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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Good morning all on this cold day -17° here but it should be sunny ,I love it when the snow glistens as though it is covered in diamonds at this temperature .
I hope all slept well and stay healthy wealthy and wise .
Very sad yesterday as we said our goodbyes to Karl ,oh to have the strength he had when the time comes for us all .
From what @Sassy Colombian has posted at least he had an idea what this thread would be like afterwards but I am sure he would be delighted with his legacy .
 
Good morning all, wet and miserable morning following a hard frost last night, restless night for me.
I will miss the game today as I'm working, not exactly brimming with confidence.
Day off tomorrow, hope it won't be raining then at least I can go for a decent walk which is what I'm needing to blow the cobwebs off.
Hope everyone has a good day and we get a result to make everyone happy.
 
blue1948 said:
Good morning ,yes Finland is expensive I think .It is confusing because Iwas once told the the McDonalds hamburger is a sign of the cost of living ,here they are from about 3€ for an El Maco but when I look at lidl prices in the UK they are slightly higher .Eating out is something we haven't done in years but most people eat a real lunch which is a buffet ,eat all you want and that is about 10€ an evening meal the highest rated in our town is this :-View attachment 151009

Which brings me to the pubs ,as they are 10 miles away we don't go and alchohol is expensive here but the taxis are crazy high prices .to the airport from the last house was 15 miles and the fare one way was 50€ .
I get all tv I want as I have an app but it is possible to get the same satellite channels here on the west side of Finland.They do show a fair amount of UK series here that are subtitled in Finnish .We have started watching "The landscapers " last night .
So to sum it up we don't go anywhere but the shops and walking/fishing . Mostly it is due to covid but she won't let me pay 100€ for a meal with a bottle when we can have a better meal and a better wine at home for half the price.
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Brilliant. Thanks so much for the insight. Mrs B sounds a very sensible woman , apart from the colour of her ski jacket. There are indeed comparisons in terms of expense with your Scandi neighbours.
BTW we liked Landscapers. The acting is superb but it gets a bit whacky in the end.
 

larbert toffee said:
Good morning all, wet and miserable morning following a hard frost last night, restless night for me.
I will miss the game today as I'm working, not exactly brimming with confidence.
Day off tomorrow, hope it won't be raining then at least I can go for a decent walk which is what I'm needing to blow the cobwebs off.
Hope everyone has a good day and we get a result to make everyone happy.
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Did your daughter have a safe journey to the Wirral?
Hope mum and dad are OK.
 
Cold and wet here.

Having a cup of tea in bed and catching up with the news and what I've missed on here.

Eventually caught up with everything on this thread. Didn't realise that @Gwladysover was a fellow veggie.

Sounds like @anjelikaferrett had a lovely evening , made up for you.

Sad day on the thread yesterday but thanks to @Reedy1979 for his posts.

Is it a forum record that we've gone more than 24 hours since we heard from @Sassy Colombian , hope you are OK , perhaps she's tied up lol.

Thanks to @blue1948
for his fascinating insights into life in rural Finland.

So , Hull away in the FA Cup on BBC so the whole nation can see how crap we are. Not looking forward to it to be honest.

Anyway I hope everyone has a good weekend.
 
jazzy said:
Did your daughter have a safe journey to the Wirral?
Hope mum and dad are OK.
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Yes mate, all went well until coming off the M6 onto the M58 where she was gridlocked for an hour, it's something of a nightmare around there at the moment.
They're doing roadworks there which in itself isn't too bad but if there's a breakdown or an accident it causes a major snarl up.
My mum and dad were pleased to see her and the fact she made them bangers and mash soon after arriving cheered them up even more.
 

jazzy said:
Cold and wet here.

Having a cup of tea in bed and catching up with the news and what I've missed on here.

Eventually caught up with everything on this thread. Didn't realise that @Gwladysover was a fellow veggie.

Sounds like @anjelikaferrett had a lovely evening , made up for you.

Sad day on the thread yesterday but thanks to @Reedy1979 for his posts.

Is it a forum record that we've gone more than 24 hours since we heard from @Sassy Colombian , hope you are OK , perhaps she's tied up lol.

Thanks to @blue1948
for his fascinating insights into life in rural Finland.

So , Hull away in the FA Cup on BBC so the whole nation can see how crap we are. Not looking forward to it to be honest.

Anyway I hope everyone has a good weekend.
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Did you mean tied up or actually tied up??
 
larbert toffee said:
Yes mate, all went well until coming off the M6 onto the M58 where she was gridlocked for an hour, it's something of a nightmare around there at the moment.
They're doing roadworks there which in itself isn't too bad but if there's a breakdown or an accident it causes a major snarl up.
My mum and dad were pleased to see her and the fact she made them bangers and mash soon after arriving cheered them up even more.
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Yes I used to work in Skelmersdale and the M58 at Orrel can be a nightmare.

Anyway please that she got there safe and well.

What a lovely thing for her to be so supportive of her grandparents.
 
jazzy said:
Yes I used to work in Skelmersdale and the M58 at Orrel can be a nightmare.

Anyway please that she got there safe and well.

What a lovely thing for her to be so supportive of her grandparents.
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She's also a great mum to her two girls, nothing phases her, she didn't think twice about driving down on her own, it's actually a minibus she's in so parking anywhere down there will be a nightmare as well.
 

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