Louise Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I have to go into Edinburgh twice a week at the moment to the hospital which is a right pain in the wotsit Something happened this morning to put a smile on my face I have to get up at 5 and leave the house at 6.15 to be at the meadows for a 5 min appointment at 8 I leave my car at a local shopping centre and get the bus the rest of the way as the traffic is a nightmare first thing This morning I am standing waiting for my bus back to the shopping centre when I notice this couple coming down the street if I am honest I think they were a little worse for wear I know 8.30 and tiddly but what the hey They were looking at the pavement and as they passed the woman patted my shoulder and said Nice Shoes Hen I was wearing my pink crocs It cheered me up no end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 People of taste and discernment obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 isn't it nice to be appreciated? Even if they were half cut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Isn't it nice that a term of endearment in Scotland is 'hen'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 It's 'duck' here in Banbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 When I was nursing, the old dears used to call us "Duckie" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Isn't it nice that a term of endearment in Scotland is 'hen'? I thought that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I notice this couple coming down the street if I am honest I think they were a little worse for wear I know 8.30 and tiddly but what the hey They were looking at the pavement and as they passed the woman patted my shoulder and said Nice Shoes Hen That was me and OH . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I notice this couple coming down the street if I am honest I think they were a little worse for wear I know 8.30 and tiddly but what the hey They were looking at the pavement and as they passed the woman patted my shoulder and said Nice Shoes Hen That was me and OH . Cans of Special Brew at the ready were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 a term of endearment in these parts is 'cock'! y'alright cock? funny how all these TOEs have something to do with poultry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 a term of endearment in these parts is 'cock'! Yeah, ok ( ) let's not go there .....I can feel this thread taking a turn for the naughty, and I'm bound to get the blame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Special Brew?.....more likely a certain fortified tonic wine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Aaaaah......I used to run 'Doctors Bar' on the other side of the Meadows, and yup, the 'local cabaret acts' were more than partial to certain monk brewed beverages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Aaaaah......I used to run 'Doctors Bar' on the other side of the Meadows, and yup, the 'local cabaret acts' were more than partial to certain monk brewed beverages! I know it well! (Well, been in once donkey's ago ) Used to walk past it every morning on the way to work from my flat in Marchmont to Blair Street. "I'll be home late from work tonight, hen, I'm going to the Doctors." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I lost count of the amount of phone calls we used to get from students, who had the phone number for the pub under 'doctors' in their mobiles, notebooks etc, asking for an appointment to see the doctor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I have to walk past Doctors on the way More likely to find me in Sandy Bells though for the folk music They were clinging to each other are were a little unsteady on their feet no cans or bottles in sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I call my children "chicken" now in the nicest possible way Pink crocs in this weather Louise.... did you have socks on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Socks Why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Louise is a hardy soul Jules - she doesn't do socks.... not even in snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 *shiver* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I am wearing socks today and boots but only because I am going out tonight so am wearing the footwear for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Louise is a hardy soul Jules - she doesn't do socks.... not even in snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Tis true Last year I wore open toed sandals most of the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Tis true Last year I wore open toed sandals most of the winter You're obviously built of sterner stuff than us soft southerners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
