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Shouting guava guava guava shouting mega mega white bean - 10 / 10 thread

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FrannyandZooey · 25/06/2009 20:41

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

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ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 04/07/2009 21:58

JUst a quicky before going to bed as I am knackered - I've had too many late nights this week.

Poor dd2 LR, I hope she feels better soon.

Boco- you may be able to claim for the ruined food on your house insurance.

banana
blueberries
raspberries
smoothie
salad leaves
corn on the cob
cucumber
tomatoes
radishes

FrayedKnot · 04/07/2009 22:04

Oh LR sore throats are so horrid. Have you given her calpol or similar? I know some people here prefer not to but I would give her something, it can be so painful.

Boco that's such a pain about the freezer. Have you eaten the icecream or did you find out too late?

littlerach · 04/07/2009 22:06

I called the out of hours this afternoon and they have said that if she starts coughing then she will be monitored again.

She has a red throat, but doesn't seem swollen.
She keeps going a bit delirious. She has just jumped awake and shouted that she swallowed the whole cucumber at snack time
Hey TooT, maybe thats where your went????

ahundredtimes · 04/07/2009 22:07

Boco get the ice cream to LR for her dd's throat

Hot honey and lemon then. Poor her. Does she have a high temp?

ahundredtimes · 04/07/2009 22:10

DH thought it most unsociable my watching The Wire on my own. So now in the spirit of friendship we are watching a box set together. It is John Adams. Good grief. I have to go for episode four now. There will be a lot of talking about liberty and pursuing the justice and the truth, some odd wigs and Laura Linney will struggle on her homestead, looking wise and valiant while cleaning the floor. I much prefer the mother fuckers in Baltimore.

Boco · 04/07/2009 22:21

Quite a contrast to the fucking mother fuckers of Wire of the fucking cocksuckers of deadwood.

No we found out too late so the icecream is more soup. And the fridge bust too.
Frick. Lemur will look into insurance, thanks.

SuperBunny · 04/07/2009 22:31

Oh no Boco

I'm a bit curious about your guinea-pig's anus...

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FrannyandZooey · 04/07/2009 22:40

i was skimming and saw "guinea pig's anus" "have you had a look with a torch"

rach not wanting to scare you but have you seen greeny's thread about having terrible sore throats and hallucinating and they think it is probably swine flu

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FrannyandZooey · 04/07/2009 22:40

avi greeny's got swine flu (probably)
guad is away isn't she? or is she?

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TooTicky · 04/07/2009 22:40

LR, have you got Manuka honey? I have a little...shall I leap out of bed and drive over with it?

That cucumber wouldbe worryingly elderly by now...

Boco, that is such a bugger. The freezer I mean. I don't know what ishappening with the anus.

Hello to everybody.

TooTicky · 04/07/2009 22:42

I think theout of hourspeoplewouldhave been more concerned if it was suspectedswine flu.
Please don't make LR worry.

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FrannyandZooey · 04/07/2009 22:45

i wasn;t trying to make her worry, but i am sure she is worried about dd already! if it could be swine flu i think she should know tbh
rach i will link to greeny's thread and you can see what you think
probably nothing in it but at least you can use your judgement

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FrannyandZooey · 04/07/2009 22:46

here

hope she is recovering already

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SuperBunny · 04/07/2009 22:54

Oh goodness, poor greeny

How's DD, LR. Hope she is ok.

ahundredtimes · 04/07/2009 23:40

Well I believe it is down round these here parts LR. Everyone going down like flies in B - but recovering quite normally too, I hasten to add.

We don't have it yet. Though ds1 had a temp last night, and a sore throat. I keep saying to him 'do you have achy joints' and he keeps saying 'NO I don't, stop saying achy joints all the time'.

EachPeachPearMum · 05/07/2009 07:51

superbunny do you mind if I CAT you? its about something you asked elsewhere that I don't wish to discuss online [mysterious but fairly mundane emoticon]

littlerach · 05/07/2009 08:37

The out of hrs lady did mention swine flu but apparently they don't really do anything even if it is

If she develops a cough in the next few days she will be diagnosed with swine flu. If not, then they think she has it.

I think it is due to the fact that there are no other viruses with those symptoms, therefore they presume it. I was quite shocked tha there had been a lot of it round here, as haven't actually heard of any.

I think Iposted on Greeny's thread yesterday actually.

I od have some honey actually, so may try that. She can't have calpol as it makes her vomit so has had nurofen ever such a lot. her temp has been 40, and slightly over, so have had to get it down else they wantde her to go in and be monitored. I even had to buy a thermometetr

The worst bit is when she starts shaking but is so hot I can barely touch her

And she has beengoing on about cucumbers most of the night . But she has slept a lot better (so have I!)

WE offered ice cream yesterday and she felt too ill to eat it . She usually has a huge appetite so this weekend has been a shock!!

MayorNaze · 05/07/2009 08:59

morning. sorry to hear about your dd little rach

think the services are getting a bit meh about swineflu, which is not much help if you actually have it ...

i have nothing to say about guinea pigs and their collective anii...but am mildly curious about red gooseberries. gooseberries are a bit lke rhubarb with me, only nice if you mix them with the right thing...

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FrannyandZooey · 05/07/2009 10:10

rach i hope i didn't worry you for no reason - i hope she is soon better
they are mostly diagnosing it by phone now aren't they? there are so many cases now
i know if my child had it i would be worrying but there is definitely the element of it being no bad thing to get it over with now while it is mild

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FrannyandZooey · 05/07/2009 10:14

red gooseberries
they are scrumptious
i obviously failed earlier in my description but they have very firm skins which are a bit furry! so that is fun and when you bite into them you do get a satisfying bite (the crunchy part)
then inside they are very juicy, and if ripe quite sugary but with a delicious tart edge
and lots of seeds but soft seeds
god lovely
we found them right at the end of our picking day and were tempted to empty out all other punnets and just fill with gooseberries

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TheMitsubishiWarrioress · 05/07/2009 10:32

so sorry. I don't have time to catch up and read the thread but things have gone badly wrong. Thanks to those who have seen and been on my thread already. Kinda struggling at the moment, but am trying to be warrioress-like.

[faking wimpy emoticon].

Hugs to all, even if you don't like them because I am needy and self absorbed at the moment ...

MayorNaze · 05/07/2009 11:04

oh gosh. i know i have danced cheerily all over this thread and don't really know any of you but really sorry to read this Mitsubishi

ABitWrong · 05/07/2009 11:09
ABitWrong · 05/07/2009 11:11