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Mundane facts about your day: Part Deux.
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Glam
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A bit yes, but with what looks to me like a dollop of jam, or a strawberry in the middle. Haven't seen any for years. Then a photo of some pop up on Facebook on an ad for the Farmers Market. Made me fancy cake all of a sudden.
Noah
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Grandson, 6, broke his wrist at Beavers yesterday. His parents took him to New Cross along with 6month old grandson 2, they were there till the early hours of the morning while he was x-rayed and plastered. Quite cheerful today though, maybe because he was off school today, but back to school tomorrow.
staffordjas
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Hope his wrist soon heals good , and he gets lots of signatures on his new shiny cast back at school tomorrow.
(Sons first break was at that age as well after Beavers , falling off Marshlands one foot high wall.
. Think it's more stressful for the parents !)
littleme
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Hope hes better soon, youngest daughter broke 2 bones in 1 arm, 1 the the other arm, then her wrist! All before leaving high school. Eldest dangerous boys never broke a bone in their bodys.
staffordjas
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Theresa Green
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Chatting to a lady gardener in Ireland who said she was fond of a Staffordshire Pink, plus, one of the members of Half Man Half Biscuit was wandering over Cannock Chase and said he’d changed his name to Harvey Gravel. And 16,000 motorists were caught speeding on the M6 in one year. Which is nice
staffordjas
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Hope you've got good suspension on your car for the journey home. We hadn't and I felt every tiny bit of gravel on the road , and every slight movement as we crawled around the Baswich lane bends at snails pace with a massive queue behind us.Still painful when she tries to move but in good spirits. I reckon they either need the bed or they're fed up of her.
Noah
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Had three yesterday and hadn't left their house so lord knows how many today now that he is back at school. Playing something called Fishes & Sharks when he cannoned into someone else, fell and put his hand out as he fell, must teach him to roll. Not sure about Fishes & Sharks. From the description Mrs Noah thinks it was called Swim Fishes Swim when she was teaching but I think from the mists of time it was called Run something Run when I was at school. Can't remember what the animal was though. Still he is remarkably cheerful, seems to be a badge of honour
staffordjas
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Son enjoyed all the attention as well ! I was SOOOOO glad when the stinky plaster could come off each time!
He played something called bulldog ( ??) in Beavers , playgroup, karate classes or whatever he was in at the time. Involved trying to get across the room without getting grabbed & pounced on by people who had already been 'got' or something...... so bloody dangerous , especially as the adult helpers were playing as well!
With already having 2 previous breaks in his arm I was a nervous wreck watching as I went to pick him up at the end of the session.
( 2nd break was falling over a football just dribbling it on our drive on his own. Then later a night in hospital with concussion after passing out handing maths homework in at the teachers desk and cracking his head on the desk and floor as he went down!
.When asked in hospital whereabouts he'd hit his head , he replied " on the carpet"
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Glam
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British Bulldog. We were banned from playing it at Primary school. Too rough, apparently........... whatever!
Trumpet
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Yup, I remember that from primary school. Think the teachers' main concern was 'non combatants' getting knocked about in the run. I remember some of us used to dive the last yard over the line like rugby players scoring a try.
staffordjas
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Maybe better for her to recover a bit more, although must have been so disappointing not to he able to get back home.
I thought I was walking about fine in the ward when it was time to come home , but a different thing again back at home having to climb stairs etc.
I found a Hysterectomy forum useful at the time , learning the least painful way to ' roll' out of bed. Still do that now!
Hope she is home soon
Mudgie
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I broke my foot when I was four with dropping a fireplace on it.
I've lost count of how many broken bones I've had since then.
BobClay
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What's interesting about bones is you always remember the names of the bones you break. Metatarsal, longish bone in foot, only compound fracture I ever had, caused by bicycle pedal gauging into foot. Femur, longest bone in the body, mid shaft spiral fracture after hitting a Daimler on a BSA A7. (A Daimler no less, who says I haven't got style ?) Clavicle, (collar bone also known as the Jockey's bone, most commonly broken bone in the body) during my writing off of my Triumph Trident, which hurt far more than the break ... (I didn't even know I'd broken it until I came to remove my jacket in the SGI.)
Patella (kneecap) ... not a bone I'd recommend breaking. Shattered it, subsequently removed, thus ending a promising career as champion of the 'knobbly knees' contest on Blackpool beach. I think it was shattered when I hit the road, but I can't remember. Put it this way, if I were to knee you in the nads, it would hurt me more than it would hurt you ....
Haven't broken any more in the last 40 years, and now I don't ride anymore, should be safe (unless @staffordjas is around ...
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Patella (kneecap) ... not a bone I'd recommend breaking. Shattered it, subsequently removed, thus ending a promising career as champion of the 'knobbly knees' contest on Blackpool beach. I think it was shattered when I hit the road, but I can't remember. Put it this way, if I were to knee you in the nads, it would hurt me more than it would hurt you ....
Haven't broken any more in the last 40 years, and now I don't ride anymore, should be safe (unless @staffordjas is around ...
)