Is there no pleasing some people

Brilliant comments. Reminded me of when our son got tired of telephone calls asking him to take out a bank loan so he decided on a different tactic. Patiently he would give them all the info they needed....not always true.....inflated salary etc.. He could sense their adrenaline rising...closing the deal ....then finally just at the end of the fairly long interview they asked if he wanted any further info. "Oh forgot to tell you I'm bankrupt". Silence!!!!!

Poor pompa, little sympathy here !
DH says he'd have be half-dead before I'd be sympathetic....... He's survived 36 years of my TLC so not doing too badly!

Pompa my sympathies are with *Mrs P*- I also would want to keep my flooring and furniture free from blood. They are more difficult and expensive to clean if stained. You can always drip blood outside and the rain will eventually wash it away.

to you all. Poor Pompa hope your bruised dignity is recovering.

Well, in fact several of you have made me laugh.

You're so funny pompa

Apropos of nothing, I know a song about two alpacas from the Andes with hooves instead of handies....I really must go to bed now I think.

It's called a Chilean - the other side of the Andes.

Loopyloo - thought that, but wasn't brave enough to say it

Very risqué....or even risky! New type of Brazilian?

Certainly is

Don't know Vampirequeen - I haven't read that book.
Luckily it's not a very powerful strimmer, and I wear both jeans and waterproof trousers when I use it, so it didn't do much more than tickle my bottom. Ooooh, now that is starting to sound like something that might be in the book, isn't it!

Poor Pompa.

MamaCaz...a strimmed backside....ooooh is that in the notorious book

If I fall over the DGCs toys and hurt myself as I hurry to answer their unsolicited phone call, can I make a claim against them (the caller that is, not the DGC)?

BTW Pompa, I sympathise on the garden accident. I've had a few myself, having fallen off my garden spade and into the veg bed several times, and strimmed my backside a couple of times too, after putting down the still running strimmer then bent down too near to it.

pompa I think you should sue the hosepipe and call the shrubbery as witness

Mrs P's main concern was not bleeding on the furniture.

Poor you, Pompa! I recently tripped over a footstool and did a comic lurch into the tv. I had huge bruises on my arm but people seemed inclined to laugh rather than sympathise. Hurts doesn't it!

Just a minute guys, how about a bit of sympathy first ! -- this was perfectly true, I do have a gash on my cheek, chin and head, along with bruises where the sun don't shine.

I normally have to invent scenarios, quite enjoy a good one. My usual tack is to play the lonely old man that is grateful for someone to chat to.

Nice one pompa

pompa

I might try that tack next time they ring me.

Don't suppose you can suggest any equally good answers for those asking about my (non-existent) debt, PPI, boilers or insulation, do you?

pompa