retired veteran. I am always looking for an opportunity

Joined October 2014
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With all the crap in the news this last week. We decided to get on a plane and enjoy our 2nd home. Cheers everyone 👍
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Today, I learnt another brother from another mother went to vahalla 😥 If anything, please just pick up the phone and talk, check, and respond. #ItsOkNotToBeOk
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12 Meals for 3 less than £2 a portion. #lovefood
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Not a bad curry tonight, madras from scratch 👌
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Every day I'm taking so many calls from people who have seen a hedgehog coming out in the open in the day, and have done nothing for 2, sometimes 3 days, because they'd read somewhere that it's normal, it's what hedgehog mums do. This is so wrong and it's killing so many sick animals, condemming them to a slow painful death. A hedgehog coming out in the daytime is always an act of desperation. In the vast majority of cases it’s because the hedgehog is dying, suffering from hypothermia as a stage of that process, and so is seeking the warmth of the sun. It is extremely rare for a healthy hedgehog to be out in the day time. It’s dangerous for them. The only time a hedgehog may be forced to appear in daytime is during the short nights of June and July, when there are not enough hours of darkness to enable the hog to forage sufficient food, and the hedgehog has need of extra nutrition (because she is pregnant or feeding babies). Or their nest has been disturbed and they have to make an emergency bed. This will not happen in a garden where plenty of food is kindly provided nightly and the hedgehog’s nest is undisturbed. And, as it is a desperately dangerous move, it is incredibly rare. Yet because this rare possibility exists, it is clung to when we see a hedgehog out in the day - because: 1. it is comforting: convincing yourself it’s a sweet mum collecting bedding, not a dying animal,  and 2. because it means we don’t have to take any action other than videoing it and sharing it on SM for likes. Sadly this is why so many sick animals, desperate for help, are seen, filmed, then ignored and left to die horribly and slowly. So please, if you you see a hedgehog out in the open in the day, unless they actually have bedding in their mouth, assume he is sick and take him indoors and immediately phone a rescue to ask for advice. A good rescue will ask you all the right questions to ascertain whether the hedgehog needs to come into care for treatment, or can be released. Always take action. Action can be reversed. Inaction can’t. Always grab first, ask questions later. One of the many frustrations of this work is having a caller describe to you an extremely sick hog in urgent need of emergency treatment, only to be told that while talking to you the hedgehog has wandered off.
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Fantastic night at @brianAdams hosted by @UtilitaArenaCDF Brilliant live 👏 👍 🙌 👌
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Will this work? Of to see @bryanadams tonight in Cardiff as a Birthday Present for Nikki. Wonder if I can get a Happy Birthday from the great man tonight? #lovemusic
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This week is mental health awareness week. And although everyone at some point in life will come across something that topples or traumatises them, I do believe that the blue light services and those in uniform are at higher risk. Their exposure to danger and trauma is higher than most and their ‘fight or flight’ response is nearly constantly switched on compared to the majority of the population. So this is for them @metpoliceuk @LondonFire @NHSEngland @DefenceHQ please share amongst your network. #MentalHealthAwareness
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May I please get 2 followers to copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening 💯 #SuicidePrevention 0800 689 5652 Just two. Any two. Copy, not repost.
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May I please get 2 followers to copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening 💯 #SuicidePrevention 0800 689 5652 Just two. Any two. Copy, not repost.
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Turned those bangers into a Tangine with Chickpea flatbreads. Clean plates tonight, so this is going into the book 📖 Stay safe
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Tune in tomorrow to see what concoction I make with these bangers
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BREAKING NEWS: Labour’s Operation Radish Exposed.
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Spicy tunisian Parcels Easy to make, but the family did didn't enjoy 😞 That one is not going in the book. Back to the drawing board 📝
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What shall I make today 🤔 Find out later #yum
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After much persuasion by Mrs D, I have applied for a well-known cooking show. 🍳 I have applied before and got as far as the Zoom interview 😅 but didn't get on the show. The application would like photos of my cooking. Tonight's efforts. A hallomui and chickpea curry 🍛
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Saw this over on Book of Face and thought worth a share #Respect
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When Britain gives Labour a chance, Labour always lets us down. Don’t give them the chance to do it again.
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This is awesome
A mindset shift that will set you free: 1% beats 0% Over the past couple years, I’ve completely changed my approach to fitness. I used to not workout unless it would be “hard.” • A long run • An intense lift • Hundreds of reps With work and kids, that wasn’t a great approach for consistency (or recovery). I rarely had time for long training blocks. So, I decided to change my mindset about training. “Consistency > intensity” became my new mantra. I committed to “just do something” every day. The results? • I’m stronger than before • I’m healthier than before • I move better than before • Training is fun, not a burden • Training fits into my life, not the opposite I then started applying the same mindset to writing, work and other areas of my life. • Write a fast first draft today • Complete one meaningful task today • Get one household item done today And I started seeing the same results. More progress, more momentum, less stress. → Here’s the key lesson: Consistency compounds faster than we can imagine. Instead of trying to do everything, just do one thing. Then move onto the next thing … Do this day after day, and the progress will be staggering. 1% beats 0%
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RT @RiflesRegiment: “Fix Swords!” is a command given to our Riflemen when they are about to engage in close combat with the enemy. In The…
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