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OT the Senior Citizens Playgroup
dgk wrote:
I was too young and immature to handle college; I treated it like a 10 month per year summer camp. I did graduate in the usual four years but I got by mostly on natural ability and really didn't get out what I should have. So I'd like to go back and do the art and culture part which I completely ignored. What's your degree in? -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" |
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On 22/09/2012 6:20 AM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Christina Websell wrote: How nice it is to ignore the alarm clock. I get up when I wake up and it's not 6.30 am like it was. AMEN to that! Boyfie has adjusted to 9 a.m before he starts moaning about starvation. My cats are used to being fed "the good stuff" at night, just before I go to bed. (There's always dry food available in a feeder gadget, if they're hungry, but they've never been formally fed in the morning, so have no expectations of "breakfast".) Thats how I've got my two trained, now. It also helps to get me to bed at reasonable time, because they start "starving" about half an hour before hand. It also means Pickle will appear from his outdoor adventures in time for it if he's gone out, so I don't worry about him being outside all night. I used to feed Shmogg breakfast after I got out of bed, and dinner as soon as I got home from work. Which meant he woke me up for breakfast and hounded me as soon as I got home when what I really wanted was just a few minutes to myself. The current arrangement is MUCH better. Yowie |
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OT the Senior Citizens Playgroup: now Elderly cars
"Christina Websell" wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message ... In any case, people who like to show off their belongings are pretty boring. People who think their stuff is better than your stuff are just plain annoying. Well, it's true that Mr F cannot pretend to be a big Mercedes to show off with. He's a small Citreon but he starts first turn of the key every time and that's what I want. I'm not interested in having a car to show off to my neighbours in. He is unlikely to be stolen either as he is elderly and was never fast when he was new. Sort of like me ;-) Well, I don't class myself as elderly yet but I thought that was funny.. Oh, I get that. You should see my car. It has all its dents and scratches. It looks every bit of its 15 years. I like to think it keeps people from breaking in, but it doesn't always - that car has been broken into twice. Never actually stolen though. (One of the break-ins was last January. They went through the trunk and grabbed some bags, not bothering to find out what was in them first. Here's what was in them: one had my swimming stuff - a ratty old bathing suit, ear plugs and goggles. Woo hoo, what a haul. The other bag had my empty lunch tupperware. I wish I could have seen their faces when they found out what they'd managed to make off with. And losing the bathing suit gave me the perfect excuse to buy a new one. ) That's really funny what they managed to steal! Anyway I hope you all will be glad to hear that my beloved Mr F has passed his test for another year, with only minor things for my mechanic to repair. The test itself costs 35 or 40 quid and I had him serviced at the same time. The whole thing cost, with a perfect, reliable car returned to me, was 155. Bargain for another year's motoring. The bad news is that Tony, my mechanic, says that Mr F will need a bit more work to get him through his test next year, probably twice the cost but hey, where could I buy a car for 300 quid then that had been well serviced for 8 years, driven by a careful lady owner and would give me another year of carefree driving? I couldn't. I will keep him until he is not economic to repair versus the cost of a younger car that I don't know the history of. I've had three French cars, two Renaults and this Citreon. They were so much more reliable than my Ford that I would always choose one again - the only downside is that *if* they ever need a new part, it's quite expensive but as they rarely do, if Mr F dies eventually, I will get a similar one, a car older than you really wanted, but owned by someone who is giving up driving through ill health, low mileage and well serviced. My last three cars have been bought like that. They all lasted me for years. I've had Mr F for 8 years, I bought him from a 90 y o. We talked for ages, he had been a chicken breeder so we had a lot in common but eventually we got round to "how much do want me to pay you for the car?" Worth every penny. Tweed I think all makes of car are getting more reliable, I've been very happy with my last two Fords. No doubt I would be just as happy with a different make but probably not happier. -- Adrian http://community.webshots.com/clowderuk |
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OT the Senior Citizens Playgroup: now Elderly cars
"Adrian" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message ... In any case, people who like to show off their belongings are pretty boring. People who think their stuff is better than your stuff are just plain annoying. Well, it's true that Mr F cannot pretend to be a big Mercedes to show off with. He's a small Citreon but he starts first turn of the key every time and that's what I want. I'm not interested in having a car to show off to my neighbours in. He is unlikely to be stolen either as he is elderly and was never fast when he was new. Sort of like me ;-) Well, I don't class myself as elderly yet but I thought that was funny.. Oh, I get that. You should see my car. It has all its dents and scratches. It looks every bit of its 15 years. I like to think it keeps people from breaking in, but it doesn't always - that car has been broken into twice. Never actually stolen though. (One of the break-ins was last January. They went through the trunk and grabbed some bags, not bothering to find out what was in them first. Here's what was in them: one had my swimming stuff - a ratty old bathing suit, ear plugs and goggles. Woo hoo, what a haul. The other bag had my empty lunch tupperware. I wish I could have seen their faces when they found out what they'd managed to make off with. And losing the bathing suit gave me the perfect excuse to buy a new one. ) That's really funny what they managed to steal! Anyway I hope you all will be glad to hear that my beloved Mr F has passed his test for another year, with only minor things for my mechanic to repair. The test itself costs 35 or 40 quid and I had him serviced at the same time. The whole thing cost, with a perfect, reliable car returned to me, was 155. Bargain for another year's motoring. The bad news is that Tony, my mechanic, says that Mr F will need a bit more work to get him through his test next year, probably twice the cost but hey, where could I buy a car for 300 quid then that had been well serviced for 8 years, driven by a careful lady owner and would give me another year of carefree driving? I couldn't. I will keep him until he is not economic to repair versus the cost of a younger car that I don't know the history of. I've had three French cars, two Renaults and this Citreon. They were so much more reliable than my Ford that I would always choose one again - the only downside is that *if* they ever need a new part, it's quite expensive but as they rarely do, if Mr F dies eventually, I will get a similar one, a car older than you really wanted, but owned by someone who is giving up driving through ill health, low mileage and well serviced. My last three cars have been bought like that. They all lasted me for years. I've had Mr F for 8 years, I bought him from a 90 y o. We talked for ages, he had been a chicken breeder so we had a lot in common but eventually we got round to "how much do want me to pay you for the car?" Worth every penny. Tweed I think all makes of car are getting more reliable, I've been very happy with my last two Fords. No doubt I would be just as happy with a different make but probably not happier. My first car after passing my test was a Skoda estate. OMG. It kept steering to the left and I found out eventually that it had thrown its previous owner into the ditch. My husband wrote it off half an hour after it had passed the MoT he drove it under a pickup truck, it took the roof off and he was lucky to walk away from that. After that I got a Renault, it was reliable for years and when it died I got a Ford Fiesta which was pain as it wouldn't start if it was raining, I wasn't too unhappy when someone ran into the back of it at speed and wrote it off. So I got another Renault which also lasted me for years, and after him I got Mr F, also a French car, a little Citreon. I thought I'd had him for 7 or 8 years but whilst renewing his tax online, I see I got him in July 03 and will have him for another year still.. He has no rust at all despite being born in 96, except a little bit under his wing which Tony says I will have to have done next year. He starts first turn of the key every time and that's all I want. One of my brothers asked me why don't get myself a newer, better car. I don't need one was the answer. Mr F is perfect for me. He only sips petrol and gets me from A to B. Not fast but I don't want fast any more ;-) |
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OT the Senior Citizens Playgroup
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... So I thought I should get out more so I went along to it. We play scrabble and dominoes and can do jigsaws if we want to, some are doing a 1000 piece which will take them weeks as we only have two hours. They are all nice. I was demolished at dominoes last week by a 90 yo. I am by far the youngest there We pay £1 a week and get a meal out in the summer and at Christmas. I did a jigsaw last time and completed it, next week it will be playing scrabble with them. I thrashed Stan at dominoes yesterday to get my own back from the first week. He's really good. I thought he was 90, he's 93. It's luck and and noticing a bit what others play, and Stan now knows I am on to him; -) The jigsaw people keep on doing their 1,000 piece. I'd quite like to do that next week as I can see some pieces to go in. |
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On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 01:12:28 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... So I thought I should get out more so I went along to it. We play scrabble and dominoes and can do jigsaws if we want to, some are doing a 1000 piece which will take them weeks as we only have two hours. They are all nice. I was demolished at dominoes last week by a 90 yo. I am by far the youngest there We pay £1 a week and get a meal out in the summer and at Christmas. I did a jigsaw last time and completed it, next week it will be playing scrabble with them. I thrashed Stan at dominoes yesterday to get my own back from the first week. He's really good. I thought he was 90, he's 93. It's luck and and noticing a bit what others play, and Stan now knows I am on to him; -) The jigsaw people keep on doing their 1,000 piece. I'd quite like to do that next week as I can see some pieces to go in. The jigsaw puzzles are surprisingly fun to do. The practical person in me doesn't see the point of breaking a picture into little pieces just to put it back together again and then break it up again to put it away. But the small bit of romantic finds it fun. |
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On 2012-10-04 10:17 AM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 01:12:28 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... So I thought I should get out more so I went along to it. We play scrabble and dominoes and can do jigsaws if we want to, some are doing a 1000 piece which will take them weeks as we only have two hours. They are all nice. I was demolished at dominoes last week by a 90 yo. I am by far the youngest there We pay £1 a week and get a meal out in the summer and at Christmas. I did a jigsaw last time and completed it, next week it will be playing scrabble with them. I thrashed Stan at dominoes yesterday to get my own back from the first week. He's really good. I thought he was 90, he's 93. It's luck and and noticing a bit what others play, and Stan now knows I am on to him; -) The jigsaw people keep on doing their 1,000 piece. I'd quite like to do that next week as I can see some pieces to go in. The jigsaw puzzles are surprisingly fun to do. The practical person in me doesn't see the point of breaking a picture into little pieces just to put it back together again and then break it up again to put it away. But the small bit of romantic finds it fun. I've always liked jigsaw puzzles. I think they suit the slightly obsessive side of my personality; the bit that means I can distract myself from boredom or irritation by doing something repetitive. Sewing or other needlework does the same thing for me, as do many computer games, but oddly enough, housework doesn't. I have had to reconcile myself to never actually completing a jigsaw puzzle. While I have learned that the best thing to do when seeing a cat lying across the completed part is to let the cat get up and out of there on his or her own rather than try to pick him up, I have not figured out how to stop pieces from sticking to the fur and being carried away to points unknown. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... On 2012-10-04 10:17 AM, dgk wrote: On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 01:12:28 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... So I thought I should get out more so I went along to it. We play scrabble and dominoes and can do jigsaws if we want to, some are doing a 1000 piece which will take them weeks as we only have two hours. They are all nice. I was demolished at dominoes last week by a 90 yo. I am by far the youngest there We pay £1 a week and get a meal out in the summer and at Christmas. I did a jigsaw last time and completed it, next week it will be playing scrabble with them. I thrashed Stan at dominoes yesterday to get my own back from the first week. He's really good. I thought he was 90, he's 93. It's luck and and noticing a bit what others play, and Stan now knows I am on to him; -) The jigsaw people keep on doing their 1,000 piece. I'd quite like to do that next week as I can see some pieces to go in. The jigsaw puzzles are surprisingly fun to do. The practical person in me doesn't see the point of breaking a picture into little pieces just to put it back together again and then break it up again to put it away. But the small bit of romantic finds it fun. I've always liked jigsaw puzzles. I think they suit the slightly obsessive side of my personality; the bit that means I can distract myself from boredom or irritation by doing something repetitive. Sewing or other needlework does the same thing for me, as do many computer games, but oddly enough, housework doesn't. I have had to reconcile myself to never actually completing a jigsaw puzzle. While I have learned that the best thing to do when seeing a cat lying across the completed part is to let the cat get up and out of there on his or her own rather than try to pick him up, I have not figured out how to stop pieces from sticking to the fur and being carried away to points unknown. -- Cheryl LOL to the last sentence. I find computer games, word puzzles and crocheting helpful for the same reasons you mention. However, for some reason, I could never get into jigsaw puzzles. Joy |
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On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:32:36 -0230, Cheryl wrote:
On 2012-10-04 10:17 AM, dgk wrote: On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 01:12:28 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... So I thought I should get out more so I went along to it. We play scrabble and dominoes and can do jigsaws if we want to, some are doing a 1000 piece which will take them weeks as we only have two hours. They are all nice. I was demolished at dominoes last week by a 90 yo. I am by far the youngest there We pay £1 a week and get a meal out in the summer and at Christmas. I did a jigsaw last time and completed it, next week it will be playing scrabble with them. I thrashed Stan at dominoes yesterday to get my own back from the first week. He's really good. I thought he was 90, he's 93. It's luck and and noticing a bit what others play, and Stan now knows I am on to him; -) The jigsaw people keep on doing their 1,000 piece. I'd quite like to do that next week as I can see some pieces to go in. The jigsaw puzzles are surprisingly fun to do. The practical person in me doesn't see the point of breaking a picture into little pieces just to put it back together again and then break it up again to put it away. But the small bit of romantic finds it fun. I've always liked jigsaw puzzles. I think they suit the slightly obsessive side of my personality; the bit that means I can distract myself from boredom or irritation by doing something repetitive. Sewing or other needlework does the same thing for me, as do many computer games, but oddly enough, housework doesn't. I have had to reconcile myself to never actually completing a jigsaw puzzle. While I have learned that the best thing to do when seeing a cat lying across the completed part is to let the cat get up and out of there on his or her own rather than try to pick him up, I have not figured out how to stop pieces from sticking to the fur and being carried away to points unknown. Ah yes, we didn't have cats where I was doing the puzzle but we did have small children and oddly the pieces seem to stick to them as well. |
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Christina Websell wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... So I thought I should get out more so I went along to it. We play scrabble and dominoes and can do jigsaws if we want to, some are doing a 1000 piece which will take them weeks as we only have two hours. They are all nice. I was demolished at dominoes last week by a 90 yo. I am by far the youngest there We pay £1 a week and get a meal out in the summer and at Christmas. I did a jigsaw last time and completed it, next week it will be playing scrabble with them. I thrashed Stan at dominoes yesterday to get my own back from the first week. He's really good. I thought he was 90, he's 93. It's luck and and noticing a bit what others play, and Stan now knows I am on to him; -) The jigsaw people keep on doing their 1,000 piece. I'd quite like to do that next week as I can see some pieces to go in. I find jigsaw puzzles quite therapeutic, as I do chopping at trees and bushes in my garden. Sweep (RB) used to love to help. She would lie down on the bit i'd done to make sure they didn't move. They have a thingie to roll up like special mat that brings it back as you left it. I wanted to join in with this last week but they only had a table for 4, although I could see how they could have rearranged the tables to let me. So now I play dominoes and look sideways at the 1000 piece knowing where some pieces should go ;-) I really want to stretch over and put the best bit into place but it is probably not allowed. I also think the people there are used to sitting in the same seat every week, so how to know whose chair you are sitting in as a newbie? I sat in Stan's seat last week and will go round the room sitting in everyone's in the next few weeks. They will be all too polite to mention it. Tweed |
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