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Wow, thanks Lesley, I'm only here now because of you. All dailies are complete and will repost the blog entry tomorrow and hope it gets through without ado...
Reply #2061. Dec 04 10, 8:50 PM
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| lesley153
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VM, do you know a lot of people in Alaska? :)
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Jazmee, my grandmother had the same ideas about knowing your place in the food chain, and sticking to it. She wouldn't ring anyone younger than her. If they were younger, it was their job to phone her. She was in London, and her son and his wife and son were in York, and she expected a weekly phone call from him. If he missed a Sunday, he would wait till the following Sunday, and she'd give him an ear-bashing for not phoning. (Why he couldn't have rung on the Monday, I'll never know.) Eventually he started thinking I missed last week, I'll get an ear-bashing if I ring, so I shan't bother. And he could go for weeks and months without ringing his mum - and still she wouldn't pick the phone up.
My mother inherited the same belief. It took a while for her to accept that she stood a good chance of talking to me if she made the call, and no chance if she didn't. Only a silly little detail, but it did improve our relationship - the fact that she was willing to give a little ground, and I didn't have to do all the moving.
I didn't think the world was bothered about wedlock any more. But then it must be harder to let go if you were brought up in a world of girls that boys "had fun with" and "nice girls" boys could marry: when Giving A Child A Name meant the father's surname: when "being in trouble" was the accepted euphemism for being single and pregnant: "If she carries on like this she'll be Pushing A Pram..." Notice that it's only ever the girls who have prescribed standards of behaviour imposed upon them, and that there's no such thing as a Nice Boy?
How sad that your pen-pal has rejected a child because of a set of morals which has all but disappeared, and events which were not in the child's control.
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David, my pleasure. And good to know that the chatboards stand to be less filtered and therefore more relaxing. Better luck next time. :)
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Reply #2062. Dec 05 10, 7:30 AM
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| veronikkamarrz
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I was born in Alaska, before it was a state...Most of my family still lives there.
Reply #2063. Dec 05 10, 11:46 AM
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| lesley153
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| Aha! I thought you were being ironic... or something. Sorry! |
Reply #2064. Dec 05 10, 12:01 PM
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| veronikkamarrz
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It would have been funnier if I was! Still seems like a lot of $$ for my service.
Reply #2065. Dec 05 10, 12:11 PM
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| lesley153
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| Yes and that's probably because it is a lot. :( Are American local calls still free, or am I going back to ancient history? |
Reply #2066. Dec 05 10, 4:08 PM
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| veronikkamarrz
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Local (within your city, or close by) are free, but certain calls to Reno for example, are a toll call, and that's less than 40 miles away. Go figure!
Reply #2067. Dec 06 10, 12:30 PM
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Jazmee27
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Some would call my pen-pal a radical for his beliefs. For example:
1. "The nation's gone down the tubes since they kicked God out of our schools" [you could go on and on about that alone!]
2. "All she cares about is sex and money" [in reference to his brother-in-law's wife]
3. "We don't go to the alliance church anymore because they wanted me to play that contemporary christian music and that's from the devil"
I can't think of any more, though I'm sure they're there--I've just gotten sick of reading his letters of late as he rambles on and on about stuff I'd rather not know!
Reply #2068. Dec 06 10, 1:12 PM
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| lesley153
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VM, sounds like local call areas here. Logic goes out of the window.
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J, he sounds less radical, more dyed-in-the-wool fundamentalist. Very hard work.
"All she cares about is sex and money"
He's not jealous, is he? Sorry - wash my mouth out!
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I was very grateful when Sandy brought me a few foody basics last week, and grateful again today when she said she was going shopping and would I like to go with her. Would I? I haven't had a potato for nearly a week! I bought loads of non-perishable food and eggs and dairy stuff and some apples and oranges and a ton of potatoes. I can hibernate now, even if I have to sprout alfalfa to stave off scurvy.
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I was even more grateful to get my car back this evening. It was about eight o'clock when Graham the Garage picked me up and drove me to the MOT test centre where he'd left my car. It was dry but bitter. (I'm sure Canadians must laugh at us when we call -3C bitter.) I've been without the car for about ten days so it was nice to get it back.
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On the way home, I got petrol. I had intended to put £40 or £50 in, but the pump clicked off every few litres. When it had clicked off five or six times, I'd had enough and stopped at £16.41.
When I went in to pay, I said what I had planned to do, and why I'd stopped so far short, thinking there's something wrong with the pump. The woman who took my money said that her "partner" has a Jag, and his does exactly the same thing. She thinks Jags must have their sensors in the wrong places.
Does anyone know what she's talking about, or think she's right?
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Reply #2069. Dec 06 10, 5:26 PM
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channe
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Lesley, there is a sensor in the tank that triggers the pump spout to click off when the liquid hits it before the tank overflows. (Think of all the waste!) Jags could be too low down in the tank or something.
Reply #2070. Dec 06 10, 5:43 PM
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MarchHare007
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Hi Lesley, though I'd drop in and see how all was - and there's a cosy chat going. *goodie*
Noticed your Jag comment - possibly you have an air lock - had two non-Jags :( that did this but also found the pumps at one particular petrol station were also the problem.
Nice you have your wheels back And your pantry's full.
Reply #2071. Dec 06 10, 6:14 PM
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| lesley153
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Welcome both of you. And thank you for explaining. I've had the same thing happen in supermarket garages, but not in a proper petrol garage near home. Could it be a bit of both?
Having a full pantry means I can hibernate now.
And having the car back means that I can pick sprog up from the station tomorrow. The plan is that he will stay overnight and then we'll get up horribly early to go to Papworth for the day. Wednesday is the day of my cardioversion, the electric shock treatment to correct my atrial flutter. I'll be able to come off a few meds after that, which I am pleased about. With a bit of luck, the flutter won't come back, and I'll be able to stay off them.
I have to be there at 8am (ouch) but I'm keeping death off the roads - I'm getting a driver from the hospital. Getting up at 6am won't be funny. Driving at 7am doesn't bear thinking about. |
Reply #2072. Dec 06 10, 6:46 PM
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| veronikkamarrz
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Lesley, do you have the lock thing that holds the trigger down until you're full? I think it's so you don't need to 'squeeze' the handle all the while...Anyhow, my car 'burps' out the lock every now and then, and I have to squeeze, the rest of the way. Just a thought. Probable nothing to do with the problem.
Hibernate? You can't, now that you have wheels again! There are places to go, and people to see! Of course food at home is good...Have a lovely time with J!
Reply #2073. Dec 06 10, 9:20 PM
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satguru
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I've always found the full tank sensor to be on the pump itself, and by changing the angle a few times always find one which doesn't set it off. It's normally when it's not directly pointing downwards so sets up a bit of a whirlpool effect at the tip which makes it think the petrol's not flowing out.
The filter's more of a character/pattern filter that's been changed, the nanny filter is a different one and can easily be tested. Many words I wouldn't have expected to have set it off in the pass but not planning to tonight, I'd rather stay on the right side.
Reply #2074. Dec 06 10, 9:25 PM
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| lesley153
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Nope, nothing so sophisticated. I have to squeeze the whole time. If someone else is using the pump at the same time, so the petrol flows at half speed, it can be a very long time stood there squeezing ouch.
Interesting! Someone told me ages ago that I'd put the nozzle in too far, and he was right - I took it out a bit (I'm sure there should be an "ooo-er missus" in there somewhere) and it started flowing without cutting out.
I'm not convinced it's the car. I'm sure it's rubbish pumps, but I shall remember to experiment with different angles of insertion and see if that helps. Shall we have another "ooo-er missus" for luck? |
Reply #2075. Dec 07 10, 5:30 AM
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| Professer
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Great you have your car back Lesley, cannot drive myself and at the moment wish could, it is taking me 60 minutes to walk to shops and back. The snow has turned to block ice and the lazy idle caretaker we have refuses to clear the paths, the other does his best but is fighting a losing battle when the other one does not bother.
We used to have a great caretaker who moved when a hosue became available as he has a 2 year old and wanted a garden for her.. He made sure the main path was always clear and either salted or gritted.
is not long before i attempt to get to scotland if the thaw comes will be ok holding my breath.
Reply #2076. Dec 07 10, 6:11 AM
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| C30
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"Ooo-er missus", your almost definitely putting it in too far!
I find the same thing.....and I aint a "misus"! My car (using term loosely) in theory has a 6 gallon tank....however it is a very "shallow" tank, so stick nozzle in too far, the fuel splashes up, pump thinks tank is full and says "that's yer lot" ans it cuts out. Trick is to have nozzle only just in and it fills up happily!
I sympathise (and spell checker we are British and it is "ise" not "ize".....so it stays "sympathiSe",so there), with anyone trying to walk anywhere during this freezing spell of weather. The council sometimes grits roads but never, but never, bothers with pavements (sidewalks for our trans Atlantic cousins) and thus it is far safer driving than trying to walk!
Reply #2077. Dec 07 10, 8:39 AM
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Jazmee27
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The only thing I despise more about winter than the frigid wind is the ice. I've always said, "I like snow--as long as I'm not travelling in it--and as long as it's justsnow, not ice."
Reply #2078. Dec 07 10, 8:50 AM
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Jazmee27
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And the local calls are ridiculous!
I have to be careful, as my phone doesn't have long distance--but I'm not sure if the one number is actually local or not... So confusing! (When I still lived with my mother, I learned that certain calls are "local" an yet still "long distance" while others are just plain "long distance". Of course, it depends which company you have, too (I think their intent is to drive us customers nuts!)
Reply #2079. Dec 07 10, 8:56 AM
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| lesley153
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I'll pick up again on Thursday. Late night, early morning, Papworth for cardioversion.
TTFN.
xxxx |
Reply #2080. Dec 07 10, 8:00 PM
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