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Feminist Pub XVIII, in which the Bluestocking greets the first signs of spring with a glass of something soothing

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PuffinsAreFictitious · 16/03/2015 23:08

Just starting this one as the last is nearly full

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OublietteBravo · 29/03/2015 21:26

It is a long time since I did a coach trip of that magnitude. I went from Yorkshire to Switzerland by coach in 1989 (with Guides) and remember being fairly exhausted afterwards. I bet DS sleeps well tonight! Really hoping I do too - I have to work tomorrow and I'm too busy to have an 'off' day

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PuffinsAreFictitious · 29/03/2015 21:17

I suspect his main problem was trying to unfold himself after sitting for that long. Coach travel is gruelling

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UptoapointLordCopper · 29/03/2015 19:44

That must have been a journey and a half!

OublietteBravo · 29/03/2015 19:22

Their Twitter feed tells me they made it to Austria safely Smile

UptoapointLordCopper · 29/03/2015 17:13

Flowers Oubliette.

MsDragons · 29/03/2015 14:54

I'm sure your ds will be fine oubliette. The kids are normally far too excited to miss home, while the parents are anxious wondering how they're getting on. Flowers

GibberingFlapdoodle · 29/03/2015 14:13

Did you get back in touch with your ds Oubliette, or are you not allowed to in case it embarasses him?

OublietteBravo · 29/03/2015 02:29

Something to help me sleep? I woke up with a headache (which painkillers are starting to take the edge off), and can't get back to sleep. Mainly because I'm wondering how DS is getting on travelling across Europe by coach.

YonicScrewdriver · 29/03/2015 00:14

Hot toddy?

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PuffinsAreFictitious · 29/03/2015 00:03

Just popping in to restock nibbles and put a new barrel of bitter on.

If this cold I have doesn't do one soon, I might just go a leetle bit crazy.

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EBearhug · 28/03/2015 19:52

No. We don't have a female boss.

Weirdly, the other day, I was chatting to our head of HR about how more flexibility was a good thing.

OublietteBravo · 28/03/2015 17:24

Yes LordCopper indeed. I think I'm the only pub regular based in my town, which is a shame.

FibonacciSeries · 28/03/2015 17:21

Is your boss Marissa Mayer? Grin

EBearhug · 28/03/2015 16:54

presenteeism is so endemic

Yes, it was noticeable in our most recent redundancies, how many of them were home workers. (Men as well as women, so it's not just about being mummy-tracked.)

EBearhug · 28/03/2015 16:52

I slept for about 7 hours (which is far more than I've managed most nights this week), and then crashed for a couple of hours this afternoon, too. Which is good, but I sort of object to losing my own time to sleep rather than work's time, given they've been causing the insomnia through bad management-induced stress.

Not that falling asleep at your desk is looked on as a good thing. Colleague now has a CPAP thing though, so it hasn't happened for ages.

FibonacciSeries · 28/03/2015 16:52

Sleeping, my most favourite activity ever! When I'm working I have to do with

YonicScrewdriver · 28/03/2015 16:33

Mmm hxb, some in my delivery later Grin

ChopperGordino · 28/03/2015 16:20

Ah you have reminded me to put HXB on the shopping list for next week

kickassangel · 28/03/2015 16:18

Good morning! I just slept for 10 hours. I really needed that. There were various attempts to wake me early by beeping (phone), sword prodding (DD), and licking (cat), but I managed to just turn over and ignore them all.

I have just had coffee at home and intend to go and find the one shop here that sells hot cross buns.

UptoapointLordCopper · 28/03/2015 15:46

Shame we are in different towns.

UptoapointLordCopper · 28/03/2015 15:45

It's also my plan to wander into town to get a cup of coffee as well as shop for some birthday presents. I love wandering into town. Enjoy the peace and quiet Oubliette.

OublietteBravo · 28/03/2015 15:35

Right, they've both gone (and I'm on my own until DH gets back from dropping DD off somewhere near Shrewsbury). However, it still seems a bit early for gin, so I guess I'll wander into town and have coffee in the library where I'll doubtless be the youngest customer by about 30 years

UptoapointLordCopper · 28/03/2015 14:05

Hmm. Very patronising. But also sounds a bit like nervous babbling stemming from some half-understood training about being encouraging. Hmm

SoMuchForSubtlety · 28/03/2015 10:36

It sounds like the usual gym trainer crap trying to use peer pressure and guilt to get people to exercise. I think it's underhanded to do it to active adults, let alone elderly people who aren't very mobile. It's also a bit off to try to guilt trip people who I imagine spend a fair amount of time being frustrated about things they can no longer physically do.

StormyBrid · 28/03/2015 10:23

That trainer sounds patronising as hell, I'm not surprised you weren't happy about it.