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Post by bodobear on Jul 27, 2019 21:55:55 GMT
My best theatre buddy’s Mum passed away this afternoon. She had surgery for a colon problem on Tuesday and ended up with sepsis afterwards - very sudden and shocking. She was only in her 70s. Don’t quite know what to do that will be helpful. Suspect that there’s actually nothing I can do at all. 😢 Very sorry to hear that. |
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Post by bodobear on Jul 27, 2019 22:02:14 GMT
Realised once again today that a) I have no clue about classical music and b) parents whose kids are performing in one way or another (orchestra tonight) are the worst customers ever
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Post by Tibidabo on Jul 28, 2019 13:54:51 GMT
I thought I'd share an incident from one of my 'dressing gown' TV shows this morning. (ie. anything to avoid re-runs of Tipping Point while I'm having breakfast.)
I'm partial to a bit of The Bondi Vet. Actually, I'm partial to many bits of the Bondi vet, but we'll, ahem, skate over that. In today's episode they'd actually sent him to the wilds of Newquay. Oh yes, this talented antipodean, who's just as at home curing crocodiles as he is injecting iguanas, turns up in Cornwall, where the wind played havoc with his wouldn't-you-like-to-run-your-fingers-through-it hair.
So. What comes into his surgery? A duck. And not just any old duck. Oh no. A show duck. Yes, you heard right. A champion show duck at that, who had torn the webbing on her foot. And, horror of horrors, The Most Important Duck Show in Britain (yes that one) is only a month away. What to do?
"I have an idea," suggests our Chris. "I could use tissue glue and try and stick her web back together so there'd be no scar."
Now, I know what you're all thinking. Glue made out of Kleenex doesn't sound like something that would stick. No. Tissue glue (and I learnt this myself this morning) is glue used to stick organ tissue back together in surgery. Who'd have thunk it eh?
Anyway. Chris carefully glues Jemima's web together while Jemima, good as gold, stands very, very still. After he's finished and seems happy with his work, Jemima remains standing very, very still.
"It's ok Jemima. You can give it a go now."
She continues to stand very, very still.
"Uh-ooh," murmurs Chris. "I think I might have stuck her foot to the table..."🤯🦆🙈
But then, like all blokes, he has to go and ruin it by saying "It's never happened to me before..."
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Post by peggs on Jul 28, 2019 17:37:20 GMT
ok I have to ask Tibidabo did he manage to unstick her? Duck welfare always important. |
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Post by Tibidabo on Jul 28, 2019 18:37:50 GMT
did he manage to unstick her? Sorry peggs , eider know.🤷♀️ Just kidding Peggs. He removed it, carefully, by sliding a scalpel between the foot and the table. All was well in Ducksville. Promise! |
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Post by Jon on Jul 29, 2019 10:43:31 GMT
Was re-united with a VERY old friend yesterday. One I'd not seen in about 25 years or so... "Blue Peter." Just was channel hopping to kill a bit of time while cooking, and it happened to be on. All I can say is, I was amazed how high-quality it remains. As good as "back in my day." The film adventure up Blackpool Tower was pure Noakes, some good double-entendres, endearingly nerdy competition winner of a really good prize (visit to Lego HQ and get your drawing made into a toy), studio with circus performers. Oh, and Lindsey Russell is every bit as appealing as Lesley and Caron - the reason British Industry used to close early on Mondays and Thursdays. I thought the programme had been written off, but it is still one of the best things on the BBC on this evidence, I'd say. I remember watching the anniversary special of Blue Peter a while ago and they've managed to get the show back to its roots but update it for modern audiences. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 29, 2019 15:02:21 GMT
There's a stall in the market selling 'wild' pigeons for £1 a bird.
They weren't wild when they were shot, they were absolutely livid! (One for the older members.)
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Post by dontdreamit on Jul 29, 2019 20:14:56 GMT
Off work today. Took children to soft play- forgot what a hell on earth soft play in the holidays was.
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Post by lynette on Jul 30, 2019 10:12:16 GMT
You need earplugs
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Post by dontdreamit on Jul 30, 2019 12:00:35 GMT
Took children to soft play- forgot what a hell on earth soft play in the holidays was. I think you are supposed to just stand at the side and watch, dontdreamit. Between other parents trying to steal the chairs from our table, other children trying to swipe the slushes off the table whilst my two were playing, and people barging me every time they went past where I was sat, the actual soft pay itself was the least of my worries!  |
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 30, 2019 12:06:52 GMT
^Did they go on about their evening classes TallPaul ? Please forgive my lack of manners, TM. How is your Uncle Gerald? |
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Post by d'James on Jul 31, 2019 14:08:29 GMT
Just managed to fall up the marble stairs in my flat. I’ve got a lump on my shin that wasn’t there before. I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself now haha.
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Post by peggs on Jul 31, 2019 17:49:24 GMT
One of the previously mentioned baby spiders did abseil into bed with me the other day. Came back today to find webs running from the ceiling to my duvet. 🤔
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Post by Dawnstar on Jul 31, 2019 19:34:05 GMT
My laptop took about 2 hours to do updates this evening. Has anyone else running Windows 10 had this recently? Usually it's only a few minutes.
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Post by d'James on Jul 31, 2019 21:47:32 GMT
Just managed to fall up the marble stairs in my flat. I’ve got a lump on my shin that wasn’t there before. I’m feeling a bit sorry for myself now haha Nasty, d'James. Heal soon... and have you considered losing your marbles? If only I could haha. |
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Post by david on Jul 31, 2019 22:14:12 GMT
My laptop took about 2 hours to do updates this evening. Has anyone else running Windows 10 had this recently? Usually it's only a few minutes. I had a similar issue a few weeks ago. Stupidly, I decided it would be a good idea to do the update at 10pm thinking it wouldn’t take long. It was gone midnight by the time the update was completed. It took so long as it has got a lot of new stuff for the windows 10 software. |
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Post by david on Aug 1, 2019 7:10:00 GMT
Happy Yorkshire day!  |
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Post by Dawnstar on Aug 1, 2019 17:57:31 GMT
My laptop took about 2 hours to do updates this evening. Has anyone else running Windows 10 had this recently? Usually it's only a few minutes. I had a similar issue a few weeks ago. Stupidly, I decided it would be a good idea to do the update at 10pm thinking it wouldn’t take long. It was gone midnight by the time the update was completed. It took so long as it has got a lot of new stuff for the windows 10 software. I'm glad it's not just my computer then. At least mine started about 5pm so I wasn't waiting around for it late at night although at one point, when it had taken over an hour to get to 30%, I was beginning to wonder if it was going to take all night! Fortunately it then did 30%-60% relatively quickly before crawling through the last lot of percentages. |
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Post by peggs on Aug 1, 2019 18:07:15 GMT
Thanks for tip off re windows updates.
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 2, 2019 13:23:47 GMT
As I was walking into the city centre this morning, there was a man with a net of onions under one arm, and a cockatoo perched on the other, as you do.
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Post by Tibidabo on Aug 2, 2019 13:33:01 GMT
there was a man with a net of onions under one arm, and a cockatoo perched on the other How very peckuliar. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 15:44:59 GMT
Haircut. Go-to guy on holiday so tried somewhere else. Bad reception at one so onto an old haunt. Halfway through the cut's looking great, I'm happy. "Just a tiny bit off the top, not much at all" he starts then keeps going. And keeps going. And keeps going. Rocking the thug look now... At least it'll grow back.
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Post by londonpostie on Aug 2, 2019 18:18:23 GMT
A day off today and I can't begin to tell how excited I was to spend two hours* with my theatre booking spreadsheet! Spoken with so many lovely people at box offices - moving things, improving seats, spacing things out better. What a time of year this is for the NT Friday Rush, both Little Island and Lehman Trilogy snaffled up  All I have left to do now is re-imagine a Bitter Wheat booking, so if you see someone wailing and prostate in the foyer of the Garrick tomorrow afternoon do say hello. #happy day#
* would accept 3 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 22:52:51 GMT
In the middle of one of the worst anxiety attacks of my life over something I said in work today that on reflection I realise might have been taken to mean something other than I intended and I can't now fix it until Monday. Feeling in a complete state of panic at the minute and no idea how to distract myself sufficiently to get through this weekend  |
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Post by d'James on Aug 2, 2019 23:51:51 GMT
In the middle of one of the worst anxiety attacks of my life over something I said in work today that on reflection I realise might have been taken to mean something other than I intended and I can't now fix it until Monday. Feeling in a complete state of panic at the minute and no idea how to distract myself sufficiently to get through this weekend Oh dear. I really hate that. I bet you’re over-thinking it though (which I do a lot). If you want to tell us (or someone on here privately) what you said, we might be able to allay your fears but I completely understand if you don’t want to think about it again. Try and be positive and put it to the back of your mind (easier said than done I know). If you really can’t do anything about it until Monday, then just try and have a nice weekend. (This all sounds a bit preachy I know and I’m sure I would be exactly like you.) I don’t know you but find your favourite distraction and go hard at it when you’re not doing other things. Reading, writing (,’rithmetic), singing, gaming, cooking, sport or any combination of the above plus your actual interests might help. |
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