ADs and their gratuitous pussy pictures

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Welcome in ADs. Snuggle up hygge-style 'cause there ain't much going on out there for a while... except rain.

I haven't got a pussy of my own for gratuitous showing off, so I shall pretend to be Dr Evil with Mr Biggleswade

Link to previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4138531-ADs-and-their-pampered-poodles?pg=40

@Weneedmusicandtheatre He is very handsome which is a good thing because he’s a typical stubborn spaniel. I live in a flat with him and don’t have a garden so it is doable if that’s the only thing stopping you from having a dog? It’s probably more work with all the walking but means I can have wine and creme eggs so balances itself out.

@Iheartmysmart

The whole schools debacle is becoming ridiculous. Are they now saying that it’s not the fact teachers are at risk, it’s taking the virus home and passing it on to other vulnerable family members that is the issue? Surely that’s how it has been for key workers from the start? DS is no longer in education but I’m bloody cross for those of you who have school aged children.

We don’t have any regular contact with vulnerable family members. Both grannies live 100+ miles away. Can mine go back straight away then?

It took 2.5 hours to get DD to do her literacy today. One side of A4 with a picture, and her handwriting is bloody massive.

@Worldgonecrazy and @bakingcupcakes
Maybe the Prime Minister / government said May but had actually already planned to bring the date forward to make us all so happy to be free we don’t notice what a shit show we are being freed into?

I'm almost certain this is the case. First rule of negotiation: always demand much more than you hope to get. He will indeed be able to move things earlier to appear to be reasonable, so people will love him again, and so that he can say "the new variants weren't as deadly as we thought", to bury the idea that they ever were. (I suspect it was a lie, or at least an exaggeration.) It would tie in with them deliberately underselling the vaccine so people don't fight over it, so he can say "looooooooooook!!! The vaccine is working!" when it suits him. Also, if the public gets restless, and riots start to look likely, this can be quelled by easing something to keep the plebs happy.

I think someone's been having serious words with Saint Boris about not saying optimistic trite this time round, like the original "we can turn this virus around in twelve weeks", which he hopes we've forgotten, so he's keeping his cards much closer to his chest this time.

New update from Comedy Bent Copper.

twitter.com/andrewlawrence/status/1353619471102078977?s=20

Mask hate kicking off on my local Facebook page again. Apparently a Sun reader who wanted to go in the Tesco Express to purchase his paper was abusing staff who wouldn’t let him in as he said he had forgotten his mask.

Cue pile on from everyone to the genuinely mask exempt, no mask no entry, if they are that sick they should stay at home etc etc

I really can’t bring myself to engage with it, especially the two women who claim they are exempt but wear one anyway. Masks disappearing is one of the main things I want to see.

@Iheartmysmart Now I really do have Concert Envy! Probably the same tour - 2017 possibly?

Bit late to the cat appreciation party but this is my fluffy old girl when I had the audacity to stop rubbing her belly 😂😂😂if looks could kill 😄

Checking in ... with my lovely old lady cat who’s sadly no longer with us ... she was diagnosed with cancer during the first lockdown ...

I'm sorry. She was lovely. Thank you for sharing her picture.

@Picadilly
I'd like a cat - we had one growing up - but DH is not a cat person
Neither is mine, but what you have to do is employ a protracted campaign of propaganda as to the benefits of cats, over a period of several months, including a full-on powerpoint presentation (DD did an excellent job there). Then once he's agreed to "just going to the cat adoption centre just to have a little look," you're winning.
I have caught DH singing to the cat, & they are best mates. Although it goes without saying that the cat loves me the most.

I keep getting visions of clothes shopping trips, & eating in a restaurant- dream on. My hair has about another week before it "turns" & becomes unruly & needs professional care again, but I'll have to make do with nail scissors.

I do think that things like getting your hair done really does matter to a lot of people. There used to be a resident hairdresser in some of the hospitals I worked in, & the patients who had to stay in for weeks really looked forwards to getting their hair done. They used to say they felt more human afterwards.

@NeedWineNow It was July 2018! Blimey that seems forever ago now. Probably one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen. For some reason though they were on really early and we almost missed the beginning. Not used to the main act being on at 7pm!

Shola Ama was singing at a club i went to back in 2004. She didnt hit the stage till 1am

I have died my own hair twice since lockdown 1.
We used to have a lady who came into work and did nails. I only ever got them manicured and painted, not gels, but it was still lovely to have the half hour of pampering and chat in the lunch break.

I just sometimes can’t believe this is all happening. How did it get to the stage where it’s illegal to get a haircut and all the associated crap? It’s like a bad movie ☹️

Maybe dyed rather than died?!

There's probably been a lot of hair sadly died and dyed in the past year

[quote Iheartmysmart]@Weneedmusicandtheatre He is very handsome which is a good thing because he’s a typical stubborn spaniel. I live in a flat with him and don’t have a garden so it is doable if that’s the only thing stopping you from having a dog? It’s probably more work with all the walking but means I can have wine and creme eggs so balances itself out.[/quote]
I also have to persuade DH who is a cat person....

@110APiccadilly

Weren't the Harry Potter books written solely to encourage children to sleep in the understairs cupboard without complaining?

My two used to seem to sleep in a different combination of positions and locations every night. I used to have to be very careful not to trip over their bodies on the floor or limbs poking out from under the furniture as I tried to work out where in the room/ in what bed/ in which corner they might have crashed out that night! It's not long since I've tripped over a body sleeping on the landing, although they do tend to stick to their beds most nights now.

[quote Iheartmysmart]@NeedWineNow It was July 2018! Blimey that seems forever ago now. Probably one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen. For some reason though they were on really early and we almost missed the beginning. Not used to the main act being on at 7pm![/quote]
@Iheartmysmart I've just looked at the photos on my phone - 22 June 2018!

They were unbelievably good.

They didn't come on until 9 'ish I think. I remember it took us an age to get out and everyone was singing the ' woah-oh' bit from The Best of You! We were lucky that we were staying in Central London for the weekend as we were squashed on the very last tube. Happy memories of a fantastic night

@ZoBo123 I can't believe how out of order that police officer was. I am glad that West Midlands police have apologised and put him on an action plan (I hope his colleague is looked into too, there were 2 officers there). It certainly doesn't make for good community relations if you are going to harass people for being outside!

@wanderings I love seeing your name come up on some of the nastier threads! You are so articulate and say everything I think but can't take the backlash! So thank you!! ❤️❤️ On the subject of cats I have a siamese! It's like having a naughty toddler but he won't stay in his room!! 😂😂 Xx

The children take it home to their families thing is east. Just stop fining for none attendance and allow those children to stay home. If they need to repeat a year, so be it.

[quote Wishfulthinking1977]@wanderings I love seeing your name come up on some of the nastier threads! You are so articulate and say everything I think but can't take the backlash! So thank you!! ❤️❤️ On the subject of cats I have a siamese! It's like having a naughty toddler but he won't stay in his room!! 😂😂 Xx[/quote]
Absolutely. Thank you for being such a voice of sanity "over there" @wanderings.

@Buzzinwithbez

The children take it home to their families thing is east. Just stop fining for none attendance and allow those children to stay home. If they need to repeat a year, so be it.

I think it was an error not to temporarily allow families to home educate and keep their places over the high-risk season. School to identify key topics/ concepts, parental responsibility to fill in the details. Allowing that Oct H/T to Easter would have eased a lot of the criticism and helped with classroom capacity a little.