Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164873 times)

tiermat · « **Reply #6450 on:** 06 April, 2015, 09:38:18 am »

Mrs T is back in the UK!!!!!

We have REALLY missed her.

Ruthie · « **Reply #6451 on:** 06 April, 2015, 10:01:50 am »

Aw

Enjoy the reunion

Regulator · « **Reply #6452 on:** 11 April, 2015, 11:01:20 am »

I've just been given a pay rise

Riggers · « **Reply #6453 on:** 13 April, 2015, 01:22:03 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 27 March, 2015, 05:34:12 pm

Quote from: Riggers on 27 March, 2015, 01:52:33 pm
Off to Hong Kong for a couple of weeks, starting tomorrow.

I hope you're taking Bradley Wiggins...

I did. And he's on Instagram if you want to enjoy: @mr.rigs

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #6454 on:** 15 April, 2015, 12:50:52 am »

The plane I was in the morning was hit by lightning, which made my sphincters twitch a bit.
Fortunately nothing vital appeared to fall off and we made it to the destination ok, if a bit bumpily

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6455 on:** 15 April, 2015, 04:18:16 pm »

I became a great uncle again today. Lucy was born in or near Amsterdam at 6.30 this morning.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6456 on:** 15 April, 2015, 04:28:34 pm »

You are an oom. Have yourself a pint of oombar!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6457 on:** 15 April, 2015, 06:14:44 pm »

A couple of points have occurred to me.

My parents had 6 children, who in their turn had 11.

Those 11 have now produced 10 of my grandchildren's generation. I feel very confident that my children won't produce any more grandchildren (we have 2). All bar 1 of my children's generation are now over 30, and three of them are over 40.

That represents a small decline in the population.

My father was an only son, but had 4 sisters. The Walker surname is well-represented in my generation and there are 6 males in the next whose surname is Walker, but our grandchildren's generation have no boys with the surname Walker. I think we are an endangered species - our bit of it, anyway.

hellymedic · « **Reply #6458 on:** 15 April, 2015, 07:48:59 pm »

Whereas my branch seems to be expanding exponentially.
Dad is one of four but only one sister had any issue and he is a 55 year old bachelor.
Mum is one of 5, all of whom have reproduced.

My parents have 6 kids, five of whom have produced 23 grandchildren, (including five male Vechts) with another Vecht on the way.
One sister of mine has two grandchildren, my brother's son now has a male child, continuing the name. My other sister will hopefully become a grandmother in the summer...

woollypigs · « **Reply #6459 on:** 15 April, 2015, 07:58:27 pm »

I'm the only child and got four siblings. One of them got five kids and one got a grand child that is older than his second child. I used to go a see the family and we could count the gang on two hands, now I need seven of them. And that is only on my mums side of the family.

Basil · « **Reply #6460 on:** 15 April, 2015, 08:05:46 pm »

Both my parents had one sibling. Neither had children. I have no cousins.
We are a very small family, and that seemed "normal" to me as I grew up.
Imagine the culture shock of becoming part of Mrs. B's family. She has about 900 cousins. Some of the seem to be cousin to themselves, or something.

hellymedic · « **Reply #6461 on:** 15 April, 2015, 08:54:12 pm »

I thought I had a 'normal' number of cousins: one on Dad's side and nine on Mum's (another two, born very late to my youngest bachelor uncle, did not feature before I was nearly 40).
The 'abnormal' feature is my parents' issue!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #6462 on:** 15 April, 2015, 09:12:53 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 15 April, 2015, 04:28:34 pm

You are an oom. Have yourself a pint of oombar!

o! on't rink oombar! avid ameron ad ome he ther ay!

Lt. Col. Larrington (retd.) is an only child; neither of Mrs Larrington (decd.)'s sisters had any sprogs. Ergo Dr Larrington and I are free from first cousins though I dare say there are still umpteen cousins n times removed, such as the Queen or Postman Pat, if you look hard enough.

perpetual dan · « **Reply #6463 on:** 18 April, 2015, 04:56:50 pm »

Today Miss Dan the Younger rode her bike without balance-assistance for the first time.

She was amazed to find that it was more fun than she thought.

Bledlow · « **Reply #6464 on:** 18 April, 2015, 06:07:36 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 15 April, 2015, 09:12:53 pm

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 15 April, 2015, 04:28:34 pm
You are an oom. Have yourself a pint of oombar!

o! on't rink oombar! avid ameron ad ome he ther ay!

Lt. Col. Larrington (retd.) is an only child; neither of Mrs Larrington (decd.)'s sisters had any sprogs. Ergo Dr Larrington and I are free from first cousins though I dare say there are still umpteen cousins n times removed, such as the Queen or Postman Pat, if you look hard enough.

At the last count I had eight first cousins & six step first cousins, all younger. Plus nine surviving (was ten, but one died) half-cousins of one of my parents whose ages neatly straddle mine, being from nine years older to seven years younger than me, & so have always been more like first cousins. And then there are the Danish non-relatives-except-for-wartime-fake-Danish-documents*-showing-one-to-be-a-child-of-one-of-my-Danish-relatives-not-a-German-citizen-from-Flensburg, of who three are sort of semi-cousins.

Some people find my family complicated. I don't understand that. It all seems straightforward to me.

*Note that these documents were fake only in that what they showed was untrue.

woollypigs · « **Reply #6465 on:** 18 April, 2015, 07:57:06 pm »

Quote from: perpetual dan on 18 April, 2015, 04:56:50 pm

Today Miss Dan the Younger rode her bike without balance-assistance for the first time.

She was amazed to find that it was more fun than she thought.

Jolly news

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6466 on:** 18 April, 2015, 08:26:47 pm »

Outdoor twirly chairs. Like office chairs but made of wood and metal and bolted to the ground. We found them today behind the new life sciences building and spent some enjoyable time twirling.

andrewc · « **Reply #6467 on:** 19 April, 2015, 12:18:19 am »

A very good cello recital at St George's Hall followed by a few beers. I end up in my old haunt , "The Swan", bikers , goths & assorted weirdos.
Chap with his arm in a sling asks me to watch some drinks while he goes out for a smoke..
He comes back & asks me to help him put his jacket on...
Next time I go to the bar I find he's put £5 up for my drinks!

rafletcher · « **Reply #6468 on:** 02 June, 2015, 04:10:23 pm »

My wife is home from hospital after her hip replacement

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #6469 on:** 04 June, 2015, 04:18:26 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 02 June, 2015, 04:10:23 pm

My wife is home from hospital after her hip replacement

Excellent, hope she's recovering well.

Regulator · « **Reply #6470 on:** 04 June, 2015, 07:29:49 pm »

Mr R and I have just booked our holibob.... We're taking my mother to France for a week in July. Jack will be coming with us - we just need to get a photo for his passport.

We'll be staying in a nice little gite in a village just near Amboise and about 1/2 hours from my uncle's place.

Si_Co · « **Reply #6471 on:** 05 June, 2015, 03:21:55 pm »

I'm on hollibobs next week, so I've declared a POETS day.

Woo, and indeed, hoo

Basil · « **Reply #6472 on:** 10 June, 2015, 06:41:31 pm »

Hurrah! Finished work tonight (Wednesday) and I don't return until Tuesday.

*buggers off sharpish to the bosom s of his family*

rafletcher · « **Reply #6473 on:** 10 June, 2015, 09:18:14 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly on 04 June, 2015, 04:18:26 pm

Quote from: rafletcher on 02 June, 2015, 04:10:23 pm
My wife is home from hospital after her hip replacement
Excellent, hope she's recovering well.

She is thank you. More good news. The numbness from the nerve block is wearing off, and today, 10 days since the op and a week after she came home, she felt confident enough to come down our (very steep, narrow) stairs on her own. Indeed, whilst I was still at work. That really lifted her spirits

citoyen · « **Reply #6474 on:** 19 June, 2015, 07:51:07 pm »

My son has just landed his first movie role - not exactly Hollywood, just something a local film maker is doing, but it's a start!

Author Topic: The Good News Thread (Read 1164873 times)

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