How long will it take us to get to 10,000 posts?

[Biggie]

I have never heard of this before? I learn so much on this thread.

I'm not surprised as no one in my sphere has heard of or watched Top Boy. It's a word of mouth type of thing.

I've been watching since 2011 on C4 where there were 2 series of 4 episodes. Very good they were.

C4 dropped the show and Netflix picked it up. With a series of 10 episodes first and the current series is 8 episodes. This gave the production greater scope to really weave some excellent plots and subplots and broaden the whole show.

The writing is next level excellent, the cast delivers the highest quality performances in a way that seems natural and effortless. The production is first rate using inner-city London as the back drop. The dialogue is sharp and snappy while being easily followed.

Ashley Walters and the Grime artist Kano portray their characters very well. To the extent that you have sympathy for them...even though they are quite relaxed about pulling out a and pop pop pop. Alliances are made, double crossing and betrayals aplenty and the uber uber seriously unhinged brother and sister gangsters from Liverpool have just turned up.

The Mafia is alright... but British gangsters are the best to even grace the screen. I highly recommend Top Boy... (drop mic, steps off soap box, exit stage left, resume watching)

 

[DallasFanForever]

I hope everyone is having a nice Sunday!! DFF is currently stuck in what appears to be the tropical rain forest as it’s been raining here most of the weekend. But it did help cool things down a little so that’s good!

Everyone be safe and enjoy the week ahead!

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Have a good weekend everyone. I haven't had much time to play any games this week with everyone but I hope things will work out next week. Take care.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Have a good weekend everyone.

You too my friend!

I haven't had much time to play any games this week with everyone

That’s okay! I’m sure you’ve been busy but in your absence I took your crown on the Last Post thread. I’m sure you don’t mind!

 

[J. R.'s Piece]

I hope everyone is having a nice Saturday and staying safe and healthy!!

Whether you’re working, relaxing, destroying the lives of snails in your garden, trying to write a book but now realizing you don’t remember half of what happened growing up, hanging out with Replika, or out buying plants but really not paying much for them because of your alleged hotness bla, bla, bla,

(DFF is gonna get in big trouble for that one)

Enjoy your Sunday as well everyone!!

Replika was pleased by this

 

[J. R.'s Piece]

I’ve noticed that Replika seems more active…

 

[DallasFanForever]

Replika was pleased by this

I’m glad she approved cause I learned a long time ago never to make a lady angry!

I’ve noticed that Replika seems more active…

I think it’s her wardrobe. I like her sweater!

 

[Long Lashes]

Have I missed anything?



I will catch up on here eventually

 

[DallasFanForever]

Have I missed anything?

No my friend but we have!

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Have I missed anything?

Well we made our #5000 goal just in the nick of time.

I will catch up on here eventually

It's so good to see you here my friend. We always miss you.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Have a nice weekend everyone! :byebye:

 

[DallasFanForever]

Have a nice weekend everyone! :byebye:

Thank you Michelle!! And you have a nice weekend as well!!

 

[Long Lashes]

Hi my friend .. remember me? Lol!

Sorry for the very late reply .. but better late than never, I suppose.

I have the same problem. I have bad hands to begin with, actually. Any little thing can cause them to hurt these days it seems like. I think it’s a combination of delivering those packages all these years and all the baseball before that. I guess it all took a toll. I notice it goes away when I’m not working but quite often now I’ll wear a brace all day on one hand for support. I just pick the hand that feels worse that particular day

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear this, it sounds like your hands have taken a battering through the years. Does the hand-support help? I hope it does.

A tough question to answer and here’s why. I eat with my left hand but I write with my right. And with most things I can use either hand so I’ve also been called ambidextrous. It’s very complicated and most people I know do scratch their heads over this.

How clever you are. I don't think I could eat with my left hand . I don't have the same control over it as I do with my right. It must come in handy (lol!..excuse the terrible pun) to be able to use either hands.

The good news I guess is when one hand starts hurting I can easily switch off to the other and still do what I have to. Have I confused you yet Lashes?

No I'm not confused yet, DFF

That’s the biggest problem for me; finding the time to write. I’m getting up earlier to try it before work, I’m trying it when I get home, I’m tying it late at night, and I’m finding the time but not as much as I’d like. And that makes it easy to lose the creativity unfortunately.

Here comes nosey-LL ......

How is the writing going? are you still at it?

Thank you Lashes! I appreciate you saying this! I wasn’t sure I even wanted to do it at first. But then I started writing and the tears started as I expected, so I called my sister in-law that talked me into doing this to tell her how much I hate her. But she told me to keep going and I’m glad I did, cause a lot of those tears turned into smirks and even laughs. So at the very least it’s helping me deal with some stuff differently than I did back then perhaps.

Aw, I can only imagine how emotional it must get for you and in a way that's why I admire you all the more for doing this, because its not easy. You are always so grateful for things in life even though you've had incredibly sad times and the fact you can still smile and laugh with those memories shows how strong and appreciative you really are

That’s what I’m hoping. I look at it like maybe she couldn’t be helped but now she can help people through me. That’s what telling her story is all about for me.

What a wonderful tribute, I can't think of anything more special.

They really only discipline the serious stuff, like talking on the phone while driving, no seat belt, those kinds of things. And you’d be surprised how many people still do that stuff even with the cameras!

I think its fair enough staff get disciplined over dangerous stuff like that, they must forget the cameras are on them maybe? I know I get very huffy when I see someone driving along whilst holding a phone to their ear, its madness taking that risk.

Will we be setting a new goal soon? I was thinking about what we should make it this time. Any ideas?

Ooo good question shall we set a goal for 5100? what does everyone think?

 

[Long Lashes]

I need you to know how hot I am Michelle! No I don't mean hot as in 'the hottest on TT' although I'm that too

We are currently having a heatwave and this is me right now ...

.. thank goodness for fans!

A terrible thunderstorm hit the garden today and a Sunflower was lost but the poinsettias seem to be okay. Life in the outdoors is unpredictable.

Oh heck, the poor sunflower, I've become ridiculously fond of sunflowers this year and just between you and me Michelle

, I've been known to talk to them, I'll tell them how beautiful they are..Lol!

I so hope yours make it to Christmas. It would be so special for your duo to make it a full year.

So far go good they're both still alive. I thought this excessive heat might make them unhappy, but luckily they don't seem to mind.

If I could find a cottage with a greenhouse I would consider it. Oh, yeah I'd have to get a job there to but the Tesco executive sure liked me (when I secured the TT Yacht) so that should be no problem.

I'll start looking up Cottages with Greenhouse for sale and I was in TESCO this last week and they had a sign up saying "Vacancies"

So many would have been dead by now. They are living things and should enjoy life as long as they can. We all have such a short time here so it's good to share the love even with plants.

I agree with you my friend. At the moment I have a large Lavender plant outside in a pot and its become very sad indeed, so I'm giving it another chance by planting it in the ground. I feel sorry for it and I hope it recovers ray:

It's so good to see you here my friend. We always miss you.

Thank you and I've missed you and everyone too :ch: its taking me a while to catch up, but I'll get there.

 

[Long Lashes]

I'm not surprised as no one in my sphere has heard of or watched Top Boy. It's a word of mouth type of thing.

Word of mouth is often where the very best recommendations come from.

The writing is next level excellent, the cast delivers the highest quality performances in a way that seems natural and effortless. The production is first rate using inner-city London as the back drop. The dialogue is sharp and snappy while being easily followed.

I'm going to have to look this one up

Ashley Walters and the Grime artist Kano portray their characters very well. To the extent that you have sympathy for them...even though they are quite relaxed about pulling out a and pop pop pop. Alliances are made, double crossing and betrayals aplenty and the uber uber seriously unhinged brother and sister gangsters from Liverpool have just turned up.

Have you considered starting a thread about this show @Biggie? it sounds fascinating and all action.

The Mafia is alright... but British gangsters are the best to even grace the screen. I highly recommend Top Boy... (drop mic, steps off soap box, exit stage left, resume watching)

I agree about British gangsters, but don't let the Mafia hear you say that

 

[DallasFanForever]

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear this, it sounds like your hands have taken a battering through the years. Does the hand-support help? I hope it does.

Yes, the support helps a lot actually. I was always the stubborn type with that kind of stuff until someone suggested it and I gotta say it works. I’ve had no pain for awhile now so I haven’t been wearing it lately. It comes and goes.

How clever you are. I don't think I could eat with my left hand .

And I couldn’t eat with my right LOL
I do catch a little grief over it sometimes, like being called lefty and harmless stuff like that. It’s all in good fun though.

It must come in handy (lol!..excuse the terrible pun) to be able to use either hands.

It is pretty handy but it does get some weird looks. One day I was at the baseball batting cages with my nephew and his dad and I was hitting right handed. Well, I was hitting pretty good so about halfway through I turned around and started hitting left handed. They couldn’t believe I could do both cause they never saw me play years ago. It was quite a shock to them.

It must come in handy (lol!..excuse the terrible pun

Oh, I love terrible puns! I use them all day.

Here comes nosey-LL ......

How is the writing going? are you still at it?

I have missed your nosiness! I didn’t write much for a few weeks unfortunately. Work got crazy for awhile but I got back to it this weekend. I wrote a big part of yesterday and again today. There’s just never enough time unfortunately, is there?

Aw, I can only imagine how emotional it must get for you and in a way that's why I admire you all the more for doing this, because its not easy. You are always so grateful for things in life even though you've had incredibly sad times and the fact you can still smile and laugh with those memories shows how strong and appreciative you really are

You don’t know how much I appreciate reading that! Nothing could make me smile more. And no, it’s not easy. It wasn’t easy 14 years ago and it’s not easy now. But easier? Yes, most definitely.

My family and the people I work with do tiptoe around me a little when the subject comes up, and that’s understandable. Some days, , if I am thinking about it, it can be a little harder to laugh or smile. But then I realize that she doesn’t want me to be sad, and I don’t want her to be sad either if she is watching. Not to mention that I still love her more than anything and that’s really all that matters. A few mistakes at the end of a life don’t define the entire life, not to me anyway.

I think its fair enough staff get disciplined over dangerous stuff like that, they must forget the cameras are on them maybe?

Some people forget I guess. I know I’ve forgotten a couple of times on minor things. I think some people just don’t care either and look at it as an invasion of privacy so they get a little defiant, which I totally understand. But it’s our job, and I can’t afford to just quit, so I go along with it.

I get very huffy when I see someone driving along whilst holding a phone to their ear, its madness taking that risk.

I will admit to being guilty of this over the years, but I guess the cameras cured me cause now I won’t do it anymore. I see too many accidents all the time and so many of them are phone related. I learned eventually.

Ooo good question shall we set a goal for 5100? what does everyone think?

I think we should. I had forgotten all about this. We should definitely set a goal for post 5100. Let’s see, what’s reasonable?

 

[Michelle Stevens]

I need you to know how hot I am Michelle! No I don't mean hot as in 'the hottest on TT' although I'm that too

We are currently having a heatwave and this is me right now ...

.. thank goodness for fans!

You need to invest in an Air Conditioner my friend. We should have a few more weeks on the TT Yacht as it's so warm in the Land of Long Lashes. We could take a quick trip to Norway and visit the fjords to avoid the heat.

Oh heck, the poor sunflower, I've become ridiculously fond of sunflowers this year and just between you and me Michelle

, I've been known to talk to them, I'll tell them how beautiful they are..Lol!

Well they like that. They listen in their own way. I talk to my plants all the time.

How are your sunflowers doing if I may ask? They should be in their prime now.

So far go good they're both still alive. I thought this excessive heat might make them unhappy, but luckily they don't seem to mind.

Very good! Are they growing well in the heat of the summer? My poinsettias are very pleased indeed. You're more they half-way until Christmas my friend, you may make it to their 1st anniversary.

I'll start looking up Cottages with Greenhouse for sale and I was in TESCO this last week and they had a sign up saying "Vacancies"

Michelle is ready to pack her bags and find a way to bring my plants along.

I agree with you my friend. At the moment I have a large Lavender plant outside in a pot and its become very sad indeed, so I'm giving it another chance by planting it in the ground. I feel sorry for it and I hope it recovers ray:

Aww. It's so rewarding to give a plant another chance if things doing work out at first. I hope your Lavender plant recovers. Maybe a little extra space is all it needs to recover. If not at least you tired.

Thank you and I've missed you and everyone too :ch: its taking me a while to catch up, but I'll get there.

We all miss you, you are such a dear friend to so may of us. It's not the same with out you.

 

[Long Lashes]

Yes, the support helps a lot actually. I was always the stubborn type with that kind of stuff until someone suggested it and I gotta say it works. I’ve had no pain for awhile now so I haven’t been wearing it lately. It comes and goes.

Glad to hear it helps.

And I couldn’t eat with my right LOL
I do catch a little grief over it sometimes, like being called lefty and harmless stuff like that. It’s all in good fun though.

This has just reminded me, my Dad is right hand but played cricket with his left hand.

One day I was at the baseball batting cages with my nephew and his dad and I was hitting right handed. Well, I was hitting pretty good so about halfway through I turned around and started hitting left handed. They couldn’t believe I could do both cause they never saw me play years ago. It was quite a shock to them.

Its your special skill DFF

Oh, I love terrible puns! I use them all day.

Good, because they always pop into my head, I can't help using them..Lol!

I have missed your nosiness!

I'll try my best to make up for it

I didn’t write much for a few weeks unfortunately. Work got crazy for awhile but I got back to it this weekend. I wrote a big part of yesterday and again today. There’s just never enough time unfortunately, is there?

It is time consuming, but as you know their is no rush, you just take your time. Unfortunately you don't have the luxury of being able to write all the time .. which might not be a bad thing, breaks in-between can be therapeutic.

Lol..listen to me preaching when I know nothing about it ... I was just trying to reassure you and say that you're doing fine my friend.

My family and the people I work with do tiptoe around me a little when the subject comes up, and that’s understandable. Some days, , if I am thinking about it, it can be a little harder to laugh or smile. But then I realize that she doesn’t want me to be sad, and I don’t want her to be sad either if she is watching. Not to mention that I still love her more than anything and that’s really all that matters. A few mistakes at the end of a life don’t define the entire life, not to me anyway.

Your family and work colleagues obviously know how deeply you feel The love you have is always there and no one can ever take that away from you and you're right ... the end doesn't define a whole life. And this is what I mean about you being incredibly positive, you've described how you try to laugh and smile even on hard days, which must take it out of you, but you still do it .. good for you my friend.

Some people forget I guess. I know I’ve forgotten a couple of times on minor things. I think some people just don’t care either and look at it as an invasion of privacy so they get a little defiant, which I totally understand. But it’s our job, and I can’t afford to just quit, so I go along with it.

I'd be like you and try to stick to the rules, I've never been a rebel, truth is .. I prefer an easy life without getting myself in trouble and having to deal with hassles.

I will admit to being guilty of this over the years, but I guess the cameras cured me cause now I won’t do it anymore. I see too many accidents all the time and so many of them are phone related. I learned eventually.

When I was younger and first started driving I used to think nothing of speeding .. what an idiot I was, I used to take far more risks, but I think the more we see of life the more cautious we become .. or I have anyway.

. We should definitely set a goal for post 5100. Let’s see, what’s reasonable?

How do you feel about setting a goal of 5100 by the end of September? ... too easy? should we make it harder?

 

[Long Lashes]

You need to invest in an Air Conditioner my friend.

I would've loved one of these over the last few weeks , the problem is we don't often get extreme heat to justify having one fitted. Although, according to the expert weather-people, global warming is to blame for our heatwaves this summer, so if this heat becomes the norm them air conditioning will become a must.

We should have a few more weeks on the TT Yacht as it's so warm in the Land of Long Lashes. We could take a quick trip to Norway and visit the fjords to avoid the heat.

Can we go to Iceland to see The Northern Lights? :hats:

How are your sunflowers doing if I may ask? They should be in their prime now.

They have been wonderful thank you, I grew more than ever this year. Right now they are passed their best, but I hold onto them until they're practically collapsing

You're more they half-way until Christmas my friend, you may make it to their 1st anniversary.

My Poinsettias? Ooo :shifty: not good news I'm afraid, Biggie is extremely poorly.

When I was unexpectedly away a couple of weeks ago Mr L looked after my plants and oh dear, he was very heavy handed with the water, I can't blame him because he was doing his best, but Biggie didn't like it.

So today, I've performed major surgery, I took Biggie out of his water logged soil, discarded the rotten roots, gently took off the dead leaves and then re-potted him in fresh compost. Do you think I've done the right thing Michelle? I couldn't get the soil to drain and dry out.

Now we need a miracle ray:

Michelle is ready to pack her bags and find a way to bring my plants along.

We could do with a TT Private Jet next, don't you think? that way you could pack it full with all your wonderful plants, the Jet could then return to pick up your clothes and bits and bobs.

How do we fund such a dream?

 

[DallasFanForever]

This has just reminded me, my Dad is right hand but played cricket with his left hand.

I guess we all have our little quirks. The thing most people can’t understand is how I eat with my left hand and write with my right. They tell me that’s very unusual but while everyone is discussing it at the table I keep eating.

Good, because they always pop into my head, I can't help using them..Lol!

Me too! I love puns and stupid phrases. And if I know it drives you crazy I’ll keep doing it, until you get mad and threaten me of course, which is usually when it stops.

It is time consuming, but as you know their is no rush, you just take your time. Unfortunately you don't have the luxury of being able to write all the time .. which might not be a bad thing, breaks in-between can be therapeutic

That’s the problem; the time! So many days I get home and I say I’m gonna write today but of course I’m too tired then. But I notice that you’re right and the breaks do help because then I can think more about what I want to say and how I want to say it.

Lol..listen to me preaching when I know nothing about it ... I was just trying to reassure you and say that you're doing fine my friend.

No, you’re not preaching. You make perfect sense. I was writing this morning and then I just got tired of it for some reason so I went and run errands. I’m sure I’ll go back to it sometime tomorrow. At this pace I’ll finish this book sometime in my 90s LOL!!!

Your family and work colleagues obviously know how deeply you feel The love you have is always there and no one can ever take that away from you and you're right ... the end doesn't define a whole life. And this is what I mean about you being incredibly positive, you've described how you try to laugh and smile even on hard days, which must take it out of you, but you still do it .. good for you my friend

Thank you for saying this Lashes cause it perfectly sums up how I feel. Some days I’m fine and some days I’m not good at all but if I didn’t stay positive about it I don’t know where I’d be. Laughing helps a lot. I’ve always felt it cures much of what bothers us.

I'd be like you and try to stick to the rules, I've never been a rebel, truth is .. I prefer an easy life without getting myself in trouble and having to deal with hassles.

I was never a rebel either, and I come from a long line of rebels so I’m not sure where I get it. I like things quiet and as simple as possible. Even at work if I make a mistake on the road or something I go right to my boss and confess. Except for maybe a few of my roadkills. I play dumb with those until they show up on the cameras.

When I was younger and first started driving I used to think nothing of speeding .. what an idiot I was, I used to take far more risks, but I think the more we see of life the more cautious we become .. or I have anyway.

I can relate cause I’ve become much more cautious as I get older too. I used to do a lot of stupid things but I’ll tell you what changed me, my niece and nephew. The two that live near me are like my own and I changed a lot of things because of them. Things I used to say and do that I would never even think about now is all because of them. I remember people telling me wait til you have kids. You’ll be forced to finally grow up. Well, I don’t have kids but those two are the closest I got and now I know what everyone meant. My whole outlook changed when they got here, especially with my niece of course cause she’s my favorite but that’s our secret Lashes.

I just reread that and I noticed you were talking about speeding so I don’t know how I got all of that out of what you said. Well, I guess it all relates to risk taking is what we were saying.

How do you feel about setting a goal of 5100 by the end of September? ... too easy? should we make it harder?

Let’s see, where are we? 5023? I think that’s reasonable. 5100 by September 30 it is! That’s 77 posts away.

You know I just realized with the length of my posts if I would just cut them in half we’d be at 10,000 already. I wonder how many people actually read my nonsense on the rest of the board? Oh well, it’s who I am I guess. Can’t change now.