Morning Fuzz, how you diddling?
you been banger and caravan racing? WOW!
awesomeness in extremis!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:06, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Hi blaireau
Hi Fuzzy.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:11, Reply)

hi poppet!
how are you this wet and windy morning?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:12, Reply)

I'm tucked up under my duvet
it's cold here too. :)

How's tricks pet?
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:20, Reply)

it's cold and wet.
officially the 2nd day of autumn.
and i'm a tad hungover.
and i'm having a day off.
and we had ribs last night, they were awesome.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:29, Reply)

Twas
I've been to a few but that was the best EVAR. One caravan (still being towed) shattered its way at high speed along the barrier right in front of us and pulverised into little pieces sending flying debris all over us. There's nothing like having a caravan flying towards your head to cure a hangover.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:35, Reply)

hey there fuzzy
how did your exam go?
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:52, Reply)

Ning Halfy!
I got 92%, so I'm now officially qualified to sell drugs. If I'd known that ten years ago it would have made me laugh. A lot.

I was surprisingly nervous before that exam, I'm very glad it's over! Now I just need to move on to phase two... bankrupcy... :(
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 9:59, Reply)

congratulations!
always a nice little thing to have, so wraps of heroin for a tenner?
(Halfy By light alone, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 10:00, Reply)

Only
if you're not on any other medication and don't have high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, or impaired kidney or liver function. Or stomach ulcers. Probably.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 10:13, Reply)

Felicitations!
Congratulations on getting phase one out the way. Does being a qualified drug-dealer make tackling bankruptcy easier? Are there any more phases in your Grand Plan?
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 10:41, Reply)

It doesn't make it easier
but it does mean if they decide to sack me at least I've finished my training and have something I can put on my CV.

Phase 1 - qualify, phase 2 - bankrupcy, phase 3 - sell some of my belongings and scrap the rest until I have an empty house, phase 4 - move to Ireland. Although that phase is under review at the moment as I am in the process of having an argument with the fella right now.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 10:52, Reply)

Don't know much about bancrupcy
but does that mean you'll have to sell everything you own?

As for phase 4, from what I've seen, you've managed to pull through in the end when this sort of thing happens - even if you were in it for the long haul. Perhaps the two of you being in different countries may put the distance between you that you need in order to heel the rift.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 11:04, Reply)

thanks Mista
but there are times when being in the same room, let alone the same country, would make everything ok. It's just difficult at times, and perhaps I've overreacted to something, but then I think it's understandable that I have... It's a woman thing!
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 11:45, Reply)

If you think it's over-reaction
you may want to mentally step outside the situation and try looking at it from outside. Seeing that you're apart, this should be somewhat easier The best way to do that is to find a distraction to take your mind off it first, and then look at it again.

Needless to say, once you've completed the final step, if you're still together, the feeling of victory will be much sweeter than it would be if things only ran smoothly.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 12:10, Reply)

That's pithy
but yeah, we do get a feeling of achievement whenever we manage to get through a problem without splitting up... *rolls eyes*

Being apart doesn't make any difference to how easy it is to step outside of things - coz you can't step outside your own head. In this instance the problem itself was caused by the fact that we're apart... it just isn't easy. Oh I dunno.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 12:23, Reply)

Without knowing much about the situation, the only advice I can give is pithy
But as I don't even know that much about the situation, the only advice I can give is that of someone looking outside. And yes, I'm aware this does oversimplify the problem from my perspective.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 12:41, Reply)

Thanks though Mista
It's nice that you care.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 31 Aug 2009, 12:49, Reply)