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Sunshinemummy wrote: »

I've never been off it since I started talking!!! :D:D:D

Surprised not:o:D:p

Imdebtfree

hiya Bubbs

not gonna say happy birthday... til tomorrow.

Hope you get a great lappy tday tho xx :beer:

Tinyshoes

Hopefully the rain will now hold off for the community garden bonfire tonight. :eek:

My girls used to make the guy for it with Mr Tinyshoes worn out gardening clothes. All the kids would make a face on a paper plate it was the highlight of their evening watching it set fire. Sadly the original members children have all grown up but we have some new members with tiny children so hopefully the tradition will be reinstated one day.

Mr TS has been busy bottling his Woodford Wherry a Wilko home brew bargain from earlier in the year, apparently as beers go it has a good head. :beer:

He has also made a gorgeous chilli pumpkin soup to warm us all up later, although the bonfire will hopefully be doing that. Looking forward to the magic of standing around the crackling flames. We usually get a free firework show as they are set off in the houses surrounding us. :T

The only thing I am not looking forward to is when the singing starts, middle aged men after a few beers. :rotfl:

mrsmac10

Yoghurt_Queen wrote: »

The most embarrasing thing happened to me a couple of days ago. I was wombling in the local asda car park, when I found a bar of chocolate in a trolley, I picked it up (naturally) and put it in my bag. An old lady came along and handed me 10 pence! LOL. I tried to refuse it, but she wasn't having any of it, so I cheerily accepted it.

Just brilliant.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I cant do the wombling but DH can, but our car park is VERY tidy. Just a couple of pounds in several months.

Also good afternoon to you all. No bonfires here tonight it is pouring.

Sorely tempted by another snake run, but really don't need more than 3.

Off to have a cuppa and catch up. Enjoy your day.

locarr

Sunshinemummy wrote: »

I agree they do a wonderful job, but I do give a toss how old they are.

I don't want to rely on a 60 year old to be throwing me over his shoulder to get me out of a fire... I think neither of us would make it out. They retire early for very good reasons.

As stated most people would not want their children doing this, they especially wouldn't want their children doing this job and not receiving the financial recognition that they deserved. It is very dangerous, therefore they should be paid appropriately for it.

:T:T:T:T

I have 2 cousins who are/were firefighters, one is now retired and has told me he misses the adrenalin buzz of driving a truck at full pelt on blues and twos!:) Ive seen him coming towards me on a job with an almost manic grin on his face!:eek::D

It can be a dangerous and difficult job and some of the worse jobs are cutting seriously injured people from car wrecks! that you really wouldn't wish to see or hear about!:(

it can also be a nice little number too due to shift patterns, they can sleep on night shift and most have a 2nd day or part time job;)

unfortunately they need to be brought dragging and screaming into the 21st century like the rest of us.... we are all living longer and have to retire and collect our pensions later and so will they...

they do do a wonderful job with a risk of injury but then so do a lot of other jobs without the same kudos.

50 years old is too young an age to retire nowadays, so they will need to suck it up like the rest of us!:D

Tinyshoes

Yoghurt_Queen wrote: »

The most embarrasing thing happened to me a couple of days ago. I was wombling in the local asda car park, when I found a bar of chocolate in a trolley, I picked it up (naturally) and put it in my bag. An old lady came along and handed me 10 pence! LOL. I tried to refuse it, but she wasn't having any of it, so I cheerily accepted it.

Enough for a flump. :T

mrsmac10

I know that some of you including Fairclaire have done this before.
Most of my stuff is ready to be boxed. Do I wrap it all so its like a surprise or just put in the box.
Thanks

pawlala

First post in this thread - hello :beer:

Word on snakes seems to be spreading - saw two posties in our local A. probably just finished their round in double quick time. Both had 2xsnakes in trolley. Went past them myself for snakes and on first glance they had taken the last 4 - until I spied the last two boxes stashed at the back behind some coronas :rotfl: they were probably coming back for those

Results at 3.30pm ish.

bubbs

Imdebtfree:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Thanks
Been and got a new lappy toshiba, hopefully it will be :T:T

WishI'dReadSooner

Yoghurt_Queen wrote: »

The most embarrasing thing happened to me a couple of days ago. I was wombling in the local asda car park, when I found a bar of chocolate in a trolley, I picked it up (naturally) and put it in my bag. An old lady came along and handed me 10 pence! LOL. I tried to refuse it, but she wasn't having any of it, so I cheerily accepted it.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: You never know who is watching you!:eek:
My biggest nightmare would be the people who live opposite us watching me womble.

I have to keep the blinds shut as otherwise we feel like we're in a goldfish bowl. Every time we open the front door they are at the window, or just back from it enough they think we can't see them.

If we have visitors (very rare) they've gobsmacked us by making some excuse to ring the doorbell - we aren't friendly with them as they are SO nosey.

I've had this house for 30yrs & when mum was alive & living in same village she always knew if I'd had a gentleman caller as they made a point of telling her what car he was driving and asking who he was. OMG!

Bloody hell the whole village would know if they caught me wombling!:eek: