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Oh my goodness SA. I genuinely don't know how you cope.
chumbawumba must have had you in mind when they wrote that song!I hope MrSA's cold improves with some rest.2 -
Possibly his system was already fighting the cold yesterday, which made the rest all a bit more likely. What rubbish timing, though he may be on the road to recovery soon if he can rest now. Does that give you time to pack in peace?I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
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Oh no, that's not good news at all. Hope you don't catch it from him, and hope he's better before you travelMaking the debt go down and savings go up
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Oh no.....trust a damn lergy to rear its head just in time for your holiday. Hope the resting sees it quickly on its way & of course that you don't catch it too.
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2) To read 100 books (29/100)
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So sorry to hear about the theatre trip. So hard for you both.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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Sorry the theatre visit didn't work out and hope Mr SA recovers quickly."If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney1
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He seems a bit better tonight after a sleep and some paracetamol.It’s all go round here. I was in the garden when an air ambulance flew so low overhead you could feel the draft. It landed on the park across the road! The crew came off the park and went to a house down the road. I can’t believe how many cars suddenly appeared and parked up rubber necking. I went out to speak to a neighbour and random people were asking us what had happened. Teenagers were filming on their phones and one said she’d been tracking it on her phone. People soon dispersed when they realised there was nothing to see.I was looking out of the window just before I had my bath and the helicopter was just taking off.I hope whoever it was is going to be ok, there are a lot of elderly people around here 🙏I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4
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We had one land close to us once - it turned out to be in the car park and blew some wheelie bins over! That was for an older person who'd come down a ladder faster than he went up. As you say, it does attract attention. I hope they were able to help the person.
Good to hear Mr SA is improving. These nasty bugs seem to have been going the rounds for a while.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
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Cherryfudge said:We had one land close to us once - it turned out to be in the car park and blew some wheelie bins over! That was for an older person who'd come down a ladder faster than he went up. As you say, it does attract attention. I hope they were able to help the person.
Good to hear Mr SA is improving. These nasty bugs seem to have been going the rounds for a while.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4 -
There was a house fire on my street last night. Three fire engines, an ambulance and police and suddenly everyone needed to walk their dogs!
Thankfully everyone was OK.
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