| Lochalsh
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"Brother Iz" was wonderful, and the video makes me want to move back to Hawaii. :) Thanks, Gary, for the reminder!
Reply #2122. Dec 14 10, 8:19 AM
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| lesley153
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Thanks, Gary. I have heard that one before.
"Brother Iz" always reminds me of someone who's got a bit of a job to do, and is wandering around flicking his feather duster, or filling shelves, while he sings odd snatches of a song he half-knows, with some of the original words in random order, and a tune that's vaguely reminiscent of the original tune. So it bears little resemblance to the song Judy Garland sang, but he looks happy, and popular, and he still makes a beautiful sound. Scenery's nice too! |
Reply #2123. Dec 14 10, 12:53 PM
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| Lochalsh
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Perhaps part of what you see in "Brother Iz" (and it's indeed there) is what the islanders call the "aloha spirit." I know the term to mean warm hospitality and generosity, but I think it also refers to taking life as it comes, enjoying it, and not sweating the small stuff. I wish I could be that relaxed sometimes, but it's just not in my nature!
How are you, Little Sis? ((((((Lesley)))))
Reply #2124. Dec 14 10, 1:15 PM
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| Professer
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The video Lesley was of the scattering of Iz's ashes so many there to pay tribute
Reply #2125. Dec 14 10, 3:11 PM
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| lesley153
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I'm fine, thanks, little sis. :) Had an Alexander lesson this afternoon, then went for more supplies. I don't enjoy the last-minute scrummage for food before Christmas, so I bought a lot of things I can bung in the freezer, long-lasting fruit and veg, and filtered milk, and I now have enough food in to hibernate, at least until January.
Gary, I see it now. Thank you for pointing that out. I saw lots of people gathered round the sea shore, but I can't have been watching when someone on the boat held a pottery jar up high, and I definitely wasn't watching when it was emptied onto the water.
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Today I asked a shelf-stacker about something I wanted but the shelf was empty... and we got talking. Mostly about the difficulty of getting even an interview, let alone a job. I discovered that she has a degree in marine biology and oceanography, and is shelf-stacking to pay her bills while she studies for a master's at Cranfield. She's thinking of converting to a two-year part-time course, because she needs to work to live, but it doesn't leave her enough time for her studies.
She was also the leader of her local youth orchestra. I can go for weeks and months without talking to strange people but, when I do, there is always a strong musical connection. I must have spirit guides directing me towards musical people. |
Reply #2126. Dec 14 10, 5:38 PM
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| Lochalsh
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Leslie: I'm fine, thanks, little sis. :)
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I have perfect pitch, but that doesn't mean I'm musical...alas.
Glad to hear the cupboard is full. Food is necessary, and the right food helps to dispel the bleak-midwinter blues. Have some celery? Uh ....
Reply #2127. Dec 14 10, 6:19 PM
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| Lochalsh
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I meant to reply to your "little sis" by reminding you that you're the young'un, and by a hefty 18 months. (I'm truly losing it.)
Reply #2128. Dec 14 10, 6:23 PM
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| lesley153
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I'm glad you're fine and did you just give me another free sex change?
How can you have perfect pitch, and not be musical?
I bought some celery about a month ago, thinking it would be nice to make a Waldorf salad. I've eaten apples, and walnuts, and things with mayonnaise, but I haven't got round to unpacking the celery yet. I think I should probably throw it away.
Eighteen months isn't much when you're more than twenty. Anyway, how did you think I'd respond? "Thank you old sis"? |
Reply #2129. Dec 14 10, 7:37 PM
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| Lochalsh
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OMG! Forgive me, grovel grovel? That's the only time I've ever done that, you know?!
*Chomping on worms*
Reply #2130. Dec 14 10, 8:26 PM
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| Lochalsh
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I was quoting you with the "I'm fine." The jury's still out on whether I'm fine today.
Reply #2131. Dec 14 10, 8:27 PM
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| Lochalsh
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I can provide the flawless pitch for others to sing by. I'm Lochalsh-One-Note-at-a-Time. I think the gift also helps me in reproducing the foreign languages I speak.
I thought you might curtsy and say "If it please you, ma'am."
Reply #2132. Dec 14 10, 8:30 PM
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| lesley153
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Lochalsh, stop eating the worms. STEP AWAY FROM THE WORMS!
And please don't grovel - I just thought you wrote it to make a point, except I couldn't work out what the point was.
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In post #2058, I wrote about the fun I was having with BT. I'd been promised a reduction in my monthly phone bill to £14 from nearly £40, but I discovered, when the quarter's bill came, I've been paying the original amount the whole time.
When I logged a complaint on Saturday the 4th, I was promised a reply within 48 hours. Monday came and went, and so did another Monday, and I was wondering how long do I leave it before ringing them again.
Yesterday I got a call from a "complaint handler" at the same call centre I got through to on the 4th. He apologised for taking so long to get back to me. He'd been reading the notes, and didn't quite understand them. Would I please explain what my complaint was about, before he goes and listens to the tape of our phone conversation.
In a nutshell - I was promised a huge discount but wasn't told that it was conditional on my taking broadband too.
"That's a big assumption."
Good point - it is only an assumption, made by the man in the query-your-bill department. I was promised a huge discount but my monthly payment hasn't changed, and that was the only justification he could offer for such a big discount.
"But it has changed. It's been reduced to £20."
Yes that was done by the man I spoke to, when I rang to query the bill. I was caught on the hop and agreed to some emergency damage limitation. £20 is a better price than £37-ish, but I had to drop a couple of features, and get rid of something else I didn't know I'd had: and he said I could have caller ID free, as a goodwill gesture, to achieve the reduction. But it's still more than the £14 I was supposed to start paying three months ago, with no reduction in the level of service.
"I'll listen to the phone tapes now and I'll come back to you today."
You may also be able to find an email I sent. I thought it was such a good offer, I'd better confirm it.
He rang back twenty minutes later. That was quick! He hasn't been able to listen to the tapes because they're pure static. Other tapes, by the same person and by other people, were all the same, so there must have been a fault that day, and he hasn't looked for my email. He will take my word for it about the £14.
After a few more minutes, we reached an agreement - I shall pay £15.28 a month for the rest of the year, and he will give me a credit, and apply discounts, that will bring my year's average down to £14. I am pleased with that.
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Should I curtsey now? :D
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Reply #2133. Dec 16 10, 11:14 AM
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nightmare579 
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"I shall pay £15.28 a month for the rest of the year"
Question - the rest of THIS year (about 15 days to go) or NEXT year?
Reply #2134. Dec 16 10, 11:47 AM
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| lesley153
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| Ouch - it had better not be! No, it should be a year from the beginning of September. If it isn't, BT phones will be red-hot, I promise. |
Reply #2135. Dec 16 10, 1:04 PM
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| lesley153
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C30 where are you?
Happy birthday, Ray, and many HAPPY returns. I hope today has been better than you expected. :)
(((((()))))) |
Reply #2136. Dec 16 10, 3:14 PM
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Jazmee27
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I concur!
Reply #2137. Dec 16 10, 3:35 PM
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| Professer
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so do I
Reply #2138. Dec 16 10, 3:44 PM
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| C30
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Thank you for the Birthday Wishes.........I survived it...."What did I get for my birthday"? By the feel of it, "A Cold and/or Flue"..........expect me on line when you see me!
Reply #2139. Dec 17 10, 8:21 AM
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Jazmee27
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Hope you feel better soon
((()))
Reply #2140. Dec 17 10, 9:22 AM
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