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hh1 said:
(Late) morning all, woke to a respectable 5.1 and no cat fangs up my nose thankfully. Seems like several of us are battling highs this morning, hope they all get back under control soon.

@karen8967, I keep meaning to ask if the new job's still going well? And hopefully @Mel dCP today will be better than some of the teaching days you've had lately.

Luckily for me meetings stopped being part of my working life when I started working for myself....though I quite like the idea of chatting to a client whilst stroking a sheep (it's usually my dog)
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Not too bad today, it’s main job share day, so I’m teaching my own subject and three biology lessons I’ve planned myself. I did have one lesson of year nine textiles where I got told to f myself by thirteen year old with a drugs issue, so that was nice.
 
Mel dCP said:
Not too bad today, it’s main job share day, so I’m teaching my own subject and three biology lessons I’ve planned myself. I did have one lesson of year nine textiles where I got told to f myself by thirteen year old with a drugs issue, so that was nice.
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Mel you have our future in front of you.....oh boy are we in trouble!!!!!
 
Mel dCP said:
Not too bad today, it’s main job share day, so I’m teaching my own subject and three biology lessons I’ve planned myself. I did have one lesson of year nine textiles where I got told to f myself by thirteen year old with a drugs issue, so that was nice.
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I don't know why but as it's your main job share day I thought it might be better than the supply days. So much for my optimism!
 
Mel dCP said:
Not too bad today, it’s main job share day, so I’m teaching my own subject and three biology lessons I’ve planned myself. I did have one lesson of year nine textiles where I got told to f myself by thirteen year old with a drugs issue, so that was nice.
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Dear goodness - how you hang on to your temper is a thing of wonder! And these poor lost, feral kids. What will become of them?
 
I wish there was a "bug eyed" option in the little list of options at the bottom of threads!
 
Mel dCP said:
Not too bad today, it’s main job share day, so I’m teaching my own subject and three biology lessons I’ve planned myself. I did have one lesson of year nine textiles where I got told to f myself by thirteen year old with a drugs issue, so that was nice.
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Oops, hope the others ignored her. I can imagine you were tempted to do nasty things to her with the textiles. It’s hard to hold back the riposte, and the good ones always come into the head a few hours later.
 
It’s also a crying shame that a year 9 child has a drug problem!!!!!!!!
 
Have you tried many others Helen? I like the cheery people on the end of the phone line at Endsleigh.
 
helensaramay said:
Unfortunately, NFU came out twice as high as my first choice.
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And that was with the 'amusement' discount applied as well?

I'm on the hunt for some Wellies, my current pair have decided enough is enough - they were fairly cheap and I've had them for a year- gone the same way and in the same time the previous same make ones did so time for something else, I want a pair that are comfortable and warm, I wear them everyday once at least so need to stand the test of time but at a realistic price...........perhaps I am being unrealistic! Anyone want to give a shout out for any particular make and model they've thought good?
 
Have you got a farmer's supply shop near you? I get mine from our local farm shop that serves all the farms in our end of the county.
 
@WuTwo theres one fairly near by, not a big chain establishment but I think they may have some on the 'shelf' I can at least have a look at/try on - if I'm going to have to spend a certain amount of money I need to make sure what I'm getting!
 
I have my nice new Levemir pen :) My Novopen Echo's battery wore out, and I did find it useful. I can be absent minded about my basal and the pen's little display telling me when and how much I last injected is ideal.

And it's all shiny and new looking :woot:
 
@slip for years I wore £10 Dunlops, cheap & cheerful, new pair each year as they'd eventually split. Then, for various reasons, I bought a pair of Aigle Parcours. They're Neoprene lined so they're great in the cold (maybe not the best for this time of year but I don't think they're all lined) but I've had them four years now and they're going strong. I can spend 8 hours a day in them when I'm not working (I have a dog who needs a lot of walking and a big garden to look after) and they're amongst the most comfortable footwear I've ever had. I used to laugh at my husband for spending that much on wellies but now I get the point.
 
helensaramay said:
I have tried Halifax, Aviva, Nationwide, DirectLine and one of the comparison sites as well as reading Which?
I think I have tried enough now and will make a decision this arvo.
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Try doing house insurance if you have a history of flooding :-(
 
hh1 said:
(Late) morning all, woke to a respectable 5.1 and no cat fangs up my nose thankfully. Seems like several of us are battling highs this morning, hope they all get back under control soon.

@karen8967, I keep meaning to ask if the new job's still going well? And hopefully @Mel dCP today will be better than some of the teaching days you've had lately.

Luckily for me meetings stopped being part of my working life when I started working for myself....though I quite like the idea of chatting to a client whilst stroking a sheep (it's usually my dog)
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hi hh1 new job going fine they have changed my hours for me as i was doing 3 long days but that was playing havoc with bgs so now i do 4 shorter days which seems to be working out good so fingers crossed it continues thanks for asking xx
 
hh1 said:
I don't know why but as it's your main job share day I thought it might be better than the supply days. So much for my optimism!
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That WAS much better than the supply days hahaha :p And I have no idea how she’ll end up, it’s so sad. I had her removed from the class in the end.

I did find out that a year 8 child (just 13) I’d taught last term died recently from one of these “Donkey Kong” ecstasy pills that are going around, just tragic. We’d had a bulletin at the ambulance station to watch out for these particular pills, but when I went to one of my supply schools this week, I heard it was a child I’d taught.
 
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I have some scrummy Doc Marten's (in fact, two pairs) for winter. For the other three seasons I wear Berkinstocks and if it's cold I might think about wearing trainers, but usually I just think "oh bother it" (or words to that effect) and wear the Berks anyway.

I do occasionally wonder what I'd do if I had to go somewhere posh. I own precisely one pair of not Berks or DM's, and they're sandals. I think I'd probably think "oh bother it" (ahem!) and wear the Berks.
 
WuTwo said:
I have some scrummy Doc Marten's (in fact, two pairs) for winter. For the other three seasons I wear Berkinstocks and if it's cold I might think about wearing trainers, but usually I just think "oh bother it" (or words to that effect) and wear the Berks anyway.

I do occasionally wonder what I'd do if I had to go somewhere posh. I own precisely one pair of not Berks or DM's, and they're sandals. I think I'd probably think "oh bother it" (ahem!) and wear the Berks.
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I wore my (scuffed) DMs to a wedding last year! Got a couple of funny looks, but hey, I was comfy!

Quick questoon: should I be worried about an air bubble in my insulin pen? Have tried to push it out holding it every which way, but it's just not working...
 
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