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I'm definitely off, Won't namechange, just going to go.

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Fenton Mon 11-Feb-13 23:37:42

Not attention seeking, just thought I'd clear off in the proper way,

I've had some amazing things happen since I've been here, good solid friends, life changing things , which I will always be grateful for.

I don't think I'm sensitive flower, I've always been more concerned about upsetting other people than worried for my own feelings.

Having my opinions and viewpoints pulled apart or mocked I can withstand, but to be belittled by people I feel I have chatted over sometime now actually hurts my feelings, - so, after sobbing into my cocoa for the past hour I know it's time to go.

It's surprising the things that finally make you flounce, innit?

KatieMiddleton Sun 17-Feb-13 11:02:25

Aw I missed you too grin

I missed you, t'other Katie grin

NaicePig Sat 16-Feb-13 14:32:39

And the Telegraph! shock

NaicePig Sat 16-Feb-13 13:28:42

Haha! I've just had a desultory Google trying to find out about this Christmas Scandal. Didn't realise it made the bloody Daily Mail! Slow news week methinks grin

How did they make it invitation only though? MNHQ must have set it up?

I only joined in 2009...

Abra1d Fri 15-Feb-13 19:55:35

I have always heard that rhubarb was just the thing to prevent piles as it keeps things in transit nicely. Feeling let down now.

THERhubarb Fri 15-Feb-13 13:45:06

Did I hear my name being mentioned in association with piles?

'Tis true. I was suffering greatly that infamous Christmas with the variety of grape that you really don't want to eat. I was in agony. Couldn't sit down hardly and was contemplating a Christmas of standing around wincing and grimacing.

Did I get advice on my affliction? Did I hell! Mumsnet was far too preoccupied with some bloody posters stealing all the attention by creating some secret forum where they could presumably talk about their own piles in complete confidence.

Eventually I elected for some DIY remedies. I can wholly recommend shoving ice cubes up your derriere and spending time sitting on frozen peas. Also drink loads as you really really don't want to get constipation either.

Yes the ice cubes will hurt but not as much as trying to shit the Christmas pud out through a bunch of grapes.

After a couple of days, all should be well.

If you need any more advice, PM me and I'll discuss my charges with you smile

(I reckon Fenton now takes the record for the longest running flounce. You are very welcome Fenton smile)

NaicePig Wed 13-Feb-13 23:06:11

When was that mint? Another piece of MN folklore which has eluded me. Sigh.

Am in bed with a hot toddy and some pork scratchings (classy)

FlouncingMintyy Wed 13-Feb-13 22:23:34

What was even crueller was that in normal times our Christmas pile suffering colleague would have had shed loads of sympathy and attention. As it happens, her plight was a tiny bit overshadowed.

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 21:30:07

Christmas piles? A cruel blow sad

MyHeadWasInTheSandNowNot Wed 13-Feb-13 21:27:05

I have absolutely no idea what's going on... I barely do when it's laid out in bullet points grin

But Fenton I'm sorry you have been hurt by someone (or several someones) as you certainly don't deserve it.

Come back soon - I'll miss you. Real Life isn't half as much fun of an evening as this place, you'll soon get fed up of it It really isn't smoke and mirrors you know, the vast majority of people are real, post real things and from the heart - the percentage of trolls, twats and other avoidables isn't that great, it just feels like it sometimes.

Take care, have fun & come back soon!

Rhubarb - I had no idea you'd been through all that - sorry to hear it. But I'm pleased you have had such a lot of help as well.

FlouncingMintyy Wed 13-Feb-13 20:05:31

All ye who need piles advice: you could do no better than consulting our own dear Rhubarb on this very thread. For she was suffering greatly on the very Christmas night alluded to within.

Is that not so Rhubs?

FergusSingsTheBlues Wed 13-Feb-13 18:48:44

No, i leapt up go answer the phone and bashed it sgainst the door jamb. I felt sick when i realised what id done but the pain was OVER!

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 18:28:52

Oh I'm tempted how did you burst it?

Did it hurt?

I was huge cheerful now I've gone really small. You might have a tiddler floating around in there!

CheerfulYank Wed 13-Feb-13 18:20:02

Because I'm not due til the end of May but am the size of a manatee! I have nightmare visions of having to haul my belly around in a wheelbarrow.

FergusSingsTheBlues Wed 13-Feb-13 18:08:12

pickles if it helps, I had a fucker same size of a cherry tomato. Burst it. Bled for three days but the relief was huuuge. I can even sleep! So....try anging your botty on a door jamb!

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 18:03:48

Im more worried about them looking at my bum right now, that's all wrong!

What makes you think you have a big fucker baby?

CheerfulYank Wed 13-Feb-13 17:58:32

I'm actually worried my fucker baby will be enormous, I have to say.

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 17:56:08

Oh god! No it was the pile! grin

CheerfulYank Wed 13-Feb-13 17:55:26

Maryz I thought that too! grin I was like, "well jeeeez, Pickles.

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 17:23:38

Imagining the faces on the post birth text.

Yeah it was a boy, fucker was 9 pounds.

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 17:22:13

Maryz grin!

almostanotherday Wed 13-Feb-13 17:10:47

He ok, managing to shuffle around the house, just hope they do something about the other child.

Maryz Wed 13-Feb-13 17:10:14

Can I just admit here that when Pickled said she didn't know what size the fucker was going to be I thought she was referring to her yet-to-be-born baby as a fucker. I was a bit shocked.

PickledInAPearTree Wed 13-Feb-13 16:20:28

My ds2 as well thumb witch ill have a look at yours when I'm on my pc.

It will remind me Phil Mitchell is worth it!

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The wearing of Kumon medals in school should not be allowed!

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grants1000 Fri 20-Sep-13 09:08:12

It's an out of school activity, nothing to do with school. Its nothing other than boasting and one upmanship.

If parents want to do it, great, but it is unrelated to any school work/reward system. Wear it at home and in non school time.

DS2 upset he had no medal, he does not need to do kumon. He can't understand why he does not have one to wear in school, he's 6, and I have explained that some of his friends do something separate outside school, now he wants to do it! £55 a month for being talk the same as school, no!

So I will have him upset again tonight as there was a lot of medal boasting in the playground this morning!!

shall I talk to the teacher?

Retropear Fri 20-Sep-13 09:36:59

Just advertises the foolish parents for all to see.

To be honest kids are allowed to take in ballet trophies,music certificates a lot can't afford,can't see the difference.

Don't see what's wrong with taking it on for a show and tell type scenario and then it goes back in their tray till the end of the day. Wearing it all day would be wrong.

grants1000 Fri 20-Sep-13 09:45:19

Yes I totally agree for show and tell, anything goes, but all day long, no

Periwinkle007 Fri 20-Sep-13 11:11:55

yep I would say show and tell is fair enough but I don't think they should be wearing them. Actually having the medal is no different to swimming/ballet/drama/football and so on but only for showing them and then putting them away.

ReallyTired Fri 20-Sep-13 12:04:55

I see it as no difference to dd getting a 5 metre swimming badge or a child passing grade 1 piano or a child passing a belt in judo or karate. I think its reasonable for children take pride in their achievements outside school. There is a difference between being proud of an achievement and being a show off. My four year old daughter is really proud of being able to swim 5 metres and that she has moved up a swimming class. She is lucky to have swimming lessons, but she has worked really hard.

Does your child do any extra curricular activites? There are lots of worthy things that cost a lot less than Kumon.

Jenny70 Fri 20-Sep-13 12:15:25

I wouldn't be happy either, sets up lots of angst for children not in kumon or those in kumon not yet at that stage (I guess medals are stagerelated). Chat to teacher about rules for personal items, mention medals if you like, otherwise can johnnie bring in cars, lego, teddies etc?

AbbyR1973 Fri 20-Sep-13 12:24:29

At the school DS's go to, all out of school achievements are celebrated as part of the weekly sharing assembly. There hasn't to my knowledge been any kumon badges given out but there have been all sorts of things from awards for music and dance events, medals for taking part in sponsored events, cups for sporting achievement out of school, badges and certificates for taking part in the library reading scheme over the summer etc etc. Personally I think it is lovely that the school recognises endeavours that children have made out of school and indeed this, I believe, contributes to their education. I wouldn't be a bit bothered if someone brought in a kumon medal, and if DS wanted to do it because of that and I felt it was unnecessary/ inappropriate I would explain my reasoning to him. Perhaps there is some other activity your DS does out of school that he would like to share- could you explain it that way? Or is there something inexpensive he could be interested in taking up??
Actually I think it does encourage children to think about after school activities, some of which, such as the library reading are free. DS asked to start violin lessons after seeing 2 older girls playing. I also think it is generally good for DC's self esteem, particularly if a wide variety of activities are shared in this way it can show children that there are many different avenues in which they can be successful (perhaps important if some DC's are find academic achievement more challenging) and that hard work/ effort is recognised and rewarded.

Periwinkle007 Fri 20-Sep-13 14:23:47

I don't think the OP was complaining about people bringing them in for something like show and tell and to be proud of their achievements it was more (as I understand it) about them wearing them in school all day. surely noone wears their swimming badges on their school jumper or wears a ballet medal?

flootshoot Fri 20-Sep-13 16:34:28

WTF is Kumon? Off to google...

Iamnotminterested Fri 20-Sep-13 17:19:05

Well I'm just wondering why several six year old kids are doing Kumon in year1? 2?

Is it a crap school?

Sparklingbrook Fri 20-Sep-13 17:20:41

There are medals? confused

mrz Fri 20-Sep-13 18:38:25

There are bronze silver and gold medals according to Kumon Sparklingbrook
I don't see they are any different to awards for any other out of school activity much as I disagree with the Kumon circus.

FormaLurka Fri 20-Sep-13 18:45:02

When I was at school we wore bronze/silver/good swimming medals. Frankly I can't see the difference.

FormaLurka Fri 20-Sep-13 18:45:29

grants1000 Fri 20-Sep-13 20:31:49

The school is an awesome state primary school that has great results, I have no idea why they feel the need to do it. If anyone is struggling they really help at school.

grants1000 Fri 20-Sep-13 20:35:53

I think two Mum's decided to do it and about 4 others felt like that meant that they should! Baa Baa Baa!

People wore life saving swimming badges at school, in my distant memory I vaguely remember wearing a library good readers circle badge (had to read so many books to get it) I don't really see the difference (nb none of my kids have ever done kimon)

marriedinwhiteisback Fri 20-Sep-13 20:42:18

We did it and found it very helpful. We never took the medals or badges or certificates into school though and our dc were jealous of the other dc who weren't made to do 10 minutes of extra number work a day.

Not everyone gets a badge for everything; what are you going to do if your lad isn't picked for class rep or house captain, etc?

SatinSandals Fri 20-Sep-13 22:24:58

It is just another out of school activity. It isn't one that I would consider. Does he do any other activities? I would tell him that everyone does different things and some get badges and he is bound to get one sometime.

tiggytape Fri 20-Sep-13 22:36:49

I've heard of Kumon but didn't know there were medals.
It is nice for children to bring things like that in for show and tell but I agree it is a bit odd if they're allowed to wear them as part of the uniform all day. There again, I don't know any schools where children wear swimming medals or gymnastics medals all day either.

LifeofPo Fri 20-Sep-13 22:38:09

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Ziggyzoom Fri 20-Sep-13 22:43:21

Whilst I don't see the need for the children to wear them all day and I have no connection to Kumon I think you are letting this affect you too much. At 6, your child is old enough to accept that other children get opportunities that they don't get. I'd tell my child why we don't do it - ie waste of money, too expensive, too much too young etc and leave it at that.

RawCoconutMacaroon Fri 20-Sep-13 22:51:23

Kumon has medals? Is that a new thing or were my kids really crap a Kumon (circa 2005) shock?

Hulababy Fri 20-Sep-13 22:54:16

Would it bother you if it was a badge for swimming or gymnastics? Maybe a dance or drama one? How about one of the badges given for the summer library challenge? Or one of the Children's University ones?

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Talk to me about 60s/70s houses

(48 Posts)
StainlessSteelBegonia Sun 22-Sep-13 11:41:27

DH and I have been house hunting for a while, and we are coming to the conclusion that the best way to tick all the boxes on our moving list AND still be able to afford to buy in our preferred area will mean buying a 60s/70s house.

It's a bit of a serious mindshift for me. I tend to like the big, square rooms and fairly high ceilings of 30s houses. (I got over the Victorian thing around a decade ago after our first Victorian flat needed non-stop damp treatment for 2 soul destroying years.) Most of the 60s/70s places we've seen online have looked like they're in pretty dire need of modernisation (coloured bathroom suites, manky bathroom carpets, ancient kitchens, and so on) OR have that slightly strange Victorian-repro-fireplace-in-a-60s-house look.

Any MNers out there with a lovingly updated/redesigned 60s/70s house? Any good/bad points to keep in mind?

We have an extended 70's Dorma bungalow and I really like it.
We haven't started to change the decor yet, we have a bathroom to pull out and lots of pink to get rid of, no artex and no woodchip paper anywhere. But the kitchen was done, the windows are all double glazed and the central heating has a new combi boiler. So we can live with the pink a while longer.
The schools are excellent, the neighbors brilliant, and the location is the best I could have hoped for.

Sixtiesqueen Wed 25-Sep-13 14:16:07

We also have lots of elderly neighbours. On the whole this is a positive, though they are a little bit gossipy and the neighbour opposite mows his lawn at 8am on Sundays because I don't suppose he needs the lie in.

I wish there were more children for the kids to play with but then I wouldn't want noisy teenage parties or crying babies for hours on end either. I think we are quite respectful of the peace and quiet, I am always telling the kids to keep the noise down in the garden in the summer.

serin Tue 24-Sep-13 22:42:19

We bought a 1969 detached 2 bed dormer bungalow.
Complete mess.
But with a gorgeous half an acre garden.
We got rid of the blown air heating that sounded like a hairdryer was blasting whenever we switched the heating on.
We put in a new kitchen and bathroom downstairs and then added another 2 bedrooms and a shower room upstairs.
Out of the all the work we had done though the most worth it was pitching the dormer so now the house looks like a Swiss chalet rather than a house with a caravan stuck on the roof.
One draw back is that the neighbours are elderly and DC's have no kids just popping round but the upside of this is that we are never disturbed by wild parties, it's very peaceful and actually we love our neighbours.

Oblomov Tue 24-Sep-13 21:56:06

Huge rooms
Very light with loads of huge windows
Cool in summer, warm in winter.
Upstairs bathroom and also downstairs toilet.
Loads of cupboards and nooks and crannies.

But, boxlike and characterless.

didireallysaythat Tue 24-Sep-13 21:49:13

I'd rather a 60-70s house than a 80-90s house. They usually have ok sized rooms and they didn't try and cram 50 of them onto a postage stamp.

echt Tue 24-Sep-13 21:39:35

Why are elderly neighbours a con, Awks?

Awks Tue 24-Sep-13 21:11:25

We live in a 1972 detatched house perched on the top of a hill. The pros are many; the light, the airy rooms, it's easy to keep warm, the nice garden, massive garage and amazing sea views. Cons are no 2nd bathroom and elderly neighbours.

We have thought about moving many times but actually love our house and have decorated (removing 20 years of woodchip) in F & B neutrals and it looks lovely. My heart doesn't sink when I drive up to it, I think home - thanks god.

Teapot74 Tue 24-Sep-13 21:01:45

We had a 70's house. We were looking for a knock down and rebuild. My heart used to sink when we drove up to it. After 2 years of living in it I loved it! They are roomy and bright and you get alot more bang for your buck than pretty period properties. The people who bought it from us are currently re facing it.

tb Tue 24-Sep-13 13:11:38

Our last house was a 70s one, and the main problem was with curtains for the windows. The house was built in 71, so before the first massive hike in oil prices, and all the windows were 8ft wide. So for curtains, this meant 5 widths of fabric, and it was absolutely impossible to buy ready-made curtains. Godd job I could make them, otherwise it would have cost a fortune.

Lagoonablue Tue 24-Sep-13 09:08:57

Get lots of g plan furniture in. Keep it simple. I love that era, even the coloured bathroom suites and wacky tiles!

I don't think you have to be a slave to the decade of the house but some influence is good.

Mandy21 Mon 23-Sep-13 21:25:28

We had a 60s house, 1969 I think. As everyone has said, beautifully light, massive windows, really square big rooms. Large plot size.

Cons : Ugly from the outside, maroon bathroom suite although it was huge (with double windows) when we knocked through between the bathroom and toilet. Formica kitchen, carpet in bathroom, kitchen etc and my main issue, electrics were hopeless, only one plug socket in each room!

We just modernised it to our taste - pretty contemporary but it was our home. Didn't really matter what era it was from, the space suited us. If I'd have been able to pick it up and move to our current location, I would have.

Sixtiesqueen Mon 23-Sep-13 19:47:45

We swapped a 1931 house for a 1961 house almost three years ago. I miss the architectural detail of the old house but we have stripped this one back To brick and replaced everything from the roof to the skirting boards. There is literally only the original brick of the original part of the house left.

I'm a fan of Edwardian houses so we replaced the skirting boards with much deeper (though plain) versions and also added plain coving to the ceilings. I had a cast iron fireplace in the last house so we added the same here but were careful to go for the plainest design possible and a white limestone surround. We've used farrow and ball paints and the overall effect is (IMO) tasteful and yet somehow in keeping with the plain design of the house.

We knocked out the original small kitchen and enlarged it to about 6 times its size, adding a pitched roof, velux windows and 5 metre bifold doors. This is now a living room/kitchen with a utility room and a playroom directly off it. Having a large garden to the rear and the side really allowed for this - the side of the house was about 7 metres from the boundary.

I don't miss the old sanded floorboards, they looked gorgeous but were cold in winter and let the spiders in. We now have amtico, which looks great.

I do like the big windows but they have been expensive to replace and to buy curtains for. Also, there isn't much wall space somehow so it's been impossible to find a home for all of our pictures.

We can get 6 cars on the drive, we are about 12 metres back from the pavement and the houses are wide apart. I do love this house, but I must admit I'd like to downsize it for an Edwardian house with a smaller garden when I'm older. The garden takes a lot of mowing!

frankie4 Mon 23-Sep-13 16:31:36

We have got a 1970s house that was completely unmodernised so we redid the whole house.

Took out the warm air heating and put in radiators where we wanted them. This also freed up a lot of cupboard space that had been used for the flues etc for the heating.

We replaced all the internal doors and blocked up the warm air hearing grills. Replaced all the carpets downstairs with wooden flooring and knocked through some of the rooms.

We had to buy some new, more modern furniture as out old house was 1920s and the furniture did not go with the new house. Now all decorated in white and oak, so really fresh and airy.

DisappointedHorse Mon 23-Sep-13 16:19:00

I've just thought of another plus.

I get hardly any house spiders. 4 a year, tops.

Mefisto Mon 23-Sep-13 14:43:07

Apologies Quenelle you are right. Just that this thread has made me miss my old place even more <sniff>

Quenelle Mon 23-Sep-13 14:33:08

Please everyone stop encouraging people to like 60s houses. Let them keep paying a premium for Victorian character so hopefully one day I will be able to afford a 60s house of my own.

Mefisto Mon 23-Sep-13 14:28:31

Shhhh tedious- we don't want to put off the OP although all that ductwork did give me the creeps just a little bit

Barbabeau Mon 23-Sep-13 14:21:46

Our 1960s place did have forced air but the previous owner ripped it out. All the other houses around us had their systems ripped out as well.

I think a lot of the original forced air heating systems weren't that great. The technology has come on since then but they don't seem to put it in houses over here anymore.

I hate having radiators taking up space on the walls.

I love the modern house website. There's also modernist estates tumblr which focuses on flats.

TediousFool Mon 23-Sep-13 14:14:22

Mefisto, they always have warm air central heating in horror movies. Move into a home with fancy little grills in your walls and you are going to be possessed by the spirit of some witch from the 1800's TRUFACT.

Mefisto Mon 23-Sep-13 14:09:58

Something else to consider - have lived in a couple of 1960s builds and both had warm air central heating. I got on really well with this and found it very economical. I dislike radiators so was great having all that extra wall space but this type of system isn't everyone's cup of tea.

newgirl Mon 23-Sep-13 14:08:57

My friend did an amazing job with her 70 house - amtico flooring throughout modern bathrooms fab kitchen - it's light and spacious and I'm very jealous!

exexpat Mon 23-Sep-13 14:06:41

If it's 1960s and looks like it hasn't been modernised or altered much over the years, be aware of the possibility of asbestos lurking in the ceilings etc. Friends have just had a nightmare dealing with asbestos in a 1960-ish house they just bought, and which wasn't picked up in the survey. They had to move out for weeks while it was removed, and it cost pretty much all the money they had planned to spend on a new kitchen and bathroom.

Yama Mon 23-Sep-13 14:01:32

Yes to big windows. Apart from getting the dc a blackout blind, we have kept the previous owners as they would cost a fortune to replace.

One of my favourite things is our enormous from garden. Feels like we are so far away from the road. The very quiet road. I have never felt such love for a house. And to think what my first impressions were when I saw it on Rightmove. I thought it looked like a Scandinavian jail. grin

Quenelle Mon 23-Sep-13 13:57:12

If it is ugly from the outside at least you don't have to look at it grin

I live on a new estate and it's a bastard for parking. We are lucky enough to have a big enough drive for 2/3 cars but everyone else has to park at least one car on the road. The roads are so narrow that you feel like you can touch the house opposite. And there are no front gardens, just a flowerbed about two feet deep in most cases.

I grew up in a 60s house and it had an enormous front garden and huge back garden. The kitchen was a good size too, with a larder. The window in the living room was almost the size of the whole wall. I would love a house like that.

Yama Mon 23-Sep-13 13:49:23

Our house is early seventies. One previous owner and I would guess that all rooms bar the kitchen were in their original decorative form. We moved in 3 weeks after purchase so had time to redo bathrooms, some electrics and heating. Oh, and skirting boards and doors.

We also stripped the padded wallpaper off and painted.

It transformed the place - really.

I bloody love it.

Pros - size, light, warmth, garden and for us location/views.

Cons - it is bloody ugly from the outside but I don't care.

Yy to modern, minimalist look by the way.

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Valentines day?

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Londonmummy2012 Wed 06-Feb-13 11:23:42

Hi. What does everyone have planned for valentines day? I have a 7 month old daughter so love has gone straight out the window, so I really should do something.

CogitoErgoSometimes Wed 06-Feb-13 11:26:01

As a lone parent, no plans whatsoever! Think I may have to get out my 'little black book' and whistle up some company.

Errm... DP may possibly get me a card (some years he does and others he doesn't), maybe have some sex. That's about it really.

We usually do a nice meal at home, bottle of wine and watch a film or something. This year we're visiting the IL's fairly soon after Valentine's Day and I think we're just going to wait and go out for a meal or to the cinema while we're there (they'll watch the kids for us)

Dahlen Wed 06-Feb-13 12:16:58

I have never bothered with it. If the only time I get taken out to dinner, bought flowers and chocolate (or cheese, which is nicer), told I look beautiful and I'm loved is on February 14th of every year, he's not worth having as a DP. I want that sort of treatment because he feels like doing it, not because a commercially driven event has reminded him to do so.

madasa Wed 06-Feb-13 12:21:07

My DP will give me a card and flowers.

I will smile sweetly and thank him whilst all the time thinking what a load of over commercialised crap it is

Then I will raise a glass to my darling dad who died 15 months ago as it would have been his 76th birthday

Dryjuice25 Wed 06-Feb-13 12:23:22

I am terrfied of getting something from ex who got me a birthday present, xmas present but nothing from me in a bid to express that I don't want to get back together which is frustrating. God what to do to drive the msg home? I think I will not accept this time. So that is my valentines sorted:refusing present from ex!

PartTimeModel Wed 06-Feb-13 13:48:40

My DD 5yo wants to have a party! Its a celebration for us all she says.
P and I split over Xmas.
I'll buy the DD's some flowers & myself a bottle of nice red.

OnceUponAThyme Wed 06-Feb-13 14:01:28

we give each other cards, and will get a takeaway after dd is in bed. nothing huge tbh, we don't really do valentines, but it is a good excuse for a takeaway grin

Take DC to a few One Billion Rising Events during the day around the city. Get DH a card and prob a takeaway or nice steak in at home in the evening

PartTimeModel Wed 06-Feb-13 14:07:26

Oh year - OneBillionRising!!!!! I'll be championing that though I will be at work all day so won't get to a meet up.

aftereight Wed 06-Feb-13 14:15:31

Not sure what's appropriate this year? DH had an affair, and we are trying to sort things out, feel that I should buy him a card but feel nauseous when I stand in front of the cards in the shop. Can anybody empathise?

madasa Wed 06-Feb-13 14:19:06

So sorry to hear that aftereight....I can empathise totally (whilst I was pregnant...bless him)

For what it's worth I would never buy a card just because I felt I 'should'. In your situation I just don't think I could. But that's just me....different folks do different things.

On Valentines day I will be going to the podiatrist to get my toenails cut grin

PartTimeModel Wed 06-Feb-13 14:22:43

sorry to hear that aftereight

I feel disinterested in VD but unemotional about it - which is great. It must be extra tough in your situation.

I've found the OneBillionRising movement a good focus for the day - have you looked into that at all? Apart from being an amazing movement, it may help you to have a more important feeling different slant to the day.

PartTimeModel Wed 06-Feb-13 14:23:40

Also aftereight why not listen to your body? It's sending you a very clear signal.

After eight: you don't have to buy your H a card. There's no should about it. Do what feels right for you at this time, not what you think you should do.

I've bought some chocolate for DH (maybe he'll offer to share it, but this is by no means certain). Other than that, I've no plans.

aftereight Wed 06-Feb-13 14:50:40

Thanks everyone, you're right. PartTimeModel yes, there's my decision made! Stupidly, I'm worried that the children will notice the lack of card. That's not important, is it..

LondonMummy sorry didn't want to hijack your thread.. maybe you could go down the low key card and a takeaway route? Or an IOU for a night out, when the naff valentines menus in restaurants are gone?

neriberi Wed 06-Feb-13 14:54:23

I don't do valentines day, never had, never will. Thankfully my hubby feels the same!

aftereight Wed 06-Feb-13 14:54:31

Just googled OneBillionRising, thankyou, I was unaware. What a fantastic and worthwhile movement smile

The kids won't notice the lack of card or care.

<shrugs> It's the least interesting 'festival' of the year to me as I do not engage in couple-relationships.

However, the special offers on wine and chocolate, particularly the day after, or at about 5pm on the day itself, are not unappealing.

Though not so this year as I will be recovering from having a chunk carved off one tit envy (that's a sicky face BTW)

Dahlen Wed 06-Feb-13 14:58:02

Hope it all goes ok SGB.

meditrina Wed 06-Feb-13 15:02:13

aftereight try telling your DH that Valentine's Day is too much of a trigger for you and that won't be getting him anything, but that he should do what he thinks is right. Then see if he uses it as an occasion for healing (which might mean he decides to 'cancel' it with you, or mark the occasion anyhow as a sign of his commitment; the indicator being not the gesture or absence of gesture, but how much thought/effort he puts into recognising your conflict and thinking about how to support you through it).

aftereight Wed 06-Feb-13 16:06:45

Meditrina very good advice, thanks. I know he has already bought me a card and a small present, and although he means well, it makes my lack of reciprocation seem, well, mean (am aware how nuts that sounds in the circumstances!).

SGB best of luck, be sure to stock up on lots of that discounted chocolate, for purely medicinal purposes of course

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  • Panthers ready to work, improve in ‘11-’12 season

    The Carroll County High School Panthers basketball team returns two of its top three leading scorers from last season in juniors Dallas Gibson and Trey Boles. However, the majority of the team lacks experience, and the schedule does not vary much from last season’s in which the Panthers finished 5-21, winless in 31st District play.

  • Hitting The Hardwood

    Basketball season begins for the Carroll County High School Panthers and Lady Panthers. The Black and Gold scrimmage games were held on Nov. 22. Both teams opened their season with a win. The girls defeated Eminence 54-17 at home, while the boys defeated Dayton 77-62 on the road.

  • Celebrate the holidays at Butler Park

    General Butler State Resort Park holds its winter festival programs Saturday, Dec. 3.

    The morning begins with Breakfast with Santa, 8-10:30 a.m. in the Two Rivers Restaurant. (Regular  buffet prices apply.)

    From 9-11 a.m., there will be a pottery workship. Katrina’s School of Dance in Carrollton will perform at 11 a.m.

    On Saturday evening at 7 p.m., there will be a holiday concert featuring David Stahl and Freedie Helm on the messanine in the lodge.

    For more information, call (502) 732-4384.

  • “The Advent Musical Program”

    The Carrollton United Methodist Church organized “The Advent Musical Program.” In its 14th year, the program will feature performers from six different counties in two states, organizer Sharon Hunt said. Connie Goldman, D.M.A. and her husband, Dale, are among the performers. From Carroll County, the following people will be performing: Tony Gossum, Jennifer White, Mary Ellis Coombs, Vicky Meister and Brandon Stewart. Also from Carroll County are Rachel Hunt and Sara Clifton, who will be signing to “Breath of Heaven.”

  • Approval required for EIP funding

    Future applicants for the Enterprise Incentive Program keep in mind: Work cannot begin on the submitted project until after receiving approval for the funds from Carrollton City Council.

    Passed in 1995, the EIP program provides a 50/50 matching grant of up to $4,000 to businesses in the downtown redevelopment district for public improvements including signage, façade improvements, new lighting and landscaping.

  • Come ‘Light Up Carrollton’ Friday at the courthouse

    Downtown Carrollton will light up Friday night to the sounds of Christmas favorites, kicking off the community’s annual holiday festivities.

    Carrollton Main Street Program will hold its first Light Up Carrollton celebration from 5-6 p.m. on the courthouse square.

    Carrollton Main Street manager Sam Burgess said the event features the Carroll County High School Chorus from 5-5:15 p.m., followed by Jeannie Rider from 5:15-5:40 p.m. The chorus returns to perform at 5:40 p.m. with holiday songs leading up to the light up ceremony.

  • Ky River expected to reach flood stage

    Heavy rain in the eastern and central regions of the state is expected to push the Kentucky River above flood stage this week.

    Carroll County Flood Plain Manager Mitchell Perkins said Tuesday that the Kentucky is currently at 30 feet at Lockport, which is considered action level. It is expected to rise to 33 feet, which is flood stage by Wednesday.

    Perkins said reports show the Kentucky cresting Wednesday in Frankfort, which means it will crest in Carroll County late Wednesday or early Thursday.

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    Work continues on the recreational trails project that will eventually connect General Butler State Resort Park, Robert Westrick County Park and Point Park. The Park to Park Trails committee met at General Butler Monday, Nov. 21 to update the members on the project’s progress.

  • Golden spreads music to county through education

    Budget crunches and a greater emphasis on test scores have squelched some of the chances children have to experience the arts in their lives, whether that be painting or sculpture, the theater or the symphony.

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  • Inspect holiday lights for frayed wires, bare spots, gaps in the insulation, broken or cracked sockets, and excessive kinking or wear before putting them up.
  • Use only nonflammable decorations.

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Here at the Department, we are always looking for ways to improve our processes and make the experience customers have with us even better. We recently sent a survey to our certified and registered construction licensees, and I’m happy to report some changes we will be making as a result of their feedback.

First, there were many licensees that reported the application was too confusing, including that the verification of experience requirement was not clear. To help fix this, we have revamped the applications through our ApplyNow! project and provided detailed guidance on the application regarding specific types of experience that must be demonstrated in order to obtain licensure.

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We've had a few days of 80 degree temperatures and they aren't going anywhere any time soon. Well above average temperatures will be the case across the South Plains for the next couple of days. Tomorrow morning only dropping down to the low 50s and an afternoon high in the upper 80s with mostly sunny skies.

Very similar conditions stick around through Monday, starting once again near 50 and getting into the high 80s once again and mostly sunny skies.

Tuesday is when we'll start to see some colder air move into the area. A low pressure system will push in the cooler air throughout the afternoon dropping us into the mid 70s, but the real affects from that system arrive overnight Tuesday when we have a slight chance of light rain as a cold front comes through. We aren't expecting much accumulation, if anything, but we are still getting some disagreement with models, so we'll know better when it gets closer.

That system will also bring us some windy conditions Monday through Wednesday. Winds will be from the southwest at 20 to 30 mph on Monday and Tuesday, shifting to coming from the North on Wednesday near 20 to 25 mph.

Wednesday will be the coldest day of the week after that front moves through, dropping us in the afternoon to near 60s, but the end of the week will bring a gradual increase in temperatures, likely up to near 80 by Friday.

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists are responsible for coordinating rescues of sick and injured manatees.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Even before a slew of casino closings hit Atlantic City, gambling operators, government officials and regulators had been working to improve the resort's prospects. Here's a look at five things they're doing:

As part of a five-year turnaround plan, Gov. Chris Christie and state lawmakers dedicated additional resources to helping the seaside resort. The Atlantic City Alliance is taking the $30 million a year the casinos once paid the state's horse racing industry for keeping slot machines out of New Jersey's racetracks and is instead using it to promote Atlantic City in the region and nationally. Its "Do AC" campaign is working to improve perceptions of Atlantic City and get the word out that it has more than just casinos.

Casinos are adding new restaurants, nightclubs and amenities like the beachfront Margaritaville complex at Resorts Casino Hotel, The Quarter at Tropicana and The Pool at Harrah's. That effort has since spread to noncasino properties, including The Walk shopping outlet where a new Bass Pro Shop is due to open next year. The Miss America pageant returned last year to the place where it began.

Atlantic City is making a concerted effort to go after more convention and meeting business to fill its hotels during weekdays, when many rooms sit empty. It started a marketing group, Meet AC, to seek convention business, and Caesars Entertainment is building a $126 million convention center next to Harrah's to complement the existing Atlantic City Convention Center. The city also is focusing on free public events designed to draw people and send them home happy — none of which involve gambling. Country music stars Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum are playing free concerts on the beach, while other events include a daredevil aerial show, sand sculpting contest, beach volleyball tournament and the Miss America "show us your shoes" parade.

New Jersey launched online gambling in November as a way to bring new revenue to the casinos and hopefully entice people to the brick-and-mortar casinos through comps or marketing offers. Although Internet gambling revenue has declined in each of the past three months, it is still helping to make up for some of the lost casino revenue. PokerStars could kick-start things if it is cleared by state regulators.

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Squash-Swiss Chard Gratin

Swiss chard is a member of the beet family and is grown for its dark green leaves and reddish celerylike stalks. Oyster mushrooms add a peppery flavor to this robust winter squash casserole.

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Calories 66
Caloriesfromfat 29 %
Fat 2.1 g
Satfat 0.4 g
Monofat 1.3 g
Polyfat 0.2 g
Protein 2 g
Carbohydrate 11.4 g
Fiber 1.4 g
Cholesterol 1 mg
Iron 1 mg
Sodium 380 mg
Calcium 48 mg

1 1/2 pounds Swiss chard
1/4 cup water
2 cups chopped oyster mushrooms (about 8 ounces)
1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
5 cups cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 garlic cloves, chopped
Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
1/4 cup warm 2% reduced-fat milk
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon reduced-calorie margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 450°.

Remove stems and center ribs from Swiss chard. Bring 1/4 cup water to a boil in a large Dutch oven. Add Swiss chard; cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 minutes or until tender. Drain. Plunge Swiss chard into ice water; drain. Squeeze until barely moist; pat dry, and coarsely chop to measure 2 cups.

Combine mushrooms and broth in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and cook 3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add Swiss chard; cook 8 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; remove from heat.

Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, squash, sage, oil, paprika, and garlic in a large bowl. Spread squash mixture evenly on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from oven.

Reduce oven temperature to 375°.

Combine the squash mixture and the milk in a large bowl. Mash the squash mixture with a potato masher, and fold in Swiss chard mixture. Spoon the mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine the breadcrumbs and melted margarine, and sprinkle over casserole. Cover casserole, and bake at 375° for 15 minutes.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With a few dull thuds, the 1-ton bag of high-strength fabric tumbled from the wall of the mock subway tunnel and onto the floor. Then it began to grow.

As air flowed into it through a hose, the bundle inflated until it was crammed tight inside the 16-foot-diameter tunnel, looking like the filling in a giant concrete-and-steel cannoli.

The three-minute procedure, conducted on a chilly morning this month in an airport hangar not far from West Virginia University, was the latest test of a device that someday may help guard real tunnels during disasters — whether a terrorist strike or a storm like Hurricane Sandy, whose wind-driven surge of water overwhelmed New York City's subway system, shutting it down for days.

“The goal is to provide flooding protection for transportation tunnels,” said John Fortune, who is managing the project for the federal Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate.

The idea is a simple one: rather than retrofitting tunnels with metal floodgates or other expensive structures, the project aims to use a relatively cheap inflatable plug to hold back floodwaters.

In theory, it would be like blowing up a balloon inside a tube. But in practice, developing a plug that is strong, durable, quick to install and foolproof to deploy is a difficult engineering task, one made even more challenging because of the pliable, relatively lightweight materials required.

“Water is heavy; there's a lot of pressure,” said Greg Holter, an engineer with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory who helps manage the project. “So it's not as simple as just inflating and filling the space. The plug has to be able to withstand the pressure of the water behind it.”

The idea has been in development for more than five years — this test was the 21st — and Fortune says there are at least a few more years of testing and design work ahead.

If the plugs are shown to be effective, they will be made available to transit systems around the country.

In all, seven of New York City's 14 under-river subway tunnels were flooded during the storm, as were several major highway tunnels. Fortune said that plugs might work for highway tunnels, too, but that the larger size of those tunnels created additional technical challenges that would have to be overcome.

Work on the plug began in 2007, after Ever J. Barbero, a West Virginia professor whose specialty is the use of advanced materials in engineering, was contacted by a Homeland Security official looking for outside-the-box ideas on ways to keep a subway system from flooding if an underwater tunnel were breached — by a terrorist bomb, for example.

Barbero came up with an idea and shared it with Homeland Security officials.

“I said, ‘We'll put an air bag in a tunnel,'” he recalled. The department decided to finance the project. About $8 million has been spent so far.

“It took time to figure out how to make it work with such huge pressure,” Barbero said. “But it also took time for the team to understand how a subway works, what are the constraints in the tunnels.”

A subway tunnel is hardly a pristine environment; it is full of grease and grime — and, often, rats.

There also are obstructions like tracks, as well an electrified third rail, pipes and safety walkways, all of which could cause gaps between the plug and the tunnel walls. Most can be dealt with by modifying a short section of the tunnel to accommodate the plug, which is 32 feet long when inflated. Sharp corners can be curved, flush tracks of the type used at grade crossings can be installed, the third rail can be discontinued for a stretch, and pipes can be made to swing against the ceiling.

Those modifications will reduce potential gaps but not eliminate them. In the most recent test, when Barbero and a colleague, Eduardo Sosa, inspected the front of the plug, they discovered a two-inch gap in one corner. The procedure called for filling the plug with water to pressurize it further, and then introducing water behind it to simulate a flood. But a plumbing failure, unrelated to the plug, ended the test prematurely. It was repeated successfully several days later, Fortune said, and the plug held back all but a small amount of water.