General Chat

18 and 21? I'm 25, dont'cha know?

Glad you had a good birthday Aunty...and resisted the chocolate and cakes.

Something cropped up in conversation the other day, which made me think of you and your feeling unwell in a half marathon.

Apparently, one of the inlaws neighbours (proper elderly) had to go to hospital as he had drunk too much water. It had washed too many electorlites etc out of his body. The chat turned to isometric drinks for atheletes, so I wondered if something like that would help you in the future? You may not be aiming for a Commonwealth record, but you are still exerting yourself and perspiring.

Lets hope Sylvia's physio turns up trumps...it'll get worse before it gets better ;-)

Well my M I L always reckons she was in her third one :-D

Hi Derek - weren't White Rabbits for the 1st of March? Or is that a north/south thing? :-D

Maz, only 14 days to Valentine's day - do you think Frog will propose? Or are you going to ask him on the 29th? He/you will have to start planning a special celebration. Ah, young lurve.

Derek, we used to say, a pinch and a punch for the first of the month, and no returns. Then you could answer, a hit and a kick for being so quick.

I have heard the too much water theory, DET. Strangely I believe my case was the exact opposite. Too much electrolyte fluid. I drank one type before the walk, then a different type during the walk. I hardly drank any plain water at all. I have been sticking to the water since then and so far so good. It may also be that I just drank too much fluid, full stop. I really don't think I need as much fluid as I am drinking so plan to cut down a bit. I will know on Sunday.

I have not reverted to my childhood. I never left it. Well think about, where I work, what my "hobbies" are and how my age is going backward and you must agree.

Aunty now has two fascinators from which to choose for the big occasion. Did I tell you I actually wore one to the last dining out experience with OH. Looked like a real lady I did.

I have had an electronics evening. Downloaded iTunes again. I had removed it from the computer back in the troubled times before the IT guru collaborated with Sweetpea and improved the machine. Found my speakers I bought months ago and connected them up. Worked out how to sync my ipod. Forgotten how to delete and add songs. Heavens the forget germ soon creeps into the brain doesn't it. Reach 35 and it's all downhill on the brain cells.

It's Wednesday here so it's not over there yet. That means YG still has a day or so to go before her computer is on the mend. Wonder if her computer person wears a uniform!!! Aunty ducks, and runs away; off to hide again.

DET....naffink to do wiv norf an sarf mate.....and it is actually every month....the first thing you say in the morning..even before your prayers!!

used to be Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits...........and hares hares hares the night before..after your prayers, and the last thing you said before going sleepy byes!!

Google it xx

Derek.

Evening all.

First of the month! We always used to say 'white rabbits', but not when the month doesn't have an 'r' in it!!

Oooh, proposals on Valentine's Day!! Maybe for Maz!! Hope you lot aren't holding your breath for me to get one!!! I do have to put a sack outside the door though for the postman to put all the cards in!!

I'm just having a cuppa, then I will be saying au revoir until tomorrow evening. I need to don my IT hat and do this flippin' restore on the lappy! Here's hoping!!!

Aunty, my computer man does sometimes come in his work uniform, albeit that it only consists of a 'logo' on his shirt!! Rather tasty, though!! Shame he has already been snatched up! He is quite a bit younger than me, but as I am going backwards too, sooner or later we could have reached the same age!!

Bye for now folks!!!! See you tomorrow evening, hopefully!!

~~~~ to YG. Come back soon all refreshed and restored ;-)

Nope. In our backwater in the Garden of England, White rabbits was only 1 March. We never caught up with it as my peers were also from the new builds c1957. Our homes were the only ones we'd known. My friend (the drinking companion down the pub) used to be brought to school on her father's tractor :-D

Evening all, I think I may have missed YG but farewell to you anyway,hurry back <3.

Hastely rushes to the cupboard to dust off the fascinator ;-)

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lovely sunny day today .......... max temperature was 8C




very sore today :-(




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Morning all
Just a quick nosey in I wish I was off today I want to do some reasearch It seems My ms Gallop had a european name her death is recorded twice someone within the family presented some reasons why another death certificate should be issued and changed the name .In little writing on the death certificate it has that information so is the brother or the said brother the real name too
well how would i have guessed that molly was short for Erma Anita Neff lol so i can get the other death certificate and her birth one too lol
we have no white stuff yet lol

Morning all . 8C yesterday for Sylvia? That's positively barmy! Darhn Suff it hovered around freezing yesterday with a wicked wind chill factor.

The Weather forcasters are besides themselves with excitement. A warm wet front from the west is due to meet a cold dry one from the east over the weekend...but they can't work out if it will rain, snow, a little bit or a lot (for us), or where!

Funny how FH can be a compulsion, isn't it Maz? It took me a couple of hours yesterday away from the computer, to drag myself back to reality. A lovely mystery for you to investigate when you have time.

Here's hoping that Sylvia's aches and pains have lessened today.

evening all
still no white stuff yet lol

Evening all!!

I am back safe and sound, I think!! Still lots of updates going on, but I can handle them myself and they are likely to keep happening for a while until everything is totally up to date.

My brower bars are not what I'm used to, but will go back to what I had when all the updates have finished.

I started at 8.35 and went on until midnight, then up again at 1.15 to see how it was all progressing!! After two days of ten hour shifts with no lunch breaks I am absolutely pole-axed!!

welcome back YG lol i am never about either lol

Hi Maz.

I am still busy doing updates!! Looks like it will take a couple of evenings to get through them all, as they only come up a couple at a time. Everytime they install I have to close down and reboot so it is painful, but at least my lappy is working properly now.

I am having an early night to catch up on some well needed sleep!!

Evening - glad the period of mourning was brief. Hopefully the updates will be over and done with within a few days. When OH updated firefox, he lost the spell check much to my annoyance. Although I try hard, I know I have a few bad habits.

Been out for a meal with the 'old gang' from work. Conversation turned to ex members of staff who have retired/are seriously ill. Our age is beginning to hit home :-(
Still, the meal was good, as was the company. (+a 25% off voucher :-D )

Hi all


DET ................... we've lost 2 "oldie" colleagues in the last week

One of our friends is now waiting for the 3rd one


we've had the 3rd (I hope!!), although not exactly a colleague ..................... daughter's headmistress for 10 of the 12 years she was at the school died 2 weeks ago .......... in her late 80s.



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morning all i am off lol chores and FH await lol I phoned my mother to see if the surname Neff rang a bell but it hasnt and i dont think she can believe all these findings lol

Sylvia - The eldest of us is 63; consequently we were talking about people younger or slightly older than that, certainly younger than 70 :-0 To go with that, 4/10 of us have elderly parents who are in a decline/have dementia or who have turned their face to the wall. That, to a certain extent is to be expected, but it is our near peers that shock.

Enjoy your day off work Maz. I bet you're whipping through those chores. Phone mum again and ask her about the name Neff. Her subconscious may have been ticking over and she'll remember something. Or there is always your aunt?

I pinned her down last night she knew nothing Aunty is looking now among the baptisms .Poor mum she thought her family were so Good lol !!!what else does she believe lol