The Drop in Centre

[Mikiesboy]

[Fae Briona]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

Wow, I  just had my first nearly heart stopping storm moment. It started raining and then coming down hard, all of a sudden my boss says "does that sound like a train?" I looked out the window, rain was howling through the carport, sounded like we were under the waterfall at Niagara Falls. Couldn't see the big trees that are 20 feet away. Thankfully it was just a little burst, but damn, makes you realize that if there's a tornado there really isn't much you can do. 

On a totally different subject, the county came and did the Covid testing for the residents today. I had mine done. I didn't realize how far they shoved the swabby thing up your nose. It felt like she was trying to poke my eyeball out from the inside. Overall, I have to say that they were well organized and everyone was really nice. It really wasn't that unpleasant. 

Tornado season is never fun. Thankfully, our 1st one is over - our 2nd starts in Fall.

On the swabs -- feels like they're trying to swab the back of your skull w. those those.  "This might tickle" -- um, no.  That wasn't a "tickle".

[chris191070]

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

Tom's 100th Birthday Walk
On 6 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with his hundredth birthday approaching, Moore began a fundraising campaign for NHS Charities Together, a group of charities supporting staff, volunteers and patients in the British National Health Service (NHS). He aimed to complete one hundred 25-metre (27-yard) laps of his garden, ten laps per day, with the help of a walking frame, branding the endeavour "Tom's 100th Birthday Walk For The NHS".

The initial £1,000 goal having been realised on 10 April, the target was increased, first to £5,000, and eventually to £500,000 as more people around the world became involved. Contributions rose exponentially after British media publicised the endeavour, beginning when Moore made a brief appearance by telephone, on Michael Ball's Sunday programme on BBC Radio 2 on 12 April.. Moore, who joined Twitter in the same month, used the site to express joy at the public's generosity in donating such a large amount of money.

He achieved his target of one hundred laps on the morning of 16 April, watched at a safe distance by a guard of honour from the 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, the regiment into which the DWR were merged in 2006. He said, he would not stop, and aimed to do a second hundred.

On the morning of his birthday he had raised £30 million The JustGiving page for his campaign closed at the end of that day; the final amount raised subsequently being stated there as £32,796,475 (plus another £6,173,663.31 expected in tax rebates under the Gift Aid scheme) – a record for a JustGiving campaign, beating the previous record of £5.2 million raised (partially posthumously) by Stephen Sutton. More than 1.5 million individuals donated.

Funds raised by Moore are being spent on such things as well-being packs for National Health Service staff facilitating rest and recuperation rooms, devices to enable hospital patients to keep in contact with family members, and community groups who support patients once discharged from hospitals. Once his campaign ended, Moore encouraged people to continue to donate, directly to the NHS Charities Together's urgent appeal, and subsequently via his own Captain Tom Foundation.

On reaching the £5 million mark, Moore explained his motivation:

When we started off with this exercise we didn't anticipate we'd get anything near that sort of money. It's really amazing. All of them, from top to bottom, in the National Health Service, they deserve everything that we can possibly put in their place. They're all so brave. Because every morning or every night they're putting themselves into harm's way, and I think you've got to give them full marks for that effort. We're a little bit like having a war at the moment. But the doctors and the nurses, they're all on the front line, and all of us behind, we've got to supply them and keep them going with everything that they need, so that they can do their jobs even better than they're doing now.

[chris191070]

That's what he received his knighthood for, he was truly amazing inspiration to the British people.

[Mikiesboy]

9 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

That's what he received his knighthood for, he was truly amazing inspiration to the British people.

 

[mollyhousemouse]

13 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

That's what he received his knighthood for, he was truly amazing inspiration to the British people.

 

2 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

 

he's an inspiration to more than the British
i think he's wonderful!

[Reader1810]

16 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

That's what he received his knighthood for, he was truly amazing inspiration to the British people.

I remember reading about him. Quite something he is. 

[Mikiesboy]

Good night everyone ...

[mollyhousemouse]

4 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Good night everyone ...

good night sweetheart

rest well xoxo

[Mikiesboy]

I hope you all have a nice day

[mollyhousemouse]

38 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

I hope you all have a nice day

some things are harder to forgive than others

[Mikiesboy]

38 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

some things are harder to forgive than others

Ain't that the truth, and even if you can forgive ... something inside is forever changed.

[Kitt]

Gram always said to forgive quickly, but never ever forget.

[Mikiesboy]

2 minutes ago, Kitt said:

Gram always said to forgive quickly, but never ever forget.

Somethings i can see forgetting ... but some others are impossible.

[Kitt]

9 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Somethings i can see forgetting ... but some others are impossible.

If they are easy to forget, they probably barely needed forgiving.

[Reader1810]

18 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Somethings i can see forgetting ... but some others are impossible.

I agree, especially when the one the forgiveness is for is not contrite and stands by their original position. If my forgiveness makes them feel better - or righteousness in what they believe - then it’s all for them.

I like a line uttered on old 80s (?) TV show 

“not on my radar” Not forgiving doesn’t not affect me as the “forgiveness brigade” would have people believe. 

Edited July 18, 2020 by Reader1810

[Mikiesboy]

4 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

I agree, especially when the one the forgiveness is for is not contrite and stands by their original position. 

 

At that point, you need to walk away, for your own health and peace.

[kbois]

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I hope you all have a nice day

This is the one thing that I may never be able to do for one specific person. 

[Mikiesboy]

17 minutes ago, kbois said:

This is the one thing that I may never be able to do for one specific person. 

I get that...completely

[rickproehl]

3 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

some things are harder to forgive than others

molly 

the sad thing in order to move on you will have to forgive but never forget the lesson. some of my best lessons are when i’m at my worst. so take care.

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say ‘good afternoon’

how is your day going? 

[kbois]

20 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say ‘good afternoon’

how is your day going? 

Hi Rick!

So far so good. Got the house cleaned, going to pick up my mom soon and my older son is bringing my younger son home from Tallahassee where he's been all week, so I'll have both my boys here tonight❤

I hope you're having a good day too!

[mollyhousemouse]

27 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say ‘good afternoon’

how is your day going? 

not too bad rick, thanks for asking. was told to stay in bed late, then got some bedding into the wash. hit the farmers market for bread, tomatoes & cucumbers. ordered a ROKU for the TV in the bedroom as we cancelled the dish, curbside pickup later today.

the kids are vacuuming the house now & we'll do the menu & order groceries later.

[kbois]

15 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

 

the kids are vacuuming the house now & we'll do the menu & order groceries later.

Can you send your kids my way next time I need my floors done? 😆😉

My oldest is really good about helping out when he's here, but my younger one seems to be allergic to mopping. 🤔. At least he keeps his bathroom pretty clean. Lol.

[chris191070]

All good here. I made a pasta Bolognese for dinner today. Otherwise a quiet Saturday as the weather was wet and miserable.