wiccibat
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Born reader here, I used to read the bedtime stories to my little sisters. Then I married into a family of non readers and late starters. My son was a late starter and it was so hard for me to understand, I thought I'd failed as a mother! Then he started reading The Worst Witch at age 8 and swiftly moved on to Good Omens. He soon became a Terry Pratchett fan and thanks to Kell here, got into Kelly Armstrong's books too.
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Ah yes, I hate the same thing when it is "Nurse....whatever" and it is about a care assistant. While I have worked with some wonderful care assistants, one more irritation is those who like people to think they are nurses. I can spot them a mile off, they are dangerous because they love to offer medical advice willy nilly.
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The only one I've not read or heard of is 'Aunt Jo's scrap bag'
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So true, I've had a man shoot me with his banana, another one took his IV for a walk, literally dragging the solution bag along using the line as a dog lead!
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My sister was told she'd got the devil in her, as her client bashed her head against the wall to get it out!
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Angel, when I was a student nurse I was shocked to have an elderly lady accuse me of stealing her husband. Apparently she thought I'd been "swinging my handbag" by the clocktower. This led to a near punch up while my honour was defended by another patient. It seems swinging your handbag isn't ladylike!
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
wiccibat replied to Clive_Higgleton's topic in General Fiction
Shamefully, I started it as my son in law lent it to me and my grandaughter mislaid it in the house. Are you reading it now? I was enjoying it! -
My first job was a paper round when I was 13, I loved it in Summer. After that I did, Deli counter at David Greig's, worked in a fish & chip shop, Christmas post, summer job at Burroughs & wellcom factory, then a shoe repair shop. Finally I went to Dover to train as a nurse and have done nothing different since. I think all my other jobs gave me people handling skills at an early age, plus the ability to get up and going at allsorts of hours, both necessary in nursing! And I can still estimate the weight or volume of most food or liquids by eye and be 99.9% accurate.
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Yay! drinks AND free holiday on Inver
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thank you everyone, I'm working nights and was asleep most of today. I wish I could come up with a better reason for being unconscious on my birthday!
Will be hitting M&S with a nice big voucher from my workmates.
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yoghourt coated pecan nuts:snack:
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Born in Dartford,same hospital as Michelle actually, went to the same secondary school as Michelle (none of this at the same time though) Lived in Crayford,Dover,Broadstairs,Spain,Gibraltar(where I met Michelle on this Forum) back to Crayford where I am now. But I'm half Irish, Mum's from Galway. She met Dad when working here in Bexley Hospital.
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My husband thinks it's weird, but I've caught him talking to her too. He can't speak cat though and she doesn't understand bloke!
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Looking for a friend to chat about authors,books etc.
wiccibat replied to petit_canard25's topic in Introductions
Yes, chat to us all, we don't bite....much -
The grandson likes it, so we watch it together. At least it's softened the blow of Dr Who ending for now. I've yet to see a whole episode though, unfortunately it's at that time of day when I nod off for a bit
Belated happy birthday wishes, you share it with my mother in law.
