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Trumpet

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I’m ridiculously, out of all proportion, excited about my new vacuum cleaner.

Bought a Dyson V10 Absolute.

I’m not usually in to gadgets, have no interest in cars or technology. Or handbags.

But I’m extraordinarily thrilled with how much stuff this machine lifts off the carpet.

It’s back on charge for another full on session first thing in the morning.
Great bit of kit. Really like no faffing with cables, plugging in and unplugging around the house. Excellent for car interior too.
 

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
Morning out in Newport Pagnell today. Always a treat. Traffic was light on the way so had a full English at my favourite greasy spoon.

The way home though was awful. Heavy traffic and arseholes hogging the middle lane so I couldn't keep pace with the traffic without undertaking. Driving with a trailer in this country really is a miserable experience on the motorway.
 

Noah

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there was a period of about three weeks when there were no British troops on active service for the first time since the end of the Second World War, if not the turn of the century...

I had thought that 1968 was the only year since WWII when British armed services were not fighting somewhere on the face of the planet, but I may be wrong, the references I can find say it was the only year in that period when no British servicemen were killed. The oft quoted figure is that there are only six years since 1823 when British forces weren't fighting somewhere.

Back to the daffodils, ain't got any in flower at the moment, but do have snowdrops & primroses.
 

The Hawk

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All the people under broken homes
Don't want to fight no more
All the people nursing shattered bones
Don't want to fight no more
But there's no profit in peace
So we've gotta fight some more

And all those who are in foreign lands
Don't want to fight no more
And all those who lost their feet or hands
Don't want to fight no more
But there's no profit in peace boys
We've gotta fight some more

Hey, we don't want to fight no more
Hey, hey, hey, we don't want to fight no more
But there's no profit in peace boys
We gotta fight some more

And all those just trying to play their part
Don't want to fight no more
And all those who own a human heart
Don't want to fight no more
But there's no profit in what you want
So we must fight some more

And all those who got an axe to grind
Don't want to fight no more
And all those who got their burning lights
Don't want to fight no more
But there's no profit in ever being right
So we must fight some more

And all the people under broken homes
Don't want to fight no more
And all the people never going home
Don't want to fight no more
There is profit in the land you own
So we must fight some more

And all those who got a tired face
Don't want to fight no more
And all those who lost without a trace
Don't want to fight no more
But there is profit in the love of hate
So we must fight some more

Hey, hey, hey, we don't want to fight no more
 

staffordjas

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When I bought a packet of 'Dreamies' for neighbours cat for his christmas pressie, I also bought a packet to keep here for when he pops in to visit .

Found one on the floor last night just as the phone rang, so put it on the side......it's gone..... waiting for hubby to start miaowing now :lol:
 

Carole

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The other day I found some turkey in the frozen section of Aldi and bought it along with loads of veg.
So this morning I put the turkey in the oven, prepared home made roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, sprouts, carrots, gravy, etc.
Husband said “it feels like Christmas”

But on Christmas morning when all this prep is going on we open some fizz, so that’s what we did, we opened the fizz.

And now husband has gone for a siesta and I’m wondering where my Christmas presents are.
 

BobClay

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Clearly the turkey was an interruption of the space time continuum. It has the power to move you through time. I've noticed over the course of a lifetime that birds have the power to do this. (Don't mind me, I've been downing a bottle of spiced rum today because of the strange yellow ball thing that has re-appeared in the sky after a night of bloody super hooley winds. )

 

peggy

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Plumber hasn’t been back, not heard from dodgy workman since we told him we would be contacting the police after discovering he had stolen credit card details. Lost £4000 to him and spent £1500 to plumber only to be left with no bathroom, no heating, no carpets and a few leaks.
Tonight, after many hours of work, lots of YouTube clips and a few swearing outbursts, husband has now got some heating to the upstairs.
 

Cue

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Plumber hasn’t been back, not heard from dodgy workman since we told him we would be contacting the police after discovering he had stolen credit card details. Lost £4000 to him and spent £1500 to plumber only to be left with no bathroom, no heating, no carpets and a few leaks.
Tonight, after many hours of work, lots of YouTube clips and a few swearing outbursts, husband has now got some heating to the upstairs.

Where on earth do you find these people?

Name and shame, if they want to sue for defamation at least you’d know where to send the countersuit for your money...
 

staffordjas

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Had a visit from my nice next door neighbour to inform me that , after over 20 years living there , she is selling up and moving to live closer to her daughter. :(
 

Gadget

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Had a visit from my nice next door neighbour to inform me that , after over 20 years living there , she is selling up and moving to live closer to her daughter. :(
Sorry to hear it, hope you get someone just as nice.

If my neighbour did that, I'd be posting about it in the Random Act of Kindness post!
Same here but given my neighbours I'd also invite you all to a garden party on the front so we could eat, drink, sing and give them the 2/single finger wave as they left.
 
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