General Chat

Good Morning everyone. I can see that you have al been hard at work with one thing or another. Today I will be busy today getting chores shopping etc done. To give us a “free” weekend. It is OHs birthday on Sunday. It is difficult due to work commitments to get both families together at the same time; so we often have to have two celebrations, Saturday we are being taken by my son and DIL for dinner to a lovely old Restaurant the building is mentioned in the Dooms Day Book really a special treat. Sunday we are going with OHs family to a Indian restaurant for a curry they have been going there for over thirty years, so they are almost like family too.
DET I have never been to Harvester for breakfast so can't comment about all you can eat breakfast, however, they do have an all you can eat salad bar, and this is really excellent, to be honest I really don't need too much to eat afterwards. I have read the breakfast menu, it looks very filling, not sure I would get through it, but I think OH would give it his best.
YG. OH is looking forward to, and now counting the days until Oct 25. He was due to retire February next year, so this redundancy is an added bonus. I can understand why you are anxious re impending redundancy for months it has been hanging over OH like a black cloud, some of his younger colleagues have been off work with stress. The whole process has been a farce, with Management not telling the staff what is really happening, I think that has been the hardest thing for them to deal with. I hope you hear something soon one way or the other.
We went out last night for dinner with friends, and came home to find Katie the cat curled up on the chair and a half eaten mouse on the floor, obviously she was sleeping off her dinner.
Take care. Have a good day everyone. :-D :-D

Afternoon everyone.

DET, I hope the dentist wasn't able to take too much money out of your purse. Ooh, I hate dentists :-P :-P :-P

I have been to the hospital for another eye scan and now have to wait for a letter to tell me whether I need more treatment. Couldn't see the consultant as there are too many patients :-D :-D

D- day on Monday for everyone at risk. I know that I am safe, but my friend is definitely going. She has been told today by the CEO and has been left totally shellshocked and gutted as they have intimated that her qualifications are not at a high enough level. We are almost certain that 95% of those at risk will go and that they have already earmarked the handful that they want to keep (if any). It is absolutely appalling and if I can find something else at my tender age I am off :-P :-P :-P

Well another weekend is upon us, thank goodness!! Now, decisions, decisions!! Do I do some more painting!! :-D :-D

evening all ,well i spoke too soon ,section ,a nice policeman ,and a waking night, then there was a boat load of paper work lol
sounds like we have all been busy hope things will get sorted LG
and YG hope your shoulder will settle too DET you can clean my place when all is finished

NO!

DO NOT do any painting! You need to give that shoulder of yours a rest. :-|

How sad that your friend has been knocked back. It's bad enough to be made redundant, but to be told her qualifications weren't 'good enough'? What happened to experience? Is she the one who went on to take the CIPD exams as a mature student?

No work done on the teef thank goodness, although I have been badgered into a seeing the hygienist......which I might cancel. After asking the cost, it would appear that the Practise charges £100 per hour for 'labour' , 15 mins with the dentist and 30 min with Hygienist. :-|

Hope you're feeling more settled today LG now that you have caught up on your beauty sleep.

Enjoy your meals out Paula. If you can't eat it all, ask for a doggy bag :-D

Evening Maz. What a sleep shift you had!! Was the policeman eye candy!!

DET, my friend did get her CIPD degree. I really don't know what they want and they don't seem to either. They don't know if they may set up an HR team in the future, outsource, or what ever other option is open to them. They have told her she can apply for a position if ones comes up, perhaps at the end of the year or in eighteen months time but they still wouldn't give her a job, and do they seriously think that she is going to sit at home waiting!! It is definitely a case for all of them of 'if your face fits' and theirs obviously don't.

Sorry Maz - missed you when you posted. How sad that someone had to Sectioned, but once they stabilise their meds, they'll be back with you again. One thing that has come up in conversion is that psycotropic mediaction can be forced on a person after an on the spot assesment has been made as to their state of mind, but general medicine can't. You'd have to inject psytropic meds as they wouldn't swallow. Unless you have a SRN available, a lay person can't administer. :-0

YG - suggest that your friend joins the local HR Chapter and start networking. A CIPD does give a level of entry and the membership fee off set against her Tax.

I can only find the USA version of the HR Chapter on Google, DET. There doesn't appear to be anything for the UK. Am I missing something?

mr plod sure is an experienced eye candy strong and assertive,so helpful and understanding ,once ours are sectioned depends on which one they get ,it can remain with them as its easier to monitor the vulnerable ones and gives us better support chances .and keep them safe

YG - we're seeing eldest tomorrow so will ask her then. No good asking this evening - OH has already phoned her about something else and got told
"We're in the Pub" !! :-0 :-D :-D

That's fine, thanks, DET. I wouldn't dream of disturbing their elbow exercise :-D :-D

Evening all, :-D. Another stressful day but a few important issues sorted

Evening all, :-D. Another stressful day but a few important issues sorted.

Sounds as though you have all been busy one way or another

morning all
first day of holidays lol and i am up shopping will be done soon as is the washing getting sorted ,Then to pack for monday as i has A girlfriend staying and also froggy will be here tomorrow so we are playing book the backroom lol
A is quite serious me thinks so well we may have some news later on in the year if the bush telegraph is right lol .
we rae off on monday morning at the crack of dawn but as we have snow again i will need to pack layers by the look of the forcast .we only have a couple of centimetres ,
LG glad things are getting sorted for you and YG hope stability will prevail in work its so unsettling when all is shaken up ,

Morning Maz and anyone else who is about. A small flurry of snow here , typical as OH is helping his son move into his new flat, delayed event as it is :-|.

Morning all

Glad to hear that at least one of your troubles is being despatched. You’ll be lodger free and slightly less stressed for a bit!

Ooo… a wedding in the air for Maz? At least we’ll be able to wear our fascinators for the cyber version. The number of times they’ve been in and out of the box, they are nearly worn-out ‘vintage’. Mind you, the youngsters seem to want to ‘try before they buy’ so a wedding seems to be an anticlimax. Hope the presence of Froggy and you together doesn’t put her off! Are you off to the IOW?

YG – PUT THE BRUSH DOWN. Give the joints a rest this weekend.

Need to get rolling this morning – even OH is up only an hour after the alarm went off. We’ve had to record the Rugby as he will miss this afternoon’s match. There’s a slights covering of snow, but less than a cm.

Have pm'd you DET. <3

Replied :-( <3

morning all
I have met her a fair ammount and these two are being proper so to speak hence the the bedroom use lol we have about four inches of the white stuff here and its still going at the moment
I am trying to get A to sort some stuff out down here but he is fltly refusing so guess what I aint doing it either

Good morning all. Maz I hope you have a good holiday, and weather is better than it is here. No snow here at the moment, but it is feeeeeeeeeeeezing cold. LG I hope that things get sorted out and you are not too stressed out.YG, it's the weekend leavedecorating or another day, the rest will do you good. GG if you read this, I will be rooting for Scotland later. OH has gone upstairs to put on his thermals ready for the match this afternoon, whilst he is standing oustide in the cold, I will be sitting in the warm, watching the Rugby. :-D :-D
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Afternoon everyone.

Pleased to hear that you are less stressed today, LG <3 <3

Enjoy your holiday, Maz and I hope the weather is kind to you :-) :-) No snow here at all. It was trying a little yesterday, but we have lovely sunshine today, although it is cold, brrrrrr :-D :-D

I am running late. Everything has gone wrong this morning! Thought I had an appointment to get my nails done, but apparently not and they are in a state!! The joiner & his wife arrived to check the work and he is coming one evening this week to fit the cupboard doors in the bathroom, so I now need to make sure that the door frames are undercoated and topcoated before he fits them, so no rest for me this weekend. The brushes will have to come out, I'm afraid, but I can leave the walls.

Off now to do the food shopping.

Enjoy the rugby, Paula and whatever you are up to DET. Well done to your OH for rising earlier than usual :-D :-D