Ye ole Cafe

[Revolution]

Quick question...why are there two Cafe Linvilles, and which should I post in? Looks like this one is more popular?
Hope this is the right place to post this.

[IceWizard]

Yep... You're at the original... (the other is a knock off...lol)

Naw... Either one... I post here mostly cause of "new" folks and maybe they will join in...

Ice

[Revolution]

Ok, thank you, Ice Wizard.

[Rose5555]

Good morning, back to my early appearances here in the UK.

Harley, I'm sorry to hear about your ski-ing trip. How disappointing it got cancelled when you had it all planned as happening in your mind. I guess it is understandable for the others to cancel if they couldn't afford the extra money it was going to cost them to go, but I would always want to try my hardest not to let someone else down. Anyway, I do hope you can come up with something else to do that will give you some pleasure and perhaps stop you feeling let down, at least a little bit - sounds like time to treat yourself! And maybe time for a couple more Margaritas?

Revolution, I laughed out loud at the description of how you feed your cats. I must put my mind to doing a UK version of it (I've never seen Oprah though of course I know who she is).

Fireplaces, I hope things are looking a bit more positive for your daughter. It's so hard seeing our kids go through this sort of thing and not being able to help all that much. When my son was being bullied, I also found that it awoke old memories of being bullied for me and I had to think very clearly to stop confusing the two situations in my mind. I know in the end, I was able to help him by just being there and listening, listening, listening - never telling him that everything was ok, because it wasn't, and just fully validating the way he was feeling. He is better now and the bullying has completely stopped though it is amazing how fast it can start again - one little step out of place and he tells me he gets abusive messages on Facebook. I feel so sorry for teenagers in so many ways, it is so tough for them.

Ice, another day, another landmark in the "giving up smoking" campaign. Good luck and keep going, is all I can say.

Hi to Insomnia Sucks, Boomer, Willie, Zander, Audrey, Roses, Popster and last, but never least, Linville. And of course anyone my aged brain has forgotten today. Have a good day free of pain and anxiety.

[IceWizard]

Good Morning IOP....



This is my second day with NO CIGS PERIOD.... I'm gonna take the advise of a great person and just throw them down... For good! No tapering... No startin again, then quittin again... Just quit those damn thingz!! Best advise in the world and I needed to hear it.... Thanks my friend... Since it was a PM, the person themself can say who they are if they want too... No matter... It slapped me where I needed to be... I'll am forever grateful to them for that.... Ok coffee's done did... Brb..

Ahhhh sooo much better this morning... Now for my habit (I use that habit term loosely).. Brb...

Whew! Them girls! I think they taste even better already!

I got an email yesterday from this lady I didn't know askin for some heavy stuff... I freaked... But after a few(actually 9 a piece) I found out where she got it and why... I feel like she's needin folks like us and will fit our family to a T... She was sent to me for a reason and I think that reason was desperation for relief... Not rec... Pain... So I invited her to our house here... I don't believe she'll disappoint me... I think she reallly just needs help.... Jade322 I think she said... Let's all try a see what she's all about... I do have a good feelin about her... Time will tell....

Sheesh 6 aleready!! Time flys when I ramble..lol ...

So I better split.... Thanks folks... I don't know what I'd do without y'all... Now that I have y'all.. It become my only addiction... But it's a dang good one... Who could ask for more than the great friends I've surrounded myself with here at org.... Y'all make my day... I'd say I could never repay y'all, but some would say "I take cash"... and you know who you are!! Lol

ok... I'm gonna quit bumpin my gums and go...

Remember to love one anothe today and smile.... It could be the last thing they ever see, make it a good memory...

Ice

[BoomerB]

Good morning all. Same crap bigger pile over here at the office, not much else going on. Got my last pack of banana candy yesterday, now looking forward to the myriad goodies MM is floating my way. So meds covered, job being done sporadically, and a date with my little honeybun later.
She makes me feel so old sometimes (33 vs her 23). Like i was talking about the show "in living color", the sketch comedy w the wayans family. She had never heard of it and it floored me. I go home and look at the season 1 dvd- copyright 1989. I guess you can't know a show of u ain't born.

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It's true ice, a buddy i knew at iop 1 used to say the same thing- the forum is addictive. The past couple days i have checked the main page and see that almost every "last post" was made by me. But it keeps us out of trouble if nothing else.

[IceWizard]

Homie don't play dat!

Great show... Never missed a dang one...

I still see the re-runs... David Allen Greer was/is a hoot...

Ice

[iNsom]

Good morning, back to my early appearances here in the UK.  

Harley, I'm sorry to hear about your ski-ing trip. How disappointing it got cancelled when you had it all planned as happening in your mind. I guess it is understandable for the others to cancel if they couldn't afford the extra money it was going to cost them to go, but I would always want to try my hardest not to let someone else down. Anyway, I do hope you can come up with something else to do that will give you some pleasure and perhaps stop you feeling let down, at least a little bit - sounds like time to treat yourself!  And maybe time for a couple more Margaritas?

Revolution, I laughed out loud at the description of how you feed your cats. I must put my mind to doing a UK version of it (I've never seen Oprah though of course I know who she is).

Fireplaces, I hope things are looking a bit more positive for your daughter.  It's so hard seeing our kids go through this sort of thing and not being able to help all that much.  When my son was being bullied, I also found that it awoke old memories of being bullied for me and I had to think very clearly to stop confusing the two situations in my mind.  I know in the end, I was able to help him by just being there and listening, listening, listening - never telling him that everything was ok, because it wasn't, and just fully validating the way he was feeling. He is better now and the bullying has completely stopped though it is amazing how fast it can start again - one little step out of place and he tells me he gets abusive messages on Facebook.  I feel so sorry for teenagers in so many ways, it is so tough for them.

Ice, another day, another landmark in the "giving up smoking" campaign. Good luck and keep going, is all I can say.

Hi to Insomnia Sucks, Boomer, Willie, Zander, Audrey, Roses, Popster and last, but never least, Linville.  And of course anyone my aged brain has forgotten today.  Have a good day free of pain and anxiety.

Well said Rose! 

Fire, my thoughts are with you and especially your daughter today. I was bullied in school to the stage id make myself sick to skip the odd day here and there - this was before mobile phones and social media. 

Kind Regards
I_S

[Rose5555]

And following on directly from Fireplaces' post above - Audrey, Italy! I am green with envy and want to hide out in your suitcase and come too! Actually, I have no reason for envy as we have Europe on our doorstep here; I lived on the outskirts of Paris for ten years (the wonderful European Union, that the UK is now going to take a vote to possibly leave - we are idiots) and from that place, my ex and I used to drive all round Italy, southern France and sometimes Spain each summer, sometimes booking a place to stay, other times just winging it. Even from here, it is so easy to hop across to France and so quick to fly to Italy. For that I am very grateful. Audrey, I hope you have a fabulous time and that the Venice weather is kind to you (oddly, as Venice is one of my dream destinations, I have never been there - my ex had had a bad experience there and wasn't willing to repeat it).

Fire, I am so glad your daughter's troubles have settled down and yes, she is so smart for not jumping back in with these girls in a huge wash of relief. Long may it last.

Insomnia, I am so sorry to hear you were bullied. It is absolutely incredible how many of us were bullied at school - if you took a straw poll here, I bet we would find a huge number of people who were. Luckily these days, most schools have a reasonably robust bullying policy but I know plenty of examples where that just hasn't counted for much when things got rough. Being the victim of bullies can haunt us for life - big hugs to you, IS, here's hoping you have managed to leave it behind you. It took me decades to do so, decades.

I just went to feed my three remaining cats. I took a book off the shelf and did a sort of drum roll on it, intending to announce that they had all won a car as I handed out the food - unfortunately all but one ran away. Epic failure. I think everyone who has animals should now try this and see if any of us has cats who can stand the limelight!

[willie33]

Good morning, friends. .

Revolution, I love how you feed your cats. So funny!

Fireplaces, I'm glad things worked out for your DD. But, I think she is smart to be cautious. Some teenage girls can be really mean.

Glad to see Boomer on the Cafe Linville thread. Welcome.

Ice, wonderful job with quitting cigarettes. Keep on going strong.

Good morning Roses, Roses555, Audrey, Linville, Zander, Popster, Charon, and Insomnia_Sucks.

Harley, I could just picture you and your imaginary drunk cowboy doing the two-step. So funny. Sorry about your trip unravelling.

Audrey, have a wonderful trip.