*Stop The Cavalry* It's The 2014 Christmas Chatter Thread

msgigglewick

pigpen... thats how i see it.. its just annoying and sods law that it took the new panels not the one's we hadn't yet replaced lol. Silly dog thinks shes been for a walk each time i've walked her around the front garden LOL she flakes out the min we come back inside... silly girlie

Own_My_Own

We were laughing at work today about how in years to come when we are all really old and FM or anyone of a similar age moans about getting court out in rain, we will go, ' RAIN, this isn't RAIN !! Now back in 2014 we had RAIN !!! You kids today don't know your born !!!'

:rotfl:

We have lost a fence panel in the wind. :mad: I have laid it down in next doors garden as the place is empty. Mia is not sure. She keeps going up to gap and looking but has not gone through it yet.

I know we have not had it as bad as some that have flooded, but I am tired of it now.:(

Hanley25

My kitchen roof is leaking and so is my bedroom window. I'm really sick of the rain now and the wind here is horrendous. There are trees down everywhere, took forever to get home from work. My bedroom is an attic conversion and it sounds like the tiles are going to come off the roof they're rattling that badly! Considering sleeping on the sofa where it's a little quieter. Ha ha.

FeistyFidget

Thank you everyone for the lovely words - My chest is feeling tight and breathing is getting a bit difficult, so think the panic attacks are on the way back in One of my NYR was to re-connect with family, we used to be really close, but I'm struggling to get back on track. They have children and understandably 90% of their conversations are steered towards them, it gets a bit grating as it's not something we can really join in with. That said, I'm sure they feel our childless input is a bit on the dog-obsessed selfish side lol Things just seem a bit strained, and I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into comments, or just being a bit over-sensitive lol

To top it all off the rain has now caused a terrible layer of peeling paint and mould on the french window interior wall Seeing as the flat is only 4 years old, I'm quite miffed!

freespirit66

Evening everyone, boiler still playing up, no heating atm :mad: hope everyone is keeping safe

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

LOL thought of you all at work the children always choose me a book to read hem before i come home so they are settled for register. todays was The best christmas ever, it was a lovely story about a little mouse preping for christmas and helping all her forest friends.
on way out was told we are now in a red alert area for bad weather its lashing with rain and the wind is really gusting i nearly got blown over on way back
off to check the weather now to see whats coming to the east mids

Oh that is so cute the children choosing a christmas book

msgigglewick wrote: »

Would really really like the weather to bleep off now... had a flying visitor today of next doors 12 foot trampoline.. straight through 3 new fence panels. over the top of our shed. landing on top of the consevatory. then blew down taking my decorative green fence with it.. blah de blah! the owners don't speak a word of english so god knows how we're going to sort that one out... not that they are in and not that i can move the bloomin great big thing! lol
on the plus side my xmas jumpers came! they are very well made and i want to keep them all for me! but that would mean i'd have 6 xmas jumpers and one xmas tshirt hahahaha. I'll just keep the one i think... that will just give me 3 jumpers.. that will last the whole of december right

Flipping eck MSGIGGLEWICK that was close, good job none of your girls or the dog were out there at the time, i hope you get it all sorted ok

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Today's quote

DONT COME BACK ANOTHER DAY :rotfl:oh god so am i sick of it, and im sure all those poor people are at the end of their tether with it all now. When you say next door is empty is that the neighbours from hells house? Have they moved?

HANLEY we have all had enough now, im so glad i got the tarpaulin on the conservatory when i did to cover the leak

FEISTY oh no not the panic attacks again, look after yourself my lovely, family or not sometimes we just dont have anything in common anymore, we grow out of people, its just life, so dont be too hard on yourself, if you only see them now and again at least you have tried. This weather is causing no end of problems isnt it leaks, mould

Todays challenges
The Hippocampus processes trauma memories by recycling the memory, mostly at night via dreams, which takes place over weeks or months. It then transfers the integrated stored memory to another part of the brain. High levels of stress hormones cause the hippocampus to shrink or under-develop, resulting in impaired function. The trauma memory therefore remains unprocessed, disintegrated and therefore feels 'current' rather than in the past

1. Complete the daily sudoku challenge
2. Walk route 2 (700m)
3. Complete a crossword
4. Eat your 5 a day

Own_My_Own

Freespirit sadly no. It is the house the other side. The couple that did a moonlight flit.
I haven't had my heating on this evening. It isn't that cold here and the wind seems to have dropped a bit.
But I have just looked the forecast and the rain is due again tomorrow.

freespirit66

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Freespirit sadly no. It is the house the other side. The couple that did a moonlight flit.
I haven't had my heating on this evening. It isn't that cold here and the wind seems to have dropped a bit.
But I have just looked the forecast and the rain is due again tomorrow.

Oh bummer!! I did think you would have put a banner out on here if it was NFH :rotfl:but i thought i might have missed it, yeah i think the wind has dropped a bit here now, i keep thinking oh its passed over now then it starts up again, still blooming raining though

pixtotts

Arthien - sorry holt fleet is still open I think they were just thinking of those who had to travel further... and the traffic which was shocking! We had to fetch my dad from the airport this evening at half 4 the queue on the M5 for the Worcs junctions was backed up past Droitwich! ! glad we were going the opposite way!

msgigglewick - That must have been quite a shock!! ! Hope getting it sorted goes smoothly x

blue_eyed_girl

msgigglewick - how frightening that must have been for you. Hope you manage to sort it all out with your neighbours without too much hassle.

OMO - love the rain quote. :T

freespirit - hope you manage to get your boiler sorted. Not the ideal time for that to play silly beggers.

Relatively calm out there this morning (fingers crossed tightly) and its not raining/snowing atm. Might even try to get some washing hung out when it comes to a stop. We have lots of mould to deal with (in windows etc). I don't think drying clothes indoors helps with that. I usually put the dehumidifier on downstairs when the clothes are on the radiators but I still get the black stuff (yuk). Mind you when you think of the people who have been flooded - my mould pales into insignificance - my heart go out to them all.

Stay warm and safe everyone

b_e_g

Betsie2010

Wow you can really natter! Taken ages to catch up...
Well have woken to blue sky here but not sure how long it will last. Still compared to many at least we're lucky and no major flooding.
Thought I had done really well in paying off my cc (in full) this month, meaning only cc s I have now are all interest free. But.....forgot I need to renew house insurance this week been in my lovely home 4 years on Valentines Day. So off to check go compare to find cheapest available.
Popped into town very quickly yesterday to meet eldest DS for lunch, can't remember when I was last there! Still it saves the pennies.
Off out for a meal tonight with a group from meetup - do any of you have them in your area?