Moan, moan, moan----get it off your chest or have a chat

[Paul T]

Mark,

I can understand the scarily bit.    Kind of disturbing coming from a 5 year old, as they can usually tell adults apart by then.  You sure there isn't something you're not telling us? 

[Gwenblack]

I know who said " It is a wise father that know his own child"    but I'm sure someone also said it the other way around  but who? Better look into it Mark

[Anthony Darby]

I have, on occasion and by mistake, I assure you, been called dad by a pupil. 

[mark smyth]

Anthony, what do you say back?

[Anthony Darby]

I just raise my eyebrows and smile. No point in making any comment as the colour of the pupil's face usually speaks for me.

[fermi de Sousa]

its not fair I get so much boxes of chocolate's as gifts and I cant refuse them as somebody has taken the time to gift wrap them and deliver them to me, so I cant waste them can I.
OK I know I don't have to eat them all in a few days   but I haven't got any will power
Angie

But Angie,
you live in Aberdeen and Maggi runs a service for the safe disposal of such unwanted gifts!
Otherwise you can send them here!
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Hi, Fermi.... Happy New Year!
 I would, of course, offer to help Angie with her choc problems but for two reasons.... one) she and Derek were out in their new land-rover the other day and it broke down.... I would not wish to be responsible  for them sitting another few hours in the cold waiting for a tow home and two) I did say to Luit in October that I would try not to eat quite so much chocolate....he thinks I eat too much... this mind you, after he had given me a large box of chocs!!

[angie]

its not fair I get so much boxes of chocolate's as gifts and I cant refuse them as somebody has taken the time to gift wrap them and deliver them to me, so I cant waste them can I.
OK I know I don't have to eat them all in a few days   but I haven't got any will power
Angie

But Angie,
you live in Aberdeen and Maggi runs a service for the safe disposal of such unwanted gifts!
Otherwise you can send them here!
cheers
fermi

Fermi all chocolates all gone now would have easily shared with Maggi but I can imagine she will be at the point of no more chocolates please ::
Maggi is so much like me, we don't need to much out of life just some comfort food to help us through our cold winter and the occasional piece of jewellery to brighten up our day and I .
Thanks Fermi of thinking of a way to solve my chocolate problem :)now have you any ideas about my weight problem caused by these chocolates
Angie

[mark smyth]

all shops/stores in my area out of salt grrrrrr but on a positive side the road servive brought a yellow salt container for my street. As soon as it is filled it's emptied in minutes. There is salt storage unit in my town but they are no longer allowing the public to take salt.

[Gwenblack]

These handy yellow salt/grit boxes are customarily sited in places where the road/ pavement may need attention. How sad to see these opportunists now queueing in cars  to fill bags and buckets to take away for personal use.  OK the shops may have run out or charge good money but this is surely dishonest  Moan Moan Moan It is a classic example of the 'every man for himself ' ethic I fear  Then again , maybe these folk are adaptable survivors and devil take the hindmost

[Ragged Robin]

I'm shocked by your posting Gwen - where is the community spirit and why do people feel it is their right to take what is provided for communal use?  I have to say that in the Swiss Alps this would never happen but then the commune works hard to make everything function even during this snowy, icy, treacherous weather, with mountain roads cleared continuously during the day until late - perhaps it is the feeling of 'not knowing' whether there will be local council help that drives people to steal from the pot provided for their own use, it's a sad inditement anyway.

[mark smyth]

The difference between here and Scotland is our paths are not salted and in estates the roads are not done unless there is a main road runs through it. My brother had to take a spade to his drive to break the ice

[Sinchets]

My grandmother used to put ash from her coal fire onto the ice on her path- it didn't melt the ice but helped her get some grip while she cleared the steps from her council house up to the main road.

[Anthony Darby]

I remember that Simon - well, it was my Dad then. Our pavements haven't been cleared (the one pavement gritter we had over a week ago on one footpath failed to have any effect) so my children's walk to school tomorrow (Wednesday for me) is going to be interesting. Even the road past the house, which goes past the primary school entrance, is still covered in freezing slush, even though there have been gritters round yesterday and today.

[Sinchets]

There is a special walk we have learned here for walking on the black ice formed by trampled slush in the towns. You barely lift your feet off the ground and don't put them too far in front- takes ages to get anywhere but it's  better than falling over. Something to learn from a country where a gritted sidewalk is a luxury.