General Chat

Hello everyone,just had lunch and thought I would do this message before we get back to work.Its been a busy morning but a good one,later we shall see how we go on after the schools let out,its usually busy then .
Nice to see you Margaret hope Fred can help you.
Dorothy ,weather wise it has been milder than it has been,bit grey again today.but dry at the minute,
Bettr go and make a brew,and then face the people,
Take care ,Brenda

Hi all, just a few lines to let you know that I have not abandoned you all, just so tired that everything is an effort.
today I had 2 ml vitamin D injected into my breakfast and over a month have 1 ml a month for as long as the doctor thinks it necessary. I read the instructions with the medicine and it referred to it helping tiredness, muscles pain and a lot of things I can relate to, so who knows maybe somebody has hit the nail on the head for me!
I'll be running the marathon yet!
Keep writing
Sylvia xxx

good morning all,we have a nice sunny day here ,up to now,not sure how warm it is ,I have not been out yet.
Not on work til 2pm til 8pm ,slight change in shift pattern this week,so we will see how it goes.
Off tomorrow and Saturday ,have no plans up to now apart from weekly shopping etc,still having my clear out ,will not bore you with what I have found,have surprised myself yet again with what I seem to have put away safe and forgotten about!!!.
Hope the new treatment works Sylvia,and you will feel better soon.Hope Johann is ok as well.
Hope Fred and Dorothy are ok
See you all tomorrow if not later tonight.Take Care
Brenda

Morning all ,yes Brenda ,a veeeery nice morning here too ,so i will be going out front before very much longer to get the hedges done for the last time this season.
I will have a lazy afternoon though because i am so tired lately ,me thinks i am looking forward to going on this holiday no,cooooo,a nice ,long rest in the sun,whoopee,just the ticket.
If Liz manages okay ,now that Emerates,Singapore ,and Easy Jet are operating from newcastle next year ,we might even go further afield.specially as Emerates and Singapore airlines offer free stop overs in Singapore and Dubia,which would give liz a good rest before the next flight.
I am def' taking the laptop ,because the grandson is on wireless broadband ,and there are places in town that are on wi fi,so i can take plenty of pics and download them onto the puter ,saving buying any more camera cards.
The transport is all sorted as well ,a nice little fiesta with unlimited milage for the full time we are out there ,including all local taxes ,£700 ,for the six weeks which is as good as a hire car in this country.
hope all are looking forward to the weekend ,looks like some may even manage a B B Q if the weather holds out till then.
Take care peeps ,Fred.

goodmorning everyone it is a nice day over here as well to-day is the day my sister christine arrives in about 2hrs from now a friend of hers is driving her up from toronto so the fun begins she is with me till next wednesday her plane back to calgary leaves at 3-20 that day and anne arrives at 3-40 that day , the fridge is stocked and the menu's are floating around in my head.. the first day of school went well for the three grand children I think that my son realised that even the youngest has grown up he offered to accompany Ian to school as he is going to this new school and Ian said no thanks I am going on my bike, then andrew got in the van and went the other way parked on a side street and watched him go in. it is also the first time that I have not gone on the first day of school lindy always made a fun day of it a great breakfast and then we all walked down to the school and watched them meet their new teachers it was a lot of fun. fred if you are away with liz to cyprus before I get back on line I hope that you have a good trip, and brenda don't work to hard and take care of yourself, sylvia I am sorry that the meds are making you so tired but maybe this will fix things for you so take care all of you hope that john will have some good news re his wife's medical situation bye for now dorothy ps. kathleen hope the granddaughters housing gets sorted soon .

All this talk about holidays and sunshine is making me drool!!! We have 12 weeks till we go away ,and boy am I looking forward to it.
Have jobs to sort out in the house and a few day and nights out planned before we go,but not much else.
Weather to has been great up to now but looks like it is going greyer and feels colder.
Dorothy hope the new school year stays good for everyone,and that you have brilliant visits from your sister and Anne.Will be thinking of you when I am in Bury,mind you I nearly always do especially when I am in M& S having a drink.!!
Fred,really hope you and Liz can get away more now ,you really do deserve it.
TAke care ,see you tomorrow.Brenda

h well my sister is away at the wedding she came to attend and they have a beautiful day for it, we had a run out to the place yesterday so that chris could get an idae on how to get bck in the dark it is about one hour away from barrie she was not sure if she would stay over night or not. on sunday we have been invited to dinner with the family she is looking foreward to seeing the children, I was hoping to watch some tennis but it seems to be rained out hope you all are well bye for now dorothy

hi everyone seems to be busy this is my sisters last day with me she leaves to-morrow and anne arrives we are going out for dinner to-night to a favourite resturant of mine called the fish bowl very good menu. we have had wonderful fall weather hot during the day and cool in the evening. hope you all are well bye for now dorothy

Hi all,glad your visit with your sister is going well Dorothy,hope Anne enjoys her visit as well.
Had a very testing weekend ,which I will not bore you with ,hope things get better !!!
Weather has been chilly but dry so got some gardening done.
See you all later
Brenda

Good morning peoples , not a bad morning up in the north east ,but too wet to do a Brenda and get into the garden[blast] he he.
Not to worry ,i need to go to town anyway and get a pair of long flight socks from Boots ,can't be taking any chances on a longish flight can i ?
Hey ,i struck lucky yesterday ,both me and the boss [not the furry one] got a clean bill of health at the dentists and decided to call in at Tesco on the way home .
Don't know if anyone remembered i was looking there a couple of months ago at the printer scanners ,but anyway ,i found one yesterday on the start of the Christmas offers a printer scanner copier with the card slots for the camera cards,just like the one i already have ,BUT ,it is both usb ,and wireless enabled ,which means i can use it via the laptop as well as the wife use it via the desktop,.At £45 it's a snip,it's upstairs awaiting the chrissy wrapping paper ,lol,The old one will go to a charity shop somewhere in the town where they will find a new home for it.
We have the first case ready to go and reweighing it i found that it is well under the limit at 15 kilos,so we are going to borrow another case of the same size from the son and get that filled next week.
The missus is chuffed of course ,but i pointed out that it's the coming home that's the problem after she has found all those bargains and other bits and pieces ,we will then see how well she packs cases
Off to the doc's before town to put in the shipping order for the flight ,cor ,all
the medication will fill that first case up no bother.
We have a nice stir fry lined up for dinner ,and i will do a small calgannon for tea ,i am trying to keep on top of these three kale plants that are so big they could be used for some jungle scene on one of these kids cartoon series about Land Before Time.
Have to go now and get the wifes cuppa upstairs so that i can raise her from the deep depths of sleep,wow ,wish i could sleep like she does.
Fred

Just a very quick message as I am in work and should not be here.Weather has been sunny but chilly at evenings but at least its dry. Well done on the printer scanner etc Fred,any room for a liitele un your case?
Brenda

Morning people ,from a coolish north east of England where i am having a cuppa before going out into the garden to start the pre winter tidy up .
Don't think i have even room for Hissy in the remaining case Brenda ,Liz always sees to packing and runs a tight ship, all the nooks and crannies are full of socks and other bits and pieces .
Weve laid in enough grub to last Hissy till Christmas but i reckon she will still give us a hard time when we come back ,he he,the whole week we spent in Blackpool was bad enough,sulks ,little bites and ,i'm ignoring you phases,the whole works ,so it looks like being a lot worse this time round.
We are swanning off up to Cramlington later this morning to try and find a case strap and a light weight mac because ,this is the rainy season over there and i don't want to be caught out while on a longish amble ,or beach trip.
As we come home ,i reckon our Brenda will be about ready to go ,now she has everything sorted [i hope] so there will likely be some swapping of notes when she returns.
well ,time to go and take the boss her cuppa up ,so ,see you later all ,have a good weekend,last chance to get a B B q in ,i reckon ,so ,get to it ,he he,Fred

Hi All,well we have the same thing with our cats ,the dag was the same when we had him ,but he came round earlier than the cats ,We did have one dog Sam who was an English Bull Terrier who sulked for weeks and weeks ,!!!
weatherwise its dry but cold and miserable today .have washing on and it should be ok on the line later .
Out with my girfriends tonight its my best mates birthday ,well it was last week but we had to alter the plans. Going to our favourute Chinese.
working tomorrow so not much to drink.!!
See you later .if not all have a good weekened.
Brenda

morning our Brenda ,hope you are sleeping well after the night out ,and hope you wake up in time to get to work okay he he.up really early this morning with a bit of leg pain ,but stuff it ,i have renamed myself as Holiday Badger, because i refuse to let anything to get me down until i come home after the hol's and may just leave the name as is until the Christmas holidays are over too.
Someone is being naughty this morning ,[not me ,honest] the police helicopter is hovering over the estate again ooops ,i hope it isn't Hissy raising hell ,i let her out early he he,well ,she did ask at the door nicely to be let out..
Well ,that's it ,another working week shot ,and the weekend here again ,woo hoo got some nice ,pure steak burgers brought home from town and a couple of pork ones too ,another B b q before we go to Cyprus in 9 days [and counting].
think i will finish my cuppa now ,lock up and go for my walk seeing as it's a nice ,mild morning,be back later .
Holiday Badger.

hi everyon it is sunday evening and anne arrived on wednesday and we have been having a grand visit the weather has been wonderful for her, we have bben out and about quite a bit and I have been doing allright with the cooking. my sister left her cold with me but it is finally moving on, had a good drive to brampton to-day and had lunch /early dinner with my friend marjorie, to-morrow we head back down the highway again to stay with isobelle for two or three days and for ane to see the new baby. fred you seem to be busy getting ready for yur trip and your bargins at tesco, brenda the same goes for you, anne brought me a pound of pear drops so far I have not opened the bag but I am so tempted along with ian rankins new book and she also bought me dan browns new book am I spoiled or what it is so good to have her here after all we have been friends for 56 years and I have been over here for 52 of those years we have quite a laugh remember how we met at age 11, I wish you all well on your trips coming up and hope all is well with the others on this thread it maybe a week or so till I get back on line as I plan to take anne on some sight seeing trips to see the lovely colours of the fall leaves further north take care bye for now dorothy

Morning all.sorry I did not get on here yesterday ,was on work 12-8pm not my favourite shift as you know,but we were busy so it went fast,had to do a real tidy up ,saturday must have been busy as the shelves were a mess.
Did not have trouble getting up for work Saturday Fred was up all night.
My son was not well and we ended up at the local hospital A&E at 5am.
To cut a long story short the week before he ended up in hospital as he was assulted coming home from the match.Got a head injury,in hospital 3 days ,had brain scan,bruised brain,small bleed,just watch him .etc.
He had really bad head all week,Friday night started to vomit again,so back we went ,as they advised us.Another brain scan,to be sure no futher problems .all healing nicely.another night in hospital.
Had to phone in and take special leave.
my son is 34 and 15 stone ish but he had one hell of a bang on the head that could have been alot more serious.It is in the hands of the police,who do have someone ,but David's memory is very sketchy,and it depends on other witnesses.
Anyway he seems a lot better now.Off today and tomorrow,will try and get the hair cut I did not get on Friday.!!another long story I will not be telling you about.!!!
ope Anne and Dorothy continue to have a good time,and Fred no rides in helcopters !!!
Take care Brenda

sorry to hear about the son Brenda ,and hope he is better very soon,it's high time the courts bought back flogging for the idiots that do these daft things the isle of man had nothing like this while flogging was still in use ,most criminals from that era would tell you ,being punished this way once ,was more than enough.
To hell with the europeans and their human rights bill ,that should be for victims ,not perpetrators,things need to change before anarchy sets in.
getting really exited now .lol,four days to go ,and counting .
Catch you later Fred.

good afternoon all ,just a few lines to bring the thread foward a little.
We have just confirmed our take off times for Sunday and we opted for window seats in front of the wing with window seats so we can see the alps as we go over the top.
Should be a well laid back flight ,meals on the way out too ,lol,the only bummer was us taking off before Greggs opens ,[ blast ] Sean had asked for a Greggs cheese pasty for tea oh well ,the best laid plans ------.
I decided on the lighter acer laptop to travel with ,it's nearly as powerful as the H P but,a lot lighter, a lot easier to hump about [no rude comments please]. i suppose i should have used better terminology he he.
Hopefully the wireless link to the internet that Sean has will be a good one ,so that i can keep in touch.
Have to be able to do my lotto after all he he, it would be just my luck not to do it and my numbers come out.
time to get the tea now ,but i will be back ,lol.take care all of you Fred,& Liz

Hi all,thanks for asking after David Fred, even the police sai it could be a waste of time as they need more proof as David can not remember
He is feeling more like himself today judging by the lunch he made.!!!
He has to limit the time he does anything ,only spending 20/30 mins on here or watching tv etc .he can make it more bit by bit.
Hope you a nd Liz enjoy every minute of your holiday ,you deserve it.
Have a few things I want to look up .so be back tomorrow,Brenda

Hi all, back home now. Travelled back on Sunday, still trying to get myself back into some sort of routine.

Brenda, so sorry to read about David I do hope the police do manage to find witnesses so that these thugs don't get away with it. I agree with Fred - bring back the birch - and bring back justice for the victim. Far too much leniency shown these days.

Hope you have a good holiday Fred, enjoy the flight and have a good rest in the sun.

Dorothy, great to hear the weather is holding for Ann's visit. It's a great time of the year for sight-seeing, especially all the changing colours of the leaves and usually some lovely sunsets.

Sorry to read that Sylvia has not been feeling so good and it must have been worrying when Johan had a hypo. i do hope you are both feeling better, keep taking the tablets Sylvia - could be you are right and they've finally got it right !!

Will catch up again soon - just got to get myself back into "everyday" mode - it has been just relaxing and doing lots of reading so it's quite hard to do all those boring things - like shopping, cooking and houswork.

Take care
Love
Kathleen