Hicky
Hope you enjoyed your day off today, and hope Emptybox is having a nice relaxing day off for his birthday.
I thought Lucie was really sweet on This Morning. I hope she does well, because she has a good voice.

OH looked a bit lost when he came home from work today with no job. He is studying tommorrow and Wednesay for a techy exam that he will take on Wednesday night. Hope he passes it because it cost him over £100 to take the exam, but at least he didn't have to pay the over £1000 costs for the course because he was able to study himself with books and a friends notes who had done the course already.

Hi All I have never been in here it is a nice thread, I will call back have a lovely evening

Thats a shame Mollie, hopefully something will come up soon.


Shame Lucie went yesterday, I really liked her but my heart said John and Edward my head said her. She was so gracious in defeat and hope she does well but Simon is to blame not Jedward at all, i'm glad Danyl and Jedward who are my favourites are still there, I like Jamie also and Olly is ok.

Hi Hicky  Once again thank you for all the updates

 Hi Mollie hope your OH does well in his exam and  gets
 work soon I really do.We had this experience when our children were young
 but it will pass hopefully sooner rather than later 


 Emptybox I'm sorry I missed your Birthday. Hope you have a great year

Hi Marguerita

Lovely to see you in here, you have a massive post count it's a wonder out paths haven't crossed.
We are very random in our discussions, just talk about what ever crops up, so to speak.

Hi Darloboy .

Shame Lucie went, I know you like the Twins, but Simon can't let them win, he chose the easy way out.
 
Hi Grannyg .

You are most welcome.
Hope you are keeping well.

Marguerita
welcome to the thread, you are right it is a nice thread.

I like your doggie avatar.

Thanks Darloboy.

I didn't want either Jedward or Lucy to go, but would of preferred to see Lloyd or Joe as the bottom two. After this weeks results,  I can't work out who on earth is likely to be the bottom 2 next week.

Thanks  GrannyG,....
nice to see you, hope you are well.
it is a worry at the moment, this recession. Seems lots are losing their jobs.

did you watch X factor?

Just had a new leaflet about the Recycling changes for the next two years.

It seems that they want to increase the ampint recycled from 36.33% to 38%.

The only thing that seems a bit crazy, is the fact that they now don't want any plastic containers from food of wny type and they don't want any Foil or Foil dishes from takeaways.

This basically means that they only want card, paper, bottles glass or plastic& tins.

I can't believe that after getting nearly all the packing manufacturers to use a plastic which is PET, No.1 in the recycle triangle for a lot of the packing, now they don't even want that for recycling.

John Thomson opens Kendal's Christmas grotto

John Thomson, who plays Coronation Street's Jesse Chadwick, opened Santa's grotto with his wife Sam at Kendals in Manchester.

The Manchester Evening News says that John and his wife discovered they were expecting their second child, having conceived naturally after three unsuccessful rounds of IVF. John and Sam took daughter Olivia, aged six, to give her wish list to Father Christmas at the House of Fraser store on Deansgate.

Corrie's Hawley: 'John should be redeemed'

Monday, November 9 2009, 18:30 GMT

By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter

Coronation Street actor Graeme Hawley has revealed that he wants a redemption plot for his character John Stape.

Disgraced John is released from prison and reunited with wife Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) in Wednesday's episode of the ITV1 soap. The ex-school teacher has served time for the abduction of his former love interest and pupil Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan).

Discussing his hopes for John's future, Hawley told the Sunday Mail: "I want him to become a good family guy. It's nice to see John and Fiz have a relationship. We've never seen that, there's always been something bubbling under the surface, but the two of them make a lovely, quirky husband and wife.

"Like many things in Coronation Street, it will depend on the public whether he is redeemed or whether they'll think he's a bad 'un and will always be a bad 'un."

The soap star also admitted that he was startled when he discovered that Rosie's mother Sally (Sally Whittaker) would brand John a paedophile upon his return to the Street.

He said: "I did flinch a bit when I read the line. I was like, 'Crikey'. It's a bit weird. It takes on a whole new meaning. It sometimes gets shouted at me in jest when I'm walking along the street. Before I could brush it off, but now it takes a different meaning.

"But from day one the way I've looked at it is, if people are reacting to you and engaging in your character and story, then they'll say stuff. If they didn't, I wouldn't have a job here."

Hi all. Thanks for the birthday graphics and greetings.
See you found some hopping penguins this time, Mollie.

Good luck to your OH for the exam, Mollie.

I had a very relaxing day.
Had a long lie, then a cooked breakfast.Had a piece of cake with a cup of tea at about 5pm, then I had a roast chicken dinner and a bottle of my favourite beer.

My cousin sent me a DVD for a present and I had a couple of cards, and a long telephone call from my Uncle, so it wasn't a bad day, all in all.

I'm never quite sure wether I'm supposed to put plastic food trays in our recycling or not?
I ve always put them in up to now, but that might be against the rules?
But, as you say, if they want to encourage people to recycle, they shouldn't make stupid rules.

They obviously have to sort all the different types out anyway, so they could easily send what's not recyclable to the dump themselves.

Good Evening  Emptybox.
Glad you had a good Birthday., I don't suppose you got many toys, that's what I notice as you get older.

With having the new recycling data posted through the door, it's ok them changing the days of pickup, but to stop collecting a high percentage of the packaging which was the PET No. #1 on the list of collectable materials, and to also stop collecting Aluminium Foil containers, i'm confused.
They still want the plastic bottles which are usually HDPE No. 2, but now they don't want them flattened and they want the lids leaving on them.

I just don't see how they can up the amount that is recycled when they don't want a big portion of packaging.

It's taken all this time to get the packaging to be the right material and now they don't want it.
Unless of course Sainsbury's will take the plastic packaging, I'll have to check.

 Yes Mollie I do watch Xfactor. It's all about money though Simon Cowell
  kinda let me down with his decision. The poor contestants aren't treated very well are they? I like Olly, Joe and Stacey Jamie's quite good too. Danyl has too many personalities (or  whatever act he puts on depending) has put me off him

hello all  hope you are all well and fine!!

as usual i do see what is going on here, but sorry i missed your birthday empty  hope you had a good one!

all this packaging is a mess, councils have different rules for different things, i cannot put any glass in mine?? plastic ... dont go down that road sainsbury deliver and take my plastic bags  for re-cycling so thats one thing.
but with all the thing about we have to cut down on everything you would have thought that some one would have got the act together by now .... or it that still asking too much

Emptybox
I am so pleased you had such a pleasant birthday. I bet you were glad of the quiet day after your busy weekend.  Sounds like you got to eat some nice food too.

Yes I agree that the contestants are not treated very well at all , considering how hard they try to do well during the show each week.

I do enjoy watching X fActor though, even though I dont often agree with the outcome.

Tatty
nice to see you posting. I hope you are feeling well at the moment.

Hicky... our recycling is hopeless. I still wonder if they save anything by recycling at all?  Our council only bothers with glass and papers, we are supposed to have boxes to put them in, I have phoned twice, stopped the men collecting twice and still they have not given me any recycling boxes.
Thanks for the Corrie stuff, corrie was great tonight.

Goodnight all

Hi Tatty

Good to see you again, hope you are keeping well, how are you doing lately?
The recycling does seem to be a bit hit and miss, surely they can find a way of dealing with the problem.

Nighty Night Mollie.

We have 3 recycling wheelie bins but they seem to getting more fussy what we put in them.

Hi Tatty and Grannyg and darlo.

Our recycling stuff has to be put into plastic sacks, but i think they are changing to bins soon.
The ordinary rubbish already goes into a wheelie bin.
We don't get glass recycled though. I have to take it into town and put it into the big bins.

Anyway, night all.

Good morning all
Bit grey here today, but not raining now.

Emptybox... I guess it is back to work today after your long birthday weekend? Hope it is dry up there , so you can get things done.

Hicky... day off today?  Hope you have a good one.

OH said it was strange not having to get up for work today. He is off in a minute to library to do some revising for his exam tommorrow.
And it is the end of the vat quarter, so I have the dreaded tax accounts to work on. 

When do you go to London Hicky?

Good Morn/Afternoon Everyone.
I'm running late, and been rather busy and am working tomorrow instead of Thursday, they love messing me about.


Raining here anyway, not too nice, as was expected.


I go to London on the 21st Mollie, a bit to go yet.

Cheryl Cole said, when asked about not wearing her wedding ring during the show, she said she didn't wear it as it clashed with her dress.

Well, that's a new one for the books, I've heard them all now.

Oh, and Mollie, I have to work tomorrow instead of Thursday which was instead of Friday.

It will be a long weekend for me then.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Van parked outside X-Factor house.
One way to get your point across eh.
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Back Off: Mon Nov 9, 2009 Corrie Episode Review

Written by Debbie Oates (7:30) and Mark Wadlow (8:30), directed by John Anderson.

The news of Gail and Joe's engagement goes around, and the only person who isn't happy for them is, surprise, David. Although, we haven't heard what Audrey has to say yet. Happiness doesn't last long, as Joe is approached by a loan shark who has taken over the loan he had with Len Windass' "friends." The loan shark says that Joe owes him 9 grand, but Joe says it's only 2. Loan Shark reminds him about interest, and takes Joe's van. Joe thinks that this is the end of it. Later, Joe fibs and tells his everyone that he sold the van since he didn't need it anymore, and he wanted some money to buy Gail a nice rock. Why do I have a feeling that we haven't seen the last of Joe's debts coming back to haunt him?

Norris has still got a chip on his shoulder in regards to Graeme. He believes that Graeme hasn't successfully removed the bird "doings" from the windows, and tells Emily not to pay him. After a bit of back and forth, Emily pays him, and Norris is out a couple magazines for his pettiness.

Freda finds an article in the newspaper featuring her old employer who has complained about a "thief" stealing her prosthetic leg. Really? This prosthetic leg thing wasn't just a one-off last episode? Freda convinces Graeme to help her out. She hands over the leg, concealed in garbage bags, to Graeme so he can drop it at a charity shop. Believing this will somehow make it's way back to the old owner, and she'll not have to deal with police and go to jail.

It's Hayley's first day as Relief Manager, and everyone is shocked that she's back. Especially Julie, since she's been reigning supervisor all this while. Hayley's has a lot on her plate with this new position, nevermind having to look out for Roy, to make sure he doesn't set Tony Gordon off. Well, Roy does everything in his power to do exactly that. He calls, visits, and even stalks Tony outside his bedroom window in the rain. He'll go to any length to try to ensure that Tony's gotten his message. Someone should warn Roy that if he plays with fire, he'll get burnt. Tony complains to Maria about Roy's strange stalkerish behaviour, and Maria goes over to Roy's to give him a message: "back off." We all know that we haven't seen the end of this, and that Roy is a persistent man.

John Stape is being released from prison tomorrow, and Fiz is excited and nervous about his arrival. She cleans the house up and down, then realizes how ugly and "un-homey" it is, and reckons it needs a makeover. Kirk and Chesney surprise her, with the enlisted help of David and Zoe, with a newly made-over house fit for an Easter Bunny, with the brightest pastels you've ever seen. Naturally, Fiz is elated. I liked it better before.

Jack has been hiding from Connie, but she finally gets him to meet her in the pub and wants an explanation for why he's moved out. Jack explains that he doesn't want "that kind" (read: sexual) relationship with her. Connie says she doesn't either, and wants to know why he thought otherwise. Jack admits to hearing her haunting around his bedroom door at night. Connie tells him that she's had a history of sleepwalking, and she doesn't even remember doing it! They laugh, and make up. Jack is back at Connie's and Tyrone has more room to himself and Molly at the Old Rectory.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Tina congratulating her father on his engagement to Gail, until she realizes that that means that David will be her brother. *shudder*
- Freda and Tina teasing Norris about the age of bird poop on a window. Anything that gets Norris in a tizzy is good by me.
- Maria telling Roy to "back off" Tony. Way to stand by your man, girl.
- Kirk, Chesney, David and Zoe redecorating No.5 for Fiz. It was a really nice effort. However, I thought it was so ugly, and probably looked better before. Even though it looked bad before.
- Tyrone making Molly's stomach turn as he goes over all the affair's Kevin has had, and how he's still returned to Sally in the end.
- Not much else, I thought this was a pretty boring, uneventful episode for the most part.

LOWLIGHTS:

- Joe lying to Gail about his debt woes. It'll all end in tears.
- Tina's orange-face! I can't take it anymore!
- How rude Roy was to Anna over the sausage-buttie incident. Sure, he apologized and paid double, but still.
- Roy harassing Tony in general. He really doesn't have any proof. Roy Cropper is probably annoying me more than he's annoying Tony at this point!
- Roy Cropper standing outside in the rain staring up at Tony in his bedroom window. Creeeeeepy! This is the stuff horror movies are made of! I had nightmares.

For those who enjoy the scenic route, check out the full review scene-by-scene here.

Good evening all

Hicky... they certainly are messing you about with your working days. You will have to be carefull you dont drag yourself out of bed, and go into work on the wrong day.
Thanks for the news stuff. Interesting how Simon Cowell thinks he made a mistake. It is a shame Lucy wont be there next week, she had such a good voice , whilst  I know they cant sing, those twins are entertaining. Lloyd should of gone, because he is the one who cant sing, and is not entertaining either.

Cheryl wont wear her wedding ring if it clashes with her dress....  strange excuse imo.

Did you watch John Seargeant round Britain?  It was quite interesing.

Hi Mollie.

I was late this morning, not sure what happened.
Don't know if the alarm went off, I probably just turned it off.
The next thing I saw the clock and thought it was 06.00 so got up, then later looked again at the time and it was 08.10, damn, shot off to work and got in a mile queue for the tunnel, and it was just one big queue from then on, crawling along.

No-one said anything though, it just puts me back a bit.

I have a strange problem with my Sky HD box now, I can't get the sound on channel 109 'Watch'.
I just had to delete a whole series of recordings from 'Dancing with the Stars'
Not one had sound with it, So annoying, haven't a clue what's up.

Didn't see John Seargent, watched the 'F' word.

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10 November 2009 12:00 PM

Mills on the verge of quitting 'Dancing on Ice'

09/11/2009 - 19:22:42
Heather Mills is said to be on the verge of quitting ‘Dancing on Ice’ before it even begins.

The ex-wife of Paul McCartney - who was left with one leg after a motorcycle crash in 1993 – is said to be suffering huge pains associated with mastering skating with her false leg.

Heather – who has previously appeared on US dancing show ‘Dancing With The Stars’ - has reportedly told bosses she is "struggling" with just the warm-ups after three weeks of training.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "Ice skating is much more demanding. Heather is suffering a lot of pain."

The 41-year-old mastered complex moves on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ in 2007, defying her disability to perform a jive, backbends and flips.

It was recently reported Heather was keen to star on ‘Dancing On Ice’ and had already put in orders for several new prosthetic limbs designed to help her on the ice.

A source said: “In typical Heather fashion, she is convinced she'll be a huge attraction.

"She knows she divides people but there's never a dull moment with her. Whatever people say about her, she's certainly entertaining."

'Dancing On Ice' returns to ITV1 in January.

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Good Afternoon All  Hi Hickey  

Hi Marguerita.


Hows things with you?
I'm stuck at work today, but I 'll get a few days off now.
What are up to then?
Anything exciting?

Hi Hicky nothing exciting going on in my life, this is as exciting as it gets for me coming on the forum which I love lol I am looking forward to IACGMOOH I loved Katie price the last time she was on celebrity, it could go in her favour this time or go badly wrong, but hey for that kind of money she is being offered you cant blame her my dinner is ready will pop in later, have a lovely couple of days off from work