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Things That Gladden The Heart

My teenage son and daughter.. My son has been enquiring recently about what he wants to do after leaving school in 2 years, he's always had a keen interest in the military, today he came home and told me he has signed up to join the Air Cadets as he wants to pursue a career in the RAF intelligence as a Linguist specialist this alone made me happy,. 10mins later my teenage daughter tells me she also has signed up to the Air Cadets because she wants to do Duke of Edinburgh awards and has been talking to her careers advisor at school about what she needs to get gradewise to also join the RAF but as a Medic, so she can then go onto purse a career with them and become Paramedic in later life..

So this evening we have been to our local Air Cadet Sqn, both loved what they saw and we've got them all measured up for uniform now I just need get them both some boots.

Wish I'd known at their ages what I wanted to do, as much as I loved my time in the Forces if I could do it again it'd be the RAF with a trade.
 
One of my lad's jobs is representing a couple of artist/band management companies at venues when their artist/band is playing there.

Last night he was with Al Stewart in Buxton. My lad was having a chat with him and mentioned that my Mrs and her nurse pals used to sing along to Year of the Cat - when working on the ward (she had told him this earlier) Quite...a curious choice - and AS observed that also :) And so out of last night me and Mrs have free tickets for his show at The Anvil Basingstoke (just down the road from us) this evening - and AS said that if I bring my (vinyl) copy of The Year of the Cat he'll sign the sleeve for me. After all these years of pain, frustration and money going out of the door - at last - a little bit back :)

My lad is pitching to be doing at least some of a small venue Paul Weller tour next year. Unlikely to come off we think - but who knows - now Mrs Hogie would just love that (PW is her #1 favourite).

Meanwhile tomorrow night is Lucy Spraggan in Kendal - and then it's Galashiels on Friday (he's doing part of her UK tour at the moment - and we've offered to do a bit driving for him to give him a rest from it and so in return we get 'meet and greet' freebie entry :) ). LS is different but good btw.
 
When automated emails go wrong. Just got one from Royal Mail that says:
Your Royal Mail parcel from your order is on its way has been delivered
We delivered your parcel from your order is on its way today, Wednesday, 30 October 2019
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Err, ok? :ROFLMAO:
 
Being told a couple of weeks ago from my colleague at the NFL Network that he was going to send something over to me to say thanks for helping out at one of the recent London games.

I get home today to a massive box. Inside, two NFL logo hoodies, one NFL polo shirt, one Under Armour golf shirt, sports bag and a pair of Bose noise-reducing headphones that are $400 alone. Truly gobsmacked. Junior Shark has just gotten her hands on the headphones though. There is saying thank you and then there is REALLY saying thank you. Guess I must have made a good impression.
 
After 10 days of being in hospital including the ICU my little bro got released today. Its also his bday so was a good day for him.

Not sure the polite suggestions he could do to lose a stone or so have been heard thiugh. He's celebrating his release with Pizza!
 
Papas1982 said:
After 10 days of being in hospital including the ICU my little bro got released today. Its also his bday so was a good day for him.

Not sure the polite suggestions he could do to lose a stone or so have been heard thiugh. He's celebrating his release with Pizza!
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Good news. Hope the recovery continues well. If he has to lose weight you can only do so much. Professionals can only do so much. At the end of the day he needs to make the effort. That said, definitely a good day (and a thumbs up to my fellow ICU comrades) so look after him and keep going
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Good news. Hope the recovery continues well. If he has to lose weight you can only do so much. Professionals can only do so much. At the end of the day he needs to make the effort. That said, definitely a good day (and a thumbs up to my fellow ICU comrades) so look after him and keep going
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The weight isn’t a real issue for his health. Could do to lose a stone but not too,worried he’s on a slippery slope just yet.

Gotta say, having seen how the team in Southampton perform, I wish I lived closer so my daughter could avoid Canterbury.
 
Papas1982 said:
The weight isn’t a real issue for his health. Could do to lose a stone but not too,worried he’s on a slippery slope just yet.

Gotta say, having seen how the team in Southampton perform, I wish I lived closer so my daughter could avoid Canterbury.
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We have a lot of training attachments with Southampton, especially paeds ICU and so know they are really good (if not the best) in the UK.
 
Papas1982 said:
The weight isn’t a real issue for his health. Could do to lose a stone but not too,worried he’s on a slippery slope just yet.

Gotta say, having seen how the team in Southampton perform, I wish I lived closer so my daughter could avoid Canterbury.
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It's none of my business and I don't know the lad, but if he's been advised to lose a stone, surely he is already on the slippery slope.
I'd suggest to him that the time to act is now, not when he needs to lose two stone.
Apologies if this appears to be out of order, as I said, it's none of my business, just trying to help him.
 
Slime said:
It's none of my business and I don't know the lad, but if he's been advised to lose a stone, surely he is already on the slippery slope.
I'd suggest to him that the time to act is now, not when he needs to lose two stone.
Apologies if this appears to be out of order, as I said, it's none of my business, just trying to help him.
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No apologies needed. The suggestions are from us, not professionals. He’s a little overweight. Like a lot of us. He hasn’t suddenly put it on as such.

That said, we’re both off to Portugal n jan and have €100 on who loses most before we go. So I won’t encourage hi, too much.
 
Following a bad local traffic accident three dogs escaped from a car, the driver was badly injured and rushed to hospital.
Two of the dogs were gathered up quickly but the third has been missing now for nearly 3 weeks.
Owner still in hospital and going frantic, especially as her dog has been spotted in the vicinity of the car crash two or three times.
To everybody involved in the dog hunt's great relief he was finally found/caught this morning.(y)
 
Kind of fallen out of love with golf a bit...can't get back my old drive and enthusiasm but happy enough to accept that and play less and practice hardly ever BUT today tried a driver off the deck for the first time ever and nailed it. Great fun. So my winter project is to perfect that shot - enough to make me look forward to the next game!
 
AmandaJR said:
Kind of fallen out of love with golf a bit...can't get back my old drive and enthusiasm but happy enough to accept that and play less and practice hardly ever BUT today tried a driver off the deck for the first time ever and nailed it. Great fun. So my winter project is to perfect that shot - enough to make me look forward to the next game!
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If I get bored then I will hit my driver off the deck when I am at the range with some decent results but I am not sure i'll try it during a game
 
Dando said:
If I get bored then I will hit my driver off the deck when I am at the range with some decent results but I am not sure i'll try it during a game
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I think if I tried to hit driver off the deck it would go about as far as hitting my putter off the deck. If I'm lucky.
 
Not really something that gladdens the heart but it made me laugh. Next to all the election news on the BBC came an announcement that Islamic State have just appointed their new leader. You can just picture the CIA and American special forces making immediate note of that. I mean, at least when someone becomes leader of a party over here, they don't go straight to No.1 on a "Must Kill List"
 
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