Reasons not to be cheerful [Archive] - Page 9

jan

31-07-2009, 8:24 pm

Unfortunately it's been assessed as swine flu and I'm now on the anti-viral medication.......
Most of the "conventional" flu symptoms are not too bad, but my throat feels like someone's taken a bread knife to it :(

Take care Teddy....I've put a longer message......er......somewhere else:whistle:
xx

teddy10

01-08-2009, 2:46 pm

Thanks for the good wishes, folks :)

RadioWhatsNew

01-08-2009, 5:07 pm

Get well soon Teddy:)

Use it as an excuse to treat yourself ;)

My RNTBC: I have to face my mortal fear of needles tomorrow :hissyfit: I have all the symptoms of fatigue and the doctors want to rule out anything worse. I must mention that the last time I got my bloods taken I collapsed onto the ground in the local chemist. Not the nicest of all experiences, it must be said.

jan

01-08-2009, 8:24 pm

This evening I managed to organise a whole bowl of dog food to fall into the pan of freshly boiled spuds I intended to mash for the humans' tea....and all over the floor...and all down me:( Not good news for a vegetarian and I'm still sulking.........:getcoat:
xx

Kris

02-08-2009, 2:46 am

One of my best friends best friends was in a fairly serious car accident today... got the call while in a club... awesome to shockin in zero point five...

pray for her and my friend... krisi xx

morwenna

02-08-2009, 9:06 am

Really sorry to hear that Kris. Thinking of you all x

RadioWhatsNew

02-08-2009, 12:02 pm

That awful to hear Kris. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
xxx

teddy10

02-08-2009, 2:49 pm

pray for her and my friend... krisi xx

Will do, Kris ~ hope there's better news soon.

ethereal

02-08-2009, 4:27 pm

Kris - hope your friend's friend is doing ok. Thinking of you.

My RNTBC - very seriously anaemic and have some sort of chest cold which MAY or not be the dreaded swine flu... remains to be seen... and on my wedding anniversary too!

RadioWhatsNew

02-08-2009, 6:34 pm

Well on the bright side...
Happy Anniversary ethereal!:)

Kris

02-08-2009, 7:57 pm

(my friend is ok =D =D =D )
cars a right off, and insurance is void cause she only had a learner permit...

jan

02-08-2009, 9:15 pm

Good news about your friend Kris.....cars can be replaced but people can't.
xx

Kris

02-08-2009, 9:25 pm

all too true!!!

Kris

03-08-2009, 12:03 am

delighted, ive only 38 days until college starts again... my RNTBC however is i still have to find somewhere to live but i hate it!!! :(

atkygal

03-08-2009, 7:20 pm

My RNTBC - come back from great hol where girls got on brillaintly, been back since 11 this am and they've done nothing but fight!! Why is that?

Kris

03-08-2009, 7:47 pm

that'd be being home... hates that!!!

Kris

05-08-2009, 1:23 am

my RNTBC is i'm going to the doctor tomorrow with the mankies throat i have ever had... he may tell me i have to get my tonsils out... which could mean in hospital minus internet or phone... and it may be in about 3 weeks :O :O :O DUKEBOX

jan

05-08-2009, 10:04 am

Kris, Hospitals have phones, TV and internet now for a price. How do you know all this before seeing the doctor? If your psychic powers are still working could you give me the 6 winning lottery numbers for tonight please?
xx

Kris

05-08-2009, 11:08 am

I'm not as good as i thought i was... we will have to excuse my need to exagerate... tho i do have to stay in bed for the next 14 days pretty much!!!

winning lotto numbers 3, 9, 11, 12, 23 and 30...*T&C Apply

Guildford Ghost

05-08-2009, 4:09 pm

£650 tax bill just arrived. Ouch.

jan

05-08-2009, 6:08 pm

... we will have to excuse my need to exagerate...

....sure, you've been told that a million times..........:getcoat:
Thanks for the info.........you sure no one else saw that?
Hope you're feeling much better soon:)
xx

Kris

05-08-2009, 8:17 pm

course not!!! i may play those numbers :P

Ahh GG that sucks!!! :( :(

jan

06-08-2009, 8:59 am

£650 tax bill just arrived. Ouch.

I feel your pain GG:(
xx

Guildford Ghost

06-08-2009, 10:04 am

That's life and it wasn't totally unexpected. What WAS the bummer was that it arrived in three seperate bills - one for tax (£412, the higher end of what I thought I'd get) and two for Working Tax Credit... one of them a supposed overpayment for the year 2005-6!!! I'll be sensible about it, though. I can pay back the normal tax through my work and I'll just cough up for the Working Tax Credit in one payment now. Let's face it, go a few years back and it's a benefit no one would've had anyway, so having to pay a lot of it back whilst still being entitled to free dental care on it is not the end of the world.

I'm a glass half-full person today, methinks.

jan

06-08-2009, 12:27 pm

Feeling lousy again today...apparently taking a long time to recover from swine flu...still....could be worse!
Doesn't help that blokes have been ringing me about a job which does not exist in terms of general application but I've created it in order to employ a family member. Rang our friend at JobCentre and was told it automatically had to be advertised but should have been removed from website immediately.....it wasn't.......bleah...bureaucrats!
xx

Burntoutstar*

06-08-2009, 12:35 pm

Im feeling for ya there GG mate that sucks! Its the unexpected element of stuff like that that causes all the problems.

My RNTBC is I've fallen out with my best mate and I've tried to put things right. But now I've made things worst cos she's completely misunderstood me and now wants nothing more to do with me ever grrrrr! AND my other close friend is moving to China next week :( Still Dukebox 3 weeks tomorrow :) Gotta laugh aint ya?

Guildford Ghost

08-08-2009, 11:50 am

It gets better. My PC has died, completely, and has been taken away for a new hard drive and hopeful data salvage. What a crap week.

Kris

08-08-2009, 2:16 pm

Do you back things up!? That is awful, happened daddio's work PC once, him he didnt back things up either!!!

My RNTBC is i am not in belfast...

Guildford Ghost

09-08-2009, 10:22 pm

Dawn S

09-08-2009, 11:15 pm

They come in threes.

Today my wallet went missing (possibly stolen). £200 in cash, all my cards (including bank cards). Cancelled the cards and phoned the police and am now at my parents' place for a few days to try to get over it - they even had to pay for the train in advance from their end to get me over to them as I had nothing. This has possibly been the worst week of my life (short of deaths) and I take no shame in saying I've been in tears today.

GG, that's really awful. I'm sorry to hear of your run of bad luck. I know that it's no consolation but I'd like to buy you a drink at Dukebox (or at least in the Park Inn before or afterwards). Also, there's definitely no shame in crying, believe me, I know.

Take care of yourself. xx

Kris

10-08-2009, 12:26 am

GG, that's really awful. I'm sorry to hear of your run of bad luck. I know that it's no consolation but I'd like to buy you a drink at Dukebox (or at least in the Park Inn before or afterwards). Also, there's definitely no shame in crying, believe me, I know.

Take care of yourself. xx

I second that, you poor thing!!! :(

but things can only get better =)

Guildford Ghost

10-08-2009, 9:20 am

Wallet turned up posted through the letterbox of my bank, apparently with all the cards still there. However, £200 cash stolen. The police are going to check the town CCTV as it happened in a short space of time in a small area. It's a small victory, though. The bank cards being cancelled are the worst as I now have to go into all my internet payment things (eBay, Paypal, Amazon, AbeBooks, Ticketmaster etc) and change my card details when I get a new one through in a week's time.

Of course, the chances are that the person who put it through the letterbox is not the person that stole the money, but if they can be seen and then traced back, it might be possible to see where they found it and, from there, the person that put it down in the first place.

What's even more ironic is that much of the money in the wallet was withdrawn to pay the guy that's fixing my computer and when I went to give him an advance when he took it away on Friday, he said not to bother right then!

The only thing to make up for this is the rental of a huge bunny costume and an appearance, Flaming Lips style, during OLGDTT. Worth a thought, eh, Duke?

Burntoutstar*

10-08-2009, 12:22 pm

ah buddy thats aweful :( I too would like to buy you a drink while at the park inn :) Im usually the one hiding in the corner staring at the floor or with my face buried in a book :)

That really does suck man, you know how they say bad luck comes in 3's? I think its a lie cos its always multiplies of 3's :) Chin up less than 3 weeks till the Box that is mostly of the Duke :)

Maggie

10-08-2009, 2:48 pm

Delly

10-08-2009, 3:54 pm

RadioWhatsNew

10-08-2009, 4:42 pm

fabnt

10-08-2009, 5:08 pm

There is a wasp in my room :(

RadioWhatsNew

10-08-2009, 5:10 pm

There is a wasp in my room :(

Thats never good >_<

fabnt

10-08-2009, 5:11 pm

There is a wasp in my kitchen :(

It dissapeared and came back

berniecasserley

10-08-2009, 5:25 pm

Kris

10-08-2009, 7:43 pm

It seems like we can blame everything on the swine flu at the moment. Take care Maggie :)

My RNTBC: My legs and back are in bits after I went horseriding, and my shower is broken :mad:

That has me VERY annoyed. That, and the fact that school starts in another two weeks:banghead:

Pfft.

How are you not excited about going back to school!?!!?!? I loved school!!! =D the summer is always too long!!! Bring on college!!! =D

jan

10-08-2009, 7:53 pm

Well, my RNTBC... it looks like I might have joined a few others on here... currently tucked up on my sofa and watching old films... picked up a bug at the weekend and feeling quite rough. Called my GP this morning who reckons its swine flu... personally, I think I'm just a little run down because of everything thats going on at the moment but...

Aw Maggie......not you too:(!
Tucked up on the sofa is by far the best place, with loads of fruit juice and paracetamol (according to safe dosage of course!)
If you can, read the 'Social Stereotypes' in Saturday last's Daily Telegraph magazine - 'Worried Well'....hilarious! Apparently swine flu is too common for the middle classes to catch!.....so, get well soon, fellow peasant!
xo

Burntoutstar*

11-08-2009, 7:33 am

My RNTBC today is we havn't got any water at work today :( Which means no tea! I can barely get through an hour with a brew :( I can see a lot of trips to the coffee shop across the road coming on today!

Goldilocks

11-08-2009, 9:34 pm

Both my sons have left home and flown the nest to start their careers within 3 days of one another. I am a sad mummy at the moment :( :(

Kris

11-08-2009, 10:04 pm

Awwwwwwh, you poor petal!!! xxx

but it shows what a good job you've done, they're off making a living! Good job :)

Burntoutstar*

12-08-2009, 9:04 am

aw im sorry that sucks :( Bet the house seems awfully big all of a sudden :( Still Kris is right shows what a good job you've done :)

My rntbc today is far to much shit at work :( I think i might need a new job :(

Guildford Ghost

12-08-2009, 1:01 pm

^ Call a plumber?

Burntoutstar*

12-08-2009, 2:16 pm

lol indeed then i can be flushed with success....oh dear sorry I have no idea where that came from lol :getcoat:

jan

12-08-2009, 6:34 pm

^^^
Probably a reference to the lack of water yesterday.....GG I actually stopped myself from making a similar comment!!:whistle:
Wish I had that much fun at work!
xx

Burntoutstar*

12-08-2009, 8:15 pm

lol thats proper cheered me up now thank you very much :) But I'd hardly call my office fun haha! Its a bit erm......serious for me, I wish it was more fun lol!

Kris

12-08-2009, 9:30 pm

go in wearing face paints and with balloons, people will smile and it'll be instant fun!!! =D

Burntoutstar*

13-08-2009, 7:41 am

I think you could be right :) I keep threatening to unicyle across the office juggling with chainsaws but nobody seems keen :( Oh I nearly just manged the face paint opening my yogurt, it's what shall now be refered to as the Vesuvius incident, my once black tie is now an interesting shade of off white. I swear i get more clumpsy every day lol :(

RadioWhatsNew

13-08-2009, 11:48 am

Ive just gotten news that a friend of mine has died from throat cancer at the age of 15, after being diagnosed a month ago.

Please keep the family in your thoughts today. This is a devastating and unexpected blow.

May she rest in peace.

Jacqui

13-08-2009, 11:54 am

That is so shocking - I will certainly be thinking of them today.

I know what it is to lose a child, and a close friend of mine died suddenly aged 33.

My love goes out to all of you.
I'm so sorry.

Burntoutstar*

13-08-2009, 12:35 pm

that is both shocking and equally heartbreaking :(

Much love to all affected

x x

Kris

13-08-2009, 4:44 pm

That really is awful :(

my thoughts and prayers are with her

jan

13-08-2009, 6:52 pm

Terribly saddened to read about your losses. Hard to know how to respond RWN and Jacqui, but you will know how to support the bereaved families with your love.
xx

atkygal

13-08-2009, 7:27 pm

That is truly awful. Very sad and traumatic for you -and so quick. My thoughts are with you

Brixton

13-08-2009, 9:44 pm

So sorry to hear your sad news, my prayers are with you......

teddy10

14-08-2009, 4:20 pm

Maggie ~ get well soon. Hope you have the "mild version" that I had.....

RWN ~ that's awful. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Guildford Ghost

14-08-2009, 6:25 pm

My commiserations to both of you, Jacqui and RWN. It makes my week of wallet theft, tax bill and still buggered computer not returned seem very trivial.

Goldilocks

14-08-2009, 9:36 pm

So saddened to hear your news RWN, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your friend's family. My friend's son died suddenly a few year's ago now, and I know how devastating that was on them and everyone who knew him. Nothing helps to ease the pain, but being there for them is all you can do. My heart goes out to Jacqui too, sadly you, above all others will know how hard it is. Love to you all.

RadioWhatsNew

14-08-2009, 9:42 pm

Thank you all for you support :)
It's really appreciated. It's been a tough few days for everyone around my neck of the woods.

It's comforting to know that she's not suffering anymore.
RIP babydoll.

x

Jacqui

14-08-2009, 10:53 pm

I'd like to offer this up for RWN's friend -the music is by Philip Stopford who is director of music at Belfast Cathedral.

His music is just sublime and I'm singing another of his pieces in the cathedral next week -I'll be thinking of her parents and friends as I do it -and of everyone else that has left us too soon.

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jan

15-08-2009, 6:54 pm

Thank you so much Jacqui from all of us thinking of what might have been for those we have lost too soon. Somehow the right piece of music can say everything.
xx

robi

25-08-2009, 1:34 pm

:mad: My garden is a wilderness. Where is Jan when I need her...

jan

25-08-2009, 9:26 pm

:mad: My garden is a wilderness. Where is Jan when I need her...

:D Still here Robi! Just state your requirements:whistle:
xx

robi

26-08-2009, 2:32 pm

:( Where shall I begin - time, a small low maintenance garden (One border is 12 feet in depth...not width) ...or best of all a gardener (Shame County Durham is so far from Derbyshire)!!
The good news: I did the front garden yesterday
The bad news: 95% of the garden is in the back!

jan

27-08-2009, 4:46 am

^^^
Sounds bad Robi:(
Have you inherited the problem or, like me, have done it properly at one time then just haven't had the time or energy to keep on top of it?
For a pro gardener, my garden is a disgrace but I've achieved my ambition to add height with trees!
There's still time to apply glyphosate (the only 'green' herbicide) to vegetation you don't want but it's a very final remedy.
xx

rattle

10-09-2009, 7:57 am

Maggie

10-09-2009, 10:42 am

It'll probably mean nothing to most of you (and totally insignificant compared to other more serious things) but I'm totally gutted after last night's heartbreak at Windsor Park, been listening to sad and depressing songs all morning, morose bugger that I am :(

I'm with you 100% - I was so hoping we'd do it... just this once, it would have been so so nice... come back Billy Bingham!

Goldilocks

16-09-2009, 8:53 pm

In response to Atkygal in RTBC...

summer hols are over! Hence am feeling like the treadmill has started up again! Life on hold until next summer :(

robi

16-09-2009, 9:08 pm

:rolleyes: Tell me about it - I had the head, deputy head and an advisor observing me in class today! (The advisor was observing the head observing me!!!)

teddy10

21-09-2009, 4:10 pm

"Bestivirus" ~ so may of us who went to Bestival, on the Isle of Wight, are now ill that we've given it the name....... sore throat, cough, sniffles etc. :-(
but it was a fantastic festival in a lovely setting so I don't mind too much!

GirlAnachronism

22-09-2009, 2:47 pm

jan

22-09-2009, 6:17 pm

If a compassionate God existed there's no way he'd let one person endure all of what my cousin has had to deal with in the last 5 years- leukemia(at 15), chemo for 3 years(didn't work), car accident in which he lost someone close, bone marrow transplant(currently dealing with), and now maybe swine flu also.I'm thinking when Anne Rice wrote Memnoch she got it quite right.....

It must be dreadful for you to watch your cousin's pain and a test for any faith you have. I guess you just have to decide how well you think he's coping and accepting his life. It's your role to fall in with him and be as normal as you can with him. If he thinks his suffering is causing you pain too, it may make him feel even worse. But when all else seems to be going to hell, Hope is always left and miracles DO happen.
Love to you
xx

atkygal

22-09-2009, 8:17 pm

Not sure many people believe he is that compassionate. Maybe all these terrible things have strengthened your cousin in such a way that he can show us all how to endure instead of moaning over trivial things. (something I am very good at).
Anne Rice is amazing by the way

rattle

26-09-2009, 6:36 am

Spare a thought for poor Michelle.13 - sent home from school on Thursday with 'flu like symptoms', put on Tamiflu by the doctor on Friday and now confined to the house until Thursday.

One day in and she's already going stir crazy, especially difficult given the current half decent weather we're getting :D

*realises this post will probably come back to bite me on the behind* :redface:

Kris

27-09-2009, 9:15 am

RNTBC... friend of mine died last night in a car accident, but on a brigher note the 4 passengers were ok

RIP finny xox

ethereal

27-09-2009, 9:55 am

I'm so sorry to hear that, Kris xx

ethereal

27-09-2009, 9:58 am

Likewise, RWN and Jacqui, I was so sad to read back over your posts - haven't been on the site much recently - I'll be thinking of you both, however belatedly. xx

Sixmonthsin

27-09-2009, 12:37 pm

I'm really sorry to hear you've lost your friend Kris. I hope Michelle gets better soon, Rattle and love to you GirlAnanchronism to your cousin. What awful things to have to deal with. Loads of my love to you all xx

runnerbean

27-09-2009, 4:52 pm

Alice, Catherine and myself leaving London for home! :(

morwenna

27-09-2009, 5:31 pm

Really sorry to hear your news Kris.

jan

29-09-2009, 10:06 pm

My mouse is on its last legs.......computer mouse, not furry one......only had it 8 years:(
How much is a functioning mouse I wonder? And will I bond with it?
xx

robi

30-09-2009, 6:45 pm

If you give it enough TLC?

atkygal

30-09-2009, 6:50 pm

Plenty of stroking and bits of cheese should do the job

xlaurax

30-09-2009, 10:29 pm

I'm so sorry Kris :(

Kris

03-10-2009, 6:37 pm

My doggy got attacked by 2 grayhounds :( :( she's in bits! :(

jan

03-10-2009, 9:54 pm

My doggy got attacked by 2 grayhounds :( :( she's in bits! :(

OMG, I hope you got her to the vet safely.
My RNTBC is trivial in the extreme compared to your news Kris.
xx

Kris

03-10-2009, 11:54 pm

Shes ok went to the vet but was about half a centimeter off a punctured lung, poor thing, we're not havin a good week in cork!!! :(

but she's been to the vet and hopefully dad will agree to bring civil proceedings against the owner of the grayhounds, they've already killed a puppy that lives down the street, and if they'd come in any other day my 18 month old nephew would have prob been outside too cause mam was gardening at the time... scary thoughts!!!

Sixmonthsin

04-10-2009, 3:47 pm

Oh Kris, I hope she gets better soon. Thats awful. Hugs to you x

Kris

07-10-2009, 12:09 am

im in waterford, but mam rang me to inform me the dog is in great form today... and the owner of the grayhounds might lose his dog licence... =D thats good considering those dogs know no boundries...

my rntbc today is im a complete moron, and fell over in the shower, think i broke my wrist... haaahaaa...

MandyK

09-10-2009, 1:28 pm

My RNTBC: I miss you guys! A lot! I miss Dukebox weekend, and the Park Inn, and Magners, and everything about that time. I wish I could go back and just freeze time on August 29, 2009 for a few days longer :)

jan

09-10-2009, 4:49 pm

That's great news Kris:) It's not the dogs but the owners every time isn't it and anyone with greyhounds should know that they'll chase anything small and furry, it's what they do for a living.
MandyK, wondered why you've not been around much for a while. There's sure to be masses of Duke CDs and goodies to keep the yearning at bay soon. He's doing so brilliantly in Mother Courage and obviously loving it...........couldn't happen to a nicer dreadlocked singer:D
:):)

teddy10

13-10-2009, 5:34 pm

Since my "swine flu" I've not been really well :(
Picked up an infection after Bestival on the I.oW., then been feeling really rough since the Hope and Social gig........ Just hope I'm not becoming allergic to crowds (ho' you could hardly describe the H & S venue as crowded!)
Really going to push myself to see Kate Walsh in Kilburn tomorrow night as I'm not going to let this defeat me!

morwenna

13-10-2009, 6:21 pm

Sorry you're still not feeling 100% teddy, hope you enjoy yourself tomorrow night. Take it easy.

Kris

16-10-2009, 5:51 pm

mam got her credit card statement... dad is gonna give me a batin!!! and my besties mam found out how much of her loan she's spent...

HEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPP

robi

16-10-2009, 9:27 pm

I'm sick of feeling sick! I have not been able to look after my German friend properly - who is visiting - and I haven't seen for 3 years. We were supposed to go out for a meal with friends tonight, and I had to cancel that. I'm supposed to be going to see Tim Minchin tomorrow night with friends - and now my husband has come down with flu. It's not fair!!! :(:(:(But I'll stop moaning now!

:) Thanks for your good wishes, Goldilocks and Alice.

alice

16-10-2009, 10:59 pm

Poor Robi - that is miserable - I am only now feeling reasonably normal (whatever that is) after a fluey thing at the end of September. Tim Minchin should act as a tonic though! I hope you all feel well enough to go and see him tomorrow.

FTFairy

17-10-2009, 7:03 pm

My MacBook died:(. Hopefuully it'll be okay on Monday/Tuesday. So much college work to do yet I can't do it. Everything I saved on a USB isn't compatible with PC.:rolleyes:
I suppose it's good because all I can do is rest my legs:cool:

jan

17-10-2009, 7:06 pm

ethereal

18-10-2009, 4:42 pm

I am on my third different flu virus in roughly five weeks. This is infuriating - I just want to keep going, be busy, be useful... be well, basically! They're all subtly different but equally awful. This variant includes a chesty cough, head cold and shivery feeling... oh, and some residual earache and attendant dizziness from the last one, a fortnight ago. So frustrating! :(

jan

18-10-2009, 5:22 pm

That's horrid for you Ethereal. When you can't remember what it feels like to be fit and well. I hope the medics are helping. Build up your immune system with good food and echinacea. Use Tea Tree and Eucalyptus oils as both are powerful against viruses. Try to make lots of you time and let the chores wait. Above all, listen to plenty of good music:_
Hope you're feeling better soon.
xo

Wraithlike

19-10-2009, 4:03 pm

Failed my first driving test this morn. Hmm.

jan

19-10-2009, 5:31 pm

Failed my first driving test this morn. Hmm.

Sympathies Wraithlike:( It took me 3 goes to pass mine.

RNTBC.

Leaves, leaves, all those damned leaves!
It wouldn't be October if I didn't post this again:wave:
:D:D

Wraithlike

20-10-2009, 7:02 am

Sympathies Wraithlike:( It took me 3 goes to pass mine.
Aww, at least you got there in the end :)
I can take some comfort from the fact that the lovely Jenson Button failed his too.

Kris

20-10-2009, 11:31 pm

my rntbc is i have NO idea what to wear to mc on friday night

jan

21-10-2009, 5:30 pm

my rntbc is i have NO idea what to wear to mc on friday night

Clothes?
Sorry - mother to a daughter:getcoat:

xx

Sixmonthsin

22-10-2009, 3:23 pm

I haven't got a reason not to be cheerful, but I just want to wish everyone who has been ill to get well soon!

FTFairy

22-10-2009, 5:12 pm

Do you think if I went to see Duke in the next few days I might begin to heal since I injured myself as his last gig?
It might be a placebo but I'm willing to try :)
He could then register as a spiritual healer :D

jan

23-10-2009, 8:10 am

^^^
If Chris Jackson (local BBC TV reporter) could register his cat George as a hynotherapist then anything's possible.
:):)

xlaurax

26-10-2009, 8:13 pm

-I'm knackered because I only got about 6/7 hours sleep this weekend

-I had to get an injection today

jan

26-10-2009, 8:15 pm

^^
Ouch! Oh great! You just reminded me to check when I'm due a tetanus booster :(
xx

jan

29-10-2009, 4:58 pm

Whingeing again:( Not only woken by roadworks at 3.30am, including the strobing of orange lights on a lorry (completely unnecessary) and a powercut so wide awake and unable to make the soothing cup of tea I needed; but also now unable to bring my vehicle home as they now have our back lane blocked off and a set of traffic lights. Luckily, the garage people over the road let me leave it there for the duration. It pays to be nice to people sometimes! Van's probably now full of bugs from the bags of rubbish from this morning's work.....eek! I hate it when the spiders abseil down in front of your nose when you're driving along:hissyfit:
xx

FTFairy

29-10-2009, 5:01 pm

I need a hug and a professional that knows what they're talking about:mad:
It's the third night this week I'm been kept awake all night because of pain. I just want it to stop:(

jan

29-10-2009, 5:15 pm

I need a hug and a professional that knows what they're talking about:mad:
It's the third night this week I'm been kept awake all night because of pain. I just want it to stop:(

Massive Aunty Jan hugs, Deva.
xoxo

FTFairy

29-10-2009, 6:29 pm

Thanks Jan:)
I'm just in constant pain with my foot which started to play up after it was put under so much strain over the last few weeks. My physio told me it was arthritis I'm on anti-arthritic meds and it's not taking the swelling down. I went to her last week with the exact same symptoms and she said it was just a sprain:confused:
Now she thinks it could be a stress fracture due to the pressure she was supposed to phone my G.P. today and call me back but did I get a phone call? No:mad:
I've been taking pain killers all day but nothing's working and I don't want another sleepless night because I can't take it:banghead:

jan

29-10-2009, 7:22 pm

That's not good enough is it? I'd guess you've had an x-ray? Feeling even worse for you since my GP just rang to make sure we were singing from the same hymn sheet over my little pink pills. The specialist increased the dose last week. We are so fortunate here to have brilliant medical care.
More hugs!
oo

Goldilocks

29-10-2009, 7:47 pm

Sorry to hear about your pain FTF, I hope that you have a more comfortable night, somehow.Maybe you'll sleep from just being so exhausted.

My RNTBC...I got splashed in the eye with bleach at the hairdressers today having my hair done ready for MC tomorrow. They rang A & E for me and I was advised to bathe the eye often with water, which I was already doing. It feels sore tonight but I can see okay out of it.

I'll be the one with the red eye tomorrow night everyone ;)

FTFairy

30-10-2009, 12:37 am

Thanks guys
I haven't even had a x-ray yet that's what the call was supposed to be about:mad:
A friend came over to rescue me after she phoned me up and I couldn't stop crying but it's all good now:)

Rita

01-11-2009, 9:27 am

In the space of a couple of hours yesterday afternoon we managed to lose the use of both our cars. We were out sorting out fancy dress for the 50th birthday party we went to last night (which was why I couldn't be at the last aftershow gig - another RNTBC!). Firstly someone left a note on Richard's car to say he had a flat tyre. Got that car home and changed over to mine. Popped into my parents to borrow some stuff for the costume. When we went to leave my car wouldn't start and was coming up with all sorts of weird messages. Called out the recovery. My dad took Richard and Jack home and they proceeded to try to change the tyre on the other car (it now being dark which made it even harder). They couldn't get the spare tyre off as whoever had it before us had fixed some sort of chain and padlock on it for which we don't have the key and therefore it wouldn't come off. Waited an hour for the recovery man who was very helpful and diagnosed a flat battery. He got it going for me to get home (all of a mile away!). Just need a new battery now.

Pumped up the tyre on the old car which appears to be a very slow puncture (although we wondered at one point if it was a Halloween prank) so at least we got to the party and it has only gone down a tiny bit this morning.

Probably a good job we weren't coming up to London as we wouldn't have risked driving on it for that distance.

It was so weird to have both cars out of action at the same time. Its never happened before and we have had both cars for quite a while.

jan

01-11-2009, 9:37 am

^^^^
Cars actually KNOW when it's the worst possible time for them to go wrong! I had the car from hell for a while. It would stop its engine at traffic lights in the rush hour and refuse to start again.
xx

Rita

01-11-2009, 7:56 pm

I think you are probably right Jan.

Well we are £250 lighter, and it took all day to sort out, but both cars back on the road, new battery for one and two new tyres for the other plus £10 tip for the man at the garage who managed to get the spare tyre free from what I understand was a cycle lock.

Then had the fun of re coding the radio. Had to work it out myself as the instructions in the manual bore no relation to what you actually had to do - at least I can have music tomorrow on the way to work!

FTFairy

03-11-2009, 5:28 pm

I keep thinking this is Facebook and try to "like" people's posts:redface:

jan

03-11-2009, 7:23 pm

^^^^
This works for me :D
Facebook must be a nice place too. Gilly says there was a petition to include a 'don't like' button but it was rejected.
RNTBC down with another nasty virus..... grrrr.....bleah:(
xx

thesneakybandit

09-11-2009, 10:44 am

I just got invited to a high school reunion. I thought only old people had those!!

Maggie

09-11-2009, 5:55 pm

RNTBC - Stupid customers! :hissyfit:
We're in the middle of a major project in work and its a mess.... the customer has decided that it needs to be completed by the beginning of December but they keep changing the requirements which means we really stand no chance!
Today one of them asked me for a realistic opinion - is it doable... so I told them... NO!
Of course, I was sitting with our sales director at the time who immediately told me to shut up and of course it was... the man hasn't a clue!!! :banghead:

He then went to my boss and complained so much so that my weeks holiday has just been cancelled on me "due to business requirements"... I'm not happy!

jan

09-11-2009, 6:08 pm

A counter-complaint from you on the basis of unprofessional conduct by the sales director? Is he losing his holiday? I hope he's planning on doing some sales direction in order to put his money where his mouth is.
Maggie, you're a saint to put up with their BS, you really are!
xoxo

Maggie

09-11-2009, 6:12 pm

Maggie, you're a saint to put up with their BS, you really are!
xoxo

No saint, believe me... after a yelling match with my boss, I spent a fair bit of the afternoon locked in the ladies!
We can only do what we can...

jan

09-11-2009, 6:25 pm

No saint, believe me... after a yelling match with my boss, I spent a fair bit of the afternoon locked in the ladies!
We can only do what we can...

That's about as counter-productive as it gets isn't it? I hope tomorrow is better for you Maggie.
xo

thesneakybandit

10-11-2009, 8:09 am

That's crap Maggie! Sounds like me and you work in very similar situations.

I didn't spend all afternoon locked in the ladies though. That would've just been weird!

:P

FTFairy

15-11-2009, 10:31 pm

There's no QI special this year they switched it with Mastermind:hissyfit:

Maggie

16-11-2009, 9:50 am

Arrived in the office this morning to discover the heating is on the blink and we have a major leak that has brought several of the ceiling tiles down....
We are all sitting here in our coats and gloves, listening to the drip drip drip from the roof

jan

16-11-2009, 9:58 am

Very wet here this morning too. Just catching up with 'office work' but it doesn't pay the bills:banghead:
:(:(

Goldilocks

18-11-2009, 6:53 pm

A paired lesson observation tomorrow with the SIP and DH assessing. Not a thing to look forward to :(

robi

18-11-2009, 7:20 pm

:) Good luck! Just do your best - that's all you can do. I'm sure it will go well!
I had the HT, DH and an advisor, observing me all in the same lesson. (The advisor was judging the head, judging me! Moreover they turned up late - and I repeated everything for their benefit (Not clever). On top of that the workmen were making a right racket right outside my class, and I could hardly hear a thing the children were saying.
Having said that, the children were absolute stars in that lesson!

jan

21-11-2009, 7:13 am

In no particular order, yesterday, filled up the car with diesel for £50 and bought a pair of good quality,very pretty shoes for £30. Can't help thinking there's something wrong with that somewhere.
xx

teddy10

21-11-2009, 12:55 pm

jan

21-11-2009, 5:31 pm

Reckon you'll get more miles out of the shoes than the tank of fuel......:(

Abso-blooming-lutely true....and the shoes are German.......and they were reduced from £50 in a lovely shop in Bishop Auckland which also sells DMs, work boots etc but the most beautiful walking-type shoes anywhere........not your killer heels type of thing but shoes to live in and be comfy. Now THAT is a RTBC in itself!!
xx

atkygal

21-11-2009, 9:45 pm

Err made to watch terrible I'm a celebrity program and now feel very very sick!

loopylolly

21-11-2009, 9:51 pm

Err made to watch terrible I'm a celebrity program and now feel very very sick!

Was disgusting,glad i had my dinner ate before it came on!

atkygal

21-11-2009, 10:08 pm

I know, have never ever seen anything quite so foul - am surprised they are allowed to kill these creatures on live tv

Steetsie

25-11-2009, 10:24 am

The cuddly little multi-national behemoth that both my wife and I work for is leaving the town and transferring out jobs to Edinburgh and Bristol. We'll both be made redundant within 2 years. :-(

robi

25-11-2009, 10:36 am

The cuddly little multi-national behemoth that both my wife and I work for is leaving the town and transferring out jobs to Edinburgh and Bristol. We'll both be made redundant within 2 years. :-(

Oh, no. Good luck with the job hunting. Can you transfer to Edinburgh or Bristol?

jan

25-11-2009, 6:43 pm

The cuddly little multi-national behemoth that both my wife and I work for is leaving the town and transferring out jobs to Edinburgh and Bristol. We'll both be made redundant within 2 years. :-(

That's awful for you Steetsie, especially in the light of your RTBC. I hope you find a solution soon.
xx

runnerbean

26-11-2009, 5:32 am

Really worried about my dog, Milo, a 12 and a half yr old border collie. I have been up with him all night as he is so unsettled. He has a couple of lumps and I am so cowardly about taking him to the vet as I feel I know what he will say and Milo is a very nervous dog around strangers. He is still eating, drinking, going out for his walk around the garden and doesn't show signs that he is in pain but he seems fretful tonight. It's difficult getting my head round this one, I can't face it.

Steetsie

26-11-2009, 7:08 pm

That's awful for you Steetsie, especially in the light of your RTBC. I hope you find a solution soon.
xx

Thanks Jan. x

Steetsie

26-11-2009, 7:11 pm

Oh, no. Good luck with the job hunting. Can you transfer to Edinburgh or Bristol?

Thanks Robi.

Unfortunately, it seems that the work will be absorbed by the current workforce in those locations, so very few transfers will be offered. Shame really, cos they're both lovely places, although we like where we live now.

Sixmonthsin

27-11-2009, 3:26 pm

Thanks Robi.

Unfortunately, it seems that the work will be absorbed by the current workforce in those locations, so very few transfers will be offered. Shame really, cos they're both lovely places, although we like where we live now.

I'm really sorry to hear that Steetsie, expecially both of you working at the same place. Best of luck with the job hunting to yourself and Mrs Steetsie. I hope good opportunities arise for you both.

xlaurax

03-12-2009, 4:35 pm

My granda died this morning :(

alice

03-12-2009, 5:12 pm

Oh Laura - I'm so sorry! Love to you and your family.

Michelle.13

03-12-2009, 5:22 pm

Awww :( Hope you and your family are okay.

Steetsie

03-12-2009, 6:16 pm

Really sorry to hear that Laura. Love to you and family.

morwenna

03-12-2009, 6:54 pm

Really sorry to hear that Laura. Thinking of you and your family. x

jan

03-12-2009, 7:23 pm

Very sorry to hear about your grandad Laura. Love and hugs to you.
xx

xlaurax

03-12-2009, 11:09 pm

Thanks everyone...means a lot xx

xlaurax

09-12-2009, 4:08 pm

Could be seeing Duke and Snow Patrol tonight for £20, but have to work at the youth club :(

Don't know if i'm going to get over to my uni interview in Gloucester on Saturday because my passport is currently being renewed :/ (am hoping I can just use my driving license though!)

Maggie

10-12-2009, 4:53 pm

RNTBC - Families!!!
Mine has fallen out big time and at the moment its not looking like something that will ever recover.

My Mum had a massive fight with my brother's wife. My brother naturally has taken his wife's side in the argument and they have vowed to cut all contact.
My sister tried to play go-between and now no one is speaking to her

And for the first time in my life I'm really scared... I scared that my family really will fall apart.
My Mum and brother are so alike and stubborn through and through. If they refuse to talk, we really will loose contact and that includes contact with my wee niece and nephew.

I want to bang their heads together and slap them all one, but I really just dont know what to do :hissyfit:

Guildford Ghost

10-12-2009, 6:13 pm

:( Sorry to hear that, Maggie. It puts mine into perspective (being hounded by eBay who are cancelling my listings for doing what I was told to do by eBay reps who apparently got their facts wrong - causing me DAYS of work I now have to do all over again, in spite of the fact that since they changed their rules on shipping, no one's buying anything anyway).

jan

10-12-2009, 6:57 pm

I don't think my lower dose of little pink pills is working. Gone all hyperactive again and no sleep at all since Tuesday night....back to the doc for advice I guess...and I was doing so well:( Sorry, it's pills for a hyperactive thyroid and it's a bugger getting it right. I WANT TO SLEEP:banghead:
xx

robi

14-12-2009, 9:58 am

My son dropped his £1.000 violin when horsing around with his friend and cracked it. It's going to cost the same amount of money to fix it.
On top of that, his teacher has just been on the phone to me, relaying all her frustrations with him - lack of organisation, poor technique, poor listening skills, lack of maturity etc, etc, lucky to have got a merit in his Grade 5. (I think I must have caught her in a very bad mood)!
Not a good start to the day - when I think of the 1,000s of pounds we have spent on lessons, orchestras, books, petrol etc!
Really fed up! :mad:

jan

14-12-2009, 10:21 am

Ah, the joys of parenting:mad:

jan

19-12-2009, 6:19 pm

In contact via text with Gilly and her friend who are having the journey from hell on the bus from Durham. They're not even sure if there will be a connecting bus at Crook and my car's snowed in 8(
xx
Update: The bus out of Durham was so slow due to snow and vehicles blocking the road/wandering off into lampposts etc that some drunken guys got off to answer calls of nature and have a smoke, then got back on!! At Willington the driver had a call to say he couldn't go further as another bus had spun right round along the road, but he ignored it and made Crook to a round of applause! The girls had time to find chips and their connection was on time. It took them 3 and a half hours for a 15 mile journey but they're both home safely now.

teddy10

20-12-2009, 8:27 am

^^^ Reading a "real live" experience makes me realise how lightly we've got off in London.
Even going a few miles north of the M25 to visit family was a bit of a shock ~ still fairly deep snow, and side roads like a skating rink.
Thankfully schools broke up on Friday so I don't have the nightmare of trying to keep a bus and cab service running (I'm trying not to think about January).

Steetsie

21-12-2009, 6:31 pm

I know it's not Christmas just yet, but it's been a really miserable run up...I've had suspected swine flu for over a week, meaning that I've missed two works Xmas do's, my eldest son's guitar solo at the school carol concert and my youngest son playing the King in the school Panto...and to top it all, the wife and I were going to see Pet Shop Boys tonight at the O2 Arena, but the weather means it's not gonna happen for us :-(
Roll on Christmas Day!

loopylolly

21-12-2009, 6:40 pm

hope Christmas goes better for ya Streetsie

jan

24-12-2009, 10:32 am

Come on now......own up! Who's been singing 'I'm dreaming of a White Christmas....?'
Enough already! Our dogs think they're huskies.
xx

Rita

24-12-2009, 11:05 am

Jan, I'm just glad I left Basingstoke on Monday about 20 minutes before the snow started and headed in the right direction. Never known Basingstoke to be in the news as much as it was on Mon and Tue. Some of my colleagues from our office there took 6 hours to get home! There was no sign that it was even going to snow when I left.

jan

25-12-2009, 9:48 pm

Still snowing here (Christmas night!)
xx

teddy10

27-12-2009, 6:58 pm

Vet's bill for emergency treatment to my moggie........ but then again, it is Sunday, and Christmas, and Bruce (mog) is so much more more comfy, having had an abbcess in his paw drained.

poppiesfan

27-12-2009, 8:52 pm

Vet's bill for emergency treatment to my moggie........ but then again, it is Sunday, and Christmas, and Bruce (mog) is so much more more comfy, having had an abbcess in his paw drained.
Ouch - poor thing (both you and Bruce!)

teddy10

29-12-2009, 5:03 pm

^^^^ Thanks! Bruce is recovering faster than my (very bent) plastic :(

Burntoutstar*

30-12-2009, 12:57 pm

Well I've had my three for today :( Ripped my favorite shirt getting ready for work this morning- seriously my elbow went straight through the sleeve! Then going to Topshop to buy a new shirt, saw the evil ex! I managed to bite my tongue and not mention the hundreds of pounds she still owes me. But I did flirt outrageously with the girl on the till instead just for the hell of it lol! THEN on the way back got served by the craziest woman you have ever met in your life while I was getting my lunch in the staff shop and was seriously late back of my lunch cos it took her 10 mins to scan a bloody sandwich! What an odd chain of events! Roll on tomorrow night when I can get proper wasted :)

Naturally, realize that the last one isn't really that bad but I'm counting it my my 3 just so I dont tempt fate with anything else more severe lol! And besides if you knew this lady you'd think the same lol!

FTFairy

30-12-2009, 5:40 pm

Had my first freak out over my finals today and I thought I was doing so well:(

xlaurax

06-01-2010, 9:43 pm

I didn't get to go bowling tonight due to snow and I start back to school tomorrow :(

(Although going to a school which is a castle up a mountain does have it's advantages as if it were to snow tonight.... :) I can only hope, but we have no snow as of yet and none planned, so looks like it'll be back to school for me tomorrow!)

teddy10

08-01-2010, 5:14 pm

My lovely, colourful, "festival wellies" have got a split in them. Cheap and cheerful at the time, but invaluable lately, they'll probably cost a fortune to replace as all that will be left in the shops will be the expensive ones.....:mad:

xlaurax

09-01-2010, 6:41 pm

I had to come home from qork 5 hours early today... I work in a shop and we had frozen pipes, therefore no water. I was standing at the door to the store today and said to Kelly (who I was working with) "Kelly, I can hear gushing water...where's that coming from if our water isn't working?" I went down to the kitchen to see that the pipes had unfrozen...someone had left the tap on in the kitchen when the pipes were frozen and the sink had now overflown, (with water flowing into the microwave and kettle) so I sprinted over to turn the tap off but didn't realise there was water on the floor, so slipped on that, twisted my ankle and hurt my wrist in the process :/

loopylolly

09-01-2010, 10:32 pm

Hope your wrist and ankle get better soon Laura

xlaurax

11-01-2010, 10:03 pm

Thanks Lolly! Wrist feels fine now but ankle is still sore...getting better though!

jan

18-01-2010, 6:46 pm

Hope you're all back to normal now Laura..........at your age you bounce (at my age I don't:( )!

My RNTBC is that this forum seems so very quiet these days:(
Time was when the place was buzzing with news, views and gossip and now, when I login I'm usually the only one around........well I'm used to talking to myself but I'm a bit concerned about the forums so I'm going to have a think about starting some new threads to get everyone involved.
Any ideas?
One problem which may put people off is that, if you forget to tick the little Remember me box when you login then you may be timed out on a longer post and you might think all is lost. Not so.....all you need to do is login again when the page asks you to and your message will be saved and posted.

So....really.....any ideas folks?
xx

Melody

26-01-2010, 3:52 pm

I work in an office and have been so busy today my eyes feel like they haven't blinked for ages... so where do I come to relax ~ why a web forum of course! My eyes will be bleeding soon...! Another reason not to be so cheerful is that I tend to think and feel so much about things, daydream, obsess etc. that I'm in danger of one day disappearing into cloud cuckooland... work is actually quite good for me in that respect as it keeps me sane (working in a professional capacity with certain rules of conduct...).

jan

26-01-2010, 4:50 pm

A sight for sore eyes?
Optrex of course:)
Haven't seen the sun for days and snow forecast for Thursday when I'm driving to a gig about 35 miles away.
:(:(

FTFairy

26-01-2010, 9:51 pm

just spent 90 minutes writing a post on the pledge thread and it didn't post :mad::mad:

Melody

27-01-2010, 12:26 pm

A sight for sore eyes?
Optrex of course:)
Haven't seen the sun for days and snow forecast for Thursday when I'm driving to a gig about 35 miles away.
:(:(
never thought of eye drops funnily probably because my mascara would run... but I really ought to as my vision will suffer from staring at a monitor for so long... hope you get some sun soon... we had an amazing sunset yesterday (viewed through an office window) ~ it was a pinkish hue and really vibrant.

groovelands

29-01-2010, 5:31 pm

jan

30-01-2010, 9:20 am

Well, we could get Duke to post a controversial question, and that might get a bit of discussion going - oh hang on...... :p

Hope you got to the gig ok last night, Jan. How was it?

:D That could work!! The gig was fab! RNTBC though.....the car heater is definitely not safe to use. It works but there's a nasty smell if it's on so I dared not use it. Consequently it took ages to thaw out once i got home:( Going to be something similar tonight when I'm on taxi duty - to and from the same venue (The Sage) as daughter and friend are going to the Outside-In festival..... a new event, holding a Rock Fest in January with loads of top bands but all indoors! Their last train would be before 10pm and the event is due to finish at 10.30. They don't want to miss the Lost Prophets so I volunteered to taxi. Might just take hotty water bottles and blankets!
xx

FTFairy

09-02-2010, 4:31 pm

Organisations who give you permission to do something and then don't respond when you try to plan details.:mad::mad::(

It's not like I have a thesis to write or anything and would need to come up to Belfast to obtain the data:banghead:

Maggie

13-02-2010, 8:33 pm

Irelands performance today against France in the rugby

The boys fought hard but silly silly schoolboy mistakes :banghead:

No grandslam this year, and if they don't really really pick things up and start playing proper rugby, no 6 nations win either :(

teddy10

16-02-2010, 4:38 pm

A colleague who has responded to a minor professional disagreement by building a "Berlin Wall" between our desks!
Childish , or what!

berniecasserley

18-02-2010, 4:49 pm

Gutted that I'm going to be spending the evening watching telly instead of the Fordster playing the new album from start to finish , but the snow here this afternoon meant I only just managed to get home from town and I daren't even contemplate the 100 mile round car trip to Cheltenham :(
Just hope Hannah and him get there safely !

beth gaddis

18-02-2010, 4:58 pm

My main job is handling insurance service via internet, but several nights a week i have to get on the phone and take calls instead. I HATE taking calls. Tonight is a telephone night. And the phone on my desk seems to be a "mean people magnet." Pray for my sanity :)

jan

18-02-2010, 7:15 pm

Aw Bernie.......no words.....and we've no snow here at all for once.
Beth........slay them all with your silver tongue.
Teddy10.......life would be so boring without the idiots we despise! Good luck with THAT one!
xx

atkygal

18-02-2010, 7:46 pm

This dam presentation is driving me bonkers. It's an online one so can't even wow them with my sparkling personality! Boo

xlaurax

18-02-2010, 10:09 pm

My mum got taken into hospital last Wednesday and isn't any better...
She's been sick since Christmas, but got steadily worse and the past 2 weeks, she was just lying on the sofa, unable to move so we finally got her to go to hospital last Wednesday. (she's terrified of hospitals) She wasn't eating or drinking. They've had 6 different surgeons down to see her, but none of them think it has anything to do with their area. I have been up to see her a few times but the last time I went up was Tuesday night and she was so much better...even managed to eat a banana sandwich while I was there, was off the drip etc, but then yesterday she was worse than ever...her potassium levels got dangerously low, so they put her back on the drip and put her on a heart monitor. If her potassium levels are high enough tomorrow, she's getting a bi-opsy and the camera thingi. (don't know the name...where they put a camera inside you)
They can't treat her for anything though until they find out what it is. I just keep telling myself she's in the best place for her at the minute, but it's so hard sitting at home worrying about her, going up to see your mum who's usually so strong completely helpless and seeing how much it's affecting everyone else.
It hasn't been just as bad this week because i've been off school on mid term, so could go up when I pleased, it didn't matter if I got little-to-no sleep over worrying etc, but i'm back to school on Monday, so hopefully i'll be ok :/
They've told her she'll probably be in there for at least a couple on weeks :(

beth gaddis

19-02-2010, 4:51 pm

@ xLaurax...best wishes to you and your mom! I know that not knowing what's going on makes it all more stressful. I'll keep a good thought for you!

robi

19-02-2010, 5:23 pm

Ditto. You're right, xlaurax. Your mum is in the right place. Hopefully they will find the cause soon, and get the right treatment in place for her for a good recovery.

Jacqui

19-02-2010, 5:31 pm

Oh Laura, I hope that you mum gets sorted out soon, this must be very stressful for you.

Stephen

20-02-2010, 1:51 am

Just found out that Jim Steinman had open heart surgery last week.

xlaurax

21-02-2010, 10:19 pm

Thanks guys...went up to see her today...still no change and she will probably be in there for a month or so yet. The only consolation is that she's happy enough and isn't getting stressed out about being in the hospital because the staff are being so brilliant, plus she's got her appetite back. As much as she tries to put on a brave face while we're there, it killed me watching her barely able to walk 2 metres to the toilet :/
She's being a typical mum though...not worrying about the fact that she's in hospital, in loads of pain, but instead worrying about the fact that she won't be there for me when I have my university interview on Wednesday and about the fact that it's my brother's 16th birthday on Thursday which she won't be home for!

alice

21-02-2010, 11:21 pm

Best wishes to you and your Mum, Laura and good luck for your interview on Wednesday.

ethereal

03-03-2010, 11:31 am

Laura, just catching up with the forum now... hope you and your mum are doing ok. Will be thinking of you.

jan

04-03-2010, 7:39 pm

Sad day for our small family.........our little Kevin the rabbit died today after a short illness but a long rabbit life.
:(:(

beth gaddis

04-03-2010, 8:03 pm

Sad day for our small family.........our little Kevin the rabbit died today after a short illness but a long rabbit life.
:(:(
I'm so sorry, Jan.

Rita

04-03-2010, 9:50 pm

That's really sad Jan. I am sorry. I know what it's like losing a pet.

xlaurax

05-03-2010, 11:33 pm

Awk Jan, I'm really so sorry...I know how it felt when we lost my dog/cat/hamster, particularly when they've been with you for such a long time :/

Just wanting to apoloogise for my absence (have been staying in grannie's house with less internet access) and thank you all for your thoughts and well wishes with regards my mum...she's home! She's not really any better though, aside from that her appetite's back...she can still barely walk, is in loads of pain, vomiting etc, but they have ruled out surgery (thankfully!) so allowed her out for a bit to wait on results from tests, for them to figure out how to treat it and for them to try and work out what it is, because everyone's still none the wiser :/
It's so nice to have her home for a bit though and to see her even a bit better!
Really appreciate all your thoughts and well wishes! x

xlaurax

06-03-2010, 12:09 am

2 kids (aged 9 and 10) who go to the youth club I volunteer at had the bury their mum this week after she commited suicide by hanging herself at the local quarry :(
(they also have 2 older brothers agef 14 and 17)

jan

06-03-2010, 7:16 pm

Thanks for your thoughts folks. I'm sitting here with the niggling thought in my mind that i should put the rabbit to bed, ie, cover up his hutch against the cold. We gave him a burial spot next to his run where he spent many sunny days throwing his toys around and munching grass. It's true that they become part of the family with their simple needs and it never gets easier when they hand in their food bowls and depart over the Rainbow Bridge.
Laura, I've sent you a PM. That's indescribably tragic for those kids you know and i can't begin to suggest how to deal with it. To be brutally frank, I don't think you can. Life for some is hellish and there's nothing you can do to change it for them. Love is at home and that's where your love belongs now. It gets better......really it does. Hugs to you.
xx

Jacqui

12-03-2010, 5:18 pm

Oh Laura that's really terrible news about the children's mum. This happens much more often than people realise. I know of at least three other people who have done the same thing and it is always tragic.

Jan , so sorry to hear about bunny Kevin. It's always hard to lose a pet.

Sending my love out to everyone who is feeling sad at the moment.

beth gaddis

27-03-2010, 1:25 pm

jan

28-03-2010, 1:32 am

Just went to balance my checkbook and found that due to a glaring oversight (my own stupid fault) I sent my account VERY short. Which sucks for many reasons, but it also means an end to my wishful planning on booking a flight over for a show next month. :(

Did something similar over my council tax and will have to make a rapid car trip on Monday to make sure I don't make a pig's ear out of it! Nice to have secondary bank accounts but not always convenient in rural areas:-(
xx

beth gaddis

02-04-2010, 3:54 pm

For the love of all things holy, it's going to be almost 90 degrees here today. What the heck happened to spring???? :hissyfit:

MandyK

02-04-2010, 3:58 pm

Hey Laura - any update on your mom?

jan

03-04-2010, 9:23 pm

For the love of all things holy, it's going to be almost 90 degrees here today. What the heck happened to spring???? :hissyfit:

No good looking over here....thermal underwear and snow predicted but heavy rain showers the reality for most of the day and snow over higher ground. The day ended peacefully with rosy clouds and blue sky, but a lot of water was passed between dawn and dusk (I saw both!). Happily now, all is peaceful and dark.
xx

beth gaddis

05-04-2010, 5:42 pm

Allergies.

Which are not helped by this (this is what spring looks like in Georgia. That's my normally black car covered in a generous dusting of pollen).

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj217/bethmohler/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg

robi

11-04-2010, 12:01 pm

beth gaddis

11-04-2010, 12:18 pm

runnerbean

11-04-2010, 12:56 pm

Just back from a fantastic week in Norway. Beautiful, beautiful country. Didn't want to leave.
My RNTBC is (don't laugh!), I think I might have fractured my coccyx from a fall when XC skiing. Its a pain in the bum!

Oooooh! Painful and there's not a lot you can do. Grin and bear it or invest in a rubber ring? That's what happens us humans because we don't have a tail! The cheek of it. :-)

At least you're back to beautiful sunshine. Take care.

rattle

11-04-2010, 4:22 pm

Losing cup semi-finals on penalties ......... and having to explain the pain of it to people who don't understand :(

Jacqui

13-04-2010, 3:32 pm

Eek, it's back to the drawing board for me.

I decided to go back and get some serious voice lessons with the wonderful Rebekah Coffey.

Bloomin' hard work, and very strange to look in a mirror and see all your own little quirks. By the end of all this I'll be able to crack nuts with my abdominal muscles.
La Scala here I come!

Much respect to anyone who performs alone in any genre.

FTFairy

14-04-2010, 4:08 am

Finishing college today:(

beth gaddis

16-04-2010, 2:31 pm

@ FTFairy - Hope you will have lots of lovely opportunities waiting for you now that you've finished college!

My RNTBC is that last week my washing machine started draining all over my kitchen floor. We thought it was the end of our washing machine so we ended up getting another (luckily from a family member so no expense, but soooo much trouble finding a way to transport it and install it). After almost a week without a washer my husband does a load of laundry, only to see that this washer drained on the floor as well. Turns out after all that difficulty, and after imposing on a friend to transport it and my dad to hook it up, it's a problem with the drain pipes in the wall and not the machine. Currently listening to the maintenance guy snake out the pipes.

mediumal

20-04-2010, 10:42 am

My youngest son left Plymouth yesterday on his ship, not back until December, he'll be in waters off Somalia, Iran, Yemen and Pakistan. I had a tear in my eye as I watched the ship disappear around the headland.

I'll post something in RTBC to keep the balance!

Wraithlike

04-05-2010, 8:37 pm

Duke is at the Oran Mor tonight. I am not at the Oran Mor tonight.

jeanette

05-05-2010, 6:59 am

My RNTBC is that I won't be taking my kids to the Dr Who prom at the Albert Hall in July...Proms tickets went on sale online at 8.00am yesterday..and guess what - everything we wanted to go to sold out! Some of us just can't sit patiently at a PC at that hour due to work, school run etc. And what's really galling is that tickets will probably turn up on Ebay at grossly inflated prices...grrrrr! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

beth gaddis

07-05-2010, 4:51 pm

My youngest nephew, Benjamin, had a bone marrow transplant almost 5 years ago. He went for his checkup with his cancer doctor yesterday to make sure it's still grafted. The doctor wasn't super pleased with his platelet count. They want to check it again in 2 or 3 weeks.

Thankfully I don't think Benjamin's too freaked out about all this, he was young enough when his illness and transplant went on that I don't think he remembers it too well (he got sick a couple of months before his 3rd birthday). It's just the grown ups that are a little on edge about this all.

It's more of a reason to be anxious rather than a reason not to be cheerful. I had hoped he'd get his 5-year "all clear" results. I know that he will, we just have to wait a few more weeks for it. Till then it's nothing but good thoughts and lots of prayers.

jan

07-05-2010, 6:39 pm

and hugs Beth.
xo

beth gaddis

08-05-2010, 7:02 am

thank you Jan

jodieaitken

08-05-2010, 10:03 am

Hope he'll be okay Beth! Anxiety is never good!

RNTBC, I have too much going on. By wednesday I should have finished a book review, written an article, started an essay, written a story board, been to hospital in Edinburgh (eek!), written an article, done 2 maths tests, practiced on my guitar, earned some money towards the next Duke merch I'll be getting and on top of all that I have to function like a normal human being!! IT'S TOO MUCH!!

Phew...

morwenna

08-05-2010, 10:13 am

Best wishes to you and your family Beth.

alice

08-05-2010, 7:20 pm

Best wishes to Benjamin, Beth. Hope all will be OK.

beth gaddis

09-05-2010, 1:27 pm

Best wishes to Benjamin, Beth. Hope all will be OK.

Thanks, Alice! He seems not to be bothered at all by any of this :):

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj217/bethmohler/zbfieldday.jpg

(His school had Field Day Friday, where all the different classes compete against one another in track and field type events)

Wraithlike

11-05-2010, 8:13 pm

Crazy Dave Cuntface Scummy Cameron's gonna be the new PM.

We're fucked.

:(

jan

11-05-2010, 8:19 pm

Language Timothy:(! (but I agree with you!)
xx

beth gaddis

18-05-2010, 4:30 pm

My supervisor told me last night that my department will be cutting some people. Not firing them, luckily, but moving them from our current department (insurance agents that handle customer interaction mostly via the internet) to another (agents that handle the interaction via phone). Since "customer interaction" generally means "politely listen while someone talks to you as though you were something they found on the bottom of their shoe," this does not make me happy. I had that job for about 5 years before getting my current position and hated nearly every minute.

I have my fingers crossed that I am not one of the unlucky few. As it is we take phone calls a couple of hours a night when the phone department gets busy and even that couple of hours makes me want to smack my head into the keyboard. :(

duke of hal

06-06-2010, 5:39 am

beth gaddis

06-06-2010, 7:52 am

yikes! Take care of youtself & feel better soon!

jodieaitken

06-06-2010, 3:28 pm

Hope you get better quickly DoH!

My shower just blew up. While I was having a shower. Mum can't phone the council so I can moan at them today, 'cos it's sunday. The office is shut. I'm pissed off. Booooo :(

runnerbean

06-06-2010, 6:23 pm

Can't sleep cos I'm in agony...top edged a hook shot into my face yesterday afternoon at cricket (no, I wasn't wearing a helmet!), blood everywhere. Fell on my bat (I think) and dislocated my shoulder! 7 hours in hospital (2 hospitals tbh) A&E and I now have my shoulder re-set but in a sling (thankfully they gave me a sedative to put it back in!), and 12 stitches in my face! Happy days!

given I was finishing cricket early this year to donate my kidney...that's it for this year!

You are so so lucky DofH. We had for a few summers, a Indian Test Cricketer living with us (about 10 years ago). He came to play club cricket here when he was off season in India. He was playing in Lahore and experienced the same as you, last ball of the match, no helmet :( but the outcome was fatal, he was only in his thirties.

Please, please wear your helmet at all times. I hope you recover very soon and get back on the pitch.

jan

07-06-2010, 7:43 pm

Get well soon Paul.......you must!
I get the same feeling of dread whenever I see someone riding a horse with no safety helmet (and I don't mean the horse). I had a friend who was knocked off her horse by a vehicle onto a road. Unfortunately it was in the days before chin harness on your hat was deemed necessary, her hat came off, she suffered fatal head injuries.
Don't take chances folks.
xx

Kris

10-06-2010, 12:54 am

1. unemployed
2. hit a wall in my car the first day i got ensured

alice

10-06-2010, 1:17 am

Pretty shitty - but you have a very good RTBC - many congratulations, a real achievement!

Kris

10-06-2010, 12:31 pm

ah also my rntbc today is i cant spell insured when i'm tired lol!!!

beth gaddis

23-06-2010, 6:10 pm

Posted over on RTBC but since I originally posted here...the followup blood work for my nephew came back fine. Still in remission, transplant still grafted :)

beth gaddis

30-06-2010, 4:19 pm

Chuckle heads at my cell phone company told me today that to upgrade my phone (which I've been dying to do for months) I'll have to switch to a plan that will end up costing me an extra 30 bucks a month. Sadly, this means that I'll have to hang onto my current phone for at least a few more months. meh.
(but it's nice that my RNTBC is such a trivial thing. Most people have real problems, and I'm lucky not to be among that number right now.)