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Canuck74

Feb 3rd 2018 9:21 am

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Cherry red? Oxblood DMs rule!

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12431358)

Well obviously.

I have two pairs of Docs. One cherry, for casual wear, and one black, for formal wear. Similarly, I have four pairs of Crocs: slippers, DIY, formal and plastic (bought for the beach).

Souvette has two pairs of Docs. One black patent and other floral. She is older than me. Then again, she goes to work in bright yellow tights with smiley faces on them (not sure what the generals make of that!).

BuckinghamshireBoy

Feb 3rd 2018 9:32 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12434103)

When you go into a skateboard shop and they assume it's present for your child. :(

:lol:

Oink	Feb 3rd 2018 11:46 am

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 12431416)

Don't get me going on her shoe collection!

I have a reasonable number of pairs for different circumstances. She has an Imelda Marcos-style collection and most of them look the bloody same.

Shoes are expensive here. Unless it's for a special occasion, I usually only buy a couple pairs of dress/work shoes a year. It's with trainers where I tend to blow the budget. :(

Teaandtoday5

Feb 3rd 2018 12:06 pm

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12434201)

Shoes are expensive here. Unless it's for a special occasion, I usually only buy a couple pairs of dress/work shoes a year. It's with trainers where I tend to blow the budget. :(

The daughter starts gym class in the second semester so I thought new trainers were called for. Sport chek had about 20% of their wall of trainers for women. The remaining 80% was devoted to the male gender who apparently need an extensive choice of really ugly shoes.

BuckinghamshireBoy

Feb 3rd 2018 12:22 pm

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About 3-4 years back, OH had to go to a clinic for some minor surgery, in and out the same day, in for about 6 hours. I stayed with her until she was collected from reception by the admissions nurse then set off back home.

She later told me that the nurse had said "If you give me your father's 'phone number, I'll call him when you are ready to be discharged". :(

bats	Feb 3rd 2018 12:26 pm

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When a radiographer said to me that "things have changed since your day"

Oink	Feb 3rd 2018 12:26 pm

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Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12434212)

Brilliant. :rofl:

dbd33

Feb 3rd 2018 12:27 pm

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This week someone sent me a friend request. I didn't recognize the name but there aren't that many people who reference that Bald Faced Stag in their facebook profiles so I thought I must know her and accepted. Then I realized, she's my young cousin who puts it about, a looker, it wouldn't be kosher really but I'd go there.

And then I chatted with her and she was proud of her grandchildren.

Davita

Feb 3rd 2018 1:20 pm

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My wife was caught speeding thru' a small town in Nevada in our Canadian minivan with its metric speedo. The policeman asked if she mistook Kms for Mph and she said 'No sir! but my father here is unwell and I'm looking for a clinic". I was still asleep/snoring strapped into the recliner in the back of the minivan.
The policeman then directed her to the nearest 24/7 clinic where she spun around.... then left town.
She told me of her devious trick later...and wondered why I wasn't amused.

BuckinghamshireBoy

Mar 16th 2018 11:21 pm

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Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12430977)

...I just ordered three pairs of bootcut levis from JCP for a total of CHF19 more than I would pay for just one pair here!

There will obviously be additional costs... JCP wouldn't let me ship internationally, so I had to resort to using my US reship delivery address, and they'll take it from there, shipping costs as yet unknown.

Feedback will be provided as and when. :fingerscrossed:

After a monumental cock-up on the communications front, my jeans have now been located in a warehouse in Oregon where they have been languishing for just over 6 weeks...

And I still don't yet know what the shipping costs will be. :confused:

BristolUK

Mar 17th 2018 2:29 am

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Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12464614)

After a monumental cock-up on the communications front,

Hey, Reggie's brother in law :rofl:

BuckinghamshireBoy

Mar 17th 2018 2:44 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12464689)

Hey, Reggie's brother in law :rofl:

Absolutely! :thumbup:

BristolUK

Mar 17th 2018 6:28 am

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Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12464704)

Absolutely! :thumbup:

Reggie: You realise the sort of people you're going to attract, don't you Jimmy? Thugs, bully-boys, psychopaths, sacked policemen, security guards, sacked security guards, racialists, Paki-bashers, queer-bashers, Chink-bashers, anybody-bashers, Rear Admirals, queer Admirals, Vice-Admirals, fascists, neo-fascists, crypto-fascists, loyalists, neo- loyalists, crypto-loyalists.

Jimmy: Do you really think so? I thought support might be difficult.

:rofl:

BuckinghamshireBoy

Mar 17th 2018 6:43 am

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12464823)

Brilliant! I'm sure I have the DVD set somewhere, haven't watched it for years, but now it's going to get another airing.

Thanks for that! :thumbup: