Mundane News

[PeteXXX]

No 1 daughter is calling in after the school run to 'borrow' some black cotton.

 

[classic33]

No 1 daughter is calling in after the school run to 'borrow' some black cotton.

Did she hand it all back once done?

 

[PeteXXX]

Did she hand it all back once done?

Or possibly none?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Borrow is easy to say. However, parental experience reminds us that it's a very difficult concept to grasp.

 

[DCLane]

My son's two rescue cats have their annual check-up at the vet's today, starting with the Manx. He was caught and stuffed into the cat carrier before he'd realised breakfast was being shortened.

I've a feeling the vet may suffer as a result

 

[PeteXXX]

Borrow is easy to say. However, parental experience reminds us that it's a very difficult concept to grasp.

Yes.. 'Borrow' implies that it actually gets returned at some point. Eventually. Maybe.

 

[raleighnut]

Oi! don't rub it in...honestly l cannot figure this out, food is normally very reasonable in france. I will go to the shop in the morning and politely ask the question "what is the price per kilo of onion rouge " except in French not English

the last 3 pack I bought were 33p because they were on their 'sell by' date, long live 'yellow stickers'

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Yes.. 'Borrow' implies that it actually gets returned at some point. Eventually. Maybe.

During the month of Whatevber apparently.

 

[Speicher]

Yebbut my tea is hotter than yours

And I have a Min Spy.

I am thinking about the efficacy of Mice Pies in a patient's recovery from Covid.

So far, dark chocolate suggestive biscuits have had a limited effect.

Are they any other therapeutic edibles that people have tried?

 

[Speicher]

First cuppa went down well
Cat has been fed
Office door has been opened to let Thursday in

Why is Morse's senior colleague at your door?

 

[DCLane]

The Manx has been seen to by the vet - who kept all his fingers and the cuts will heal in time - and I'm now off back with the small, mute cat son no. 1 also has. This one's a lot friendlier.

My conversation with the vet went:

Vet: that's not a domestic cat.
Me: he lives with us, so he's sort-of domestic, and you mended him last year when he was ill.
Vet: I remember he had xxx and has put on a kilo since then. How was his recovery?
Me: We had to hand-feed him expensive slices of beef for a few days, but then he perked up and ate next door's guinea pig. He's been fine ever since.

 

[Speicher]

With the advancement of technology ie the internet etc etc i could do my job from almost anywhere , just like an MP can

I venture to suggest that you could probably do it better than some MPs.

Which reminds me of an incident last century when I was working for the County Court (Lord Chancellor's dept).

There was a entitled young nincompoop working there who thought it was okay to use the phone lines during paid working time. She was conducting "Young Conservatives" admin etc. Her line manager decided to detail what was on that desk at 4pm and what was left at 9am the next day. Long story short, said nincompoop was dismissed a few days later. Perhaps she thought it was okay because the Conservatives were in power at the time.

 

[biggs682]

Why is Morse's senior colleague at your door?

He was trying to find somewhere safe to hide so SSH

 

[DCLane]

Cat 2 done. The vet this time: I prefer this one, it's not trying to kill me.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I am thinking about the efficacy of Mice Pies in a patient's recovery from Covid.

So far, dark chocolate suggestive biscuits have had a limited effect.

Are they any other therapeutic edibles that people have tried?

Coughy cake works wonders.