jwfarrimond

@jwfarrimond (4473)

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The Dude Soaking up the Rays

CarolDM @CarolDM (203422) • Nashville, Tennessee 28 Jan 20

We have sunshine again today. Got all my things done inside. Went out to fill up the bird bath. The cats came out in the screen room to watch. When I got it all done I sat out and enjoy the sunshine for awhile in the screen room....

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jwfarrimond I have three black cats two males and a female. They are all (naturally) sun lovers. (Not that there is much of that this time of the year)

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What Is Your Understanding Of Sinkholes?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 2 Mar 13

I had heard about that unfortunate man being swallowed up by a sinkhole in his bedroom, in Florida so I chose to read a bit more about him on The New York Times website. It's a terrible way to go isn't it? Poor man. I also feel...

sinkholes are scary

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jwfarrimond It seems that there are a lot of limestone caves in that area and it was one of these that collapsed. In Lancashire, the problem is old mineshafts and workings - there is nowhere in this area that is not underlain by derelict mine workings. I remember...

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O Henry and Arthur Conan Doyle

Porcospino @Porcospino (31366) • Denmark 28 Feb 13

Some years ago I discovered O Henry's stories. When I had read just a few of them I knew that I had found a new favourite author. I love the twists in his stories. My local library has a book that contains a collection of his best...

arhur conan doyle

o henry

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jwfarrimond Conan Doyle was heavily into spiritulism and some of his stories used that as a basis. They were pretty strange and are very little known about now.

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'We Don't Have The Heating On When We're Asleep.'

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 27 Feb 13

This is what a British Gas customer said on the news earlier..as though it was some hardship or something she was experiencing. I realise that British Gas's profits are ridiculously high whilst the gas and...

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jwfarrimond Having been brought up in a house in which the only heating in the entire house was the coal fire in the living room, I never, until quite recently, had heating on in the bedroom. Now I have an oil filled electric heater in there, but I tell myself that...

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No More Totally Free Bus Rides - Yeeeeesss!!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 16 Sep 12

Mum made me laugh (yet again) today. She's making a habit of it lately lol. Anyway, on the way back from Town yesterday she went on the No.9 bus ("the one that sits there forever before the driver decides to set...

cheap travel

public transport

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jwfarrimond I'm in the Greater Manchester area and not only do I get free bus travel, but free travel on the trains and trams that run within GM

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Lower back pain

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32191) • United States 28 Jun 12

I am not sure if it's because I am not working as much as I used to or just what, but the last two times I've worked I've come home with lower back pain. I still feel it today and will probably feel it for the rest of the day. I...

lower back pain

pain

work

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jwfarrimond Since I have lower back pain due to osteo-artheritis and associated sciatic pain and discomfort, I'd be very interested in knowing exactly what the "sciatic stretching" is that you refer to in some of your responses?

28 Jun 12

Why Do People Eat Take-Aways When It's Cheaper To Make It Yourself?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 3 Jun 12

A good example of this is fish and chips, the only take-away meal we have during the week. John buys allsorts of crap for his plate but buys me battered fish and chips that costs well over £6. Granted, there are chippies that are...

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jwfarrimond Either too lazy or can't cook or both. I almost never buy takeaway food and always prepare my own food from scratch - never buy ready meals or those bags of rice 'n things that you heat up in the microwave either. That must be the most expensive rice on the...

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What Pet Would You Have

musicluv4life @musicluv4life (1867) • United States 23 May 12

If you could have any animal in the world what would you want. an unrealistic animal i love elephants they are so cute if only they were littler lol. when i was a kid a wanted a white tiger i though they were so...

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jwfarrimond Well, since I'm a cat person it'd have to be one of the big cats - a leopard maybe but I don't think that I could fit a tiger into my house And I could put up a sign saying "Beware of the cat - trespassers will be eaten!"

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How to use Adobe Reader?

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 17 May 12

Can any one say how to use Adobe Reader? I have installed it from the Internet but unfortunately, I do not know how to use it. Please help me.

adobe reader

internet

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jwfarrimond You don't have to know how to use it. If you have a pdf file and you open it, Adobe Reader will open it automatically.

20 May 12

This Is Why I'm Not Keen On Chinese Food

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 16 May 12

John went to play his snooker match last night and had a very interesting conversation with one of the players in his team. He told him that his Mrs was rushed into hospital a couple of nights ago as she'd just eaten at a...

dodgy chinese food

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jwfarrimond Just after I left school (a very long time ago!) I had a job as a butchers errand boy. One of the places that I delivered meat to was a Chinese restaurant. The public part of the place was immaculate and clean, but the kitchen was absolutely filthy. I was...

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When Was The Last Time You Holidayed Abroad? Planning On Doing So Again? When?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 21 Feb 12

Let's see...the last time we holidayed abroad was to get married in Las Vegas in April 2008. We had been before to celebrate the New Year of 2006 and we got engaged then too, so it was a natural thing for us to go back there....

holidaying abroad

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jwfarrimond Twice a year! I usually go abroad on holiday with my sister every year. This year we are off to Poland which is a bit of a departure for us as we have not been to Eastern Europe before. I also usually go to America every year to visit a...

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How Many Times Have You Done This?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 17 Jan 12

Instead of getting your pass card out and plonking it on the scanner on the bus..you use your debit card instead? Come on, you know who you are! Mum does this all the time but she has an excuse.."It's me eyes..I...

mixing cards up

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jwfarrimond Not a problem and the pass and my debit card are in different wallets Now trying to use my railcard on the bus, thats a different matter... Though I can actually use my bus pass on the railway as well as long as the journey...

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I Made Some Oatie Biscuits..They're Like Home-Made Hob-Nobs..But Better!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 10 Jan 12

I love simple recipes that I can adapt, don't you? Recently, I found an Oat Biscuit recipe that I could use my Quaker Rolled Oats in, my last bit of Golden Syrup..plus other things. It took 10 minutes to prepare...

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jwfarrimond Five seconds would be nearer to the mark! I remember those Quaker Oats packets with the recipes on the back. I get the cheapo Tesco or ASDA own brand though now that I have to watch every penny.

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is traveling by plane safer than by train or bus?

jakeyangchao @jakeyangchao (124) • China 9 Jan 12

for me safety is the most significant thing in the traveling. i have to travel frequently, because my hometown is far away from my working place, if i go home by train or by bus, it will take me more than one day(24 hours). the...

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jwfarrimond Depends on where you are. The safety of any mode of transport depends on the standards of maintenence and of general safety standards. For example, in the Far East there have been several incidents of ferry accidents due to poor safety standards resulting in...

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Giving Instructions Over The 'Phone ISN'T Easy!

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 8 Jan 12

I don't know about you but I can get quite worked up trying to give someone instructions on how to use something over the 'phone, especially when the person in question (Mum) lives 100 miles away and I have to "picture" the object...

giving instructions over telephone

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jwfarrimond There's a lot to be said for simplicity! Sometimes I think that some things are made more complicated than they need to - not that I have any difficulty with technology!

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Can't Help Thinking Money Spent On The Olympics Couldn't Help The Poor Instead

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 4 Jan 12

I have mixed feelings about the upcoming Olympics. Yes, it's going to be great for London (and a marvellous spectacle) but what about the rest of the UK? It does make me wonder, especially when I read articles like...

gap between rich and poor growing

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jwfarrimond I've not got mixed feelings about it - I think that its a complete waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere. The whole business reminds me of the tactic employed by the Roman Emperors. If the populace seemed likely to riot, put on some games in the...

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Have You Ever Thought About People's Expressions When Reading Your Discussions?

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 11 Dec 11

I do this. I don't mind that not everyone has a photograph of themselves as their avatar. I'm not obsessed by how people look BUT I am guilty of thinking about their expressions when reading my discussions, what type of computer...

imagining people using mylot

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jwfarrimond Personally, I'm quite happy that no-one can see the chaotic mess behind me or the fact that I'm quite often sitting here in somewhat less than respectable attire...

12 Dec 11

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