RE: Other TV programmes you like or loathe

diamondsandpearls wrote:

Well, a further insight into living in a place where it rains a lot is that I am currently hunkered down as there are flood alerts everywhere. I have a house in Cockermouth (my sister lives in it) which has flooded twice already, so on days like this I am all antsy and can't settle.  There is precisely nothing that can be done as it is just nature (and climate change) doing its thing - I can't even get through to Cockermouth because of road closures due to flooding - I have to say, this forum is very soothing and calming - I am 'researching' some of my replies by looking at youtube clips of past Strictly glories (mainly Rachel, Kara and Kimberley,with a bit of Scott Maslen thrown in...) - and it is is nice to 'talk' to people who aren't in the vicinity and all worrying together.

So now I am going to be nosy (I am notoriously as curious as a proverbial cat...) - what do you do Sid? (No need to answer if you prefer to preserve a veil of mystery, but I am always interested!)

I'm absolutely not sniggering at the idea of things getting very wet in a place called Cockermouth because that would make me a complete JUVENILE. On a serious note, I've got everything crossed your house remains flood-free diamonds.

So onto me - nose away! When I'm not flirting (what? Vinthent's not my hero for nothing!) or spying on "Dishy Neighbour", I've unfortunately been battling a few health issues which restrict how much I can work - and do generally. My main problem is recurring vestibular disorder which affects balance (leaving you feel like you've just completed a VW but ALL THE TIME) along with chronic fatigue. That said,  I've learned to adapt my lifestyle and family (whom I live with) and friends have been amazingly supportive so I'm very lucky in that respect. I did a Masters in Health Psychology and I've worked as an independent research assistant from home taking small projects if and when I want, but mostly I work as a home tutor. I help kids at KS3 level right up to Uni students and I absolutely love it. For some reason I've always struck up a really good rapport with students and I find it all very rewarding.

So nothing particularly exciting in the world of Sid I'm afraid (unless Dishy Neighbour's cutting his grass topless   )

Sid wrote:
So onto me - nose away! When I'm not flirting (what? Vinthent's not my hero for nothing!) or spying on "Dishy Neighbour", I've unfortunately been battling a few health issues which restrict how much I can work - and do generally. My main problem is recurring vestibular disorder which affects balance (leaving you feel like you've just completed a VW but ALL THE TIME) along with chronic fatigue. That said,  I've learned to adapt my lifestyle and family (whom I live with) and friends have been amazingly supportive so I'm very lucky in that respect. I did a Masters in Health Psychology and I've worked as an independent research assistant from home taking small projects if and when I want, but mostly I work as a home tutor. I help kids at KS3 level right up to Uni students and I absolutely love it. For some reason I've always struck up a really good rapport with students and I find it all very rewarding.

So nothing particularly exciting in the world of Sid I'm afraid (unless Dishy Neighbour's cutting his grass topless   )

Oh Sid, I emphathise completely. I've suffered on-off labyrinthitis for the past 20 years and that constant feeling of having just stepped off a roundabout is exhausting.  I don't drive when it's bad (which can last weeks) so it can get quite isolating.  Sad to say, I don't even have a dishy neighbour for entertainment

Diamonds - oh your life sounds idyllic, I'm green with envy. The Lake District is one of my favourite places in the whole of the UK, have stayed there so many times. Will keep everything crossed for you that the rain stops soon.

How lovely to hear everyone's back stories. I agree at being totes jel of D and P living in the Lake District. I spent my teenage years in Skipton and since I went south to uni I never returned! How I miss those fells, but I have to say the rain did get me down. I love fell walking but not much of it here on the south coast!
Sid, I'm really glad you have found something you love that allows you to get on despite health probs. I can totally understand why you build up a rapport with your students even from the little that I know you on here!

Ooh Diamonds love Cockermouth! Been there many times.. One year there and we had gone out for a day to a pub and walk. Rain expected flood alerts. We went thru torrential rain find a bridge re river rising took a few pics. Headed to pub find it crammed full of soggy D of E students bunkered down sharing a coke between 2! We had a drink saw water rising fast! We headed back thru road by now covered and we just got through. Eventually made it to our holiday watermill luckily all accommodation on first floor... phew...

It's horrible all the water damage suffered over years.. Bewdley Stourport upon seven near us often floods and flood gates come out... The Seven Boar thou on river a sight to behold....

jingle wrote:

Oh Sid, I emphathise completely. I've suffered on-off labyrinthitis for the past 20 years and that constant feeling of having just stepped off a roundabout is exhausting.  I don't drive when it's bad (which can last weeks) so it can get quite isolating.  Sad to say, I don't even have a dishy neighbour for entertainment

Hey Jingle my fellow dizzy x

Funnily enough it'll be 20 years next year that I had my first attack of Labyrinthitis - and as you say, it takes weeks to overcome. I have to do quite intense make-you-wanna-barf vestibular exercises to help my brain 'correct' the problem during a flare-up - and they do work - but I never quite reach 100% recovery (tho I can live with that). You're right, it can be a very restricting - and therefore isolating - condition, and extremely wearying. It's kinda comforting though when you find someone who can relate :-)

allsewnonbyhand wrote:
Sid, I'm really glad you have found something you love that allows you to get on despite health probs. I can totally understand why you build up a rapport with your students even from the little that I know you on here!

Aw shucks, thanks alls! Very sweet of you to say. Best wishes to your brother - what he went through sounds absolutely dreadful x

Sid wrote:Aw shucks, thanks alls! Very sweet of you to say. Best wishes to your brother - what he went through sounds dreadful

Ah, takes more than that to knock him down! He's quite a unique character my brother! although even he has had to admit that he can't go back to work until after Xmas to let his body recuperate.

Sid lovely to hear about you! I'm curious re dishy neighbour another V.in cent or are we talking Christian Bale? Leonardo De Caprio? Aiden Turner (if yes I'm zooming over with my binoculars

Sid wrote:

I'm absolutely not sniggering at the idea of things getting very wet in a place called Cockermouth because that would make me a complete JUVENILE. On a serious note, I've got everything crossed your house remains flood-free diamonds.

So onto me - nose away! When I'm not flirting (what? Vinthent's not my hero for nothing!) or spying on "Dishy Neighbour", I've unfortunately been battling a few health issues which restrict how much I can work - and do generally. My main problem is recurring vestibular disorder which affects balance (leaving you feel like you've just completed a VW but ALL THE TIME) along with chronic fatigue. That said,  I've learned to adapt my lifestyle and family (whom I live with) and friends have been amazingly supportive so I'm very lucky in that respect. I did a Masters in Health Psychology and I've worked as an independent research assistant from home taking small projects if and when I want, but mostly I work as a home tutor. I help kids at KS3 level right up to Uni students and I absolutely love it. For some reason I've always struck up a really good rapport with students and I find it all very rewarding.

So nothing particularly exciting in the world of Sid I'm afraid (unless Dishy Neighbour's cutting his grass topless   )

But everyone sniggers, Sid. Everyone. It's a pavlovian response... The locals call it Knob in Gob...

I am very sorry to hear about your health issues - you never come across as ailing in any way. But having had that inner ear thing (can;t remember it's name) where your balance goes and you feel travel sick and get vertigo with terrible dizziness all that same time, I cannot sypathise enough. I could only lie down if I wasn't going to puke.... I think the tutoring sounds wonderful - it's when you manage to create a good rapport with a student that you feel really fulfilled and rewarded. I tend to work with KS2 mainly, for activities (though I too go all the way up the age spectrum), and it is a real kick when you bond with participants and everyone improves and does so well. What subject(s) do you tutor?

I've never seen Dishy Neighbour, but I DO look out of the window everyday in hope....

diamondsandpearls wrote:

But everyone sniggers, Sid.  Everyone.  It's a pavlovian response... The locals call it Knob in Gob...    

I am very sorry to hear about your health issues - you never come across as ailing in any way.  But having had that inner ear thing (can;t remember it's name) where your balance goes and you feel travel sick and get vertigo with terrible dizziness all that same time, I cannot sypathise enough.  I could only lie down if I wasn't going to puke....  I think the tutoring sounds wonderful - it's when you manage to create a good rapport with a student that you feel really fulfilled and rewarded.  I tend to work with KS2 mainly, for activities (though I too go all the way up the age spectrum), and it is a real kick when you bond with participants and everyone improves and does so well. What subject(s) do you tutor?

I've never seen Dishy Neighbour, but I DO look out of the window everyday in hope....

@ Knod in Gob

Inner ear infections are actually quite common - I know lots of people who've had them. Luckily for most they last no more than a few days or weeks and never come back. But alas, that's not me! I'm sort of used to it now though. It's become my new normal.

I teach Maths & English up to GCSE and Psychology at all levels. How about you? I can imagine you being great at it x

saxonsiren wrote:Sid lovely to hear about you!  I'm curious re dishy neighbour another V.in cent  or are we talking Christian Bale? Leonardo De Caprio? Aiden Turner (if yes I'm zooming over with my binoculars

Cheers sax - as alls says, it's nice hearing a bit about the people you've been posting with (for YEARS now!). The next door neighbour's a rugged white van man type (not sure he'd be anyone's cup of tea here but he's Dilf-ish enough for me!)

Sid wrote:



I teach Maths & English up to GCSE and Psychology at all levels. How about you? I can imagine you being great at it x


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You are a proper teacher, teaching academic subjects, I'm just an instructor (and it is different because I attempted to teach and failed abysmally). I really admire people who can really teach, and sounds like you are one of those. I should think you have a natural talent for it. I'm glad that is something that you can still do from your own home. Living with your vestibular disorder must take some doing, and I imagine that if you couldn't do any kind of work it would be very depressing. As you say, there is a sense of reward with teaching when it all goes well, so that can be uplifting. You always seem a very upbeat and postive person - at least on here...!

There is a big move toward 'Learning Outside The Classroom' experiences, and that is what we provide at the hostel, in a small way. I instruct archery for all ages and then we do packages for KS2 kids for their history, or for survival, or team building etc. I am a historian, so I love the history package best (Roman v Celt battle anyone?) but enjoy the stuff like den-building too. It is the archery where there is a real chance to see improvements in skill in a very short space of time, and I do get a buzz out of that. When I do the instructing, I have to fit it in with cooking breakfast for evreryone (up tp 45 people), I usually get out of cleaning, but have to help with the dinner in the evening - so it can be very full-on It was bliss at the weekend to do some freelance archery instructing where I ONLY had to deliver the archery sessions - none of the other stuff :-)

It really is very fascinating getting a little more info on the lives of us - as you say, it is YEARS now that we have been wittering on about all things Strictly together :-)

We can set up a strictly school because I'm the early years (and KS1 when I have to) , D&P can do KS2 and Sid can do all the stroppy teenagers!
As an early years specialist D&P I'm always banging on about outdoors and thank goodness it is statutory for the EY to have access to outdoors play  daily. Before the funding was pulled I spent many happy years in children's centres convincing parents about the value of getting outdoors with their kids.

I am absolutely evangelical about learning outside of the four walls of a classroom. There is so much value in what you do D&P in terms of wellbeing,  resilience and personal & socials skills, just for starters, but everything seems to get squeezed into that which gets tested.

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I'm an NNEB Nursery Nurse worked in nurseries/schools...I worked 5 terms in The Hearing Impaired Unit with Ks1 & 2 children. A quick 10 week beginners BSL sign course and a leap in deep end at work.
I went to retail when son very ill evenings work which fitted round hospital trips.
I then went to Tv/Phone call centre for 10 years customer services loved it and yes the excuses how dog sat on tv brought film etc. The I didn't call that 0901 etc number so yes we has to ring it find out. Varied from This Morning competitions to Mystic Meg Horoscopes to Manchester Boys to Miss Whiplash .
Also had 3 years on 999 Ambulance Control... you wouldn't believe the calls.
I love History and wanted to be an Archeologist for years but back then Uni wasn't on offer for likes of me. Love Medieval era , Romans too
Wow we have a lot between us

Sid I now have to do a study of White van man!

saxonsiren wrote:Sid I now have to do a study of White van man!

OMG there are several theses to be written on that subject! I've got a white van man neighbour too that would qualify for your study although he's definitely not Dilf-ish. At least not from my perspective!!!

I love the idea of a Strictly School Allsewn! I do do teenagers as well, but I infinitely prefer the KS2 children. Most of them could run the country - and probably do a much better job than adult politicians..... We do get the equivalent of OFFsted and we have to do session plans wiht learning outcomes etc, in order to satisfy the education bods thirst for measuring in a quantifiable way, but I realise that I much more at home not bound by the confines of the classroom and a national curriculum. I really struggled teaching in school.

Sax, you have had an extraordianarily interesting career. The time with hearing impaired children must have been a baptism of fire, but very rewarding.

Archeology is fascinating - though I have never been drawn to it dspite my love of history - all that bending over for hours in the rain! The early Medieval period is my era, though anything from the Romans until the Seccond World War floats my boat!

A paramedic friend of mine previously worked in the Ambulance Control centre - so I really do believe the calls that you get Sax. However, you must have got calls where you know that you have diverted a potentially serious situation or even saved a life - and that must be very fulfilling.

I vote we start a strictly school from Nursery to A level, and then an Adult Learning section where we teach TV producers all about choosing appropriate music and letting the people who know their stuff (the pros and wardrobe and hair/makeup) to just get on with it without poking their nose in.... We will call it the School of Less is More..... x

allsewnonbyhand wrote::

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I think it was about TV programmes Alls....

But everyone else seems to be joining in, and soon we will have enough material for a script for a new TV show Which makes up precisely on-topic! (In case any moderators are wielding their whips...)

What a CV, sax - between the TV call centres and Ambulance Control I bet you've heard it all!

Twirlie wrote:
OMG there are several theses to be written on that subject! I've got a white van man neighbour too that would qualify for your study although he's definitely not Dilf-ish. At least not from my perspective!!!

I've practically got a PhD on them

Love your idea of a Strictly School, Alls! Between us we've got it all covered. I do so agree with you and diamonds about how much children can get out of outdoor learning. I suppose I did some of that sort of thing at Cubs / Scouts but it should be incorporated more into school life for sure.

diamondsandpearls wrote:

But everyone else seems to be joining in, and soon we will have enough material for a script for a new TV show  Which makes up precisely on-topic!

As long as I'm in charge of auditioning the part of "The Dilf Next Door"

I think we should have our own strictly Gogglebox- imagine what fun that would be if they shut us all up in a room to watch the show together (Sid would be curtain twitching at the Dilf!)

Omg Google box forum and a School too. One that also studies outside and lots of socialising and camping skills. Also offering a diploma course on White Van Man for older students!

Yes lots of rewarding calls some horrendous ones too a young teen trapped in car with her two dead friends in the dark.... Talking for 35 minutes until found car in remote woodland
The young girl who said she was going to jump off fifth floor flat balcony 4 months pregnant after row with bf. Then bf cam in phone calmly advised yeah she's jumped. My last call to make me decide enough now to leave 3 month old cot death. .. too traumatic.... hard take in then followed up by hoax child callers from pay phone and a drunk man ffing and blinding cos his stubbed his toe....
The children in impaired unit fun to work with and a few hand signs of the rude nature lol by ks2 taught.

I'e not seen 9ne white van man driver today. Plenty of silver ones and a blue one.... Is there a "stero" type of White Van Man (WVM)

saxonsiren wrote:Yes lots of rewarding calls some horrendous ones too a young teen trapped in car with her two dead friends in the dark.... Talking for 35 minutes until found car in remote woodland
The young girl who said she was going to jump off fifth floor flat balcony 4 months pregnant after row with bf.  Then bf cam in phone calmly advised yeah she's jumped. My last call to make me decide enough now to leave 3 month old cot death. .. too traumatic.... hard take in then followed up by hoax child callers from pay phone and a drunk man ffing and blinding cos his stubbed his toe....

Good god Sax that sound horrendous- did you get supervision to help you deal with ones like that? I'm sure that at the time your training kicks in and you do what you have to do, but afterwards, that must be tough. Did you watch the recent ambulance series or was it too close to home? I loved watching it, the compassion of everyone shone through despite working under enormous pressure

Often too many calls waiting.. you might he able have 5 minutes but too many days where a lot of bad calls cpr after cpr etc. If you had a success you got a recognition recuss email that was nice. Often thou you did think about it at home.
Yes watch The Ambulance programmes "Inside Ambulance & 999.... a few I worked with on....

The Peaky Blinders are back; best drama series for ages.

I think the moderators have deserted, but just in case they haven't I don't want post this on the Main Board, and this is the thread that has gone seriously off piste so it won;t matter!

Just wanted to say that I will not be posting until Monday as I am on a long weekend away wih some of my dearest, oldest friends. We will be watching Strictly, but I won't be able to post.

Keeeep dancing!

diamondsandpearls wrote:I think the moderators have deserted, but just in case they haven't I don't want post this on the Main Board, and this is the thread that has gone seriously off piste so it won;t matter!

Just wanted to say that I will not be posting until Monday as I am on a long weekend away wih some of my dearest, oldest friends.  We will be watching Strictly, but I won't be able to post.

Keeeep dancing!

Yes you're right, it has gone off piste -Sax do you think it's time to take the dust covers off the tartan lounge? Then we can continue our general chat over there. Have a lovely weekend D&P
* scuttles off to find a feather duster*