If you are confident enough, call them and tell them straight that you are not happy and you know others who have had things like this done without charge and you are now considering your options. Tell them they need to be consistent, the more you sound like you are going to leave the more chance there is that you will get something out of them.

Thanks EC. I'll see what happens tomorrow and think on it  

Today I had coffee with a really good friend who I have known since westarted secondary   school together. She had a double mastectomy two weeks ago.

 

she went for the histology results yesterday, they managed to get all the gremlins and she doesn't need chemo or radiotherapy.

 

It's been a day of celebration

 

Very good news indeed. A very close family member of mine had similar this year.

Yay

That's good news for you both 

 

So far cleared my wardrobe of about 7 shirts that no longer *ahem* fit me! Also some trousers and the odd jumper. About to pack them all away and throw them in the dump...

 

 

Only joking, taking them to The Heart Foundation which is really close to me.

Ironing

Shopping 

Gardening 

Moaning about being too hot

Just got ready to go down to the local shops. Stepped out the door. Rain 

We spent about five hours out on the bikes, which included a pic-nic and a couple of pints, then down town for a fish n chip tea.

Went to Shotton for Mr C to sky dive, then up to work. Spent most of the afternoon looking skywards watching the planes from he Sunderland Airshow coming in and out of Newcastle Airport. Couple of Red Arrows flew over the house so low it shook.

 

Got up.

Had a bath.

Eaten a bowl of Shreddies, sultanas and a banana... and a cup of water.

Got dressed.

Put key in door.

Turned it.

Opened door.

Exited building.

Come back in to turn off my compt.............

 

 

Worked... again!

 

So decided to have a couple of days off work. Booked Monday and Tuesday off, so you will have to suffer me on here 

i out trolled a troll on twitter AGAIN

 

I WAS WARNED THIS ONE WAS DANGEROUS

 

 

by the time id finished-troll threatened to report me

and i did not swear or threaten violence once

 

trolls=thick

 

And I was not best pleased  

WTG Pirate!  

 

Just upgraded the firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S3.

Since you ask ...... The taking the elder segment of generation four for a pitch and put afternoon was rained off and the wet weather programme consisted of Canasta and Mah-Jong. Today we booked a Laserquest based trip to Manchester on their behalf. I also booked a week in Whitby for our Oxford friends and ourselves, and a selfish trip to the fatherland to watch Hannover sixty-nine play Berlin.

 

 

Just spent the last hour buying 31 blu-rays from the BFI (British Film Institute) collection. Only thing is, when will I get time to watch them all?

 

 

Managed to get a round of pitch and put before the heavens opened. The twelve year old made a hole in one, the first one for any of us in three years of attending. Obviously he was unable to buy everyone a drink. Later cards and Mah-Jong, then after I picked the youngest from nursery we taught him "Black Peter" and even managed s discussion on whether that was racist. We decided that it wasn't.

EC, 31??

Today I have been to the funfair, watched Titan the robot (very cool + funny) watch.my older two kids on a high level ropes course..... been to see the shou lin (sp) monks live this evening followed by a comedian who was very good for all ages... Came back and watched love/hate on +1 and now I'm knackered!!!

I'd never heard of it Joe so did a little google.  I agree with your conclusions, but flippin heck it's a bit of a scary tale for little ones, being carted off in a sack of hungry rats 

 

*whispers I wish I'd known the story when Master C was little* 

 

We just had the balloon fairy, who came and liberated any balloons acquired from birthday parties during the night while he was sleeping.

Before we unleash the dogs of war I should point out that Black Peter is a cat who gives his name to the German equivalent of Old Maid. Having said that, some of the German Fairy Tales are rather brutal at times.

Oh right.  See what I read was that he was a demonic dwarf who lived down a coal mine and worked for Santa checking up on childrens behaviour by going up and down their chimneys, which is why his skin was covered in soot, hence the name. 

Yes! I thought that was what you might have read!

I remember looking at the origins of fairy tales when I was at Uni and let me just tell you Little Red Riding Hood was not originally intended for children.  Scat & nudity abound.

 

I've spent a day with an old friend (she's not old 31 - but I've known her since 2001). Has nice food, she did lots of shopping. A rather pleasant day.

 

 

Mrs Jer looked after the youngest from 7:30am to 6pm. I stepped in from 10am to 2pm. Thus m'son and I were able to go to the footie. We're all shattered.

Run up to St Andrews.

 

Sounded like the Bootleg Beatles at the Old Course.

Love St Andrews . Not been there in years though .

 

spent today looking at the sea and sleeping then looking at the sea a bit more. 

Perfect day!  

Sounds good to me 

 

Coffee

Panini

Coffee

Shop

TV

Bounty

Bounty

Bounty

 

tut tut  not much food consumed for a growing lad in that list 

 

 

Oh dear, you can add another Bounty to that list