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Thanks for all the kind words lads, all very much appreciated.

My daughter posted the news on her Facebook page last night, she wanted to wait until 12 weeks before letting her friends know. It all seems very real now, and I can't bloody wait.
I took her to work this morning and gave her a big cuddle, her and the little kiwi fruit.
 
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Snaggey said:
I've been dying to post this, but didn't want to jinx it. Stupid I know, but it's just the way I felt about it.

I'm gonna be a Grandad!

My daughter was pregnant about 3 years ago and I posted about it on here, she was only about 6 weeks at the time, but she miscarried not long after...hence the jinxing it comment.

Well, she's been for her 12 week scan today, and turns out she's 13 weeks, so baby due 12th May. I'm made up for the pair of them, he's a good lad, and was quite emotional when they come out the hospital today.

I'm over the moon (have been for weeks), can't describe the feeling tbh, it's just the tonic me and the Mrs needed.

Grandma and Grandad, even saying it brings bloody tears to my eyes.
Soppy Git.

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Brilliant, nice one mate :emoticon-0148-yes:

Just think of all them models you painstakingly built the little un can break now :emoticon-0148-yes: <laugh><laugh><laugh>
I remember making a vespa 200 model kit when my eldest daughter was a toddler. I don't know how she managed to get it from way up high and break it all up :rolleyes: <laugh>
I've still got it in bits, I'll post a pic when I sort it out <laugh>

I also remember the mrs telling me the eldest was pregnant and it seems like yesterday. He's 11 now and started high school this year :eek:

I started collecting hot wheels cars for him before he was born as I was convinced he'd be a boy <laugh>


All the best to you all and savour the moments, they grow up soooo fast :emoticon-0148-yes:
 
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Ere @Snaggey
Do you use an airbrush?

I'm thinking of getting one of these but with the tank.

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I've hinted at the mrs for a Christmas present <laugh>
 
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Do you use an airbrush?

I'm thinking of getting one of these but with the tank.

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I've hinted at the mrs for a Christmas present <laugh>
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I've got one with a tank. There's lots of brands about, but basically it's an AS-186 compressor. I bought mine from Amazon about 4 years ago, £80 and it came with an airbrush. The airbrush was OK, but not great. I've recently bought a new one, a Harder & Steenbeck Ultra, excellent bit of kit.
You can't go wrong with that compressor, but definately get one with the tank.
Fengda is a popular brand, but they are mostly generic compressors with different branding.

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Snaggey said:
I've been dying to post this, but didn't want to jinx it. Stupid I know, but it's just the way I felt about it.

I'm gonna be a Grandad!

My daughter was pregnant about 3 years ago and I posted about it on here, she was only about 6 weeks at the time, but she miscarried not long after...hence the jinxing it comment.

Well, she's been for her 12 week scan today, and turns out she's 13 weeks, so baby due 12th May. I'm made up for the pair of them, he's a good lad, and was quite emotional when they come out the hospital today.

I'm over the moon (have been for weeks), can't describe the feeling tbh, it's just the tonic me and the Mrs needed.

Grandma and Grandad, even saying it brings bloody tears to my eyes.
Soppy Git.

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I wish you’s all the very best mate
 
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And so another one begins....
Time to turn all these bits into something that resembles a Land Rover series 3.
Couple of weeks I reckon for this one, maybe 3.
Love getting stuck in doing one of these, couple of hours a night, doest half take my mind of other things.
My "me" time.

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Snaggey said:
I've been dying to post this, but didn't want to jinx it. Stupid I know, but it's just the way I felt about it.

I'm gonna be a Grandad!

My daughter was pregnant about 3 years ago and I posted about it on here, she was only about 6 weeks at the time, but she miscarried not long after...hence the jinxing it comment.

Well, she's been for her 12 week scan today, and turns out she's 13 weeks, so baby due 12th May. I'm made up for the pair of them, he's a good lad, and was quite emotional when they come out the hospital today.

I'm over the moon (have been for weeks), can't describe the feeling tbh, it's just the tonic me and the Mrs needed.

Grandma and Grandad, even saying it brings bloody tears to my eyes.
Soppy Git.

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Congratulations, being a parent is absolutely brilliant, but being a grandparent is a whole new level. I’m fortunate to have 2 grandchildren and absolutely adore them and now realise that I spent too much time working when my daughter was young and missed out on so much. It might be just me, but as you get older and have a little more time on your hands, I think you tend to appreciate the simpler things in life like the laughter of a toddler (and handing them back when they start playing up). When the time comes, hope you enjoy every minute.
 
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Maybe there were bad things about colonialism, but can’t they see that the armed forces we remember gave their lives purely for the defence of us - nothing to do with colonies.
Once again a minority who expect the majority to instantly change to suit them
 
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Anyone heading to the town this morning over the wearmouth bridge I'd go a different way. Traffic is horrendous.
 
So they spend an absolute fortune narrowing roads down the beach to put cycling lanes in, only for bikes to just ride on the now narrowed roads and two abreast.
 
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People that insist on squeezing their car in between two parked cars in a carpark with about a hundred free spaces. Can someone explain?
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What gets me is when I park my car in a good space no vehicles near and plenty of other spaces available. Then when I come back someone has parked very close next to me with loads of other spaces still available. Why?
 
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That reminds me of the time I went to a Luton away match in a gorilla suit that was quite realistic. This was early 70's before anyone went to matches in 'fancy dress' or whatever, I don't think there were even any replica shirts tbh. I was in the Sunderland end when the police arrived and ordered me to take it off.

When I explained I was totally naked underneath, so would be committing an offence, they relented and said I could just take off the head. When I asked why, they said that I might frighten a young child ...

... at which point one of the lads said 'He's more likely to frighten someone if they see his real face' <laugh>
 
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