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Maybe ,or maybe not ,our world is not what it used to be . As a kid I would wander over endless cow fields and corn and barley, we had space to play . These days I cannot show my Grandkids these places as they are now massive housing estates .They are still taking green belt now and it's more private than council. The parks used to be kept in mint condition, these days it seems the bare minimum ,looking after them . The last time I walked by one of our parks ,there was nitrous oxide canisters littering the place . Most people in our town do not go to the town centre as there is not much unless you like Bet Freds /Charity shops and a load of to let signs in shop windows . I used to love our town centre in my younger years . It's a bit bleak unless you live in some leafy suburb out in the sticks where you can watch your kids but I totally get why most parents are happy to keep their kids close by these days.

Morning everyone , That busy watching Eurovision I forgot my Ramipril tablet last night. Never mind I will get by for 12 hours and take the next one instead. Once we saw Bjorn out of Abba and he said "it's our 50th anniversary next year " We should have known who was going to be the next host and winner of the contest . The fact they had Catherine Tate as our rep was great but they should have had her as Nan " I FORT HOWER GURL WAS LUVERLEE,, How many points .. WHAT A LOAD OF OF OLD .." Or as Lauren Cooper " We lost but ask me if I'm bovererd ? Cos I AINT BOVERERD ALWIGHT " 🙃 Have a good day and @yorkshirephil & @Ilovemygarden enjoy your time away 🙂

They say before starting a family, most couples aren’t even aware of the side effects. When the baby arrives, they become apparent.🙃

Good cure to stop you picking your nose though (if it's your finger ) That reminds me 🙂 A farmer loses three fingers in a horrific work accident on his harvester He asks the doctor if he’ll be able to drive with that hand.. The doctors says… Maybe, but I wouldn’t count on it..🙃🤣

Before I took ill years ago my doctor told me I was a tiny amount above on my cholesterol levels and I said "this will put my travel insurance up " Her reply was "well I have not informed you, as the amount is so tiny ." A year later I was showing normal levels but out of the blue someone in the practice sent me a letter telling me I had had raised levels and would I like to go on statins ? At the time I was fuming, as now I had no choice but to declare raised cholesterol levels. I chose not to go on statins at the time but this made no difference as I had been told my levels had been raised in my life time, so now had had to click yes .

There lies the other problem or trap you can fall into . Filling in your online holiday insurance they ask .. Has your Cholestrol levels been known to be raised EVER in your life time ? The minute you say yes ,up goes your travel insurance costs . You could not declare this and when things go wrong ,hope they do not go down the fail to disclose route and dump you .

Does make you think what the hell are they doing and why no accountability to anyone ? Looks like Silver Voices has really tried to highlight this problem . What gets me is a person who his deemed medically fit but comes from a family with heart issues , decides they would be better to start taking Statins as a preventative not a treatment, suddenly will have their travel insurance hiked up. The papers was running a story a few months back where the BMA was hoping to get people on them from a younger age before problems began . The travel insurance industry would have a right windfall in profits ,should this ever happen . This is down right money grabbing for the sake of it. What next I carry paracetamol as I could get a headache whilst on holiday ? Tis plain greed ! Sad part is Silver Voices points out that some folk now decide to travel with no insurance , leaving others to pick up the pieces went it all goes wrong via Go Fund Me and other things .

We had an ABBA tribute band that was on in our town last night . It was so loud that you could hear the drums from Nando's.🙃

I wouldn't worry, the coach driver will ask your name . You will say "Mr & Mrs Presto " and leave the driver with your cases . He will squint at his list and cross you off his list and you will both board the coach . Well that's how it worked for us boarding our holiday coach to our hotel last week. I don't think first names will be of interest to the driver unless that is, others onboard happen to have the same initials and surname as yourselves .

Another one is people cost themselves money by buying annual travel insurance with cruise cover. This is costly if your only doing one cruise say in Barbados and all other holidays are land based in Europe . Better to have Europe annual cover and should you decide to hop over the pond cruising , book that separate as a one off . I did this a few years ago as it worked out cheaper than buying world wide cruise policy .

Could it be your a secret Desmond Decker fan 🎵 ooh . Oh der .Israelites 🎵 🙃

Yep I've seen a few lads have their teeth slackened for nowt around Rotherham on a night out 🙃 I know of a poster who's handy with a jet wash ,if you were to slip him a couple of wines, maybe he could set up a wowzzplan ,that's if you want yer choppers cleaning .🙃

Yep we get them ,now and again ,they start with "your ok .I'm not selling " I just give them the poker face look with "Good as I never buy " They go onto "it's a survey ..Who do you bank ,buy electric off ? ".Or other such things . Then I give a little cough and say " Sorry I should not be talking to you , while I'm testing positive " For some reason they go back up the path faster than the came down it . 🙃

Same here Dave old habits of getting up at 4am when I was working . Have you noticed there only seems to be a "select" few at 6-6.30 am 🙃

My old passport would have just under 5 months left but rather than risk it, I also sent for a new one that took around 2.5 weeks . I did mine online, very simple as it was a renewal. Went into Morrissons supermarket and used Max Speilman ,who gave me an online code as well as the photos. I suppose if your using the Post Office you too could get your photos done first ,maybe they also accept photo code and if not you will have the photos already .

Made of tough stuff over here , as Pete said normal food apart from spicy things . A couple of weeks avoiding lifting , so someone would have to carry a food tray for us.🙂

Should this read VENTURA ? 🙂

On entering the buffet ,we used to ask for or pick up a paper serviette if the plate was hot . This came in handy if your plate was on a tray as now you could use it for handling the serving utensils avoiding hand contact . As a last resort we could pick up a plate from the salad area if a hot plate was not required .

At a guess, when we move or suggest doing something that his not on their list of how it should be done , like folding a tea towel or other such jobs we men will never get right .😉

Morning all ,hope everyone's doing ok this morning 🙂 Back to reality and until the next time I'm left with a couple of mozzie bites, they kindly left me alone until the very last night . I enjoyed my time watching the planes land at Funchal battling the winds . They say sometimes some of aircraft have been taken out of action due to bird strikes. What I want to know is, what does their union even want ? 😉 Some folks say the strangest things (True story ).. Me.. How did you sleep last night ? Mrs K "Not good I have been awake all night and I have only just woke up when you got out of bed."🤥😕🥴 If anyone can help me out with this one , until then have a great day and take care

I can promise you the Mrs and I will have our fingers crossed for you and for your Mrs . Until NICE play nice ,you two take care and enjoy your outings ☺️

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Nothing would make us more happy than to read @Harry Peterson and his good lady who we know has also gone through some tough times finally gets a holiday . Never give up on your dreams , one day soon they may come true . NO ! I hated home work 😉🤣 This is where it gets a little boring ,as the plan was to do naff all least as possible due to my and Mrs health. That's why we chose this hotel with it's great view point from the balcony . To give you an insight ,think of the roundabout just outside Funchal harbour . Mr Goole says our hotel is only 130m from it and can be walked within 4 mins . What seemed a bit of a slope to some was mount Everest to us , try around 15 mins or more . When out and about we would hop in a taxi but a lot of the time the hot temps , mostly around 22-25.c with blazing sun would see us seek shelter /shade from it . Sorry to say our bodies and the medications do not like it ,so we adapt. The first day I ended up with very painful backache which floored me for a few days . No sooner was i on the mend and one balmy 22.c night whilst out having dinner, the Mrs said "I feel cold and shivery " and the next morning was so ill ,she never ate and stayed in bed in pain . I was getting really worried for her . I didn't know if it was the dreaded C or just a really bad cold . I found a nearby chemist and got some painkillers for her . The Chemist said it was all over the island but on testing her when we got home, glad to say she tested negative . On the few days we got out, we had some nice meals and apart from those nasty blips ,we both agree we would do it again in a heart beat given the chance .Without the nasty blips of course . Now for a few the food bit for those who like such things .. Grilled entrecote with mushroom la creme Salmon poke bowl Caesar salad Chicken Grilled chicken Beef steak Aqua road kill .. better known as shrimp And for all you fine diners like me a good old Caco de bolo 😍

Part 3 At last the holiday 😍 We flew from East midlands airport to Funchal a place we have been umpteen times but always promised ourselves to stay but never did . As we taxied onto the runway and all the runway lights were twinkling , all the emotions of what we have had to endure brought a lump to our throat .. We have finally made it, going on holiday and realising one of my dreams landing on the Funchal runway 05 or 23 , it did not matter we were doing it . The hotel we chose was fantastic for us as we cannot walk far and do not cope with hills very good but we had a superb sea view of the comings and goings ,even of the cruise ships. @Purdey16 I think was here not to long ago ?? The hotel suited our needs and we ate some lovely meals that they adjusted to our diet . Will post some later should anyone want to see them . The hotel is just coming up to two years old and in a fantastic location . If they P&O did cruise and stays ,we would choose here deffo ! Will leave you with our sea view and if you managed to read all of this , then thanks . Take care my friends. PS Mrs K says thanks to @Beckett and @grapau27 for your kind words and to all the other posters ,posts I have read out to her ,she thinks you are a great set of people 🥰 NICE VIEWS TO WAKE UP TO 😀