Awake and up all night

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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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  • From that bedsit, we once filled a huge skip with wheelie bin bin bags and had to pile more on top and stack alongside it.

    The bedsit had extremely high ceilings and an art installation consisting of many tall towers of pizza boxes and oodles of cheap cider bottles huddling together for warmth forming dunes!

    Cheers

  • OH has always had zero chance beating me in an argument.

    He used to say I should have been a lawyer as I forget nothing and can back folk into corners they can't get out of.

    A bit evil tbf xxx

  • Only evil if unfair. I can't imagine you oppressing anyone. Chivvying them to get done what needs to get done, very possibly maybe Joy

    Cheers 

  • Loved the post about Crutch's padding can flat. White Lightning perchance?

    I'm very fair and like to give sporting chances, but won't be lied to, ever, and if I know that's the case I strike. With venom.

    I've found being a shrinking violet doesn't pay dividends in any capacity. It's a dog eat dog world.

    Woof!

  • rrruffruff Dog2 

    Spot of unfortunate drama here today. The famous road that runs along the end of our streets had a fire. It was an old pub but currently an HMO I think so there were people in it. From 10.30 this morn, smoke billowing from roof, road closed, 5 fire engines Ariel ladder.

    I don't have details, but people treated at scene, I hope 'only' for smoke inhalation.

    The cue club we were all at last night is next door and now closed indefinitely due to smoke damage. All very sad.

    Cheers

  • Just been all round the houses trying to get back in! Rage Right, try again.

    Aw no. Oh that's awful and I hope everyone's ok Pray Fires are horrible and it's usually smoke that causes folk the most fatal injury. Poor things Cry xxx

  • So I can report it ... were you dumped out after reading a post or when you tried to add your reply?

    The smoke billowing from roof didn't look good. 

    Even if the building was a properly registered HMO I can imagine the very old fabric of the building and it's construction as a pub wasn't the best for domestic fire risk.

    Cheers

  • Lawks. Probably asbestos around too. Hope nothing awful comes out of it Pray

    Ok, I read the post, typed about half a dozen words and it just crashed off the page. I tried going back one page and then back to your post - no joy. So I came out altogether and then back in. There was 2 of your posts now, one after the other and it wouldn't let me reply to either. Back out again and back in. One of the posts had disappeared and when I pressed reply the few words I'd initially typed were there.

    Phew xxx

  • Sheesh we understand being hamstered but will the tech bods? This is why I think a report glitch button would help.

    I will pass on the info although I think this is an inefficient route!

    I wonder if it's mostly affecting phone users? Though I know it's not exclusive.

    Cheers

  • Well if you can make head or tail of my gabble then go for it.

    Maybe it is phones that cop it more as Helen said Julie's photo had disappeared off her phone screen. Could be worth pushing that. Thinking