Genealogy Chat

Roger!!! Your sock drawer is only tidy because your OH uses all the spare ones to do Olde Crone style dusting (see above)! Merry

Merry, I am old enough to be your father...and if you were part of my family I would not be married to your mother! Oi? I retired a few years ago and up until then my OH and I both shared the housework. OH tended to be IC house/garden/cooking/shopping etc but I dabbled at the weekends to show willing. When I called it a day from the NHS we decided that it was my turn to do and OH's turn to have a break. The good news is that when I come up to the 'puter to read the boards I don't often get a complaint. The only worry is that I am totally confounded by OH's ability to hold down a full time job for all those years and keep my sock drawer tidy at the same time! I enjoy the doing and OH enjoys me doing it but where do the days go? I certainly wouldn't be able to find the time for even part time work now. My only slovernly area is the room I keep my 'puter and records and guitar in...it is mine and no-one else needs to go near it or as sure as God made them little green appples one of my important scraps of paper would be hidden for weeks if not for ever. Roger GC

I don't know about corrupting me, but it has certainly affected my sleep patterns. I don't know why, but I get all my leads in the small hours and know that if I leave it, I won't find my place again.!!! Wondering if this is normal???

TWO HANDED DUSTING (Scholarship Level Entrants only) Get two odd socks out of that bag in the airing cupboard. Put one on each hand. Dash madly round the house touching all horizontal surfaces. Stop at any ornaments you are stupid enough to have on display. Pick up ornament, swirl it quickly round, as if wringing out a dishcloth, swipe where it stood, replace ornament. Large vertical surfaces can be quickly dusted by wearing an old pair of bobbly trousers, slither quickly along the walls or doors, rotating self as you go. Best done on the way to answer the doorbell. Both trousers and socks can be turned inside out to be used again. OC

- 'short term memory loss' - It's one of the first signs of ... eerrmm ?????????? - something important.!! Dea Xxx

Dea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS thinking about him doing my dusting....................................... and shopping and hoovering and tidying and washing up and clothes washing and ironing and gardening and everything else............................................... except.......? Oh, I've forgotten now! Merry

OOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo - Sorry Merry - I Bow to your superior age (I am about 15 years behind you!!!) (or maybe that's in front of you ?? - Anyway - 15 years older!!) I bet granddaughter is beter tham him at the dusting though!!! (15 years from now you will also be thinking more about the dusting than what you are thinking about now !!!!!!!!!) !!!!!!!! Dea X xx

Dea! I saw him FIRST!!! Merry

Can you see Merry, how I have the Hansons business driving force in me? He is lost - absolutely lost - not even taken one booking.

OOOooooOOOOOOOOOOOO = who does Roger belong to ??? Not to worry anyway 'coz grand-daughter will be here in the morning. - I have the dust mask + the raincoat ready - tissues ready for her little hands, and very soon all my surfaces will be 'dust-free'. Dea Xxx

Roger, did I ever mention I was looking for a replacement husband???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Merry

Erm, business seems a bit quiet Glen, mmm?

Well Glen, looks like another possible for you to sub contract to?

I've just finished the ironing and pegged out another load of washing. Tesco's was crowded this morning but I prefer to go and get my own rather than have them deliver it because then I can put everything in the right bag so that when I get back home they are in the right place for putting away. When I got out of the shower this morning I asked my wife what she thought the neighbours would think if I walked down the road in the buff. She said, 'Easy, they'd think I married you for your money'. Got to get our lunch now, Roger GC

Ive nudged it for you glen - its the one about toy boys. Mind you at your age ....As the revered Kenny Everett said - Youre at a difficult age, too old to be a toy boy, too young to be in Status Quo

Well you can tell i missed that thread,must have been chasing about when i missed it. Glen

I would add, that being a benevolent employer, I am allowing Glen to freelance for a time (1 cert commission to me). Glen, you thought about subcontracting to young Michael for a bit of shopping and cooking? (You see you need an entrepreunerial brain like mine to actually make the big bucks - you wont make it alone). And what about offering the bed warming service for elderly ladies in poor health that we had a thread on about yesterday?

When can you start?!!

As a special advance offer i am pleased to announce the following service to GR members In my tinsel knickers of blue and green, I'll visit your house and start to clean I'll wash the floors,and iron some shirts And all for the cost of four bmd certs.

I occasionally venture down to Tesco, to join the scrum fighting for the baguette that someone has just stuck a label on saying '7p'. So much more fun than doing it all online. And I like cooking too. Does this disqualify me?