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Loopy Lotti

Loopy Lotti
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 13:24
LOL - all I've done is slung on a pair of jeans & t-shirt, back to square one really, just minus the dressing gown!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 13:20
James Berry & Associates - british run, very good. www.jamesberrylaw.com/
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 13:19
Me tooo .... using windows 7
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 13:13
He actually knocked on my door and screamed at me...... He does that again and Mr Policeman will be round..... What???!!! Totally unacceptable!! I'd defo speak with the management / landlord!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 13:09
Right thats it.............................its time to get changed. I'm with you Loopy - i'll make it a long 30 min make over. Hmm haven't started my work out yet, why not let today be the day I get my trainers on. come on, be real - just can't be bothered. You know it's not happening. LOL - ditto!!! So much for my 30 lengths each day in the pool, too darn cold for that kind of malarky!! There's always my very neglected and very over due tax return to attempt ....... :\: Errrr maybe I'll just kill a few chapters of my book first ;)
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 12:51
Wish I was a kid ...... I'd go lose myself in Kidzania for the afternoon ;):)
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 12:49
Bored tooooooooooo!!!! Waiting for a start date for a new job...... was fun for the first few weeks now I am just bored silly!!!! No kids, nothing to clean up, apartment has never been so spic n span ...... have cooked just about every meal in my repertoire plus a zillion new dishes for DH when he gets home from work ...... am so bored even interesting things seem boring!!! Really should at least get out of my dressing gown and drag myself away from the lappy ....... that'll take oh at least 10 mins!! Arrrggghhh!!!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 12:46
Ta :) Every day's a school day eh!! :)
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 12:43
IYKWIM ??? From the City of Life thread ......
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:12
I agree the ladies out here know it all.. But asking what password you might have is taking it assuming way too much.... :D Or perhaps you need help with Password Recovery !! Why don't you click on the forgot password link there and that could help you with the steps involved... :):)
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:05
For months now I have been trying to find employment. It seems that a lot of ladies are in the same boat. Apparently, despite good qualifications and solid experience in our chosen fields our age and appearance (attaching a 'photograph to the CV is a required by a lot employers here) we are not being chosen for interviews! I have decided to do a little experiment: apply for a job that I am totally unqualified for and attach a models 'photo.... lets see if I get an interview! LoL ;) Busy slightly changing a version of my CV and and then will have some fun choosing a photograph for my new and improved CV.......:) Hahahaha - I like your style!! Good luck, enjoy and do update us with the outcome ;-)
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:04
I used to drive a Lotus (my pride n joy, broke my heart selling it to move here). It's nick name was Lotti ..... and well I have been known to be a bit loopy at times :)
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:58
Why was my post removed linking to the other thread? Was just trying to be helpful in directing the OP to where there's a lot more info ......... :\:
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EW GURU
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:15
There's loads of threads on where to get - just search packing boxes
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 10:12
BB App world is not available in the UAE :( http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-App-World-General/BlackBerry-App-World-in-the-UAE/td-p/490277
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EW GURU
Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 19:36
Welcome! Bundles of advice & entertainment here!! :)
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:47
Second F is forum - you got the first one correct :) LOL you got there whilst I was in compose mode - geddit now :-)
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:46
I often think "RTFF" when I read another board where people ask the same questions over and over. I've never posted it as I try to stay polite :) [b'>R[/b'>eally [b'>T[/b'>errific[b'> F[/b'>emale [b'>F[/b'>riend???? LOL NO idea what it really stands for ...... can someone enlighten?
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:31
It did thank you, and no royals involved either :)
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:29
lol@LL - you know things are bad when you're using the heated seats in Dubai! First time I went to this hospital the doctor packed me off for a blood test for Raynaud's disease because my fingers were ice cold and purple. I don't have Raynaud's, it was just even colder in his examination room than the rest of the hospital! Hehehe!!! Yes darn heated seats, was hoping I'd have to investigate where the windscreen wipers were, but alas still no rain on my side of town :-(
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:27
Edited To Add Ah, all falls into place now. Thank you SQ :)
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:18
I had a miserable morning. First at the hospital where it's always really cold, then on the metro where it was cold, then bus back home which was freezing. Got home and would have put the heating on if I had any. Instead chucked on socks and a hoodie. Do none of the public places turn the a/c down in winter?! I've got to go into that hospital next week for a day, thinking of taking my own sleeping bag lol I went for my job medical on Sunday and SNAP - the hospital was sub zero in my book!!!! I was there for 5hrs and actually turned on the heated seats on in the car once I finally escaped!!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 18:08
Defo give it a shot .... afterall you have nothing to lose (bar your parents maybe being a little miffed). Just don't feel pressured into marriage if in your heart your not 110% sure. Good luck x
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 17:50
Ahhhhh enjoy the pups Lively!! Found another one that's flumoxing me ..... what does ETA stand for at the end of posts? Estimated Time (of) Arrival I think not, surely?
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 17:47
Or if looking at tother end of town Ibis at Trade Centre ticks the boxes and is also on top of a Metro station
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 17:43
LOL the UAE has spoiled you ladies. :P True ....very very true ;) Just a bit gutted as I go back to work next week after an 8 wk gap (was made redundant). First few weeks were spent job chasing, 2nd few wks back home in arctic UK for Xmas, then past couple of weeks entertaining my folks. Was hoping for some fine whether this week sunning & reading by an empty pool (gets busy at weekends!) before I start back at the daily grind. Never mind .... hopefully the sun fairy will show her face before the weekend.
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 16:25
Just zipped up my fleece lined hoody & put socks n trainers on. I'm bl**dy freezing. Not only that it's so miserable & cloudy. Where's the sparkly sun gone? I want my money back :-(
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EW GURU
Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 15:39
I'm interested too ..... altho have a feeling it's gonna be too far away ;-(
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 09:57
http://www.campwalden-ny.com/about/ This place is AMAZING! I actually worked there many many summers ago and found the place to be brilliant. As for water sports just a small list of activities here...... * “Avalanche” 15 foot Inflatable Waterslide * Banana Boating * Beach Volleyball and Tetherball * Canoeing * Fishing * “Iceberg” 14 foot Water Climbing Wall * Kayaking * Knee-Boarding * Paddleboating * Pontoon Boating * Rowboating * Sailing * Swimming (Waterfront & heated, lit pool) * Tubing * Wake-Boarding * Water Mats * Water Trampoline with the Blob Aquabounce * Waterskiing Location wise it's ...... located on Trout Lake, in the Town of Bolton, just five miles from Lake George. The camp is approximately 3.5 hours from NYC and Boston, 2.5 hours from Montreal and 1 hour from the Albany International Airport. Check out the web site - it's great!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 22:05
FABULOUS news!!!! Has actually brought a tear to my eye!! SO pleased for u all!! xxx
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 22:03
How about something like this? http://www.yourmemorylane.com/?src=gf1 And / or a sea plane trip over Dubai? http://www.seawings.ae/index.php/Seawings/ Good luck and I hope he loves whatever you go for!!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:57
On which note, my dears, ttfn..........it's peeing down here, I have new born pups in the warm, dry, and leakless bedroom and I have to go move buckets around in the upstairs bedoom so that I, the cats and the senior dogs have a dry bed to sleep in. Sounds fun - enjoy and BFN x
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:55
Little one Ah, that's cute. Ta CRx2
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:53
Ok so what is HRH??? His Royal Highness? Just stumbled on another in the do you look your age thread - what's LO?
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:49
ROTFLMAO Yup :)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:49
omg showin my age!!! lol
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:47
What the feck Ta ta for now Laughing out loud Oh and BFN = bye for now :)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 21:41
I’ve never really used forums before so when I first joined EW it took me a while to pick up on the abbreviations (pondered for ages why there were so many ladies called Tia ;-)) So have put together the below to assist new users. Please correct me if any are incorrect (I’m still learning!) and please do add to the list (to educate myself and others further!) OP = original poster (or opening poster?) TIA = thanks in advance MTIA = many thanks in advance DH = dear husband DD – dear daughter DS = dear son SO = significant other? OH = other half? MIL = mother in law FIL = father in law IMHO = in my humble opinion TBH = to be honest (SP) = indicates a spelling mistake [b'>UAE Specific[/b'> DXB = Dubai AUH = Abu Dhabi SZR = Sheikh Zayed Road AR = Arabian Ranches MC – Motor City MOE = Mall of the Emirates DM = Dubai Mall JBR – Jumeirah Beach Residenc JLT – Jumeirah Lake Towers Then stumbled across this site ...... http://www.all-acronyms.com/cat/9/tag/forum Think I might get some question marks if I used AIAMU!!! (and I'm a monkeys uncle) LOL! Can you tell I’m bored this eve?
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 19:36
Depends on what distance I'm being viewed from. From half a kilometre away I could get away with being 18 again ;)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 19:23
PS - just found this and thought I'd share. Some brilliant quotes there!! http://thinkexist.com/quotations/40th_birthday/ Just love this one ..... [i'>[b'> “The best years of a woman's life - the ten years between 39 & 40”[/b'>[/i'> :);)
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EW GURU
Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 19:18
Nice idea Lovely, and great to hear from those that have been there & proudly worn the t-shirt :-) I guess I'd best just embrace it and stop moaning - with age comes wisdom afterall, oh and attitude, and if I stop looking too closely in the mirror I can just about ignore the onset of wrinkles (sorry I meant laughter lines) :-) So, time to start dropping some desert sized hints to DH about the location of Tiffany's ;) Oh and a BIG happy birthday for those others with their naughty forties looming :)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 19:06
bump :(
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:35
My folks are cruise connoisseurs (oh the life!!!) and arrived here on it last year.......they LOVED it!!! Seriously considering a week for ourselves ..... will feedback if we take the plunge!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:35
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jezzzzzzzzzz.... the mother should be locked up & the key thrown away!!!!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:23
Maybe if I hang some washing out to dry that might tempt the weather to rain properly? :)
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 10:19
Hehehehehe!!!! You have rain????? Where are you? Just huge threatening clouds here at Trade Centre.... I SO wish it'd just bl**dy rain and done with it!!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 09:44
I wouldn't want to turn the clock back age wise. I'm 55 and happy in my skin! In my 20s and 30s it was running after kids, trying to fit all sorts in. In my 40s it was teenager strops etc although my 2 were actually OK. I hit my 50s and DH and I can do as we please, are a couple again with the kids off our hands. Don't care about the trivia I did when I was younger and we're both healthy and happy and will be even happier once we leave Doha this Friday!!!! :D :) Mega like :) Thanks Joyce ;-) xxx PS - good luck with your move!!
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 09:43
I wouldn't want to turn the clock back age wise. I'm 55 and happy in my skin! In my 20s and 30s it was running after kids, trying to fit all sorts in. In my 40s it was teenager strops etc although my 2 were actually OK. I hit my 50s and DH and I can do as we please, are a couple again with the kids off our hands. Don't care about the trivia I did when I was younger and we're both healthy and happy and will be even happier once we leave Doha this Friday!!!! :D :) Mega like :) Thanks Joyce ;-) xxx
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 09:33
Ahhhh thanks ladies :-) I know I'm as old as I feel and it IS just a number. My face n body have been kind over the years so I really shouldn't be down. The big day is 3 weeks away yet so I have time to get my head around it ....... Just twixed and between whether to celebrate it or not? Head in the sand syndrome makes me just want to ignore it, then again another small part of me wants to make it a huge land mark birthday celebration. Not sure DH has even registered the fact so I'm fairly sure there's no big surprises on the horizon - lol. Freckles - LOL!!! Yes, I'm with you on that one ;-) x PS - went for a medical yesterday and the GP said 'so you're 40 years of age' ....to which I replied 'NO, not quite' ..... he looked confused for a second ..... so I stormed back with ....'if you look at my birth date you'll see I'm a few weeks away from 40' ............. He really didnt get it!!!! :-( edited for poor grammar - still poor but the best I can do for now :-) <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 09:25
OMG.....AED 1300 on just groceries???????? is that possible??????? Very easily done!!!:( Yup, very easily done, especially in Waitrose!! Back to fridges, we're also looking..... Hyperpander at Festival City seem to have a good range at reasonable prices.
 
 
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