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DavidM

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Long trek to the RVI today for my six monthly check up . No matter how far you’ve come or well you feel that feeling is always the same . Felt ok until today ...


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gingerjon

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1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:

the bus was delayed because of a lorry spilling it's load of tree trunks on the A21, then the driver declaring he was over his time limit. It took me 3.5 hours to do 35 miles back to Hastings.

I was in that queue. Thankfully under my own steam was able to inch forward and then divert off into the blackness of single track roads and a very hazy knowledge of exactly how I'd get back to civilisation. Came out somewhere near Westfield ...

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

ckn

ckn

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Just finished lunch on the train to Edinburgh.  Gnocchi with spicy tomato sauce.  Train food has certainly improved one hell of a lot in the last few years. 

I also like the speed of modern trains.  I left Ipswich at 8am and we’re already in Darlington despite the Ipswich to Peterborough line being a slow regional all-stops job.

"When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"

JonM

JonM

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13 minutes ago, ckn said:

I also like the speed of modern trains.

Shame the UK only has one such line (maybe two?) Going from Peterborough to Edinburgh in under three and a half hours is pretty impressive.

Wiltshire Rhino

Wiltshire Rhino

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Went to "Christmas at Kew" yesterday. I enjoyed it! ? 

Also went to the National Gallery. I'm no expert on art but to see paintings like Waterlilies, Sunflowers and The Bathers, in real life, was pretty cool! ? 

Yesterday was a good day "in the Smoke". 

 

 

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gingerjon

gingerjon

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4 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

National Gallery. I'm no expert on art but to see paintings like Waterlilies, Sunflowers and The Bathers, in real life, was pretty cool! ? 

It's easy to get a bit blase about stuff that's in the permanent collection and always on display but I defy anyone to walk around the free bit of the National Gallery and not have at least one painting that makes you just stop and go, "Wow ..." 

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

Bob8

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On 12/6/2018 at 10:30 AM, ckn said:

On the train to Peterborough and the bit leading towards it doesn’t half remind me of bits of the Netherlands where it seems like a heavy rain would turn it back into sea again. The canals and waterways are all at ground level and heavily banked.

The comparisons between the Fens and the Netherlands are strong. As is the link between architecture in Boston, Lincoln and Flanders. 

"You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014

ckn

ckn

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Heading back to home today. On the train to Edinburgh now and just stopped at Haymarket. It just doesn’t seem the same these days without the persistent smell of the brewery malt. 

"When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"

Bleep1673

Bleep1673

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On ‎12‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 11:17 AM, gingerjon said:

It's easy to get a bit blase about stuff that's in the permanent collection and always on display but I defy anyone to walk around the free bit of the National Gallery and not have at least one painting that makes you just stop and go, "Wow ..." 

When I lived & cycled in London, I would stop off at one of the various Galleries/Museums on the way home at least once a week, if I had a half day.

Padge

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On 12/6/2018 at 11:25 AM, Johnoco said:

Watching Peaky Blinders a bit back, I thought 'I must look out for when they are filming in Bradford again'

They have been filming the new PB in Bradford very recently. I didn't know. ?

They were filming at The Old Courts in Wigan last week.

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ckn

ckn

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Today I will be in a four hour workshop to discuss a major change in how NHS organisations work together. The best thing I can say about the plans is that they’re better than Brexit no deal plans. Just.  

I will need plenty of coffee today I think. 

"When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"

DavidM

DavidM

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4 minutes ago, Copa said:

I bought tickets to see Nigel Kennedy play in Canberra.

He’ll never get in their team

Shadow

Shadow

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Today I learned how to drive the Forklift.

On Monday I have a test and (should) get a certificate. 

I will then be allowed to drive the Forklift. 

Copa

Copa

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3 minutes ago, Shadow said:

Today I learned how to drive the Forklift.

On Monday I have a test and (should) get a certificate. 

I will then be allowed to drive the Forklift. 

My mother was a forklift driver for a few years. Apparently back in the day she was the first woman in the region to drive one.

ckn

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8 hours ago, ckn said:

Today I will be in a four hour workshop to discuss a major change in how NHS organisations work together. The best thing I can say about the plans is that they’re better than Brexit no deal plans. Just.  

I will need plenty of coffee today I think. 

Our four hour workshop ended 90 minutes early after we unanimously agreed that the current plans made the government’s Brexit plans seem reasonable and straight-forward and that we really were in Ready-Fire-Aim mode trying to get things running before we knew what we were trying to do.  The positive is that we agreed on something and I got home before the worst of rush hour.

"When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"

timtum

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Dear Diary

 

I am 52 years old and am sharing a house with my mother in law.  No this is not the beginning of one of the readers' letters in male interest magzines from the early 1980s.

 

Sausage business in France gone to pot as a result of:  my ongoing health issues; the decimation of my customer base as a result of Brexit; and most importantly the deterioration in the well being of my in laws.

 

Today was a particularly special day.

 

In the morning I joined in as a member of the care home choir for the Christmas carol service.  My father in law bellowed, crooned, occasionally just sang, for all of the 9 songs that we performed.  Dementia really brings out the musician in him.  He loved it.  Mince pies and a glass of sherry afterwards meant that he was part drunk and part happy on his return to his secure accommodation.  As usual I had a little weep through the singing of Can't help falling in love.

 

My mother in law meanwhile, fresh from buying yet another umbrella (up to a RL satisfying 13 now hanging on the back of the door), had also invested in the 5th radio required by any kitchen.  I'm trying to break it to my wife that her mum is following her dad in terms of mental deterioration.

 

This evening I have been to my brother in law's Christmas party as part of the autism group which looks after him.  What a lot of food, dancing and general jollity.  The fella who was with me b in l has worked with him now, probably two days a week, for the last 22 years.  

 

Humbling, tear jerking, watching people be empowered, and also watching in my pa in laws personal power diminishing by the day.

 

Not necessarily the turning in life I expected to take, but it ain't half interesting.....

 

 

…..thank God there is a pub just round the corner!

tonyXIII

tonyXIII

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It sounds like you're facing a tough time, timtum. Good luck.

Don't forget to make some time for yourself.

 

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gingerjon

gingerjon

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8 hours ago, timtum said:

Dear Diary

 

I am 52 years old and am sharing a house with my mother in law.  No this is not the beginning of one of the readers' letters in male interest magzines from the early 1980s.

 

Sausage business in France gone to pot as a result of:  my ongoing health issues; the decimation of my customer base as a result of Brexit; and most importantly the deterioration in the well being of my in laws.

 

Today was a particularly special day.

 

In the morning I joined in as a member of the care home choir for the Christmas carol service.  My father in law bellowed, crooned, occasionally just sang, for all of the 9 songs that we performed.  Dementia really brings out the musician in him.  He loved it.  Mince pies and a glass of sherry afterwards meant that he was part drunk and part happy on his return to his secure accommodation.  As usual I had a little weep through the singing of Can't help falling in love.

 

My mother in law meanwhile, fresh from buying yet another umbrella (up to a RL satisfying 13 now hanging on the back of the door), had also invested in the 5th radio required by any kitchen.  I'm trying to break it to my wife that her mum is following her dad in terms of mental deterioration.

 

This evening I have been to my brother in law's Christmas party as part of the autism group which looks after him.  What a lot of food, dancing and general jollity.  The fella who was with me b in l has worked with him now, probably two days a week, for the last 22 years.  

 

Humbling, tear jerking, watching people be empowered, and also watching in my pa in laws personal power diminishing by the day.

 

Not necessarily the turning in life I expected to take, but it ain't half interesting.....

 

 

…..thank God there is a pub just round the corner!

There's a lot going on here. Humanity at is awe inspiring best and most heartrending. Keep enjoying the bits you can enjoy.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

Clogiron

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Today we the general public have got to see the Tory party at play, whilst it's been fun to watch in the bigger scheme of things will it change enough opinions for them to be banished from government when the next election takes place? Unfortunately I doubt it, once their appeasers in the media get to work on calling out the big bad wolf of the opposition enough of the gereatric and self believing upwardly mobile voting public, who like much of the country have the attention span of a Goldfish will still vote Tory. Call it our Trump tendency I suppose, what a country we have become, unable to think for ourselves, elections should be decided by Bake off, Strictly Come Dancing, Big Brother or Celebrity whatever at least it would engage more of the public in the decision making process.

Goodnight.

Bleep1673

Bleep1673

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2 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

Getting back on Duolingo to learn Portuguese. Currently on a 17 day streak...

 

...e eu estou adorando! ? 

Using Duolingo to improve my Spanish, although I think I should learn English first✍️

Tienes una sonrisa muy bonita

DavidM

DavidM

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3 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

Getting back on Duolingo to learn Portuguese. Currently on a 17 day streak...

 

...e eu estou adorando! ? 

Pup ... 122 day streak in Italian . I can say ‘where is my penguin ‘ fluently when I go to Rome in July 

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