General Chat

hi brenda I second fred you must look after yourself you don't want the op cancelled, sylvia glad to see you on line I hope that you manage to get away that would be nice for you, I have shovelled off the car and the plough cleared the parking lot it finally stopped snowing around 1pm, but another major store is promised for friday that is one of the busy days at the airport as spring break at the schools starts I bet many people are trying to change flights to to-morrow 300 were cancelled this morning amazing. once again I wish my sister still lived in the cayman islands for I would pop down to see her bye for now dorothy

Hi all,
Just a few lines to say I'm still here.
My help in the house came today. She will only be with me another 3 times and then she begins her new job. Sad for me, but nice for her. She will be in the office as telephonist/receiver of guests etc. Just the person for the job as she is very sociable
The mechanic came to repair my scootmobile but we had ordered the wrong mechanic so nother will be coming tomorrow.
This morning my granddaughter came for coffee as she had to be at the dentist nearby. She has a good set of teeth with only 1 small filling in her 25 years.
Have been trying to get away next week at Center Parcs for a midweek. I suppose it will be the last minute - throw a few things in the car and away as usual.
Tomorrow have an appointment with doctor and she will tell me whether my hair is growing or not.
I have read all your letters and thank you all for asking about me. It's nice to be missed.
Sylvia xxx

Ey ooooop ,our Brenda,you can't be doin' this so close to your op lass or you will land up having it cancelled.
You now need to mollycoddle yourself and take it easy 'till you feel better.
Just looked in after finishing some of my research on the family,and nearly had a fit lol,what are we going to do with you?
i have a quiet day lined up tomorrow,those two paintings to hang in the dining room,a certificate to order,and then ,it's into the garden and get cracking.
catch you all later.Fred

Hello everyone,not feeling too good today ,was upin the wee small hours being sick etc,so called in sick today,just had a small bowl of soup ,and don't feel so bad,Just realised that our thread is one year old today,So well done all of us.!!
Brenda

Hi everyone,glad you had a good visit with your friend,well done on your win at the casino.!!
I bought some cotton pants at weekend but have taken them back today,on trying them on when I got home,I realised they where very low slung hipster pants and not me at all.!!So got a refund today.I will,I hope be in the hospital this time next week,after having my op in the afternoon..So I will be missing for a few days,
Of to check some names now for a while.
Brenda

hi everyone it is tuesday pm I had a very interesting week-end first of all my friends son and daughter and grandaughter drove her up on saturday so we had a visit with the little on she is about 2 and a ahalf, then we went to the casino I did well I spent 40 dollars and won 250 so a 210 profit not bad, but isobelle was not well so we stopped off at the medical clininc and she got some meds for a urinary tract infection, sat eve was low key she rested and we watched some movies again a slow but pleasent day on sunday talking away, my son was to fly out on sunday to the east coast but all flights were cancelled due to bad weather in the east the same thing happened to him on monday and I have not heard if he got out to-day quite frustrating for him, on monday we went shopping one of the stores had a big one day sale so we both bought sweaters and slacks and saved a bundle, her son picked her up about 7pm it was pouring down rain leading into the storm that is immeninant as I type another further 25 cm this evening yesterday the rain was frozen in the morning so all the school buses were cancelled bu the pm was great as we went to the stores, all in all I have had a fun few days I think it helped isobelle get over the loss of her pets when she arrived home there was a big boquet of flowers from the vets office that was nice of them, glad fred had a good week-end brenda take it easy and don't over do how many more days till the op bye for now dorothy

Hi everyone,glad you enjoyed some of your visit Fred,did you get the sausage and mash? we have had snow hail rain wind and sunshine today it kept a lot of people in doors this morming so work was quiete,and we got a lot of odd jobs done.
Going to bed now as I am on again tomorrow but only a half shift as I asked for some split shifts till after my op,I don't get as tired ,its a longer week but shorter days if you know what I mean.
We have two temp girls starting today so things should also get easier.
Hope Dorothy is enjoying her friends visit and hope Sylvia is ok as she hasn't been on for a while,
See you tomorrow.
Brendab

Morning everyone ,fred is back,and full of go .
We have a little clearing up to do in the garden this morning before going to the docs for our tablets.
We need the clearing up done first because the bins get emptied tomorrow morning ,and there is snow due.
I have heard that it reached lanc's this morning ,so it will be on it's way here now.
Had a good time down home but didn't get a slice of lardy cake,but did get a nice piece of bread pudding with a cuppa ,in The Coffee Pot ,.a little place off the high street in louth,very reasonably priced too.
Found some nice flowers for mum too ,and dropped them off at the churchyard ,in Huttoft before going through to mal and jerrys,where we stayed the night.
Jerry has put mal's ashes in the field [theirs] outside the lounge window ,where she used to sit for hours watching her wildlife,and is where jerry is going to put the little garden he has planned,and has promised to put the rose that i took down in the middle.
I sat there in her chair for an hour watching the resident pheasant strutting his stuff in front of the females.and saw her tits and finches feeding alongside the bungalow,it's no wonder she loved the place so much.
I decided to make a run for home instead of going to Hemswell first,the pictures were so big ,i had to put the seats of the car down to get them in which had them in plain view.
The frames themselves are 150 years old built of paper machie,and covered in gold leaf,so i didn't fancy leaving them in plain view at a bootsale,don't know if they are worth a terrible lot ,but i couldn't replace them and hadn't yet taken piccies ,just in case of damage.
Nearly didn't get them at all,jerry was thrown out of bed by the earthquake and now has a sore bum lol,the bungalow shook badly,and all the pictures and ornaments were knocked off the wall and shelves,if it wern't for the fact that Jerry had already taken them down and stored them,they wouldn't be here now.
Frames of that age do not take kindly to dropping five feet to a concrete floor.
Must go now ,and get on with the work,see ya later peeps,Fred.

just a very quick hello from a wind swept and wet Manchester,hadsome sunshine ,but still very cold.
Its mothers day here,and david has been really good and made breakfast and lunch.!!I also got a nice card and some bath stuff.See you tomorrow hope you had a good weekend.brenda

Hi everyone,just waiting for the cabbage to cook then we will be having a beef casserole and white cabbage for tea..
Went to the cemetary and it was really cold and windy up there.Got a nice couple of bunches of flowers from Sainsburys and they did not cost the earth.Also got a little bolero type cardi,ready for my holidays.
Rain starting again now and the winds ,but from tomorrow its going to be better.Dorothy enjoy your visit.Brenda

hi brenda sorry to hear that the shopping trip to bury is off I saw that it was supposed to rain there all week-end, we had more snow about 4pm to-day but not too much, my friend comes up to-morrow so I am looking foreward to that the fridge is stocked and the menu's planned so all we need is a good win at the casino, but as I said before we really sp[end very little 20 dollars is not much. nothing else new all our news programmes are full of the news re prince harry too bad it was leaked to the press bye for now dorothy

Just a few lines as it is so late,just came on to check for an email from Johns neice in Nz.Had a good day but ended up going for the weekly shop today instead of tomorrow.then had lunch with some friends,which was good.
going to the cemtary to morrow ,and then should have the after noon to myself!!.
Winds really high and the minute and the rain is really coming down,so visiting Bury will be off if its like tis,Love Brendar

Hi all,had a good time at the central library,learnt a few things I did noy know before,but came home with a headahce trying to rememberit all.
I have had the frozen treatment from the other cats that we have had,but i think because we got Oscar and Alfie together as they are from the same litter they don't seem to mind when we are away.Mind you the dog,Max does!!!
Going to do some reading now I have a book I need to finsh within the next week and take back to work,before my sick leave starts.
Take care Brenda

Sorry to hear about your freinds pets Dorothy,Hissy has been with us nearly a year now ,and both Liz and i would be devestated if we were to lose her,it must be much,much worse to lose two in as many weeks,my heart goes out to her.
I had to go down the sons this afternoon after getting a call saying ,dad ,the computer won't work,it froze as i loaded in Picasa and i can't even turn it off ,to which i replied ,well,pull the plug out twit.
I got down there booted up ,and then the fun started,i took two weeks of internet files out ,two weeks of cookies,deleted about ten programmes that are no longer used,and removed a lovely necklace of icons from all round the puter screen.
I then did a puter defragg as i turned it on ,and went into the bios to look around,and found one duff graphics cardwhch was working but only just ,and i think the memory may have been trying to compensate,slowing the computer even more.
The memory card is only half a gig anyway,so i turns too the son and said ,well ,that's it lad,now you are going to HAVE to put your hand in your pocket,
I can get you another memory card,a gig will do,and will cost about £20,and a new [g force graphics card,which will cost £ 25 -to £30 which should put it right,and the card should let you use it as a platform to play kids games but NOT to play the latest games that is a job for a card costing upwards of £200 or more.
I got home a few minutes ago and totally forgot the cat coming straight on here ,mistake big time,she Hissy is sitting at the window ignoring me so i think i had better go and get her a couple of treats ,this poor poor pussy ,so badly treated he he .
Catch you all later.Fred.

Hi Everyone,Dorothy ,your poor friend is really going to be upset,I know how I have felt each time we have lost one of ours.
Fred you have had me drooling here with your sausgae and mash ,hope you do get some and enjoy it.
Of to work soon,so speak to you tomorrow,brenda

quick update my friend has just phoned and she had to put the cat down thats one pet on sunday and one to-day she is v ery upset she has one cat left sad day dorothy

hi fred I just read your latest message glad you missed the quake, the tomato soup sounds grand , I hope that you enjoy your week-end away with the missus and the sausage and mash sounds grand in fact it gave me an idea when my friend visits this week-end there is an english pub close to me and they do a wonderful sausage and mash, oh boy things may change she has just rung to say one of the cats is peeing all over the floor and not walking well so she is off to the vets again this on top of loosing the dog last week-end it is so hard when ones pets get sick bye for now dorothy

Hi all,Fred has been a little busy,but is now back indoors and eager to get a few minutes on here before having tea[jacket tattie] with a little salmon.
Sorry to hear that you were woken by the quake ,Brenda,with my luck i missed it all [blast] but i think bro' in law Jerry will have got a hell of a shock,he lives in Skidbrooke lincolnshire ,no more than twenty miles from the epicentre.
Me ? i had had a lousy evening and couldn't settle ,so i was still on tjhe puter at eleven last night,but,at last i was tired ,wen't to bed and went out like a light.,needless to say,i slept through it all ,lol.
We were meant to go shopping this afternoon,went into Netto to find the tomatos' on offer at 6 pence a tray and us fresh out of soup in the freezer.
Liz bought six trays ,so ,whose goin' to be making soup tomorrow morning he he.
I will be going down to see Jerry this weekend ,to take flowers to mums grave for mothers day and her birthday combines,so i will be able to look around Louth.Alford ,and Mablethorpe ,and see if i can find my dinner of lincolnshire sausages and mash,and ,if i'm lucky ,a lardy cake for tea..
I must remember to take the camera and take some piccies of his bungalow and smallholding,'cause i don't know when i can get down again.
If this weather keeps up ,i will be able to start on the garden very shortly,starting with the hedges.
.Smells as though my tattie is ready,so i will say good evening to all and go and get it out of the mic,this new one is great ,does a tattie in twenty minutes,and nice and brown on the outside ,and nice and soft inside ,lolcouldn't go back to an ordinary mic to save my life,it does a nice 2 pound loaf as well ,in half the time of a conventional oven,just the job.
See ya later peeps ,take care.Fred.

goodmorning well brenda I have just finished reading the english papers re the earthquake I am glad to hear that you are all allright it must have been rather upsetting seeing that it happened when most people were asleep just tried to call anne but she must be out no answer, to-day we have a great clear day no snow but minus 30 temperatures so I will not be venturing out too cold for me, my friend isobelle who had to put her dog to sleep is coming up for the week-end her son will drive her up saturday and pick her up monday after he finishes work. it will be great to have the company she would like a quick visit to the casino we are 20 dollar gamblers so we never stay long (thats about 10 pounds) but it is a bit of fun, my sister arrived back in calgary but is not well she said that she shivered all the way home on the plane , her husband left the car at the airport for her as he was on his way to san francisco but as she was entering the underground parking at her condo she feels tht she blacked out and hit one of the concrete pillars with the side of the jeep, I think that she has a very bad cold or flue so she is in bed her step daughter picked up the dog for her from the kennels quite a return well I am off to do some laundry bye for now dorothy

Hello all.went to bed when I had sent the last message,got of to sleep ok,then was woken at 12.46 by an earthquake !! 5.something on the reicther scale.
Lasted seconds but has caused some damage in places ,no one killed thank god.
Just finished lunch ,and sending a few emails,so had better get on.See you tomorrow,Brenda