Its tough, it will get better and guess what its freezing brrrrr!

katholicos

pagangirl wrote: »

Thanks for the hugs, good wishes and advice folks - It was me birthday today, am that worried about situation, have cancelled it til find out where I stand moneywise.:( I know worrying doesn't help, but .......:eek::eek::eek: (not sleeping much either).

will seek help on benefits thread (thanks Jaxx46).

Lindy-Loo - have been told the appeal can take anything from 3-9 months to go through. (But payment will re-start once they have received the appeal form - do not know if it gets backdated, or if they just don't pay me in between).

Sammy Kaye hope you are ok after your accident hunny :eek:

flowertotmum - think you were very restrained after that nasty so called joke - I would've brained the pair of 'em - glad you still got your veg tho.

Congrats on job front Jamanda and Bitter - nice to hear some good news

Hugs to all
xx

Happy Birthday Pagangirl

elf06

mardatha wrote: »

If I can ever afford to come up there again Elf, I'll give you a shout for a meetup !

Yay

Its lovely up here but canget a little on the chilly side :rotfl:. Are you still in Scotland?

Red_Doe

Mardatha, what you said before struck a chord here. I have oil central heating and it ran out last February. Haven`t had the money to put any in the tank since. Only got the one open fire for heat. Just lately it`s been so cold, and I`m frankly dreading winter, got down to around minus twenty last year.
But, on good days I remember I never grew up with any central heating, it`s a luxury, not a necessity, and though I have days when I crave a warm house, we manage.
Lots of warm woolies and housework and hot food.
I can only imagine how hard it must be for older folks.

Red_Doe

Thanks Katholicos for the Ebay tip!
and Happy Birthday Pagangirl! ((((((((((((Hugs))))))))))))))))

mardatha

Yes Elf, I'm up in the border hills. Is bloody baltic here tonight in my kitchen nevermind ootside ! RD, I can still mind one year we ran out of coal and money. I had to round the kids up and take them up on the hill to collect wood. The youngest was so cold and whiney we stuck him inside a black binbag and tied it round his neck :rotfl:
Then we found a neighbour who had a freezer full of (poached) salmon but nothing else, and he swapped me a pail of coal for some ice cream and pavlova for his kids Poor but happy days !

flowertotmum

parsonswife8 wrote: »

Flowertotmum, the pheasant was virtually in the middle of the road and it was BUSY:eek::eek::eek::eek:

I wouldn't have hesitated otherwise....:o:o:o:o

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::A
sara

flowertotmum

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

Flowertotmum myself, DH and hairdresser were all up in arms about your veg today. Have just stopped laughing about your DH's prank although if it was my DH I think the repenting would have to last for a good few days.:rotfl:

Have been shopping today for bread flour, Allisons 3kg bags were all sold out in Mr M's. I had the last four unripped bags from Mr A's then went to Aldi and stocked up on castor sugar, plain and SR flour. The two big supermarkets had plenty of bags of the much more expensive smaller bags. Also bought two very large bags of pasta and 4 large lidded plastic boxes to store them all in in the garage. I feel like I am finally a proper part of the preparing for winter MSE family.

Hi oh he is gonna pay...well and truly bogged off with the pair of them..my son has been down for tea and washed up ,put pots away and gone again..hubby has made me endless cups of tea...not giving into them yet..few more days of creeping should do it i think...
as for the road kill..he might end up like it if he does it again..
take care
xxx

Red_Doe

Then we found a neighbour who had a freezer full of (poached) salmon but nothing else, and he swapped me a pail of coal for some ice cream and pavlova for his kids Poor but happy days !

Almost sounds like my dad! He was a renowned poacher and it wasn`t til the seventies that we got a real bathroom and indoor loo put in the crofthouse. But it was ages til we had to stop using the zinc tub in front of the range...dad always had salmon in the bath, keeping the fresh til he could deal with them.

elf06

Red_Doe wrote: »

...dad always had salmon in the bath, keeping the fresh til he could deal with them.

:rotfl:My ex did this - only the first time I stayed with him overnight there was no warning and I got up in the morning to find salmon splashing round!!

flowertotmum

Pagangirl...HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE....