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Welcome back CLP - Happy New Year to you and Tash and Noah.

Glad you had a good holiday and we are looking forward to next week very much.

Thank you for the new blog as well, the last one was getting loooong.

mtd ffb xxx

Yes, Happy New Year CLP and everyone else!

where is everyone today, very quiet isn't it?!

CG x

Happy New Year Chris and your family!!

Hi to everyone else, hope you are having a good day so far, don't know what temperature it is here in South West Scotland but everything is still white and we now have a heavy fog and it is extemely cold so wrap up well anyone who is venturing out today.

X Gail.

CLP, Can I just wish you, Tash & Noah a healthy, happy and prosperous 2010. Glad you liked the gifts.

The do at the O2 was special and it was great to meet you albeit briefly.

Thank you for entertaining us and I for one am really looking forward to the breakfast show.

Keep safe and my best wishes to all regular bloggers and lurkers alike.

Thunder

Morning all

Happy new year to you. Glad you had a great Christmas Chris and am looking forward to next monday and the start of the new show.

We were just glad that we were able to be in the house , with a working kitchen for Christmas and that baby George is now on the mend. Makes you thankful for what you have!

Roll on 2010!

A

Morning all!

It's still Christmas in our house too and will remain so until either Tweltfh Night (Wednesday) or the mince pies run out....whichever comes first!

Back to work today and sadly the heating fairies failed to visit us during the festive period so it's still b****y cold, although not as cold as my car was this morning - the door was frozen shut and there was ice on the INSIDE of the windscreen. More to come too, judging by the weather forecasts.

Am going to attempt to go to the gym lunchtime to a) warm up a bit and b) get rid of some of the Yuletide weight I gained during the past week. It's not so much a New Year's Resolution, more of an admittance that my trousers are too tight!

Morning Chris - Happy New Year to you, Tash, Noah and the team.

Thanks for the new blog. My works PC can't cope when the blog goes over 1000 comments and I am yet to suss out how to get onto the WiFi at the amazing place I am currently lodging at.

Well, I have just handed in my notice and told lovely man boss everything about events over Christmas and New Year. He is now grinning like a loon, keeps looking at me and going "wow" ! I think that's good, innit!?!?

Now truly finding out how blimmin' wonderful folk are, and the true meanings of friendship.

2010 .... I am ready for you!

Deevs
x x x


peeeeeeeeeees: coming back to work this morning was made nicer by finding a bottle of red wine on my desk! That'll come in handy for the next few nights. xx

Ok…deep breath…here goes…

Hi everyone, my name is callie and I thought it was about time I piped up
and said something after lurking for ages…I found this blog while trying to find out if Tash had given birth…how long ago was that!
I’ve followed every single blog since then and feel as though I know you all very well…
So…new year’s resolutions ‘n’ stuff have made me promise myself I’ll be a lurker no more and I’ll join in the fun!
I’m a fifty-something, and the love of my life is my 5year old granddaughter…(although Bruce Springsteen does run a very close second!)
Happy New Year to everyone – CLP, Tash, Noah and all bloggers…
Not sure what else to say really…just…hello!!!

Callie x

Hello Callie - welcome to insanity and well done for diving in. The water's are lovely and warm, as is the welcome.

And as for Bruce ... those arms!!! Hmmmmmm .......

Much love

Deevs
x x x x

Hi Chris - glad you had and are still having a fantastic christmas and glad you liked the gifts - it was our pleasure to get them - mind you - poor Rips had to suffer going into the Ferrai shop again....

Also - can I say thank you for letting me, AliB and Bingo into your dressing room! What a sureal thing that was - but FAB too!

hi everyone - I'm not here I'm at work.....

debs
X

Welcome Callie

You probably know by now, this blog is a wonderful place to be - don't forget to join us on FB as well.

mtd ffb xxx

thanks Cheryl

I used to be a Suffolk girl myself a few years ago - can't have been far from where you were

Hope all is going ok for you - exciting times eh? Happen to have that particular t-shirt myself so can understand what you're going through a bit.

Callie x

Morning all

Thanks for the blog Christoph and glad you are enjoying your Christmas break. Now I know it's only a week but for once in my life I am really looking forward to next Monday. But for now am pleased to get things returning to normal, except for the rather large heap in the corner of the room otherwise known as the ironing. At least it will warm me up!

Like the rest of the country, tis very cold darn sarf, although I understand others have got it far worse, so take care everyone and stay safe and warm.

Pen xx

thanks mtd

I have got a fb thingy but not too clever on how it all works - how do I get to sign up to the fun over there?

Any help would be much appreciated

Callie x

Hi Callie

Only joined myself about a month ago - look for the CLP bloggers group and then look at the discussions where you will find some of our real names. You will find that many of the bloggers will find you once you've joined the group.

Good luck and have fun.

mtd ffb xxx

Callie

Look for CLP bloggers - most of us are over there!

And thank you for your good wishes. All change indeed, but I can honestly say I have never been happier.

Deevs
x x x

Morning all

Uncle Carl, the heating fairies have done a runner here as well, it's hard to work with a coat, scarf and gloves on!

-7 with us this morning!

Talking of fairies, any news on our own lovely one? Was really worried about her last night, but can't get on the t'other side to check.

Cheryl, glad things are OK, and boss man took the news well!

I have a day of meetings, but the one consolation is that the Video Conference room has a working heater!

Catch you shortly

JG x

PS - Welcome Callie! x

Welcome Callie, I am of the f-word age too (I think there are a few of us :)

Glad you are okay Cheryl. I wish you the very best. Have you another job lined up? I understand if you can't say. Just know that feeling of release but being scared too!

Hi JG, Jules

No job lined up - the mileage is a bit of an issue for "popping out for interviews" - a good 3 hour drive on a clear run. However, CV will be updated ASAP and then I shall start blitzing agencies in my new area and Brum.

I'm sooooo excited!

Deevs
x x x

Good on you Deevs.

Good luck and HNY to all

Beany xx

Chris thanks for a new blog. I am glad you got our gifts - it was all so hectic that night I wasn't sure if it would get to you. I hope you didn't mind but mine was a recycled gift - my consultant Urologist (I am a Uro-oncology specialist nurse) gave it to me but I am not a great fan of bubbly and I thought you and Tash might enjoy it!

Deeva - can't tell you how happy I am for you love!!!

Callie - welcome please do stay..............CLP bloggers is the place on facebook.

Happy New Year loves!!!

Cathmel x x x x

Woo hoo new blog. Good you are enjoying your Christmas break Christoph and very happy new year to you Tash Noah, Beth and all your family.

Alarm set early for this morning but oops and double ooops - didn't wake up until nearly 9 !! Must do better otherwise I will have to give myself the sack. Time I retired anyway.

Beautiful day here but sooooo cold - frost on frost on frost.

Hope MTF OK - was on fb late last night and she was a really poorly girl. Fairy? hopefully you went to docs - let us know how you are.

Welcome Callie - will search you out on fb when I go on tonight although I do have my new ipod touch with me in the office now - get me!!!

Anyone listen to pop master this morning? one of "us" on there and she won - well done you !!! Can't remember your blog name GE !!! (Poor old soul me).

Right, better get on with a bit of work before lunch.

Beez xx

Oh I meant to say - glad you enjoyed The New Forest - that is my neck of the woods born and bred in New Milton.

Beez - heard the lady on pop master was so pleased for her

Cathmel x x

pee ess
Deev - sent e-mail - OK for a while !!!

Beez xx

JG - I can't feel my feet:-(

Glad you've found somewhere warm to retire to. There is one room here that has a radiator - it's the gents! I did think of taking over one of the cubicles for the day, but it's not really what you'd call a `welcoming atmosphere' and I don't think the Wi-Fi coverage is up to much!

Deevs - best of luck. I'm sure you'll love the Midlands (if I'm holding the right end of the stick?).


P.S. Did I just give myself away as an IT geek? I did try typing `Wi-Fi' without the capital letters and the dash, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.... :-)

Afternoon folks

CLP, wishing you Tash and Noah a wonderful 2010 , hope you manage to sort out the small issue of next Monday :-)) looking forward to it .

JG, yep , minus 6.5 in my car this am , mind you , it is Hawaii in the office , its so warm everyone is yawning. Have suggested opening the windows and star jumps, but no one seems to be taking me up on that as yet.


Callie, welcome aboard ;-)

Right, someone has just dumped two weeks post on my desk , and i'm off to find the shredder .

MC xx

Chris,

Glad you liked the presents.
23rd was fantastic but very hectic.
I have to say that I had probably my best Christmas ever too.

Carl - You have a firm grip of the right end of the stick


Nic
x

Good afternoon one and all,

Welcome back to the land of blog CLP and HNY to you, Tash and Noah, glad you like the prezzies, enjoy them as we know you will. Cant wait for the new breakfast show, will be having you on at work too, switching on as soon as I get in.

Callie, welcome to the blog, dont forget we have meets to so come along and join the mad ones and have fun.

Deev, welcome back lol, now play ur turn at scrabble too hehe. Did you watch the game yesterday, bet you were relieved, thought it was gonna be a United repeat!!!, Mwa was a little woriied I think but she was not showing it, prob too shocked from the fish episode but she is so ok now, she did sleep well tho lol

Back at work here too, megga busy first thing but relaxing a little now its all done. I left my window in my car open a little last night Doh, had a sheet of ice on the inside of my windscreen as well as the out and by the time I got to work it looked like it had rained inside my car! I think I should invent wipers for the inside, just in case, and they would be good for condensation too.

Ramble over !!

Have a great day everyone,

Errol xxx

How remiss of me, sorry CLP!

Hope you Tash, Noah and Beth have a brilliant 2010, I have no doubts about it really!

JG x

Any sign of our poorly fairy yet? Can't get fb at work so if she has updated there please could somebody let us know.

Thanks

mtd ffb xxx

Also, how remiss of me......

Have a wonderful New Year to you CLP and all your family xx

Deev, all the best in your new venture x

Pen xx

pee ess Welcome to the blog, Callie

Oh and welcome Callie - you'll like it here!

Nic
x

Afternoon,

Long time no blog - well for me anyway!

Firstly HAPPY NEW YEAR to you Chris, Tash and Noah and the rest of the Bloggers xx May 2010 be full of fun, frolics and happiness.

Thanks, like Debs said, for letting us into your dressing room at the O2, what a great experience. I still can't quite believe how jammy we were :)

I won't witter on about what I've been doing for the past week, surfice to say that I had a great Christmas and New Year and like most of you it's back to work for me today and -3 in the car this morning.

Welcome to the new bloggers.

Over and our

AliB
xxx

May be that should be out! Doh

thank you all for your warm welcome - can't tell you how bizzare it is 'talking' to people i've been watching for months!

It's actually a lovely day here in Cov - beautiful sunshine - although I must admit I haven't ventured out...

put a few posts on fb - no idea if they're in the right place - i guess time will tell!!!

Callie x

Well i'm going to stick with my resolution of joining in more!

Happy new year and 'beginings' to everyone x

Well i'm glad that I have already started back to work after the festivities because I think it would have been too much of a shock to get up early this morning, far too cold to be up early!

Hope that 2010 turns out to be a vintage year.

Lisa x

Callie

Wait till you meet them/us - it is like meeting old friends. Surreal...

mtd ffb xxx

Whoo - need to tell you what an "exciting journey" I had from Bris to Essex at 5.00am this morning - temp -8 most of the way, frozen wipers, frozen water squirters, salt spray sticking to the windscreen = YIKES! Had to stop at every services to manually wipe the windscreen down

Can I now join the Service Station Sisterhood???

debs
X
(safely in essex)

PS - Deevs - chuck me your CV if you want chuck and I'll give it the once over! X

Post from the Fairy, just now on the other side, the Doc's been, and she's getting proper treatment, but needs to rest.

Get well soon MTF!! xx

JG x

Morning / Afternoon all,

Finding it a bit hard to get going today, loads to do but still in holiday mode. Now where did that box of choccies go??

Went out to the movies yesterday because it was too bloomin' cold to go for a walk as previously planned, saw my first ever 3D movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it, but came out with such a head/eye ache. Is this normal?

Hope all the poorly people are feeling better soon

Dragonxx

Happy New Year all!
I've enjoyed a lovely 2 weeks off, well it was nice to have the time to potter and enjoy the festive season - not nice dating-wise, I got dumped! humpf! Not sure I can be bothered with that lark again in the New Year.

Anyway, looking forward to the start of the breakfast show next week. Hope everyone is well.

Hi Callie :-)

J

Hi Rusty

don't give up yet! You know what they say...you have to kiss a lot of frogs...etc...etc...(not sure what the female equivalent of a frog is but hopefully you get my drift!)

Callie x

That's a shame Rusty. Thought it was going well. Never mind, onwards and upwards.
JG I've just had message from Fairy too. Being treated for bronchitis/pneumonia for goodness sake. Get plenty of rest MTF.

Callie - you Coventry? yahoo another Midlander - we will soon be out numbering the darn sarfers, especially if we keep "kidnapping" them A Nic?

Just can't seem to get going today - oh well...

Beez xx

Beez

"kidnapping" them ...... ?!?! You sound like my mother over the weekend!

x x x

yup - I'm in Coventry - not 'from' here though - only came here to work for 12 months - that was about 8 years ago - seems I never got away!

Callie x

Thanks guys, that's just the thing, it was going well then a few days later it was a phone call and "Dear John", sorry ladies but I don't think i'll ever understand you....which I guess is the reason why we all get involved with each other in the first place ;-)

As you say, onwards and upwards.

Rusty, was it your triple salco that did it!?!

Deevs
x

Maybe we should come up with a blog map re location....?

The kidnapee came willingly...

Nic

x

ha ha Deev - I know you sometimes call me mother but.......

Brilliant idea Nic - blog map relocation and I gathered she did!!

Callie - once you get to the Midlands we glue you to the spot !!

Rusty - keep trying - it's fun - honest - all part of lifes rich tapestry - dropped stitches and all.

I really must do some work...........

Beez xx

:-))

Or a spreadsheet ......?

x

Happy New Year Chris, Tash and Noah and all bloggers xx

Hope everybody had a great Christmas and New Year.

MTF - really hope you get better soon and get plenty of rest, let the family look after you xx

Welcome Callie - you've come to a good place x

Darce x

Welcome to the mad house Callie.

Thunder

I'm sure you're lurking MTF - take care of yourself and get well soon.

Beez I suppose MK is nearly the Midlands - doesn't take me long to get there anyway...

mtd ffb xxx

Maybe a scattergraph would be better...?

Nic

x

Beez - For once, it was an unintentional double-entendre, so thanks for pointing that out!

Nic

x

Oh dear MTF - hope you're feeling better soon.

Rusty - onwards and upwards indeed. Her loss.

Beez - one day, all people will come to realise that not only is the Midlands the centre of England, it is in fact the centre of the universe. They will look upon themselves and say `why did we not realise that Utopia was waiting for us just up the M6? Did we learn nothing from Crossroads?'.

Rusty,

Sometimes, when you look you don't find but alot of the time, when you stop looking, you find. Just a thought.

Nic

Please will someone help me with finding you lovely people on fb as I'm lost!

I thought my cough had near enough gone until I just fell about laughing at your comment Uncle Carl - so true though - so true !!

Nic - I couldn't agree more.

The newmrsh - look for the group CLP Bloggers - we are all there.

Beez xxx

I like a nice bar chart ..... gin, vodka, whiskey, rum .....

Deev
x x

Or a pie chart - steak and kidney, chicken and leek....?

Nic

x

Pudding!

x

Thanks Beez. I'm sorry for being really dumb....I can't find the group. I thought I could just search for CLP Bloggers? Not a good start to the new year!

Doughnut for pudding?

Nic
x

Afternoon each

Well i`m one of those who has been back into work in between the C word and New Year and i STILL found it difficult getting up this morning..although not as bad as the GM who you`d have thought i was killing the grmphing and hmmphing he was doing this morning!

Happy New Year to you all too CLP..and glad you liked the presents.. Rips` `hands behind the back, forced into it` trip to the Ferrari shop was worth it!

Hi to Callie and other lurkers..welcome to the madness!

Oh, and the good news...Monday is almost over..yay!

Laters..

mSc x

Caramel?

x

As this column graphically illustrates, some like bars, some like pies but I think we should draw a line under this topic and scatter off the surface of the blog, unseen by radar, chartalogically speaking.

Nic
x

Is chartalogically the word of the day?

x

Indefatigably!

Thenewmrsh - are you looking under Groups? Should be there. I'm not much use at fb - don't know if anyone else can help?

Beez xx

thanks Thunder, Darce and mSc

have to say - feels like home already!

Callie x

Thenewmrsh - I just typed CLP Bloggers into the search thingy on my home page and it came up with the right place

Hope this helps

Callie x

Totally off topic but a friend of mine has just rung me to tell me that Wispa GOlds have been withdrawn again as they were a `time limited promotion`....

..anyoneknow if there`s any truth in this horrible statement....off to try and find out myself now!

mSc x

Hi Scoobs - I will put my e-mail on FB tonight.

mtd ffb xxx

Hi mtd... total brainblock so if youve sent it before i `pologise! Will send you list tomorrow!

Cx

Afternoon all ,
Just popping in to let you know how MTF is .

Phoned early this AM and she was waiting for the dpctor to come .

rang just a while ago and MR MTF said she's in bed sleeping exhausted and is being treated for bronchitis/pneumonia so a bit poorly .sent good wishes from us all .

Bids.xxx.

That was Doctor called ,sorry .

Chris ,thanks so much for the new blog .

Happy New Year to yourself ,Tash ,Noah And CAN I include Minnie as well.

Looking forward to next Monday and the alarm is set for Seven AM.

Hope you enjoyed the 02 as much as we did .

Take care and Good Luck .

Bid.xxx.

Happy New Year CLP & to your family!

Apologies for not making the O2 but baby-man wasn't too well so the journey wouldn't have been a good idea.

I know just what you mean about the best Christmas ever and also maybe words next year. It took until boxing day for all of Daniel's prezzies got opened at my house. People are just so generous aren't they?

Looking forward to next week and the start of the new show. I should get to listen to the morning slot a lot easier than drivetime since the arrival of Dan-the-man.

To everyone else... hello again... hello and welcome to anyone new that I haven't "met" yet and here's to a wonderful 2010!!!

Luv
Lyndyloo
Daniel & Booboo
-x-x-x-

And big best wishes and get well vibes to MTF
-x-x-x-

Oh and by the way... to those who remember the conversation from last year... I have had to invest in another car with more doors so I don't do my back in putting the babyseat in and out of the back (yeah I know you told me so).... still keeping the soft top though :))
-x-x-x-

Scoobs, It has been reported in the papers recently that WGs are being withdrawn, goodness knows why when they have been so popular. I did think it might be a ploy to get people to buy them, looking at the stash in my cupboard, I fell for it!!

Pen xx

Afternoon each

Another lazy day with Michael Palin, although youngest son, with large car, managed to get within a few hundred yards of my house. We went to ELH - and I saw other people!!!!

Happy New Year Chris, all the very best to you and yours in 2010, and, like a lot of others, I'll be setting my alarm for 7am on Monday.

Welcome Callie.

xx

Soory folks ,didn't know you had aready heard from the fairy ,Im not on line for some parts of the day .

Bids.xxx.

Right - time to call it a day. Which only makes sense if the `it' in question IS in fact, a day. If it were a slug for example, calling it a day would only lead to confusion.

Bids, no problem, better to have duplicate reports than none at all.

Get well soon MTFairy xx

Pen xx

Sorry - been a bit of a slow day today :-)

Oh good, just seen on the news that Fife has now got some grit for the roads. Praps they'll pop down my street then.

xxx

Hi everyone, hope you've all survived the great return to work ok? Happy New Year to you CLP, Tash, Noah and Beth, so glad you had a fabulous Christmas.

Well I've just taken my tree and cards down, the living room is now looking very bare!

MTF hope you're on the mend soon.

Annie I had fun trying to get out of the car park at the back of my building, couldn't get up the slope from a standstill, had to reverse back a bit build up a bit of momentum and hope there was no traffic coming!

Just roasting some butternut squash and chorizo to add to some pasta so back soon

Rx

Happy New Year Chris, Tash and Noah. Glad you liked your pressies. Thank you, once again, for allowing me to be part of such a fantastic experience.

AF - I have been on 3 trains today (2 on the way to work) and surprise, surprise they were all running late! Hope it's not going to be one of those weeks.

MTF - please, please, please look after yourself. Let us know if we can help in any way.


PiPx

Afternoon peeps
Bit of a crisis chez Crump today. My lovely son was in tears because his girlfriend of 2 & half years ended their relationship today!

He has veered between being in tears, dreadfully sad and confused to angry!

Not sure I can say or do anything to help - it seems like the end of his world.

Other than that .... it was first day back at work today and it was HARD!

Gonna go and offer my shoulder again.

ttfn, Crumpy x

PS - welcome Callie and thenewmrsh

So, Ok, who sent the snow here??? Come on, one of yous is responsible!!

Had to drive through snowstorm all the way home, just in time to get the grim weather forecast, and the local news to tell me that Wigan have almost run out of salt!

Poor Mr JG working until 8pm tonight, and on call too, am almost feeling sorry for him, even though he got a lie in this am.

Uncle Carl, that really made me giggle about calling it a day!

Annie, glad you finally got out to see some folk, even if it was just at ELH!

This is a bit mean, but my neighbours switched their Merc 4X4 for a BMW One series convertible the week before Christmas - she's just been to ELH in hubbies Transit!! LMAO

Lyndy, I don't blame you!

JG x

Crumpy: I remember when that happened to my oldest son. I wanted to go and get her!!!!!

Poor wee boy.

xxxxxx

Annie - it's so hard knowing what to say.

I know he will get over it, we all have! but for now ,,,,oh he's hurting.

C x

Can't say anything Crumpy, just be there with tea and chocolate biccies.

xxxxxx

We're thinking of you both Crumpy. I second the tea and biscuits route.

PiPx

Evening......or as the boy would say.....BOO!

Happy New Year Chris, Tash and Noah!! (and thanks for the new blog!)

T'was not nice getting up at 5.45 this morning, and even less nice having to wake a grumpy toddler at 6.30

Still, only 4 more get ups!!!

Work is, well, still there!

MTF - stay in bed get better soon ((((()))))

Crumpy......poor lad.....definately the tea and biscuits route I think!

I'd better go and clean up the bombsite the boy has created in the two hours we've been home........

Laters
ebx

I knew there was something else.....

Hello Callie!!

ebx

evening all, hope you're well?

HNY to you all, I did drop in over the festive period but there were far too many posts.
Hope you all had a good one?
I worked quite a lot of it and am now on a 4 week course which will take me all over the country so please excuse my lack of blogging in advance. (no night shifts for a month though, woohoo)

Rips, once again may I pass on my thanks to you for organising the gifts for Chris, top man.

If I disappear from any fb stuff, there's a reason for this, please don't take offence but it's necessary I'm afraid.
(work)

bonnet de douche

KWx

Oh and a hello to you the newbies who've dropped in whilst I've been too lazy to blog x x x