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I'm dreaming of spring break in 2 weeks.........................

The black bears finally woke up from their winter's nap...had one on my front deck at 4:30AM this morning and he snatched my bird suet.

No honey jar left out for that little old bear?:wah:

chonsigirl wrote: No honey jar left out for that little old bear?:wah:
Maybe tonight! :wah:

I am feeling sad for the BF today, he is out of town at his uncle's funeral, serving as pall bearer.

Not fun.

mrsK wrote: Back to work today.

Won $200 yesterday:-6 :-6


Hey msrsk....well done. I won at bingo last week and bought myself a bike with the winnings. I'm picking it up tomorrow so watch out for the fitter, healthier bez....he he he



What are you going to spend your winnings on ? I hope you're going to treat yourself.:-6

It is absolutely blowing a gale here....after weeks of settled weather, all of a sudden we're getting the lot...rain, wind and a bit of sun. I guess that's spring in the UK for you...

Bez wrote: It is absolutely blowing a gale here....after weeks of settled weather, all of a sudden we're getting the lot...rain, wind and a bit of sun. I guess that's spring in the UK for you...


it has 39 days to improve tee hee hee

minks wrote: it has 39 days to improve tee hee hee


Oh it will, it will....May can be gorgeous....or rather...May 2006 WILL be gorgeous....:-6

:-6

randall sticking his nose in again,

When I first visited the USA on a merchant navy ship, the SS "ULYSSES" and started chatting with the repairs squads that came down to work in our engineroom whilst docked a Brooklyn Naval Yard, I was really startled to hear how little time they got off.

A few years before (1945) we had elected a :Labour Government into power and apart from nationalising the railways, coalmines, dock's and setting up a truly National Health Service - the country was bankrupt from WWII of which the US authorities and businesses took full advantage of by dictating many ignominious do and don't to us - "Or else we'll stop helping you."

The government would have been more sensible to wait a while to increase the largess in the treasury before taking on the war ravaged damage which needed repairing that HAD to be done.

However, one of the things they did was at first force the bosses to give us at least two week holiday a year and a few years later forced them to pay us during that two weeks.

That has now increased dramatically although the British still get the least holidays and have more working hours of any other country in Europe.

It may be a European thing, but I was still surprised visiting my relatives in San Pedro in 1965 to find out how little holidays they got. They wanted to get me to emigrate then and there and, as my cousin was the head of Local 57 it would have meant that I would even have instant employment along with a union card.

I balanced the the work against their living conditions. Even after years in the USA they still were no better off than their relatives back in Scotland - and certainly did not have free medical care.

So I turned my back on the idea and have no regrets - my daughter and family have just had two weeks holiday from Tampa with her inlaws in Sunderland and a skiing holiday in France - a hectic two weeks - and to top it all on the last day my son in law dislocated his shoulder skiing.

They had no time to come up north to visit us.

I worked very long hours in the British and other merchant navies. Sometimes more than 24 hours without a break when things went wrong - you can't telephone an electrician or plumber or a squad of engineers when you in the middle of the ocean/

BUT - WHEN I was home on leave - I was home. I didn't have the dread of a midnight telephone call telling me to come in suddenly to the office, factory or whatever - and that freedom I relished above all other things.

That, along with getting a better than average tour of the world in general made up for everything and the last thing I wanted to do was stop.

I was finally forced out with outdated British laws which still allow age discrimination.

The younger crew members wanted me to be there as I was often the only really experienced and fully qualified engineer they had ever seen.

Even the Masters, in the later years were sailing on what is known as dispensations. That meant they could sail as and call themselves captains on a second mates certificate.

One British Merchant Navy joke is that only the DTI or BOT and the POPE can grant dispensations.

God bless all,

randall

:)

How to tell if you're driving too fast

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My house is clean, well except for the mopping. Arghh who wants to come mop, cause I hate it!! :wah:

Uncle Kram wrote: How to tell if you're driving too fast




:wah: :wah:

42 muscles.....

I've saved that attachment for future use, Basco... Thanks!!!!!

Ya wanna share a custard pie. People keep throwin them at me??!! They taste pretty good...

SnoozeControl wrote: I lost my right glove again... this is the second set I've gone through this winter.:rolleyes:
Do ya want me to send you some of those huge diaper pins...the kind that secure gloves to your jacket so ya don't loose 'em again? :rolleyes:

SnoozeControl wrote: I lost my right glove again... this is the second set I've gone through this winter.:rolleyes:
The missing gloves. They aren't white with spangly bits, are they?

Why the heck is my pet waking me up after 4am all this week.....and chatters until my feet hit the floor....I'm up, you lil sh$t, I tell him! :rolleyes:

Lil~Basco wrote: Why the heck is my pet waking me up after 4am all this week.....and chatters until my feet hit the floor....I'm up, you lil sh$t, I tell him! :rolleyes:He's prepping you for daylight savings time.

Clancy wrote: ....I just found a fiver in my coat pocket
Then you're buying lunch today, right?

Clancy wrote: ....I'll do better than that. I'm going out, so I'll hand you the fiver (which might be around $8 plus) to treat yourself to a fantastic sandwich

.....Can't say fairer than that ?

Yep I can. Fairer than that.
How sweet of you! :-4

Clancy wrote: ....I just found a fiver in my coat pocket


wot's it look like, I got a whole pile of money I can't decipher can you help me ahahahahahahahaha

SnoozeControl wrote: I'm losing it, but MJ looks an awful lot like Sandra Bullock in that photo.


To my tired eyes, its Teri Hatcher

*sigh* time to say goodbye for tonight....see y'all tomorrow!

SnoozeControl wrote: I think I'm in lust... some new contractor in the area is going around showing each of us how to use a new program and man is he a cutie! Think Damian Lewis without the funny-looking mouth. *sigh*:-4


Tell him you're very slow at picking things up and need lots of extra tuition!

Oh, and accidently, of course, knock your coffee on his shirt.....

then tell him to take it off and you'll dry it for him!

ArnoldLayne wrote: I saw a cloud today that looked like the Falkland islands :rolleyes:


:yh_rotfl

Mmmmmm...Cadbury milk chocolate truffles...delicious! :-4

Lil~Basco wrote: Mmmmmm...Cadbury milk chocolate truffles...delicious! :-4


Mmmmmmmade in my hometown :-4

Uncle Kram wrote: Mmmmmmmade in my hometown :-4
Sweeeetttttttt! :-4

Dang these are good!!!!!!!! Gonna have to pace myself here before I eat the whole bag! :wah:

Lil~Basco wrote: Sweeeetttttttt! :-4

Dang these are good!!!!!!!! Gonna have to pace myself here before I eat the whole bag! :wah:


I never eat the whole bag..........just the contents

Uncle Kram wrote: I never eat the whole bag..........just the contents
The bag is lookin' mighty good especially when the contents is gonna be gone soon! :p *wonder if it was a man who invented chocolate to get woman hooked on it?!* :rolleyes:

Lil~Basco wrote: The bag is lookin' mighty good especially when the contents is gonna be gone soon! :p *wonder if it was a man who invented chocolate to get woman hooked on it?!* :rolleyes:


I should Cocoa..........

Uncle Kram wrote: I never eat the whole bag..........just the contents


:yh_rotfl

I'm a freak of nature! I have no sweet tooth!:-2

I'm so jealous, a couple we are good friends with won a grand prize in a contest Syrius radio was doing. Hope I spelled that right, cause I have XM. Anyways they won round trip airfare to Milwaukee, VIP seating and backstage passes to a Korn concert this weekend. :-5 so jealous :-5 so jealous





Oh yea sunny your a freak, no sweat tooth

:-6 What a beautiful sunny day......might have to play hookie from work this afternoon and take advantage of it.

Why is it that docs hurt like crazy when they try to take blood..

give me an old nurse anyday, they pften get it first time and are so practised you hardly ever feel it..



see sometimes practice really does make perfect:-3



still hate needles though.....

Field trip leaves in 40 minutes-ha! It is 63 degrees and sunny outside! Yahoo! I'm a happy bunny...........................

I don't know what to have for lunch today, I forgot to bring some hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm