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Our licence fees are being spent on 'Don't Scare the Hare'...
I bought my first Easter Egg of the year, and I can't get into it. 
The sun is out, it's lovely and warm, and has been for a while, and yet I don't feel the inclination to put the jumpers away just yet... 
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 1 2011, 08:12 AM) 
The sun is out, it's lovely and warm, and has been for a while, and yet I don't feel the inclination to put the jumpers away just yet...
Don't blame you..... we need jumpers even in August in this country!
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 1 2011, 09:12 AM)
The sun is out, it's lovely and warm, and has been for a while, and yet I don't feel the inclination to put the jumpers away just yet...
Looks nice here but that wind has an edge to it!
QUOTE(Flossie @ Apr 30 2011, 08:28 PM)
I bought my first Easter Egg of the year, and I can't get into it.
Ineteresting...Perhaps it's solid
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 1 2011, 09:12 AM)
The sun is out, it's lovely and warm, and has been for a while, and yet I don't feel the inclination to put the jumpers away just yet...
Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
QUOTE(pushpull @ May 1 2011, 12:18 PM)
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 1 2011, 09:12 AM)
The sun is out, it's lovely and warm, and has been for a while, and yet I don't feel the inclination to put the jumpers away just yet...
Ne'er cast a clout till May be out.
Survived coatless today...
Have just booked daughter's Grade 5 piano exam online and am now concerned that, if she doesn't get the result she hopes for, it will somehow be my fault for 'Sunday Trading.' Irrational - but true. 
QUOTE(tonedeafmum @ May 1 2011, 09:24 PM)
Have just booked daughter's Grade 5 piano exam online and am now concerned that, if she doesn't get the result she hopes for, it will somehow be my fault for 'Sunday Trading.' Irrational - but true.
It's not Sunday trading though, you're not exchanging goods with anyone who is working on a Sunday...
You can therefore have a completely clear conscience. 
1) Judd Trump seems to be quite good at snooker
2) Is Judd Trump related in any way to Donald Trump?
2) Is Judd Trump related in any way to Donald Trump?
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 1 2011, 09:43 PM)
1) Judd Trump seems to be quite good at snooker
2) Is Judd Trump related in any way to Donald Trump?
He was certainly knocking them in with speed and accuracy......just what I could do with when playing....
There seems to be a new forum member called 'Barry'.
This was the name I wanted back in 2006, but a zero poster already had it. The mods must've had a clearout of zero posting accounts since then...
Don't you like useless facts
This was the name I wanted back in 2006, but a zero poster already had it. The mods must've had a clearout of zero posting accounts since then...
Don't you like useless facts
Where is this Barry person? Do you think he's anything like Barry-clari? 
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 12:49 PM)
Where is this Barry person? Do you think he's anything like Barry-clari?
He's in the theory area. I suspect he's not like me. I'm unique. I shall leave it up to the forum at large to decide whether being like me is a good thing or not
You = good, but you know what they say about having too much of a good thing....
Checking for exam results and wishing they were up online already, despite the fact that we only had them last Thursday, and there have been 2 bank holidays and a weekend since then!! lol... Impatient much??!!
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 12:52 PM)
You = good, but you know what they say about having too much of a good thing....
And there's only a limited supply of these......
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 12:52 PM)
You = good, but you know what they say about having too much of a good thing....
QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 3 2011, 12:53 PM)
And there's only a limited supply of these......
I still don't know what to do about the honeymoon situation, and I've been married for over a week. 
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 3 2011, 12:51 PM)
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 12:49 PM)
Where is this Barry person? Do you think he's anything like Barry-clari?
He's in the theory area. I suspect he's not like me. I'm unique. I shall leave it up to the forum at large to decide whether being like me is a good thing or not
I've never met anyone else like barry-clari.......
Well aren't we all unique ???
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 12:21 PM)
I still don't know what to do about the honeymoon situation, and I've been married for over a week.
Is the problem where to go? or when? (presumably not who to go with
)
Bit of both. As we're only going for a week it'll most likely be somewhere in Europe, preferably somewhere sunny
We were planning on going in June, but as I'm unemployed I don't know what I'll be doing in June. If things continue as they are, presumably nothing But on the other hand, if by some miracle someone offers me a job, I don't want to start off with "oh I'm on honeymoon that week...." 
I know unemployed and holiday don't go together, but the honeymoon is a wedding present from my new inlaws
We were planning on going in June, but as I'm unemployed I don't know what I'll be doing in June. If things continue as they are, presumably nothing
But on the other hand, if by some miracle someone offers me a job, I don't want to start off with "oh I'm on honeymoon that week...." I know unemployed and holiday don't go together, but the honeymoon is a wedding present from my new inlaws
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 02:55 PM)
Bit of both. As we're only going for a week it'll most likely be somewhere in Europe, preferably somewhere sunny
We were planning on going in June, but as I'm unemployed I don't know what I'll be doing in June. If things continue as they are, presumably nothing
But on the other hand, if by some miracle someone offers me a job, I don't want to start off with "oh I'm on honeymoon that week...." I know unemployed and holiday don't go together, but the honeymoon is a wedding present from my new inlaws
Book for early June. I'm sure any employer worth working for would understand delaying a start date by a week or so for your honeymoon. It isn't as if it is a normal holiday is it.
Algarve ?? Only a couple of hours flight.
Possibly - although I think Mark spent many childhood holidays there, so I think he wants to see something different
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 04:44 PM)
Possibly - although I think Mark spent many childhood holidays there, so I think he wants to see something different
Egypt isn't that far away, not too expensive, and certainly hot!
Sicily. Sunny, lots to see, like Italy but more exotic. We spent our honeymoon in Cefalu - absolutely beautiful.
QUOTE(CJB @ May 3 2011, 03:47 PM)
QUOTE(Babybird2 @ May 3 2011, 02:55 PM)
Bit of both. As we're only going for a week it'll most likely be somewhere in Europe, preferably somewhere sunny
We were planning on going in June, but as I'm unemployed I don't know what I'll be doing in June. If things continue as they are, presumably nothing
But on the other hand, if by some miracle someone offers me a job, I don't want to start off with "oh I'm on honeymoon that week...." I know unemployed and holiday don't go together, but the honeymoon is a wedding present from my new inlaws
Book for early June. I'm sure any employer worth working for would understand delaying a start date by a week or so for your honeymoon. It isn't as if it is a normal holiday is it.
I agree. Any reasonable employer. And you wouldn't want to work for the other kind!
How about one of the channel islands?
Lovely photo.
Corsica is beautiful in June, and you have the benefit of sand, sea mountains and French cuisine in one place.
Corsica is beautiful in June, and you have the benefit of sand, sea mountains and French cuisine in one place.
Happy Star Wars day, everyone
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 4 2011, 05:55 PM)
Happy Star Wars day, everyone
May the Fourth be with you
QUOTE(muzikalbadger @ May 4 2011, 06:57 PM)
QUOTE(barry-clari @ May 4 2011, 05:55 PM)
Happy Star Wars day, everyone
May the Fourth be with you
That's the one
I like the sticky notes on my computer but would like them better if they came in a variety of colours.
QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 4 2011, 08:18 PM)
I like the sticky notes on my computer but would like them better if they came in a variety of colours.
They have a sticky notes program rolled out in our company but one woman a few desks in front of me insists on plastering real ones all over her screens...
QUOTE(Solari @ May 4 2011, 10:29 PM)
QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 4 2011, 08:18 PM)
I like the sticky notes on my computer but would like them better if they came in a variety of colours.
They have a sticky notes program rolled out in our company but one woman a few desks in front of me insists on plastering real ones all over her screens...
I do that when there is something that I really need to remember for the next day. I stick it right in the middle of the screen so I can't do anything without removing it. Outlook or calendar reminders just don't work; I sometimes mindlessly delete them when they appear.
QUOTE(corenfa @ May 4 2011, 10:33 PM)
I do that when there is something that I really need to remember for the next day. I stick it right in the middle of the screen so I can't do anything without removing it. Outlook or calendar reminders just don't work; I sometimes mindlessly delete them when they appear.
At a previous employer, one PA used to use the whiteboard wipe-off markers to write stuff on her CRT...
QUOTE(Solari @ May 4 2011, 10:34 PM)
QUOTE(corenfa @ May 4 2011, 10:33 PM)
I do that when there is something that I really need to remember for the next day. I stick it right in the middle of the screen so I can't do anything without removing it. Outlook or calendar reminders just don't work; I sometimes mindlessly delete them when they appear.
At a previous employer, one PA used to use the whiteboard wipe-off markers to write stuff on her CRT...
I haven't yet seen anyone use white-out on the screen except in a joke video...
QUOTE(corenfa @ May 4 2011, 10:35 PM)
I haven't yet seen anyone use white-out on the screen except in a joke video...
Nah I mean those markers that wipe off, not tip-ex!
QUOTE(Solari @ May 4 2011, 10:46 PM)
QUOTE(corenfa @ May 4 2011, 10:35 PM)
I haven't yet seen anyone use white-out on the screen except in a joke video...
Nah I mean those markers that wipe off, not tip-ex!
Ya - sorry my fault for not being clear, I was just thinking of this video where there's a lady who tipp-exes her screen but I can't seem to find the link on youtube now...
While I was out feeding the ducks yesterday lunchtime, there was the most ENORMOUS noise - like a low helicopter going over. Only it turned out to be a monster diesel locomotive on the nearby railway line (sadly usually electric, which doesn't make a nice noise or smell).
I am ludicrously please that thanks to t'Interwebs, I have been able to confirm that it was a Class 37. My husband will be so proud of me
I am ludicrously please that thanks to t'Interwebs, I have been able to confirm that it was a Class 37. My husband will be so proud of me
Do 'Pop Tarts' constitute healthy living?
(please say they do
)
(please say they do
)
QUOTE(Maizie @ May 6 2011, 08:56 AM)
While I was out feeding the ducks yesterday lunchtime, there was the most ENORMOUS noise - like a low helicopter going over. Only it turned out to be a monster diesel locomotive on the nearby railway line (sadly usually electric, which doesn't make a nice noise or smell).
I am ludicrously please that thanks to t'Interwebs, I have been able to confirm that it was a Class 37. My husband will be so proud of me
While reading this I randomly thought about how we were standing on the balcony at work on the royal wedding day watching the flypast, and were remarking upon how the sound of the old planes (Spitfires & Lancaster bomber) was unmistakable.
First day off work without the children since before the Easter holidays. Lots of lovely flute and just a tiny bit of hoovering.
QUOTE(lottie @ May 6 2011, 09:01 AM)
Do 'Pop Tarts' constitute healthy living?
(please say they do
)Absolutely...
A little of what you fancy and all that.
QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 6 2011, 12:51 PM)
QUOTE(lottie @ May 6 2011, 09:01 AM)
Do 'Pop Tarts' constitute healthy living?
(please say they do
)Absolutely...
A little of what you fancy and all that.
Every morning?
.... with four shots of espresso? 
I had an apple for lunch
How long does the coalition have left now?
QUOTE(Flossie @ May 7 2011, 11:13 AM)
How long does the coalition have left now?
I tend not to talk about politics on the forum (some of you will be aware that I'm politically very motivated, and those same people will be aware what my politics are
) - but my feeling is that the coalition will go to the full five years.
Yes, I take that view too Barry.
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