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Update for anyone who is interested.

To recap...woke up in agony three weeks ago. Severe pain in arm and shoulder. Was put on painkillers and anti-inflammatories. Three weeks on. Pain decreasing slowly, back at work. Paid for an MRI to...

gness

When my first husband and I divorced....

thirty five years ago I remained friendly with his parents and relatives. I remarried and moved to Canada and ex's parents and favourite Aunt visited me, their grandson from my first marriage and my...

rsvp

sqad spelling

Because I have been on AB too long I was having huge problems with one of the Telgraph crossword clues today. That was because I was spelling squad (as in groups or teams) as sqad - and before anyone...

LyndaB

Brussels Sprouts?

I'm cooking sprouts for the first time this year tonight. Laughing Boy likes his cooked till they're mushy (yuk) whereas I like mine still crunchy and bright green. What do you lot think? Do you love...

paddyk

"On t'pancrack"

This phrase is slang for being on the dole or in receipt of social security benefits. I believe that "on the pan crack" originates from the coal mining areas of Yorkshire and I first heard...

fredkins

I have to say It......

Only 28 days and It will be here,no boos,hisses or bah humbugs.Do you like Christmas? I love It.Is It just a headache or are you looking forward to It? No swear words please lol.x

plowter

Does liquid mercury occur naturally?

Does liquid mercury occur naturally? Reason for asking is the story of the Chinese emperor, Qín Shǐ Huáng Dì, supposedly having in his tomb a river of flowing mercury on a model...

albaqwerty

A late tea at 3

We have warm sausage rolls, mince pies and mince-meat pies, chipoloatas too. Crackers and cheese. A bit bland but am planning on a decent spread on the 10th of Dec, fil's boifday!!...

robert551069

Christmas Eve in Denmark

My son married a Danish girl and they now live in Copenhagen. It's a tradition there to open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. Lucky kids!

albaqwerty

Gardening

(courtesy of a friend) Possibly for over 12's? A teenage granddaughter comes downstairs for her date with this see-through blouse on and no bra. Her grandmother just pitched a fit, telling her not to...

vivandorron

Secretive Suspensions.

Last Thursday, for some unknown reason, I was Suspended from AB. and I am of the opinion that an immoderate Moderator was responsible. However, the Ed saw fit on Monday of this week to reinstate my...

desktop

workman back in tomorrow

workman allowed back in tomorrow just been rung they are going to fit my kitchen and hopefully tile the bathroom still very fed up solicitor rung last night and saidmay stillbe going to court my...

in a mo

HAVE I Got News FY Do you think it has run its course ?

HIGNFY I think that this show has run its course ,last week Roger Moore was so embarrassing ,he is clearly not up to it ,the stories were dragging on almost as long as The Rolling Stones careers,no...

IggyB

What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?

Domestic violence is a crime. She should leave her abusive partner and seek help.

Iluvspikey

If money were no object and you could have ANYTHING you wanted for Christmas,

even somebody back from passing over, what would you have?

lady-janine

hello

any one about. think this is may be a bit early for good morning thread. but if not good morning everyone. you appear to be having an early start. what's on today?...

DaisyNonna

Heating on trains

Is it unreasonable to expect some form of heating on a train journey of over 2 hours, bearing in mind that it is the end of November and the sun (if any) disappears before 4.15?