Quiet in here!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 21 Aug 2004, 22:35

Yes. I'm on my smart phone.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 21 Aug 2004, 22:44

It means you can surf the web via your phone. If you have an uber geek phone like me. But anyway, I was lying.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 21 Aug 2004, 23:07

I could have had places to go (yeah right - who am i kidding?) but other half is away this weekend and so I've been all alone with my wee darlings.
But I decided it was time to have an evening not sitting at the pc in the dark, so decided to cheer myself up with amusing old brit flick on barely audible vid. Backfired as I found myself rather tired and emotional - no really, I don't mean caned, I mean tired and emotional - and just got miserable at the obligatory weepy scene. Ho hum.
P'raps I should have watched the olympics instead (yeah right, who am i kidding?).

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 21 Aug 2004, 23:38

we kind of liked the idea of going to the pod do to see the senegalese outfit but the rest of the bill didn't really appeal so I've just been slobbing out in front of the tele all night.

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 22 Aug 2004, 09:28

Marya

I was out having a wee swally at Burlington Berties - a superbly dubious establishment that will be greatly missed when we move!

I got home just in time to resettle the children after the end-of tattoo firework extravaganza.

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 22 Aug 2004, 10:22

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P.S. I've got very fond memories (I better say that in case my other half reads this!) of "Bennett's". My husband and I met there when both working behind the bar.

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Hmm, Bennetts is about a 38 second stroll from chez magnolia but we turned against it a while back when it installed a large 'sports' screen - which seemed to drive a lot of other folk away too. Strange thing the pub game.

I hope you and husband-to-be managed to keep your mutual excitement under control whilst actually at work? Wouldn't want to put the punters off their drink!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 22 Aug 2004, 10:37

Nope, I won't be dancing this time. Firstly, none of us were asked this year (although we were there last year); secondly, if we had been asked, I couldn't have done it because of other half being in Dorset. And thirdly because after normal sunday football on the beach there's a birthday thing the kids are invited to stay on for.
So i'll be out and about on the beach but I won't be wearing anything sparkly today!
Bellybabe

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Aug 2004, 11:51

Bellybabe wrote:Nope, I won't be dancing this time. Firstly, none of us were asked this year (although we were there last year); secondly, if we had been asked, I couldn't have done it because of other half being in Dorset. And thirdly because after normal sunday football on the beach there's a birthday thing the kids are invited to stay on for.
So i'll be out and about on the beach but I won't be wearing anything sparkly today!
Bellybabe

But..but... the POD thread says Portobello's own bellydancers will be there!

I've even told my plasterer that Porty Prom is the place to catch a glimpse of the exotic east. He'll be most disappointed

flearoy · Post by **flearoy** » 22 Aug 2004, 18:45

oh marya shame i missed it. i was workin today. we where all hoping the pod event would dittract from the BBC and we could all skyve around ( the boss is outta town) sadly it was so busy!
anyway i have to go
be back later

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 22 Aug 2004, 18:50

Marya wrote: But..but... the POD thread says Portobello's own bellydancers will be there!

And indeed they were. It was the tribal ladies - different style of dance to mine (and very cool when i've seen them do it). Wish i'd seen them dance (did see them all on the prom, or wandering back up Bath Street, though).

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 23 Aug 2004, 21:54

flearoy wrote: sadly it was so busy!

I'll vouch for that Flearoy! We waited AGES to be served

However, we did realise what a spiffing job you were doing and smiled politely (or was it just that we were in a coma?)

(only joking!)

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 24 Aug 2004, 10:52

Sorry, I catch up with this after the weekend, not being on-line at home. Saturday night, I too was a.) tired and emotional,

and b.) slobbing out in front of the telly.

Sunday, I had been looking forward to PODD-ing on the Prom., and keeping a jay-eye open for any spladooshing that might be going on, but:-

on Sunday morning, the washing-machine broke down, mid-wash

on Sunday afternoon, the central heating refused to come on, so I couldn't dry the aforementioned wash

on Sunday night, the loo-cistern went into 'continual-fill' mode, AFTER I had gone to bed, and while sleepily trying to stem the flow, I managed to disintegrate the ball-cock .....

and then all the cold water in the bathroom stopped ......

...... so sadly, I never got to the Prom.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 24 Aug 2004, 10:54

Excuse me bee, ay, double ell, hyphen, see, oh, see, kay, is a perfectly respectable word!!!!!

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 24 Aug 2004, 10:58

Anyhow, what am I supposed to call a male hen?

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 24 Aug 2004, 11:40

What a great sunday you seem to have had, jay! But I think you can be arrested for doing things to disintegrate sily little schoolboys

...

Don't get me started on washing machines. We've been two months without a properly working one thanks to Comet's wonderful extended warranties and fantastic service. They're supposedly coming to fix the not-working brand new one (second brand new one, at that) today.

I can feel the steam building up behind my ears already.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 24 Aug 2004, 11:58

So next time we're out and about in Porty, we might recognise each other from the steam coming out of our ears? (there isn't an emoticon for that) Then we could bag each other!

I'm lucky enough to live VERY near the laundrette, (now), so when the central heating failed me, I did have another option. But you must find it very difficult, since you have children to wash for .........

My mother always told me never, never interfere with the bee, ay, double ell, hyphen, see, oh, see, kay - I should have taken notice of what mother said - having the dee ay em, en thing disintegrate last thing at night ..........

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 24 Aug 2004, 15:48

[quote][My mother always told me never, never interfere with the bee, ay, double ell, hyphen, see, oh, see, kay /quote]

Wise words indeed, Jay.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 24 Aug 2004, 16:31

ecm wrote:
[My mother always told me never, never interfere with the bee, ay, double ell, hyphen, see, oh, see, kay /quote]

Wise words indeed, Jay.

Yes, indeedy!