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Originally Posted by phenomshel
Why do people keep insisting on telling me I need to be a writer? I don't want to be a writer, I can't plot worth a darn. I don't want to write a book, I don't want to write anything longer than a blog post. I don't take criticism well, I'd be a disaster as an author...and yet, all these otherwise brilliant people keep insisting I'd be a great writer. I don't get it.
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who are these people, anyone we know ?
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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
My throat really hurts. It's not sore, it feels like a painful lump at the base of my throat. It hurts to swallow  I'm guessing this is not a good sign. |
me mum recommends vinegar and treacle, gently soothes the throat and warms the innards.
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Originally Posted by Patricia
For no reason that I can discern, my computer suddenly decided that it wasn't going to work with any of the optical mice in the house. After turning it on and off a few times, and cursing it a bit, it reluctantly decided to recognise the logitech one.
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dirty lens ?
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Originally Posted by poshm
Exactly - something IS better than nothing. Hubs isn't after a present, what he wants is just some recognition for his long-term service. I think it doesn't help that the upper managers there never thank the staff for anything.
My response from the email I wrote to the Director of the company was short and not-so-sweet: "you make some good points" !!!
What kind of a response is that! No apology, nothing.
I am encouraging hubs to retire asap - he's 55 so we're working our socks off now to pay the mortgage off in the next 5 years.
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Very highly recommended ....