Patricia W Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 This forum catches you out like that sometimes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Back in March, I mentioned how my work promotion exam had been cancelled at short notice. They finally rescheduled it for the end of November and I have recently found out the results... I passed! It also means I have been promoted too! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Wooohoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Geoid said: Back in March, I mentioned how my work promotion exam had been cancelled at short notice. They finally rescheduled it for the end of November and I have recently found out the results... I passed! It also means I have been promoted too! Congratulations! Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Well done indeed! Not an easy year to cope with regarding exams, but YAYYYY! Nailed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mullethunter Posted December 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2020 Bizarre wildlife encounter yesterday... I was in my work van driving into Plymouth, approaching a large roundabout with about 6 lanes of traffic approaching traffic lights. People in front of me in my Lane kept leaving the lane for no reason that I could see, but when I got almost to the lights, in the middle of this busy road, was a sparrow hawk plucking a pigeon!! I got to within about 3 feet of it in the van and it just glared at me and then went back to it’s plucking!! I was about to do what everyone else had and go around it, but then I thought...’What if the next person doesn’t care about wildlife and just drives over it?’ So I put my high viz jacket on, turned on my flashing beacon and got out. I very nearly touched the hawk before it finally flew off looking very cross. Then I thought I’d better fling the dead pigeon to the side of the road in case the hawk came back, so I picked it up by the tail and felt it twitch (which was a bit grim), but flung it over the car next to me (hmmm - sorry to that person!) - and then as the pigeon got to the top of the arc - it flew!!!!! I hadn’t looked at it very carefully and actually thought it had no head!!! My face must’ve been a picture because all the people in cars around me were killing themselves laughing 😂 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 That is one brilliant story!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Dang! Wish I'd been there to see that! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I think we need to get you a cape, Superwoman! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Brilliant. Made me smile on my way to bed. Needed that, damp, murky and cold here all day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Good luck you lot in the last hour of 2020!! I’m in 2021 now and I’ll tell you all how it is in the future! nothing changed... 😅 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Here's hoping 2021 is going to be better - it can't get worse . . . or can it? Yikes!!! Happy New Year everyone! xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Happy New Year everyone. Things WILL get better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) On 12/7/2020 at 9:43 PM, Valkyrie said: Dang! Wish I'd been there to see that! LOL! I wonder if anyone captured that on their 'phone? Might be 'out there' somewhere on Youtube or similar!!!!!! That was def your good deed for the day, MH - well done you! Happy New Year everyone....onwards and upwards! Edited January 1 by soapdragon Distraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Happy New Year all. Come on 2021 - let’s be avin’ ya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 For those that sell on E Bay...postage has just gone up! I toddled off to the village PO with my small parcel and got charged £3.20 2nd class rather then £3.10!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, soapdragon said: For those that sell on E Bay...postage has just gone up! I toddled off to the village PO with my small parcel and got charged £3.20 2nd class rather then £3.10!!!! They did say stamps were going to go up 1p on 2nd class stamps and 10p on 1st class stamps in January so guess normal postage will have gone up too. We meant to get our stamps before they went up but didn't get round to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Had to have our little cat put to sleep this morning. She was probably the most people centric animal I’ve ever known. But she was over 18 and I think had been shutting down for the last few months - she’d been drinking loads and stopped being able to take care of her fur. She’d still been eating like a horse though until the last few days, when she also lost all her spring and the suddenly last night was almost unable to walk at all - could only manage a few steps. The vet said it looked like there was hardly any blood in her veins and that we definitely made the right decision, but it’s still very sad - as always. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 So sorry to hear @mullethunter. It sounds like she was a real character. It’s always hard to say goodbye to a loved one. Fur or no fur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Such a painful decision but best for her. My cat is 20 now and I’m dreading the coming months! Sending hugs to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I am sorry to hear this MT, she looked a corker! I love the way older girl cats, if they are small to start with, expand outwards into real fur balls. She obviously had a long and happy life with you, I can imagine how much you'll miss her especially as she interacted with her humans so much, its always so hard when they go, but you will have heaps of good memories at least. RIP little girl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Sure she had a very happy life with you Mullethunter. Seems we have acquired a feral cat, which is making life a bit difficult as our dog (terrier) hates them. It turned up a few months ago and because the weather was so terrible and hunting was impossible we fed it a little. Now it wants feeding all the time and we get ambushed in the outside store room to a mixture of purrs and hisses. Driving the dog crazy because it's too fast and climbs well; lives in the roof space over the house now. At least we won't get mice and rats up there anymore, but we do have a big snake Wintering up there as well and they make quite a racket when they meet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 So sorry to read about the loss of your lovely pussycat @mullethunter. It's hard to lose such an amazing, older pet. Sending you a massive hug xxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Someone made this map and it made me smile! My little village is even on there! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
