General Chat

Well done Pam.I'm sure it will be much better to know exactly when you will be working.The sun has finally come out now so I think i will put the dratted iron away.There is only a bit left in the basket so that can wait until the next lot.
Picked another big bowl of runners.They must be coming out our ears by now lol.
I hope everyone is fine.

Morning ladies, have had a busy couple of days especially yesterday...how strange that you mention interviews as I had one yesterday and have been offered the job! It's basically a permanent contract at the residential care home where I do relief work, it's a lovely place and only a ten minute drive for me. It's very rural and is run by our local county council. Well now i will have my six permanent night shifts a month, so can plan my life a bit better around the work. I'm a real light weight when i think how many shifts some of them do!

Reading Lizzie's post I can totally relate to it re: the interview...I apologised if I came over a bit red (it was 2 women interviewing) and said sorry if i have to use my fan!! Hope you get good news regarding the interview Lizzie, you never know!

I seem to be having a few problems getting on GR lately...get there in the end but it takes several goes!!

Pam.

Morning Lizzie and all,
It is so long ago I had an interview I can't remember when it was.I think you are brave,as I don't think I could do it now.Do let us know the outcome.
It was so warm when I was out with the dog I had to get back and sit by the fan! I'm still there,it is lovely lol.
Off to visit a friend who has just had Major Surgery.She hasn't been allowed visitors for a couple of weeks in case she picked up an infection or swine flu.
BBL

I don't drive an automatic,but my sister and all her family do.They wouldn't change to a manual .I have to say they are really good to drive.

Thanks for that,an automatic might well be the way to go.I may book a trial lesson for next week and see how it goes

Afternoon ladies, been just catching up on the posts.

With regard to learning to drive Patricia and Jean, my mother in law learnt to drive at the age of 67, she took her test in an automatic...it does restict you to driving automatics, but they're good as you don't have to learn clutch control etc...ideal to learn with just an auto as you just have the two pedals, STOP and GO! She doesn't go far, but she's got her independance!!


Hope all of you are ok.

Pam.xx

You go for it Patricia. My best friend's mum had an old Austin 7 as a young woman in the 30s, but then never drove until 35 years later when she was 58 when we were teenagers. She bought a car (husband didn't drive) but was very nervous and would only turn to the left as she daren't turn right.! Determined to succeed, she booked a lot of lessons and was soon confident, driving locally until she was confident with the car, then going further. Eventually, she would drive almost anywhere and got a job doing market research which took her to different towns. You won't regret it.

Morning Ladies.
Not so nice today ,but I think it will buck up a bit.Good breeze for the washing I think.
Have a lot of scrummy beans to pick today.

I think the problem is that I am 74!

Morning Ladies,
Patricia,go for it.If you feel that you would like to have another bash.55 (same as me) is not too old.
When my Dad died,Mum thought she should try and learn to drive as Dad wanted her to be independent .She was a disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.I don't know how the instructor wasn't a total wreck lol.I think he nicely put it to Mum that she was not cut out for driving !!

Ah but the roads were a lot quieter ini the seventies I don't know if I could cope with all the boy racers and road rage that's out there now

Hello Jean, I know how you feel, I sat my driving test twice and failed both times on reversing round corners.On the day of test no.3 I was pregnant with my now 21 yr old son and sick not just in the mornings but all day so I decided to cancel, son was born 11 weeks prem and I spent the next 10 weeks back and forward to hospital so the driving test had to be cancelled again! I never did get back to it,now I have to depend on OH ,daughter or my son to take me to appointments etc. I wonder if 55 is too old to give it another go?

Just popped in to say goodnight, hope everyone had a sunny & warm day'
night nightXXXX

I wish I had learnt to drive. I miss so much by OH being unwilling to go anywhere, he prefers to be at home. Used to have more freedom when I cycled, but the hills kept growing! Then had aHonda C90 which I used for work for 8yrs while son and OH whizzed past in the other direction in their respective cars. Was told by the heart specialist that my condition was such that I was unsafe to other roadusers, so I stopped. Asked my GP if he would pass me for a driving licence, and he just looked at me and smiled!

LOL Lizzie.
I remember the smell of my sons things when he came home from Cub/Scout camp,Nd the mud and grass and squashed bugs etc.At least you can air the tent outside today.It is a beautiful day here.OH is just mowing the lawn,then I can hang out the washing.He has to take down the whirley line as he does stripes on the lawn !!!Heaven forbid if he had a wonky one lol

Hope every one is well , got to go into town to do some shopping, sun glasses broke so need to buy some more
Have a good day now
BBL

Morning all
I'm early this morning as I have quite a lot of clearing up in the sweat shop downstairs (dinning room) and I want to do some of it before visiting dad this morning, very quiet here now, OH & MIL left at 6.00, she's always been a early riser and likes to get home as soon as she can so she's got the rest of the day to sort out her washing , post etc. .

your'e right DizzieLizzie
Both OH & daughter deserve high marks for what they've done this week. OH say's he now knows what and how an over locker machine is built , good job he was a ships engineer in the merchant navy, I get nothing new in this house untill OH has had it to bits to make sure he can't fix it himself first before he will go and buy a new one.

well I'm off now got to walk up to dads and get him ready for day care.
BBL

Hi Jane
Yes you are right Chatelherault is french , The town of Hamilton where I live is twinned with Chatelherault in France, we have many streets or crescents named after Chatelherault (pronounced Chatelherow) and the school where my 2 girls went to was Chatelherault Primary school. and as I mentioned before the Country Park close by has a beautiful House or lodge situated in it's grounds.

I will keep everything crossed for her Fiona.Chatelerault sounds French.

Evening Ladies.
It's been a cloudy day today, not really very good for sitting out , mind you I think I over did it a bit yesterday, came in last night to have a shower and when I got undressed I had a bright red nose, shoulders and top of arms were bright red and the hollow bit of my throat, where you swallow was really red, ,luckly non of it was sore. my hair parting was a bit tender too, even though I did start to wear a sun hat later on in the day.

Daughter no 2 went back to Gala today , car packed with all her outfits that she and her assistant(dad) manage to complete, both of them are shattered, ,I think it will be an early night for OH now the stress and tension is over. she did a really good photo shoot ,OH took her up to our local country Park at Chatelherault and took some photo's of her posing beside the car. they look really good in her portfolio.
Now all we can do is hope she gets good marks this time round.