I’ve just got back from visiting Mr O40 in hospital and he is nearly back to his old self! He’s able to eat and drink normally and his speech is vastly improved. I got my MRI results today too, and it’s normal!!
I really need someone to drink champagne with, if I had any, that is ! :D
orchid40 said:
I’ve just got back from visiting Mr O40 in hospital and he is nearly back to his old self! He’s able to eat and drink normally and his speech is vastly improved. I got my MRI results today too, and it’s normal!!
I really need someone to drink champagne with, if I had any, that is ! :D
Oh thats good new’s O40 ! what a relief for you both :D
O40 that is good.
Thanks HP and Veg :)
orchid40 said:
I’ve just got back from visiting Mr O40 in hospital and he is nearly back to his old self! He’s able to eat and drink normally and his speech is vastly improved. I got my MRI results today too, and it’s normal!!
I really need someone to drink champagne with, if I had any, that is ! :D
I’m having a glass of wine so I’ll have toast for you and Mr O40 ok?
I like good news.
orchid40 said:
I’ve just got back from visiting Mr O40 in hospital and he is nearly back to his old self! He’s able to eat and drink normally and his speech is vastly improved. I got my MRI results today too, and it’s normal!!
I really need someone to drink champagne with, if I had any, that is ! :D
in fact – i have the champagne – so yea – heres to ya – hic
great news – what sort of heating do you have down there on the peninsula? i bet its cold at night.
I’m having a glass of wine so I’ll have toast for you and Mr O40 ok?
I like good news.
Cheers, Pom, I’m having one too :) It’s good to have good news.
in fact – i have the champagne – so yea – heres to ya – hic
great news – what sort of heating do you have down there on the peninsula? i bet its cold at night.
Haha Pepe! We’ve got gas fired central heating and a wood burner too. it’s not been col all day and now it’s a bit damp and chilly, so it’s ON. It can get very cold sometimes.
Cheers, down the hatch!
Good one. Have a glass for me.
Bubba Louie said:
Good one. Have a glass for me.
What Thee to give you a hand there LOL
Haha Pepe! We’ve got gas fired central heating and a wood burner too. it’s not been col all day and now it’s a bit damp and chilly, so it’s ON. It can get very cold sometimes.
Cheers, down the hatch!
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good – glad to hear you are staying warm. fires every night here at present.
Oh how wonderful……………..:D HUGELY please for you both:D
>I really need someone to drink champagne with, if I had any, that is ! :D
Raises glass
sometimes a glass of milk or orange or other juice is just as good or better than wine. cheers.
I am very happy for you Orchid—did they find out what was causing the problem ?
:)
Yes, Grassy. It’s called Myasthenia Bulbosa. A rare disease of the auto-immune system. He’s an object of interest to the medical students!
And thanks :)
Oh …oh…..oh…
Elf is moving his car onto the lawn……the the mourge fridge will be taken from the shed and put out the front……..then the kitchen fridge will be emptied out and put into the shed….. (we’ll use that one in the summer months when needed)
Then we’ll see how much crap has been built up behind the kitchen fridge since 1999. Wonder how many cat toys (straws and such) have made their way under the fridge????
Oh so sorry o40….I hijacked your thread….:(
Lucky1 said:
Oh so sorry o40….I hijacked your thread….:(
You’re welcome ;)
aquarium said:
sometimes a glass of milk or orange or other juice is just as good or better than wine. cheers.
It is, Aqua, :)
orchid40 said:
aquarium said:
sometimes a glass of milk or orange or other juice is just as good or better than wine. cheers.
It is, Aqua, :)
maybe for breakfast !!
The Estate said:
orchid40 said:
aquarium said:
sometimes a glass of milk or orange or other juice is just as good or better than wine. cheers.
It is, Aqua, :)
maybe for breakfast !!
Haha Thee!
orchid40 said:
Yes, Grassy. It’s called Myasthenia Bulbosa. A rare disease of the auto-immune system. He’s an object of interest to the medical students!
And thanks :)
my cousin got Myasthenia Gravis when she was about 14. Although she made a full recovery (and not everyone does) the social and emotional consequences pretty well stuffed her up.
bluegreen said:
orchid40 said:
Yes, Grassy. It’s called Myasthenia Bulbosa. A rare disease of the auto-immune system. He’s an object of interest to the medical students!
And thanks :)
my cousin got Myasthenia Gravis when she was about 14. Although she made a full recovery (and not everyone does) the social and emotional consequences pretty well stuffed her up.
I’ve got really good news too!!!!
Can I use this thread??
Yeehah said:
I’ve got really good news too!!!!Can I use this thread??
what’s your good news Yeehah?
bluegreen said:
Yeehah said:
I’ve got really good news too!!!!Can I use this thread??
what’s your good news Yeehah?
just about to ask the same thing BG.
I’ve got a job, start Monday, wahooie!!!!!!!!
Yeehah said:
I’ve got a job, start Monday, wahooie!!!!!!!!
kool, what’s your job doing and what hours will you be working?
Yeehah said:
I’ve got a job, start Monday, wahooie!!!!!!!!
way to go Yeehah! What will you be doing? How is it going to impact on your studies?
Here’s the story:
2 weeks ago one of my TAFE teachers asked if I was interested in a job a couple of days a week at a local accounting firm. I said yes, printed out a copy of my resumé, heard nothing more, forgot all about it.
Wednesday got a phone call asking me to come in for an interview next Tues for casual admin work at the local council. V. excited.
Yesterday got a phone call from the accounting firm, asked if I could come for an interview that afternoon. Found I’ve gained enough weight that my 2 black skirts don’t fit. Have one pair black trousers in the mending pile, took half an hour to hem them, wore a longshirt to cover the broken zip, just made it in time.
Spent an hour and a half talking to potential boss, sounded bloody brilliant, walked out of the office, spoke to her kids who had walked down from school, turns out her youngest son is friends with my son!!
Thought I didn’t have a chance after the questions she asked.
Phone range at lunchtime today, would I like to start Monday!!
that’s great Yeehah. I’m sure the extra money would come in handy :)
(BTW am reading your posts in between writing, but it’s too complicated to quote two people at once, lol!)
I’ll be doing admin and bookkeeping. The big thing is that the reason this new job exists is because boss has bought a bookkeeping firm in Brisbane and I’m being trained to do the payroll. I’m being picked up on Mon at 4.30am, we’re driving to Brisbane, staying 2 nights (motel), back late Wed. We’ll do this for 2 or 3 weeks until I’m up to speed then the job will be based here and I will work every Monday (pays HAVE to be processed on Mondays, no ifs or buts) and probably some extra days, most likely Thursdays and/or Fridays.
I have no idea how much I’ll be paid but it sounds great – exactly what I’ve been wanting (although Mr Y isn’t too keen on the training in Brisbane bit!).
Yeehah, my mum says congratulations to you one getting the job.
veg gardener said:
Yeehah, my mum says congratulations to you one getting the job.
Thanks back at her!
bluegreen said:
that’s great Yeehah. I’m sure the extra money would come in handy :)
Funny you should say that.
Mr Y got a solicitors’ bill yesterday $7,000 and he hasn’t even been to court yet!
We can’t afford to spend any more of our house money (or we would have to cancel the house) so we’re going to have to write to the solicitor saying that if/when we qualify for Legal Aid, we can’t afford any more fees, and offer to pay that bill of slowly.
Yeehah said:
I’m being picked up on Mon at 4.30am, we’re driving to Brisbane, staying 2 nights (motel), back late Wed. We’ll do this for 2 or 3 weeks until I’m up to speed then the job will be based here
that’s going to be tiring for a bit but if it is no more that 2 or 3 weeks then it won’t be too bad.
Yeehah said:
veg gardener said:
Yeehah, my mum says congratulations to you one getting the job.
Thanks back at her!
mum said Mr Y will have a lot of fun looking after the kids. they still got 2 weeks of school left, and i got 1. so we wont be seeing you in here alot more.
I had to go shopping for work pants. Two pairs of black pants on special at Target (the only major “chain” we have in our small town) for $30 each. Looked at budget. Went op shopping. Got 4 pairs black pants $3 each. (One’s a bit big, one’s a bit small, one’s got a stain I might be able to get out, one needs to be hemmed – I should get at least 2 decent pairs out of that haul – will look in the daylight, black’s a bit hard on the eyes under electric lights.)
Yeehah said:
I had to go shopping for work pants. Two pairs of black pants on special at Target (the only major “chain” we have in our small town) for $30 each. Looked at budget. Went op shopping. Got 4 pairs black pants $3 each. (One’s a bit big, one’s a bit small, one’s got a stain I might be able to get out, one needs to be hemmed – I should get at least 2 decent pairs out of that haul – will look in the daylight, black’s a bit hard on the eyes under electric lights.)
I had a job that required black pants once. Bought a pair at the Salvos for $4. One of the most comfortable pants I have ever worn! Had to give them up eventually when the backside got tears in them!
Mr Y is a good fella, his facial expression said he wasn’t happy when I first told him about the terms of the job (the Brisbane bit) – you know that kinda pained expression that some people get … ;)
He’ll manage, of course he will. For the first half of last year I was travelling 160km round trip 2-4 days a week to uni fulltime, plus working at the fruit shop one day a week. Eventually he said a couple of weeks now won’t be much at all. I think he just had to get used to the idea. When he got home yesterday he didn’t know I’d had a job interview let alone the details. Poor lad.
As for what it will do to/for my study. Hmm. I will still carry on, but obviously I won’t get as much done! I’ve got 6 or 7 modules to go, having completed over 20 already. Funnily enough, some of the units I have yet to do will be easier if I have a workplace to refer to.
bluegreen said:
I had a job that required black pants once. Bought a pair at the Salvos for $4. One of the most comfortable pants I have ever worn! Had to give them up eventually when the backside got tears in them!
I turn my old jeans into shopping bags!! Cut off the legs and sew across the bottom, make handles out of the cords out of waistbands. Stunning – I’m the envy of the supermarket social set ;)
Yeehah said:
Mr Y is a good fella, his facial expression said he wasn’t happy when I first told him about the terms of the job (the Brisbane bit) – you know that kinda pained expression that some people get … ;)He’ll manage, of course he will. For the first half of last year I was travelling 160km round trip 2-4 days a week to uni fulltime, plus working at the fruit shop one day a week. Eventually he said a couple of weeks now won’t be much at all. I think he just had to get used to the idea. When he got home yesterday he didn’t know I’d had a job interview let alone the details. Poor lad.
As for what it will do to/for my study. Hmm. I will still carry on, but obviously I won’t get as much done! I’ve got 6 or 7 modules to go, having completed over 20 already. Funnily enough, some of the units I have yet to do will be easier if I have a workplace to refer to.
yeah that’s what i was just thinking it may help you having a job in what you are going.
Ooh, I made that last post all small and I have no idea how I did it!
Yeehah said:
bluegreen said:
I had a job that required black pants once. Bought a pair at the Salvos for $4. One of the most comfortable pants I have ever worn! Had to give them up eventually when the backside got tears in them!
I turn my old jeans into shopping bags!! Cut off the legs and sew across the bottom, make handles out of the cords out of waistbands. Stunning – I’m the envy of the supermarket social set ;)
yeehah how did you change the text size?
Yeehah said:
Ooh, I made that last post all small and I have no idea how I did it!
and if you quote it goes small.
Well done Yeehah! All the best in your new job :)
>Phone range at lunchtime today, would I like to start Monday!!
Well done!
Evening all, got back from Brisbane at midnight last night. I have no idea what I’m being paid, how many hours I’ve racked up, when payday is, etc, etc, but work was good and I’m going back again next week. The boss hasn’t said so, but she must think I’ll be able to handle it because next week I’m taking her car and driving just myself – we haven’t discussed details yet, but I should be there for Monday night, not sure about Tuesday night.
So anyone free Monday night to meet up somewhere in Brisbane?
I’m working at Wishart/Mt Gravatt if that helps. And i have a street directory and I’m not afraid to use it.
All reasonable offers considered ;)
Hi Yeehah, whilst I will be in Qld on Monday, I will still be 1400kms from Mt Gravatt, so sorry, I can’t make it ;)
pain master said:
Hi Yeehah, whilst I will be in Qld on Monday, I will still be 1400kms from Mt Gravatt, so sorry, I can’t make it ;)
Darn.
Which part of Qld btw?
Recreation or employment?
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
Hi Yeehah, whilst I will be in Qld on Monday, I will still be 1400kms from Mt Gravatt, so sorry, I can’t make it ;)
Darn.
Which part of Qld btw?
Recreation or employment?
a bit of both, some swings and roundabouts… Back in Brownsville for a spell. Hopefully get some retail therapy in between other such duties…
pain master said:
Back in Brownsville for a spell. Hopefully get some retail therapy in between other such duties…
As long as you’re not sacked or sick of it – ?
Yeehah said:
As long as you’re not sacked or sick of it – ?
not at all, to tell the truth, the humidity has destroyed the elastic in my underpants and it’s time to stock up on some more…. it needs to happen every 18 months or so.
So, I’m off to the Thuringower K-Mart!
pain master said:
not at all, to tell the truth, the humidity has destroyed the elastic in my underpants and it’s time to stock up on some more…. it needs to happen every 18 months or so.
So, I’m off to the Thuringower K-Mart!
Um, yes, well, it would probably be better for everybody, yourself included, that your knickers were of a quality that they didn’t predispose themselves to, um, well, the rag bag!
Planning a romantic getaway with Em? How are her knickers? << innocent stare! >>
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
not at all, to tell the truth, the humidity has destroyed the elastic in my underpants and it’s time to stock up on some more…. it needs to happen every 18 months or so.
So, I’m off to the Thuringower K-Mart!
Um, yes, well, it would probably be better for everybody, yourself included, that your knickers were of a quality that they didn’t predispose themselves to, um, well, the rag bag!
Planning a romantic getaway with Em? How are her knickers? << innocent stare! >>
I ain’t sure how polite it is to ask a lady about her undies…
Semi-romantic getaway, nice hotel, nice location, good restaurants nearby… perhaps in the evening, I shall be able to purchase some nice wine at a sensible price, perhaps some cheese without having to look at the use-by date, and maybe some “fresh” oysters? Who knows what luxuries will amaze us…
I may even just wander around Coles and be blown away by the range…
pain master said:
I ain’t sure how polite it is to ask a lady about her undies…
Semi-romantic getaway, nice hotel, nice location, good restaurants nearby… perhaps in the evening, I shall be able to purchase some nice wine at a sensible price, perhaps some cheese without having to look at the use-by date, and maybe some “fresh” oysters? Who knows what luxuries will amaze us…
I may even just wander around Coles and be blown away by the range…
Sounds luvverly! Hope you make the best of it, both of you.
Yeehah said:
pain master said:
I ain’t sure how polite it is to ask a lady about her undies…
Semi-romantic getaway, nice hotel, nice location, good restaurants nearby… perhaps in the evening, I shall be able to purchase some nice wine at a sensible price, perhaps some cheese without having to look at the use-by date, and maybe some “fresh” oysters? Who knows what luxuries will amaze us…
I may even just wander around Coles and be blown away by the range…
Sounds luvverly! Hope you make the best of it, both of you.
It will be nice for you to be reminded of how the rest of us live down here. Don’t forget to bring a jumper because it can get pretty cold in Townsville for tropical people.
Yeehah said:
Evening all, got back from Brisbane at midnight last night. I have no idea what I’m being paid, how many hours I’ve racked up, when payday is, etc, etc, but work was good and I’m going back again next week. The boss hasn’t said so, but she must think I’ll be able to handle it because next week I’m taking her car and driving just myself – we haven’t discussed details yet, but I should be there for Monday night, not sure about Tuesday night.So anyone free Monday night to meet up somewhere in Brisbane?
I’m working at Wishart/Mt Gravatt if that helps. And i have a street directory and I’m not afraid to use it.
All reasonable offers considered ;)
I can’t make any plans to go out because I don’t know what shifts eldest son’s working and MrBL’s going interstate again.
There’s always room here for dinner(pot luck) unless you get a better offer.