Glad you are feeling better Yogi, sometimes we just have to listen to our bodies don't we? My oh my that tax course sounds riveting EL 
I bet Yogi and I wish we could go as well 
Good morning everyone Glad you are feeling better Yogi, sometimes we just have to listen to our bodies don't we? My oh my that tax course sounds riveting EL I bet Yogi and I wish we could go as well
Glad you are feeling better Yogi, sometimes we just have to listen to our bodies don't we? My oh my that tax course sounds riveting EL I bet Yogi and I wish we could go as well
Update about the boiler by the way. The good news is that the guy came to fix the boiler yesterday (let me hear you all say yay! 
) The bad news is they sent the wrong part! 
Back to the drawing board, I am waiting to hear 
No hot water for a week now.
) The bad news is they sent the wrong part! Back to the drawing board, I am waiting to hear No hot water for a week now.
Originally Posted by squiggle:
Update about the boiler by the way. The good news is that the guy came to fix the boiler yesterday (let me hear you all say yay! ) The bad news is they sent the wrong part! Back to the drawing board, I am waiting to hear No hot water for a week now.
) The bad news is they sent the wrong part! Back to the drawing board, I am waiting to hear No hot water for a week now.Oh no Squiggle.
The telephone guy came yesterday and fixed it, but he needs to come back with a new cover for the outside box. The last three times the Virgin engineers have been out to fix the TV or phone, they have said they will return with a new cover for the box - I'm still waiting.
Good job you and me have the patience of saints Yogi 
Originally Posted by squiggle:
Good job you and me have the patience of saints Yogi
Of course we have, Squiggle.
squiggle and yogi, it is just as well you do have the patience of saints
It was a rivetting course - I now know that VAT has increased to 20%
squiggle, I love your Irish dancers, thet go really well with my test thread.
You will have had the advantage of already having an idea of what I did, having done the same thing here a while ago. The only difference was that I shrunk the size of the Youtube clip box down so that all that was visible was a little black box.
It was a rivetting course - I now know that VAT has increased to 20%
squiggle, I love your Irish dancers, thet go really well with my test thread.
You will have had the advantage of already having an idea of what I did, having done the same thing here a while ago. The only difference was that I shrunk the size of the Youtube clip box down so that all that was visible was a little black box.
Originally Posted by El Loro:
It was a rivetting course - I now know that VAT has increased to 20%
Was that as good as it got, El?Surprise, surprise, Virgin engineer did not turn up with the cover for the outside box.
Saintly patience is required for a while longer, it would seem.
Good evening everyone. I see the colour has changed in here. Shows how long I've been away!!! Had a few very busy days.
Took No,2 son to pick up his new car today. Talk about being pleased. He was grinning from ear to ear. No.1 son went to the hospital today. He has to go in for an operation to remove his gallbladder. Medication not an option because he has too many stones, some big some small. On the waiting list now; operation hopefully in next two to three months. In the meantime he has to put up with any pain that comes along!!!
I went to the dentist yesterday and had my treatment so that's done and dusted for another six months. Off to see the orthopaedic surgeon tomorrow evening. Presume he will order some sort of tests/x-rays so I am sure it will be some time before I know whether I need an operation or not.
Will try and keep in touch a little more often but the days just seem to disappear at the moment. Love you all. Stay safe and be happy.
I see the colour has changed in here. Shows how long I've been away!!! Had a few very busy days.Took No,2 son to pick up his new car today. Talk about being pleased. He was grinning from ear to ear.
No.1 son went to the hospital today. He has to go in for an operation to remove his gallbladder. Medication not an option because he has too many stones, some big some small. On the waiting list now; operation hopefully in next two to three months. In the meantime he has to put up with any pain that comes along!!!I went to the dentist yesterday and had my treatment so that's done and dusted for another six months. Off to see the orthopaedic surgeon tomorrow evening. Presume he will order some sort of tests/x-rays so I am sure it will be some time before I know whether I need an operation or not.
Will try and keep in touch a little more often but the days just seem to disappear at the moment. Love you all. Stay safe and be happy.
Hi Joyron. Sounds like you have been really busy.
I hope your son doesn't have to wait too long for his gallbladder op. My mum had gallstones and I remember it was an incredibly painful condition.
Good luck with your appointment with the consultant tomorrow, hope all goes well.
Sounds like you have been really busy.I hope your son doesn't have to wait too long for his gallbladder op. My mum had gallstones and I remember it was an incredibly painful condition.
Good luck with your appointment with the consultant tomorrow, hope all goes well.
Its always nice to hear from you when you can pop in Joyron. All seems to be progressing nicely but a little sad for your lad to be facing the surgery If you pop in again do check out EL's 'test' thread, its great fun
If you pop in again do check out EL's 'test' thread, its great fun
Loved your River Dancers in El's thread, Squiggle.
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Loved your River Dancers in El's thread, Squiggle.
I just had the one first of all Yogi and I loved their dancing so much (it seemed to go in time with EL's music 
) that I decided to add a few more Glad you liked it. EL's lovely thread has made the day a lot brighter for many FM's Well done EL
Agreed, Squiggle.
I'm having another early night, so goodnight for now. Speak to you tomorrow.
I'm having another early night, so goodnight for now. Speak to you tomorrow.
Sleep well sweetheart (same goes for all the Buddies )
(same goes for all the Buddies )
awwww missed everybody - yogi - hope you feel better soon
night yogi and squiggle
- yogi - hope you feel better soonnight yogi and squiggle
Hi everyone Tried Els thread but no sound
Hope u all well today, got the wee one , she has been up for hours, shattered already and its only 8.25 !!
Tried Els thread but no sound Hope u all well today, got the wee one , she has been up for hours, shattered already and its only 8.25 !!
Good morning everyone
Thanks for your thanks for my test thread
I have now switched off the autoplay on my post in that thread because another member had copied it in a reply so it was causing an echo throughout. The music still plays, but without that echo. Skylark, you might want to try that thread again in case the doubling effect was the reason why you couldn't hear anything.
Joyron, I hope your son doesn't have to wait too long for his operation
Skylark, good luck with the wee one.
Thanks for your thanks for my test thread
I have now switched off the autoplay on my post in that thread because another member had copied it in a reply so it was causing an echo throughout. The music still plays, but without that echo. Skylark, you might want to try that thread again in case the doubling effect was the reason why you couldn't hear anything.
Joyron, I hope your son doesn't have to wait too long for his operation
Skylark, good luck with the wee one.
Good morning everyone
The boiler guy is upstairs rights now (hoping everything is fixed soon
)
Sorry to have missed you Ros, Skylark what about a nice calming TV programme or DVD for the little one? Good luck
The boiler guy is upstairs rights now (hoping everything is fixed soon
)Sorry to have missed you Ros, Skylark what about a nice calming TV programme or DVD for the little one? Good luck
Hi, we are off out, its a lovely day here , for a change !
Love to all , have a good day
Love to all , have a good day
Good morning everyone.A frosty start but the sun is shining now.
Good news on the boiler Squiggle, hope it's sorted today.
Skylark, my mum used to put my energetic middle son on a chair at the kitchen sink. He spent hours splashing about with the water and bubbles - and he thought he was helping, too.
Hi Ros, I'm feeling a lot better now, thank you.
A frosty start but the sun is shining now.Good news on the boiler Squiggle, hope it's sorted today.
Skylark, my mum used to put my energetic middle son on a chair at the kitchen sink. He spent hours splashing about with the water and bubbles - and he thought he was helping, too.
Hi Ros, I'm feeling a lot better now, thank you.
Originally Posted by El Loro:
Originally Posted by Skylark24:
Hi, we are off out, its a lovely day here , for a change !
Love to all , have a good day
It's good to be able to know that the worst of the winter seems to have passed Love to all , have a good day
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Good morning everyone.A frosty start but the sun is shining now.
Good news on the boiler Squiggle, hope it's sorted today.
Skylark, my mum used to put my energetic middle son on a chair at the kitchen sink. He spent hours splashing about with the water and bubbles - and he thought he was helping, too.
Hi Ros, I'm feeling a lot better now, thank you.
Hi Yogi, the boiler seems to be working now, thank goodness, what a relief.A frosty start but the sun is shining now.Good news on the boiler Squiggle, hope it's sorted today.
Skylark, my mum used to put my energetic middle son on a chair at the kitchen sink. He spent hours splashing about with the water and bubbles - and he thought he was helping, too.
Hi Ros, I'm feeling a lot better now, thank you.
Your story reminds me of a lovely memory of when my eldest grandson was about 2, he loved to help me peel potatoes and so I used to put the stepstool by the sink and he would have a potato peeler and so would I and away we went. Then he saw my potato (nearly peeled) and look at his potato and want to swap
bless him, such a precious memory.Originally Posted by squiggle:
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Good morning everyone.A frosty start but the sun is shining now.
Good news on the boiler Squiggle, hope it's sorted today.
Skylark, my mum used to put my energetic middle son on a chair at the kitchen sink. He spent hours splashing about with the water and bubbles - and he thought he was helping, too.
Hi Ros, I'm feeling a lot better now, thank you.
Hi Yogi, the boiler seems to be working now, thank goodness, what a relief.A frosty start but the sun is shining now.Good news on the boiler Squiggle, hope it's sorted today.
Skylark, my mum used to put my energetic middle son on a chair at the kitchen sink. He spent hours splashing about with the water and bubbles - and he thought he was helping, too.
Hi Ros, I'm feeling a lot better now, thank you.
Your story reminds me of a lovely memory of when my eldest grandson was about 2, he loved to help me peel potatoes and so I used to put the stepstool by the sink and he would have a potato peeler and so would I and away we went. Then he saw my potato (nearly peeled) and look at his potato and want to swap
bless him, such a precious memory.
YAY, for the boiler man.
squiggle, I'm sure you are relieved that the boiler is sorted out and that you have hot water.
When I was a child, my parents had a mechanical potato peeler. The potatoes would be placed in a round steel container, the lid had cutting blades attached so that when the lid was closed the blades would descend into the container. Then in the middle of the lid was a handle (it wasn't electrical) which you turned round and round and round. I think the peel must have been collected somehow, but can't remember how. Eventually, we would open the lid, and hopefully see the peeled potatoes.
To be honest, it didn't really save time and either too little peel or two much potato was removed and we stopped using it decades ago.
When I was a child, my parents had a mechanical potato peeler. The potatoes would be placed in a round steel container, the lid had cutting blades attached so that when the lid was closed the blades would descend into the container. Then in the middle of the lid was a handle (it wasn't electrical) which you turned round and round and round. I think the peel must have been collected somehow, but can't remember how. Eventually, we would open the lid, and hopefully see the peeled potatoes.
To be honest, it didn't really save time and either too little peel or two much potato was removed and we stopped using it decades ago.
Originally Posted by El Loro:
squiggle, I'm sure you are relieved that the boiler is sorted out and that you have hot water.
When I was a child, my parents had a mechanical potato peeler. The potatoes would be placed in a round steel container, the lid had cutting blades attached so that when the lid was closed the blades would descend into the container. Then in the middle of the lid was a handle (it wasn't electrical) which you turned round and round and round. I think the peel must have been collected somehow, but can't remember how. Eventually, we would open the lid, and hopefully see the peeled potatoes.
To be honest, it didn't really save time and either too little peel or two much potato was removed and we stopped using it decades ago.
Ha ha EL we had one of those (or my Mum did) you had to then scrape all the peelings out and wash the bloomin thing up, labour saving it wasn't. We should have a list of those time-saving gadgets that are more trouble than they are worth.When I was a child, my parents had a mechanical potato peeler. The potatoes would be placed in a round steel container, the lid had cutting blades attached so that when the lid was closed the blades would descend into the container. Then in the middle of the lid was a handle (it wasn't electrical) which you turned round and round and round. I think the peel must have been collected somehow, but can't remember how. Eventually, we would open the lid, and hopefully see the peeled potatoes.
To be honest, it didn't really save time and either too little peel or two much potato was removed and we stopped using it decades ago.
Electric knives
Breadmakers (how many people use them a few times and put them away)
Ice cream makers (ditto)
I can add yoghurt makers to your list, squiggle. There was a harvest supper auction at church last year, and one of those had been given (strange idea for a harvest gift ), and I thought that the chances were that whoever had given it didn't want it, and that the person who bought it probably would use it once and never again.
), and I thought that the chances were that whoever had given it didn't want it, and that the person who bought it probably would use it once and never again.
After a cloudy start, there's now blue sky with hardly any clouds. Saturday looks promising, but cloudier on Sunday.
I've now passed a set of keys to my parents' house for a couple of people from church to go over the house to take anything they want to for the church auction and fete.
I've now passed a set of keys to my parents' house for a couple of people from church to go over the house to take anything they want to for the church auction and fete.
Its been a long journey for you and your brother EL but you have done exactly as your parents would have wished and I hope that the church will now find things that will raise some funds.
Hi all Thanks for advice on the wee one, she was certainly energetic today! Hopefully she will sleep for mum as she has had lots of fresh air !
Oh dear squiggle i hope you get your hot water fixed soon x
Hi Joyron, hope your son gets his op soon, very unpleasant are gallstones x
Glad you are feeling better Yogi X
El
Thanks for advice on the wee one, she was certainly energetic today! Hopefully she will sleep for mum as she has had lots of fresh air ! Oh dear squiggle i hope you get your hot water fixed soon x
Hi Joyron, hope your son gets his op soon, very unpleasant are gallstones x
Glad you are feeling better Yogi X
El
Hi Skylark, I think we should call you Supergran.
Squiggle and El, I too have my share of rarely used gadgets - including a breadmaker, an electric knife and an icecream maker.
Squiggle and El, I too have my share of rarely used gadgets - including a breadmaker, an electric knife and an icecream maker.
Hi Yogi, Supergran Lol I remember that on the telly! Hah thats not me I have an electric knife, used it once!
I have an electric knife, used it once!
Why do we buy those things?
When we put in a new kitchen, all of those hardly used items are going up the loft (never to be seen again)
When we put in a new kitchen, all of those hardly used items are going up the loft (never to be seen again)
Have a car boot sale ! Then splash out on something else to keep at the back of the cupboard
No, hubby is a nightmare at carboot sales, he buys the biggest load of rubbish and thousands of cookery books. He trawls through charity shops looking for cookery books, too - I caught him haggling with the woman one day over blinking books, so I have banned him now.
Does he cook tho, or just read them ?
Oh he can cook, got qualifications to prove it - but he rarely does, except on Christmas Day.
Men eh ? Indeed.Not you, El.