Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

rose28454 · 6 February 2017 at 11:13AM

Enterprise_1701C wrote: »

Good morning all, beautiful cold frosty morning here

Will be saying a prayer for her, hope things go well xx

Hope so. I had a quick call with her this morning and she said she had slept well. Thanks for your best wishes

gocat · 6 February 2017 at 11:17AM

Makes me smile when I see people are getting low on deodrant.
9 years ago when I was diagnosed with breast ca and was about to undergo radiotherapy, I was told I cannot use "normal" deodrant but can use a crystal deodrant, which is basically rock salt. I bought one off ebay and it arrived with a broken cap so emailed the seller and they sent me another one. I carried on using the one with the broken cap as the actual crystal salt bit was ok. Carried on using it after treatment finished as it was doing the job of keeping odour at bay ok. Only just started using the 2nd one as it lasted so well. I use it night an morning and it works so well.

wackynut · 6 February 2017 at 11:26AM

mhoc · 6 February 2017 at 11:26AM

For OH I’ve been doing magical mystery tours now for a few years as his birthday present. I scour groupon and living social and put together a mid week escape. He usually gets a “save the day” card and when we actually do them he just gets sets of postcodes to input into the sat nav.
One year we stayed at Cedar Court in Huddersfield– 2 nights, breakfasts and dinner and we went to the Holmfirth vineyard for a tour, sampling and afternoon tea.
Another year it was 2 nights at a pub at the top of the kirkstone pass with dinner and trips out to Kendal and Sizeburgh castle.
Last year eldest son got his Dad and me a days photography course in Bakewell (including pie and gravy lunch) and when I went to book they had spaces on the course for the following Monday. I booked Hilton double tree outside Sheffield for the Sunday night (using my Hilton points). We drove across the peak district – forgot what a long way it was and the Sunday traffic was hideous even in March. En route we went to Hardwick, stayed at Hilton overnight, had breakfast in Bakewell and did the photography course which was really informative.
So OHs birthday will probably be along similar lines this year if I can come up with some inspiration and persuade OH to have a couple of days off work which seems to be getting harder and harder…

LEJC · 6 February 2017 at 11:36AM

Well that was an interesting phone call...from the Talk Talk technical centre...apparently my router has been sending them signals ....blah,blah,blah....

...it further transpires that the caller thinks I am a ******* ***** because I won't enter into the game and allow him to fix my computer....
so I name and shame the number they dialled from...
01993 885522.
me thinks he's not really from Talk Talk but beware.....

braveheart60uk · 6 February 2017 at 11:40AM

Just a quick update for COS. Thins comparing to Sada at T. Beware of mixing with tex/mex

Snap-ant · 6 February 2017 at 11:40AM

lesliejack wrote: »

Morning all, ordered 4 of those bird feeders Snap showed us yesterday, 2 daffodil & 2 poppy. I don't drive so having them delivered is a bonus for me, even though they may have been cheaper elsewhere.
So thats 4 Christmas presents sorted.............. bet they will be the very devil to wrap! xx

:T:T Yes they are lovely.
It was awkward carrying it around town in my shopping bag with the 2 metal prongs sticking out like a devils fork

:o Extra care was needed squeezing down the packed bus to a seat - I could of had a couple of eye balls skewered to my prongs

:o:rotfl:

LEJC · 6 February 2017 at 11:53AM

Snap...I have to say I thought that the daffodils were lovely too...they were always my mums favourite flowers and I'm just a little sad that perhaps she's no longer around for us to buy her a few of these to go in the garden outside her room.
For the last year of her life she lived in a nursing home but had lovely patio doors from her room to a small paved area with pots and a couple of chairs...she was a heavy smoker and it meant that she could still indulge in her beloved pastime without flouting too many rules.
Why do I think she would have loved the flowers...yes because they were daffodils,but they would have made a damn good ashtray too...

its almost 4 years to the day that she passed away and its strange how even now I still look at things and almost buy them in some cases because they would be useful to her.....so I look at the marie curie daffodils and I know that it's a cancer charity and all that but it raised a smile this morning when I though just how much my mum would have loved them and made what she considered such a good use of them!...albeit inappropriately.

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emerald21 · 6 February 2017 at 11:59AM

altojack wrote: »

Good morning Elite :hello:

Damp and foggy here so an NSD for me. It's a rest day as will be tomorrow, must slow the pace down just a smidgeon

Don't know if it's just me but cereal with baby milk just seems wrong to me :eek: I know, it's each to their own but if I were to try it I'm sure my lot would think I was losing the plot :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Into week 3 so hope my other 6 blood test results are back this week, I'm getting impatient waiting

Hugs to my poorly Elite members, and those feeling low, you're all in my thoughts xx

I thought I'd try it as I had some and it's ok. You don't have to tell anyone lol. I put some of the dinners in the food bank at tesco:)

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