Have a waffle with Carol

[Carol Townsend]

Good to hear from you young Bill!
I was wondering whether to send out a search party.
Yes I saw the story about the flameproof knickers too. The family were interviewed on television and the now charred knickers were proudly displayed by the auntie in question. Yes they were about the same size as Nan's.
The auntie said something about bringing some fun into the world. I'm glad that it made the world news!
See ya!
Carolnoe
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[Carol Townsend]

Have just noticed that this thread has had 13916 views
I know there are all these robotic thingies in the system, plus my small but loyal band of regular wafflers, but 13916? Who are all these people?
I find it a bit scary..

Another scary thing is that three of my regulars will be in Tobago at the same time; Tony, Caroleee and David; who of course does pop his head up on a regular basis. Then when Tony and Caroleee come back another batch will depart, or get ready to depart.
What am I going to do? Maybe I should have a holiday myself...
There's still Bill Poyap of course.. And Jill and Steph et al ..
Cheers M'dears
Carolnoe
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[Brian Taylor]

Ay ay ma'm, still on deck!

steph

[Jane H]

Good morning Carol!

What wouldn't I give to be in Tobago this morning - with the wind whistling round the house and the unmistakable sound of water hitting glass - yup, it's raining again!

Anyway - I digress (so what's new you'll be saying). I think you'll find that everytime anyone visits this thread, they get counted ie I could look at it once a day, and get counted everytime - so I must be good for ...................ooh at least 60 or 70 visits! (I'm sure our chief anorak will correct me if I'm wrong on this.)

There are, of course, plenty of people who just drop in but don't contribute to our various meanderings! In fact, they must wonder just what they've stumbled across sometimes...........still, it keeps us off the streets doesn't it!

Jane

[Carol Townsend]

Jane[/quote]n fact, they must wonder just what they've stumbled across sometimes...........still, it keeps us off the streets doesn't it!

Jane[/quote]

Er yes, I daresay it does, but my days of hanging round streets wearing a hoodie are long gone.(Last year)

Here's something; have you ever googled your own name? I tried it, and there is actually a Carol Townsend fan site
No it certainly ain't me!!

[Tony G]

It oughta be!

Tony (A Big Fan)

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[GillMathews]

Hello Noe,and hello to all my fellow wafflers.
I noticed the amazing "hits" total just before Christmas. Oooh er missis what have you started . Great is`nt it Clearly the off beat rambling bordering on phsycosis that seems to be in most Tobagophiles makes for interesting reading.
Now for the members of the sisterhood :-- HOW DO YOU GET RID OF THE GLITTER
I had family staying over the festive season which was lovely although I was on night duty over Christmas.I was able to make the most of Mother sitting services so that I could join my caravanning fraternity to celebrate New Year over four nights! Then back to work. Got the decs down yesterday and now the whole house seems to be in total chaos and covered in the sparkly stuff.Crumbs under the settee,mountains of bed linen and towels to wash,bits of sticky tape, assorted cracker toys,(what are we supposed to do with them?),the list goes on and on and on,HELP! Up to my eyes in cleaning (not a fan but don`t like disorder) so what better time to have a break and catch up with you all.I am sure you all have similar senarios dealing with the festive aftermath and have great faith in our collective abilities to restore calm and serenity to the lives of "the dependant ones" . Might have to have a cup of coffee now before the I enlist the ever faithfull Mr Dyson yet again.
Don`t have a househusband/partner/house male myself but hey guys I am sure you are all doing your bit to help the cause .
Keep waffling.
Gill x x x

[Tony G]

Hi Gill

My advice is to go and visit someone else for Christmas. We did (the in-laws) and left them with all the mess.

Tony

[Carol Townsend]

Tony
Bless you brother!

Nurse Gill
How spooky that you should make contact today. I've had a spot of bother with my stomach over the weekend and here I am in hospital having my appendix and various gynacaelogical bits scrutinised.As you can tell I'm not in any great discomfort, but I'm BORED OUT OF MY TINY MIND and HUNGRY! I've been here 6 hours and am Nil By Mouth and on a drip.
Thank goodness for Patientline.I've phoned everyone,sent e mails to everyone,and now I'm talking to you on the world's slowest system, with the world's smallest and most difficult to use hand held keyboard.
And I've got no headphones for the TV!!!
My hubby is on standby either to bring my pyjamas or hopefully fetch me home.
I went to my GP this morning.Should have come straight here and cut out the middle man!
This is hard work. Stopping for a rest.
See ya!
Carolnoe
Bored bored bored

[Carol Townsend]

Tony
Bless you brother!

Nurse Gill
How spooky that you should make contact today. I've had a spot of bother with my stomach over the weekend and here I am in hospital having my appendix and various gynacaelogical bits scrutinised.As you can tell I'm not in any great discomfort, but I'm BORED OUT OF MY TINY MIND and HUNGRY! I've been here 6 hours and am Nil By Mouth and on a drip.
Thank goodness for Patientline.I've phoned everyone,sent e mails to everyone,and now I'm talking to you on the world's slowest system, with the world's smallest and most difficult to use hand held keyboard.
And I've got no headphones for the TV!!!
My hubby is on standby either to bring my pyjamas or hopefully fetch me home.
I went to my GP this morning.Should have come straight here and cut out the middle man!
This is hard work. Stopping for a rest.
See ya!
Carolnoe
Bored bored bored

[Jill M]

Oooooh Noe,

OMG In hospital !!!! Now you will have to behave.

Hope your feeling better soon and they let you out of there quickly.

Jill

[Carol Townsend]

Oh poo!
I posted in duplicate.
Looks like the sods are keeping me in overnight.
Jill,
I have absolutely no intention of behaving!

[Tony G]

Oh No! (e)

Carol, you poor thing. Well at least you have the forum and I'm sure that you will soon be inundated with concerned good wishes from all your admiring fans out here in internet land. Thank goodness your fingers still work. Please get well soon as I am going away on Thursday (actually Wednesday evening) and may not be on-line for a while 'cos I am expecting to be very lazy. Of course if you are still unwell then I shall worry and may have to make an extra special effort to get to a computer and remember those damned elusive passwords that will hopefully connect me back to the forum to check on your progress. What an exciting life you lead, it puts the rest of us to shame. Please accept an enormous imaginary box of your favourite chocolates and a fantasy bouquet of tropical flowers. Ask the doctor to prescribe a holiday in the sun. I once asked my GP to do that but he said that his budget wouldn't stretch to it. Perhaps I should have signed up with BUPA? But then it would have been my budget that wouldn't have stretched to it. Anyway, my dad, a life-long Labour voting member of the proletariat would have rock 'n rolled in his grave at the mere thought of such a thing. Except that he was cremated.

Lots of Love Sis

Tony

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[Gary]

Carolnoe, sorry to hear of you enforced incarceration, here's wishing you a speedy recovery

[GillMathews]

Oh Noe! I can imagine your predicament.Hope you get out of there soon.Hospitals are the last place to be these days; I only go cos I need the pension.
I am so glad that Tony sent you those imaginary flowers cos at my place flowers on the wards are banned as they have apparently become an infection control risk .It seems that flowers on window sills,lockers etc. prevent those surfaces from being cleaned properly . Whatever next. Never mind poor you in the bed needing to be cheered up by hubby`s romantic and of course very generous gesture in the shape of a magnificent bouquet. Well ok then maybe a yellow pot mum would do. Bring back Matron,that would soon sort out the contact cleaners.Hope you get some sleep ( any snorers?) and that you feel better soon. We all feel the stirrings of a new script so I hope you are taking notes. Lots of luv
Gill x x x

[Jane H]

Hi Carol

Just a quick post to wish you well. Guts are a pain aren't they!

Take care

Jane

[Jonathan Richards]

Hope you're well again soon, Carol, and that you're finding some amusement too. Hospitals are boring places, but I was unaware that you could email and post to the Internet from your sickbed. What is the world coming too.

Best wishes

Jonathan

[Lisa Keith]

Get well soon Carol!!

Lisa.

[Carol Townsend]

Afternoon All!
First of all thanks everyone for your good wishes.
I'm sure the hospital staff were intrigued by my constant fiddling with that tiny keyboard, but now I'm home, on a proper computer!
The Head Honcho, Big Cheese ,Grand Poobah or whatever he's called- (Gill will know)anyway the Consultant Chief Bigwig Surgeon has decreed it's not the appendix, but there is" Something Odd Going On In There", so I am being put on probation; that is I will be sent an appointment for an ultrasound scan as an out patient. When? Hmmm.
So they discharged me with a packet of paracetamol It seems an awful lot of trouble to go to for some free painkillers .
I had asked for them as I had a screaming headache, caused no doubt by being deprived of food and drink for 24 hours. Those saline drips just don't cut it...
Anyway, Gill, I'm afraid it's ME who snores! Just as well I was put in a side ward; not because I belong to Bupa, Tony ( heaven forfend) but in case I had some nasty bug that I might pass on.
Actually it was quite nice. I was in a new wing, and the room was spacious and spotless, with my own bathroom complete with a walk-in- shower. My family reckoned it was like a Travel Lodge we stayed in once! Hey, maybe the staff thought I did belong to Bupa....!
I feel like a rag doll today; worse than I did yesterday before I was admitted, so I'll tell you all the gory details later. I must as one of the nurses, Mary, said "you must write a book about "my stay in hospital"." Honest ! She did!
Jonathan, if ever you are unfortunate enough to be in the 'orspital take out a loan and join Patientline.You can watch TV (without headphones as I later discovered,) make phone calls, listen to the radio, send e mails and visit My Tobago. If, that is, you have infinite patience and nimble fingers.(The mouse is the size of a small pea)
Brother Tony(hey that makes you sound like a monk, or a union leader) I come from a family of Labour voters. My paternal grandfather was a paid up member of the Labour Party. And the Co-op...
My maternal grandmother, that is Nan of The Lost Knickers In Tunisia belonged to the Salvation Army for a while.
Why did I mention that? Interesting, perhaps, but relevant to anything?
Cheerio
Carolnoe
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Thanks again for your kind thoughts.

[David Watkins]

Noe,get well soon and keep smiling,
David
ps perhaps you could persuade your lord and master that what you really need is a couple of weeks here to recover