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Leothecat

fairclaire wrote: »

Exercise.......

You'll never guess where I've been tonight. I attended a burlesque fitness class

I did it as a sort of favour for a lad who comes into work. It's further than I'd normally travel to do something like that but his wife runs it. she's just started out and it hasn't gathered much interest yet. Do you know what? It was fab and I'll be going back next week!
Absolutely beats the gym hands down for me as I find it so boring and my motivation for it is a struggle at times.

I worried about it all day and had no idea what to expect. I had visions of lots of middle aged ladies trying to do exercises with stilettos on and basque bones digging in :rotfl::rotfl: :eek: I'd recommend it for anyone who wants exercise without the boring grind. It was a lot of fun and if I learn a few extra moves........:p :rotfl:

:rotfl: Sounds like good fun!
I hosted a Come Dine with me a few years ago and 4 of my dearest friends (hello N if you're reading) did a fabulous Burlesque routine. Now bearing in mind that it was with work colleagues who were mostly in their 20s and these 4 were.....well let's just say, a bit more mature. They were fabulous and risqu! and everyone loved it! Was hilarious!

Munqui

mhoc wrote: »

So you buy 3 bottles plus something to get you over the. £15 level - if anyone tests this what are the figures

Match?
More?

You don't need to spend £15 to get More points.
You do need to spend £15 to get Match points.

Would be interesting to see if this compares anywhere else though.

Ladyshopper

purpledonkey wrote: »

Nanny, sorry for your loss x

Cjj, knock em dead tomorrow (not literally, unless you want a job from prison)

Ladyshopper, hope you're feeling a hell of lot better than you were last night x

I am, thank you. :A

Not a great sleep, completely paranoid about tube coming out. Stitches were removed as going gunky, so it is only taped in. In my head I'm thinking if stitches didn't stop it coming out, tape won't. However, it was still in place when checked by district nurse today.

I'm basically doing nothing at all, trying to move as little as possible to make sure it stays in until Monday when I go back to London. Next few days can't go quick enough, have really had enough.

If it isn't all healed and this lot doesn't come out on Monday i will be very upset.

fairclaire

Savvybuyer wrote: »

I think there was something the other day - correction I know there was something the other day where they were saying a 20 minute walk each day could add 7 years to your life. So, not always necessary to go to a gym.

That almost seems worthwhile - many of these exercise things - 30 minutes a day, whatever it is - seems that the amount of life you might live extra is taken up by the amount of extra time spent, over the years, doing the exercise. (So actually in this way of looking at it, it's not worthwhile - unless you get something extra, some real satisfaction or whatever from the actual exercise.) I think 20 minutes a day for the rest of my life, at what I might expect to live until, does add up to fewer than 7 years in total. So, maybe it's worth doing! If it works:rotfl:.

Pinch of salt reading I call it someone at the very university I attend has just spent 4 years doing research that concludes we will all live longer if we spend more time just standing up instead of sitting down :eek: I've no doubt there might be a degree of truth in that. But they had an 'office' set up where people stood at their desks instead of sitting. A 'staff room' where people stood up to drink their coffee at break time etc. Then they did various tests on these people like blood pressure, heart rates, other medical things I don't understand.....

I do get why this research is carried out and why some of it may have merit. I just can't see some of it getting to a point where it's a 'breakthrough' imagine going to your GP and them telling you 'oh well you could try standing up more'

Research.....if it's to be carried out has to be totally objective. It's too easy to sway otherwise. It's a minefield and too much 'research' that isn't objective enough is published and in the great age of the Internet is read by people who will read it and believe it without looking for an alternative view.

Oh dear I'm starting to sound like you :eek:

fairclaire

Anon wrote: »

Can confirm Felix 2 for £2, sel shows £6.48.

Suspect it should be 2 for £12 or wrong product in multi. Odd number of cases on shelf - any ideas for another item in this multi to trigger please as still good value?

Many thanks

Anon

There's felix cat treats on 2 for £2. I expect this has been included by mistake?

fairclaire

Leothecat wrote: »

:rotfl: Sounds like good fun!
I hosted a Come Dine with me a few years ago and 4 of my dearest friends (hello N if you're reading) did a fabulous Burlesque routine. Now bearing in mind that it was with work colleagues who were mostly in their 20s and these 4 were.....well let's just say, a bit more mature. They were fabulous and risqu! and everyone loved it! Was hilarious!

sounds like great fun!

Nothing wrong with exercising with a feather boa The burlesque thing is something I'm aware of but that has never sparked my interest. She did a 10 minute thing at the end of the class that did though very clever

Savvybuyer

fairclaire wrote: »

Savvy. The irony of you explaining to us why the censoring in that tune offends you only to find you can't post a link on here because it will be censored has just tickled me in a good way. I'm sure it hasn't been lost on many others either.
It got your point across very well

That almost makes me want to say something that will slip through the filters unchanged! But I will refrain! It wasn't a link to a song though but various other links discussing those sorts of things that can't be linked to because the words are the URLs. I'm only assuming it will be "censored" - probably a correct assumption on my part as, of course, I have a photographic memory as to which words are apparently covered by their filter and which not. Hash tag banana is nearly one isn't it?:rotfl::rotfl: Or quote something.

A correction though - on a minor detail, but as ever a vitally important (and life-changing:rotfl:) one - I wouldn't say that the versions of the songs "offend" me, in those environments, as in it isn't my view "Oh, this offends, this is utterly disgraceful." Rationally what "offends" me and is "utterly disgraceful" is actual rape, beheading by terrorists, murder etc.

Oh - BBC News TV now telling me images that I will ("you'll") find distressing. Unfortunately, I won't. I have seen a dead body before sadly - my mother's - and while utterly devastating in the rational sense it doesn't have an emotional impact on me - well, I don't mean that it doesn't: people whom I never knew, unfortunately, doesn't have an emotional impact on me. Clearly I was affected when my mother died. I think the wording was merely just how the presenter adlib a bit happened to say it. They don't pay attention to precise wording to the extreme I did. The report on the News has now ended - and I've not been distressed by it (and that would have been the case even if there had been no preface warning). Perhaps there's something that NTs see there that isn't communicated to me - perhaps you can see devastated faces and it has an impact on the person generally. I've never seen it, as it simply does not get through to me or communicate to me (because of my "disability").

But, back once again (off on tangents and back:rotfl:) - sorry folks keep up:p:p, get with tha Asperger lingo:D - I don't say that I am "offended" by something as in "oh I'm offended by that" - instead I am "caused offence", as in offence in the definition of a serious emotional impact, probably somewhat beyond mere uncomfortableness but involving a severe emotional reaction. So, clearly, that is "causing" "offence". Not "offended", but "caused offence", in that sense. It's not rational, namely it's not a personal opinion that I am offended or caused offence, instead it is actual experienced and not something of choice - I don't choose to have stuff make me severely uncomfortable and whatever. And, anyway, even mere uncomfortable - why should I have to have that when I was in a gym just trying to exercise? It ought to be completely neutral material - no need for anything else. It's a fine distinction between the word "offended" and the phrase "caused offence" but, nonetheless, from my accurateness, a very important one.

Perhaps useful aspect as well, hope this helps people understand what being caused offence means, for people who don't understand how anyone could "take" offence at stuff. Indeed, I don't choose to "take" offence, I don't "take" it, I'm "caused" it. Not a personal choice. It's how something affects you (or doesn't, if you are not caused offence - conversely, I cannot make the most "graphic" things cause me offence in situations, e.g. listening alone, when they do not - and to be fair neither would I want to make them do that: so, even if other people may find some material totally wrong, I can't make it cause me offence in places where it does not. Indeed, in some places, for whatever reason, I may actually enjoy what may cause others (or even myself in other situations) offence. I don't do anything illegal.

Then, finally, there's "rational offence", for instance those "distressing" images that do not cause me distress, even if they "ought" to, and therefore are not distressing, which is not a problem as such, even those, of course horrible things happen in the world and ought not to do so, and then there's "emotional offence" - the "worse" type, for the individual viewer/listener, which actually causes extreme physical reactions in people watching/listening. For example, a homophobic word, not directed at me, may be "rationally offensive" but, if the something was directed at me and did cause me offence, it might be "emotional offence" (then again it might fail completely to cause that). Then things don't have to be directed to cause emotional offence. There's an example, if anyone's really interested (if not, skip the rest of the post) - on the Equality Human Rights commission's page about racial harassment and gives the example of a bus driver singing a racist song (e.g. racist against black or Asian people) - that may cause offence to some or all of his passengers even if all of them are white people and are not directed at by the comment. Some may find it uncomfortable and offensive because they are with other people as well. Hypothetical example. Thus this could be racial harassment and create a hostile environment based on race even though none of the victims are of the ethnic group referred to. Indeed, it's quite understandable.

fairclaire

Ladyshopper wrote: »

I am, thank you. :A

Not a great sleep, completely paranoid about tube coming out. Stitches were removed as going gunky, so it is only taped in. In my head I'm thinking if stitches didn't stop it coming out, tape won't. However, it was still in place when checked by district nurse today.

I'm basically doing nothing at all, trying to move as little as possible to make sure it stays in until Monday when I go back to London. Next few days can't go quick enough, have really had enough.

If it isn't all healed and this lot doesn't come out on Monday i will be very upset.

Good grief you've had a terrible time it will get better and be over soon though. No one would have put you through such a huge procedure if they didn't think it would benefit you greatly in the long term.
You're a young woman with a lot of life in front of you and you'll be grateful for it one day no matter how it feels now. I know that doesn't help you now. But you're suffering now for a better future than the alternative would give you. Stay strong :A and if you get low then don't be afraid to get help. Depression isn't uncommon when life changing procedures are involved. If you need a leg up to get through this, ask for it.

Munqui

Anon wrote: »

Can confirm Felix 2 for £2, sel shows £6.48.

Suspect it should be 2 for £12 or wrong product in multi. Odd number of cases on shelf - any ideas for another item in this multi to trigger please as still good value?

Many thanks

Anon

These might be in the 2 for £2 in-store, they are (or were this morning) :money:

http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000559817 Felix Goody Bag Seaside Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000559852 Felix Goody Bag Original Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000560067 Felix Goody Bag Cat Treat Mixed Grill Mix
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000948317 Felix Goody Bag Cheesy Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000949182 Felix Goody Bag Countryside Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000949266 Felix Goody Bag Picnic Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001063805 Felix Crispies Cat Treats Meat & Vegetables Flavour
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001063865 Felix Crispies Cat Treats Salmon & Trout Flavour
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001063868 Felix Crispies Cat Treats with Beef & Chicken
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001293669 Felix Crispies Cat Treats Fish & Vegetables Flavour
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001751274 Felix Twists with Salmon & Seafood Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001752305 Felix Twists with Duck & Liver Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001764084 Felix Twists Cat Treats with Mixed Fish & Crab

Sunflower1227

Munqui wrote: »

These might be in the 2 for £2 in-store, they are (or were this morning) :money:

http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000559817 Felix Goody Bag Seaside Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000559852 Felix Goody Bag Original Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000560067 Felix Goody Bag Cat Treat Mixed Grill Mix
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000948317 Felix Goody Bag Cheesy Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000949182 Felix Goody Bag Countryside Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910000949266 Felix Goody Bag Picnic Mix Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001063805 Felix Crispies Cat Treats Meat & Vegetables Flavour
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001063865 Felix Crispies Cat Treats Salmon & Trout Flavour
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001063868 Felix Crispies Cat Treats with Beef & Chicken
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001293669 Felix Crispies Cat Treats Fish & Vegetables Flavour
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001751274 Felix Twists with Salmon & Seafood Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001752305 Felix Twists with Duck & Liver Cat Treats
http://groceries.asda.com/product/910001764084 Felix Twists Cat Treats with Mixed Fish & Crab

I'm sure there is/was a moc for £1 off Felix crispies