TGIF

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:09

Must be a full moon. Mr E's back too in a reasonably soberish state. Very strange.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:12

Imagine how mad they would have been if they'd come home and we'd been out!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:15

Mr E was just astonished that I was in

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:20

and sober I guess...

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:23

You would be too if all there was in the house was a bottle of really awful Spanish 'wine', teabags and strawberry milk shake mix. I couldn't even nip to the shop because the conversation on here was so riveting that I daren't leave

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 02 Sep 2005, 23:26

I wonder what it would be like if you mixed all those things together

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 09 Sep 2005, 20:32

Hi Epykat, are you out tonight?

Wouldn't want you to have a boring Friday night like last week, though its a bit cold and wet and wintery out, hope its not like this the next again Friday or all the newbies who are coming along to night out will stay at home

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 10 Sep 2005, 14:46

Thanks Sandra for being concerned about my Friday night mental welfare

I was actually out last night, to a very pleasant retiral do at the Hibs Club. Since it was such a horrible night I took the car which was fine because it's obviously the bubbles in the coke and not the vodka that get me into the party mood

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Sep 2005, 21:15

Derek Wilson's? Any old faces from the past?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 12 Sep 2005, 17:22

It was DWs. There were a lot of old faces including Paul Thompson - remember him? He was just my hero - and I told him so! He probably would have been more flattered if I was still 18

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 13 Sep 2005, 15:32

I see him now and again, works at Telford now. What about Phil Sinclair was he there, George Smuga?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 13 Sep 2005, 22:45

George Smuga was sitting beside me at the meal - my claim to fame for the evening

He used to teach me Modern Studies - failed the Higher twice - I told him that and he laughed (probably the same attitude that led to me failing

)

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 13 Sep 2005, 23:00

He used to teach me and I got an A!! What does that tell you?

He is head at RHS now. I have been trying to recall my old english teacher (no A for that

) her name has escaped me. Think her 1st name was maureen and she was a bit of a midden. I liked her and she was a good teacher,

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 14 Sep 2005, 18:50

Porty wrote:He used to teach me and I got an A!! What does that tell you?

He is head at RHS now. I have been trying to recall my old english teacher (no A for that ) her name has escaped me. Think her 1st name was maureen and she was a bit of a midden. I liked her and she was a good teacher,

Hope Maureen the midden is not a POL member or you might be up for some detention

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Sep 2005, 14:14

Macmillan was her name. I def had a soft spot for her. She was whacky.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 15 Sep 2005, 19:45

I remember Miss MacMillan (but her name wasn't Maureen, you made that up). Do you remember her pal Annie Sutherland - she was great. Told us we were too immature to appreciate Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead so took the books off us after the 3rd day - at least she didn't mince her words

I've always been scared to try to read it again in case I discover my maturity still hasn't peaked.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 16 Sep 2005, 15:35

What's everyone doing this Friday?

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Sep 2005, 15:55

I'm off to a "do" at the Three Sisters. A couple of friends are off to Italy for a year so they are having a goodbye party there.

sicker · Post by **sicker** » 16 Sep 2005, 17:10

Teddygirl, keep those two friends sober so they are fit for tomorows excursion. If they get drunk the will probably buy rubbish tomorrow.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2005, 17:27

Dan and I have just been for a swim and now we're getting to grips with a Harry Potter PS2 game.

There's a nice bottle of rose wine chilling in the fridge for me to have later and some Finlays black pudding waiting for tomorrow's brekkie.

Sweet.

This time next week I will be brushing off my top hat and tails though.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 16 Sep 2005, 18:12

You didn't happen to see my offspring at the pool with his pal, by any chance ecm? Or did Dan have a lucky escape?

Homer has deserted me until Monday for the lure of a yachting trip with some of his mates and the Tarbet music festival - drink only plays a small part in this weekend's events, of course

I'm left on my own to amuse our son over the long weekend (all the men that have gone on the trip are fathers and they do this trip every year on the same holiday weekend, but are the mothers of their children resentful? Darn right we are

).

It'll be a chilled bottle of white for me tonight, ecm and all the tele I want to watch. I might even watch my freebie "My Life as a Dog" DVD. I adore that film.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 16 Sep 2005, 18:14

ecm wrote:Dan and I have just been for a swim and now we're getting to grips with a Harry Potter PS2 game.
There's a nice bottle of rose wine chilling in the fridge for me to have later and some Finlays black pudding waiting for tomorrow's brekkie.

Sweet.

This time next week I will be brushing off my top hat and tails though.

Sounds idyllic apart from the black pudding

I'm off to an ex colleague's for Chinese carry out, lots of wine and a good old gossip about people at work

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2005, 18:21

Can't say that I noticed Matthew, M but I did think that Homer flashed by me on his bike as I was leaving Sainsbury's yesterday?

I was swithering about whether or not to rent a DVD for later tonight but decided to pass. I shall find some rubbish to watch on the box or pester folks on here for a bit chat.

I might even go so far as to talk to Ali?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2005, 18:22

foxy wrote: I'm off to an ex colleague's for Chinese carry out, lots of wine and a good old gossip about people at work

Now, that sounds idyllic to me.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 16 Sep 2005, 18:35

sicker wrote:Teddygirl, keep those two friends sober so they are fit for tomorows excursion. If they get drunk the will probably buy rubbish tomorrow.

Don't worry Sicker, nothing will get in the way of our trip tomorrow. And when did any of us buy rubbish

Mr TG would say every time we go no doubt, but what does he know about anything?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 16 Sep 2005, 19:48

I might even go so far as to talk to Ali?

Don't do it, ecm!!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 16 Sep 2005, 19:53

Poppy wrote:
I might even go so far as to talk to Ali?
Don't do it, ecm!!!

Ok.

I think it's a toss up between digging out my DVDs of either The Rutles or a few episodes of Black Books. There doesn't seem to be much to watch on the box tonight.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 16 Sep 2005, 21:04

There's been a murrdurr on ITV!!!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 17 Sep 2005, 14:33

We went to the Hub for a Caribbean special meal - it was ok, apart from the macaroni pie and a creamed cou cou dish (think cat sick)

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 17 Sep 2005, 19:10

Sandra wrote:We went to the Hub for a Caribbean special meal - it was ok, apart from the macaroni pie and a creamed cou cou dish (think cat sick)

The macaroni pie sounds more Greggs than Grenada, and what on earth is cou cou???

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 17 Sep 2005, 21:56

Could it just maybe be, possibly be,--- cous cous

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 18 Sep 2005, 12:53

ecm wrote:
Sandra wrote:We went to the Hub for a Caribbean special meal - it was ok, apart from the macaroni pie and a creamed cou cou dish (think cat sick)

The macaroni pie sounds more Greggs than Grenada, and what on earth is cou cou???

this creamed gunge, was apparently cous-cous (which I like) with bit of okra through it - positively vile. The macaroni pie was a square of macaroni cheese with peppers and celery through it. Bits of the meal were nice but it could all have done with a bit more spice!

Wish we'd gone to Coyoba instead!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 18 Sep 2005, 14:25

We were invited to two 50ths (yes, gone are the days of 18ths, 21st and even 40ths

) on Friday, so had to go to both. Got to the first one 7.30 on the dot. We were the only ones there and had to leave just as it was hotting up. By the time we got to the second one they were all tired and emotional and had eaten all of the buffet except for the bits of limp lettuce so really we missed the best of both! Yesterday I went for 'lunch' with two ex colleagues - got home at 1.45am - oops!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 18 Sep 2005, 15:43

Epykat wrote: Yesterday I went for 'lunch' with two ex colleagues - got home at 1.45am - oops!

long lunch, best kind

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 11 Nov 2005, 14:48

We are having a works night out tonight. Its 13:47 and we aint got a venue. We are heading into town and thinking a happy hour may be a good launch point. Any suggestions?