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What have you done today thread?
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Discovered I can still pick up something weighing 250lb from the floor & put in on top of a toolbox.... but would have preferred not to...
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My sister had it on the cards for a week away. A 2nd Cousin had her wedding on the beach last year (Tacky) what my sister attended and witnessed the wind and sandblasting and said sod that. Think she is booked up somewhere on the east mainland coast.
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Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:03 pm Since it's Halloween I popped up to Goodwood today and had lunch with the Count.
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V nice it was too. Not every day you get to see a Rockburner and see a Spitfire land.
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Googled Gillian Anderson.
She's in the new dreams mattress advert.
I thought it was her, but she sounded too English.
I've not seen her in anything since the X-Files, but I was sure she was American.
She's in the new dreams mattress advert.
I thought it was her, but she sounded too English.
I've not seen her in anything since the X-Files, but I was sure she was American.
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She's a bit of both?
She's Margaret Thatcher in The Crown Also plays "M" type person in Johnny English plus a bunch of other people with plummy British accents.
She's Margaret Thatcher in The Crown Also plays "M" type person in Johnny English plus a bunch of other people with plummy British accents.
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I only watch repeats of Wheeler Dealers, Police Interceptors and Corrie, if she's not in them I'd have no idea.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:52 am She's a bit of both?
She's Margaret Thatcher in The Crown Also plays "M" type person in Johnny English plus a bunch of other people with plummy British accents.
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Wikipedia adds background, including:KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:49 am Googled Gillian Anderson.
She's in the new dreams mattress advert.
I thought it was her, but she sounded too English.
I've not seen her in anything since the X-Files, but I was sure she was American.
During her childhood, she lived in north London's Crouch End and Harringay. She was a pupil of Coleridge Primary School.
Anderson is bidialectal and is comfortable switching between American and British (Received Pronunciation) accents. With her English accent and background, she was mocked and felt out of place as a young girl in the American Midwest and soon adopted a Midwestern accent. To this day, she easily shifts between her American and English accents.
In May 2013, during an interview with BlogTalkRadio, Anderson addressed the matter of her national identity: "I've been asked whether I feel more like a Brit than an American and I don't know what the answer to that question is. I know that I feel that London is home and I'm very happy with that as my home. I love London as a city and I feel very comfortable there. In terms of identity, I'm still a bit baffled.
Anderson resides with her three children in London, where she has lived since 2002.
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Thought she was English?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:49 am Googled Gillian Anderson.
She's in the new dreams mattress advert.
I thought it was her, but she sounded too English.
I've not seen her in anything since the X-Files, but I was sure she was American.
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She's the mother of one of the kids my lad races against.Taipan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:31 pmThought she was English?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:49 am Googled Gillian Anderson.
She's in the new dreams mattress advert.
I thought it was her, but she sounded too English.
I've not seen her in anything since the X-Files, but I was sure she was American.
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Just having brunch after a busy morning.
Got my rowing boat out of the sea and up to the house, retrieved my mooring chain and buoy from the old anchor that is wedged between a couple of rocks a couple of metres under the surface, washed everything, including the boat, with fresh water cleaned myself off, bought a new light bulb for my bedroom and made something to eat.
Need to clean the kitchen floor now as I was a bit wet and mucky when I came in but you know what, there's quite a good feeling from being busy and getting things done. Not sure it'll continue but hey ho, small steps.
Got my rowing boat out of the sea and up to the house, retrieved my mooring chain and buoy from the old anchor that is wedged between a couple of rocks a couple of metres under the surface, washed everything, including the boat, with fresh water cleaned myself off, bought a new light bulb for my bedroom and made something to eat.
Need to clean the kitchen floor now as I was a bit wet and mucky when I came in but you know what, there's quite a good feeling from being busy and getting things done. Not sure it'll continue but hey ho, small steps.
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Found out my contract of employment retires me at 65 not 67! So just over 4 years to go. I find that quite scary!
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Ask nicely, then might give you another 2 years.
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Wasn't at my local boozer last night (which is actually 70 miles away)... but it was the lead news story last night.
Nutter attacked someone with a machete up the road at the MickeyD's, did a runner from the cops & promptly got shot multiple times at the boozer. Died in hospital.
Must have been a quiet night as multiple cops opened fire & only the perp was hit.
Nutter attacked someone with a machete up the road at the MickeyD's, did a runner from the cops & promptly got shot multiple times at the boozer. Died in hospital.
Must have been a quiet night as multiple cops opened fire & only the perp was hit.
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Re: What have you done today thread?
Read the post immediately before yoursTaipan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 3:31 pmThought she was English?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:49 am Googled Gillian Anderson.
She's in the new dreams mattress advert.
I thought it was her, but she sounded too English.
I've not seen her in anything since the X-Files, but I was sure she was American.
Even bland can be a type of character
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I was under the impression that you cannot be 'forcibly retired' by an employer on the basis of age. I was wondering if I would be given the heave ho a few years back at 65, but then found out that it was illegal to do so. Don't believe the law has changed since then.
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I think there are a few that have gone beyond 65 without any fuss. I dont think you can claim your state pension until you're 67, so that may have been a factor for them? I guess they'll talk me through the options nearer the time, and i have no idea what i'll do when the time comes. TBH, I dont feel old enough to retire and with elderly dependants, i'm not sure I want to quit a job i love to become a sort of carer?mangocrazy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:40 pm Thought so...
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-ad ... ement-age/
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See if they'll give you a 3 month trial retirement?Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:31 pmI think there are a few that have gone beyond 65 without any fuss. I dont think you can claim your state pension until you're 67, so that may have been a factor for them? I guess they'll talk me through the options nearer the time, and i have no idea what i'll do when the time comes. TBH, I dont feel old enough to retire and with elderly dependants, i'm not sure I want to quit a job i love to become a sort of carer?mangocrazy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:40 pm Thought so...
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-ad ... ement-age/
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