2010 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread.

[Paddy Tobin]

Helen,

For a moment I thought, "my pies won the AFL grand final replay" referred to a cooking/cake competition but realise now that you refer to your Magpies which, of course, refers to the bird fanciers/breeders competition. Congratulations.

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

Not sure what AFL is and am afraid to ask, or am I showing my age?

[John Kitt]

Since nobody wants to reply---
Australian Football League - uniquely Australian game that has some resemblance to Gaelic Football although the purists would strongly deny such a similarity.
Had its origins in Melbourne  in the south of the country but has recently spread like a pestilence to the rest of the country.
(Can you tell I'm a follower of "the game they play in heaven")

[Ray]

Hi John,"the game they play in heaven"in your dreams .bye Ray

[Ray]

Hi Helen,I didn't watch it either and if they don't win another one for 20 years that will be fine as I will be pushing up daisys  bye then.They tell me Eddie was crying with happiness what a sook .But anyway they played the best footy on the day so deserved to win.bye Ray

[arillady]

Football is something that I am not interested in - might stem back to when I was about 12 and went to a footy match with a friend's family. A lady   next to me got so excited that she hit me over the head with her rolled up newspaper

I realised this afternoon that I don't mind the beginning of daylight saving as I get to get out in the garden in the afternoon after work.

Talking of toads - the chorus in the creek/river in front of the house is deafening at night - I can hear at least three different frogs.

[fermi de Sousa]

Not sure what AFL is and am afraid to ask, or am I showing my age?

Anthony,
the true AFL is the "Anti-Football League" which was set up by people (to raise funds for charity) united in their revulsion at Aussie Rules Football, then played by the Victorian Foootbal League (VFL) and basically a form of religion in Victoria. When it became "corporate" and spread out to encompass Western Aus, South Aus, NSW and Qld, they had the cheek to change their name to the AFL (Australian Football League)!
True AFL'ers have done silly things like go to a footy game and stand with their backs to the field rather than watch the game! Live dangerously, I say!
As my partner is a Magpie supporter I'm just glad he's not as fanatical as some!
cheers
fermi

[Roma]

Lovely surprise in the post this morning - a get well card signed by many of the SRGC and Forum members who were at the Discussion Weekend.  Thank you all for your good wishes.  It made my day.  

I am getting around a bit better now with elbow crutches.  A trip to the hairdresser yesterday and a visit to the local shop.  I can also manage the three steps at the front door.  Amazing what excites you when you've been restricted for a while. 

[angie]

I had tea and a lovely cake today with two lovely gentlemen Ian young and Dave Toole, it's so nice to meet another forum member and all the way from New Zealand. We had a lovely walk around Ian's garden in the afternoon sun. I never got to meet Daves wife Hilda as Maggi and Hilda had gone into the town to do some shopping. I hope they didn't spend to much
I think it's great meeting people from the forum, looking forward to meeting lots more of you in the future.

Angie   

[Maggi Young]

Oh, Angela, we were sorry to miss you but we were just having a grand time rootling about the shops! It must be a long time since I was downtown... there were spaces where I  expected shops and new shops that I didn't know had come to Aberdeen!
Ian dropped us off at Finnies (!!) and we ended up at the Station, where we just hopped a taxi home...... we were too tired to go into Union Square!
(We only did window-shopping at Finnies- honest!)

[Paul T]

I hope they didn't spend too much

Angie,

You're probably not hoping half as much as Dave and Ian are!? 

[Anthony Darby]

Paul, you need to think "if the women are off on a spending spree where's the bulb catalogue?"

[angie]

Ian dropped you off at Finnies how dangerous was that. For those who don't know. Finnies is a old family run jeweller and at Christmas time you should see the people queuing to make there purchases. It's a wonder Ian never had a really worried look all afternoon.
Glad you girls had a great time.
I was thinking Dave will have so many pictures to put on the forum when he gets back home, something for us all to look forward to.

Boys I really wonder who spends more men or women .

Angie

[Martin Baxendale]

Went to see a brilliant film last night - 'Made In Dagenham' - and really enjoyed it, so just had to give it a quick plug. Anyone in the UK looking for a good night at the cinema would do well to take a look at the trailer then go see the film. It really is a cracker (especially if you're a fan of Miranda Richardson, who does a great Barbara Castle in this film). Very funny, poignant and inspiring. I haven't enjoyed a film so much for a long time.

[Anthony Darby]

Isn't made in Dagenham an oxymoron nowadays, with more places heading that way next week?