tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post7725599631545305641..comments2023-11-03T12:10:08.169+00:00Comments on Mutterings and Meanderings: Organised chaosMutterings and Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-72539275037168549492007-04-27T12:29:00.000+01:002007-04-27T12:29:00.000+01:00Berwick is not my favourite place in the world. It...Berwick is not my favourite place in the world. It has a unique, very cold weather system, a language all of its own - 'dugal' is a dog, 'bar-ree' is gorgeous - and don't ever accuse the inhabitants of speaking with a Scottish accent or you'll be lynched!Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-8455393185323948462007-04-27T10:40:00.000+01:002007-04-27T10:40:00.000+01:00anonymous, talking of enclaves on the border there...anonymous, talking of enclaves on the border there was a story on look north this week that berwick upon tweed was such an enclave on accout of its tumoultuous and disputed history. in the crimean war therefore, England, Scotland and Berwick upon tweed declared war on russia, but berwick was missed off the peace treaty by accident and the story goes that the town remains at war with Russia to this day. we probably shouldn't send all the nice people there in case things flare up a bit.rilly superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448694078653341955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-5642618554453565002007-04-27T10:35:00.000+01:002007-04-27T10:35:00.000+01:00The library is another place where they like to ha...The library is another place where they like to hang out- literally!Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-80680141606317748782007-04-27T10:11:00.000+01:002007-04-27T10:11:00.000+01:00gill, no no no !! that is so so wrong ! i was begi...gill, no no no !! that is so so wrong ! i was beginning to worry that you were of the 'pull yourself together' variety when it came to people who are in despair. and i don't think that would quite have worked for that poor scottish doctor. how on earth did the nhs get to a point where it treats people so shittily ? anyway at least with the samaritans the w@n*ers are at the end of the phone. <BR/><BR/>i used to work in the head office of a 'large financial services' co and used to hear stories of said w'ers actually coming into the branch [if you know what I mean] <BR/><BR/>Uggghhh.. I think we should build an enclave for nice people in the border area between scotland and england and only allow nice people to live there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-90942273460040265752007-04-27T09:45:00.000+01:002007-04-27T09:45:00.000+01:00Some wankers are just too mean to pay for premium ...Some wankers are just too mean to pay for premium rate lines! <BR/>St Anthony will work for all those who believe in him- regardless of religion, but he especially likes witchy women!!Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-46872483978501067832007-04-26T20:36:00.000+01:002007-04-26T20:36:00.000+01:00Good God, Gill, I thought that there were special ...Good God, Gill, I thought that there were special premium rate lines for that! <BR/><BR/>Karen, will St Anthony help a non-Catholic with witchy leanings? I tried to douse for it with a pendant once but that didn't workMutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-73905327779401429662007-04-26T20:34:00.001+01:002007-04-26T20:34:00.001+01:00and occasionally womenand occasionally womenGillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-12508195512430533472007-04-26T20:34:00.000+01:002007-04-26T20:34:00.000+01:00anonymous I know several people who volunteer for ...anonymous I know several people who volunteer for the Samaritans and a large part of their day is taken up listening to men masturbating on the phone.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-1747733679108939592007-04-26T17:17:00.000+01:002007-04-26T17:17:00.000+01:00I hope you're not a volunteer there then Gill dear...I hope you're not a volunteer there then Gill dear!rilly superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448694078653341955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-41183071434002049462007-04-26T16:49:00.000+01:002007-04-26T16:49:00.000+01:00gill - what is that supposed to mean ?gill - what is that supposed to mean ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-78567200441962318682007-04-26T16:44:00.000+01:002007-04-26T16:44:00.000+01:00I think the samaritans are kept busy listening to ...I think the samaritans are kept busy listening to wankers.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-84031866219043953722007-04-26T12:56:00.000+01:002007-04-26T12:56:00.000+01:00For a few hours a month I am very tidy... then it ...For a few hours a month I am very tidy... then it all start gradually going down hill again!Bromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190741956540256769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-45058438275234751092007-04-26T12:24:00.000+01:002007-04-26T12:24:00.000+01:00I am very unorganised at home. This is because at ...I am very unorganised at home. This is because at work I have to organise some feckless middle aged man so why would I want to take my work home? I have bits of paper, bills, wage slips etc. stuffed in a cardboard box in the cupboard of the spare room. God knows what I'm going to do with it when the in-laws come and stay in a a couple of weeks.<BR/><BR/>M&M you should pray to St Anthony the patron saint of lost things. SAy "st anthony st anthony bring back what is lost to me" think of the thing that is lost and he will find it for you. It really does work!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284082835424987769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-90353649686571297512007-04-26T10:04:00.000+01:002007-04-26T10:04:00.000+01:00M&M...I'm another chaotically organised person. Yo...M&M...I'm another chaotically organised person. You don't have large cardboard boxes stashed around the house full of junk mail, important documants and old newspaper cuttings do you? That is where I find most things.<BR/><BR/>Failing that try the laundry basket or the fridge....Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-8953092124248972722007-04-26T09:42:00.000+01:002007-04-26T09:42:00.000+01:00M&M, you're not being evasive about your horses la...M&M, you're not being evasive about your horses lack of a passport because she is actually an asylum seeker from Belgium are you dear? I hope she is allowed to remain in the UK and does not meet the same fate of my friend's labrador who was deported back to Korea and never heard of again. <BR/><BR/>Gill, are the books for the samaritans for the volunteers to read whilst they wait for calls? I'm obviously not phoning them often enough about my grim life if they have so much time on their hands.rilly superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448694078653341955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-60849706275708227282007-04-26T08:39:00.000+01:002007-04-26T08:39:00.000+01:00So am I.So am I.@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-48716564109245639372007-04-26T08:13:00.000+01:002007-04-26T08:13:00.000+01:00I do hope you got sorted out Orhan ...Welcome @the...I do hope you got sorted out Orhan ...<BR/><BR/>Welcome @themill. I am on the coast.<BR/><BR/>Drunk Mummy, it's actually more complicated than a Photo Me booth - you have to fill in a diagram full of 'whorls' (where the hair grows in different directions)etc.<BR/><BR/>Mountainear, that's one of the reasons why I have been putting off getting a new one.<BR/><BR/>Sarnia, you are very cosmopolitan - but then you do support Chelski! ;)<BR/><BR/>Gill, someone gave me the life laundry woman's book. I don't know where it is ...Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-52812809963672630182007-04-26T07:56:00.000+01:002007-04-26T07:56:00.000+01:00You could paint stripes on the horse and pretend s...You could paint stripes on the horse and pretend she is a zebra- they don't need a passport. <BR/><BR/>Since I tidied my bedroom last week I have had the zeal of the life laundry woman and I am willing to come and throw out all your old bills in return for a huge fee and being able to shame you on national TV. I already went to Ruth's (wisewoman) and got rid of 3 carrier bags of books to the Samaritans.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379877200876051274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-31563839370373420432007-04-25T23:21:00.000+01:002007-04-25T23:21:00.000+01:00I'm just as bad.Last year I lost my daughter's Ame...I'm just as bad.<BR/><BR/>Last year I lost my daughter's American passport - I think it dropped out of my bag on a train from Gatwick to Brighton.<BR/><BR/>Didn't do anything about it until Feb this year.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime I got her own UK passport. (We're all Brits - she just happened to born in the US).<BR/><BR/>God - these passports things are bad enough for your kids - but for horses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-71781592169615674692007-04-25T23:17:00.000+01:002007-04-25T23:17:00.000+01:00I'm sure the moment you get a replacement/duplicat...I'm sure the moment you get a replacement/duplicate the original will turn up. Of course it will be of no use then nor consolation either.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-46035156297222143572007-04-25T23:02:00.000+01:002007-04-25T23:02:00.000+01:00How will you get the lovely grey mare into that ti...How will you get the lovely grey mare into that tiny "Photo-Me" booth for her passport photo?Drunk Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213660260846567668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-58678153851385928962007-04-25T22:45:00.000+01:002007-04-25T22:45:00.000+01:00Another Northumbrain blog female. Wonder how far a...Another Northumbrain blog female. Wonder how far apart we all live?@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340201738604749473.post-16468060140241769462007-04-25T22:43:00.000+01:002007-04-25T22:43:00.000+01:00Using the English pound to buy things makes me fee...Using the English pound to buy things makes me feel rich, until I convert it to AUD$. I know it has nothing to do with the post but you Brit's sure do keep the value of sterling.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the same boat as you re: passports, except I know what happened to mine. Lets just say I was a ghost in the system for a little while. Wasn't even a legal citizen for a few years of my life. I couldn't be kicked out because I had no passport and no point of origin and I couldn't stay because I wasn't a citizen. It was all very strange.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888125796129754219noreply@blogger.com