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Shame on you, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team!!
Shame on you, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team!!
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Quote by gypsy
How's the bruised and sore back, Anna, is it feeling somewhat better?
Sad to say, Gypsy, no, not much. I am wondering if I have possibly cracked a rib. Coughing is agony!
pettifog-eyewash
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I'd offer a back massage, but I suspect you are locked down tight, so take it easy. Thought: Matron Kauffman might be of more use to you. Rest if you can.
Hi Robert. Thanks for the offer, but even that would be too painful right now. I am beginning to wonder if I haven't cracked a rib. I could do with a couple of efficient and caring nurses. They would would make things better, I am sure.
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Hello Robert, and welcome to Inspirations, the most happening coffee shop on Stories Space. Of course, this is also the only coffee shop around here but no doubt a Starbucks will soon be opening nearby.
If you are a writer, think about accepting the new 'Challenge' over on the 'Prompts and Challenges' forum. And come back soon.
Later, Inspirators
Not inspired to do it, sorry. I’m not impressed with the way this site is treating its writers at present
I am afraid that I have to agree with you, Helen. I, too, am not greatly impressed.
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I hope you're okay.
A bit battered and bruised but otherwise ok, thanks, Molly. 🙄
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Isn't 8G around the tolerance level for the pilots??
Maybe but they have 'G' suits which inflate to keep their blood in all the right places. 8G was the tolerance for the Airframe.
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Just to add my pennyworth (I am not an aficionado of the Sci-Fi genre either).
As a technician on fast jets, back in the eighties, the aircraft I worked on (F4M Phantom II) had 'G' counters fitted in the nose wheel well.
This had to be checked after every flight and, if a reading of 8G (Eight times the force of gravity) was recorded, then the aircraft had to be immediately removed from service and a full inspection for fatigue damage carried out.
Fun Fact: Fun fair rides such as the Tower of Terror ride at Disneyland, have to be powered into the descent because, if they were not, the riders would fall at the same rate and there would be no feeling of weightlessness!
As a technician on fast jets, back in the eighties, the aircraft I worked on (F4M Phantom II) had 'G' counters fitted in the nose wheel well.
This had to be checked after every flight and, if a reading of 8G (Eight times the force of gravity) was recorded, then the aircraft had to be immediately removed from service and a full inspection for fatigue damage carried out.
Fun Fact: Fun fair rides such as the Tower of Terror ride at Disneyland, have to be powered into the descent because, if they were not, the riders would fall at the same rate and there would be no feeling of weightlessness!
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Thank you all for you kind thoughts. Fortunately, the damage to my back is just severe bruising. It will heal in time.
Gillian, you are entitled to a little self pity. Constant pain and disability is frustrating to say the least. In my case, although not serious, every time I move in a certain way, a sharp pain shoots right through me, literally taking my breath away. One cannot help but feel sorry for oneself. I feel for you, Gill, I really do and I hope that you continue on your road to recovery.
In the meantime, I shall sit back... carefully... and enjoy a nice strong coffee and one of Miss Sara's delicious cookies.
Gillian, you are entitled to a little self pity. Constant pain and disability is frustrating to say the least. In my case, although not serious, every time I move in a certain way, a sharp pain shoots right through me, literally taking my breath away. One cannot help but feel sorry for oneself. I feel for you, Gill, I really do and I hope that you continue on your road to recovery.
In the meantime, I shall sit back... carefully... and enjoy a nice strong coffee and one of Miss Sara's delicious cookies.
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Hi peeps.
Feeling a little sorry for myself today... I fell down the stairs.
Hit my elbow and my back so am now in some considerable discomfort. Still, no serious damage done so could have been much worse.
I hope you are all keeping well and safe and that Gillian continues to mend.
Keep doing what you do.
Feeling a little sorry for myself today... I fell down the stairs.
Hit my elbow and my back so am now in some considerable discomfort. Still, no serious damage done so could have been much worse.
I hope you are all keeping well and safe and that Gillian continues to mend.
Keep doing what you do.
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A new and different writing challenge is coming soon to Stories Space.
The details are being worked out. Hopefully, it will be up and running in a few days.
It was to have been be posted already but everyday life has (as usual) interfered with getting it organised.
Stay tuned for details...
Sounds interesting, Gypsy but... the badges haven't been updated for the Cheers to Ten Years challenge yet.
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Disreputable fairies, silence money, blabbing goblins, and then Kernel Nellie lied. Things were seriously getting out of hand!
Lied-gerund
True story - a friend had an uncle everyone called Uncle Eggder, except she called him Uncle Edgar, as his name was spelled.
What that has to do with anything I don't know but there you go.
Wait, yes, edger, that's the link. Whew!
(really time for lockdown to ease up here!)
Unfortunately for Kernel Nellie, because he lied, the fairies turned on him. The papers were filled with tales about his misdeeds and so, because of that, he immediately went to (ground)
Gerund-erupting mistrust!
Who cares what your snippet has to do with anything. It was a fun fact and that is all that matters.
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Quite so, except the Goblin Chronicles, a newspaper of note, fail to relate a few salient facts in the case - namely, Messire Cumberbund was found wearing just such a cummerbund, and was alerted to the oddity of the situation by the fact that it kept slipping sideways and down. The godets, of course, left the article fluted at the lower edge and hence too ill fitting and loose to stay in place.
It also looked downright silly.
Herbologies-kernel
Cornelius, of course, decided that he would never wear such a seriously flawed piece of attire again. It transpired that he was paid handsomely by the fairies who made it to keep his mouth firmly closed. However, being the typical goblin he was, that proved beyond his capabilities!
Kernel-lied
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Yes, because it was mistakenly inserted in a cummerbund which did not result in a happy sartorial result.
Ailing-estaminet
None of which would have been discovered had it not been for the hard detective work of Cornelius Cumberbund!
Estaminet-herbologies
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Quote by gypsyQuote by AnnaMayZing
One learns something new every day! I thought that Cummerbund was a typo. I always understood the word to be Cumberbund!
Imagine my surprise when I googled it!
Just shows how regional differences can often be overlooked.
Cummerbund-onerous
Then there's an actor by the name of Cumberbatch - I don't dare pronounce his name, it always comes out as cummerbund.
Cumberbund would be a great name for a character in a story. The name of a sleuth, perhaps.
Onerous-tedium
Are you referring to Cornelius Cumberbund, the well-known Goblin detective of the 'Otherworld' Series?
Tedium-bellflower
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Don't get me started. I love visiting the UK but, damn, it's hard on the old pocketbook.
It's hard on the pocket even without a currency exchange!
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Recital-cummerbund
One learns something new every day! I thought that Cummerbund was a typo. I always understood the word to be Cumberbund!
Imagine my surprise when I googled it!
Just shows how regional differences can often be overlooked.
Cummerbund-onerous
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Talked to Kimmibegood on another site where we are both members. All is good. She is dealing with some difficult personal matters and that was affecting her mood. She sends congratulations to the winners and apologizes if she affected our celebrations. It was not really the comp results that upset her but the personal situation.
I hope she can work her way through to the other side and come back to us a stronger soul.
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Third Place $15
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Except that was US$15 which means $18 in my currency once Paypal converted it.Let's just say there's a reason my wife keeps her book royalties in USD rather than converting them. Makes travel in the States cheaper not having to convert.
Even better!
Works the other way around in Pounds Sterling. US$15 = Approx. £10.