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On 31/05/2023 at 16:05, Bairnardo said:
I think we may have covered this before or there was maybe a thread, but what's the accepted P&B wisdom about when to free your kids to roam the streets like we did?
I feel there's a bit of a natural point coming for my oldest where she wants a little bit longer on the reins.... She is 8 btw. As a result of this iv currently let the two of them out the front to cycle their bikes around a section of the street we live in. They probably only have 200 yards really to play with, but it's the first time I've let them leave our house/garden unattended.
I still don't think I can trust them quite yet to go as far as the nearest park, but I was thinking maybe summer hols for a trial run or two at that. What's the thoughts on this?
My son is 7 but has been playing put in the street for 2/3 years now. We live just off a main road but the street is pretty quiet. He's got one pal in the street who is a year older but they're both into the same stuff so they play away together happily. There are also plenty of older kids who would look out for them if anything was to happen and there's always adults nearby.
All you can do is set boundaries for them, it's up to them to show they can be trusted before the boundaries get stretched.
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On 01/06/2023 at 18:38, derrybiy said:
My beautiful daughter Eva was born last Friday after a not so straightforward induction and labour. This was followed by a four night stay in hospital for my wife to recuperate where she felt comfortable whilst I was hating it and desperate to get us all home. We made a really stupid decision to stay at my parents free house on our first night out because it would be easier for the recovering mother to move around. This was followed by a second stupid decision to immediately introduce our dog to the mix that had been missing us for days and hadn't been around babies all that much, this was before we'd even unpacked. This ended in lots of stress, taking the dog home and getting an out of hours appointment at another hospital at 4.30am because our daughter was suddenly crying, shivering and going red for 5 hours which she'd never done before on the previous nights in the hospital. By the time we got to this appointment the crying had stopped and a nice doctor calmy checked her before explaining what we already had guessed. This is what babies do when you move them into new environments especially with parents who are sleep deprived and not very calm. We felt quite stupid but thankfully the doctor took pity on us and I think it must happen quite a lot.
Things are going as well as they can now. I'm encouraged to do the night feeds because although she's bottle fed she'll apparently naturally cling to her mum and be unsettled at night as if she was going to be breastfed (unless the midwife was bribed into saying this). However, I also have to be awake during the day to do the dog duties and I'm shite at sleeping in the daytime.
That's all the negatives but the positives are we are getting into the flow of things as best we can and both daughter and mum are doing really well.
Congratulations to you both, she's a beauty and seems oblivious to all the fuss!
You don't need anybody to tell you but you both done the right thing in taking her to hospital, that's the parental instinct kicking in.
You will find you get into a routine, everything being up in the air to start with is perfectly normal.
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Had to call the Police on Wednesday evening about a neighbour behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in the street while kids were outside playing, the kids were scared of him and his behaviour.
Later that night he assaulted another neighbour and they were here within 15 minutes.
Told them about his behaviour that night while giving a statement but when I tried to give a background to it all they weren't interested. I understand that at the time they were nearing the end of their shift but it was really frustrating to feel as if they couldn't care less.
I deal with the Police on a daily basis through my job and by and large they're all pretty sound, more a case that there's so much to cover with not enough officers
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8 minutes ago, Thistle4eva said:
Listen I’m not complaining over all, we lost because we self destructed. Penalty decisions were terrible.
I thought they were all spot on (no pun intended)
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30 minutes ago, Thistle4eva said:
Ref was absolute w****r !
Behave. It wasn't his fault your defenders gave Murray an ummarkes tap in inside the six yard box or that your team missed 3 penalties in the shoot out
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BBC website says there was 4533 at the game. Either the BBC are talking shite or there's some serious fudging of figures going on as the ground looked packed on tv
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19 minutes ago, Binos said:
Just saw the red card from first leg
Never a red
Football has lost it
It's soft but Fitzpatrick is in on goal if he doesn't get clipped. Definite red, the defender only being 16 doesn't matter
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Just now, PSJ.84 said:
Sound and picture fucked for anybody else?
Aye, it's not even close
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3 hours ago, Bairn in Exile said:
His giving 2 year deals to Nesbitt and MacIver doesn’t bode well for the future either.
How do you know that? Nesbitt may well chip in with 15 goals and 10 assists next season and make him a saleable asset given he'll still have a year left on his contract. MacIver could bang in 25 goals and finish top scorer in the league as we romp it 15 points clear
At least give the team a chance to gel before passing judgement
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23 hours ago, tam the bud said:
I read there was a witness who heard the woman crying out for help but did nothing about it. Now you may not want to get involved, but surely you at least phone the police instead of walking away.
If my street is anything to go by, everybody leaves calling the Police to somebody else.
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2 hours ago, Jagsman411971 said:
Heading up on Sunday. Any suggestions as to where best to park?
I haven't been up in Dingwall for years (2009 I think, was definitely pre the stand behind the goal). There was a car park behind the main stand and I'm sure another behind the away end
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Is this what was left of the 'missing' £600k?
As a Falkirk fan, this seems a great deal. Almost too good to be true.
As a Falkirk Council taxpayer, I do agree there are other facilities in the area this money could have been invested in.
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8 hours ago, SouthStander1876 said:
I'm not sure, my guy hinted that it was more financial and he seemed really excited
The council have agreed to freely hand over the keys to TFS to the club and are paying for terracing on the east side?
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On 17/05/2023 at 12:19, FK1Bairn said:
Really struggling at work just now. Got a promotion in November and despite my initial gut reaction being to turn it down as I couldn't see myself enjoying the job, I decided to give it a go and see how it went.
Six months down the line and my initial gut reaction was right. The job's shite, there's no enjoyment in it and seems to now be taking over my personal life. I know my old job hasn't been filled yet and I've asked to return there and take a drop in pay (it works out at roughly £65 per month) but my bosses are refusing.
Tried to get a doctors appt this morning but need to wait until tomorrow to try again.
My partner has been great in supporting me but I need to be careful not to drag her or our son down with me.
I could honestly greet right now
Nearly 3 weeks after posting this but today I had a telephone appointment with a Mental Health Nurse from my local GP surgery. After offloading everything to her, she has signed me off work for 4 weeks and prescribed 'sleeping aids'.
She was absolutely amazing. I dare say that what I told her won't even scratch the sides of some stuff she will have heard in her time but she really was fantastic.
I got a feeling that there's a reluctance to prescribe antidepressants and when she went through the time they take to get into your system, the time it takes to wean you off at the other end and the side effects I can see why that would be the case.
I really would encourage anybody with any mental health issues to speak to a Mental Health Nurse than a doctor. What's the worst that can happen?
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17 hours ago, John S said:
Who's around that can do a job at the BUs?
Stuart Hunter?
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59 minutes ago, HopeStreetWalker said:
My point is that the money goes to the council.
Nice easy money for them with little effort.
If the council wanted to charge for parking at TFS they would be charging for it 7 days per week and not just when Falkirk play at home, there would be barriers up and a machine to take payment.
Nobody's forcing anybody to pay for parking.
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20 minutes ago, Zbairn said:
Hypothetical questions.....
......What if Scotty doesn't really need the cash and perhaps wants to consider his future football career by being a player/coach at a club he is extremely grateful too (whilst getting some pocket money)?
Plus maybe, as a nod to Craig Gowans, by wearing the No 37 shirt ?
We'd all love Scott Arfield back at the club and he'd love to come back if the Sun article from a few weeks back is anything to go by.
I reckon he'll end up at a Livi/Killie/Motherwell/Dundee next. I'm sure he lives in West Lothian and has a young family still to be provided for. He might not need the money but cash, some job security and continuing to play at as high a level as possible for as long as he can will come first before taking on any management job.
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1 hour ago, GeordieBairn said:
Wonder if Regan Hendry would drop to this level. Probably has no end of offers from the 2 divisions above.
More chance of Stephen Hendry
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1 hour ago, Duncan Freemason said:
So what about the other 9? Well, McCann, PJ, Martin, McKay, Nesbitt and Morrison all played a good few games, and often in preference to McGlynn’s own signings.
PJ was a McGlynn signing
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The referee in the Mainz v Stuttgart game has what seems like a load of names on the back of his shirt today.
Anybody know the script with that? Seems strange
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Really struggling at work just now. Got a promotion in November and despite my initial gut reaction being to turn it down as I couldn't see myself enjoying the job, I decided to give it a go and see how it went.
Six months down the line and my initial gut reaction was right. The job's shite, there's no enjoyment in it and seems to now be taking over my personal life. I know my old job hasn't been filled yet and I've asked to return there and take a drop in pay (it works out at roughly £65 per month) but my bosses are refusing.
Tried to get a doctors appt this morning but need to wait until tomorrow to try again.
My partner has been great in supporting me but I need to be careful not to drag her or our son down with me.
I could honestly greet right now
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37 minutes ago, Hartleys18/19Army said:
Henderson back at CH would be farcical. He was dire when playing there. Never looked comfortable and always making mistakes. Add that to playing alongside Donaldson who also makes mistakes on a every game basis then we'll be in trouble if that's the plan next season.
I agree. Henderson went down far too easy for me at CH. Almost "too nice" a player to be playing there
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8 hours ago, Shodwall cat said:
Another thing mcglynn needs to ditch is his zonal marking at set pieces. Get back to Man to man FFS
And bringing everybody back to defend set pieces
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49 minutes ago, effeffsee_the2nd said:
the 2nd game at EEP was when the arse fell right out the season with the one exception being Ayr in the cup. we've been gash since then
I agree, that was the point I was trying to make.
Question should be why did the arse fall out so dramatically? Fair enough the results weren't great but the performances were so poor and some of the defending was schoolboy stuff considering the experience we have
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The Falkirk FC Thread
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I was in the club shop today as I needed to speak to somebody in the community side. While I was waiting, I had a look at the training/leisure gear and I'm really impressed by it all. If the strips are similar, I may consider buying one.
To be slightly negative, I'd say its on the expensive side but that's maybe just me nitpicking in my old age and being a tightass