I've been wondering!!!!
Thank you for your good wishes unfortunately i think it it is something in my head as they just keep increasing my dosage of tablets. Anyway i have an appointment for another scan next week and also one for my water problem and so i am spending plenty of time in medical hands, (Finger)
(Terry, I had had to surrender my licence since last Feb. but do hope to get it back next February )
(Terry, I had had to surrender my licence since last Feb. but do hope to get it back next February )
Hi JD. So sorry to hear that you have been in the wars again. I hope that the problem is soon sorted and that you are back on your feet again as quickly as possible. Take care. I'm sending you a get well hug and Daisy sends you a lick.
Hi JD - I knew you'd lost your licence but thought it was earlier than February and going back to last year. Hope all is well and you get it back on schedule.
Hi JD. Just caught up with the thread and very sorry to learn that you're in the wars yet again. Are you quite sure it was a nurse and not a plumber trying to fit a new tap? Thought your licence had actually been returned some while ago, obviously another senior moment (so many moments they're starting to look like hours!) Anyway, if we're ever to get around to that pie & a pint we've been on about for the last twelve months, I'd better refresh my memory of routes north of W-S-M, though perhaps, not before Christmas. All the best, Syd.
Cheers, Syd.
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Cheers, Syd.
Hello Syd,
Thanks for your good wishes I have been putting in as many hours as the Staff lately and the Missus has almost got shares in the Car Park ,the amount of cash she as spent the non of which goes to the Hospital. Most of the Carers and Nurses are from Taiwan they were all the same height, all wore glasses and all spoke just basic English, They were very attentive but the Male Nurse (Malaysian i think ) was quite rough pulling out the pipe from my willy. The food was amazing , three full meals a day and as many drinks,( teas, coffee hot chocolate, ) Still i was glad to get out and home
Think we'll leave that Pie and Pint until the New Year, All the Best for Christmas and the New Year.
Regards J.D.
Thanks for your good wishes I have been putting in as many hours as the Staff lately and the Missus has almost got shares in the Car Park ,the amount of cash she as spent the non of which goes to the Hospital. Most of the Carers and Nurses are from Taiwan they were all the same height, all wore glasses and all spoke just basic English, They were very attentive but the Male Nurse (Malaysian i think ) was quite rough pulling out the pipe from my willy. The food was amazing , three full meals a day and as many drinks,( teas, coffee hot chocolate, ) Still i was glad to get out and home
Think we'll leave that Pie and Pint until the New Year, All the Best for Christmas and the New Year.
Regards J.D.
Our local hospital is like most for the hefty car park charges although they do have a concession if someone is in for a few days. We can buy a ticket for seven days for a tenner - unlimited parking but the drawback is that it only covers one car. When Patricia was in a few months back I sometimes drove relatives in for the evening visiting and I did the afternoon ones. I dropped them off and then picked them up later because we mostly live fairly close to each other. For those who live a bit of a distance they came to our house and left their cars. Our daughter has our car registered in her name to cut down the insurance charge so she can drive it so that was fine when she went. It cut down the amount going into the meters a hell of a lot. £3 minimum normally times twice a day times seven days equals £42. A tenner is far better and a drop of petrol is a lot cheaper.
I've been wondering.............If Lawyers are disbarred,
and Clergymen defrocked,
Does it not follow that
Electricians are delighted,
Musicians denoted,
Models deposed,
and Dry Cleaners depressed ?
and Clergymen defrocked,
Does it not follow that
Electricians are delighted,
Musicians denoted,
Models deposed,
and Dry Cleaners depressed ?
Soldiers are debriefed- sorry - that's all I can think of right now.
Train drivers are derailed and
Florists are deflowered (whoops!)
Florists are deflowered (whoops!)
Dead songwriters decompose.
English teachers are dispelled.
Homeless horses destabilized.
English teachers are dispelled.
Homeless horses destabilized.
Homeless cats decategorised
I've been wondering how anyone gets 'bauched' because I've often read about people being 'debauched'
I've been wondering what Quasimodo got the hump about.
Are straight skirts depleted ?
Why is it that with stockings, the longer they are, the closer the top is to the bottom ?
Why is it that with stockings, the longer they are, the closer the top is to the bottom ?
I've been wondering if this thread has finally run out of steam? Any reply would be thanked by my genuflecting repeatedly while reciting the poem by Omar Khayam about 'The moving finger' and wondering where the finger has got to these days.
However, I thought I'd like to see who facebook would match me up with in the realms of Movie Stars. This is what it came up with:-
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However, I thought I'd like to see who facebook would match me up with in the realms of Movie Stars. This is what it came up with:-
There is a resemblance to a photo of me - with my wife Patricia - many years ago sitting on a step at the Palace of Versailles.:-
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Originally Posted by Terry Carey
Thanks for the photo Terry, great pic !!
I saw all your films several times, Terry, and had your photos all over my bedroom wall.
I could never understand why you used so many stage names, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power and John Wayne being some.
You were always good though, even in your Shirley Temple pictures.
I could never understand why you used so many stage names, Cary Grant, Tyrone Power and John Wayne being some.
You were always good though, even in your Shirley Temple pictures.
The hardest part as Shirley was getting the kiss curl the same every day
Brings back thoughts of the "old-time" film stars, Terry. I often wonder why Mickey Rooney grew old, but never got bigger.
And why Boris Karloff was better looking as Frankenstein's Monster than he was in real life.
I also wonder if they did a remake of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" they would have to call it
"Snow White and the Seven People of Restricted Growth"?
And why Boris Karloff was better looking as Frankenstein's Monster than he was in real life.
I also wonder if they did a remake of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" they would have to call it
"Snow White and the Seven People of Restricted Growth"?
There you have it in a nutshell JR - it's all make believe even now and was worse way back. So many of the old stars were quite tiny. Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Cagney, George Raft, Edward G Robinson, Alan Ladd, Humphrey Bogart to name but a few. Exceptions were John Wayne and Rock Hudson so how they managed to co star them I don't know.
For my money though Mickey Rooney was a fantastic actor.
For my money though Mickey Rooney was a fantastic actor.
In my opinion, Terry, Mickey Rooney was a good actor and a talented singer and dancer.
Sadly he was not gifted with a personality.
When I used to go to Saturday Morning Childrens' Cinema, I always used to boo him, probably because I loved Judy Garland.
Sadly he was not gifted with a personality.
When I used to go to Saturday Morning Childrens' Cinema, I always used to boo him, probably because I loved Judy Garland.
A great film star needs several qualities.
Good looks.
Sparkling personality.
Warm, gentle manners.
A clear, soft voice.
The sort of person whose company you would enjoy.
One actor summed up all of these qualities..........
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Good looks.
Sparkling personality.
Warm, gentle manners.
A clear, soft voice.
The sort of person whose company you would enjoy.
One actor summed up all of these qualities..........
Ah yes - good old jack Elam. My daughter and her husband saw one of the Cannonball Run films with Jack in the role of a drunk ex surgeon given to injecting himself. They were screaming almost with laughter at his facial expressions.
Originally Posted by John Richards
'Ah. Hah, JR! But you can tell he was a baddy at heart, he wears a black 'at! Cheers, Syd.
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He couldn't have been all bad, Syd. He served in the Navy during the war !
Showing my age now. I can remember jack elam as toothy thompson in the Sugarfoot series of the late 50s.
Originally Posted by John Richards
In which case JR. At risk a'bein' sunk at me moorings, I'll say no more...but he'd never get into a turret with that 'at! Cheers, Syd.Photo: Sweetwater canal '53
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If ever a waterway was misnamed it was that one!
The same applies to the River Oder in Poland, Terry.
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Too right JD - it goes way over the top now. I believe the Game of Thrones has a lot of the nudge-nudge goings on at times. I've had a quick shufti from time to time but all I've ever seen is people having bits chopped off or eyes gouged out. Not for me!
I'm not gruesome but think of this, Terry.
I'm always willing to give you a hand..............
and keep an eye out for you !
I'm always willing to give you a hand..............
and keep an eye out for you !
And then getting stabbed in the back !!!!!!!
Okay - I get the picture. Bloody smart arses!
Don't worry, Terry old pal, there's a cure for 'smart arses'!
Preparation H.
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Preparation H.
I am well acquainted with said product - not that I need it of course but my Dad had piles - I'm posh - I have heamero - erm - hemmeraido - erm - haemarrhid - erm - okay I've got a pile! There you go JR - it's out in the open now - well of course not really out in the open - even I can't see it.
Originally Posted by Terry Carey
Hi Terry, my cousin had hemer, hemea, PILES, she swore Witch Hazel helped, worth a try mate
Hi Steve - to be honest it never bothers me because I eat Fibre Flakes from Sainsbury's every morning. They solved all my problems and even got rid of colitis. They are called FREEE and it's not a misprint. Many thanks though.
As an ex-Navy medic, I would like to make something clear.
Only Officers have haemorrhoids.
Ratings and other ranks have piles.
This is written in the BR888.
Only Officers have haemorrhoids.
Ratings and other ranks have piles.
This is written in the BR888.
I genuflect in your general direction for the elucidation in your explanation giving us the definition and wish I had your erudition.
I opened my mail yesterday, and had a bit of a shock.
It was the renewal of my Car Insurance, and it stated thereon that I have held a driving licence since July 1949.
That's 70 years, even older than my car !
I've just DOUBLED the value of my car by buying two new front tyres.
It was the renewal of my Car Insurance, and it stated thereon that I have held a driving licence since July 1949.
That's 70 years, even older than my car !
I've just DOUBLED the value of my car by buying two new front tyres.
That's even longer than me! By the way - how old is your car? Must be an old Ford Pop.
Originally Posted by John Richards
John, my renewal was back in May and, as in every other year, had gone up yet again. So, as in every other year, I phoned them and complained that I was still a citizen going about my lawful business, not indulged in any nefarious activities during the past twelve months, a pillar of the community, drive less than seven k miles per annum these days and, all-in-all, a kindly, elderly, old goat... errr. gent. A reduced premium therefore being surely in order. Happily, it worked and so I remain with the same insurer I have been with for years. Worth a try? Cheers, Syd.
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Originally Posted by Syd Jones
Had my renewal a couple of weeks ago Syd and, like you, tried the same tactic - worked a treat, usually does!!
My Insurance company is first class.
I have a four horse-power car, one of the horses died this year, and they replaced it with a healthy young stallion.
My fuel consumption is now 30 miles to the bale !
I have a four horse-power car, one of the horses died this year, and they replaced it with a healthy young stallion.
My fuel consumption is now 30 miles to the bale !
I have been wondering how closing your local office down. Take your pick on service and telling you to go to the next closest office 100 miles away. With the happy notation that they are doing this to make it easier for you. Since when has a hundred miles become easier than two.
Ah Dave - the ways in which the English language can be distorted are endless. These utterances are done by the kind of people who can look you in the eyes while they are standing behind you.
Service is a lost word, it just doesn't mean anything now !!