Good News!

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Just now, darrenrover said:

I'm due to become a grandparent for the first time in March. Absolutely thrilled and it's a beacon of light amongst all the current doom and gloom. I don't mind if it's a girl or boy as long as it's healthy but irrespective, he or she will be getting a blue and white halved baby grow!

Congratulations! 

[gumboots]

Congrats. we're expecting news of the arrival of our 5th any day now. Baby is breech and has so far refused to be turned so they're going back today to check it hasn't moved of its own accord but if it hasn't then they'll do a c section next week

[oldjamfan1]

2 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

I'm due to become a grandparent for the first time in March. Absolutely thrilled and it's a beacon of light amongst all the current doom and gloom. I don't mind if it's a girl or boy as long as it's healthy but irrespective, he or she will be getting a blue and white halved baby grow!

Fabulous news mate - fingers crossed that everything goes well.

[darrenrover]

2 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Congratulations! 

Thanks Hoochie.

[darrenrover]

1 minute ago, gumboots said:

Congrats. we're expecting news of the arrival of our 5th any day now. Baby is breech and has so far refused to be turned so they're going back today to check it hasn't moved of its own accord but if it hasn't then they'll do a c section next week

Cheers gumboots, hope all goes well with your latest family addition.

[darrenrover]

2 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Fabulous news mate - fingers crossed that everything goes well.

Thanks OJF, it's worrying times that's for sure but everything is A1 up to press. 

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, darrenrover said:

I'm due to become a grandparent for the first time in March. Absolutely thrilled and it's a beacon of light amongst all the current doom and gloom. I don't mind if it's a girl or boy as long as it's healthy but irrespective, he or she will be getting a blue and white halved baby grow!

Congratulations Nick. Lots of good, long walks from where you are. Have a little motor fitted on the pram though for all t'hills. 

[darrenrover]

1 minute ago, arbitro said:

Congratulations Nick. Lots of good, long walks from where you are. Have a little motor fitted on the pram though for all t'hills. 

Cheers Tony, good idea that. 

[Gav]

2 hours ago, darrenrover said:

I'm due to become a grandparent for the first time in March. Absolutely thrilled and it's a beacon of light amongst all the current doom and gloom. I don't mind if it's a girl or boy as long as it's healthy but irrespective, he or she will be getting a blue and white halved baby grow!

Superb news 

I become a grandparent a couple of years ago, she's an absolute delight.

The only downside.......She's a Wednesday fan like her dad.......but I've hopefully got another 10yrs to work on that 

[speeeeeeedie]

3 hours ago, darrenrover said:

I'm due to become a grandparent for the first time in March. Absolutely thrilled and it's a beacon of light amongst all the current doom and gloom. I don't mind if it's a girl or boy as long as it's healthy but irrespective, he or she will be getting a blue and white halved baby grow!

I had you down as someone in their 20's. Congrats.

[gumboots]

12 minutes ago, Gav said:

Superb news 

I become a grandparent a couple of years ago, she's an absolute delight.

The only downside.......She's a Wednesday fan like her dad.......but I've hopefully got another 10yrs to work on that 

You only have a slight problem. My son in laws a claret. And the new one could well end up a Toon fan

Edited October 29, 2020 by gumboots

[darrenrover]

14 minutes ago, Gav said:

Superb news 

I become a grandparent a couple of years ago, she's an absolute delight.

The only downside.......She's a Wednesday fan like her dad.......but I've hopefully got another 10yrs to work on that 

Thanks Gav, no worries regarding allegiance, he/she will be the first of the next family generation of Darren based Roverites!

[Gav]

7 minutes ago, gumboots said:

You only have a slight problem. My son in laws a claret. And the new one could well end up a Toon fan

Once we get out of this bleedin pandemic, you could always slip something into his tea 

True story, I worked in burnley for a number of years during the 2000's, needs must and all that - My dad didn't speak to me properly for months after I told him, he thought it was a betray of some kind.

I'm sure most people wouldn't be able to comprehend that now, but those Bangor Street lads took the burnley rivalry very seriously and still do!

[darrenrover]

10 minutes ago, speeeeeeedie said:

I had you down as someone in their 20's. Congrats.

Cheers speedie, I'll take the age reference as a compliment (I think!). Hope things are ok for you in the US, I had planned to be there for a couple of months at the beginning of September but COVID put paid to that. Keep safe mate.

[darrenrover]

Just now, Gav said:

Once we get out of this bleedin pandemic, you could always slip something into his tea 

True story, I worked in burnley for a number of years during the 2000's, needs must and all that - My dad didn't speak to me properly for months after I told him, he thought it was a betray of some kind.

I'm sure most people wouldn't be able to comprehend that now, but those Bangor Street lads took the burnley rivalry very seriously and still do!

Funnily enough, the conversation has already come round to place of birth on the birth certificate and the fact that the maternity unit being based you know where: Unanimously the vote was for Lancashire with no mention of that shower down the M65!

[speeeeeeedie]

5 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

Cheers speedie, I'll take the age reference as a compliment (I think!). Hope things are ok for you in the US, I had planned to be there for a couple of months at the beginning of September but COVID put paid to that. Keep safe mate.

It was a compliment!

All is good over here. Life goes on. COVID is rampant but with a bit of vigilance you can steer clear of it.

[darrenrover]

32 minutes ago, gumboots said:

You only have a slight problem. My son in laws a claret. And the new one could well end up a Toon fan

The son of a good pal of mine came through t'clarets academy, both are avid Roverites. He signed pro forms of sorts with them a couple of years ago but after being farmed out on loan, they decided to release him last summer. He's subsequently signed for Barrow. Once he'd been released by Burnley, the pair of them couldn't wait to come out of the closet so to speak. Once a Rover, never a clarette!

[gumboots]

Baby was born this morning. A little boy. Looks very cute.

[oldjamfan1]

Just now, gumboots said:

Baby was born this morning. A little boy. Looks very cute.

Congratulations to all the family gumboots

[gumboots]

Thank you. Just a pity this damned virus means we wont see him for a month or more

[Mike E]

Congratulations gumboots! Just 7 weeks til Baby E arrives.

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, gumboots said:

Baby was born this morning. A little boy. Looks very cute.

Congratulations gumboots.

[DeeCee]

5 hours ago, gumboots said:

Baby was born this morning. A little boy. Looks very cute.

Brilliant! Best wishes, 2nd baby I've heard, fella at works became a father this morning, great news for all.

[darrenrover]

5 hours ago, gumboots said:

Baby was born this morning. A little boy. Looks very cute.

Congrats to all gumboots.

[wolfie]

I'd been in my old job for 23 years and was getting totally fed up with it. I'd just started to look for another job when they announced they were looking for voluntary redundancies.

I managed to get 4.25 weeks per year redundancy pay, took a month off and walked straight onto another job. 

Now only working 30 hours a week and enjoy the new job much more than the old one.

Happy days