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Very glad I got the spring shearing done yesterday, or I would have had difficulty standing today
hope it calms down before tomorrow tho' since aged Sister just foned to say her Birthday Bird Table is now in at least two separate parts 
!! She has not been out to investigate 'cos her neighbours shed has just lost its roof 
!! Might get roped helping out there as well, so I'll definitely need to charge the big battery drill x 2 !Really am hoping you lot are all ok, no awnings, fences trees gone walk-about etc etc so please keep safe & dry !!
Brian A B M
P.S. So no cheese for you this time then David
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It's been about 60 mph here so lots of things going AWOL
OH and pal were outside cutting oak branches down, slightly mad to do it but they've cleared everything and after much tea drinking and bacon sandwich eating everyone is happy.
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You're lucky .!! Here in Faversham at the boatyard ,Ive' had one of my residents boats on the hard for winter unfurl the 'jib' and it's pulled it off the sleepers onto it's bilge keels and nose down .
. !! I had to cut free the 'jib sheets' and re-furl the sail .Tomorrow when/if the wind (then about 80mph) dies down ,a bit of cranage required to put it back !!.BUT,,, I'm away for the week-end ,so my 'opo' will be dealing with it .Ho Hum,,It's all sent to try us !! .2 -
Dreadful day here. Trees down, fences down and lorries blown over. Frightening drive on the A16 to fetch the grandsons as the wind was awful and 2 lorries blown over. I am glad we have a big heavy car. Sensibly the school had kept the children inside and we went in to fetch them so we didn't have to stand outside in the playground. Luckily the wind is dying down now.
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Wow what a day, managed to walk the dog this morning before the really bad weather arrived. It was bin day on out estate, so wheelie bins blown all over the place!
Fence panels survived but bird table blown across the garden.Just got a few hours work in the morning then it's off to Ferry Meadows, first trip out this year.
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Tammygirl I love the idea of the community she'd and local projects, do keep us posted.
They have got orders already from the' village in bloom' crowd, they want them to make wooden flower planters .Bird boxes have been requested from another group. Its took 6 months from the first thought to where they are now, the biggest hitch is trying to find premises, they have identified a few but still waiting to hear if they can get the use of them. We have a high elderly population in the village and strangely a high number of them men. Unlike the women they don't seem to get out and about so much once they have lost their partners, this is a way of getting them out, developing new skills from each other and helping with our own community.
H&T, have a lovely time away at the weekend.
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What a great idea Tammy.
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Drove my eldest daughter to Leigh today to visit youngest daughter and the two grandsons (4 and 5). I picked some shopping up on the way including half a dozen hot cross buns. The aim was to do a small DIY job and then off to the Harvester for lunch. God can those kids eat!!
Before we went out they both had a hot cross bun. At the harvester they had a kids meal. Both has sweet potato chips, corn on the cob and one had sausage and the other grilled chicken strips. Doesn't sound a lot. The 5 year old sat next to me and as well as all my green beans, half of the 4 year olds sweet potato chips and most of my eldest daughters chips had 3 very full bowls of salad (pasta, pineapple pieces, rice mixture, potato salad, small gherkins, beetroot etc., 5 bread rolls, half a bowl of black olives and an orange jelly with inbedded tangerines. The 4 year old was probably on an off day as he only ate half of his sweet potato fries (I think he was hoping for some of his mums chips) although he managed 2 bowls of salad as well and several bread rolls. Neither are eveb slightly tubby in any way as they burn off the calories. The only 'junk' food they get usually is when we grow grocery shopping sometimes and they will both have a Lincolnshire sausage roll at about 11am.
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I'm in the U3A and lots of single men and women are involved in lots of activities from the very active hobbies to the the less active. There really is no need to be alone.
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Eldest grand-daughter had to drive to Northamton today to take a professional exam. Despite an horrendous journey because of storm Doris she passed! So very proud of her and also very relieved that she is home safe and sound.
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Great to hear of kids with proper appetites. I had a very fussy eater in my daughter, should have weaned her on beetroot and extra strong mints! Son was a better. It's a pleasure to feed people who will eat and enjoy. Glad you had a nice day with them. Hope the diy went well?
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Doesn't matter how old they are or how far away, if they're your flesh and blood you worry 😉. I phoned our son to check on things as they nearer you then us milliehull. Took him an hour and a half to get to work usually 45 mins, he's moved office since they got their house! Was 10 mins but promotion meant move to Cambridge, luckily on the outskirts in the direction he travels. He was very casual about it all 😘 don't you just love em?
Our daughters wedding anniversary today she said it was as stinking, her word not mine, hot just like their wedding day four years ago. And it was hubby insisted on suit even though she said just a shirt 😮. He looked good but could see why other guests, apart from our son, weren't formal, groom and groom's men wore waistcoats. It was lovely held in a glorious English style garden, with plenty of shade 😃. Something different to our weather today!
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Yes very true Bakers we always worry about them. I sometimes wish they didn't tell me these things in advance as I spent all day worrying about her driving in this weather as she only passed her driving test a few months ago. The confidence of youth, just like your son being casual about his commute today 😃Your daughter's wedding sounds like a wonderful occasion. You now have another wedding to look foreard to.😊
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I go to classes at our local Adult Education College (one of the few remaining unfortunately) and we have a lot of single people involved. It is a life saver for them. I agree about the U3A as we are also involved with them.
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DIY fine just rehanging a door on a sideboard that must be over 70 years old and good wood to work with.
What I like is that the kids don't play with their food and really enjoy it. The eldest lad, Oscar, as always been a lovely chap and loves granddad even though he only sees me around 8 or 9 times a year. The younger one, Connor, has been a lot more of a handful. Naughty little chap prone to temper tantrums. Over the last 12 months he has become a lot better thankfully. He had one bit of a paddy today and his mum told him 'Time Out' She sits him on the bottom step of the stairs (just off the living room in the rented terraced property). He is left for 4 minutes and that normally does the trick now. On this occasion though his brother moved to a past of the room where Connor could see him and started taking to him. 'Right' says mum 'time starts again'. His mum goes to get him after the 4 minutes and says he has fallen asleep and I say leave him a while. A minute later Oscar goes to look and shouts 'He's foxing'. When his mum went to him he was laughing and good humoured and enjoying his little jape. When we were having our meal young Connor finished his main course and wanted to sit on my knee for a cuddle whilst Oscar had his third bowl of salad. Not something he would have done 12 months ago. He sat there nicely and then stayed there whilst he had his jelly.
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What weird things we do to entertain the G/kids these days.
Have just taken them out to a venue where they can throw axes at a target, fire catapults, air guns, rim-fire guns, long bows and crossbows.
In my day we climbed trees, insulted and ran away from the 'parkie'.
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We are getting a "day off" tomorrow, now the tiling/grouting is finished, but will be back at DD's house on Saturday to hang up all her utensil rails and spice racks etc. She has to be there to tell me what to do.
We have a few things to do here, so tomorrow will still be busy.
We seem to have escaped all the strong winds, hope everyone affected by them is safe.
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No because it all depends on how many orders I get to deliver. On Wednesday, there were no orders all day so on such a day, I only get paid the retainer of £25. On a busy day, I could get double or even treble that. In this business there's no knowing for sure. I will know by the end of the tax year though!
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Our journey from Charmill Cottage to Redhill went all right despite the wind gusts. I took it fairly slowly and the worst of it was on the exposed parts of the M23 where some correction of the steering became necessary when buffeted.
We followed the book directions rather than the satnav to get to the site. The satnav would have had us turn right into Dean Lane and when we passed by it, we could immediately see why it was unsuitable for towing. It was extremely narrow. The book directions took us up Shepherds Hill which was much wider and better and then into the other end of Dean Lane near the entrance to the Club site with it's new logo!
It was extremely windy on arrival. It has calmed down now though. Nevertheless, it didn't take us long to get pitched and settled in. We're not sure about the awning though as it looks as though we're missing one of the poles.
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Easy T, would that be the Harvester at Parsonage retail park? Not too far from me.
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Malc, why not calculate it yourself on a monthly or quarterly basis. OK it may not be spot on but I would hate for you to realise 18 months down the line that you have been working for basically nothing.
Any fool can work for nothing!
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Lovely bright sunny morning here at Redhill CC site. We watched the sunrise at 7 a.m. and blue sky. What a contrast to yesterday's storm! We plan to leave for work at about 11 a.m. so as to get to Worthing in time for our 12 noon start.
The boss has asked us to work later for Fridays and Saturdays, 8 to 9 p.m. finish. So we said ok to that as we get a lot of orders at that time which will mean more money. Nevertheless, the site barriers lock at 11 p.m., so a 9 p.m. finish will give us two hours to get back to the site, which is ample time for the 50 mile journey, at that time of night,when there is a lot less traffic. Hopefully, the additional hours work on those two nights, plus the late working on Monday night, will give us sufficient pay to compensate for the additional fuel and time required for the commute. We finish at 10 p.m. on Monday nights, which is going to leave us with perhaps just enough time to make it back to the site before the 11 p.m. deadline.
Our plan is to start our journey back at 21:45 so we'll not be too far away to return in case another order comes in the last 15 minutes but if it doesn't, we'll have completed 15 minutes of the journey back by 10 p.m. leaving us with enough time to finish the other 35 miles of the journey before 11 p.m. Otherwise, we'll have to park in the car park outside the front barrier and hope for the best that the weather is kind enough for the walk back to the caravan.
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The most important thing is that I need to be earning over £18600 a year to fulfill the financial requirement for my wife's UK visa and taking into account my pension income as well, I should be well on target to exceed that figure.
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That's quite a well known brand name of pubs. Don't they do carvery buffet meals as well?
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