Christmas Games

[helvella]

A standard pack has 52 playing cards - plus two jokers, and often a bridge scoring card and a maker's card.

We need 56 more signatures to reach 10,000.

It really isn't much to ask - of you (if you have not signed) or anyone you have contact with - in person, via any sort of media, anonymously (e.g. posting), etc. Sign and pass it on. PLEASE

Give more funding for thyroid research and patients after price hike

A fine of £84 million has been levied for the price hike in liothyronine (T3), which had a significant impact on patients. We request that an amount equivalent to a proportion of the fine (1-5%) is made available for thyroid research and support for patients with hypothyroidism.

petition.parliament.uk/peti...

Happy Christams to all.

(I *always* mis-type that word. Nothing deep or meaningful about leaving it mis-typed. Just makes me laugh at myself.)

[Gingernut44]

Happy Christams to you too 😊

[Fruitandnutcase]

I’ve just tried to post this on my other HU groups but for some reason the petition link w9nt activate. Any idea why this is?

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

Problem solved! Have posted on a couple of sites so fingers crossed for those all important votes 🎄🎅🏼🎄

[helvella Administrator]

One joker and the four suits to go!

[helvella Administrator in reply to helvella]

No jokers left. Next, bridge-style, the one of clubs...

[helvella Administrator in reply to helvella]

Four of clubs!

[helvella Administrator]

Think we have reached 10 of Clubs.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to helvella]

Not being a bridge player, this is all gobbledygook to me! But just 44 more sigs would ensure it jumps over the 10,000 hurdle. petition.parliament.uk/peti...

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to RedApple]

I’m not a card player. Many, many years ago I was invited to play cards with some of my brothers friends in the student Union one lunchtime. I said I couldn’t play but they insisted then at the end of whatever it was we were playing - one guy said I was quite right I couldn’t play cards.

People are popping up from sites I use and my son has got some of his friends on to it. 10000 signatures wouod be a perfect Christmas present for us. 🎅🏼

[DippyDame in reply to RedApple]

Me too....never got beyond "Happy Families"!!!

So, "Please may we have .... more signatures"!

Happy Christmas.

[pennyannie]

Are we there now ?

I've been with what felt like 2 kilos of mashed potatoes stuffed in my head for the past 3 weeks and only yesterday have I been able to think more clearly to even read the forum.

I'm not sure what card game we are playing - I played all my cards a month ago -

but am I to understand we are now ' there ' ?

Wishing everyone a nice Christmas and thank you to everyone who makes this forum so special for so many :

[helvella Administrator in reply to pennyannie]

Reached three of diamonds!

Just going through each suit in turn - Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts then Spades.

Hardly a game but helping to maintain profile.

And I'm hoping that as members meet up with family, friends, neighbours - possibly for the first time in a while - they drag each one off to get a signature.

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to helvella]

Hope so too, we are so close now 🤗

[helvella Administrator]

Ten of diamonds.

[RedApple Administrator]

Just 27 to go to hit 10,000! petition.parliament.uk/peti...

[Fruitandnutcase in reply to RedApple]

Very exciting isn’t it 🤗

[kushami36]

Christams sound like special Christmas Tim Tams to me!

[helvella Administrator in reply to kushami36]

And I go: What is a Tim Tam?

(Yes, I do know. But have to think about it.)

[kushami36]

Also I went to sign the petition and got a message that I’ve already signed. Brain fog!

I should have added that Tim Tams are Australian chocolate finger biscuits. I don’t know that there is a similar biscuit in the UK.

[RedApple Administrator in reply to kushami36]

According to wiki Tim tams are a superior version of the Penguin biscuits we have in the UK 😊

[kushami36 in reply to RedApple]

Oh, you know I mever tried a Penguin when I was there.

[Stills]

I am impelled to reply SNAP

HOPE WE MADE IT

[Zephyrbear]

Done it!!!!

Result

[pennyannie in reply to Zephyrbear]

Oh that's wonderful :

Thank you everybody for keeping this going :

[helvella Administrator in reply to Zephyrbear]

First thing I did as I woke a few minutes ago was check! 10,004, and now 10,005.

Thank goodness!

But don't stop!

[RedApple Administrator in reply to Zephyrbear]

Phew! petition.parliament.uk/peti...

10,008 signatures

[Hidden]

I got 6 signed at office party last night but it was still at 9,976. Brilliant that 10K was reached!

[helvella Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Good move!

Hope you enjoyed the party as well.

[Ellie-Louise]

10,016 now

[tattybogle]

Happy Christams everyone, love from Tattybogle.

...... and it was neck and neck but

Shrewsbury and N. Dorset have now taken the lead from Morecambe. Well done.

Is anybody househunting ?

Looks like we may need someone to relocate to Ilford South.

[helvella Administrator in reply to tattybogle]

I've checked other petitions and Ilford South has reasonable numbers of signatures.

No idea why that one consistency has no signatures.

[jgelliss]

Wishing you Helvella and your loved ones and for all the members of this Great Forum Wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. And Peace on Earth.🙏