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Thanks to you all for the good wishes...trouble is, I'm starting to like not having a job so when I do start work again, it will be a bit of a shock!
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"as the housefly of destiny collides with the windscreen of fate..."
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MabelJane
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« Reply #4306 on: 21:49:19, 06-05-2008 » |
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I know what you mean, Jonathan. It's awful for us teachers having to go back to work after a nice long holiday... People moan about teachers having long holidays but they don't realise how much tougher this makes the job...  |
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« Reply #4307 on: 23:59:05, 06-05-2008 » |
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I am going to see my mother and elder daughter for a few days on thursday! I need a break and feel I haven't seen her for a while, some of you may remember that she couldn't get to my wedding at the last minute. It's a long way from London to Manchester.. well it feels like it sometimes. I am hiring a car and going alone by train- I love train journeys!!! I think I am happy but perhaps I am grumpy too !  Maybe I should go tomorrow? that's a thought!  A |
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« Reply #4308 on: 09:12:54, 07-05-2008 » |
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I am hiring a car and going alone by train- I love train journeys!!! See what you mean, A , but that's almost a bbmism Maybe I should go tomorrow? that's a thought! A Not if you've bought your ticket in advance, unless you want to fork out a deal of money. (And if you haven't, then you'll have to anyway.  ) |
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« Reply #4309 on: 09:18:10, 07-05-2008 » |
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Ah, but you forget the old gits' railcard... takes a third off. I don't book beforehand as that is very limiting as to which train you get ... can't stand the strain!!
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« Reply #4310 on: 10:52:00, 07-05-2008 » |
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We pass this way but once. This is not a rehearsal!
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« Reply #4312 on: 19:14:42, 07-05-2008 » |
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Let the train take the strain A Take the A Train, A! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLWS5ZKA5cY |
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« Reply #4313 on: 19:29:02, 07-05-2008 » |
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Thanks guys!
I shall probably be on line a bit as my 92 year old Mum emails and surfs the internet regularly!!! ( I shall have to see if I can get a look in!!)
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« Reply #4314 on: 07:18:48, 08-05-2008 » |
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Hope you have a good train journey A. I always used to like watching those more unusual journeys on trains, eg like some of those taken by Michael Palin, etc. The scenery and the people on those journeys are always mind blowing.
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« Reply #4315 on: 07:42:04, 08-05-2008 » |
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Ho bbm, I hope I will, if it is not too crowded I love the Manchester/London journey by train. It would be better if 'he' was with me... but you can't have everything as I am 'oft' told !!!
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« Reply #4316 on: 10:36:49, 08-05-2008 » |
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An opera on an ipod and the chance to really get into a book, are the twin blessings of a long train journey.
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A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, and a time to dance
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« Reply #4317 on: 10:56:35, 08-05-2008 » |
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And an ipod and a good book are what make a daily long-distance commute tolerable too.
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« Reply #4318 on: 13:07:02, 08-05-2008 » |
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Me and the mrs, always connect the mp3 player in the car audio system. Or put a Mahler/Bruckner symphony on or some such extended piece.
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« Reply #4319 on: 14:29:21, 08-05-2008 » |
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