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PaulSB

Squire
23 years today since I lost my mum. She died the day before her 63rd birthday.....not much older than I am now! Wonder if she had never smoked, she might have still been here. Will never know.
Always a sad day Mo. I've outlived both parents by 12+ years. Mother smoked, father smoked and drank (alcoholic). I never feel family history is an indication of our longevity.

Took five years to diagnose my mother with cancer rather than the irritable bowel syndrome it was thought to be.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
23 years today since I lost my mum. She died the day before her 63rd birthday.....not much older than I am now! Wonder if she had never smoked, she might have still been here. Will never know.
Feel for you Mo.....have lots of hugs from me :hugs:
MrsD was very close to her Mum (as I was) and still misses her.
 

pawl

Legendary Member
Rear tyre on my winter bike needs sorting Pumped the tyres up on Wednesday intending to use it Thursday.to check every thing functioning o k Rear tyre had lost all pressure
That’s this morning sorted

Edit Pumped the tyre up again before I took the tyre off.Appears to have stayed inflated. Strange.
 
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BoldonLad

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Location
South Tyneside
I thought all pubs that don't serve "substantial food" have been forced to close.......but tbh I have more or less given up trying to understand the rules :wacko:

Depends where you are, and, hence, what "level" you are at.

We are at level 2. A couple of days ago, I went out to pub with 5 pals. Sitting outside, the rule of 6 applied. No limit on how long we were allowed to stay. Waitress/Barmaid came to table and took order(s), then delivered drinks. No food was consumed. Payment at end on a tab, via debit card. The accountant among us (not me) paid and sent us a "bill", which we paid into his account.

It all worked quite well, apart from being rather chilly!

I don't think we were breaking any rules, but, like you, I am not certain that I have kept up with the constantly changing "rules".
 
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Depends where you are, and, hence, what "level" you are at.

We are at level 2. A couple of days ago, I went out to pub with 5 pals. Sitting outside, the rule of 6 applied. No limit on how long we were allowed to stay. Waitress/Barmaid came to table and took order(s), then delivered drinks. No food was consumed. Payment at end on a tab, via debit card. The accountant among us (not me) paid and sent us a "bill", which we paid into his account.

It all worked quite well, apart from being rather chilly!

I don't think we were breaking any rules, but, like you, I am not certain that I have kept up with the constantly changing "rules".

We're going to tier 2 at midnight, a favourite pub, The Royal Oak at brandon and a favourite Cafe, The Badgers Tea Room at the Brandon marsh Nature Reserve are staying at tier 1 despite only being 6 miles away, The reason is that they are under a different council, Rugby rather than Coventry. :wacko:
 

BoldonLad

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Location
South Tyneside
We're going to tier 2 at midnight, a favourite pub, The Royal Oak at brandon and a favourite Cafe, The Badgers Tea Room at the Brandon marsh Nature Reserve are staying at tier 1 despite only being 6 miles away, The reason is that they are under a different council, Rugby rather than Coventry. :wacko:

Yes, it all seems bizarre. But, I suppose, we either have National restrictions, which apply everywhere, or, local restrictions, in which case, the "boundary" has to be drawn somewhere.

Personally, I am heartily fed-up of listening/watching the daily whinge-fest which is the News, to the point, I have not watched/listened for several months, which is probably why I am not sure what the "rules" actually are. ;)
 
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Yes, it all seems bizarre. But, I suppose, we either have National restrictions, which apply everywhere, or, local restrictions, in which case, the "boundary" has to be drawn somewhere.

Personally, I am heartily fed-up of listening/watching the daily whinge-fest which is the News, to the point, I have not watched/listened for several months, which is probably why I am not sure what the "rules" actually are. ;)

I rarely watch the news.
 

Flick of the Elbow

less than
Location
SW Edinburgh
I thought all pubs that don't serve "substantial food" have been forced to close.......but tbh I have more or less given up trying to understand the rules :wacko:
So long as we know the rules in our own locations that’s all that matters.
 

BoldonLad

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Location
South Tyneside
That’s the shopping done, loads of toilet rolls but still no fruit clubs, in fact they’ve now removed the space for them in the shelf. I guess that means they don’t expect to be getting any more, at least for the forseeable :sad:
It’s now :rain:. Tempted to put my feet up the rest of the day.

I do grocery shopping (on-line) for a Brother-in-Law who is a vulnerable person and not computer literate.

I have noticed, over the past month or so, that ASDA are "out of stock" of the most mundane things (eg crisps, ready meals etc).

Is this a taste of things to come thanks to Mr Gove, I wonder?
 

Flick of the Elbow

less than
Location
SW Edinburgh
Plastic bags? When I were a kid my old mum had the same shopping bag made out of some material or other for years until finally the bottom fell out it. She then bought a shopping trolley. None of this fancy plastic stuff for her.
Yes for most (all?) of us on this thread our parents’ shopping trips were largely free of plastic bags and packaging.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
That’s the shopping done, loads of toilet rolls but still no fruit clubs, in fact they’ve now removed the space for them in the shelf. I guess that means they don’t expect to be getting any more, at least for the forseeable :sad:
It’s now :rain:. Tempted to put my feet up the rest of the day.

" If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit join our club"...
 
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