What are we doing this weekend? - Page 4

Aliantha · 09-07-2007, 09:20 PM

What happened to them?

Cloud · 09-07-2007, 09:20 PM

Friday nights are always dead on forums, I've found.

Razzmatazz13 · 09-07-2007, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

What happened to them?

Guh, ah, well...that's a rather long story.

DanaC · 09-08-2007, 01:34 PM

*settles down to listen* A long story eh?

Tell, tell.

DanaC · 09-08-2007, 01:39 PM

On Monday I went back to the docs and got a change in treatment and this one worked, so the eczema flare which kept almost clearing then suddenly getting bad again (up and down for like five weeks or so) has pretty much cleared: which meant this week has ended up as a really productive week, I got loads done (I find it hard to get stuff done when I am flared) and yesterday I had an awesome day...

So, I am rewarding myself today with a total day off *smiles* I lay in til 11am, soaked in a bath, walked my dog in the valley and generally chilled out. No work, no writing leaflets, no emails for officers to find when they get into work on Monday, no visits to any constituents. Nada. Nothing. Glorious.

Made even more delightful by England teams winning in Cricket, Rugby and Football (I watched the football match against Israel, good fun).

Tomorrow morning I'll be out the house at 9:45 to go deliver leaflets in Sowerby Bridge, which will take about an hour, then off to Southowram to deliver some there which will take about an hour and a half.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-08-2007, 02:04 PM

So, you're a professional litterbug, eh.

DanaC · 09-08-2007, 02:54 PM

Yup:P

DanaC · 09-08-2007, 02:58 PM

The leaflets are newsletters, letting people know what we're up to in their area and inviting them to raise issues with us. They have contact details for their local Councillors and a form to send back to us if they want to discuss anything wth their Councillor. They have local stories (such as the current status of our campaign to tackle fly-tipping). It's one of the standard ways of getting a political message out there. All parties do it.

The funny thing is you can't actually win with people I've found. Sometimes I'll pop a leafletthrough someone's door and they'll come flying out and practically throw it in my face telling me to stop putting shit through their door. By the same token, I lost count of the amount of people who complained, last campaign, that they've never received any leaflets. "We only ever hear from you when you want our vote" they say, "nobody ever leaflets our street".

Most people will just chuck it in the bin with the rest of the junk mail, but enough people read them to make it worthwhile and we get lots of slips sent back with requests to discuss an issue. Quite often people will have a minor problem they're dealing with, or are worried about and it hasn't even occurred to them to talk to their local Councillor: they then get the leaflet and it sort of reminds them we're here and they get in touch. Happens quite a lot. And, as I said, we get complaints if we don;t:P In fact I get more complaints from people who feel they've been left out at vaious times, than from people who don't want a leaflet.

Ibby · 09-08-2007, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

...and this weekend i plan to go shopping for some solid-colour, bright shirts with, i think, a kind of v-neck cut, with some good matching t-shirt undershirts.

update:
I amazon-ed three shirts
(

), one red, one dark green, and one light pink, and ordered a light blue, gold, and navy undershirt for each respectively, plus a plain white tee that works with any of them, so i think the haircut's gonna wait till i get the shirts.

piercehawkeye45 · 09-09-2007, 02:19 PM

Last night I went to a small hip hop concert which was very good and then walked around and finally watching Knocked Up with a bunch of friends.

wolf · 09-09-2007, 04:34 PM

I attended training on Canine Assisted Crisis Intervention, picked up the lease and addenda for the new apt, and went to the supermarket.

The thing with the dogs was fun.

Hopefully I will be able to convince the boss of the value of having a CrisisDog.

zippyt · 09-09-2007, 05:19 PM

CrisisDog

[Scottish] would this be a Great Snarling Beeasty to sick on the Loonies !!! [/Scottish]

DucksNuts · 09-09-2007, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I attended training on Canine Assisted Crisis Intervention, picked up the lease and addenda for the new apt, and went to the supermarket.

The thing with the dogs was fun.

Hopefully I will be able to convince the boss of the value of having a CrisisDog.

Please explain for us mere aussies wolf?

HungLikeJesus · 09-09-2007, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

The leaflets are newsletters, letting people know what we're up to in their area and inviting them to raise issues with us. They have contact details for their local Councillors and a form to send back to us if they want to discuss anything wth their Councillor. They have local stories (such as the current status of our campaign to tackle fly-tipping)...

DanaC, is that anything like cow tipping?

monster · 09-09-2007, 07:43 PM

It's when you put a fly in the soup to get out of tipping the waiter.

09-07-2007, 09:20 PM	#46
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09-07-2007, 09:20 PM	#47
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09-08-2007, 02:04 PM	#51
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09-09-2007, 04:34 PM	#56
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I attended training on Canine Assisted Crisis Intervention, picked up the lease and addenda for the new apt, and went to the supermarket. The thing with the dogs was fun. Hopefully I will be able to convince the boss of the value of having a CrisisDog. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-09-2007, 05:19 PM	#57
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	CrisisDog [Scottish] would this be a Great Snarling Beeasty to sick on the Loonies !!! [/Scottish] __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-08-2007, 01:34 PM	#49
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	settles down to listen A long story eh? Tell, tell.

09-08-2007, 01:39 PM	#50
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	On Monday I went back to the docs and got a change in treatment and this one worked, so the eczema flare which kept almost clearing then suddenly getting bad again (up and down for like five weeks or so) has pretty much cleared: which meant this week has ended up as a really productive week, I got loads done (I find it hard to get stuff done when I am flared) and yesterday I had an awesome day... So, I am rewarding myself today with a total day off smiles I lay in til 11am, soaked in a bath, walked my dog in the valley and generally chilled out. No work, no writing leaflets, no emails for officers to find when they get into work on Monday, no visits to any constituents. Nada. Nothing. Glorious. Made even more delightful by England teams winning in Cricket, Rugby and Football (I watched the football match against Israel, good fun). Tomorrow morning I'll be out the house at 9:45 to go deliver leaflets in Sowerby Bridge, which will take about an hour, then off to Southowram to deliver some there which will take about an hour and a half.

09-08-2007, 02:54 PM	#52
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Yup:P

09-08-2007, 02:58 PM	#53
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	The leaflets are newsletters, letting people know what we're up to in their area and inviting them to raise issues with us. They have contact details for their local Councillors and a form to send back to us if they want to discuss anything wth their Councillor. They have local stories (such as the current status of our campaign to tackle fly-tipping). It's one of the standard ways of getting a political message out there. All parties do it. The funny thing is you can't actually win with people I've found. Sometimes I'll pop a leafletthrough someone's door and they'll come flying out and practically throw it in my face telling me to stop putting shit through their door. By the same token, I lost count of the amount of people who complained, last campaign, that they've never received any leaflets. "We only ever hear from you when you want our vote" they say, "nobody ever leaflets our street". Most people will just chuck it in the bin with the rest of the junk mail, but enough people read them to make it worthwhile and we get lots of slips sent back with requests to discuss an issue. Quite often people will have a minor problem they're dealing with, or are worried about and it hasn't even occurred to them to talk to their local Councillor: they then get the leaflet and it sort of reminds them we're here and they get in touch. Happens quite a lot. And, as I said, we get complaints if we don;t:P In fact I get more complaints from people who feel they've been left out at vaious times, than from people who don't want a leaflet.

09-09-2007, 02:19 PM	#55
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Last night I went to a small hip hop concert which was very good and then walked around and finally watching Knocked Up with a bunch of friends.

09-09-2007, 07:43 PM	#60
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	It's when you put a fly in the soup to get out of tipping the waiter. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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