suzeanna Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 I gather staffies are known for it, Yantan...although our lurcher didn't do badly on the farting stakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Oh they certainly are Suzeanna. We learned that with Tye 😂😂 On a more sober note people in town are starting to see rats - the brazen buggers are strolling down the streets and popping into gardens along the way to see if there's anything to eat. My friends' had one mosey up their drive whilst they were in the garden watering. It ended up on their neighbours patio where it helped itself to their courgettes! And it was a BIG one. My friend said if she'd thrown a saddle on its back her grandsons could have ridden it 😱😱😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 You'd rock that look Suzeanna - go for it lol. What's bringing the rats in Yantan - no waste food outside restaurants so they're coming looking for it? Owl, I saw your post on Facebook about your Dad. How sad he died so young fighting for his country and you never got to know him. I know you said it's strange being proud of someone you didn't know.But you know what he did, the sacrifices he made and you're part of him and there will always be a bit of him in you and the wonderful woman you turned out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Thank you Eve. On a slightly lighter note my parents met at a dinner given by the RAF in Oxford to welcome General de Gaulle and the Free French. The nurses from the John Radcliffe were invited also, much to the delight of the Free French, who mum said became very free indeed. She found them a bit much and quickly found solace in the company of the more reserved RAF officer next to her. So in a strange way, General de Gaulle is the reason I am here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Not many people who aren't his progeny can say that, Owl! My mother lost two of her brothers in the war, both in the Merchant Navy. My father was in the RAF..invalided out after being wounded. My godmother..the one who was in the SOE..said she went out for a couple of drinks with a Polish airman. When she said goodnight he unzipped and clamped her hand on his...you know what. She firmly removed it and told him that in England, we shake hands! My daughter lives in a small square of cottages and they were having a drinks and nibbles party today. She texted me earlier and said she's going to have an awful hangover tomorrow. I texted back and said why, what had she been drinking? She replied if you can think of it, we've been drinking it! oh dear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Dreadful to lose one brother in the family, but losing two ... I believe that more lives were lost in the Merchant Navy then in the RN, and so often they are not mentioned but they kept the nation fed. Well said, your godmother My brief spell of freedom is over for the time being. We went to the reserve yesterday and walked for an hour. Unfortunately something went wrong with indicators so the left one always indicates and I cant' turn it off. Had to trundle home with hazards on so at least the few folk around knew I had a problem, rather than indicating left all the time. I fear this may be some very fiddly thing in the wiring loom or a worn out switch, and may need to wait until I am allowed to drive to Worksop to the car electrics specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 hope a rat hasn't chewed the wires x morning all. its warm already be safe xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Owl, Philip said sometimes a blown bulb can cause indicators to do strange things. Hopefully it'll be a quick and not expensive fix when you can get somewhere. To be honest, if the car place is open, and a lot of garages are, that should count as an essential journey if you need your car to get to a doctor or go shopping. My mother actually lost three of her brothers, the two in the Merchant Navy and another who was giving his daughter a driving lesson. She lost control of the car and crashed into a lamp post and killed him. The youngest of the Navy ones, Billy, was only 24 and his wife was three months pregnant so his son, like you, never did know his father. How are you feeling today, Jazz? Better I hope? I've got something weird going on with my skin on and under my boobs, it's peeling off in sheets. Not the way you peel from sunburn. We think maybe I'm turning into a snake, and sloughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 up and down. one minute I think im cured the next im ready to call an ambulance. The next 5 days are supposed to be the worst, we shall see get the moisturiser out. I find aquerias cream does the job, £1 for a big tub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 That is awful about the crash. How on earth does a young girl cope with accidentally killing her father? It was not such a bad thing as people thought for me not to have known my father. We went back to live with grandparents who brought me up while my mum went back to nursing at a local hospital. Grandpa had a tied cottage on the Oaklands estate which was the Herts Intstitute of Agriculture. He was the pig keeping instructor there. The cottage had a garden and we had hens and vegetables so were better fed than many. The really sad thing is that there was a major rift with paternal grandparents when I was about 3. I think that grandma lost the plot completely through grief, first wanted to adopt me and then because my mum naturally wanted to keep me she took against my mum, and a while later declared I was not really my father's daughter as he had never seen me and therefore I counted as illegitimate. I know there are 2 sides to everything, but I also know that my mum had remonstrated with her MIL for telling me repeatedly how the Germans had killed my father which was not a suitable topic of conversation for a 3 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Jazz we will be thinking about you and sending love xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 im sorry to hear that owl. Ive never known my dad, even his name. The family do, my brothers have worked with him, but mother wouldn't let anyone tell me. stupid ay? I bought some garlic salt, used it once, the lid is on tight but the cupboard stunk of it, so its in the conservatory. The flies are all round it. It doesn't keep them away then? how do you store yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 That is really stupid, Jazz, you have a right to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 have any of you got a claim to fame? my nana went out with Arthur askey, and the conductor of the band playing the dads army theme. Mother went out with stuart hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Owl, it will most likely be a failure of this https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=active&source=hp&ei=Mn-2Xo3MF86elwSjs5ngAQ&q=indicator+cancelling+mechanism&oq=indicator+cance&gs_lcp=ChFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocBABGAAyBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeOgIIKToGCCkQFhAeOgUIKRCDAToCCAA6BQgAEIMBOgIILjoFCC4QkwI6BwgAEEYQ-QE6CQgAEAoQRhD5AToECAAQClDjG1jMVmDmZWgCcAB4AIABlQGIAcMPkgEENC4xM5gBAKABAbABDw&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp Bits of plastic sometimes break off or they just stick, it's not a hard job really, I used to fix land rovers and that involved taking the steering wheel off but even that wasn't hard or time consuming. Hoping that is all the problem is... equally could be a relay failure... likewise they can stick some times I shall now refer to you as sssssssuezanna lol....kidding! Is it a side effect of your medication do you think?? And I hope your daughter's head isn't too bad today but good for them! Had to rescue my neighbour last night.. tomato ketchup emergency and this morning flat battery! So been and shown her how to use jump leads...but of course I am a crap neighbour lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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