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Ja...x, my mum used to shimmy round the kitchen pulling a stool behind her when she was cooking. She could have done with something on wheels like that.

She used to have great heavy old fashioned callipers on her legs and my dad used to go behind her lifting her legs one after another for her when she was going upstairs.

She had them when I got married and went to the church early so that she didn't have to 'clump' down the aisle as the bride's mother. They took our photos with both her and my mother-in-law sitting on chairs and the came out smashing. Looked really good.

Ginns - That is another CCCrooowell one !!

I think Ja...x has a better one that that !!

MMyyy, - they ARE expensive !!

Dea Xxx

Dont think £60 is too bad Dea.

But have you got the commode one Ja..x?
Thats the one I would go for if I needed one,save the trek to the bathroom if its "urgent"and you havent got your tena on...

Cyn

that's the first I knew about a "little man" lol!!


Hope the dribbling eases off


mine has had a temproary plate with 2 teeth on it for literally months now, and severla more still to go

He can't eat with it in, so he slips it out, semi-quietly ........ or it falls out!

It often slips out of place


still .... it's either that or see the gap in the right upper teeth every time he talks or smiles!




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Dea

No, we don't have fortnights over here ................ so no wonder you confused your cousins!


You very quickly learn to change your vocabulary

two weeks instead of fortnight

hood ....... bonnet

trunk ....... boot

I'll call you .......... I'll phone you

they called ......... they phoned

wake me up in the morning .......... knock me up in the morning <<<< that has a whole different connotation!

gas ......... petrol

diapers ...... nappies

elevator ...... lift

escalator ........ ??? not sure what you call it

moving walkway ............ ??

duster ......... housecoat


then we get into the different terms for clothing .... jumper, sweater, pinafore, etc etc



on and on it goes


strange thing is that I found when I came over here that I did in fact know most of the American terms ..... from watching movies, but the reverse did not apply



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Thank you for the explanations Sylvs,

However it was Cynths who asked the question so I am somewhat confused!!

Dea Xxx

another example .............. the rollator!


I think we call them plain and simple Rolling Walkers

ssorry Dea


I'm the confused one


can't remember what I read, and didn't check back to see who had asked!


it iS Monday morning



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Ja..x, hope you get the support you need and don't have to buy everything yourself. We still have a very nice commode chair which my mum bought privately. It looks like a normal chair with wooden arms and you can buy a new pan thingey if you need - which we did. Not using it yet, but with OH and his Parkinson's........!!! Fortunately, he can still scoot up and down stairs extremely well.

No worries Sylvs!!

Dea Xxx

P.S. - I thought it was Monday 'NIGHT' - going to bed soon !!

Dea Xxx

Yeah my one is like the budget one with the seat but it cost £100 well parents bought it for my birthday.
Affraid I have too much money Cyn so I have to buy everything myself, I only have that and a scooter so far.
Cannot make any adaptions to the house as its a private rental

ja...x

OOOh - that's difficult Ja...x,

Can not Social Services help at all ?

Dea x

Dea -- here in NA, we call Deas "Cyns".

;)

morning Janey!


oops sorry

it's afternoon already for you!

for the benefit of Patrick and Fay!!!!

Not asked Dea
I would rather get by on my own at the moment without having to keep asking, hav'nt seen a doctor for a year he was a complete waste of space and neuro was just as bad, should of stayed living in sussex they were helpful there.

ja...x

Janey..........WHAT !!?????

"Dea -- here in NA, we call Deas "Cyns". "

I DON'T think so !!!!!!!!

Dea x

Well, I hope you find someone that can help Ja...x

Dea Xxx

duster ......... housecoat


Bet that one would really confuse Cyns as she constantly seems to have a duster (english version) or an iron stuck in her hand,but I have been told that you can get an operation to separate them from you.

Nice one JC.

"Loose"all your money in the casino Ja...x and then you can go back to Social services and plead poverty.
Thats what someone I know did,but really they banked the dosh with a trusted person and no one can trace your gambling losses so how can they prove you didnt?

Tuts,I shouldnt be advocating fraud,but hey,you paid your taxes etc,why not get some back and still keep some rainy day money....

we found out about the dusters very early on

OH lived in the US for the 6 months before we married, and did the basic setting up of the apartment.

One day he decided he needed some dusters to do some h*******k, so he went down to the local little mall, into the department store, and asked for "dusters"

He was directed up the escalator, turn left, then right ... you get the idea


Did all that


and found himself in Ladies Lingerie

...... among all the housecoats


duly labelled "Dusters"



we told my father about this


and later we got a present from him




12 yellow dusters!



I think I still have about 4 of them, untouched, after 40+ years!


and I've given 3 or 4 away as well



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