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Latest post on 05 May 2014 - 20:35
It's like one of those " hot spots" - it's the pressure release.......... Aye, yir nae wrang.
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Latest post on 05 May 2014 - 20:33
To Maroosh (and anyone else who doesn't get it)...............we Scots are very good at making fun of ourselves. It's how we cope.
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Latest post on 05 May 2014 - 19:52
Never! :D This is, was, and always will be, home. :) In negotiation with DH. Wanted to leave since before we arrived... He has a latest deadline of 2019 with an option a, b and c early exit plan (based on school/nursery starting dates) inbetween now and then... fighting a losing battle :-( RuthM, I find your post really sad. I don't think you will ever settle or feel happy here until you accept that you are in this for the long haul and you must adjust your way of thinking if you want to feel at home. With such a long stretch ahead of you, maybe it's time to take a different tack towards life here. Have you made some good friends? Dubai does it for some people, but not for others. Even with good friends,
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Latest post on 05 May 2014 - 18:03
Don't you just love the Daily Fail though ;) Children on flight from Dubai in headline, it doesn't state where they started from until you read further down. Also the teachers reckoned it could have been excitement as for some it as their first flight. If it was their first flight, how did they get to SA? It sounds as though at least some of them ate something dodgy before getting on the plane, mass hysteria could very well have affected the rest. It could have been from the first flight. I wonder how many passengers went on the same 2 flights. Plus it could have been contaminated kids meals. Remember some kids have weaker stomachs than adults. Not many 11year olds eat children's meals.
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Latest post on 05 May 2014 - 17:42
I don't feel it is rife here compared to the rest of the world. We live in a much smaller community therefore statistically it is probably the same if not less than the UK I know of several men and women who have cheated both here and at home. Sign of the times we live in which is sad Men (and women) have always cheated, nothing new there. But perhaps in expat communities there is more temptation and less sense of consequence.
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Latest post on 05 May 2014 - 17:32
Don't you just love the Daily Fail though ;) Children on flight from Dubai in headline, it doesn't state where they started from until you read further down. Also the teachers reckoned it could have been excitement as for some it as their first flight. If it was their first flight, how did they get to SA? It sounds as though at least some of them ate something dodgy before getting on the plane, mass hysteria could very well have affected the rest.
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Latest post on 01 May 2014 - 18:29
Why the shock, horror, outrage? Didn't any of you realise this is a PUBLIC forum? Anything you write on here can be read by anyone, so why not via Facebook?
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Latest post on 28 April 2014 - 11:18
Why let it bother you? There are crass idiots everywhere, just ignore. Or do what a friend of mine did for years, when asked why she didn't have babies, she just said, "Because I hate the sticky brats". That shut them up! And when she did finally get pregnant, she told a nosy acquaintance that she and her DH needed someone to pay the retirement home fees. Again, no further questions!
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Latest post on 24 April 2014 - 18:27
Nothing but NOTHING beats a Marmite and lettuce sandwich, white bread and lots of unsalted butter.And best on "garage" bread, cheap white and fluffy! <em>edited by Livelytrish on 24/04/2014</em>
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Latest post on 24 April 2014 - 17:12
Celesti, I think most of us are concerned rather than condemning. From your recent post it sounds as though you are in danger of being used, in more ways than one, by someone else who, as DR so rightly points out, may have an axe to grind. And, please take the advice of a woman more than old enough to be your mother, making any big decision after a big life change is rarely wise. You need time on your own before getting involved, even in the most platonic way, with anyone, and least of all with someone carrying his own baggage. And most importantly, you need a finalised divorce and custody of your child.
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 18:54
Interesting, I see of course letting them grow out of control until they are bigger and wider than the house looks ridiculous! They also are incredibly ugly, they do not regrow on old wood and so become bare at the base, in addition they poison the surrounding soil and nothing will grow within several feet of them.
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 17:34
Leylandii are great for privacy, but not sure they would cope with the heat. Fast growing aswell. And they are even more hated in UK than Damas trees in UAE! And they wouldn't grow in the soil, let alone the heat. Best to stick to Neem trees or treliised climbers,
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 17:29
And do I need to get rid of dog? :(((((((((( he's never bitten anyone before Just keep him away from the driver, the dog almost certainly thought he was protecting you and your family. Did the driver enter your house? Don't panic (but make sure the poor man gets a shot and a nice big tip)
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 17:24
If all this is true, then the OP needs to think very hard about what she is doing. it could all end in a terrible, terrible mess.
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 12:11
Ok tell your friend to contact Argos Cat Sanctuary (O0357)99326045 or email them on [email protected]. I am on the otherside of the island, at least two hours drive and am carless just now. They will be the nearest to them I think. Let me know how it goes. xxx Posted at the same time.
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 12:06
Ok tell your friend to contact Argos Cat Sanctuary (O0357)99326045 or email them on [email protected]. I am on the otherside of the island, at least two hours drive and am carless just now. They will be the nearest to them I think. Let me know how it goes. xxx
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Latest post on 20 April 2014 - 18:49
Quote=Oopsiedaisy'>Doesn't it feel great to get all that frustration of your chest than, after all those months if not years. And as an EW addict with almost 7000 posts on your name you must be a magician. Not being able to use your hands that is. edited by Oopsiedaisy on 20/04/2014 Yes, my dear, it felt great. Just great!!!
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Latest post on 20 April 2014 - 18:41
I have sat on my hands for months, if not years, trying not to respond to these "anguished appeals to the Mods" posts.......................for goodness sake ladies, don't you all have more to worry about? And doesn't it ever occur to you that you actually sound like five yearolds, going crying to teacher? Miss, Miss.............etc etc.
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Latest post on 18 April 2014 - 20:56
I'd say Phuket is as "safe" as anywhere would be for teenagers let loose on holiday. The troubles in Bangkok are a side issue. it's a judgement call really, all you can do is assess your own child's capability to make wise decisions even when under peer pressure, and hope for the best. They can get into danger anywhere when they are off the leash.
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Latest post on 17 April 2014 - 20:42
Totally tragic especially as it looks as though the huge loss of life could have been avoided with a more competent evacuation procedure. But as they always say.........lessons shall be learned. Let's hope so.
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Latest post on 17 April 2014 - 20:31
The woman is obviously barking mad. But that kind of passive aggressive reaction is not uncommon in many internet forum posters, albeit not in quite such an extreme form. Reacting to criticism or even mild disagreement by playing the bullied victim act happens even on here. However to compare herself, even by association, to combat veterans is shameful.
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Latest post on 14 April 2014 - 19:43
Why on earth is anyone taking all this seriously? It's cyberspace,not real life!
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Latest post on 13 April 2014 - 18:48
Sorry about your DH, LT. :( Thanks TB x
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Latest post on 13 April 2014 - 18:40
Both my parents are dead, as are my siblings, and a beloved DH. Of course I remember the dates they died, and their birthdays, and send a quiet thought to them all. But if I turned their loss into a parade for attention I would be diminishing both them and myself. Life is for the living, and we owe that to the ones who are gone. .
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Latest post on 13 April 2014 - 18:22
No, it's not normal. In fact this lady has a problem, but it's not yours.She is either parading her grief to draw attention to herself, or she is just plain barking. And possibly both.
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Latest post on 13 April 2014 - 10:21
She was diabetic, as a result she had been in very poor health for some years, in spite of two kidney transplants.
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Latest post on 10 April 2014 - 17:40
Stovies...........you'll know what I mean Joyce! With oatcakes, some beetroot and a glass of milk, pure heaven! Failing that, egg and chips!
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Latest post on 09 April 2014 - 19:05
Hi Livelytrish .....talk about great minds and all that....;) Seems to happen a lot...........xxx
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Latest post on 09 April 2014 - 18:55
LOLIK, i suggest that you take your poor birdie along to Nad al Sheba vets and ask their advice on how to proceed. They are the most highly respected of all avian vets in Dubai and as a result will have a large database of experienced bird owners. They will be able to point you in the right direction. But I have to ask you, are you an experienced parrot owner? Macaws are perhaps the most difficult of parrots to handle, they are extremely intelligent and sensitive and if, as your poor little chap (or chapess) has been stuck in a pet shop aka PetH@ll then he or she will be still suffering from PTS and will need very special handling and a lot of TLC. Plucking and aggression are the most obvious signs, but there may be other behavioural issues, and frankly it will not be a quick fix. I also have to ask, how big is its enclosure? Whilst macaws are like all parrots, sociable creatures, they need space, cages are not ideal, is your bird in an aviary? You may have to bite the bullet and do what I did with a very tricky Cockatoo (rescue, stressed more than a bit aggressive and totally bonkers) and find an adoptive home in an aviary. Happy ending tho, turned out part of his problem was being, er shall we say a bit fruity, and last thing i heard he is now a proud daddy of many! Anyway, best of luck and please do contact Nad al Sheba. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 09/04/2014</em>
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Latest post on 08 April 2014 - 21:03
UK news has just said no sign of drugs or substance abuse. Apparently she's only been earing veggies for weeks! Didn't know salad could kill you. It sounds as though she had been "extreme" dieting. Which will play heaven and h@ll with the body. And without wishing to sound disrespectful, my gut instinct is that she has had an eating disorder for sometime. Poor little girl.
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Latest post on 08 April 2014 - 20:26
Brown a few chicken breasts, chuck in a little garlic and then put in the oven with basil and canned tomatoes. cook till chicken is tender (A dash of grape juice is nice also) Just before serving add some pitted black olives and more chopped fresh basil. Serve with crusty bread or rice and a salad.
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Latest post on 08 April 2014 - 20:15
Totally agree SueB. I think it was a shameful and poorly thought out suggestion. On the other hand it does seem to be, from most of the threads she has participated in, that Gorobattie's default response to any situation is to go on the attack. Perhaps, Gorobattie, you should think longer before you respond.........before we rechristen you "Gotobattle". <em>edited by Livelytrish on 08/04/2014</em>
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Latest post on 07 April 2014 - 20:28
Obviously nothing on the telly tonight.
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Latest post on 02 April 2014 - 17:15
Thankyou Joyce........just saw your post further down, totally agree with you too.
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Latest post on 02 April 2014 - 16:43
It WAS home cooked dog food!!!! Though when the Boy aged ten eating Winalot biscuits as a snack, I did start to worry a little. (He still swears they taste great, and he has fantastic teeth!) <em>edited by Livelytrish on 02/04/2014</em>
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Latest post on 02 April 2014 - 16:34
Oh dear, I would hate to be a new mother today! Have you ladies ever considered that you (or even the previous generation) wouldn't be here if infant nutrition was such a minefield? The only real minefield is the overabundance of studies ............most of which will be contradicted this time next year. Allergies "might" be caused by over or premature exposure, or possibly "maybe" by under exposure or lack thereof. Or perhaps they "might" be hereditary inabilities to process certain enzymes............ In the last few months alone I have read of studies suggesting all of the above. Follow your instincts, not the calendar, babies are not all the same and they don't read studies. If a baby is still hungry in spite of adequate milk, then gradually begin to feed solids.............clean, bland and ideally home made from fresh ingredients. (This may not be the time to confess I fed both my babies with dogfood....................................... the same mince, veg and potatoes I cooked for the pups!!) And please don't believe that you mothers are the first in the world to have raised children, it's not unchartered territory, women have been raising children healthily for millennia....................in previous generations babies may have died from disease, ignorance, famine and bad water, but not from being fed solids too soon!
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 18:45
Gosh - if there was one thing I never expected to find in the UAE would be a male gynecologist! It's bad enough being given them back home... Mine in the UK was an Arab guy. Due to problems I saw a lot of gynaes and he was amazing. Much better and nicer than some of the ladies I saw :-) The only female gynaes I ever encountered were absolutely heartless cows. I only once had a bad male doc who was one of the old old school (patronising misogynist but it was in the late 60's) ..all the rest have remarkably respectful and very empathetic. I suspect they had good mothers!!
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 17:42
Surely the great joy of this forum (apart from getting information which is dull and boring until you need it) is the ability it gives posters to vent harmlessly and save their sanity from being slowly shredded...............without kicking the dog, poisoning DH or firing the maid. oh no LT, the great joy now is being able to down thumb all the people you don't like !! lolol :D Ah yes, EW.the gift that keeps on giving!!!
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 17:25
Surely the great joy of this forum (apart from getting information which is dull and boring until you need it) is the ability it gives posters to vent harmlessly and save their sanity from being slowly shredded...............without kicking the dog, poisoning DH or firing the maid.
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 16:31
Fatima, I have no constructive suggestions to give you but I am so sorry to hear that your little family has so much to bear. Wishing you all the best. Trish.
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 13:10
I remember the "accident" very well, it happened on the same road where I'd skidded on black ice and crashed a couple of years before. What is so terrifying is that he would have completely got away with it if he hadn't tried it again. And if there hadn't been a random meeting between a Scottish policeman and a relative of his second victim. He truly is a sociopath, he has even tormented the family of his dead wife by going to court for the right to be buried in the same plot. Hopefully he will never be released. That is so sick wanted to be buried in the same plot - hopefully the courts refused. He should never be released because as you say he is a true sociopath and capable, I am sure of doing it all again. Scary that he worked in the NHS for so long - the HR departments must have never done a CRB on him as he had previous convictions for arson. He also was convicted (tho later successfully appealed) for burning down the storage company where his marital belongings were held in order to make an inflated insurance claim. Not sure how that case fell apart but it was very strange that the building in question had stood for many years without incident until the night after he had visited it. My poor niece had all her belongings destroyed in the blaze. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 31/03/2014</em>
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 13:07
No need to watch the final part tonight then !! Oops, sorry, i thought the story had been pretty much trailed before the launch of the series. It's still fascinating, such an ordinary little man.
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 12:53
Erin Brokovich That case involved criminal acts involving the illegal dumping of known toxic chemicals. Quite shameful but not a case of an "unknown unknown".
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Latest post on 31 March 2014 - 12:50
I remember the "accident" very well, it happened on the same road where I'd skidded on black ice and crashed a couple of years before. What is so terrifying is that he would have completely got away with it if he hadn't tried it again. And if there hadn't been a random meeting between a Scottish policeman and a relative of his second victim. He truly is a sociopath, he has even tormented the family of his dead wife by going to court for the right to be buried in the same plot. Hopefully he will never be released.
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Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 21:15
Yep, detached house is the way to go. Lolacat, def agree with you but everyone has to make their own decisions. I personally just wouldn't want to risk it until scientists can 100% agree that it is safe. I think kids more susceptible than adults and also believe that it may take a decade or two for any health problems to show up. Julia roberts anyone? Nope we would not take the risk given the choice regardless. What does Julia Roberts have to say on the subject? Last time I looked she was an actress.
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Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 21:12
Yep, detached house is the way to go. Lolacat, def agree with you but everyone has to make their own decisions. I personally just wouldn't want to risk it until scientists can 100% agree that it is safe. I think kids more susceptible than adults and also believe that it may take a decade or two for any health problems to show up. We have had electricity pylons and substations for more than a decade or two.....................I think any problems would have manifested themselves by now, don't you?
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Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 19:43
And the locomotive engine was supposed to cause insanity, miscarriage in women and the possibility that passengers" brains would explode! Every single advance brings the same horror stories.
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Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 19:04
I used Johnson's Baby shampoo on my DD's purple hair job, took quite a few washes but it seemed to work.
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Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 19:01
OK, let me reiterate for the last time............recognising cultural difference does NOT equate to negative prejudice. I am sorry if you have found that elsewhere, but you will not find it on this very multicultural forum, so please stop looking for it here.
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Latest post on 30 March 2014 - 18:18
Recognising cultural differences is not the same as prejudice. I am sorry if you have experienced the latter.
 
 
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