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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2020 #32192

    Just seen your news brue. Hope you are feeling better. Good news that you have a dog again.

    You never really get over losing one. All you can do is treasure the memories. It will be a year in March since we lost Millie. That was out of the blue, no time to prepare. Still very raw.

    Rdog goes everywhere with us nowadays. He was 10 last week, the brain is still crackers but the legs are no longer able to do the mad thing anymore. He spent this afternoon chilled out under the table at a very nice pub, as we treat ourselves to a nice lunch. He’s gardening hopefully tomorrow......😁

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2020 #32193

    Fingers crossed that it come off for you moulesy. Great news brue, and hope that you are feeling better.

  • moulesy
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    edited January 2020 #32194

    I was a teacher for 40 years, A - I've had to put up with far worse!  laughing

  • Freddy55
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    edited January 2020 #32195

    I bet you have! No way I could have been a teacher, especially in a secondary school. Although it can no doubt be rewarding, I take my hat off to anyone who can put up with adolescent kids.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2020 #32196

    We've not heard the owls yet, unlike Priestfield Grange where they were calling from 5:00 each evening. You will see a bit of a difference behind the site as the Drainage Board have been at work!! I spotted a Blue Tit investigating one of the new bird boxes this morning. Enjoy your stay here in March.

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2020 #32197

    How exciting moulesy. Keep us posted.

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2020 #32198

    Avoided a scam today.

    I tried to buy a CD from an independent online retailer but they didn't have the one I wanted and it was a limited print so I ordered it from Amazon as they had 2 left. Now, we don't have Prime but the package was available for free postage. I made sure I wasn't signing up for it either and the package arrived today at lunchtime.

    4 hours later we had a phone call stating that Amazon was glad we had signed up but needed to check a few things. Mrs WN said we didn't want it and man asked her to login to Amazon and they would sort it. Oh yeah we thought. We do not give anyone access to our computer so call was soon terminated by us.

    I checked some time later and we hadn't been signed up at all.

    So fraudsters either knew from Amazon that package had been sent or from delivery people.

    Be aware people. I'm sure our members are too savvy to fall for this but forewarned etc.

  • Freddy55
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    edited January 2020 #32199

    Thanks for the warning, we use Amazon quite a bit.

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2020 #32200

    Gosh thats a bit worrying WN. How did they know you had ordered from Amazon. Good job you were on the ball.

  • huskydog
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    edited January 2020 #32201

    My cars must have something against me ! ,Wednesday my Toyota would start as the battery was flat ,and today coming back from shopping in my jaguar the air conditioning compressor seized up and caused the drive belt to  snap , I’m not taking the motorhome out just in case surprised

  • milliehull
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    edited January 2020 #32202

    I have just caught up with your news brue. How lovely that you have another dog. What breed? When will she be introduced to your visiting dog? I hope you are feeling better.

  • InaD
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    edited January 2020 #32203

    The Amazon Prime scam calls are doing the rounds at the moment, and that is purely coincidental.

    On Rip Off Britain last week there was an item about it, and we have had about half a dozen calls in the last week.  It's an automated call, female American voice, about Amazon Prime.

    We hardly ever use Amazon, and always hang up, that's if we pick up in the first place, because if we see a number we don't recognise, we don't always answer.

     

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2020 #32204

    Thanks Ina.

    Don't watch a great deal of TV so unaware. Just assumed that parcel delivery followed by phone call wasn't a coincidence. This one was a Chinese voice followed by an Indian one.

    We don't use Amazon a lot preferring to deal with small independents if we can but sometimes needs must and I must admit their delivery is usually fast.

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2020 #32205

    Small spanner in the works at DD's house regarding the flooring in the utility room.  The underlay she had chosen for the flooring turned out to be unsuitable for the LVT she had ordered, so we have to lay a much thinner underlay over plywood to cover the uneven floor......more expense, and a lot more work unfortunately!

    She now has 7 large sheets of plywood cluttering the hallway, so I need to get started cutting and installing it tomorrow, not looking forward to that.   frown

  • InaD
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    edited January 2020 #32206

    Can understand that; we haven't had a Chinese voice, every call we've had has been an American female voice.  But I suppose they do vary.

    Agree with you, when we've used Amazon it has been very good.  

  • ABM
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    edited January 2020 #32207

    I got the Amazon Yank this morning --  they never seem to learn, do they ?  I always answer the phone with the last three numbers and by the time I've finished they are well into their shpeil without knowing to whom they are talking.  I've even given up trying to educate them in the subtle nuances of English Gutter Speak !

     

    Now I'm going to re-apply myself to the several different sections of the " Puppy Saga " -- I do like a good story before bed  smile

  • Freddy55
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    edited January 2020 #32208

    “Celebrating the triumph of democracy”

    Or not.

  • Francis
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    edited January 2020 #32209

    We are having a few celebratory drinks tonight. Won’t say any more for obvious reasons :)

  • EasyT
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    edited February 2020 #32210

    I am not sad that we are leaving but I am rather sad that the changes over the years has lead to this. 

  • Freddy55
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    edited February 2020 #32211

    I can’t help but feel it’s a retrograde step. I find this rise in nationalism disturbing.

  • milliehull
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    edited February 2020 #32212

    I too have had lots of the american voice phone calls saying she is calling about my Amazon Prime account. Always the same voice and recorded message. I have a feeling that WN's message is a different scam. I supoose it makes a change from the calls telling me that my BT line is going to be disconnected or that £600 has been taken out of my bank account. 

  • Oneputt
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    edited February 2020 #32213

    I love Europe, indeed in my lifetime I have lived in Continental countries for close on 15 years.  The fact is that its not the countries but the institutions I have little time for.  If thats a nationalist approach then I make no excuse for it. Roll on May when I will be over there again

    PS I know this will be taken down

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    edited February 2020 #32214
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  • JVB66
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    edited February 2020 #32216

    This post will be taken down 

    The country making the most noise about us leaving is the same one that kept blocking our entry in the first place surprised

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    edited February 2020 #32218
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  • huskydog
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    edited February 2020 #32219

    Well, I got up this morning and nothing is different, should there be???

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    edited February 2020 #32220
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  • Cornersteady
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    edited February 2020 #32221

    We had a different scam email from 'virginmedia' only this morning saying our last payment had failed and our services would be cut off on Monday. 

     

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