Elite Thread XIX

Morning. Work from home today as had to get bloods done.

Hopefully my very good eating has improved my levels. If not will need to revise my week's and find time for more exercise.

Super weird not having the commute.

Funny the toilet paper discussion as nurse taking bloods was speaking of the very thing.

Enjoy your day

Spooky, bb!!!

How often do nurses or anyone else talk about toilet roll?

Enjoy working from home.

Have a blissful day. xx

Conversation started as she was a bit flustered and I asked if she was OK. She was missing her granddaughter who was away on holiday.

I told her how much I loved my grandmother and so many wonderful memories of her. Sitting having mynhot chocolate in front of the fire.
Nurse remarked having a metal tim bath at her grans what with not having plumbing indoors

I said I remembered outside loos and that dreadful loo paper and the rest my lovely LBC is history 😃

Just tell me when you’re next shopping foxy. Will follow you around. I leave my hubby in certain places working out the best value. Shreddies are one example. Smaller packs are on ‘ offer ‘ but not necessarily cheapest. Need to be a mathematician sometimes. 

Reminds me here on Nurses and old times . This is not a good story but true; 
My grandfather always had a bad foot and had to wear a special boot all his life. He was born one of triplets. All 3 were born and were placed on a floor near to the fire to keep warm.The Nurse /Midwife attending the mother stepped over the babies and stood on my grandfathers foot. Giving him a lifelong condition. Can you imagine if this was these days 😱 does not bear thinking about. 

Hit us with it!

My husbands grandad wore a boot. No idea why x

What a heart warming conversation you have shared, bb.

When one person is struggling another wise soul comes along to help out.

You relived fond memories of grandma's love, hot chocolate, tin baths and a burning fire.

Many of us can relate to that picture. xx

Do you know about the Queens Bounty - or the Kings Bounty later

"From 1849 there was a payment of one guinea for each child of a multiple birth above two. The grants were begun by Queen Victoria in 1849, after a visit to Ireland, "to enable the parents to meet sudden expenses thrown upon them". To qualify, the births had to be live and in wedlock, and the parents British subjects.

A further condition, until 1938, was that the parents had to be "in necessitous circumstances". The payment of the bounty lasted until 1957, by which time the amount had greatly declined in value. Apparently between 1936 and 1957, payments were made to 19 sets of quads and 1,451 sets of triplets. The parents had to apply to the Privy Council for the "King's Bounty" when the children were born. There were instances of parents claiming this bounty by inventing births which had not in fact occurred"

Not so sure about love to hear lbclbc and Mrs Mac but here goes. Grandmother ( his wife ) was slicing bread completely cut off her index finger with a bread knife. Put the finger back on and wrapped it in a tea towel. As appreciated in those days no ambulances or even taxis to phone she ran to hospital. Believe it or not it had attached back. However she had attached the finger back to front. Hospital told her it would be more of a  hinderance leaving it on so removed the finger. 😱 

Yes I think they would have applied for it. Odd times you can see in the newspaper archives news articles about it - quite difficult to find. I think also somewhere there is a ledger book of qualifying cases ...

In some cases families who had numerous sets of twins, one after another also managed to get the bounty. 

Bless him...shame they didn't put the babies in the warming oven of the aga!

When my youngest was born, I was changing his nappy on the floor during a family gathering. All his cousins were crowded around fascinated by the newborn. My sister, who is a nurse, tried to get to the other side of the room through the crowd of kids when she kicked my baby in the head! My sister had a meltdown, whilst my baby didn't even cry. 30 years later, no lasting damage (we think)

Well, all packed and ready for an early start tomorrow. I need to be in Southampton before 1000 tomorrow morning - boarding 1000-1100.

I will radio in from Ireland if I get a chance, but I haven't purchased an internet package for the cruise.

Stay safe all - no major side effects from yesterday's jabs here (just slightly off-colour)

Enjoy your cruise sleazy, don't spend all your pocket money on the first day😂.

Been awake all night so I will say good morning and make the hot drinks.

Worrying about Mum, she came home from hospital once again on Thursday and last night before I left she said she felt really unwell. She didn't want me to stay with her and started talking about the past and to remember how much I was loved. Much as it's nice to hear, it leaves me anxious about how bad she is feeling.