A new 'tougher' thread... and so it continues

Byatt

Mrs_Chip wrote: »

They tend to be a bit seasonal I think. I dont get a chance to look round a 'proper' pound shop these days, perhaps someone else will know? There are some on Ebay too.

I have dodgy knees, and walking with a pole gives me a lot more confidence that they are not going to give way and send me A over T !

Just got one from fleabay. Had a balance in my PP account and much cheaper than I expected. Yayyy.

I fall over easily, have done since a child, but when I go down its equivalent to a small earthquake now!:eek:

silvasava

I bought a piar of walking poles in Lidl a few years ago - they were a godsend in the snow & ice when I walked to the shops........havn't tried them yet on a walk

Mrs_Chip

:j:j:T @ Byatt

Mrs_Chip

... And comes in very handy when you are trying to reach blackberries and sloes and apples from the hedge!

katieowl_2

Mrs_Chip wrote: »

Love too Kate. Mrs OG has got to report to the Big House at 10.15 for her orders (housesitting for a few days) so need to see what time she can get away, but I should be ok for 11 ish?

OK we'll see you then! Don't worry I'm daft enough to walk up to anyone there and ask if they are Mrs Chip! I'll wear an owl somewhere prominently so if you think we look like weirdos you can say no and sidle off!

Kate

Mrs_Chip

I'm not wearing a chip! :rotfl:Just checked, Mrs OG is fine for about 11. See you in the coffee shop!

Byatt

Mrs_Chip wrote: »

I'm not wearing a chip! :rotfl:Just checked, Mrs OG is fine for about 11. See you in the coffee shop!

On another thread, there was talk of people wearing a safety pin.

How exciting; meeting up!

ginnyknit

Apparently the safety pin is the sign of MSE, maybe a kilt pin would be best so you can see it x

LavenderBees

Byatt wrote: »

Any tips on what to take with me?

Also any safety tips as will be walking alone.

Chocolate

Seriously, though, maybe a bottle of water so you don't dehydrate (though I always forget, or more likely am too lazy to carry one, and am spitting feathers by the time I get home)

Always carry your mobile phone, and perhaps let someone know where you are going. I walk around here 8-10 miles sometimes and never really think about the safety aspect. Hmmm ......Just make sure you're dressed for weather of all kinds - layers and waterproof. You'll be fine, and fresh air/lovely views fair lifts the heart, I can tell you.

And it's free :T

smileyt_2

I should be in bed .... just popping in to say thank you again, and Bruno says thank you for all the birthday wishes I have decided he will get his treat at the weekend - I was so shattered today that we had an afternoon nap/snuggle together instead of going shopping. I'm just gathering my loins (or whatever the phrase is!) to take the dogs out for their last wee of the day ....

I'm on the tenants' panel for my Housing Association and we have decided that the theme of this year's annual tenants' meeting will be welfare reform and money-saving/financial inclusion. I think I will be doing a card-making workshop and also I hope to have examples of a range of home-made gifts to inspire people. I think this is important because present-buying and gift-giving is hugely important to so many people and often the budget goes out of the window. So between now and May I will making things like sock monkeys, gifts in jars, mug hugs, snowman soup, 'time' cheques etc to try and show people that home-made gifts can be just as nice, if not better, than expensive shop-bought ones. I am going through the old 'crafty for Christmas' threads on here and blatantly stealing ideas. There doesn't seem to be a thread for this year, perhaps it is too early yet! Otherwise I would go on and confess my intellectual thievery. But I will be directing tenants to this most excellent website and its forums (fora?).

Byat could you get one of those small foil emergency blankets to slip into your pocket? You never know when you might need one, especially if you are prone to falling over! It could make all the difference between a warm and dry wait for help if you need it, and a cold and damp wait for help.

Right, loins are gathered so off into the freezing night I go with my two very unimpressed dogs ......