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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 6, 2024 17:10:28 GMT
Despicable behaviour (the husband and the rapists) I agree.
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Post by questaredux on Sept 7, 2024 4:15:53 GMT
The husband was/is a certifiable lunatic. I am more worried that he found "dozens" of other men, in at least 2 towns, who thought this behavior was normal enough to indulge themselves as well. They were compliant with the house-rules but could not recognise that rules that society and the Law obey. Are there many of these groups who, like the child molesters, have their secret clubs...it would seem the husband had no difficulty in finding other vile men. The fact that no money was involved would suggest an organised group.
I think that this may be the tip of the iceberg.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 7, 2024 7:46:37 GMT
And with so many men involved a lot more must have had knowledge and nobody did anything about that. Not even anonymously calling the police.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 7, 2024 8:45:26 GMT
Granddaughter rang yesterday, Victoria put a cartoon on her iphone and let Lorelei watch 'Paw Patrol' whilst she fed the baby. Distraction technique of a modern busy Mum. Somehow Lorelei (2 1/2) managed to get onto Amazon...and yesterday a litre bottle of vodka turned up in a parcel.
Nobody in the house drinks vodka. Especially not Lorelei.
Victoria was dismayed to see that the company did not accept returns, but she rang Amazon customer service and they have not only reimbursed her but they told her to keep the booze.
No more watching cartoons on Mummy's phone. No more leaving apps open.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 7, 2024 9:30:56 GMT
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
You made my day.
Yesterday a colleague made my day too.
We were discussing how to find a solution to a delicate situation and we were good on it. Upon closing the meeting the guy said ‘ may I also suggest we make prayers ? ‘
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 7, 2024 9:38:20 GMT
That's a fantastic story, Cheery.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 7, 2024 18:41:53 GMT
yesterday a litre bottle of vodka turned up in a parcel. Nobody in the house drinks vodka. Little Lorelei ~ already a skilled shopper. You must be so proud, Cheery! Luckily, help is at hand for Victoria et al. I was going to put this in "something I learned today", but it goes too well here. I read that vodka in a spray mist bottle is the absolute best thing for taking odors out of clothing and linens. Following up on that, I found that some people say that it's better than Febreze and that many, many people who work in theater know the trick & use it for costumes. Others elaborated on using it on sweaty gym clothing & how many more wearings they can get before laundering ( ) Everyone said that it does not stain, nor does the odor linger. In fact, quite a few said, "Its odor evaporates and takes the other odors with it." It can also be used as a room deodorizer, with essential oils added, if one wished.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 7, 2024 19:20:12 GMT
I had read about its use on theatrical costumes.
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Post by questaredux on Sept 8, 2024 8:14:31 GMT
As a baby through to teens I got lots of chest infections. Everyone used a product called "Warne's Wonder Wool"- a thick heavy cotton-wool chest wrap impregnated with eucalyptus and camphor. When worn on the chest it cleared the breathing and made you feel GOOD. To activate it each time it was used, one had to sprinkle it with a light spray of a spirit.
Mum used perfume..."4711 cologne" with a little puff-spray bottle Dad used ... "Dewars Scotch Whisky" flicked from his fingertips theatrically "2 drops only!"
It was a heavy pink colour and I found some in a closing down of a family chemist a few years ago. I bought it but not sure where it is now.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 8, 2024 16:15:22 GMT
My father has been using the same after shave all his life. Eau sauvage.
It is probably one of the reasons I don’t use any nor perfume. I should discuss it with my psy and buy another bottle of perfume. 😂😂😂
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 8, 2024 18:00:19 GMT
Since the face of Eau Sauvage is Johnny Depp, it gives me an unusual impression of your father.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 8, 2024 19:17:58 GMT
There was a poster of Johnny Depp advertising said fragrance in a bus shelter in town which has a letter 's' glued over the 'v'. It was photographed and was all over fb a few years ago.
Eau Sausage is a lot less exotic...
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Post by whatagain on Sept 8, 2024 19:29:47 GMT
😂
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 11, 2024 20:17:44 GMT
We have quite a substantial first aid kit in the car which followed us from car to car over the years and never used.
We decided to have a look at it all this evening. The worst was the antiseptic cream which was 13 years out of date....
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Post by onlyMark on Sept 12, 2024 5:28:16 GMT
Funnily enough the day before yesterday I bought a new first aid kit for the car. The reason being it is up soon for the German version of the MOT. Comes round every two years instead of one year in the UK. But one of the criteria for passing is how old the first aid kit is. I think no more than three years and they are official ones with a date stamp on them.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 12, 2024 5:47:16 GMT
Germany being such a rigorous country, do they have provisions for recycling expired kits?
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Post by onlyMark on Sept 12, 2024 8:02:54 GMT
Probably. Can't say I've looked into it as the one I take out of the car I just put in the house and bits and bobs of it get used over time. Nothing really runs out as far as I can see. Bandages, plasters etc certainly last a long time. Trying to get rid of or recycle anything out of the ordinary is such a palaver I rarely bother unless really necessary. It also varies from State to State.
In Konstanz I was clearing out an apartment so there was a lot of miscellaneous stuff. Their rules were for "Restmüll" you had to go to the recycling centre, buy bags from them, go back and fill them up then take them back and pay for the dumping, but only on certain days at certain two hour times. I ended up bagging it all in normal rubbish bags, bringing it back to Bonn in the car and taking it straight to the dump here which had no restrictions and nothing to pay. In Frankfurt I was decorating and apartment and had some empty paint tins. You could only get rid of them on a certain day every two months or maybe three months when a special truck was parked in a certain place and you took them there to be checked and authorised that you could chuck them away.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 15, 2024 18:40:47 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 15, 2024 19:31:57 GMT
8 metres is more like 26 feet.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 15, 2024 20:22:16 GMT
My French is rusty but it just seems to translate to somebody falling 8 metres from a castle? No mention of reasons?
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 16, 2024 3:39:05 GMT
He was attending a concert during a festival at the château. There were too many people waiting for the restroom so he went tooking for a discreet place to take a leak. He crawled over a wall but was a bit drunk and fell, breaking his wrist and messing up his face.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 16, 2024 5:00:03 GMT
The link seems to excaverate - I read that it was 5 meters. Can’t trust these journalists !
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 16, 2024 5:47:44 GMT
Now it's back to 5 metres. Local news often begins with exaggeration before people set them straight.
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Post by questaredux on Sept 16, 2024 5:52:24 GMT
EXCAVERATE...what a wonderful word! what does it mean in English, please? Has that feel of "Defenestrate" about it. Also has a touch of a cave or cavern.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 16, 2024 6:24:12 GMT
Pleading guilty. No autocorrect would come up with such a word.
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