at 6.30pm!

Sheesh....

I am 'crackered' too Ginns - been out with the grandchildren all day !!! :-0 ;-)

Linds - at least it sounds like they are aiming to sort her out before they let her home and I am sure that they will be better able to persuade her and F-I-L that they have to have some assistance when they get home.

It sounds harsh but this will probably be the best thing to have happened if it means that they get some help for the future.

SO glad they are not talking about operating on her at the moment - let's hope they can avoid it!

Love to all,

Dea Xxx <3

Linds

That's sounds awful, love to your MiL and family <3

Im crackered, as Cyns says

Lie in I wish!

Just stepped into shower when doorbell went. By the time I got to the door and got it opened the parcel had went to the neighbour :-(

The driver came back (to put a note through the door) and I was standing there gave him a fright I did so got my own back ;-)

Gracie how kind of them to share with you ;-) Hope you all feel better soon <3

M-I-L is expected to be in hospital for 6 - 8 weeks. The physio has had her walking on a zimmer frame for a couple of metres.

Physio then phoned my S-I-L to get a background of what has been happening.

Now going to have a case conference to discuss treatment so hopefully she will improve at least they haven't mentioned amputation (of the toe) so that's good.

OH not visiting today was told to take a day off. Now we can get the shopping done.

Thanks for the bacon buttie Cynths <3 <3

You are right - it IS quiet on here. Everyone must be having a lie-in :-S :-D

Dea Xxx

Tis quiet in here! :-S


Good morning all..........I will don my apron and set to work. :-D


Okay.............Egg on toast for Gins........a large bacon sandwich for Dea.......Porridge and cereal for everyone else.

There are lots of things in the warmers if anyone wants to make anything up for themselves. Bacon....sausages.....tomatoes.....mushrooms and beans.

Fresh rolls and croissants.


Tea, coffee and juice.


Enjoy...........

morning all,

Hope you are all well :)

Gins it is probably just me who is soft..I like the heater cranked up in Winter and the air con on in Summer!

OH and daughter and two colleagues at work have shared their colds with me so have a steaming hot lemon drink in front of me and am trying to concentrate very hard on figures. Had a session at the fire brigade last night and it was soo cold and wet, that probably did not help, went to bed but could not get warm and the house next door (which is vacant since the last lot of terrible tenants left) had their smoke detector going off (battery running flat) so it would squeal every hour or so through the night ...agh!

It is only Thursday too :-(

Sounds like you have all been very busy with children and grandchildren!

Can't say much else but <3 <3 <3 Linds !!

I would say more but it would not help !!

Dea xxx

Dea,

OH not home yet so no update she only transferred to the hospital this afternoon so really don't expect they will have done much.

such a shame SIL says that her pain is akin to someone who has bone cancer.

It will be her 64th wedding anniversary at the end of the month :-)

Ain't hardly stopped ALL day!!!!


Was out from just after one till 4 and then from 6 till 8. Sheeeeeeesh.


Went to Dunelm Mill with daughter - we were supposed to go yesterday but couldn't cos of OH. He was okay today so off we went.

££££££££££££££££££££££££££ later..........we returned home :-D :-D

Nothing exciting bought - new lamp for bedroom - pillowcases and a storage box for me. Daughter has been saving for stuff so she had a good time :-D


Quick meal and then off to baptism prep..........14 families.........zzzzzzzzzzz


Hope things go well with your MIL Linds.....and I can just imagine how tired you must be with the little ones.........

Going for a browse to see what I have missed all day.
;-)

Me too Linds !!

How is your M-I-L ??

Dea Xxx

Hope everyone who has been feeling poorly are feeling better now <3