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Jadey Sat 23-Mar-13 12:06:11

I am waiting for my GS to visit, haven't seen him for 2 weeks so looking forward to seeing his smiley happy face.

Its snowing here in London, I live opposite a Park and it looks so beautiful.

Ana Sat 23-Mar-13 20:16:41

Like the sound of Pete's tropical bat Galen! wink

Galen Sat 23-Mar-13 20:15:43

Should be bar. My iPad insists they're batmen or bar persons! Too pc by half!

Galen Sat 23-Mar-13 20:14:25

Oh dear! Is everyone down?
I blame the weather mainly

I know, let's move GN to a tropical isle!
I'll organise it if anyone wants.
Imagine, white sand, green coconut palms, blue sea.
Pete the man organising his tropical bat, a balmy breeze ruffling his flowing locks.
All of us in hula skirts dancing topless in the tropical surf!
Here am I, your special island, come to me ,come tome!

Smoluski Sat 23-Mar-13 20:11:32

Thanx my lovely friends. ....was asked why I wanted to work confused.

Pete Sat 23-Mar-13 19:50:06

Nellie ... Here you are 'Blobby' ...wine grin

Marelli Sat 23-Mar-13 19:49:27

It's a sickener, Nellie. A wee hug from me, too. The chocs will help. I've just eaten a cream egg....sitting here on MY cosy spare bed with Crazy Daisy Cat after having 'difference of opinion' with DH.....like it in here - no telly, just my laptop and my book - bliss! wink

Smoluski Sat 23-Mar-13 19:39:03

Thanks galen big blob sat eating choxsad

Galen Sat 23-Mar-13 19:32:19

Oh Nellie! Lots of hugs from me!

Smoluski Sat 23-Mar-13 19:29:34

Thanks ella it is getting it is so silly they didn't even want to see what I had spent 4 days researching and "proving" and demonstrating I could do the "f*** g job could do it in my sleep sad so fed up with it...

Ana Sat 23-Mar-13 19:26:29

Yes, you never know,nellie - this could be the one, or another one may be waiting in the wings. {{hugs}}

Ella46 Sat 23-Mar-13 19:23:29

Smollie don't despair yet, it's your turn next now that phoenix has got a job!
Fingers crossedflowers and a large wine xx

Smoluski Sat 23-Mar-13 19:20:48

Surprise surprise let me know ....no change there then ....only 4 days researching and preparing and showing examples of ..to prove I can work behind a chemist counter....which I have for every job since I left schoolsad ...and why at 60 do I want to work...confused

Marelli Sat 23-Mar-13 19:11:27

Looked at that, Elegran. He was a foul one, indeed.
I bet that lunch-time play was a good one, baubles - we don't get things like that over in the sticks of Fife. envy

sunflowersuffolk Sat 23-Mar-13 19:04:47

Lol about the angry seal me too!

Elegran Sat 23-Mar-13 18:31:27

Found him. Yes he did dunnit, all of it. He was not the last man hanged in Scotland though - he was second last in Barlinnie and third last in Scotland.

If you are interested British Executions

Elegran Sat 23-Mar-13 18:22:45

Do I remember some stuff fairly recently about Peter Manuel possibly not being the one who dunnit? Can't remember details. Will Google.

Marelli Sat 23-Mar-13 18:12:36

Our posts crossed a wee bit there, baubles!

Marelli Sat 23-Mar-13 18:11:44

Was he not the last man to be executed in Scotland, baubles?

Just looked at my post again, shysal, galen and Ana! It does look like 'seal'!! There again...maybe that's what gave Rory a doing-over...hmm

baubles Sat 23-Mar-13 18:10:00

The very one anno . I grew up four miles from where he lived & children used his name as a Bogeyman type threat even after his execution. My friend is ten years my junior & had never heard of him!

annodomini Sat 23-Mar-13 18:03:37

The Glaswegian murderer who gave us nightmares in the 1950s?

Butty Sat 23-Mar-13 18:03:31

baubles envy

baubles Sat 23-Mar-13 17:59:37

Had a mooch around the west end with a friend then went to see a lunchtime play, a very powerful drama about Peter Manuel (does anyone remember him?). Very agreeable day smile

shysal Sat 23-Mar-13 17:59:31

And me! I expect there are some of those too!

Ana Sat 23-Mar-13 17:54:45

Me too!

Galen Sat 23-Mar-13 17:51:20

I misread that as an angry grey seal!