Before I Get My Bus Pass

[lateralus]

ALL amounts big and small gratefully received!!

i don't think i'll be adding to this amount every day from now until 31 may but it would be great if i could.

today's update looks like this:

£125 donated on line

£ 68 promised in sponsorships

£193 total - 39% of my target!

[lateralus]

oh, johnnymitch, my hero!!!

thanks for the support

 

here's a photo for you

 

and a man's gotta sponsor me!!!

 

updated totals look like this

on-line £135

sponsors £74

total thus far £209 (42% of my target)

 

and here's my fundraising page in case anyone has missed the link

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page - Please give if you can

[Mr lex]

A quick 'bump' for now Latie, and some dosh at the end of the week

[GuidoT]

Bump

[Bookworm]

Stop bumping the poor woman, you lot, she's struggling enough as it is!!!

[lateralus]

oh, i don't know a little bumpsy never hurt anyone -

i thought i'd give it a pause today and let the comic relief people get some.....

 

so, even greatful for bumps

[Thailand]

Bookie has big lady bumps.

[empowered]

Bookie has big lady bumps.

 

:eek:

[empowered]

Hi Lattie

Am nearing the end of a huge year long fight with MBNA over PPI charges which I never requested. The FOS have advised them to pay me the charges back plus £200 for "the stress and inconvenience" caused to me:rolleyes:. IF, I get this £200, then you will certainly have it for your fund:p

[lateralus]

OMG!!!! Come on MBNA - give empowered her money back NOW!!!!!!

That is such a generous idea - I hope it works out and I hope you get your money back. And of course the stress and inconvenience money too!!!

 

These people are such slime! Don't get me started!

 

Here is my rant against banks - don't read on unless you are bored

 

The banks and financial institutions are almost solely to blame for the worldwide recession cutely named the credit crunch. But do they take responsibility for their actions? - NO! - they carry on regardless.... and blame the politicians and the consumers and everyone else for the reckless disregard which has ruled their industry for years. I do wonder sometimes if there is some connection between them being rumbled for the way they were treating their customers (resulting in having to refund unlawful charges) and the credit crunch is like the other side of their industry - their gross stupidity in loaning 125% on house loans to people ill equipped to repay it and basing it on backing from other banks who are doing the same thing making one big circle of debt with nothing solid to back it up. Total ineptitude!

 

 

Rant over - back to having fun -or actually, a question - - - -

what is with these bits showing up all over the site in blue with little explanations when you hover over it - for example in empowered's message above where it says FOS - (which will now probably turn blue)

Who put them there and why?

[Thailand]

Yeah...'Credit Crunch' sweet innit.... they can only pull the wool over for so long!

 

I think the blue bits are to explain to new users what things mean, that we have gotten used to.

[GuidoT]

Bump

[lateralus]

jb, thank you so much! when i saw your donation i got all emotional - you are a star!!! i know how tough things are and yet you are helping my cause, thank you most sincerely and here's a big hug i'd give you if i could.

 

 

 

thanks again, chris - my love to asbo!!!! still eating telephones?

 

 

 

 

on the running front - i ran 12 1/2 minutes this morning without stopping - so i'm doing ok. i say run - (i mean jog or trod or plod or pretend to run)

 

 

here's the link again in case we run to a new page

 

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page - Please give if you can

Edited March 14, 2009 by lateralus
d'oh! forgot link

[jailbird]

Your more than welcome Latty. My mum (79) was diagnosed with breast cancer at christmas and is having surgery in the next 3-4 weeks so thank you for doing this. You really are a very special lady:)

 

ASBO is fine. She is still a 'bugger' but she is keeping mum on her toes at the moment. When I got home from work yesterday they were both eating a sandwich........mum at one end and asbo at the other !! This little dog has kept me going for the last 2 years........if only the shouting at her and chasing her.

 

Well done with the training. Keep going .....we are all behind you (some of us a lot further behind than others !!)

 

Hugs

 

Chris xxx

 

PS Are they your cat and dog ? They are lovely:D

[lateralus]

no, chris, got them off google "hugs" and thought you'd like them.

my mom had a mastectomy at age 75 and sailed through life to age 95.

give your mom my best wishes and i firmly believe that a positive attitude goes a very long way in speeding recovery.

 

 

drum roll-

updated totals

on-line donations £145

sponsors £90

total £235 = 47% of my £500 goal

 

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page - Please give if you can

[GuidoT]

Bump

[lateralus]

ouch!

[jailbird]

Bump

[lateralus]

i'm getting black and blue!!!!

i love it!

 

 

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page

[lateralus]

updated totals -

on-line sponsors £145

off-line sponsors £101

Total £246 or 49% of my target

(every little bit helps!)

 

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page

[KnellyK]

Good Luck with the run!

 

Hope you don't get too many blisters while you're training for the big day!

[lateralus]

i don't run fast enough to get blisters - talk about slow!!!!!

and thanks, KK, for your generous donation. very much appreciated!

 

 

up to date totals

on-line donations £157

off-line sponsors £103

total - £260 (52% of target)

Edited March 17, 2009 by lateralus
updating the update

[lateralus]

my totals are climbing ever so slowly - but at least they are climbing!!!!

i've still got lots of time - so i'm hopeful of getting quite a bit more

but here's the latest:

 

on-line £157

off-line £108

total £265 = 53% of my target

 

Thanks for all the moral support and especially to those who have sponsored me!!

[lateralus]

another little bit to add

 

on-line total £157

off line total £113

Total £270 54% of my target

 

Don't worry........ only another 73 days til the big day.

I have a running buddy now - a friend who is even older than me! (yes, really!) she is going to do the race too and we will keep each other going.

 

 

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page - Please give if you can

[lateralus]

bumpity bump

 

latest totals:

on-line £157

off-line £118

total £275 - - - - - - - - - - - 55% of my target

 

not bad for two weeks of trying. it will be two weeks tomorrow since i registered and started asking for sponsors.

 

 

Race for Life - Lattie's Fundraising Page - Please give if you can