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Barb, I love that picture. I've saved it to my photobucket. Hilarious !

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One of my friends lives in Florida. I've been over to see him a few times now. About 3 years ago I was there for about 2.5 weeks in July. We had the best weather ever. It hardly ever rained and when it did rain, we never saw it. It was so funny, we'd go into the supermarket and when we came out, the ground was wet. We'd be like, "When did that happen?" !!

We left on Saturday and that morning the heavens literally opened. My brother and his girlfriend flew in that same day (to a different part) and it never stopped raining for the two weeks they were there. It was awful weather ! I'll never forget it because it was the best weather we'd had there and the worst they'd had, almost all in the same month !!

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That sounds great fun Mel. My brother's girlfriend is a teacher also and they started a summer camp a few years ago. It runs each summer in July and August.

We brought my two four year old nephews to it the other day, for a few hours and they loved it. She is taking them for the full day tomorrow and they are both so excited.

You really have to be inventive for that + really fit. She is exhausted at the end of the day. It runs from 9.30am to 2.30pm, long enough when you are on the go the whole time !

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It is very interesting to hear about it Penny, thanks for sharing.

Amoxicillin is the most common antibiotic Dr's prescribe. I believe it can even be given to pregnant women. That's the one I had to take the time I had bronchitis, recently, but when I got it again, I was given co-amoxiclav to strengthen it.

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That's really interesting. With me, I did respond to the initial course & had started to feel better. However, I had some personal things going on at the same time and had a relapse & hence was put on a stronger course.

Barb, sounds like you are having lots of "fun" with the move !! Well, they do say it's one of the most stressful things you can do. You should take it easy then today and get back into it when you feel more up to it.

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Oh my god Penny, that's awful. So sorry to hear that, you must all be in shock. I really don't know what else to say, there's not really anything we can say. I'm sure you know that we are all thinking about you, your daughter & your future son in law.

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That's a great Song Meg, glad you both found something that you will like. Are you having a band or will a DJ play the actual song?

When are you going to NYC? As Arielle said you will have a great time there. I love NYC, have been countless times now & am going again in just over 5 weeks.

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I know, I've just been extremely busy both in work & my personal life, so not getting much time to be on here. I think Bala is right, will get busier by September.

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Hi Silver, welcome to the Girly's Giggle Box !!

Arielle, my little brother & girlfriend are heading to Florida (kissimme) next week. He just heard about the hurricane and is gutted. I hope it will have passed by then. It's their first proper holiday together. They've been together for years (about 5/6) but they are only 22/23. I hope the weather gets better for them !

Studio, welcome back. Glad you had a good time there. Yep, NY can be hectic alright. I'm going again in about 4 weeks time now. I've been many times before so this time we are going to take it very slowly. Take in a few new sights here & there & only a small amount of shopping. That's the plan anyway !! We got an apartment this time around, so really looking forward to that. Good to see you back !

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Yeh, we thought it would be different to go to an apartment this time. We got one right around the corner from Macy's on 34th and 6th. Delighted with that location. It was a good bit cheaper than a hotel too & it's all ours, yay!

I have to say, of all the "touristy" things I've done before, I just love Central Park. I could stay in it for the day, lol. It really is wonderful. This time I want to take in more museums etc, have done all of the other attractions to death!!

A friend of mine just moved to Brooklyn. She married her American boyfriend & they are both living in Brooklyn now. So we are meeting up with them. I've actually never been to Brooklyn before, so that will be something new !

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Central Park gets a big Thumbs up from me. I love it !!

Also, do the Staten Island Ferry. It's free & you get to see a great view of the City, the Statue of Liberty & it's all free of charge !

I was at a wedding yesterday and I am so tired. We didn't get to bed until 5am & I'm not one for lying on so I was awake by 9am. I'll just have to catch up on my sleep tonight.

We had a fabulous day. One of the girls who was with us is from Poland. She's never been to an Irish Wedding before, so it was an eye opener for her. The funny thing is, she caught the bouquet. I was delighted she got it, what a nice way to remember your first "Irish" wedding !!

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Yep & they have another place down on Water Street which is usually a lot quieter & less of a queue !! The last time we were there we got cheap tickets to see Grease.

Here's a link to discounted shows and their two locations => TKTS discounted shows

If you want something a little different, I highly recommend Avenue Q !!

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That's great Arielle. I'm glad that you got the one you wanted !

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I was ignoring him, haha. Sorry Gary, only messing

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Hey Lady, welcome back.

Good to see you about again

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I think we're getting the tail end of these hurricane's from over the pond. The weather is awful here today. Windy, rain......feels like winter already

Ooh, I just found out that I'm going to be an Aunt again !!

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Thanks Mel. I have 4 nephews and one niece. They are all under 5 and little treasures!!

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That will be lovely Mel.

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Yeh, it does feel like that sometimes !!

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Thanks Gypsy. It will definitely be something to look forward too !

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I was just coming in to post that I'm off to NYC (as you could tell from my Meez)!! I'll be there from Thursday until the following Tuesday, back home Wednesday morning though. Not work

Enjoy Cshapiro. If you have time to catch a Broadway show I recommend Avenue Q (adult humor!!) - It's very good. Not your average "Broadway Show" !! This is from the London show, which I haven't seen. I saw the one in the Broadway, but it's the same story !!:

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Wow Shannon, lol.

First thing, your experiences of the UK Health System is almost exactly the same here (Ireland). If you are on a Public waiting list (which is free) you can wait for months & months to be seen (depending how lucky you are) - If you go private, it's a matter of weeks, sometimes days ! They also tell you that if you go public you may not be guaranteed to see the consultant themselves, but one of his/her team. However, generally that doesn't happen here, about 90% of the time you will see the actual consultant.

I was in a public ward also when I was ill a couple of years back (I was in 3 different times) each time I was in I shared the room with either 3 or 5 other women. I was in my twenties at the time and on two occasions I was put in with at least 1 or 2 elderly ladies who were very ill and needed constant attention. As sick as I was, I was often out of the bed helping them to the loo or whatnot. When I think back now, that was very wrong.

I also have private insurance, but the way it works here is that not all Consultants accept that (I know) so sometimes even though you go Private, you end up beside a Public patient & you get the same attention but then you end up paying for maybe your MRI scan because your Private Healthcare doesn't cover that. It's a bit of joke to be honest. The system here may be free, but it's pretty bad. It always comes up as an issue around General Election time!

On your job. I can't believe that. The cheek of the. Well, you did the right thing because you wouldn't  have gotten any good out of that.