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Re: Today I've mostly bin...

#9121 Post by Scurra » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:43 pm

Because you can't buy scarlet red or royal blue ones?
Or maybe it's because you can, but it's a lot cheaper to buy them white and paint them?
Some people might just like scarlet red or royal blue doors.

Is there a prize for guessing the right answer? :lol:
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#9122 Post by giraffe » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:51 pm

....getting A level results. Fernando got 3As and is off to St Andrews.

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#9123 Post by chazzie » Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:04 pm

Good news Giraffe - you must be pleased - so when do the celebrations start?

Congratulations Fernando :D

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#9124 Post by giraffe » Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:36 pm

He's going out on the town with his mates tonight. :roll:

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#9125 Post by LAT » Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:33 pm

He deserves some fun, he's obviously worked hard to get such good results.

So pleased to hear the news. :D

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#9126 Post by Wulfruna » Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:22 pm

Great news! Good for him :D

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#9127 Post by maisie ladybird » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:52 am

Well done Fernando! Great news.

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#9128 Post by Bunnylump » Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:23 pm

Well done indeed, Fernando!! Many congratulations. :D :D :D So you'll soon be sampling the "delights" of Scottish cuisine? :lol:

You must have a very proud Mummy giraffe. :D
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#9129 Post by Bunnylump » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:53 am

gill216 wrote:Would anyone care to guess as to why anyone goes out and buys really nice white pvc internal doors and then paints them scarlet red or royal blue????
The same reason that I painted our bannister spindles dark green? :lol: I must admit that I must be significantly in the minority, I hate "neutral." If I had my way, I'd have more bright colours, although maybe not red or navy blue...

I sometimes watch those programmes where people buy houses at auction, then do them up, stripping out every piece of individuality, and painting everything within sight BEIGE, then every single soft furnishing is CREAM. I'd hate to live somewhere like that, No soul. :lol:

But then I am a contrary person. When we do any decoration (which is about every 20 years or so in this house :roll: ) I deliberately ask in the shops what is in fashion. Then I make a point of buying something else. :lol:
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#9130 Post by LAT » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:13 pm

.... driving round the M25 somewhere in the middle of the six lanes :shock: , then walking up Ivinghoe Beacon, having a lovely pub lunch (thank you :D ) talking lots, and driving home again.

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#9131 Post by Bunnylump » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:20 pm

...Going for a walk up Ivinghoe Beacon, having lunch and lots of fun catching up and chatting. :D
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#9132 Post by Scurra » Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:53 pm

That's a coincidence. :)
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#9133 Post by chazzie » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:49 pm

Well I hope you had a lovely day! - sounds like you did :D

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#9134 Post by chazzie » Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:51 pm

LAT wrote:.... somewhere in the middle of the six lanes
Loved this - it sort of reminded me of platform 9 and 3/4's....

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#9135 Post by LAT » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:09 pm

Scurra wrote:That's a coincidence. :)
It was rather wasn't it? :lol:

Yes, had a lovely day thanks Chazzie, despite the dreaded M25

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#9136 Post by LAT » Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:04 pm

....stressed :(

The person I work for/with has left the company wef today. I found out yesterday. She was in for part of yesterday and again for a couple of hours this morning. So I had to work on my day off and have been trying to do the parts of her work which have to be done each day as well as learning from her as much as possible about all the other things she has managed for years. Including a crash course on the payroll system which she couldn't show me in full as August was already done and we can't do September yet.

I'm totally mentally exhausted and have no idea how next week will pan out. Let alone the following couple of weeks when a key member of the department is on holiday and the woman who left is the only other person who knows how to do his job! :shock:

Oh happy days!

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#9137 Post by chazzie » Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:03 pm

Poor you......what a complete mess

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#9138 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:42 pm

Oh my goodness! What a total nightmare! Poor you.
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#9139 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:22 pm

...Going back to work after 6 weeks off. :(
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#9140 Post by Laura » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:53 pm

Oh. That's very sad indeed. :( :cry:

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