morning all, hope you're well?

Fully agree Chris, we are fortunate enough to be south facing and have to say, the sun rising can be equally as impressive. Norfolk is beautiful - as are many other couinties - especially at dusk. I love goung for a run just before the sun drops away. So lovely.

Hi to all and thanks for the warm 'hellos'.
Haven't seen missy for an age, last time though she was fit, well and having a ball in 'lovetown' with her fella.

Rips, not only would I too clink glasses anytime, I'm sure I owe you one to return the favour.

So chris, did you get the free car?

bonnet de douche

KWx

Morning all

Okay a couple of things

CLP - would love a south facing house - but we live in a large (private) estate where people leave nasty messages on mu husbands car because there is no where to park! Boooooooo to nasty people with too much time on thier hands, if he could park the car off the street he would do!

Sorry to the people who didn;t like mt idea of naming 5 people, I kinda thought that enough people played in a venn diagram kinda way everyone would get name checked and there would be a big love in ........ must try harder next time!

After working flat out for I don't know how long I got this email message from my boss ' good effort to get this done' well its better then a poke in the eye!

In the words of the intresting different John lennon - don't let the bar stewards get you down

Over and out

And yes I am in work this early, and will be here until 5, I must be mad!

Baggy puss cat

Good Morning All.

MM (who nobody likes, thank you Baggy and Deevs)

MM - we do like you,

I wish I never started this now, it was menat to be a giant love in to boost everyone and has turned into a negative hate fest.

I'll go and hide my head in shame

Morning!!

Running late this morning, haven't really got time for this but....

Baggy, I love you!

Carry on spreadin' the love, sunshine. Even when it lands butter side down.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ooo looka the time...

Clodagh.xx

Budge over Baggy, I'm coming in ....

(Was happy but now not so) Deevs
x

I wouldn't worry about it MM, nobody loves me either.

But I figure for a start this isn't the 'real' world, it's only t'internet - and none of the poor bloggers on here have met me yet so they don't know what a sweet and loveable person I really am :o)

I don't want to be stuck in the office today, anyone else fancy playing hooky and running away to the seaside for an ice cream?

Sorry.

I think I took it too personally due to other computer problems. I do believe my computer is giving me a breakdown. I'm not sleeping working out defaults, configurations, etc. in my head all night.

I keep telling myself that it doesn't matter and that there are more important things to be thinking about but I keep on coming back to this computer to try and sort it out.

Going to phone dial-a-nerd or call-a-geek or something!

MM xxx

Hello Tina.

I'll switch off this addictive thing and come to the seaside with you.

MM xxx

Excellent MM, I'll pack my bucket and spade and pick you up on the way xx

Getting back to the topic, I love a good sunset, and my house IS south facing...but there are no windows facing west, which is where the most spectacular part of the sunset happens! I always have to lean out of the windows or go outside to see properly! So maybe you should be telling people to get a West facing property! Love the show - it gets me out of bed in the mornings!

Morning all

Lovely morning here.

Chris, great show this morning. My house is south facing.

Talking about dentists, I am seeing mine today!

Deevs, Sending you bigs hugs.xx

Marjie and Tina, I like you. xx

Hope you all have a good day.

csn. xx

Good morning everyone,

We are very fortunate and live in the country, our house has great views to Arran at the back, we also have windows front and back in all rooms which is great for seeing the sun rise and set, unfortunately recently we have had more cloud and rain than anything so can't see a dam thing! It's also great in the winter when you can see the moon and stars at night, sometimes in the winter mornings the moon and the sun are out at the same time which is quite spectacular.

Hope you all have a good day.

X

Gail.

Morning All,

Sorry for my absence, my Mum sends a note to say I've been dead busy!

Baggy, Thanks for the "much respect" yesterday it's much appreciated and big hugs to you my friend xx

Deev, Hugs to you, chin up love it's nearly your birthday xx

My balcony faces the sunset and I get some corkers. When I first moved into my flat I spent almost every night taking pictures of the sunset, I've stopped that now unless it's a really good one. A good sunset can certainly take your breath away.

Chris, I'd like to pitch my tent in your field, but unfortunately it will already be pitched in another field along with the "yoof". In fact I went and purchased a tent on Saturday, a three man one for little old me. Well a girl has got to have room to spread her stuff about ;)

Big hugs and kisses to everyone else.

Happy Wednesday Everyone (and can someone tell Moria that, as she seems to think it's Thursday!)

AliB
xx

Morning CLP Boy & ALL Bloggies...

Bingo Star 'ere...

CLP - That's one of the most painful things in life am 'aving to life with.... A 'ad a 'ouse.... And it was south facing!!!!!!!
Worked so 'ard to get it.... worked so 'ard to renovate it.... worked so 'ard to get it exactly 'ow a wanted it to be.... it was me dream 'ouse!!!!!!!
But a lost it all!!!!!!!!!

13 years of work wasted.... but yer gotta take the gambles in life - know what am sayin'!!!!!!

'opefully in the future I'll be able to get back what I lost & do it again... but presently... it's painful CLP.... it's painful!!!!!!!

If a get me train driver job then that would more than financially sort me out to buy another 'ouse... fingrs crossed all!!!!!!
But a can't face going back to living in a truck 6 days a week doing 70 'our weeks.... the railway it 'as ter be!!!!!!! ;)

Went down the golf range yesterday... and all a can say is... it went most nice!!!!!!

PS I'll bang me dream thingy on tomorrow - try & make a few laugh!!!!!!

Bye!

PPS Thought this might make a few laugh:

A 'ad a direct message on twitter from Duncan Bannatyne yesterday!!!!!

'e wrote about 'Why have a man whose company is based in Virgin Islands telling us about the economy on ITV News?'

So I replied by saying probably explains why the UK economy is in such a state... PS Wonder Richard Branson isn't based in the Virgin Islands... mind you as 'is business is doing so well probably that's why 'e isn't!!!

Next thing Duncan replies to me that Richard Branson's company 'is' based there!!!!!!!!

So then a replied.... that shows whatta know about business.. explains why ave never been on Dragon's Den!!!!!!!


Just thought that might make a few laugh!!!!!

Bye!

Morning everyone. I have no favourites - I think you're all lush. I have to say that Clodagh makes me laugh out loud though.

All the camping plans on the show made me smile this morning. I'm going camping tomorrow for the first time in my life. Is middle age a good time to start these things? What do I need to know (apart from the phone number of a decent hotel)?

Any tips gratefully received.

Love Barmy xx

take the antibacterial hand gel stuff and wet wipes for when you use the loos and be prepared to live rough (and if it rains) to be damp for days afterwards!

Chris

I guess it helps if one's southern facing house has extensive grounds and an uninterrupted view of the countryside.

It's not quite the same peering through a soot streaked window as the sun slowly disappears behind the gasworks.

Morning all

Blimey Barney, you'll be complaining 'bout the mill girls waking you up with their clogs on the cobbles as they go to work at 6am next!

A

Barmy,

We went camping recently for 2 nights near Loch Lomond (pictures on FB), one of the things we forgot to take was a torch, however that was not a problem as we go to bed so early it was still light when we bedded down and it was light when we got up early in the morning! I have to say I absolutely loved it.

X

Gail.

Barmy,

I love camping, as long as you are prepared for grass to get everywhere then you'll be fine. Gail has a good point about the torch especially if you need a wee in the middle of the night ;) I usually stop drinking after 6:00pm so I don't have to get up.

AliB
xx

Thanks Baggy, Gail and Ali. I've added wet wipes to the shopping list. Ali, I'm concerned about the getting up in the night thing but 6pm is usually when I start drinking, not stop!

xx

Let me know if its on my round Barmy, I'll pop by and check your guy ropes.

MTF.xx

Barmy, Perhaps you could purchase a porta potty. When I was buying my tent someone in front of my was getting one of those, made me smile. He was a young chap as well, surely he could just use a tree!

AliB
xx

Morning each.

Remember me? I used to come here often....alas pressure of work and other `stuff' (no dramas, fortunately, just things that consume an awful lot of time to sort out) mean that lurking rather than posting is pretty much the order of the day. However there are a couple of points I should pick up on while the coast is clear.

Deevs - thanks for remembering me, although as a `lapsed blogger', I suspect I am not worthy. As for Rob Newman and Twitter, I suspect he doesn't as I don't think I've ever heard him say anything brief enough to be included in a Tweet.


CLP - when you say `by financial means or otherwise', I hope you're not encouraging squatting. As someone who lives in a south-facing house with an unobstructed view of the canal since the tree in front of it fell in, I don't wish to return home to find some spotty-faced herbert munching his way through MY Super Noodles while he explains that some bloke off the radio told him it was OK. If you really want to see the sunset, get out of my house and get on a plane to Ibiza. Or hijack a barge.

LOL MTF! It's up country from our glorious Somerset. I've just checked the weather forecast online and it's not good. However, I've decided to embrace this thing and go for it. You can't get to my age without having eaten beans out of a billy can, it's just not on.

Barmy xx

Stop off at Focus and get yourself a bright green 99p bucket Barmy.

Its cheaper than a torch ;)

MTF.xx

MTF, You do make me laugh, that's why I love you xxx

Aww, thanks Ali, the love is coming right back at ya.xx

That's funny MTF, that's exactly what I had with me but fortunately didn't need to use it throught the night!

Right, bucket it is. Thanks guys.

Hey Uncle Carl - great to see you back and that you're still on the Super Noodles.

x

UC - you scuppered my plans and defense to move into your house while you were at work!

Hey Kitty, I'll distract him with a bowl of Super Noodles, and you can sneak in and change the locks while he's not looking!

Moooooooornin aalllllll.

CLP - luv a good sunset. Watch it every evening setting behind the fields although it has reminded me, my hedge needs cutting.

Bingo - the wait for the latest dream sequence is unbearable ;-)

Having the worst day at work ever with everything going wrong and feel like just going to the pub and hiding there. I hate the financial world and all solicitors and banks and the traffic warden who I can see from my window giving some poor sole another ticket.

Still, at least the blog is making me smile.

Hi

I have a secret, I'm about to go and do something that will make my husband very cross, that involves spending time close to another man and will mean I'm smiling all afternoon

Any ideas ..........

Baggy

Baggy - Ooooooh some many ideas, some rude, some sensible. May I be the first to suggest either a Massage or spending a lot of money on a new hair do?

Afternoon everyone.

One of the most wonderful places to see a sunset is the Island of Santorini . It is truly awesome , and if you can get there , then do.
Florida on the West Coast never lets you down either.

Living in the NW, I can't really recall what the sun looks like , its been so long since it visited us .

Good wishes to one and all.

MC xxx

Baggy - is it music related ????

Tap, tap!!

Is it broken?

MTF.xx

LOL, hi MC.xx

Our new company Toilet Use proceedure - made me laugh, hope its a joke !

Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders category". Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy.

Loving the ideas

But no, a bloke from work took me out on his ducati and we have had a trip around London and to the Ace cafe (if ginge is reading this, we stuck to all known speed limits)

Big smile on face now

Baggy

Hello all

Absence due to being very busy also - life, the universe etc. Hope everyone is fit, well and happy.

Have tried to catch up with you all, but have failed miserably! Following the tips for camping (not my idea of fun, and have never tried it as a result). Purchased a new tent for GD and her BF for Reading later this month. She wanted a 4 man (a girl can't have enough space for stuff!) and he would have been quite happy with a pop-up for 1 (boys, don't you just love 'em).

Much beloved keeps threatening me with a camping trip, old boy scout that he is, and so far I have managed to keep well away.....I even avoided sleeping under canvas when I was a Girl Guide. Needless to say that was one badge I didn't get!

Baggy - Green with envy here. Long time since I rode on theback of a bike.

Back later with a bit of luck.

Steffi X

Baggy

Sounds like you had a good time, but in my mind you should henceforth be known as Wendy as Bruce says

'Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin out over the line
Baby this town rips the bones from your back
Its a death trap, it's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while were young
`cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run

Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims
And strap your hands across my engines'

A

Afternoon all

I am not happy.

Just got home from dentist and not looking forward to going back in two weeks time to have a double tooth filling replaced!

Andy, nice post!

Hope everyone is having a good day.

csn. xx

Baggy, I'm afraid I am too much of a control freak for that, I only went on the back of David's bike once and then got my own licence, bike and then membership of the IAM!

X

Gail.

Greetings Ter ALL...

Bingo Star 'ere...

The bad news today is ave gone & caught me personal stereo wire in me gym bag & now ave got ter go & buy a new one!!!!

The good news is ave correctly predicted the stockmarket is on the edge of a cliff that last night a shorted the Dow Jones & ave made 2k today as the Dow is presently down 200 points!!!!!!

Ok only 158k to go & a can buy me 'ouse back that a wrote about this morning!!!!!!!

Some may remember a wrote a month or so back that a think we are on the verge of a double-dip recession!!!!!!!!
A 'oped am wrong but am only going by taking a step back & looking at 'ow deeply in debt the world economy is & by what i'm reading!!!!!!

Only today on the Bloomberg website an article says that the US is bankrupt & people can't evne see it right in front of their faces!!!!!!

We were so close recently to pulling back to a boom/ growth period... but most of that has just been fuelled by goverments bailing out the banks & stimulating the markets/ economies - borrowing more to get out of debt!!!!!!
20% of americans who own property are in negative equity... and some may remember me writing on the blog about how can a small flat near Tower Hill in London be worth 850k!!!!!
The sums just don't add up all & eventually it all has to come to ahead & correct itself!!!!!!

Last night the US Federal Reserve have said they will not bail out the economy again with cash injections & have admitted for the first time growth is faltering!!!!!

Many including me are taking this as a sign the US has run out of options & money!!!!!!

Some are predicting the end of the US & all this ties in with the Mayans predicting the end of the world in December 2012!!!!!!!!!

It all looks like we're heading to something... I don't think it means the actual end of the world... more the end as we've known it & BIG changes to how things are run in the world will happen!!!!

We got through the recent recession & things are still relatively ok!!!!!

The next one which will be the big one... at the end of the day... am sure we're all still be 'ere blogging & what have you!!!!!!

My only advice... batten down yer financial hatches now.... and if am wrong all will be fine... & if am right... well the damage will be less!!!!!!!!!!

Am off to buy a new set of 'eadphones!!!!!!

Bye!

Bingo - What predictions for house buying? Just put in an offer and my nerves are jangling BIG TIME!

Happy listening with the new headphones.

Steffi
X

Steffi - hope you dont me butting in but just go for it. Property is a long term investment so if you only planning on living there for a year or so then don't bother but over the long term you will be fine.
'Double dips' are all very over exagerated and even when times are tough, people always look to property as a safe investment.

(and I am in the business) but then I hate my job today so what do I know ????

Steffi - almost forgot, make sure the garden is south facing so you can take in those sunsets as per CLP's advice !!!!!

Thanks MM. Am inclined to agree with you having heard so much hype! Ours will be along term investment - at least until our retirement, probably until we are at least 80!

We are lucky in that we have a fair chunk of a deposit, and don't have a chain, so hopefully that will help the process for us.

Thanks again, advice welcome.

Steffi
x

Yep, got the garden all planned in my head already, complete with greenhouse and water feature.

Oh, and because I'm a saddo, am researching my new range cooker as well! And GD has got her room all decorated. This is all before our offer has been accepted....or not...this is 'us' I'm talking about - bad luck seems to be our bestest friend when it comes to future planning!

Steffi
x

Afternoon CLP and all,

My flat faces East, so I get the sun in the morning. Suppose if I was awake early enough I could watch the sunrise but I'm usually still well and truly in the land of nod! I have to say though that after years of renting a flat that was in the basement, where the living room hardly got any natural light, it is sooo nice to now live on the top floor, and to have nice big windows, letting lots of light in! I have seen a couple of very spectacular rainbows from my living room, not so many sunsets as it's been cloudy more often than not.

Hope everyone has had a good day. Baggy I am soo jealous of your motorbike adventure! Good luck Steffi for the great house buying adventure

Rx

Greetings Steffi & MikeyMikey - A agree if it's for the long term then all should be ok!!!!!

But the one thing is don't overstretch yourself... this is how so many get into trouble & is what the goverments themselves have done!!!!

If yer can afford the mortgage payments & all the bills then you'll be ok!!!!!

The big problem I see is, recessions normally are good for an economy!!!
They cleanse the economy by bringing things back into line: house prices come back to a resonable level in proportion with the average wage; weak companies fail & the stronger better run ones survive & become stronger!!!!!

But in this recent recession... house prices have barely moved, partly caused by the goverment proping up the economy!!!!!!!
Yet wages are being squeezed, fuel prices are very high etc, etc!!!!

The strange thing about this recession it's more the goverments that are in a mess & not individuals!!!!!!

Sometimes you have to take a step back at things, alomst like a child & look at the world through the eyes of a child, don't complicate things like adults tend to do, & it's plain to see... the sums don't add up!!!!!

I can't give advice just offer my point of view, all I say Steffi go for it as long as your not overstretched financially!!!!!!


Another thing I find fascinating, I noticed the fabonacci levels on the Dow Jones hit just over 61.8% the past week!!!!!!!
It's amazing how everytime the stockmarket hits this level of 61.8% it then reverses direction!!!!
Fabonacci was a mathematical genius who noticed in everything in life, in nature is in patterns that add up to mathimatical levels of 23.6, 38.2,

Afternoon each from a damp and windy Fife. Bums.

Steffi, good luck with the house purchase. Talking of houses, I'd quite like that white one overlooking CLPs field in the photo. Looks nice.

xxxx

50 & 61.8%!!!!!!!

It aplies to everything from the amount of petals on flowers, the way they multiply to even the levels that the stockmarkets move that basically represents a mass of movements of trading & psycology!!!!!!!!

I find stuff like this really interesting... it's alomst like a looking through a crystal ball into what life/ fate is all made up of!!!!!

Make syou think is everything on this earth already planned out... beyond what we understand... but the odd genuis like Fabonacci discovered a small part of this!!!!!

My maths teacher was telling us about Fabonacci in a lesson, of which I found it very interesting as I already knew all about Fabonacci from trading shares!!!!!!

Didn't relaise it's well known in the mathematics world!!!!!

Any way.... mind boggling blogs today from me!!!!!!

Am off ter rest me mind before it blows!!!!!!!

PS Soz about me split blog - got over excited & accidently 'it the 'post' button!!!!!!

Bye!

Afternoon all,

I love the sunset! Our house has the sun setting right into the front window. The entire room turns orange. My kids always want to close the curtains so that they can continue to watch the TV! Not when I am home...... ;-)

Now my other time of the day is breakfast! I would like to watch the sun rise over Cornwall! Out of the front window of my motorhome, anyone know of anywhere say around the end of August this dream could come true?

Keep smiling

Keith
xx

Evening all

Just a quick pop in from me to let you know that I passed the exam I took the other week. Thank you everybody for the good vibes.

I haven't caught up from yesterday and today properly. Sorry Baggy, I couldn't possibly name a top 5, I would hate to leave anybody out coz I feel the same about nearly all of the bloggers.

Have fun at festivals and camping things peeps, I am still on hols so will pop in when I can.

Laters

mtd ffb xxx

Well done MTD - congratulations.

xx

Well done mtd, when do you start your job?

Rx

A bit quiet here 'innit?

Is everyone watching the footie?

Rx

Evening *said sheepishly from behind a pulled curtain*....

Apologies if I was a little (or a lot) out of order last night. I have apologised for my ridiculous and typically non-sensical rant at Richardaus, who should have been welcomed rather that admonished for a fair opinion.
The trouble is, that Disney only have Kronenbourg - and this along with Stella are two drinks that I cannot get along with if you know what I mean?

Anyway - moving swiftly on.....

Sunsets are a perfect example of the greatest treats in life that almost always come for free and are generally taken for granted by me. We bought our current house because it had everything except a south facing garden, and now, nothing annoys me more than the sun vanishing behind the roof in the early evening.
Other such gratis pleasures include - walking across Coombe Hill and looking over Chequers and the (imho) unrivalled beauty of the Chiltern Hills with the Red Kites swooping overhead and the recently introduced wild dartmoor ponies following you at a distance.
Or the pleasure of climbing (as I used to) in snowdonia and watching the Hawk trainer jets flying through the narrow Horseshoe Path beneath you.
Or more simply - as Chris pointed out recently. The sunrise over London if you are early enough.

I really should be forced to take more notice of this as I order my next €6.90 pint of Carlsberg....ho hum..

Disney is bloody wonderful though- my kids haven't stopped smiling all week.

I hope that this rambling but well intended nonsense makes up for last night's nonsense.

In other news -

Baggy - I applaud what you tried to do, but was fortunate enough to spot others fail to include everyone, before I tried. It was a lovely idea and obviously you are my favourite x

Barney - Chris has a valid point. Our last house with a south facing garden was so small that to mow the lawn you only had to position the Flymo centrally and squeeze the trigger, and it was done.
It was still magic to have that sun until late into the night in the height of the summer.
I would give anything to have the set up that Chris has.......but he already has, so good luck to him.

G'night chuckles

Rips

x

Not me Rosie.

MTF.xx

Ooh absolutely - Congratulations MTD x

Rips

x

Nor me!

Probably because it's not being shown here in Scotland....

Rx

I love my views and not a day goes by that I dont just stand there and stare.

To the North, the open Bristol Channel and the Welsh Coast, to the East, the Quantocks, to the South, the Brendon Hills and to the West, Exmoor.

I spend most of the day spinning around, maybe that why I am so dizzy?

I've just witnessed Puffball trying to do a runner!!

Possibly with Stuart Little at the wheel.LOL!

MTF.xx

Evening all,

I nipped to the local shops when i got home from work and strolled through the town centre. As i turned off the high street and into a side road, which runs alongside the church and grave yard , stood a huge peacock . I watched it watching me, and as i approached, it hopped over a small wall and stated pecking round in the grass. I phoned the local ranger service that look after a small "zoo" in some local gardens, it hadnt escaped from there . The man said i was about the 20th caller , and they were trying to work out some strategy for catching it .So, if anyone out there has lost their peacock , please get in touch.
MC xxx

MC, we often see peacocks strolling down the High Street in Dunfermline. They live in the Glen and one of them pops up to Abbot House (NTS building) for it's lunch every day. Beautiful, aren't they?

xxx

Yikes MC, It will be easier to catch now, as it will be getting ready to roost.

Well done you. I hope you get to hear where it came from.

MTF.xx

Hi MC, one of my best friend's parent's next door neighbours have peacocks, but as they live near Strathpeffer in Ross-shire I don't think it's one of theirs.

Hope your lost peacock finds it's way home!

Rx

Hi Annie, they sound like very switched on peacocks that know which side their bread is buttered on.

MTF.xx

Although, bread is bad for them!!

MTF, think his name is Rory. He pecks the glass door till someone comes out and feeds him. Then he preens and shows his feathers for the tourists.

PS: The Glen is Pittencrief Park - donated by Andrew Carnegie to the people of Dunfermline.

xxxx

Hi MC (if you're still taking to me) we have a Peacock which turns up on our green every 4-5 months. This apparently is quite normal and it's probably wild. It's another one of those unexpected treats though, isn't it?

MTF - I often look left as I cross the Severn Bridge wondering where abouts you live. I've not seen you yet - can you wave next time?
Ta x

Rips

X

I was stunned to see it there, it seemed quite content . Think it will probably have been captured by now, i do hope so .I did consider it as my new pet, but as i only have a budgie cage available , decided against it . I couldnt rest until i had phoned someone about it . I couldnt feed it as i only had a Thai green chicken curry and a garlic bread in my shopping bag .

MC xx

Rips, course i am talking to you :-)) I'm still waiting for Dr Sebastian by the way ! xxxx

Are you still " en vacance " ?

MC xx

untalentedmrripley

I do not begrudge Chris his view of the sunset, and was using a little bit of poetic licence in my earlier post (obviously I don't peer through soot stained windows at the gasworks, it's a sewerage farm).

There was however a serious point and that is although we would all like a nice south facing house with views of the sunset, for most of us it is just a pipe dream.

So, in that context I thought today's blog was a little insensitive.

Have you been on "It's a small, small world yet?

Manchester Calling

When I lived in a certain city in Wales, the peacocks who lived in the castle would often do a runner and bring the traffic in the main street to a complete halt.

Rips - are you suitably chastened????

xxx

Well, the thing that strikes me as amazing, is that you could probably drop dead in the high street and people would tut and walk round you . But a stray peacock, and people are on the phone quicker than i dont know what.
who says its grim up north !

MC xxx

"waiting for Dr Sebastian"

Is that an euphemism?

Barney, no , not at all . Its just some banter between Rips and I on Fb earlier this week.

Right, good night one and all .

MC xx

Rips, a bit further down stream.

Peacocks do have a tendency to see their reflection in windows etc and will normally challenge the 'other ' bird. Quite often putting on the full feather display.

I think the sunset thing really referred to....

Its out there and its free. Even if you have to walk a few paces to see it. Its one of lifes wonders, dont let it pass you by.

MTF.xx

Evening Niceness Ter ALL...

Bingo Star 'ere...

MTD - Congradulations on the exam pass!!!!!!!!!!!

ManchesterCalling - A peacock would look nice in CLP's garden - 'e would probably 'ave it!!!!

A see the Dow Jones finished down 265 points & in after market trading it's now down another 90 as Cisco System has reported it's quarterly results as being not good!!!!!!

Wouldn't suprise me if we have a stockmarket crash tomorrow!!!!
Often the selling spreads, more sell... then panic sets in and a small crash!!!!!

Finally CLP - You sau what you would do if you were us!!!!!!

I'll tell yer what i'd do if a was you... forget south facing abodes... If a was in yer position.... I'd buy a BIG 'ouse in Lanzarote... then a wouldn't ave ter put up with this diabolical summer... plus as you'd be under the equater... the suns above yer most of the day... so doesn't metter what side yer abode faces.... AND i'd 'ave stern words with Bob Shennan... that a want ter do the show from Lanzarote every morning!!!!!
It's worth a try CLP... imagine the tan you'd 'ave!!!!!!!!!

Nite!

Dear Barney,

We have been on 'It's a small, small world' and I thought of no one but you.
Unless I am very much mistaken ( and I usually am) even Chris' view of the sunset would have been blighted by those damn trees at the end of his magnificent and well earned lawn.
This is how pretty much 50% of people living on any estate would feel.
Here's hoping that Chris inspires them to move on to bigger and better things - if not, I'm sure he will still welcome their childrens phone calls every morning.
Let's not criticise him for the choices he makes with the fortune the ( IMHO) earns!

Btw - Barney, you're my favourite x

Rips

X

CLP. In my previous home – I had a south facing garden... and yes it was wonderful to see the sun (when it was actually visable through the clouds) at the back of the house all day. But I have since moved to a flat, albeit, 500 yards away, where I am both east and west facing. In the morning, the sun rising wakes me up, regardless of my window blinds, and I love that natural rousing as the sun appears... but at the back of the flat, especially in my kitchen...we, and any visitors, have had to shield our eyes over dinner in the afternoon/evening sun because it is so bright. This is not a problem now – I have blinds in the kitchen. Yet – it has not spoiled me preference for my home. I love it – enough to want to stay here forever – economy and recession permitting!!!!

And all bloggers and contributors to this amazing place – you are my favourite, every single one of you for being supportive, helpful, funny, charming, and special, each in your own individual way.

Love and good night to all...

Suzie...xxx

Evening Bingo.

Rips - loving your posts.

xxxx

Night Suzie. I'm off too. Have to be up at stupid o'clock tomorrow.

xxxxx

Barney - forgive me a little "poetic licence" but which castle did you live in?

Please don't criticise my punctuation, I've already spotted it...instead, try loving me for it!

Rips

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Suzie, where have you landed??

MTF.xx

untalentedmrripley

I bet uou say that to all the boys!

Come to Cardiff on February 4th for the rugby and I'll buy you a pint of Brains.

As I said, I'm not criticising CE fpr his life style choice, it's his money to do with as he likes and which of us wouldn't do the same given the chance.

The-MEGA-New-Bingo-Star

I know I got a bit of stick last time I corrected you, but really your knowledge of geography is on a par with that of the Spanish language. Lanzarote is not even tropical never mind equitorial.

Rips, you are turning into Brucie!!!

MTF.xx

( good game!)

Barney, he knows that I live to the left of the Severn Bridge.

Not a lot of people know that!

MTF.xx

MTF... I landed home... and am off to Brum tomorrow... awful journey today there and back - but decided it was best... well, could have stopped off and stayed en route with friends but one was up a mountain in Wales and the others otherwise engaged! Don't worry I'll pin them down soon... xx

I really have a bit of a conundrum over my car... I know it is an inanimate thing... yet I do love it... this motorised can on wheels has done me so well over the years... but now I have more travelling to do in work... what to do? I just can't bear to let go of this "machine"!!! Help...

S xxx

Ello Annie G!!!!!!

Barney - We always seem ter 'ave disagrements over all things Spanish.... Lanzarote is only 29 degrees latitude from the, the same as Florida & The Bahamas 'ence the reson why the temperature is also often around 29 degrees celcius most of the year!!!!!!

MobileToothFairy

I really don't know why you addressed that to me, but in any case wouldn't it depend on which way you were crossing the bridge!

Plus as for the tropical... Never mentioned the word tropical!!!!

Although it is close to the tropic of Capricorn on the globe!!!

Right - seems we will all be headed over the Severn Bridge for a blog meet in Cardiff on 4th Feb 2011... Drinks on Barney and Rips...

Can't wait...

xxx

Soz a mean't 29 degrees from the equator!!!!!!

Lanzarote is 29 degrees from the equator which for the uneducated is VERY close!!!!!

The-MEGA-New-Bingo-Star

I really, really know in my heart of hearts that I shouldn't respond and that you are just a wind up merchant but, I am not uneducated and 29 degrees north is not ANYWHERE near the equator.

Barney.

Clutching handbag in a Reeves and Mortimer style.

OOoooh aaaa, Kaa Kaa!!

As I mentioned to Rips if you were reading, I mentioned downstream, so presumably, he was heading into Wales, making me, in Somerset, on the left.

I addressed you, purely because you knocked his knowledge of geography.

If this doesn't include place locations, then I guess its time I went back to school.

OOh I wonder if Mr Hatfield is still there??

Happy days!!

MTF.xx

Barney - This is all too much for me... A was only offering some kind advice to CLP about how to getta great tan & not ter 'ave ter worry about south facing abodes... And now am being attacked!!!!!!!

The equator is zero degrees so you'll find 29 degrees is VERY close!!!!!

'ope this 'elps!!!!!

Nite!