Dorothy

I think P11 is spelling it incorrectly. It's "jalousie". They're louvred windows that the slats tilt to open or close.

Rete

Which makes you wonder if left open, how long and thin was the person's arm to reach through and rummage through the handbag to find the purse? A child's arm is too short and an adult's might be to thick to fit through the slot. Or did the Missus do the deed and deposited the purse out the wallet once they got home? And do they tilt up or down? Up will make it next to impossible to grab the handbag and rummage through it. Me brain is fried just thinking about it.

Where the hell is Nancy Drew when you need her???????????????????

Jerseygirl

In the US a purse is what we Brits call a handbag.

In the US a wallet is what we Brits call a purse...a wallet is something men use.

A fanny pack is what we Brits call a bum bag.

A fanny is what we Brits call a bum/bottom/arse.

End of today’s lesson.

spouse of scouse

JG, you didn't explain what Brits mean when they say fanny

moneypenny20

Not in my world. I can't remember the last time I used a handbag. Must have been in the 80s though. I only ever carry a purse and keys, phone in back pocket. I do not understand handbags at all.

Jerseygirl

Foo foo.

Philosophical 11

Greetings and Salutations

Thanks for your comments......which are all welcome.

Gazza.... ***Sounds like an inside job, the wallet was thrown out from inside the room. Hence the bag not being moved****** Yes. That crossed my mind. No idea what the investigating officer thinks about that. But the bamboo bed against the wall outside our bedroom certainly looked like it was damaged by someone climbing the wall and jumping on it. But that could have been there before.

Expatrick. .... Yes, I had to replace the allowance. That was for food, rent, utilities and the rest. An additional expense that I could have lived without.

Rete.....Fair comments as usual. Thankyou. Total cost of the check-up, scan, D and C plus first injection was just over 4k. Although the visit wasn't planned.....she was just there in the Big City to get some prescription meds which we cannot get here and it was an impulse visit to the hospital. But, it looks as though female intuition paid off on this occasion. Thankfully. The jalousie (thanks Dorothy for the spelling) opens vertically and when opened leaves a gap of about 6" between each slat. I am of slim build and get my arm through. I suspect a sumo wrestler might have a problem. Most fillipinos here are about the same build as me. Outside the jalousie we have bars. The handbag could not be dragged through it but her purse/wallet could obviously.

And finally.....Fanny. Never knew the Americans and Brits have different interpretations of that word. Until I worked with them at NATO in Italy. It took a while to sink in that I was thinking at cross purposes with their exultations of female anatomy.... I will just let that hang there. If you excuse the expression.

I shall regale you with the story of her admission to hospital later...

Regards

BEVS

Me neither really but I have seen combs ; brushes ; phones; make-up ; tissues : meds ; spectacles and sunglasses ; penknives; notepads and pens/pencils & spare knickers all appear out of a handbag. Oh and the man's wallet sometimes to for 'safe keeping'.


Ums. If a fanny is where a bum sits , then what is it for a dickey-dido .

bestvue

you forgot " the kitchen sink " my wife's handbag is so heavy I can't even lift it. She spends most of her free time looking in it for her lost phone.

Gazza-d

I'm a bit concerned about the fibroids, How long was she in hostpital. Removal is a major operation and would require.several days or week in hostpital. Easy to check for the stitches across the bikini line.

BEVS

I must admit I did wonder that. It would make for terrible periods etc but not for mood changes as such. I lived with my own.

Philosophical 11

Gazza .....My mistake. I stand corrected. It was a uterine polyp from what I understand. She said it was the size of a small pea. No idea why she didn't bring it home and have it put on display on the mantelpiece. Although I suspect it would have been checked to see if it was malignant or not. Vast majority are benign.

Regards

BEVS

Yup. Lived with that also without mood swings and the like. It is just rather a nuisance all round.

moneypenny20

My very large fibroid (surgeon described it as a large baby's head) was removed by keyhole surgery. Granted each hole was stitched but certainly no bikini line scar.

A polyp is a hugely different kettle of fish obviously but better out than in.

Stokkevn

You have obviously never come across the Nigerian fishermen, who with a fishing rod and great dexterity could empty your bedroom of anything of value through the iron bars, watch wallet, shoes, glasses, even open the wardrobe and have it away with any decent cloths, the last thing they took was your blanket. That is when you woke up.