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mhoc

emerald21 wrote: »

I'm sure I noticed this deal on a blackboard sign outside the Nationwide building society the other day.

that's strange.

googling it this seems to be a new fish and chip shop, not open long so I cant find any tripadvisor reviews or photos yet.

I was trying to see if there was any cheaper parking close by but it seems not - it looks closer to the big shopping place

Sarahdol75

emerald21 wrote: »

Good Afternoon. Oops don't know what happened there but you get the jist.

Poor Riley got whacked on the forehead with a rounders bat by some bigger kid the other day at a play school thing :mad: Dawn was in Manchester as she s training to be an accountant , his dad was in work and I was enjoying my free drink at Cafe Nero.

Dawn phoned me and I had to walk to the A & E to meet Riley there, then wait while he had 3 of those strips and superglue . So basically £18 for the priviledge of getting his head bashed in .not very happy but luckily he s alright.

Oh poor riley, great war wound to tell his friends about.

ellie79 wrote: »

Oooh! Enjoy your holibobs, we were there in January & had a fab time. Love the Canaries
Highlights for me were the sand dunes and the turtle rescue place :j

Thankyou, we have been a couple of times, love it there.

Tinyshoes wrote: »

Have a lovely 40th celebration with your friends and family Sarahdol. :A

It's 3 weeks today until I'm off on my holiday. Can't believe how close it is getting. 25 years since I have been on a plane. :eek:

Thankyou tiny, you go as we get back then, have a lovely time away aswell.

gemmylou1984

Hey all, just got back from a lovely 2 week holiday...and have 2 x £17 apgs to spend instore that expire tonight!
I've read back about 20 pages, but cant really seem to find what the gltiches are.
Can anyone give me a brief recap for what i need to aim for? thank you :-) x

mhoc

emerald21 wrote: »

Good Afternoon. Oops don't know what happened there but you get the jist.

Poor Riley got whacked on the forehead with a rounders bat by some bigger kid the other day at a play school thing :mad: Dawn was in Manchester as she s training to be an accountant , his dad was in work and I was enjoying my free drink at Cafe Nero.

Dawn phoned me and I had to walk to the A & E to meet Riley there, then wait while he had 3 of those strips and superglue . So basically £18 for the priviledge of getting his head bashed in .not very happy but luckily he s alright.

My youngest had a very bad habit of trying to maim and injure himself. Very early on we were at a caravan in North wales and he was sat on his potty, leapt up and thumped himself on the head so off we went to a strange A & E - I always made sure I knew where the nearest A & E was afterwards.

He also ran straight into a lamp post denting his forehead and also rang the length of the kitchen straight into the oven door that was open - again huge blue oblong bruise on his forehead and another letter explaining it all to take into school.

adventurous, always taking life at full pace, no brakes

and now - well I've just been talking to him on facetime and he has nearly read all of the 3 paperbacks he took out with him - sadly could not take any more with him because of weight limits. He wanted me to send out books but the postage would be huge.

so I've been researching second hand book shops in Hong Kong that sell books written in English and sending him the links, addresses and contact details so hopefully he can find something more to read

diluvsdiscounts

LEJC wrote: »

Mixed bag of exam results...not quite what DS1 was expecting.
The subject he wants to drop was has become his best performer so thrown him into confusion...

...a few retakes next year and he should end up with the A level grades he needs but he never makes it easy for himself.

I hope he isn't too disappointed. Often I think fate plays its part I'm a big believer of everything happening for a reason.

itch_for_a_glitch

diluvsdiscounts wrote: »

I'm a big believer of everything happening for a reason.

It does, guess the reason for poor exam results?

(I had poor exam results)

Enterprise_1701C

mhoc wrote: »

My youngest had a very bad habit of trying to maim and injure himself. Very early on we were at a caravan in North wales and he was sat on his potty, leapt up and thumped himself on the head so off we went to a strange A & E - I always made sure I knew where the nearest A & E was afterwards.

He also ran straight into a lamp post denting his forehead and also rang the length of the kitchen straight into the oven door that was open - again huge blue oblong bruise on his forehead and another letter explaining it all to take into school.

adventurous, always taking life at full pace, no brakes

and now - well I've just been talking to him on facetime and he has nearly read all of the 3 paperbacks he took out with him - sadly could not take any more with him because of weight limits. He wanted me to send out books but the postage would be huge.

so I've been researching second hand book shops in Hong Kong that sell books written in English and sending him the links, addresses and contact details so hopefully he can find something more to read

If he is in Honkers then surely he can pick up a cheap e-reader, does he have a laptop on him?

Tinyshoes

Sarahdol75 wrote: »

Oh poor riley, great war wound to tell his friends about.



Thankyou, we have been a couple of times, love it there.



Thankyou tiny, you go as we get back then, have a lovely time away aswell.

I wish I was going for 2 weeks, I only booked for one as we have Mr TS's big birthday end of September I need to get organised for and I didn't want to go in the summer holidays besides it made it far more expensive. :eek:

It was my big birthday present to myself a real treat I hope.

WishI'dReadSooner

mhoc wrote: »

and now - well I've just been talking to him on facetime and he has nearly read all of the 3 paperbacks he took out with him - sadly could not take any more with him because of weight limits. He wanted me to send out books but the postage would be huge.

so I've been researching second hand book shops in Hong Kong that sell books written in English and sending him the links, addresses and contact details so hopefully he can find something more to read

A Kindle would be perfect & if he's in Hong Kong he could pick up an e reader/Kindle for little or nothing.
I think a Kindle registered in UK he could get the free Kindle books from UK site on it. You can also get free e books elsewhere - loads of sites.

I used to take about a dozen books with me on holiday, swap them with someone else and come back with half that number. Now I just take a Kindle with probably near to 2K books on.

mhoc

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

If he is in Honkers then surely he can pick up a cheap e-reader, does he have a laptop on him?

Yes and he has Internet in the staff room but I think he is reading when they go on expeds
- they sea kayak to little islands and camp up there for days - no electric, no road access, back of beyond

I've found about 10 2nd hand book places - some will even deliver so this should be a good learning curve for him - I've also said to talk to the girls in the office, local knowledge is always good