The Compers Inn (part 48)

lfc4eva · 14 February 2018 at 9:22AM

Hi all, and happy valentines xx

Just saw that others have had the password change again (this time after just 5 days) it's so annoying. Does anyone know why this is happening? I am also getting a message whilst changing the password that this site is not secure and password may not be safe (the padlock in the url is then red with a cross through it)

Would love to know why

Cheers all
Karen x

fire**fly · 14 February 2018 at 11:18AM

good morning all :wave:
another wet, windy cold start to the day here lol
will be glad when
the warmer weather starts

great your dad is doing ok sheils ((hugs)) &
hope all works out ok for him x
will be lovely of you to take them both for a UK hol when he's well enough :A
good luck re scan later x

love the dr. seuss quote Alfie thanks :dance:

there's a few questions the same re the passwords/etc lfc4eva
on the Site Feedback that may be of help to you hopefully,

have a lovely day all & take care x

leanfun30 · 14 February 2018 at 11:28AM

Thanks Sheils and Topsy. Last night I did the same as iNdie and converted them to draw prizes.

Thanks for all the loving pics today.

no sun here yesterday but fine this morning.

Sorry to hear your hand is bad Rose.

Shells hope alls well today. Totally agree about passwords. Ive just come in without having to change pass word.

Better crack on only 2GKS here last night and today.

Hope everyone has a great and lucky day.

rosemac · 15 February 2018 at 8:34AM

Morning peeps. another cold one here. Had hailstones bouncing of the windows earlier. Hand and wrist are still aching. Grandkids phoned last night to tell me they had both received sweet/lollipop bouquets yesterday for Valentines Day. (I sent them) They were a bit overpriced but I suppose the time it takes to put them together justifies the cost. Heading out for a while this morning so thermals will be put in to use again. Hope everyone is well.

AlfieBlue · 15 February 2018 at 9:18AM

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:hello: Good morning all

Hope everyone's ok today.

After the miserable weather day
we had yesterday in the end - today's looking more promising
with sunshine all the way - and it's also feeling much milder!

Lol! Who can remember this day?!

:eek:

Decimal Day 15 February 1971

http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Decimalisation-in-Britain/

‘Decimal Day’ ran without a hitch. Although the elderly generation
found it more difficult to adapt to decimalisation, in general the
population readily embraced the new currency and the oft-used
phrase of the 1970’s “How much is that in old money?” is now
more commonly used in reference to metrication.

I'm guilty of that! And to this day I still can't get my head around
metrication - still prefer using feet/inches/pounds/ounces etc.

Have a lovely and lucky day all and please take care whatever
your plans.

Alfie xxx

indie · 15 February 2018 at 11:39AM

Morning everyone, that was a lovely thing to do rose, bet they were really excited when they got them. I can remember that day Alfie. Good job really as some of the residents in the home still talk in old money and i know what they are saying. A lot of the youngsters think we are talking double dutch...lol. We have sunshine here at the moment but it keeps clouding over so won't be putting washing out.Just popped to Tesco for a few bits and they have loads of roses and mixed flowers on offer 75% off so lots of people were buying them.Right time to get housework done. Hope you all have a lucky day

fire**fly · 15 February 2018 at 11:39AM

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good morning all :wave:
lovely sunny morning here up to now :dance:

lol, I remember the day Alfie

& I still prefer to use pounds & ounces/feet & inches as well

great linky/info pics thanks :T
lol...
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:eek::rotfl:

have a lovely day all & hopefully a lucky one x

sheils6 · 15 February 2018 at 3:43PM

Been a lovely day here apart from the wind which is really strong.
Had a walk to my aunt's to give her her birthday card and have a bit of a natter. Not seen her for a while as I was scared I would give her the flu. She is amazing for 86.

Gosh never thought about when decimalisation was. Was never really taught about old money although obviously I remember spending the smaller coins so can remember them.
Always remember a customer in the bank bringing in a 10 shilling note many years after this and I had to ask him which currency it was! Finished up giving him 50p for it and I still have it somewhere.
Hope everyone is having a lucky day.

sheils x

AlfieBlue · 16 February 2018 at 8:35AM

:heartsmil Kissing Friday

:hello: Good morning all

Hope you're all ok on this glorious Friday!

It's going to be
another beautiful day here with sunshine throughout the day
so will be making the most pottering about in the garden.

Loved all your feedback/memories re Decimal Day! Thought
the inchworm cartoon was brilliant fire**fly! :T :rotfl::rotfl:

I've never heard of this one ......

Kissing Friday

The Friday after Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday is Kissing
Friday.

Kissing Friday?

You may wonder why you haven’t heard of this strange custom.
This could be because it has now died out, but until the mid-20th
century, on this day a schoolboy could kiss a girl without fear of a
slap or a telling off! Unthinkable nowadays, but the custom was
especially popular in the Victorian and Edwardian era.

If the boys wanted to kiss the girls, first of all they had to
catch them! Some boys would tie ropes across the street: the girls
would have to pay for passage past the rope with a kiss. Others
would simply chase the girls until they caught them. Indeed,
Kissing Friday was the one day in the year when schoolgirls were
allowed to leave school early, in order to avoid being chased home
by the boys.

In the village of Sileby in Leicestershire the day was known as
‘Nippy Hug Day’. Here, if the girl did resist a kiss, the boy was
allowed to pinch her bottom, an action known as ‘lousing’, a
curious – and slightly disturbing – reference to pinching off lice. :eek:

In parts of Cumbria, the day was known as ‘Nippy Lug Day’: yes,
bizarrely the aim was to pinch each others ears!

http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Kissing-Friday/

Time for a coffee me thinks.

Have a lovely and lucky day all -
please take care whatever your plans.

Alfie xxx

rosemac · 16 February 2018 at 9:18AM

Morning everyone. Dull cold and damp here today. Never heard of kissing Friday either alfie. Off out again this morning for an hour then back out in afternoon. . Need to fit in some shopping as well at some point. What an exciting life I have lol. Hope everyone is fit and well. Take care. Be lucky.

The Compers Inn (part 48)

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