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Post by Tibidabo on Feb 14, 2018 9:13:38 GMT
Roses are red Champagne comes in flutes @theatremonkey I think you need Boots
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 9:33:36 GMT
At 19 years old I think my back is about to give up. I had to go home from a lecture today because I couldn't sit up straight anymore. Can young people have arthritis, because I've been having trouble with joints for years? On a positive note the pancakes I made today were a solid 8/10. Just wasn't confident enough for the flip. Young people can have arthritis. It's less common, but completely possible. Please go to a doctor or a chiropractor, you only have one back and should give it the best care you can.
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Post by michalnowicki on Feb 14, 2018 10:08:02 GMT
Roses are red I am at work What is for lunch? Hope it's pulled pork.
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Post by kathryn on Feb 14, 2018 10:21:23 GMT
I don’t have a poem, but today was a pretty good day - got to visit the Edoras location from Lord of the Rings and hold Aragorn’s sword.
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Post by michalnowicki on Feb 14, 2018 10:25:58 GMT
I don’t have a poem, but today was a pretty good day - got to visit the Edoras location from Lord of the Rings and hold Aragorn’s sword.
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Post by andrew on Feb 14, 2018 10:59:34 GMT
At 19 years old I think my back is about to give up. I had to go home from a lecture today because I couldn't sit up straight anymore. Can young people have arthritis, because I've been having trouble with joints for years? On a positive note the pancakes I made today were a solid 8/10. Just wasn't confident enough for the flip. Young people can have arthritis. It's less common, but completely possible. Please go to a doctor or a chiropractor, you only have one back and should give it the best care you can. Do not go to a chiropractor! Certainly not as your first call. Chiropractic is not a scientific discipline at it's heart, it's by and large not supported by any evidence. An appointment with your GP should be your first visit. After the pancakes.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 12:47:03 GMT
I don’t have a poem, but today was a pretty good day - got to visit the Edoras location from Lord of the Rings and hold Aragorn’s sword. A key question though is did you get to wear Legolas' elf ears - I did a LotR tour in Wellington years ago where that was one of the attractions! Jealous of you visiting the Edoras location though, I bet that was picturesque!
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 14, 2018 13:16:41 GMT
I've been out walking in what felt like a force 12 northerly.
On the plus side, I was given a free bar of chocolate, courtesy of Cadbury's. There's certainly no danger of it melting!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 13:37:14 GMT
^ Probably because you wolfed it down before it had chance. You could easily have put it in the pocket of your slacks for later...
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 14, 2018 13:42:19 GMT
Slacks, @caiaphas! Who wears slacks these days? And there's nothing worse than reaching into one's pocket and finding something soft.
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Post by 49thand8th on Feb 14, 2018 15:10:15 GMT
I started off my morning by moving a small potted plant on my patio and now my back hurts, so my day can only go uphill from here!
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Post by Tibidabo on Feb 14, 2018 17:27:06 GMT
And there's nothing worse than reaching into one's pocket and finding something soft Yes there is, reaching into someone else's pocket...
Yep, in a real romantic mood today. Went to the press launch of "Strictly Ballroom" and can honestly say that "Love Is In The Air" "Time After Time" as Will Young sang them and they were danced quite brilliantly. Roses are red Our Monkey's gone soppy Rummaging in pockets Finding stuff that's all floppy
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 18:54:22 GMT
Watched MASH. Partied a little.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 19:11:13 GMT
I love Will McPhail
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 19:33:48 GMT
Somebody may have already brought this up but I found a very funny tumblr thread of promotional and production photos of mostly amature plays and musicals and they are all very funny and something that I just love. prisdifficult.tumblr.com
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Post by kathryn on Feb 15, 2018 0:31:03 GMT
I don’t have a poem, but today was a pretty good day - got to visit the Edoras location from Lord of the Rings and hold Aragorn’s sword. A key question though is did you get to wear Legolas' elf ears - I did a LotR tour in Wellington years ago where that was one of the attractions! Jealous of you visiting the Edoras location though, I bet that was picturesque! Sadly not! We had two swords and an axe to pose with. The location is incredibly picturesque I have many pictures on Instagram if anyone wants a look. http://instagram.com/p/BfLCwjLjXTy
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Post by Tibidabo on Feb 15, 2018 11:53:10 GMT
The recent snow ate my back windscreen wiper rubber. The front ones are a bit loose too. So I just popped into my local tyre place to ask for some new ones to be fitted.
Him: "That'll be £24 each." Me" (Smiley smiley) "That's a bit steep just for a bit of rubber isn't it?" Him: "No, that's the whole thing that costs that." Me: "But I don't need the whole thing. Just the rubber." Him: "Yes you do. You need the whole thing." Me: (Smiley smiley) "But I just need the rubber bit. (More smiley smiley) Am I being stupid?" Him: "Yes." Ok. Thanks. You weren't actually supposed to agree!
Him: "Look, I'll show you...."
He takes me round the back (ooer missus) and shows me...... a wiper blade. I explain that my wiper blade is working just fine but that the rubber bit has come off. "Oh," he says. "Well, you have to buy the whole thing. I think, maybe, in the olden days you could just buy the rubber?"
Me: "Yes, you could. In the olden days. But they were a nightmare to fit." Him: "Really? Can't see why it would have been a problem..."
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I am buying my next car on the internet and having it delivered to my door. Anything to do with blokes and cars leaves me wishing I could up-grade my brain to that of a gnat.
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Post by michalnowicki on Feb 15, 2018 11:56:27 GMT
Oy Tibs... maybe you can just the the rubber bit off Amazon or eBay?
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Post by Tibidabo on Feb 15, 2018 11:59:02 GMT
Keep up Michal - I can't fit it myself can I? (But thanks for trying )
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 12:54:18 GMT
Halfords sell the rubber wiper strips, but I've never tried replacing just that because it seems like the sort of job that appears to be easy until you try it and spend three hours wresting with the damned thing while trying not to put a limb through the window.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 13:06:58 GMT
Do Halfords not do a service where they'll help you put things on your car, or am I confusing them with a similar shop who've definitely replaced the bulb in a headlight for me before now?
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Post by Tibidabo on Feb 15, 2018 13:12:16 GMT
Halfords sell the rubber wiper strips, but I've never tried replacing just that because it seems like the sort of job that appears to be easy until you try it and spend three hours wresting with the damned thing while trying not to put a limb through the window. Thank you @thematthew - and it's not even the olden days! I'm letting them fit the things. My point wasn't really about getting the rubber strips, it was about the way women (or just me?) are spoken to when trying to have anything whatsoever to do with cars. The car I have at the moment I bought solely because the salesman treated me with respect, after a month of being treated like the idiot I, so obviously, am. As I said. Next time internet. I've done it once before (obviously I wouldn't recommend this for a second-hand car) and it was the easiest purchase of anything ever.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 13:20:22 GMT
The recent snow ate my back windscreen wiper rubber. The front ones are a bit loose too. So I just popped into my local tyre place to ask for some new ones to be fitted. Him: "That'll be £24 each." Me" (Smiley smiley) " That's a bit steep just for a bit of rubber isn't it?" Him: "No, that's the whole thing that costs that." Me: "But I don't need the whole thing. Just the rubber." Him: "Yes you do. You need the whole thing." Me: (Smiley smiley) "But I just need the rubber bit. (More smiley smiley) Am I being stupid?" Him: "Yes." Ok. Thanks. You weren't actually supposed to agree! Him: "Look, I'll show you...." He takes me round the back (ooer missus) and shows me...... a wiper blade. I explain that my wiper blade is working just fine but that the rubber bit has come off. "Oh," he says. "Well, you have to buy the whole thing. I think, maybe, in the olden days you could just buy the rubber?" Me: "Yes, you could. In the olden days. But they were a nightmare to fit." Him: "Really? Can't see why it would have been a problem..." And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I am buying my next car on the internet and having it delivered to my door. Anything to do with blokes and cars leaves me wishing I could up-grade my brain to that of a gnat. Never scoff at how much a little bit of rubber costs. Whilst sounding expensive now, it can prevent a multitude of problems that can work out incredibly costly further down the line. Apparently. You didn’t nip into the tyre place in that bloody crinoline again, did you?
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Post by TallPaul on Feb 15, 2018 13:30:29 GMT
I'm afraid you've been had my dear. You should have done what @baemax suggested and gone to Halfords. (Or married someone different. Calls himself a northerner, does he?)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2018 14:57:52 GMT
Do Halfords not do a service where they'll help you put things on your car, or am I confusing them with a similar shop who've definitely replaced the bulb in a headlight for me before now? It's Halfords, but I've heard they they chicken out of the more complex things. Wiper blades are a doddle to change so they'll do that, but I gather there are some cars where changing a headlight bulb requires removing the front bumper and at that level they'll politely tell you to clear off. Changing the headlight on the passenger side of my car requires removing the battery, or if you're me you wrestle with the bulb compartment cover until one of the two tabs at the top snaps off and then it doesn't require removing the battery any more, although it does mean using a mirror to see how various clips are laid out and then reaching round and trying to disconnect them from memory.
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