Mrs Frugal Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Oh that's lovely - I liked that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Glad I'm not the only one - now I'll have to own up as well. One day last week I looked out of the window and saw all four older birds looking down at a beige patch on the ground. I went hurrying out thinking they'd killed Ellie and there they all were, pecking at a big patch of food that they'd emptied into a heap on the floor I wish ours would take a dust bath in the new sand we put for them - they are stilleating it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I had a good laugh the first time I saw Betty in the dust bath as she rolled completely onto her side and stuff so I can understand your confusion Kim. It doesn't stop you feeling daft though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 What a bunch of CRAZIES we are . Graham .. did the "oh my god the chooks are dead" thing too . They were sharing a dust bath in a deep hole they had excavated, and he thought they had gone belly up . My one today ... involved Vaseline. Opened the eggport and then decided one at a time out the front door would be easier. So let Ginger out 1st and applied vaseline, and then went to let Pepper out. She did not come . Being the shier bird thought she might need a hand ... so looked in the eggport, after a few mins of cajooling. .. no pepper in the Eglu . Pesky chook had only jumped out the open eggport while I was busy with Ginger .. and happily scoffing breakfast under the conifers . Had to then grab her and apply vaseline .. all in the poring SNOW . Moral of the story ... leave no other exits open . Sarah ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lesley Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Another Senior Moment :- Kate and have a PM going back and forth today entitled Re:Badgers Bum! This is because I sent her the original with this tale. It was so cold yesterday that I wore a longish, grey velour top. I'm always a bit wary of wearing it because I think I closely resemble an elephant. Lauren gave me a hug and really liked my velour top, she called Jake. "Jake, come and hug Grandma, she feels like a badger" I had both of them stroking my bottom saying "aaaah" while Carl just stood and laughed his head off Moral - put the velour top back in the wardrobe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Now can I use the demented smilie ............................. Very funny Lesley.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 Not a Senior Moment but a 'Thought for The Day' Why is the tiny, dirty mark on a white shirt always on the very last bit you iron?" Any more thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 On a similar vein.... Why is it that after you've spent the entire afternoon carefully ironing and folding shirts, sheets, school uniforms etc and you've left the basket on the bottom stair waiting for the next trip upstairs does someone always have to knock it over so you've got to fold the stuff all over again ??? ....maybe it's just a way of saying I should have taken it all upstairs straight away in the first place . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Just like the chewing gum found on the back of daughter's school suit jacket which should have been dry cleaned but she put it in the wash and that meant some serious pressing to get it looking decent again - and of course I ironed the back bit last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Agghh...thats awful.....it always happens on the clothing that needs to look smart. Shall I cheer you all up with a sort of senior moment, a while ago, but more my own brand of confusion? It should be regarded as copyright as its really "one for the book" (one day)........ OK. Decided to browse in local art shop as my husband had mentioned some Rolf Harris prints in there & I was looking for a special present for our anniversary. Near the end of a Sat afternoon so shopman was quite busy with people phoning with enquiries & collecting frames etc so a couple of times he asked me if I was OK & I said I was just browsing. Time passed & I had really liked the prints, esp. one of a woman reading, lying on a summer's lawn (obviously no chickens) in the sunshine. Trouble was, I was a bit torn cos I'd seen another painting that I knew S. would love. Just as I was weighing up the 2, the man had come over as the shop had emptied. Again the phone rung & I said not to worry I was still deciding. I was more or less settled on "A Perfect Day", the woman reading & was studying it when the man came & stood next to me & said, forlornly, "That was my wife". I stared at the picture, speechless....how did his wife come to pose for Rolf Harris...My God, he said WAS my wife, she's probably dead! I was really stammering as I looked at him to say something like "so how did you meet Rolf Harris" He stared at me and seeing the horror of the situation said, No, I mean that was my wife on the phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammi J Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) LoL Oh Fantastic story Sheila, oh that made me laugh. Bless you. Sammi -x- P.s I've had a cuddle with Rolf Harris. Edited March 1, 2005 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 That's cheered up a rainy morning, Sheila and Jane - and Kate earlier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Loved the story, Sheila Been in the same situation with the chewing gum, Jane. Tom came home on his first day in a brand new black blazer with gum smeared all over the back. Luckily I discovered that eucalyptus oil removes it without a trace and after a quick whizz in the washing machine, even the smell had gone. Chewing gum should be banned ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammi J Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hellooooo! Thought I would post Winnie the pooh's word's of wisdom as we have not had one for a while. Admire Someone: You can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY. So there you go, respect away!!! Sammi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hmmmm........... Don't get Kate and I on to the subject of spelling! We could be here some time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Oh Sheila that was so funny How much longer did you stay in the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Sheila just read your senior moment OH came running to see what I was laughing at so funny, I could just picture the scene................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Amazingly I stayed to buy 2 pictures & we had to discuss frames etc for about 10 mins. It was agony though...you know when you feel doubly embarrassed because you try & cover up the other person's embarrassment? We both went "very English" & both pretended nothing odd had happened at all. Which made it far worse! I still laugh when I think about it, so glad if it made you all laugh too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 By the way, what does OH mean? (old hubby?) I refer to mine as S. to retain his anonimity, but wondered if there was a general term. Didn't do very well there did I? If anyone on the forum did know us they would obviously soon spot our identity straightaway.........should have used a pseudonym! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 i think it generally means 'Other Half' Sheila - I can't call Carl 'Older Hubby' - he's 11 years younger than me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Hi Sheila OH means either other half or older hubby he doen't mind and could be either. When I first saw it used on the forum it took me ages to work out what it meant.......................... I still struggle with some abreviations, don't mention text messages I need a translator to decifer my 13 year olds messages................ I still keep laughing out loud every time (LOL) I think of your senior moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Well., I have a lot to learn don't I? I've just never used that expression.....plenty of others, but not that...it looks so funny in type; OH. I keep imagining someone walking past the computer sighing "Oh" OH ....There he goes again, I'm not imagining it. Also, I find mobile texts a really useful way for my 3 older ones to keep in touch but I'm very slow at typing the replies. At first, and with emails, I resisted using anything other than perfect spelling & grammar. Soon realized that half an hour was too long for sending 1 text. So, one evening, wishing to reply to my daughter before she finished a train journey, I thought I'd be clever and youthful and send abbreviated texts. Staightaway, my daughter replied that she couldn't understand a word & had I been drinking? There's no hope for me is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Well done for trying text speak, Sheila! It's like learning a foreign language, isn't it! These abbreviations do take a long time to get the hang of, don't they! I try to keep my OH anonymous too because he's gets rather embarrassed about the chickens - having a mad wife, you see - so I usually call him Long-Suffering Hubby because he is ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Same here re husband but that title is far too much for me to type, so I'll stick to "S". But, is it one of those laws that; I spent a year at evening classes in my teens on a typing course which was SOOOO BORING that the only reason I went was because, I just had time for a meal of tea & chocolate in the canteen with some friends, in between work & the class. But, I type slowly with 2 fingers... Yet 17 yr old daughter, never having had a lesson, can chat to friends on MSN at several hundred words per minute. Strange, but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
