The OS Doorstep - a helpful and supportive thread in these tough times

candlelight_2013

That is such good news Nutty I am so pleased, you will sleep better tonight I think.

Much love
Candlelightx

mama67

nuttyp wrote: »

Paid in chickens, im near you!!! well im actually in the area with the flower parade. I didn't realise someone was so close to me!!

Take care all x

Nutty, I'm Flower Parade Town born & bred, although I moved up the coast to near Grimsby just over 13 years ago.

So PIC you are also only approx 50 miles from me as well.

fuddle

We were at the Tank Museum Sunday gone 3Ds - DH and the kids go more than I do but with the year pass we will be in there more often, my lot ate fans of little willie.

Magnesium is my best friend - great for keeping an even mood

Floss

D&DD wrote: »

... Have you been to the Tank museum yet?? I've pics of me when I was a nipper there sat on a tank (that was when you were allowed) and the place was a mere shed....

I took my lads there in 2000 when we holidayed in Weymouth - there is a photo of my grandad on the wall from when he was in the Tank Corps in Ireland

nuttyp wrote: »

hi all, we had a long day at the hospital. The appointment was 30 mins late, then I had a mammogram and a ultrasound done by the doctor. The upside is, there is nothing to worry about. It had been a cyst that had gone down and it looks as tho its going to just go on its own. If anything changes I am to just ring the department. Its a true relief and also a wake up call. I must loose some weight, and be more healthy. x Thankyou all for your concern for me...

Good news, hope it wasn't all too uncomfortable.

Possession

Great news Nutty.
Well first day with both children back at school and a mixed bag really with tears and tiredness. Unfortunately DD has a school play the whole of tomorrow evening and a party early Saturday morning so not much chance of rest. And remember the pesky dance competition I didn't like? Now she's been told she isn't ready for it but can go and watch. She's been talking about nothing else for a month and is just in pieces, I'm really cross and wish we'd never heard of this class, it's caused so much heartache. Hey ho.

ginnyknit

Nuttyp :T:T:T:T:T what a relief!

Got my glasses fixed - I can think again :j Then the day went down hill. Ds had a telephone interview, he is desperate for a new job as his is being ruined by an inept new boss, did the interview but is over qualified. Then bombshell, Dd's fella got made redundant along with his entire department. 5 months in and had been offered promotion the other day - bl*8dy stupid. Luckily he and Dd have no debt and are quite careful so no big issues arising just frustration.

Could be worse so am counting my blessings along with my pennies. Dgs learned how to blow bubbles today so not all bad. We have to take the little things to keep us going.

Cheapskate

Hi everyone, what a roller coaster of a thread over the last few weeks!

Cornishchick, can't add anything to what's been sent your way, just sad you've lost the light of your life, but glad that you had so much time together at the end xxx

Nutty, kez and others who've been in pain, big (((hugs))), hope things are on an even keel soon.

Things very up and down here, black dog nipping at my heels constantly, but trying so hard to kick it back! Got mum's power of attorney through, makes her dementia so much more real now that we're having to manage her affairs.

Despite my niggles, won't bore you any more , just glad we wake every morning!

A x

monnagran

Nutty: What a relief. We've all been holding our breath all day.

She: Glad you are getting some relief from pain. It's amazing what a simple thing like Manesium can do. Now I just need a pill I can take to get the weight off! Any suggestions?

Fuddle: Thanks for the advice on leather. That sounds like my sort of housework. I'm glad you have settled so well 'Down South'. Northerners sometimes tend to be the teensiest bit patronising about what they perceive to be stand-offish, softie Southerners. I guess people are people wherever they are - lots to be said for all of them.

Possession: That is awful about your DD and the wretched dance class. Why does everything have to be perfect? Things seldom are with children and if they are happy what's the problem? Grrrrr!

Ginny. So sorry about your family troubles. This being 'overqualified' is a sick joke. I've heard it being offered as an excuse for turning down an applicant for a job many times recently.
My DGD is also fixated on bubbles. It was one of the first words she said. She brings you the bubble solution container, shaking it madly, so you know there's not a snowball's chance in hell of getting any bubbles to blow. Then she takes it away, dips the wand in herself and sucks it with apparent enjoyment. YUK!

Nearly done half the magazine , would have done more but I had a delightful surprise when my cousin and his wife called this afternoon. They are staying over here for a short break so looked me up. I haven't seen them since my Dad's funeral 3 years ago so we had a lovely catch-up time.

x

mcculloch29

Firstly, hugely relieved for you Nutty. Since my sister's breast cancer I follow everyone's stories of breast scares even more closely. Hers was caught when it was tiny, on mammogram and dealt with in a lumpectomy.
Cheapskate, what a beggar re black dog. Wish I had a pocketful of metaphoric treats to fling to get the expletive thing to run in the opposite direction and stay there. Trying to think of a TP quote to suit... In the spirit of 'What Duck?' I guess you can say 'What Black Dog?' I'm sure there is a better one, no doubt I shall sit bolt upright at 3 am muttering it.

Ginny, how carp...

Has anyone else watched the lovely vet series set in my neck of the woods, it's on every afternoon on Beeb 1? (More Creatures Great & Small). A former colleague who now runs an animal sanctuary full time is on this soon. I don't 'do' daytime telly so have the You View Box set to record all.

Gosh it's been a funny day here tho.

I was told one of my new learners was an administrative error and shouldn't have been given to me. Blast. Oh well, worse has happened.

DS catered for himself on his day off, so after a week of experimental cooking, I didn't have to cook today.

Got my Aldi vouchers, got soaked, but am happy.

To balance the carp of losing a learner, I have got a new cordless lawn edger and trimmer to review from Amazon Vine. My last trimmer (a McCulloch!) never worked properly. After a mild winter the grass between my fence and the footpath is encroaching on my garden path and when it is cut, the clippings make it slippy.

I also got another electric foot file offered, DS got to my first one before I'd even tried it, used it on unsoaked feet and promptly ruined it. Apparently this one is even better.

paidinchickens

Nutty I'm so pleased for you. I knew it wouldn't be cancer as you don't stay still long enough for it to find you

mama67 wrote: »

Nutty, I'm Flower Parade Town born & bred, although I moved up the coast to near Grimsby just over 13 years ago.

So PIC you are also only approx 50 miles from me as well.

Sounds a bit fishy to me :rotfl:.

My homeless man finally got the keys to his house but the state of the house is terrible. The boiler was leaking and the electrics were unsafe.

I said to hubby yesterday that I really do love him as not many men would let their wife have a homeless man and his dog camp out in the front room and stay awake for two nights as every time the fella got up to the loo it woke my four dogs up! Then when he did get the keys hubby spent the day doing all the electrics as they were unsafe and we got his plumber mate to spend the afternoon checking/sorting the plumbing.

It has brought a tear to my eye several times to see a man that vulnerable, being nearly blind and having diabetes with his only living relative not talking to him. His only "mate" is a gardener who he pays take him shopping.

Today will be spent sorting out the rest of the mess but yesterday was just spent making the house safe.

All this because our dogs are friends and he was chucking some stuff out into a skip so I went to fish it out to take to the CS. Funny how things work out isn't it? Really interesting fella and I'm glad to have helped him.

On another note..............drumroll..............

Hubby has fought the medical pension people and sort of won, he has been classed as 30% disabled through his physical injuries but they still haven't admitted the bullying and harassment so denied the mental issues. We're unsure if this makes his whole pension tax free now as the leaflet is a clear as mud. He could fight the mental issues but he just has no fight left and we struggled to get this far.

We celebrated with a Chinese and a bottle of wine but we were so tired we were in bed for 9.30 :rotfl:

PiC x