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

mcculloch29

fuddle wrote: »

Did Barnard Castle get their Heron Foods mcculloch? I know the place a little as drive through it sometimes when we go to the Lakes. I know what you mean by a bit... you know

No Heron's near me I'm afraid but my mum is getting one in her village. It's a commuter village so quite bustling but still, good to see the shops going into the places where they are really needed.

Yes, Fuddle, Barney did get their Heron - and I'm pleased that your Mum is getting one too! It was doing very well the last time I was in.
Barney's Heron is on the Market Place, on the right hand side as you drive downhill towards The Bank and the Buttermarket junction, just opposite the Turk's Head pub more or less. I used to work almost directly opposite, a couple of doors down from the pub and behind Done's bookmakers.

There are some lovely shops in Barney - and some really lovely people too, but some of them are a bit resistant to change and others would sooner go in the bookies than be seen in Heron, I'm sure.

mcculloch29

meme30 wrote: »

Mardy:- The 100s and 100s!! :rotfl: That's desperation!

Mccolloch:- I love H*ron food stores! Always get stuff from there. Love their Xell range which are the misshapen fish/fishcakes Waitr*se has rejected. Love their cooked meats too. Paid £1.25 for 200gm's of roast beef and turned it into a great Beef in Black Bean Sauce. Fab in wraps too. It would be a great asset in 'Barnie', we often have a drive over there on the Stanhope road. We camped a lot round there when girls were small.

Waitr*se, hey? I have some of the Waitr*se rejects in the freezer at the moment, the fillets in tempura batter, cost me a quid, you have to be quick with those though as they go fast.
The Stanhope road over the top is lovely at this time of year, one of my ex-colleagues when we worked in Barney lived in Hamsterley and she had fun in winter... not! Even in April and May they have snow up there when the rest of us are just a bit unseasonably nippy.

maryb

Woop Woop

I've just placed my first AF order. Enough Doves Fram organic wholemeal to last for aaaaages. I've just emptied out a big bit of my chest freezer so there'll be room for it in there so I didn't mind odering enough to get free delivery even though wholemeal doesn't normally last that long.

Thanks SOOOO much for the heads up on that

prepareathome

EEEEEks I don't get on here for a week and have 20 pages to catch up on, still not caught up - have read up to page 425, so still a way to go, but thought at this rate be next week before I post.

Byatt sorry if I worried you, am totally fine from last weeks amusing time, no after effects at all, but laptop which I bought last Sept and has driven me mad ever since decided once again it did not want to play so for second time since buying it I had to do a complete wipe, reformat and reinstall of windows ( I know I should take it back and helpline told me to for it to go away to be fixed but I dread how long it will be away so only want to do so if and only if it refuses to come on - even that has happened a few times but after leaving it a few hours will grudgingly come back to life). So it is running smoother again although usb ports are not working properly, so going to see in next few weeks if I can pick myself up a second hand laptop or netbook and take this one in to be sorted as phone ok for short times on-line but not weeks.

This week I have slowly been putting everything back in place but hit a pain and tiredness flare due to fibro ( Meme I feel for you) so not really felt up to coming on-line and just fed up as missed another WI meeting - joined in Feb and managed two meetings so far ( ok missed one for my concert) as Tuesday I never got out of bed at all and that day was supposed to go back for dentist to attempt the filling he couldn't do last time as area refused to go numb, so that had to be cancelled and of course as said no WI in the evening. Monday was only day this week that weather has been nice and I spent it on and off strimming the grass as I cannot start my petrol mower and son still not been near to cut the grass and I am trying at least to keep areas round my vegetable beds clear. Pain meds worked well then and got it done, but not so well on Tuesday, its just the level of pain and me being stubborn and refusing to take the full whack of meds that dr has prescribed - been on same level for two years and I want to stay on this level as this condition is not going to go away any time soon so if I increase now and do manage to live a bit longer what will I do for pain levels then when I am taken max amount.

I rested and pottered about Wed, Thurs and Friday - daytime as had arranged to go out with a friend to a psychic show which was on near us and there was a 'wowcher' voucher for it £9.99 for two tickets instead of £24 each. I would never in my wildest moments pay £24 for that, not now I have been - you had 4 psychics who gave messages for 3/4 hour and rest of time was taken up with private readings with charges starting at £20 for 15mins - needless to say neither friend or I had one. Got to say I did get a message - my dad but asking me to pass on something to my brother, the girl was right gave brothers name, hair colour, described dad - funny thing was she actually was giving all this to someone else first as she felt drawn to them and started on about all sorts and me sitting there thinking that is me she is talking about but not saying but when she started on about brother girl who she was giving all this to eventually said well no don't know anyone of that name, no Scottish connection at all, cannot take most of it so my friend puts her hand up and says 'its her you should be talking to' so psychic comes to me and as soon as I speak and she hears my Scottish accent she says the man whom she has with her told her 'at last you have her'. How I am supposed to pass on what was said to brother I do not know what dad expects as brother certainly will not listen to me, he will not listen if I can back up what I say in black and white never mind a message from our father from beyond the grave. One thing though I did feel my dad and felt as though I was being hugged by him. I never go expecting messages as usually never get any very often so was nice but not first time when I have had a message its for me to pass on something to someone, I guess being a medium myself them over on the other side don't feel I need the proof, but its still nice to get it.

This morning woke up feeling as if someone had systematically beaten every part of my body with a base ball bat, so stayed in bed till gone two but then took my pain meds and they helped and was able to get out and do some shopping - including birthday card for DGS who is 7 tomorrow, got part of his present ( introducing him to Terry Prachett ) with the book The World of Poo, perfect for a 7 year old. I want to take him out to choose what else he wants so hopefully we will do that next weekend once he has seen what he has received from everyone else so we don't get the same thing.

Just realised my walk clock in here is not right - second hand is going round fine but its not moved off 8.45 for 2 hrs weird, clock was dads, is he trying to tell me something, like contact brother, not a chance. Will go and put a new battery in the clock.

Oh I found out they have reduced what is considered the poverty line for a married couple for WTC. We have had some for quite a few years, well since I found out you could claim it even without children at home. Put in my renewal the other day and got told even though our income for 2011/12 is less than it was for 2010/11 and our income for 2012/13 is likely to be same as last year at most we are now no longer entitled to any WTC. So this made me check out council tax and housing benefit although council kept telling me we weren't entitled I knew we were both my housing assoc and benefits agency ( charity one) told me we were plus Turn To Us site, yet now we are no longer entitled to it, so they obviously have reduced what they consider a couple needs to live on, yet I had not heard anything about it, so it appears they have sneaked in some changes. Am just as glad now I had not pursued the housing and council tax benefit as we would now be £280 a month down instead of £60. I just had not felt up to keep fighting the council to try and get the benefit - even their own figures said we were entitled to it back in March but every time I sent in the form they wrote back saying no we were well over the limit - I think they kept adding in my DLA only way they could have made this decision but of course they never admitted it. So have to tighten our belts a bit over the £60 a month but it can be done a lot easier than if it was more.

Right will go and change battery in the clock as its annoying me seeing it stuck at 8.45 yet can hear it ticking away.

Then will go back to page 425 and continue reading - hope GQ your ear is much better by now and Byatt your daughter is feeling better - Tramadol can make you feel rather weird at first, I was on it 5 years until it started making me sick that was when dr put me on Oxycontin, which meant I was getting some pain relief as after being on the Tramadol for so long it wasn't really helping any more and I was on maximum amount. I came off it slowly over a few months replacing it with the Oxycontin slowly so didn't suffer any withdrawal problems luckily.

Everyone else I hope you are holding you heads above the water and the winds have not done to much damage.

Hugs. Love and healing to all xxxxxxxxxxx

prepareathome

Byatt wrote: »

Well, I've woken up feeling like I've been kicked around by a horse, just feel rough and have palpitations which I've not had for ages. Lord, I am heartily sick of myself. Another non productive day.

On the plus side DD sounds better on talking to her and she managed to eat a bacon sarnie.

If you have not had palpitations for a while might be worth speaking to your dr - I started getting a racing heart again a few months ago, just odd occasions at first but now a few times a week, yet am not having a panic attack which is when I used to have them and not had one of them for years, but was reluctant to mention it to dr as was sure she would never believe I was not having an anxiety attack, but saw her Friday and was very surprised she believed me, and asked do I get pain and admitted sometimes, not always I get a bit of chest pain so she has arranged for me to have a heart trace next Wednesday and she herself made me an appointment to see her again next Friday. Meanwhile I am under a promise if heart races again - palpitations I have to go to A&E and not to tell them I have had anxiety attacks in the past, I kid you not she told me that . I am occasionally getting puffy attacks as well - one minute walk up stairs and am puffing but later can do it and breathing fine, or even just getting off the bed can have me puffing, it comes and goes and she said could be linked to my heart - me I am not convinced, my condition affects all my muscles and although heart works on a different circuit I reckon its just that and heart is fine, its just the muscles playing up like my bladder ones do, one minute working well next not, when I have the racing and even the pain I never have any fear or feeling of things not right which they say people usually have, I feel fine just heart going like the clappers.

So Byatt keep an eye on it, as I know you have not been diagnosed with anything but you could have fibro or ME your symptoms sound like it and if you start get them more regularly take a trip to GP. I know you are under more stress at moment because of daughter but still best to check things out, its to easy to blame everything on stress. Dr told me off for not telling her about this months ago but understood why I kept quiet. Other day when I was strimming the grass heart started racing, I stopped for a minute but though blow this I have got out here, got pain down enough to do it, energy level not to bad so am continuing and i did lol, been made to promise not to do that again, dr went rather pale when I told her, but I felt ok and no pain in chest that time at all.

Right back to reading up to page 430..........

Hugs, love and healing to all xxxxxxxxxx

prepareathome

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

Evening all

Well I thought I had better pop back in, show my face and catch up with everyone.

Crumbs what a last few months Ive had.

O has changed jobs - so now instead of unhappy he is rock bottom miserable so as you can imagine hes not happy at all - even though its closer and marginally more money than we were getting.

Baby is almost at her terrible 2's and I think I may need a straight jacket by the end of it........and if this is her at naughty I dont want to see her at tantrum! :eek:

My sister underwent her cancer treatment, and was told under no circumstances to have unprotected sex as it would mean her follow up and all clear could be at risk.............so naturally she is 6 months pregnant, never got her all clear and is due in mid September.

My mother and I havent seen each other since October and I have spoken to her .....um.....twice by text message since November. Needless to say it is really not a loss considering our back story!

My nan is still undergoing her treatment for her Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, shes been on it for ages it feels like - but in reality it must be about 8 months now between chemo and injections etc. She was rushed in a few weeks back with pneumonia as well which prompted me to get in touch with them - we havent actually spoken/written/text etc in over 8 years but always ask about each other if that makes sense - its a complicated relationship with the whole of my mothers side!

My sister in law is heavily pregnant and seriously contimplating the orange juice/caster oil route despite my mother in laws best efforts to deter her - this is her 4th baby and at present she is 33 weeks gone so baby could do with staying in there but she knows best apparently. Apart from that shes on the verge of quitting her job as she thinks mummy and daddy will help her out and her boyfriend who she celebrates a year with next month is making ehr miserable at the minute.

My father in law was made redundent, they got to the point they could barely pay the bills, then he got a job, and then 3 weeks in was rushed into hospital with chest pains......hes now looking for another job as the one he has now pays rubbish wages, is long driving distances and he hates it

My nephew has been put in fro his GCSE's early, only to stress and has been having issues in school. He has been medically evaluated and they have determined hes depressed and put him on medication....at 14

.........and me..........Im rundown, over tired, stressed, forever ill it seems and yet somehow keeping as much sanity as I always did.

Im currently waiting on my Tax Credits renewal to see how much they wont be paying us but so far Ive heard bad things about it that they are taking considerable amounts away from people who really need them and for little things so Im dreading it even though O's hours have decreased.

oh what fun! when does it get better?

Couldn't read further without saying I am hoping by now things have picked up a bit for you healthwise if not money wise, but sending you lots of love, hugs and healing, you are going through the mill at the moment..........xxxxxxxxxxxx

prepareathome

smileyt wrote: »

Yes, I know. I could have murdered a hundred people since April, when my last CRB came out. (I haven't, by the way!!).

Jamanda, that's what I was thinking - it'll be a case of if I do a good job then they will ask for me next time ... and the time after that... etc. I think lots of temporary work will suit me better as I get bored very easily and like to be my own boss, so if I am in temporary jobs hopefully there will be fewer office politics to get involved in. I won't have as much invested, emotionally. I hope so, anyway! I still want to do the notetaking as that pays better and I enjoy it, but an extra string to my bow wouldn't do any harm at all.

Still, these things happen for a reason. It'll all come out in the wash and other such cliches :rotfl:.

I am very surprised as I have to get a CRB - not planning on working with children or going anywhere near anyone, I have offered to help run a website for a cemetery - an old one that is being done up and they hope to open it up every month with tours so I will be doing the odd hour at home when i can updating the site but as I want to be a volunteer with them I have to have one, so filled out all the paper work at their open day when I went and so waiting to hear back. I found out about the cemetary when someone asked on freecycle for garden hoses and as I had my old one which I replaced as it wasn't long enough with me growing in side garden ( outside tap under kitchen window at back) I offered it and when Murial came over she told me why it was wanted and I was intregied and went along to their open day, lovely place, but by golly has she and the other volunteer gardeners got their work cut out, but what they have done so far is great.......

Anyway back to reading I said I was on 430 earlier but was wrong was only one 428 now on 430 at last, getting there

prepareathome

paidinchickens wrote: »

Well......... you asked for it !!!

We went to get a little playmate for Womble (if you remember he only had one doo dah) when we got there the little fella snarled and barked at Womble :eek: but Womble kept going to the cage next to this dog where there was a timid Beagle who kept shaking in the corner. Such sad eyes .........long story short we took this Beagle for a walk with Wimble Womble and took him home there and then

The new pooch was named Lego as he bricked it at everything, lorries, loud noises, towels etc you name it he was scared of it. He could not walk on a lead and was all bones. These two have become the best of mates and as Womble is a fearless terrier he has toughened Lego up. He now eats (still a little skinny though) and wags his tail and has become best of friends with one of the cats :rotfl:

This leads me to dog number three........... Beagle notoriously don't come back when they are off the lead. Nose switches on and the brain switches off :rotfl::rotfl: Once a week we take him to the dog rescue centre as they let us use their field as it is all enclosed and this is where we got suckered into dog number three . One of the ladies there was going to pick up a collie from a farm as they no longer wanted her and as she knew after I was bed ridden with my back a few months ago and had been building up my walking up to seven miles a day she thought we would be the best suited home for this little girl. Molly the collie came to live with us three weeks ago after six failed homes.

We now have four kids (one older and left) three dogs, five cats (one foster) three chickens and a hedgehog people on our estate think I am balmy as I don't fit the Prada image :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: booger them I say!!

Molly was a failed sheepdog however she keeps herding westies when we go on the field :rotfl::rotfl: luckily the owners are amused as it saves them getting their dogs back :rotfl:

So we now have a farm but I am happier and healthier because of them and the fag money I save pays for their upkeep so it has been worth every penny in my book.

PiC x

Well done on the not smoking, I stopped just after you and will be 4 months on 25th - it is great having that extra money isn't it, how did we ever afford to smoke I just do not know. 3 dogs same as me, they sound fantastic and I think 3 is a great number as they like being in a pack and 3 just makes it a small pack so they really look out for each other and care for each other -my lot will sit one grooming the other which I love to sit and watch. Jealous of your chickens, one day I hope. Am so glad things are looking up for you..............lovely to hear

Hugs and lovexxxxxxxx

prepareathome

Jeepers only got to page 435 but falling asleep, cannot read anymore, so sending lots of good vibes to all those who are in need and love and will continue catching up after DGS birthday party tomorrow which I had forgotten about and we have to be there for noon and its gone 3am now

night night all

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

mardatha

Lizzy - I thought you were suggesting I should go into an old folks home to get some sweeties...Not just quite that desperate yet pet LOL