2010 Chat - January (part 1)

[Frannie 0]

How are you feeling Marie? I never did hear what you were having, but something tells me boy

[tipsy mipsy 0]

thanks frannie , no i didnt come in on that page have saved it as a favorite now x

[tipsy mipsy 0]

i feel better than i have in a long while at the half way mark now (20 weeks) and yes its a boy

[Frannie 0]

so glad you're feeling better... I was never sick when I carried our child... and very glad of that

[noviakiki 0]

Frannie wrote:

I'll type in bold while you are here.. that may help

It does help. Thanks for that link...makes it a whole lot easier to find.

[noviakiki 0]

Well, sadly I have to go but now that I can find us I will be back and more often, lol.

[Frannie 0]

now remember.. every few days.. the name of the chatting thread will change.. but just look for the latest posts. It's much quieter here though.. and you may find it empty many times. Not sure if that's because of the Holidays - or folk are having trouble finding us

[Frannie 0]

OK lou.. come back soon!

[tipsy mipsy 0]

i have tried several times to find you and gave up and the times i did manage there was no one on so i think its a bit of both

[Frannie 0]

well that link I posted has worked well for me.... and let's me see what other threads there are.. that are OURS.

I havent ventured out into the threads that are NOT C & G yet

[tipsy mipsy 0]

me niether trying to get to grips with this first

[Frannie 0]

Marie.. sorry to leave youbut I have to get some stuff done.. So happy you're better these days

[tipsy mipsy 0]

thank you frannie nice to see you again x x

[Bee1 0]

hello everyone
just got home and its cold out there!!!

[tipsy mipsy 0]

my dear twin x x x x x

[Bee1 0]

tipsy mipsy wrote:

my dear twin x x x x x

hello hunnie

Happy New Year

[tipsy mipsy 0]

happy new year to you too am now sending bee a little pressie x

[Bee1 0]

tipsy mipsy wrote:

happy new year to you too am now sending bee a little pressie x

sorry my wireless is playing up - I will try to laad the game.

Thank you hunnie - you didn't have to sent me anythinkg.
I hope you had nice and peacefull Christmas

[tipsy mipsy 0]

christmas was good thank you , how was yours , are you able to get on chat , it may be easier to talk that way x

[Zoonie 0]

Hi Marie, Hi Bee - Bee you were late today.
So was OH, the trains are a total mess again, his terminated miles from home...had to go and fetch him!

The south east is grinding to a total halt.

[tipsy mipsy 0]

hi zoonie , i am glad you got home safely , the weather is suposed to get worse , so please be carefull everyone x

[Zoonie 0]

Thanks Marie, same for all of you too -
I'm just so grateful that our oil arrived in the end!

[tipsy mipsy 0]

we topped up on our gas credit to day , just to be sure and i put a couple of pints of milk in freezer for little one incase we cant get out ,

[Zoonie 0]

Isn't it crazy?
We're so not geared up for any extreme in weather here.



That Slanket I scoffed at amongst my Christmas presents, may come in handy yet!
It certainly would've on NYE when we were stranded hey?

[Bee1 0]

Zoonie wrote:

Hi Marie, Hi Bee - Bee you were late today.
So was OH, the trains are a total mess again, his terminated miles from home...had to go and fetch him!

The south east is grinding to a total halt.

tell me about it! London Bridge was total nightmare - people running from platform to platform.

I managed to get on a train that was 45 minutes late (why? there was no snow in London at that point) and then walked home though dark park as I was not sure if busses were running this time

There was a message on our local train station announcing that tomorrow they will be revise timetable with first train leaving at 7am

[Bee1 0]

Zoonie wrote:

Isn't it crazy?
We're so not geared up for any extreme in weather here.



That Slanket I scoffed at amongst my Christmas presents, may come in handy yet!
It certainly would've on NYE when we were stranded hey?

hehe - make sure you carry a hipflask with something strong in your handback.

your OH is lucky that you could go and pick him up and it's good to hear you both got home safely (and that you finally have oil too!!)

[Zoonie 0]

Bee, Mr Zoonie travels in and out of London Bridge too, he said it was chaos on all the platforms and it continued to be chaos on the trains too - no one had any idea what was going on, including the driver!

There'd been problems earlier with trains stuck at a depot and also signalling failures.
Add staff going AWOL and the low temps giving points problems, and it doesn't take long for the whole chain to collapse!

Mind you, his train didn't turn up at 5.43 either (this morning) no notice, it was just cancelled.

Doesn't bode well for tomorrow - and there aren't any buses from here.

[tipsy mipsy 0]

zonie do you need the swan ? wuzzy has a spare if you do x

[Zoonie 0]

Oh thanks Marie, but Armell gifted me a swan thank you

[Bee1 0]

if there is situation like this - i always check live departures on the net for my local station before I leave house

can Mr Zoonie work from home if he can't get to work?

[tipsy mipsy 0]

thats a must i think bee , i hope it doesnt get too bad my parents are in kenya at the moment and due to fly home monday , although i can think of worse places to be stuck x

[Zoonie 0]

*dreams of Kenya*!!!


We have the live departures page left open over night these days Bee, but because we're on such a long stretch and because he gets the first train, it isn't always accurate

He gets the Hastings to Charing Cross train.


If he can't get in, he can't get in, but yes, he can do a certain amount from home. It's just the way it is.

[Bee1 0]

tipsy mipsy wrote:

thats a must i think bee , i hope it doesnt get too bad my parents are in kenya at the moment and due to fly home monday , although i can think of worse places to be stuck x

at least they are nice and warm. It might be over by monday - or at least under control
I'm bit worried about tomorrow - january is mad at work with tax return deadline so near - I can't really afford not to go to work

[Toulouse 0]

Evening all

Zoonie, I'm glad you're home safe and sound! Am sorry about the train problems for you guys over there! Heard the weather forecast for our area and it doesn't look good for the next 2 weeks : (

[lea75 0]

hiya everyone!!

Back from my holidays and looking forward to being able to join in the chat in here now

[tipsy mipsy 0]

i hope you can get into work bee , but i think if it gets really bad everyone will be in the same boat and noone will be going anywhere , it really is best to stay as safe as possible temps tomorrow they say could be as low as minus 6 and with the wind they think we may get a wind chill factor of minus 12 -15

[BooBear 0]

Hello everyone. How are you all?

[bogie 0]

Hello my dear friends xx xx

Happy New Year to you all

[tipsy mipsy 0]

Toulouse wrote:

Evening all

Zoonie, I'm glad you're home safe and sound! Am sorry about the train problems for you guys over there! Heard the weather forecast for our area and it doesn't look good for the next 2 weeks : (

hi toulhose , how are you ?

lea75 wrote:

hiya everyone!!

Back from my holidays and looking forward to being able to join in the chat in here now

hi , i am marie , we havent met before , x

boo nice to see you again feels like ages as i havent been around a lot lately x

[Toulouse 0]

Hello Lea, Marie, Boo, Boogs, Zoonie and Bee!
Now, who did I miss?

[tipsy mipsy 0]

boogie how are you , how was your christmas x

[bogie 0]

I see me Boo

and some new faces, nice to meet you, sorry if im slow but im not used to this forum

[Bee1 0]

ok guys - sorry but internet is playing up - will have to reboot

If I don't make it back tonight have a great evening and be safe and warm

[Zoonie 0]

Good Evening Everyone

Hi Boo, Hi Lea, how was the holiday? we were all thinking about you, and if you got off ok - it must be horrid to come back to this!

Evening BG.


Bee, I can understand you don't want to miss work, but the way things are, it's pretty much out of your hands really.

BOO I read about Craxton Wood

[Toulouse 0]

tipsy mipsy wrote:

hi toulhose , how are you ?

I'm fine hn, thanks. Think everyone's gonna say I'm nuts, but I just ate some ice cream
How are you doing?

[bogie 0]

tipsy mipsy wrote:

boogie how are you , how was your christmas x

WOW how are you hun? long time no see

it was great/manic!! how about you how was yours?

[Zoonie 0]

Boogie, I just spy you too - thanks for the FB message.

Keep meaning to enquire how your MIL is doing now?

We've all been so out of touch haven't we!

I have a bit of a message to put on the Gift Registry thread, but don't want it to stay long,, so will post and then edit it out.

[lea75 0]

Holiday was great...apart from having the flight diverted to Birmingham as they closed Manchester airport
Worse part is I live 10 miles away from Birmingham airport, but I had to wait for my partner to pick us up as he had already driven to Manchester to get us!

I hope everyone is keeping warm and safe in this horrendous weather!

[bogie 0]

Bee wrote:

ok guys - sorry but internet is playing up - will have to reboot

If I don't make it back tonight have a great evening and be safe and warm

Bee how are you????????????????????? been thinking about you lots

Zoonie wrote:

Good Evening Everyone

Hi Boo, Hi Lea, how was the holiday? we were all thinking about you, and if you got off ok - it must be horrid to come back to this!

Evening BG.


Bee, I can understand you don't want to miss work, but the way things are, it's pretty much out of your hands really.

BOO I read about Craxton Wood

Me loon just seen! but need to know what happened to you over xmas!!!

Toulouse wrote:

tipsy mipsy wrote:

hi toulhose , how are you ?

I'm fine hn, thanks. Think everyone's gonna say I'm nuts, but I just ate some ice cream
How are you doing?

BG hope the cold it not playing havoc with you

[tipsy mipsy 0]

bogie wrote:

tipsy mipsy wrote:

boogie how are you , how was your christmas x

WOW how are you hun? long time no see

it was great/manic!! how about you how was yours?

manic as well and noisy !!!!!! took little one 3 days to open her pressies , i was busy with christmas and not feeling great , this is the best i have felt in weeks , so i am making the most of it x