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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: sandy on July 17, 2009, 10:31:42 am
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I have lot's to do but you all keep posting interesting or funny or just fun things...I may have to turn my computor off!!!!!!! Now that is seriouse.. ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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On second thoughts!!!! I like some excuse to have a tea or coffee break and I am having one now as I just shampooed the hall and carn't go out for a while ;)
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'Shampooed the hall' Dog or cat, Hair, even sheep I can understand, but 'hall' Odd??
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maybe sandys entering her "hall" into the "hall" class at her local agri show!
everyone knows shes a touch mad at times, i dont mind thou! lol!
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;D ;D ;D
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Carpet shampoo!!!! cream carpets+dogs+rain+guests+me spilling my food and Drink=Strains!!!!!
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take more water with it the next time lol
Linz
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What a great excuse for not doing something - I've washed my hall, and I can't do a thing with it!
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Nearly as bad as when I washed the curtains and just could not pull myself together ;D
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ive just bought a whippet lurcher an hour ago, she is 6mths old and fawn-gold in colour
so im gonna call her sandy!
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I'm more a overwieght Lab I think!!! Thanks, everytime shes naughty you can say "Naughty Sandy" One of my Ex Battery Hens is a bit overwieght, she just roams around searching for food ALL the time so I called her BIG SANDY!!! now where did I hide that chocolate?
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maybe under the carpet you was shampooing Sandy.
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No, because I often put a note under the hall runners to say I have cleaned under them as my OH thinks I don't.....(well sometimes I don't)
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If you dont feel like doing the cleaning just pretend you've done it ..... simples :-\
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Well after a LOT of GIN!!!! the house looks very clean so sod it!!!! Our tourist will have to live like locals.................they seem to be enjoying it!!!
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Too right....... girl power :D
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You should hide your chocolate in the laundry basket - men would never look in there ;D
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Troubl is I have a good memory and know where I hide things, that is unless something drops down the back of the cupboard, all that is there today is buiscuits!!!!! Me and my OH were looking at all the single Malts in a shop enviously and darn't buy an as onc we have one we want the lot so I thought about giving the bottle to my neighbour to look after.......Now I hate to stereotype but men carn't usualy find anything without help!!!! ;)
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;D ;D ;D I agree with that last line - but Joe wouldn't ;D
He's always losing his keys, wallet, mobile phone - and always insists I have moved it ::)
Then finds it in his trouser pocket, coat, or the car ::)
Never apologises though - just moves on... until he loses something the next day ;D ;D
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Now own up! how many men ask thier partner where things are...ALL the time? you have to be precise with men, not just "in the draw! but " white set of draws, third draw down, under the rest of the rubbish in the draw!" We both went to collect eggs on Saturday, I have a small dog lead to tie up the gate to the chickens as it sometimes swings open, my OH opened it, then, on the way out, asked me where it was!!!! We nearly had a major fall out on Saturday as he also said I had told him I had the keys to the cash box, I had not said that at all as I had not used the cash time and I have my own key (hidden) I added he had put the last lot of money into the box, he went quiet and grumbled that I put things away all the time (I do but in the correct place) he returned and said nothing, I asked if he had found the keys and of course, they were in his coat pocket. I bet men who live on thier own know where everything is?
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thats right Sandy, when my OH cant find something and then I go look and find the ''missing'' article he says ' you must have just put it there as I looked under that pile of clothes'.... :dunce:
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We KNOW you guys hid these things....just admit it! Tell the truth and shame the Devil...or as we say here de divil.
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are you familiar with the term 'a man's look'
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I have been out shopping with my Ex, my OH and my son in law and when they go into a shop, they always ask someone where things are, eg, go into a DIY shop such as FOcus and ask "wheres the paint" doh!!!! maybe us females like to look around first anyway. My dad never shopped but took me to buy my wedding dress, we only went in the first shop we came to so I compromised. I am told my son in law dose lov shopping and will trail around but..how unusal?
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are you familiar with the term 'a man's look'
Is that similar to 'man flu'? ;)
I was in the Pound Shop the other day and a man asked how much something cost.............. duh!
Both of my late husbands used to think I hid their things deliberately - now, I ask you - would I do that????? ;) ;) ;)
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Mine thinks I steal his socks as he has loads of single socks instead of pairs, funny thing is, a lot of lost property I find are single socks.....maybe they should have a long peice of elastic, long enough so they can run, sewn into them so they never get seperated.
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when I was young my mum used to get a long piece of elastic and sew my gloves on , one at each end and thread through my coat sleeves so I didnt lose them.. :).. Yes we should seriously consider doing this with mens sock threading them through trouser legs .... then they'll have no excuses. ;D
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Could be painful though ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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would that be manpain? ;D :D :D
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are you familiar with the term 'a man's look'
Not familiar with that, but I know that a 'womans look' can cut! ;)
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Not familiar with that, but I know that a 'womans look' can cut! ;)
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That must be when you have lost your keys/phone/socks/undies/wallet/etc then!
;D ;D :D
Julie
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;D ;D shame woolworths has gone, I used to buy my elastic from there, my girls used it for French Skipping so use to take it out of their Pyjamas ;D
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when I was young my mum used to get a long piece of elastic and sew my gloves on , one at each end and thread through my coat sleeves so I didnt lose them.. :).. Yes we should seriously consider doing this with mens sock threading them through trouser legs .... then they'll have no excuses. ;D
We used to have the gloves on strings. they were known as "idiot strings"
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I did not have any idiot strings. ;D
Did used to have problems keeping my long white socks up though - mum used to get elastic from Woolworths and make little garters to keep my socks from falling down. ::)
Didn't half leave a red mark on your legs though - did anyone else have garters for their school socks or was it just my mum that did it? ;D
Julie
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I had the glove/mitt strings, and the garters round my legs - they didn't half itch when you took them off too, and the red mark took ages to go away. Then there was the navy gym knickers that were too big and kept slipping down, and the green beret we had to knit that was never worn, and the embroidered tray cloth that never got finished, and the one sock - never got round to turning the second heel. I think our Mums must ahve been bullies. Mind you I've just watched 'Mini Miss UK' - what their Mums put them through was awful!
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I used to wear garters too, socks must have been very loose in those days!!! I remember doing loads of sports in mine and they became very itchy, I then noticed a vein appear due to too tight garters, we also had lots of home made jumpers with either tight necks or baggy necks and made of itchy cheap wool, my mum knitted a cardie from cheap wool once and it grew and grew!!!! Clothing has certainly improved!!!!
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I was the only kid with hand knitted jumpers on our class, and I hated them!!
Much preferred the shop bought ones - it was actually cheaper to knit then - not anymore though - I love cottom jumpers and found some wool in a shop recently, it was going to cost me 110 euro to knit a garment - you could buy one in the shops for 60 without all the work -where do they get their prices from!!!
Julie ;D
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Hand knitted is Posh now!!!!
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We used to have the gloves on strings. they were known as "idiot strings"
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yep that sounds about right. :-*
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'A mans look' is what a man does when he goes to have a look for something and cant find it. :dunce:
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Oh yes - I know that one -
if it is not on view it is not there at all -
yet when you go back and pick up the shirt -
there it is hiding underneath it! ::) ::)
So that's a mans look - ;D ;D
Julie
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yes I had the garters for my socks too and I was also the only kid in my class to have hand knitted jumpers - I hated them as it was a sign of poverty - also all the other kids mums worked & mine didn't so that made me feel like a pauper too........ but now i'm older I realise that the other kids had shop bought jumpers cos their mums didn't have any time to knit for them, but had the extra income so bought their stuff. :&>
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I can remember my mum unpicking Dads jumper and recycling then for us kids - I was one of 7
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Hi Lara and Bobby
Yes - I remember that too - but really we had probably a better upbringing and ended up appreciating the finer things in life...
Mud, Kids, Animals, Pigs, Cats, struggling but getting there - much better off than we think really - my mum never worked again after having me - Dad expected her to be at home and be a proper housewife - was expected then by some folk, Dad was Irish and from a big family so his standards were based on his experience.
Still, might go back to school if its posh to wear hand knitted jumpers now ;D ;D - sure mum will have them in the attic somewhere lol ::)
Julie
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My Dad was a farm hand -back in the 50/60'S. Mum had moved miles away from her family - that was back in the days when you did not work, you did not eat - I can remember collecting pig swill from the posh houses, getting laughed at in school because I wore raggy clothes, but we were happy and loved each other. I have lost my Dad, mum and youngest brother, but not one day goes by that I do not say thank you, because I knew hardship - but love and that love made me what I am So I do't need an armarni suit to make me feel good - I have what I need in my heart. We all need different things to make us tick.
Bobby
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Well said, Bobby. That applies to met too - brought up in a loving but firm family and to know the values of things. I brought my own kids up the same way and they are bring up my grandchildren that way too.
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I agree with those sentiments Bobby, :) I used to dress nicely sometimes designer labels but often cheaper unlabeled stuff, good material, good quality and good fit does not necessary mean designer.
Some people have led very sad lives often through no fault of their own and feel they need to impress people to gain respect, I suppose if you have low self esteem, designer and expensive things do impress some people but definitely not me.
I have met so many shallow people who get depressed if they haven't got the latest "thing" for themselves or their family, have they not realised they are being exploited by marketing and follow trends as if they were law!!!!
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I always longed for a pony when I was younger, but had to make do with goats instead....my stepdad bought a milker ( british saanan called Snowy ) to provide us with milk... But I really got interested in them whan I was allowed to have one of the lovely female kids as my own, and we started to go to local shows. :goat: I really enjoyed that time of my life (aged about 13 ) even though me & my sis had to do all the milking and looking after them which was very demanding.,
I think that was the foundation of my love of animals and the great outdoors.
And I think the thing that we(YOU LOT OUT THERE ) all seam to have in common on this forum is that we have all known some hardship, had to make do and mend, worked hard , enjoyed a loving family life and really appreciate what we have, taking nothing for granted ....... in fact we are all a credit to ourselves. :) well done everyone.x
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Hear, hear. Well said Lara.
Referring to designer clothes, my second, and very dear, husband, as late as the first (my little joke to keep my spirits up lol) was very influenced by designer labels. He used to spend a small fortune on top notch climbing gear - Berghaus, Raichle, Salomon etc. I was going out shopping one weekend and he insisted on coming with me as according to him I didn't spend enough on myself. He persuaded me to buy a lovely pair of Gerry Weber trousers - they were indeed very smart - till I washed them (following the instructions)- they shrunk, changed colour and the seams fell apart! I took them back to the posh shop I bought them from but they wouldn't replace them - they said I must have washed them too hot! What a waste of £100 - I could have had 4 pairs for that!
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exactly Annie - i'm the same , I hate buying new clothes , -some of my gear is well over 10 years old but still very wearable I dont really go out at night so I'd much rather spend the money on something for the garden or the house , i must say I do love my home. :)... I'm a very traditional person and hate wasting money on things which will just sit in the wardrobe. :(
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My "posh" stuff comes from the charity shops, I love getting bargains from them. I too would rather buy garden stuff or house things than clothes!!!
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I don't like buying new clothes either ...so wear mine till they either fall apart or go so thin you can almost see through them !!! Lack of money is also a contributing matter too... The only name I have ever bought was Levi jeans or cords , but that was up till about 25 years ago, after that I just bought cheap but good long lasting stuff. Lately I was a bit stuck, as I couldn't get what I wanted for less than about £25 for cotton trousers , So I did a search and found a company , bought a couple of yards of cotton material for £3.99 a yard and made 2 pairs of trousers , so £4 or so for pair of trousers . I have a few old hand operated sewing machines circa early 1900's , which do the job well . My late mum was a seamstress , and she taught me to use a machine. She spent years making stuff for a company that supplied C+A . I had my own hand operated machine as little kid.... lol . So after a 30 odd year gap I am back to making clothes again . The loom and spinning wheel are next to get set up and working ...
cheers
Russ
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O.K Russ. Can I be the first to put an order in?
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Blimey Russ, well done!!! what a skill, I cannot even hem something straight. I got a very nice free sewing maching off freecycle and started by hemming a curtain and it is very wonkey!!! I did make 4 cusions from some material from a charity shop. I always think if you are handy with a sweing machine you can trawl the charity shops and either alter stuff or use the material for other things...maybe one day!!!!
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I have a sewing machine and can cut out and sew up - just never seem to have the time - or maybe it's the inclination I don't have. Well done Russ.
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Funny isn't it ,when you can do something you don't think of it as a skill , just something you can do !!!! It has been over 30 years since I touched a machine properly, I was given an electric one , but that needs adjusting as it just makes a big mess of the thread , looks like a birds nest ... ::) I used to make most of my own clothes up till I was about 19 or 20 ,apart from the levis!!! but shirts, jackets, trousers were all home made . As I said , mum was a seamstress, and I grew up being able to use a machine . We had 2 huge commercial sewing machines in the back room , and mum would always be on one , and the other one would be used by sometimes, my older sister, or my dad or me . The other kids were too small then . I used to mainly sew arms , front panels and back panels for jackets (nearly all leather), and mum would sew all the bits together. I used to get offcuts of leather and suede from the company mum worked for, and cut wiggly shapes out of them and sew them onto cheap cotton backing and then make them into jackets or trousers . The firms boss ,who was also a friend of the family , saw them one day and said what a great idea !! had me in the factory showing them what I did and they started selling them . I got £500 for the idea.. not bad for a 14-15 year old in 1971-'72 !! The multi colour suede stuff was the best seller , it seemed that everyone had something made by us then . We would see stuff made by us on things like top of the pops regularly . I still have a couple of pairs of unworn suede flares now . Ahhh the good ole days !!! I remember when I were a lad .....(the sound of the Hovis music plays in the background ) that day afta war , eeeee it were grand...(The only thing is, if it had been me going down that hill on my bike , I would have crashed at the bottom doing about 40mph ...another 3 months in hospital !!!!)Ahhhhh the pain !!!
cheers
Russ
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Hi Russ
I had that problem, it is the tension, there are two adjustments, one on the bottom bobbin that is just a screw in the bobbin holder that adjust the tension on the bottom thread.
The other, is dependent on what machine you have, and can be a dial or another screw on the older machines.
Make sure the stitch length thingy is not on too small, and with a bit of fiddling on scrap material it will eventually fix the problem - then write down the setting somewhere incase it happens again. ( draw a pic of the screw angles or write the numbers down on the dial for the tension)
Hope you can get it working
Julie
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Thanks, Julie - that should fix mine too. Guess that's why I haven't done any sewing for a while - it was chewing up the thread - I remember now.
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Cheers Julie,
it is buried in the shed at the moment , but as I empty out all the cr*p I will discover it again and have a play !!! ;D The main reason I didn't really bother mucking around with it was I had the hand operated ones anyway , and I will be down on the land sometime soon , no leccy there . So it will be just the hand crank ones getting used. Trouble is I have too many toys to play with .... ::)
cheers
Russ
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I recently found my electric sewing machine which I haven't seen for about 5 years. when I had a go on it, the cotton got all chavelled up etc. and I was ages trying to fathom it. I went on the net to try and get a manual for it but there was no one in England who was willing to supply one. They were prepared to take it away for £70 plus whatever they needed to do to repair it!
Eventually I found a company in U.S.A who would send me a manual for $8. I recieved it within 4 days! unfortunately I haven't had time to study it yet but if it takes another 5 years to rediscover my machine at least I will have the instructions to hand!
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I really admire you Rusty!!!! I am creative but NOT skilled!!!! Since moving to Scotland our life is sooooooo rewarding, we go out with the dogs and collect sooo much, chicken food, weeds, berries and all sorts of odd bits of wood, trees plants etc...we love it, it is a good night out to come back with a rucksack of our findings. As I have a B&B I love to fill the house will flowers and last year found a field of Sunflowers, they were fantastic...for months we have always had a house full of flowers for free, we get so much for nothing it's great...now I have a sewing machine, maybe I shall make something to wear.....an apron? not sure what else I can do????
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Just had a comment from a guest from Kentucky, they looked at my website before booking and loved the link to Soar Patrol, so many people have commented on them before so I thought I would share the link on here and we can all have a jig to wake you up....I NEED IT, get ready one, two, three, go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO3PiNyRXhM hope it works :-[ yes it works, filmed 300 yards from our B&B untde Clackmannan Tower (probably treading in some of our doggy poo that we did not see to clear up)
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Wow! Thanks for that I bet it makes all Scots feel proud!
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Blimey Russ, well done!!! what a skill, I cannot even hem something straight. I got a very nice free sewing maching off freecycle and started by hemming a curtain and it is very wonkey!!! I did make 4 cusions from some material from a charity shop. I always think if you are handy with a sweing machine you can trawl the charity shops and either alter stuff or use the material for other things...maybe one day!!!!
If you ever need any help give me a shout :)
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I am nearly the complete reverse I think Sandy ? definitely not creative !! but I can do lots of things , 'jack of all trades master of none' !!! . I have no desire to be creative at all really , if I like something I just copy it !!! no desire or need to re invent the wheel or anything else at all . I never try to design anything ...just look for what I want then ,as I say , copy it ...
If anything involves a skill I don't have , I just learn that skill . Not to expert levels , just so I can do the basics. I think really THAT is my skill , being able to learn most things . My woodwork is ok , metalwork poor but ok (still learning !!), gardening ok and so on . The sewing will be a laugh ...well in reality it will be a lot of swearing and wobbly seams !! ::) The trousers were ok , as good as the ones I had bought anyway !!. So can't complain after 30 years of not doing any sewing .
Next thing on the list is a medieval costume . Just a shirt/top and trousers really . I will also get some seconds leather, and make a pair of boots to go with them , and a quiver for my home made arrows !!! (winter work !!).
cheers
Russ
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I have loads of ideas but my hands don't correspond to what my brain tells them to do!!!! Anyway, where are you going to wear your medieval costume? I always like medieval and Gothic things too.....maybe I should get a dressing up box ;D