Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[anjelikaferrett]

I'm a northerner mate. Originally from the Wirral, but been living daaarn saaarf since 1985. I'm always calling my wife and teenage kids lightweights whenever they feel the cold and I don't. Getting my own back for them taking the mickey out of my accent.

I did the opposite. Moved to Durham from Liverpool in 1991. Went further north and east. I can say it is so much colder in the east. I am a southern softie to my workmates who laugh when I take a coat with me on nights out!

 

[Sassy Colombian]

…..many thanks for all the good wishes following my recent detached retina op.

Went back the hospital today. No vision as yet in my left eye but it’s all looking ok and things should start improving in another 4 weeks or so, although it will never be as good as it was. I’m perfectly fine with that, just hoping it stays intact & I don’t need another operation.

Anyway, I don’t have to lie on my right side for 50 out of every 60mins which is a blessing but I’m on ‘light duties’ for a while which mRaBs lMrs Eggs is carrying the burden, especially when we start minding the granddaughters again.

I might even have a rum tonight, it’s been a while.

Dear eggs. It is good to hear that your retina is improving, may this healing continue so you can relieve Mrs. Eggs from the burden but I’m sure she is doing the extra chores at home without fuzz knowing that her man is not feeling his best. So get better and when you are fully healed make it up to her.

I hope you enjoyed your rum too.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

I did the opposite. Moved to Durham from Liverpool in 1991. Went further north and east. I can say it is so much colder in the east. I am a southern softie to my workmates who laugh when I take a coat with me on nights out!

If you are a softie then I’m the biggest coward when it comes to cold weather. Although I’m okay to deal with the frosty weather just because I really love winter clothes lol

 

[Alan Whittle]

…..many thanks for all the good wishes following my recent detached retina op.

Went back the hospital today. No vision as yet in my left eye but it’s all looking ok and things should start improving in another 4 weeks or so, although it will never be as good as it was. I’m perfectly fine with that, just hoping it stays intact & I don’t need another operation.

Anyway, I don’t have to lie on my right side for 50 out of every 60mins which is a blessing but I’m on ‘light duties’ for a while which mRaBs lMrs Eggs is carrying the burden, especially when we start minding the granddaughters again.

I might even have a rum tonight, it’s been a while.

Didn’t know about this mate. Hope you’re in fine fettle now.

 

[Ring master]

…..many thanks for all the good wishes following my recent detached retina op.

Went back the hospital today. No vision as yet in my left eye but it’s all looking ok and things should start improving in another 4 weeks or so, although it will never be as good as it was. I’m perfectly fine with that, just hoping it stays intact & I don’t need another operation.

Anyway, I don’t have to lie on my right side for 50 out of every 60mins which is a blessing but I’m on ‘light duties’ for a while which mRaBs lMrs Eggs is carrying the burden, especially when we start minding the granddaughters again.

I might even have a rum tonight, it’s been a while.

My mum has that and lost her sight in one eye 5 years ago [which was her good eye], she had bad headache's for a day so we took her the doctors the very next day who said to me i am glad you brought her to me as she has EYE infection and give us special eye drops as her eye was blood shot, A day later she still had bad headache so we went back the very same doctor who this time said to me she needs to go hospital right away and acted as though we had not even been there the day before, she had emergency op as behind her eye was full of blood in her eye socket [and we have no idea how it ever happened as not like she banged her head etc], yet the Doctor had the cheek to phone me while my mum was in hospital and said you should have brought her in right away and i would have sent her to hospital, even though i said it was him that give her eye drops etc for what he called Eye Infection.

 

[RAFUH]

Hi Messy. Pleased you had a good catch up with more to come today. Soundsike it will be fun. It's a gorgeous day here in Liverpool. My Dad is still in hospital and I have come to the conclusion that I'm adopted. How I can be related to somebody who has labels for everything including his glasses cases which have dynotape on them saying things like "spare varifocals" is beyond me. Today's tasks include wrestling with the padlocked bolted gate to get the bins out. Key to said padlock helpfully labelled "side gate". He then rang me and said would I do something for him. Very serious voice. Of course Dad, what? Put the Euromillions on. Numbers written on piece of paper in white envelope in his bedside drawer. I have to pay with one of the stash of £5 notes in the back of his prayer book! It's a whole new world!

Totally feel this!
I'm pretty...lets be nice and call it organized..., but my dad puts me to shame.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Totally feel this!
I'm pretty...lets be nice and call it organized..., but my dad puts me to shame.

Glad it is not just me. I hate being organised. I am when it is necessary and my work life is very well managed but day to day living, no. Much prefer to go with the flow.

 

[Methuselah]

I did the opposite. Moved to Durham from Liverpool in 1991. Went further north and east. I can say it is so much colder in the east. I am a southern softie to my workmates who laugh when I take a coat with me on nights out!

Can confirm that it's a bit parky in Durham. I played against Durham City in an FA Amateur cup game in 1959. There was so much snow that only 7 matches were played that day in the whole of the UK. Durham put 100 tons of sand on top of the 6/8 inches of snow for the game to go ahead. We even had our game reported on 'match of the day'! radio programme. We won 2 - 0. Bit of a dicey coach journey from Leeds to Durham and return. Skidded off the road a couple of times.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Can confirm that it's a bit parky in Durham. I played against Durham City in an FA Amateur cup game in 1959. There was so much snow that only 7 matches were played that day in the whole of the UK. Durham put 100 tons of sand on top of the 6/8 inches of snow for the game to go ahead. We even had our game reported on 'match of the day'! radio programme. We won 2 - 0. Bit of a dicey coach journey from Leeds to Durham and return. Skidded off the road a couple of times.

Wow! Not slightly surprised though. We used to live in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere in County Durham. I've quite often been towed up a snowy hill by the local farmers! I'm guessing that was pre motorway as well. I had an uncle who lived in Leeds and it was an adventure when we used to visit as kids before the M62 was built.

 

[Methuselah]

Wow! Not slightly surprised though. We used to live in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere in County Durham. I've quite often been towed up a snowy hill by the local farmers! I'm guessing that was pre motorway as well. I had an uncle who lived in Leeds and it was an adventure when we used to visit as kids before the M62 was built.

No motorways in 1959 either. Dual carriageway on A1 was the 'motorway' then.

 

[Methuselah]

Wow! Not slightly surprised though. We used to live in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere in County Durham. I've quite often been towed up a snowy hill by the local farmers! I'm guessing that was pre motorway as well. I had an uncle who lived in Leeds and it was an adventure when we used to visit as kids before the M62 was built.

Anjelika, the tiny village you lived in, it wouldn't be Esh Winning would it? The guy I played golf and snooker with, his family came from Esh Winning, though he was quite young when they moved down south. His dad was a long distance lorry driver and my mate told me that when he was about 12 years old, his dad used to take him up there to stay with relatives. His dad used to drop him off at Scotch Corner where he would wait (sometimes for ages) to be picked up.
Sorry Messy, just hijacked your thread. Hope all is well with you.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

@messymascot you will be disappointed to hear that I miscalled a lady’s Cumbrian accent as Manchester/Bolton just now in a bar.

She very kindly told me Bolton is only an hour and a half away.

I shouldn’t be allowed out.

 

[Harryflashman]

@messymascot you will be disappointed to hear that I miscalled a lady’s Cumbrian accent as Manchester/Bolton just now in a bar.

She very kindly told me Bolton is only an hour and a half away.

I shouldn’t be allowed out.

I always find the Cumbrian has more of hint a Geordie . It when I have to identify the various Manchester /Lancashire accents I have been known to lose my way a little .

@messymascot hope you’ve had a good day today, especially given your ‘driver ‘ .

 

[Armaghtoffee]

I always find the Cumbrian has more of hint a Geordie . It when I have to identify the various Manchester /Lancashire accents I have been known to lose my way a little .

@messymascot hope you’ve had a good day today, especially given your ‘driver ‘ .

You have given me a lifeline here. So you reckon she didn’t grow up there??

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I’m not going back to ask her like.

 

[Nymzee]

You have given me a lifeline here. So you reckon she didn’t grow up there??

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I’m not going back to ask her like.

Depends on the part of Cumbria mate. If it's north of the county it's more geordie if it's south of the county - where I live - then we used to be in Lancs so our accent is more Preston/Burnley/Blackpool sounding.