Just checking in. @gennepher you had an eventful day. It is good that cafes are willing to help the homeless, as you are. I am glad you got to your Christmas lunch but with all the traffic I’m sure you were worn out when you got back. Try and have a quiet day tomo and take care.
Hey a cat a rug and a drink are my answer to every ill. You and Popeye enjoy.Thank you @PenguinMum
I do need a quiet day in bed. I am knackered now!
I will be making a whiskey hot toddy with honey in a bit. Still on couch with cat and electric blanket. But will be in bed shortly.
You have a good night
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Observation from another thread on this site ...
We are not allowed to post 4-letter terms for roosters, 5-letter names of women such as Miss Brice and Miss Hill, and yet we are allowed to post the word hell.
Does that make sense to you? It doesn't to me.
Not sure why you consider 'hell' alongside derogatory or demeaning words, especially as it's a misinterpretation that only occurs post-King James version. The original word 'sheol' meaning grave or death. The KJB actually uses both translations of 'sheol' equally. I was fascinated by the concept of 'hell' as a child and looked into it extensively, hence reaching the conclusion that it is purely a mistranslation and not worthy of being used to deride, inflame, or denounce. Hope that helps
The person who posted it was IMO using it in all 3 of those ways, instead of in any theological sense; whereas I think it's hilarious (and also very silly) that the site *s out the 4-letter word for "rooster" and the 5-letter woman's name when they are not being used in any derogatory, inflammatory, or denunciatory way.
I am finding even 85% is too sweet for me now, 90% is OK but I have noticed a remarkable difference in the Carbs per 100gram across different makes, at the moment the lowest I can find locally is Lindt at 14g of carbs per 100g.Did you eat dark chocolate previously? I can’t believe I’m enjoying 100% cocoa stuff these days! I only used to eat milk chocolate before diagnosis but it’d actually be far too sweet for me now. Amazing how our tastes can change.
Gas delivery just arrived. Hurrah! We can have hot water and heat in all the rooms now.
Not if it's our Labrador at 36 KiloThe furry hot water bottle is the best!
From time spent volunteering with The Samaritans and Shelter I found out just how alarmingly easy it is to find yourself homless almost in the blink of an eye. Then the hopless situation of trying to get help, for years The Salvation Army was the only refuge available late at night, it's heartbreaking to hear some of the paths people's lives take.The cafe I had retreated to earlier was also serving homeless people.
Not if it's our Labrador at 36 Kilo
Just in case you all get a picture of a very fat Labrador he's not, he's just a very big powerful Champagne coloured dog who's spent his life on a very strict diet because of intolerance to rich dog foods and certainly no tit bits allowed.
Oh and another reason you would not want him on your lap is he molts constantly.
I was dragged up as a Methodist through my childhood and teenage years, I now consider myself Christian but have no time for any organised religion. For many years I had a very simplistic view of heaven and hell, later becoming fascinated by Miltons descriptions which I no longer take literally but they still send shivers down my spine.....I was fascinated by the concept of 'hell
Genius. And I love your brickwork!!!Every cloud has a silver lining, although we’ve no central heating until the gas is delivered, Mr C is gradually clearing the shed and has made a cosy fire in the woodburner with a lot of the burnable wood. View attachment 37113
That wind was vicious @DJC3
I went in a shop opposite the dentist that had the back doors open for a delivery, then a sudden wind gust came in and channelled up the aisle, blew stuff off shelves and me backwards.
I am beginning to think it would have been better and safer to stay at home.
Getting back to the car, I passed a homeless man in a doorway just as another homeless man came to see if he was okay. (I have seen them before) I asked if I could give them the change in my pocket. It was only a few pounds and I apologised it wasn't more. But they were both pleased. They were sleeping out in this foul wind and weather.
The cafe I had retreated to earlier was also serving homeless people. In the toilet facilities was a tap where you were invited to fill your water bottle. I had never been in this cafe before, but the other cafe over the road was dealing with a burst water pipe and the road was being dug up. The cafe serving people were very kind to all their customers.
Actually I have a bad cough that I have had for a week now, and they were asking if I was okay and one of the servers put their arm on my back to check I was okay. And I am thinking surely I don't look that ill? That wind wasn't easy to breathe in.
I went a different route back to the Xmas Party, it took me quite a few more extra miles but I got there okay. The coughing had abated a lot by being indoors. But all I wanted was to go home and to my electric blanket (which those homeless men cannot do).
I came home and crashed out. Just woke up now. Cat is on me keeping me warmer.
You were unlucky with your shed, but lucky it didn't damage someone else's stuff.
I'm sure certain words set off automatic alarms.The person who posted it was IMO using it in all 3 of those ways, instead of in any theological sense; whereas I think it's hilarious (and also very silly) that the site *s out the 4-letter word for "rooster" and the 5-letter woman's name when they are not being used in any derogatory, inflammatory, or denunciatory way.
From time spent volunteering with The Samaritans and Shelter I found out just how alarmingly easy it is to find yourself homless almost in the blink of an eye. Then the hopless situation of trying to get help, for years The Salvation Army was the only refuge available late at night, it's heartbreaking to hear some of the paths people's lives take.
Whilst waiting in the hospital sitting in a corridor on Saturday I noticed the many security staff walking about, apparently looking for "rough sleepers" taking advantage of the hospital waiting areas and facilities as though they were relatives waiting for someone, desperate humans, difficult situations for the hospital.
I was dragged up as a Methodist through my childhood and teenage years, I now consider myself Christian but have no time for any organised religion. For many years I had a very simplistic view of heaven and hell, later becoming fascinated by Miltons descriptions which I no longer take literally but they still send shivers down my spine.....
hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky
With hideous ruin and combustion down
To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
In adamantine chains and penal fire ... his (Satan's) horrid crew
Lay vanquished, rolling in the fiery gulf.
Not a nice place to be and that's just the start.....great imagery.
However I am not all dark I am also fascinated by Angels, but some of those are also very scary.
Edit.. @gennepher but not your parking angel bet it's wonderful.
Edit.. @gennepher but not your parking angel bet it's wonderful.
I was dragged up as a Methodist through my childhood and teenage years, I now consider myself Christian but have no time for any organised religion. For many years I had a very simplistic view of heaven and hell, later becoming fascinated by Miltons descriptions which I no longer take literally but they still send shivers down my spine.....
hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky
With hideous ruin and combustion down
To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
In adamantine chains and penal fire ... his (Satan's) horrid crew
Lay vanquished, rolling in the fiery gulf.
Not a nice place to be and that's just the start.....great imagery.
However I am not all dark I am also fascinated by Angels, but some of those are also very scary.
Edit.. @gennepher but not your parking angel bet it's wonderful.
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