Checking on a potential 'Mitty'
Thanks for the good wishes and advice chaps.
When it seemed as though we weren't ever going to become grandparents we consoled ourselves with the thought that we were saving a fortune and not having to do all the stuff you mention.
All changed now - ah well!
When it seemed as though we weren't ever going to become grandparents we consoled ourselves with the thought that we were saving a fortune and not having to do all the stuff you mention.
All changed now - ah well!
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
TTN, are you signed up for primary and primary star servicing and CCS skills?
They are a bit out of date P-N- undoubtedly I'll need a refresher. Mrs TTN is a retired midwife so a bit more current than me. Nan/nanny was pretty standard when I lived up North goudie. In Scotland I seem to remember a granny was something you put on the chimney pot to catch the wind and improve the draught!
In Scotland I seem to remember a granny was something you put on the chimney pot to catch the wind and improve the draught! - TTN
Absolutely correct, but here's an Englishman with a draught up his kilt, "walting" as a Scotsman - in order to avoid thread creep you understand
https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear...anny+off+a+bus
Jack
Absolutely correct, but here's an Englishman with a draught up his kilt, "walting" as a Scotsman - in order to avoid thread creep you understand
https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear...anny+off+a+bus
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Originally Posted by Tankertrashnav
My favourite was one chap I met on a course when I was a Rockape, who rejoiced under the title of Second Lieutenant The Master of Rollo. "Call me Rollo, old chap" was how he introduced himself.
(Mentioned only because I also came across a similarly-named individual whilst at RCB. The PS rather annoyingly kept referring to him as 'the tall Etonian'. We felt this put the rest of us at a disadvantage!).
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I guess the question is "does it matter"? If there is no financial or other legal issue then just park him under "suspicous" in your mind and see what time brings...............
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Congratulations TTN - from a fellow member of 1157 D/F when Ian (Iain?) was also a member - not seen him in probably 30 years though! Please pass on my good wishes
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Congratulations TTN 
Well Walter's father calls me dad and his mother ma, so I guess we will be granddad and grandma, but who knows?
Thanks again for congratulations. I'm getting guilty about starting this thread drift, but I guess its no worse than the arcane discussion on RAF personal numbers!
Thanks again for congratulations. I'm getting guilty about starting this thread drift, but I guess its no worse than the arcane discussion on RAF personal numbers!
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I have 2 grand-brats, who are both absolutely lovely. Despite the distance between Jersey and N Yorkshire, and infrequent contact, their affection still amazes me!
But it is complicated ... there were 7 (yes, seven) potential 'grandparents' at my son's wedding, due to a bit of recycling by the older generation, and the Reception Dinner seating plan was inevitably a bit of a challenge for the young ones!
I am thus "Grandpa Jersey", and my beloved of 36 years is just <insert name here>. How the kids manage two sets of Yorkshire grandparents, and my former wife, I have no idea!
But it is complicated ... there were 7 (yes, seven) potential 'grandparents' at my son's wedding, due to a bit of recycling by the older generation, and the Reception Dinner seating plan was inevitably a bit of a challenge for the young ones!
I am thus "Grandpa Jersey", and my beloved of 36 years is just <insert name here>. How the kids manage two sets of Yorkshire grandparents, and my former wife, I have no idea!
France to Copenhagen is a challenge too. When that son (from first marriage) and D I L were married 10 years ago, there were 8 parents/step parents. The real parents were on the top (round) table. each separated by one from their "ex", the second timers were banished to another table. When the photos came out there was gap like a missing tooth - bride's mother had in the meantime sacked her then boyfriend and had him photoshopped/airbrushed out of the pictures!
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Someone told me he makes more money from retouching wedding photo's than he does from actually taking them, because over the years he gets requests to remove xyz from the shots as they fall out of favour.
He said it used to be difficult to do well in Photoshop and was labour intensive until he hit on a brilliant idea, he now takes a shot of the background before moving the punters into the frame, thus he simply needs to cut a section from his background shot and paste it over the rogue guests as required and he still gets paid handsomely for doing it.
He said it used to be difficult to do well in Photoshop and was labour intensive until he hit on a brilliant idea, he now takes a shot of the background before moving the punters into the frame, thus he simply needs to cut a section from his background shot and paste it over the rogue guests as required and he still gets paid handsomely for doing it.
