>>Am I right in assuming that there will be lifts available to Toodles Towers >>from the station, as last year? And what sort of time should I be at the >>station/pub place to make sure that I'm not causing more inconvenience that >>is strictly necessary, please? Ta.
>tables on the road side of the station pub, though if (heaven forfend) >it's wet then try inside !
>Nick
I don't like to say this but the beeb's site shows thundery showers. Nick: can you have them over your side of the town and on towards Rosie/Andrea's please.
We are not having ANY rain here thank you rain gods.
>>THere ain't 'alf gonna be a lot of cars outside chez McMillan!
>I feel personally responsible for this as a previous 3Gs person now >coming by car for the first time but I don't think I can cope with the >combination of First Born and First Great Western. Will have to ask >Kirsten, who I seem to recall was something of an expert, how she does it.
With difficulty, Kate, at that age. Take it from one who did.
As you'll all know, I wanted to raise money for the Malcolm Sargeant's Cancer fund because one of Hazel's closest friends has lymphoma of the neck. Claire has been longing to meet you all and for many weeks now she's been in excellent health with very little side effects of the chemo, barring losing her hair.
Sadly I've just had a phone call from her mum to say she's not at all well this evening and a blood test has revealed an infection. The results may well mean she has to go into hospital tomorrow for intravenous antibiotics rather than bouncing around here as she so badly wanted to with a few more mouthfuls of tablets to take per day.
So I hope if I keep everything crossed that I can, she'll be able to come for at least part of the time. Hazel might be a bit down in the dumps of course, but you'll all understand why now.
In message <qdoaeu4prkq169vpli0vn7f7jttoo4s...@4ax.com>, The Tidy Fairy <nevil...@spamblock.nfy53.demon.co.uk> writes
>While lurking in the froup, I noticed that Chris McMillan ><Ch...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk> had written, some of, the following
>> I don't like to say this but the beeb's site shows thundery showers. >> Nick: can you have them over your side of the town and on towards >> Rosie/Andrea's please.
>> We are not having ANY rain here thank you rain gods.
>I've lighted a nice yellow candle and had a quiet word with Thor.
Its raining rather hard at this very second. Keep talking Nev (and mind that VIRGIN)
In message <ac3t1m$q6...@warren.leverton.org>, Nick Leverton <n...@leverton.org> writes
>In article <0b1B9mbb5W58I...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk>, >Chris McMillan <Ch...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>Its raining rather hard at this very second. Keep talking Nev (and mind >>that VIRGIN)
>Oh dear, too late.
>Never mind, there'll be another one along in a minute.
>Nick
Aren't the Virgins supposed to prance around in a circle with err. ummm ... well.... ahem, little left to the imagination. Over here dear! I have a lovely fluffy towel to wrap you in .... (er, excuse me everyone, I'll attend to the barbecue later!) -- Mike McMillan, Mike Sounds Digital Recording, Editing & CD Production. Tel: 0118 9265450 Fax: 0118 9668167. http://www.mikesounds.demon.co.uk
Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ^W^W^W^W uk.media.radio.archers, I heard Mike McMillan say...
> Aren't the Virgins supposed to prance around in a circle with err. ummm > ... well.... ahem, little left to the imagination. Over here dear! I > have a lovely fluffy towel to wrap you in .... (er, excuse me everyone, > I'll attend to the barbecue later!)
Were you at Prince Naseem's weigh in earlier? -- Fenny - C-COITUS (co)
"The Man's obviously got a blockage in his frivolous region." Truly of the Yard
>>>Am I right in assuming that there will be lifts available to Toodles Towers >>>from the station, as last year? And what sort of time should I be at the >>>station/pub place to make sure that I'm not causing more inconvenience that >>>is strictly necessary, please? Ta.
>>tables on the road side of the station pub, though if (heaven forfend) >>it's wet then try inside !
>>Nick
>I don't like to say this but the beeb's site shows thundery showers. >Nick: can you have them over your side of the town and on towards >Rosie/Andrea's please.
>We are not having ANY rain here thank you rain gods.
It's been downgraded to light showers now, but I think that the forecast has shown just about every kind of weather except snow for today ... -- neil h. Spike : Sodding, blimey, shagging, knickers, bollocks, Oh God - I'm English!
In article <uMT3YnJCDV58I...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk>, Chris McMillan <Ch...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I don't like to say this but the beeb's site shows thundery showers. >Nick: can you have them over your side of the town and on towards >Rosie/Andrea's please.
I'm happy to be inundated in the service of Umra ;-)
>We are not having ANY rain here thank you rain gods.
Overnight rain has stopped and, although the sky is overcast, I can convince myself it is brightening. Here's to lunch ;)
> In article <uMT3YnJCDV58I...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk>, > Chris McMillan <Ch...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >I don't like to say this but the beeb's site shows thundery showers. > >Nick: can you have them over your side of the town and on towards > >Rosie/Andrea's please.
> I'm happy to be inundated in the service of Umra ;-)
> >We are not having ANY rain here thank you rain gods.
> Overnight rain has stopped and, although the sky is overcast, I can > convince myself it is brightening. Here's to lunch ;)
At great personal sacrifice I washed the car yesterday rather than today so as to attract the rain overnight. Phase A of my plan worked.
I have just come in from a failed attempt at gardening. Any normal day in these conditions and I'd have stayed in bed, but phase B of my plan worked and it is drizzling here in Bedford now and as any fule kno if you start your journey in rain it will end in sun.
You may all thank me later today if you're not too sunburnt :)
And as someone else said up there ^, anyrats who can't make it today for whatever reason, we'll be thinking about you and hoping that you'll make it next year.
In message <MPG.174f9c446c683b68989...@News.CIS.DFN.DE>, Fenny <allspamwillberepor...@rickmansworth.mersinet.co.uk> writes
>Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ^W^W^W^W uk.media.radio.archers, >I heard Mike McMillan say... >> Aren't the Virgins supposed to prance around in a circle with err. ummm >> ... well.... ahem, little left to the imagination. Over here dear! I >> have a lovely fluffy towel to wrap you in .... (er, excuse me everyone, >> I'll attend to the barbecue later!)
>Were you at Prince Naseem's weigh in earlier?
Uh?
Toodle Pip,
Mike -- Mike McMillan, Mike Sounds Digital Recording, Editing & CD Production. Tel: 0118 9265450 Fax: 0118 9668167. http://www.mikesounds.demon.co.uk
In message <3CE622FE.49D69...@iname.com>, BrritSki <Brrit...@iname.com> writes
>Nick Leverton wrote:
>> In article <uMT3YnJCDV58I...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk>, >> Chris McMillan <Ch...@mikesounds.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>You may all thank me later today if you're not too sunburnt :)
>And as someone else said up there ^, anyrats who can't make it today for >whatever reason, we'll be thinking about you and hoping that you'll make >it next year.
Much much later on Kathy and Richard scattered some of Glynn's ashes under one of our lavender bushes: the one next to the pond. Thanks to those who stayed and watched this. Kathy much appreciated you all being there and so did Richard.
Richard came down from Aberwystyth yesterday evening (by train) and will go back tomorrow to start his exams on Monday. A credit to his dad.
>>THere ain't 'alf gonna be a lot of cars outside chez McMillan!
>I feel personally responsible for this as a previous 3Gs person now >coming by car for the first time but I don't think I can cope with the >combination of First Born and First Great Western. Will have to ask >Kirsten, who I seem to recall was something of an expert, how she does >it.
By looking helpless, mainly. It's surprising how much help a woman on her own with a baby gets on the tube, for example. For relatively long trips, the obvious sticking things you don't need to get there at the bottom, and plenty of toys/books/food at the top of a bag, and then trying to keep bags to a minimum - either pushchairs or carriers work quite well, although pushchairs aren't much fun on the tube, obviously. (If we're away for a while I tend to do things like buy fake nappies when we get there, cos of space). Does any of that help?
In article <3CE820B1.21456...@fox.freedombird.net>, Linda Fox <li...@fox.freedombird.net> writes
>Kirsten Procter wrote: >> (If we're away >> for a while I tend to do things like buy fake nappies when we get there, >> cos of space).
>What are "fake" nappies? Are they something which gives you an enormous >bum but the weewee still goes alll over everywhere?
I think Kirsten means disposable, as opposed to real nappies, which are reusable. See www.nicenappy.co.uk (Helen's business :-) -- Andy Taylor, FAQing about in Westfield, East Sussex Witty quote removed by popular demand
In message <sjn*de...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, Kirsten Procter <kproc...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes
>In article <sIZegsADiC68E...@azande.demon.co.uk>, >Andy Taylor <an...@azande.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>In article <3CE820B1.21456...@fox.freedombird.net>, Linda Fox >><li...@fox.freedombird.net> writes >>>Kirsten Procter wrote: >>>> (If we're away >>>> for a while I tend to do things like buy fake nappies when we get there, >>>> cos of space).
>>>What are "fake" nappies? Are they something which gives you an enormous >>>bum but the weewee still goes alll over everywhere?
>>I think Kirsten means disposable, as opposed to real nappies, which are >>reusable. See www.nicenappy.co.uk (Helen's business :-)
To which I looked and thought: hang on, hippos don't wear nappies.
I think I'd better go out in the rain and cool down.
In article <ftt*cY...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, Kirsten Procter <kproc...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes
> By looking helpless, mainly. It's surprising how much help a woman on >her own with a baby gets on the tube, for example. For relatively long >trips, the obvious sticking things you don't need to get there at the >bottom, and plenty of toys/books/food at the top of a bag, and then trying >to keep bags to a minimum - either pushchairs or carriers work quite well, >although pushchairs aren't much fun on the tube, obviously. (If we're away >for a while I tend to do things like buy fake nappies when we get there, >cos of space). > Does any of that help?
Yes. It's more or less what I do for charging around Bristol but I wasn't sure I could cope with entertaining a baby on a crowded train. Even in the car I had to sing most of the way and I can't imagine the rest of the passengers feeling thrilled about that. But then maybe the other passengers would be entertainment enough... -- Kate Lambert
In article <CI0Mg3Bz2U68E...@semaphore.demon.co.uk>, Kate Lambert <k...@semaphore.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Yes. It's more or less what I do for charging around Bristol but I >wasn't sure I could cope with entertaining a baby on a crowded train. >Even in the car I had to sing most of the way and I can't imagine the >rest of the passengers feeling thrilled about that. But then maybe the >other passengers would be entertainment enough...
<nod> Benedict's always been really interested in trains, so the journey occupies his attention for most of the time. If you're lucky, she'll fall asleep :)
Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ^W^W^W^W uk.media.radio.archers, I heard Kate Lambert say...
> Yes. It's more or less what I do for charging around Bristol but I > wasn't sure I could cope with entertaining a baby on a crowded train. > Even in the car I had to sing most of the way and I can't imagine the > rest of the passengers feeling thrilled about that. But then maybe the > other passengers would be entertainment enough...
The other passengers might have joined in the singing. Ma always talks to small children nearby [1][2] when she travels by train.
[1] And just about anyone else [2] Whether they want to be talked to or not. -- Fenny - C-COITUS (co)
"The Man's obviously got a blockage in his frivolous region." Truly of the Yard
>Yes. It's more or less what I do for charging around Bristol but I >wasn't sure I could cope with entertaining a baby on a crowded train.
> Once Haze was old enough to sit still either I read to her (very boring indeed), or Toodles made up stories, or they played daft word games that I found mind-blowingly boring. But at Emilia's age, which was the only time we took her on a long journey at that age, we spent the whole time trying to stop her walking up and down the train. I was *so* embarrassed I wouldn't take her on a train after that until I could keep her occupied myself. >
> But then maybe the other passengers would be entertainment enough...
Depends on your passengers: Hazel often keeps smaller ones amused just by talking to them in their own patter. She's much more patient than I'll ever be.
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