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:D This is probably the wrong moment to mention I work in geriatrics ;) But still: I think you explained it very clearly and if "helpless but harmless" you found that video on Youtube I´m sure other searching souls will, too.
 
My mum specialized in geriatrics Maria. She used to give the student nurses their lectures on g dementia. Now how's this next bit for irony. She was in end stage dementia for many years until she died at age 94.
 
Little John said:
Hi Polly, some of my ancestors are from Denbighshire in Wales. Keep up the great work!
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I 'originated' in Llanfyllin Montgomeryshire John. But moved to England when I was very young. My grandparents spoke welsh as their first language and my mum and aunt were bi lingual . I'm not and was a sore disappointment to my granny! Denbighshire is beautiful, I have been there often
 
I've heard that it's beautiful, I used to have a neighbor from England (he moved from Manchester, England to Manchester, Connecticut) who spoke very highly of Wales' beauty. I haven't been, but I've been to Ireland. Apparently there's a pub (now closed, I think) that had "the best tacos in Wales" named after my family (The Dolben Arms), or my family named itself after the pub, which is a plausible theory.

Hope all is going well!
 
I don't think I'll get the last 2lbs off by March 1st, I've slowed to a stop. But I feel benefit of the bit I'velost
 
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We live in the Wye valley now, a beautiful area which has one of the best salmon rivers in the UK...

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Gorgeous! That´s where I want to spend my summer... I say as long as you feel good keep building up your activity level and see if the weight goes down over time. If not: start thinking about more exact calories again.
 
What a beautiful part of the world Polly. That looks very much like parts of Tasmania. 12lb lost is a win/win xoC
 
Although we live in the city, it is a small one and the old medieval part is still very much part of the city. We live on the outskirts and within walking distance of the country. It's a 3 minute walk and we are in country lanes.
Out and about today on errands once the frost clears. I still use the bus, rather than the car because you meet such nice friendly people on it and it puts me down right outside a big supermarket and just round the corner from the city centre Last time we were on the bus, I made friends with a very sweet little dachshund called Conka
 
Polly said:
I still use the bus, rather than the car because you meet such nice friendly people on it
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Ha ha ha! That sentence is something that is far less likely to be said in America! I'm literally at my desk at work right now chuckling at the idea of talking to random people on the bus.

Looks like your train's coming into the 14lb station ahead of schedule, speaking of public transportation. Good on ya!
 
Little John said:
Ha ha ha! That sentence is something that is far less likely to be said in America! I'm literally at my desk at work right now chuckling at the idea of talking to random people on the bus.
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I have to second this comment from LJ! Here we wear headphones at all times in order to avoid any unnecessary human interaction. It's sad, really.
 
I talk to everyone too Polly. It is sad that people are avoiding human contact. In Tassie people are very friendly.
 
cate said:
I talk to everyone too Polly. It is sad that people are avoiding human contact. In Tassie people are very friendly.
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I also find that youngsters aren't always as bad as painted. As you know, we used to live in an area full of drug pushers, and a good night's sleep was a luxury.Since we moved we have found that more youngsters are good rather than bad.If I'm hobbling home from the bus with a bag of shopping a youngster going my way will always carry the bag.When we needed to clear out our gutters just under the roof, it was a teenager from around the corner who offered his help. The young couple across the Close from us won't let my husband go up a ladder! If they see him putting one up its a bit like a police raid...'Step away from the ladder'
I've made some good friends on the bus too.
When I worked overseas I once got lost in New York and ended up in a no go area. I was too naive to be frightened so just said good morning to everyone who stared at me. A police car stopped and loaded me into the back, the coppers were quite pale at how close I had come to being injured. In the same city, I once had a knife pulled on me by a patient's relative.I told him that if he didn't put it away, HE would be the one needing treatment. I think it's the British accent that does it
 
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Oh Dear!I bought a slow cooker in the new year sales, I've not had one before. I thought that with me being more mobile and us getting out and about far more than we used to, it would be good to put a meal in it before we went away for the day and so have a nice hot meal ready when we came back. So, I gave it a trial run yesterday and cooked some pulled pork in it. In, what I can only describe as a 'senior moment' I put an adapter into the same socket as the kettle. Halfway through cooking I switched the kettle on to make a cup of tea. Long story short... I blew every points plug in the house and the re-set button wouldn't stay down. Our electrician came straight round, checked everything, took the adapter off me, re-set and was just going when my husband got home from his wood carving class. All the electrician said to him was 'Polly had a moment, no charge mate' :smilielol5:
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HAHAHA, at least you can laugh at yourself. But, hey...we all do it. No harm, no foul.
 
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