Hello, I'm Graham 🙂👋

GF1007
GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
I'm from Berkshire. I have both mental and physical health conditions. I'm looking forward to chatting with some new folk on here and maybe make a new friend or two 🙂
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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 56,586 Championing
    Hi @GF1007 welcome to scopes forum. Join in with conversations, always someone to natter to here. Lovely dog in your pic
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Thank you for your welcome @Sandy_123. That's my dog Zack. He's a Cojack - which is an actual breed apparently. A Corgi crossed with a Jack Russell. That's a gorgeous looking cat in your profile image. Looks wise and cuddly and what a wonderful colour.
    I'm sure I will engage with conversations as I see things and I can dip into.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 56,586 Championing
    Yes look forward to seeing you around the forum
    That's a nice name Jack, I've never heard of that breed before but then I'm mainly a cat person. My cats name was blue.
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,580 Championing
    edited April 2023

    @GF1007
    Hi and welcome to the forum, I hope your good today.
    Have a look around and join in when you’re ready. 
    As Sandy said there’s always someone around.

    Take care ❤️
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Thank you @Lou67. Today is a bit of an unpleasnt one for me but I'm not gonna let it get me down. I hope things with you are not so bad.
    I did just make a post about my music passion and it helping me with pain so I'm well away haha.
    You take care too.
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Thank you @Beaver79. My first post was a little while ago in the Coffee Lounge and I already had one nice response. I possibly will have questions on things from time to time so watch this space haha.
    You take care too and thanks again.
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,580 Championing

    @GF1007
    Aww sorry today isn’t a good day for you, but glad your music helps, it’s great for making me feel better to.
    Im ok thanks just feeling the cold, I can’t seem to heat my hands up. Iv got those hand warmers meant to put in gloves, but they help me just holding them, think I’m going to get one out to heat me up. 

    Oh I’m living in the fast lane lol 
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    @Lou67 I have those hand warmers too. Very useful as are hot water bottles - could not do without them. I practicularly live with one or two of them strapped to me haha. Yep, we are living it large and in the fast lane haha. I often find gentle exercise with the fingers, hand and wrist helps also alongside the hand warmers. You take care and stay warm👍
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,580 Championing

    @GF1007
    Aww thanks and you to. 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    Hello @GF1007

    Welcome to the community! :) You are passionate about Music? do you play any instruments? 
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Hello @Hannah_Scope. Thanks for your welcome. I am very passionate about music. I have an unwiedly collection that I am always culling haha. Keeps me out of trouble 😆
    Unfortunately I don't play any instruments. I had a chance when I was younger. It was either learn guitar or do a martial art - I chose the martial art. I felt that would get me 'the girl' faster haha. I was full of it back then and no, at the time it didn't get me the girl. So, it taught me a valuable lesson or two. One I was not going to be the next Bruce Lee and two girls are not really impressed by that stuff haha - well not the girls I met haha 😂😝
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    Haha, it's "sod's law" as my grandmother would have said. Martial arts seems really cool though! What level did you reach?

    I love music too, also quite eclectic but I always end up going back to Country Music. 
  • Globster
    Globster Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,600 Championing
    @GF1007 I would also welcome to the scope online community  :)
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Hello again @Hannah_Scope. I hope you are doing well. Haha yep "sod's law" or Murphy's Law. The martial art was very cool. It was a form of Ninjitsu I did. I didn't attain a great deal with the club (only 2 or so years) because it shut down and I couldn't be doing with Karate etc afterwards - did try. I wanted the clandestine side of things haha. We did stuff for charity too like parachuting and demonstrations with the Red Cross.
    Seems like a lifetime ago now. Several actually. I was so fit and healthy. Ho hum haha. Anyway, glad I did what I did and certainly something to be proud of.
    Music has always been one of my main passions and country is certainly a genre I like to dabble with. Inc. bluegrass and other crossover paths. You cannot go wrong with a bit of Baillie & The Boys, Cathryn Craig, Haley Sisters (The), Tracy Lawrence, Lila McCann, James House, Diamond Rio, Blue Rodeo, Blackhawk, Pam Tillis etc etc and of course the classics, Dolly, Kenny et al.
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    Hello @Globster. I hope you are well. Thank you for your welcome. Much appreciated👍
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    With the classics you of course cannot forget the eternally great, Mr George Strait <3

    It is definitely something to be proud of. The amount of times someone has suggested a jump for charity and I'll volunteer to buy snacks!  :D
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    I totally agree @Hannah_Scope. George Strait is one of the greats👍

    Haha I'd be there for the snacks (as long as I could eat them with my tum haha) but my days of jumping out of perfectly sound/flying aircraft is well and truly in my rear view. I actually have to say I didn't enjoy it but did it twice. Enough for anyone haha. Thats me on the left. This was taken around 1993/94 if I remember correctly? Not a great pic but it was taken with a disposable.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Just adding a hello from me @GF1007 good to see you join us, and see you settling in :)

    If you need a hand with anything on the community, please ask!
  • GF1007
    GF1007 Scope Member Posts: 33 Connected
    @Alex_Scope hello. Thanks for the welcome. Can I ask what the Messages function is and how you use it? Many thanks👍
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Of course, the 'messages' function allows you to privately message other users once you gain 25 points using the community. From looking at your profile, you should have this unlocked. 

    To start a new message click the pencil and paper icon, or 'new massage' if you're on the messages page. Does that make sense?