Amazing What You Hear at the Pub!

Well today was our 39th Wedding Anniversary - seems a long time ago now that we married lol. He went to work and I left him a card on the table to wake up to this morning. My youngest son visited today and helped me to brush the dog - this is a nightmare as she fights the brush and comb all the time but seemed to accept it a bit better from him. Late afternoon we went to a pub to meet OH and BIL for a few drinks after they finished work. Unusual for me to drink in the day but it is our Anniversary!  Daughter still tied up on her dissertation so didn't come with us. We had a few drinks and then returned home. OH bought me a pot of miniature roses and a box of Thorntons. Son felt unwell with a sore throat and temperature so decided to go home and not join us for dinner. We all went to another local pub where the food is good; me, daughter, toddler, and OH. It was a nice meal, good steak and cooked properly, but quite a long wait.

I popped outside for a quick cigarette while I was waiting to be served. As it was raining hard we were all under the shelter outside, about 8 people altogether. This rather loud lady was chatting to a man she didn't know and telling him all about how she had drunk a bottle of wine every night for 3 years and cried all day for the 3 years too. Then she went into detail about her married life and how she had hated her ex. Just outside the pub where everyone was stood around smoking and she was loud enough for everyone to hear. It always amazes me how much personal information people will share with strangers and anyone around. If you have ever watched Jeremy Kyle you will know what I mean. I know I write this blog but I am careful about how much I share on here and lots of things have been changed to protect my privacy and that of others i.e. names, dates, etc. etc. Facebook is another one to watch as I once bought something from a middle aged lady on facebook (which was very good value) and she added me as a friend so we could chat easily about meeting and what else she was selling. The next week she appeared on my news feed telling everyone about her marriage problems and how she hated her OH and wanted a divorce!! And I was not the only customer she had added as a friend either. Perhaps some people just don't care who knows what, but having said that several people have had parties gatecrashed and houses trashed, been burgled when on holiday or out and about, lost their jobs as the boss has seen something they posted, and had fake profiles set up in their names to access their email and ultimately bank details. I only ever have facebook friends that I have actually met in person but a friend of mine had her account cloned, and email also blocked because she was into Paganism and had added lots of people she didn't know who shared the same religion. She also had lots of vile messages from some of them too. I think what I am actually trying to say is please take care who you add as a friend - make sure you know them in real life. Also take great care about how much info you share online as some unscrupulous people will take advantage of it if they can. You can be anybody you like on the Internet and download photos of anyone and claim it is yourself. That's my little talk about Internet safety, and being careful of 'who knows what about you and yours' wherever you are.

Bye for now All the best x