It's STILL tough and not getting better - so how are we coping?

BigMummaF

EstherH wrote: »

....A large sheet over a few chairs inside or out makes a good tent and a picnic in it is more exciting than lunch at the table. I was talking with friends the other day about the games we used to play as children, two balls against the wall with a rhyme, elastics and skipping. Maybe introducing children to these would help to keep the bordom away for a bit as they may be a novelty these days or maybe I am completely out of touch and they wouldn't want to know in which case feel free to ignore me.

Hand on heart, I was only thinking the other day about all the games we used to play. I was crash hot at 1-2-Upsy-Daisy on the two-ball, & usually ended up as a post for french skipping..& do you remember nicking your mum's stocking & shoving a tennis ball in the toe, to make one of those things to swing around your ankle or bang side to side against the wall All the end walls around here have huge No Ball Games signs & the occupants scream obscenities if the kids dare disturb a blade of grass on their lawn :eek: ...assuming there IS a front garden cuz 98% have disappeared under a "draif" [wunna them fings yer park yer jamjar on :rotfl:]

Thread for Appr0ved F00d HERE; it's an on line "shop" that sells goodies that are almost or totally out of date, but everyone who has used them is still very much alive & spreading The Word

Wee_Jo

BigMummaF wrote: »

do you remember nicking your mum's stocking & shoving a tennis ball in the toe, to make one of those things to swing around your ankle

Oh yeah! We called them Skip-a-Go's My favourites were kerbie (throwing ball across road to hit the other kerb) and good old chasies

penelopedee_2

Frugalista wrote: »

I don't know if any of you guys ever read my posts on the old thread - my poor husband had been made redundant 3 times since Jan 09 and had been out of work since April this year :(.

Well today he got a job :j:j:j:j:D:D:D:D he's literally just phoned me to tell me the news - and I haven't even told my family yet!! I just had to tell you guys first .

Brilliant news Frugalista :j

jackieglasgow

Thanks very much for the dodgy hugs, Thriftyscotslass, sorry I was so dour, I feel much better now I've had my dinner!

jamanda

Just caught up. CONGRATULATIONS to the Frugalistas. And he got it because he is known to be good. That is fantastic and should give you both a real boost.

EstherH

BigMummaF wrote: »

Hand on heart, I was only thinking the other day about all the games we used to play. I was crash hot at 1-2-Upsy-Daisy on the two-ball, & usually ended up as a post for french skipping..& do you remember nicking your mum's stocking & shoving a tennis ball in the toe, to make one of those things to swing around your ankle or bang side to side against the wall All the end walls around here have huge No Ball Games signs & the occupants scream obscenities if the kids dare disturb a blade of grass on their lawn :eek: ...assuming there IS a front garden cuz 98% have disappeared under a "draif" [wunna them fings yer park yer jamjar on :rotfl:]

Thread for Appr0ved F00d HERE; it's an on line "shop" that sells goodies that are almost or totally out of date, but everyone who has used them is still very much alive & spreading The Word

Thats a shame. We used to play it anywhere there was a sare bit of wall. Front or back of house, Anywhere you could. I know it would be annoying if there was continuous banging on your house wall but really, people should remember that they were kids once.

I can't remember the rhymes now, but probably would come back to mind if someone quoted them all.

Thanks for doing the link for approved foods - I don't know how you do links.

EstherH

Jo_Rourke wrote: »

Oh yeah! We called them Skip-a-Go's My favourites were kerbie (throwing ball across road to hit the other kerb) and good old chasies

My kids used to play in front of next doors house because our car was always parked outside ours. Our neighbour never complained even when the ball went into their garden. Suppose we were lucky. It never occurred to me to move the car or that the neighbour might not be happy about it. A few years before it was other kids who were coming into our garden to collect their ball. It was just what kids did. Would hate to have the neighbours who complain about the blade of grass being touched . lol

Andraste

I don't think many of the people in our street had a car that was worth worrying about! Lots of the dads round us worked shifts, so we were quite often asked to be quiet because someone had either just got in from nights or was having a kip before they had to leave for work. Most of us were in the same boat, so it was no big deal.

jackieglasgow

Unfortunately, I have those neighbours and additionally the person opposite me has a dropped kerb opposite where our raised one is, so the kids need to play a wee bit up. The older neighbours, and I hate to say it, but it is them specifically, have started a petition and gone to our MSP to ask for fencing. Never mind its ugly, a maintainence nightmare, and a waste of the HA resources. The biggest joke is they all have plain grass front gardens about half the size of mine, which is planted all along the kerbside, and the ball is always bouncing in to mine from football games, kids walking along, and people who let their dogs pee on the lamp post which is right next to the edge of my garden near the plants! I am very much live and let live, but I really dont want this. The MSP sent us out a questionnaire out asking our opinions, and I made it quite clear to him I think its a waste of time and money, not to mention unsightyl, our wee street is a new build and looks lovely open plan the way it is, and I don't see the need for a fence, at all. Sorry rant over, I really don't mean to moan all the time, honest! :rotfl:

katiegizmo

It's really nice to hear good news!:o and gives me more hope of my DH finding a job... I don't know how I will cope if it takes months it's putting a huge strain on us emotionally already and while I enjoy money saving it seems to take up my every waking moment now, I can't tune out from the money worries. It's not a nice way to live! How to other people deal with the worries?

On a better note, DH is in my good books for picking up 20 rolls for 27p today in the reductions so my freezer looks nice and full even if it is only full of bread! Plus we had a nice crop of homegrown strawberries today and some lovely cherry tomatoes. :j