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not quite! what have you been up to?! edited to add: oh i see! sneaky lie-in or what?!

I will always put Tyler-whuppet on-lead if another dog appears in the park not only because its quite rude to just have your dog run up to others but also because: a) once he's spotted them he can leg it to the other side of the park in half a millisecond leaving me to run after him (in a slow and ungainly fashion) shouting "tyler get here" like something off Eastenders and b) once he gets there I don't know the temperament of the other dog and Tyler can be very rude and boing and poke other dogs with his pointy snout, he's snapped at other entire dogs before (justifiably so as they were trying to hump him, but still, best not take the risk!) I know if something happened it would probably be his fault for his unwelcome over-enthusiasm, but I know that as a whippet he'd come off worse. I feel really bad when I do that if its a bullbreed dog I see, as I don't want the owners to think I'm protecting my "precious" dog from their "nasty" dog, its more the other way round I have to say I have never encountered a snotty dogwalker here, but they're all over at my mum's place, which she particularly enjoys .

I read that as: "No PMs but I have a ghostly person on the phone " My whinge: Amazon/couriers - barstewards!! Nuff said.

So much for me not spending money, I just accidentally found my way onto the Bravissimo website and before I knew it there were 2 dresses in my basket and now for some reason they're being delivered to my house... must be a ghost in the machine or something Emma - Tyler whuppet never screams at the vets as he's too busy trying to get treats too...

Blimey Snow That made me go all cold inside when I started reading that. Glad Nick's OK though, take it easy for a while the shock will take some time to come out

Just realised I wandered in ranted and left without saying hello or sending to poorly/cross dogs and peeps Hope everyone's animal/hooman squitty bums are getting better. Tyler had that last week bless him, not sure where he picked it up from but the Bisell certainly earned its keep that evening

I doubt they would as it was not that big a box (it was 3 books) and there was no card or anything through the letterbox. I am just going to email them now as I'm really cross about the faff of it all. If it turns up tomorrow then all well and good, but I'm not impressed at all...

I was expecting an Amazon order on friday, which failed to show, so I checked today on the tracking thingy and it says it was delivered at 13:37 on friday But its no where to be seen. So has it been nicked off my doorstep or are the couriers telling porkies?! I just want my stuff!!! (It was only a few books, but I was excited about my veg book as have just prepped my veg patch ready for planting )

Have you tried Splenda? I got onto that when I was at SWorld as I have 2 sugars per cup and was having 7 cups of tea per day I tried all other sorts of sweetner but Splenda's the only one I can get on with as it doesn't have aspartame in it (thats what causes that funny after-taste) The thing with SW is you *can* pig out on free foods and as long as you're sticking to everything else you *will* lose weight. I did and I'm a total glutton

Its nice to hear that cereal doesn't fill others up too, I need protein at brekkie or I'm ravenous by 10:30! I did SW for 10 months last year and ,lost 1 1/2 stone (there are certain things I refused to comprimise on so the weight was slow to come off - I spent one month going up and down 1lb!) I know since I stopped I have put on at least 10lbs, I can feel it and I really want to lose it *now* but I know that's not the way Anyway I may join you guys as I can't get to classes regularly (that why I stopped going) and I found I begrudged giving up my evening for it too - she always ran about an hour over time .

Am mostly like this today: as a) am back at work and b) the couple over the road from me woke me up with their domestic (screaming, shouting, slamming doors) at 6:25, goodness knows how long it had been going before that! I bet the people in the adjacent houses haven't had a wink of sleep. OH slept right through it... But it did mean I hauled my lardy-butt out of bed and put a stew in the slowcooker for tea as part of my resolution to be more organised (I'll never keep that up!)

I think he was the Hitcher. Yeah, I think now they have a bigger budget they're not thinking up the same level of coherant insanity anymore and just being "shocking for shocking's sake" (there's a proper phrase for that but I can't think of it, I blame the Baileys )

I was debating going as Howard and Milky Joe Another of our friends went as Mr Susan, with his shiny disco balls and everything. It was really quite disturbing to see us all together. But I agree, the 3rd series wan't a patch on the first 2. Who was the very very bad man? I don't remember that

ok...iif you're not a Boosh fan this will just look odd. We freaked a few people out in the pub Left to right we have: Omar the incompetant terrorist (from Monkey Dust), The Hitcher (Mighty Boosh), Rudi van di Sarzio (Mighty Boosh) and Old Gregg (Mighty Boosh) and for any of you Boosh fans here's Old Gregg drinking Baileys from a shoe:

Happy New Year Fugees!! Hope this year is fab for you all Am an unsightly shade of yellow today after going out last night with a green face, its come off but left a yellow tinge (as Old Gregg to a Mighty Boosh Party in case you're interested, I do have pics ) Last day off today so am going to try to rectify my face colour and take the dog to the nature reserve and blow some cobwebs out my mind

anne, switch it off and try to blow out (or use the vacuum cleaner to suck out) the dust from the fans. my laptop was almost dead until i realised it was overheating as the cooling fans were full of dust

Some lovely pics Here's as close as Tyler gets to the sea:

or if its got a bit wet and sticky from a drink

While some of the posts on here have been quite inflammatory, I have thought that there are some brilliantly written replies and perfectly worded thinking too . I wish I had more of those to add but don't have the facility (or the caffeine levels ). I would however like to add that after talking to some random bloke in the pub last night who saw MelP's interview on Sky he said she came across really well, and I know its not much, but if some random from a pub saw that and thought "hmm the press is not getting the right end of the stick" perhaps there's a lot more support out there for DNB than we think. Good luck for anyone else who will be talking to the press and to all rottie owners at the moment

thats a lovely dead plant they have in the lounge it looks fab sarah, like a blank canvas, once you've got your stuff in it'll be all homely plus, no damp

Yes! (am just a nosy cow really)

Happy chrimble to all the fugees I rang my sister (recently emigrated to Sydney) last night. Twas the first time I'd spoken to her on the phone since she went and it was luffly, but sad for us both to be so far away. I could hear my neice in the background banging all her toys around . Apparently its quite *wrong* for it to be so warm and be christmas I miss them so much, but I shall muddle through today with a glass or two of chianti to help! We're festive in the wickychoo house today, got up, opened both our presents (not from either of us as we're not doing them this year), listening to quiz of the year on radio 4 and cooking a full english Tyler however has his new toy and a pizzle and is content in his new bed. Funny we bought him presents but not each other...

The dog has finally taken himself up to bed, so I'm gonna wrap his pressies up quickly. Nighty-night fugees, Merry Christmas to you all

Still can't find those blinkin tickets. Am now going to have to go and ratch through the recycling like Stig of the Dump Bah flippin humbug. Sam - I recall there being a picture of a hat of yours on here at somepoint, but it wasn't you wearing it, now, who was it again......?

RMSelf indulgent whinge: I have now completed 6 bags of homemade goodies for relations this christmas after spending seemingly years of my life baking and whisking (stained glass window biscuits, choc truffles, fudge, shortbread, homemade baileys and gingerbread men) my eyes have gone from all the wrapping, i have sellotape all over the place, I've just b*uggered my knee again kneeling down (I forgot I'm not supposed to) and to top it all I have a nasty feeling I've thrown the in-laws Tutenkhamun tickets out aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!! and breathe....