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Yesterday was not a good one & once again I was drawn over to this lonely corner of the site to talk about it. However I had to do dinner & all manner of other things so I mulled it over in my head. I could have banged it all down as a stream of consciousness as a ‘news as it happens’ feed, but not much of it would have made sense without context, aspirations for the future & some technical explanations. And as so often happens, it’s when you’re arranging sequences, time lines & ...

WTF is this? It’s not even half nine of a Thursday morning & the car park at Morrison’s is virtually full. And there’s all manner of nobbers slowly tooling about & taking half a dozen attempts at reversing in. Ah-could it be pension day? It would fit-it’s all older people. I’ve bagged my bit & sauntered in. I’m on orders not to return home for a couple of hours, & I’m deliberately a bit peckish so now seems like a good time to check out the Morrison’s Café for breakfast. Oh God no-I’ve ...

the following is part of a larger piece which I've posted up here because I'm interested in generational differences etc. See thread in General.

http://www.therevcounter.co.uk/general...-into-you.html

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My goodness we were so lucky to not only to live in the right time but to be the age we were. And so safe as well. Not for us listening around the radio like our grandparents or perhaps even parents, hearing Churchill ...

Seasonal Affected Disorder aka The Winter Blues.

I never used to have a shift of mood over winter-I loved it actually. It's the most intense time in retail-hardwork but fun & even the lull after the January sales is pretty full as you're busy destocking & doing all the returns, planning for the rest of the year whilst you have some time & Valentine's is only just a few weeks away. You've Back to School to keep you busy as well. Although it is dislocating if you're a buyer ...

By now I expect your fridge, or if you’re lucky, the larder, will be groaning with all manner of goodies. Lovely eh? But it has to last the festive season, & so as the week progresses it’s a good idea to actually read the labels. But wait-this all costs. Didn’t our gran used to spoon the hair off the strawberry jam & shave the cheese? Never fear-in households like ours there other ways of establishing what is safe & what is not.

Milk & other Dairy
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