General Chat

If you think that the clone joke was bad....

How can you tell the sex of a chromosone?...take its genes down!

Boom Boom, as Basil brush would say

Allan

You're right Janet and Allan. Julie Covington without doubt. Have you heard her sing on the War of the Worlds soundtrack. She is the Parson's wife - if you are familiar with the music - and she is incredible.

Sue xx

PS - You're on a roll, Allan:))

Hi Janet..........

Hi Diane.........

I saw the Irish Sea today, can imagine it was rough out there.

Tec.

Sue, Diane...Having been seeing the aged care in their homes now for about 4 years what amazes me is that the family seem to be oblivious to how their loved one is living. I know that we all have busy lives but surely the life of a loved one would be a priority.

Allan that was terrible...:))

Here you go

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW4GYaJHSD8

Sue xx

Sue, I have the 2 CD set of the War of the Worlds. Fantastic.

My mother always used to go on about Richard Burton and how good he was as an Actor.

I can now appreciate what she meant. Listening to him as the Narrator his diction is so clear and precise.

I have always thought that Julie Covington should have been in the stage production of Argentina

Allan

Well I'm off to bed now folks...........

Allan....Those jokes....I don't know what to say!!!!

Have a great day everyone,or a good night......

Goodnight

Tec.

Good night Tec

Allan

Nighty night, Tec.

Allan I just bought the DVD set on Ebay. It's the stage version and is fairly recent. It's wonderful. It has a computerised Richard Burton, Justin Hayward, but no David Essex or Julie Covington. Of course Phil Linnott is now gone so there is another Parson. It's wonderful and I've played it over and over. I could make a copy of it for you if you like.

Sue xx

Sue, Thanks for the offer: I'll get back to you on that in the next day or so.

I have to go now as I am working again today and tomorrow (and on the same days for the following two weeks)

Regards to you all and have a great day or night depending on your geographical location

Allan

Hi allan PMSL

It's heart breaking sometime's to hear some stories that go on, Neil the disabled person I look after is one of the lucky one's, he has a very devoted mother who revolve's her life around him and even though she is 75yrs old she is devoted to him and nothing is to much, she will only be parted from him a short time and that is when he goe's into restbite so I can have my time off. There are a lot of people who families can't be bothered on palm them off on the local Authorities, rather than look after them, I know of many cases where that has happened and some places they are sent to do there best but it's the one's that are just left sitting all day and not being stimulated in any way that upset's me. I know from working with Neil how he respond's to going out and when we were in the I.O.M we went to see his brother who is in a group and he was so made up listening to the band.

Sue it's time I was off to bed now as I have to be up at 5;40am for work, I will speak to you again soon hun take care

Goodnight sweet dream's to the pommie's and have a nice day to the Aussie's

Diane x

Goodnight, Diane. I must be off too.

Sue xx

Hello to everyone,

Linda, I have been thinking of you , and your mother in hospital. Hope your sister's arrival will takethe pressure off you, and I'm sure your mother will be glad to see her. My best wishes to you at this time.

Diane, your job is certainly a full time one, but a rewarding one in that you see the appreciation for your work each day from the person you care for.
It is a job that I don't think many people could handle, and you must be a very special person to be able to keep going 7 days a week for 12 weeks.
I think as a carer you really do care. They are lucky to have you.

Allan and Berona, thanks for your generous compliments last week (was I turning 20, or 30)? No where near it, but I would settle being 40 again! That was a good age - I would also still be older than my children!
Also, Allan, the name Susan may be common on these boards, but (if I may speak on behalf of all Susans) we are definitely not common!!
So, in an attempt at showing my individuality, I have made a new posting name (gee, I hope it works - I won't know until I have submitted this!)

Love the little pig face plants - they are so colourful and happy-looking.
Maybe it is time to go to the garden shop and buy a few flowering plants to brighten up my colourless garden. Did a crazy thing at the beginning of the year - had some artificial daisies that used in a vase in my loungeroom. but I got tired of them. So - now don't laugh, I am really quite sane, so my psychologist says - I put them in amongst some daisy plants that were not flowering at the time in an out-of-the-way place in the garden but still visible from my kitchen window. They are still there, and they look real! I actually think that with some of the life-like artificial plants and flowers you can buy today that if you wanted to "bulk up" a tired looking pot of flowers you could "plant" a few in amongst them and no one would know! Just keep them at a reasonable distance from where your guests are and they will think you have a great garden.

With that I will say good morning to those just waking up, and have a good day to all,

Susan....

Hi, SusanWA:)) Nice to see you. I laughed at your story about the artificial plants. A house down the street from us has the most beautiful flowering hanging baskets - I found out the other day that they are artificial. It looks great so I guess it doesn't really matter.

I had a really good day today. No phone calls, no people knocking at the door, not even mail in the mailbox - until about 3:00. Then the phone rang nonstop, my daughter turned up with 3 tired children and OH's mate turned up with a trailer to take some rubbish to the tip. OH is making tea so I'm just sitting here watching Eastenders and typing on the computer:)

Sue xx

SueMaid - I noticed to-day that the lady who was the centre of the publicised affair, has come out of hiding and no longer seems to be the 'victim'. In fact, she is having plenty to say and sounds very much like 'a woman scorned'.

Allan, Richard Burton was one of my favourite narrators - along with Richard Harris, James Mason and Ronald Coleman. I'll probably think of more after I post this!

Good morning /Evening all

SusanWA I know many Susans none of them common but each one unique:) I must remember that trick with the artificial flowers.

Speaking of birthdays, today is my son's: he is 33. Where, oh where have the years gone?

And just to cap off a momentous week it is our 39th wedding anniversary on Saturday. I still remember it like yesterday....I wish it was tomorrow so that I still had time to cancel it. Again, only jesting! (about the cancellation not about the anniversary.

We were both young when we married. I was 22 and OH 18. According to the pundits and the wisdom of the time our marriage should not have survived

Regards to all

Allan

Good morning/evening, friends:))

Berona - I saw that on the news. I hope she's proud of herself. They're as bad as each other - I don't think many married women would have sympathy for her.

I have a busy day today interviewing new volunteers. I enjoy that part of the job - meeting nice and enthusiastic people is always good.

Looks like we may have some rain today. It's so dry here. I actually can't remember the last time it rained and although we've been watering the veggie garden a good downpour of rain would do it the world of good.

I was sent some wonderful photos yesterday from a family contact in England. She has extensive info. on an ancestor who had an illustrious career in the merchant navy and was seconded into the Royal Navy submarine division in WW1. We share 3 x great grandparents - her 2 x great grandfather was the brother of my 2 x great grandfather and they went in very different directions. My family worked on the land in Devon and eventually on the outskirts of London – the other family went on to be master mariners who sailed the “seven seas”. She has some incredible documents and photos and is more than happy to share them. I’ve been able to fill in a lot of gaps from my side but I feel it’s rather one-sided.

Linda, if you're able to look in I hope all is well with you. We are all thinking of you and your mother.

Sue xx

Good morning Allan - didn't see you there. We also married young - OH was 23 and I was 19. I met OH when I was only 17 and we had a battle to get married as my parents thought I was too young. This despite the fact my mother was barely 18 when she and dad married. We've been married 37 years in December. Hope your son has a great birthday:)

Sue xx

Good Morning/Evening,

Hi Allan,
Yes - time just flies, and we wonder what we've been doing all that time. Well done for 39 years - You had better start saving for the big 50. We will have been married 47 tears in November. My OH is a little older than me. I was of course still in short trousers at the time lol.
My mother said at the time it would never last - well here we are 47 years down the line, and I'm still allowed in the house - sometimes.

Regards
Tec.

Oooh, Tec. You're a toy-boy:)))

Sue xx