peteukmcr Posted August 30, 2020 #4551 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 8/29/2020 at 6:47 PM, AndyMichelle said: Glad you have some positives Pete. How is your partners health? Hope you are both keeping safe and well. Andy He’s doing well thank you, still taking the drugs 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted August 31, 2020 #4552 Share Posted August 31, 2020 17 hours ago, Harry Peterson said: I’m not the best at staying on topic, but returning briefly to this one (What are things like where YOU are?) - cold! Central heating on in August! Just me? Am I the only snowflake? Yes, I just turn the thermostat down in summer and it has fired up yesterday and today at 7am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted August 31, 2020 #4553 Share Posted August 31, 2020 We've still got the opposite dilemma I'm afraid.Whether to put the aircon on.Only done it 3 times this year so far,it's more expensive than heating.We rely on ceiling fan and thru draught from front to back windows.With cold you can wrap up,we can't get beyond being naked,lol,tmi. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted August 31, 2020 #4554 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, brian1 said: we can't get beyond being naked,lol, That's true Brian but it does help keep the flies away from your pizza 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted August 31, 2020 #4555 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, brian1 said: We've still got the opposite dilemma I'm afraid.Whether to put the aircon on.Only done it 3 times this year so far,it's more expensive than heating.We rely on ceiling fan and thru draught from front to back windows.With cold you can wrap up,we can't get beyond being naked,lol,tmi. Image deleted🙈 Sis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted August 31, 2020 #4556 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, brian1 said: We've still got the opposite dilemma I'm afraid.Whether to put the aircon on.Only done it 3 times this year so far,it's more expensive than heating.We rely on ceiling fan and thru draught from front to back windows.With cold you can wrap up,we can't get beyond being naked,lol,tmi. Oh the mental image you have created. I wish I had your problem with the heat though, very jealous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted August 31, 2020 #4557 Share Posted August 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: 22 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: Oh the mental image you have created. I wish I had your problem with the heat though, very jealous. Not where you live.Too cold around the Trossachs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted August 31, 2020 #4558 Share Posted August 31, 2020 My head wont stop guessing what picture Avril was going to post 😇🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 31, 2020 #4559 Share Posted August 31, 2020 17 hours ago, peteukmcr said: He’s doing well thank you, still taking the drugs 😀 Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted August 31, 2020 #4560 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Image deleted🙈 Sis OK,I'll change the subject.We've had a saga with little Tommy.He had been hopping around on 3 legs for a while and we thought it was Lyme disease with all the ticks he had.We took him to a vet and an xray and 90 Euro confirmed he had a dislocated hip that had healed around it,probably caused by a car.Bottom line 650 Euro op.We told the lady in Rome and she said she was a vet and she would sort it there.I couldn't believe our good fortune.A sad 7 hr drive to Rome tomorrow and an overnight stay.All for the best hopefully when she finds him a new family.The cat we thought had gone off and died because her back leg appeared to be broken suddenly is walking normally again after being fed by the catlady over the road.Sounds like a dislocation that popped itself in.Keep you posted,cheers,Bro. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 31, 2020 #4561 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Clear blue sky today. The sun feels hot even though it's only 16°C. We have been sitting in the garden for 5 hours. Edited August 31, 2020 by grapau27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted August 31, 2020 #4562 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, brian1 said: OK,I'll change the subject.We've had a saga with little Tommy.He had been hopping around on 3 legs for a while and we thought it was Lyme disease with all the ticks he had.We took him to a vet and an xray and 90 Euro confirmed he had a dislocated hip that had healed around it,probably caused by a car.Bottom line 650 Euro op.We told the lady in Rome and she said she was a vet and she would sort it there.I couldn't believe our good fortune.A sad 7 hr drive to Rome tomorrow and an overnight stay.All for the best hopefully when she finds him a new family.The cat we thought had gone off and died because her back leg appeared to be broken suddenly is walking normally again after being fed by the catlady over the road.Sounds like a dislocation that popped itself in.Keep you posted,cheers,Bro. Such sad little eyes. I'm sure he knows he's leaving you soon. He's a real sweetie. Sis 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted August 31, 2020 #4563 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: Clear blue sky today. The sun feels hot even though it's only 16°C. We have been sitting in the garden for 5 hours. It's been lovely in the sun here too. Not much sitting done though. We started on the garden clean-up after the terrible winds and rain we've had lately. Avril 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 31, 2020 #4564 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: It's been lovely in the sun here too. Not much sitting done though. We started on the garden clean-up after the terrible winds and rain we've had lately. Avril We cut the back and front lawns yesterday so just been chilling out while Pauline's brother(builder) was fixing a leak in our conservatory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyCruiserUK Posted August 31, 2020 #4565 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Spent refunded cruise money on a new sofa......now got to wait three months for it to be built and delivered lol..,cruising may be back on by then and her indoors has spent the money lol 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted August 31, 2020 #4566 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Such sad little eyes. I'm sure he knows he's leaving you soon. He's a real sweetie. Sis 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted August 31, 2020 #4567 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/30/2020 at 1:41 PM, Harry Peterson said: I’m not the best at staying on topic, but returning briefly to this one (What are things like where YOU are?) - cold! Central heating on in August! Just me? Am I the only snowflake? Thinking about it Harry ,maybe it's better to be warm as you order your Christmas decorations now on sale, in August! Never mind tomorrow is another day /month(September) and this coming week you can buy your mince pies/puddings . The 2nd of September to be exact.At a supermarket near you ! Summers just keep getting better Off to dig out my Christmas jumpers ,save turning the heating up 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted August 31, 2020 #4568 Share Posted August 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, kalos said: Thinking about it Harry ,maybe it's better to be warm as you order your Christmas decorations now on sale, in August! Never mind tomorrow is another day /month(September) and this coming week you can buy your mince pies/puddings . The 2nd of September to be exact.At a supermarket near you ! Summers just keep getting better Off to dig out my Christmas jumpers ,save turning the heating up Indeed. And Tesco kindly delivered the usual tubs of Roses, Celebrations, Heroes etc today at a bargain price of £3.50 each! Will they still be here for Christmas? Of course not. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted August 31, 2020 #4569 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Harry Peterson said: Indeed. And Tesco kindly delivered the usual tubs of Roses, Celebrations, Heroes etc today at a bargain price of £3.50 each! Will they still be here for Christmas? Of course not. None of this surprises me at all. When I worked in a large well-known stationery shop with a common name, Christmas always came early. In June/July came the cards and Christmas wrap and August saw the arrival of gifts and books that were embargoed for Christmas. If that wasn't bad enough December saw the arrival of Easter eggs. Avril 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted August 31, 2020 #4570 Share Posted August 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: None of this surprises me at all. When I worked in a large well-known stationery shop with a common name, Christmas always came early. In June/July came the cards and Christmas wrap and August saw the arrival of gifts and books that were embargoed for Christmas. If that wasn't bad enough December saw the arrival of Easter eggs. Avril I worked for a company that had to present their seasonal Xmas range to M&S in November to plan for Christmas the following year. My own role was slightly easier. I had to order Christmas packaging in February, based purely on my own assumptions, with no firm orders. It was a no win situation - however, as no one else would take on the responsibility, no one dared criticise my decisions. After all, what's a few millions in the overall scale of things! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 1, 2020 #4571 Share Posted September 1, 2020 13 hours ago, kalos said: Thinking about it Harry ,maybe it's better to be warm as you order your Christmas decorations now on sale, in August! Never mind tomorrow is another day /month(September) and this coming week you can buy your mince pies/puddings . The 2nd of September to be exact.At a supermarket near you ! Summers just keep getting better Off to dig out my Christmas jumpers ,save turning the heating up Yes I saw the article re the mince pies coming on sale in a few days. I make it a point not to eat them until December or I would end up looking like the Christmas pudding. It will be a strange Christmas this year. A lot of the traditional activities may not be there (or be changed beyond recognition).I also think that there won’t be the normal range of foods available. The supermarkets have all reduced their ranges so I suspect that Christmas ranges will be pared back a bit as well. On the bright side I have started to stock up on wine, Champagne, port (and brandy for the brandy butter). If a combination of issues makes supplies short (bad weather etc) at least I can console myself with my wine cellar🍷. I also think there will be fewer Christmas cards this year. They were already in a bit of a decline but people won’t want to send potentially contaminated paper to each other’s houses if there is a viral surge at the time. Then again we may have a vaccine by then and get life back to more normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Peterson Posted September 1, 2020 #4572 Share Posted September 1, 2020 21 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: Yes I saw the article re the mince pies coming on sale in a few days. I make it a point not to eat them until December or I would end up looking like the Christmas pudding. It will be a strange Christmas this year. A lot of the traditional activities may not be there (or be changed beyond recognition).I also think that there won’t be the normal range of foods available. The supermarkets have all reduced their ranges so I suspect that Christmas ranges will be pared back a bit as well. On the bright side I have started to stock up on wine, Champagne, port (and brandy for the brandy butter). If a combination of issues makes supplies short (bad weather etc) at least I can console myself with my wine cellar🍷. I also think there will be fewer Christmas cards this year. They were already in a bit of a decline but people won’t want to send potentially contaminated paper to each other’s houses if there is a viral surge at the time. Then again we may have a vaccine by then and get life back to more normal. Interesting point you make about Christmas cards - will it mark the final end to them? Somehow doubt it, but I'm not sure younger people send that many these days. Problem's easily solved though with 24 hour quarantine areas for paper and 72 hour areas for plastics etc! I'm less concerned about pared back Christmas ranges as pared back January basic food items and general shortages of food and medicines in the increasingly likely event of no deal. Kent looks likes becoming one large lorry park, but I doubt the queue will stretch to Scotland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 1, 2020 #4573 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I had a 8.30am ultrasound scan at the hospital this morning. The car park was nearly full but the hospital was practically deserted. I was in and out within 10 minutes so pleased about that. Back home now, Pauline is working from home so I will ring a few customers while I sit in the sun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 1, 2020 #4574 Share Posted September 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: I also think there will be fewer Christmas cards this year. They were already in a bit of a decline but people won’t want to send potentially contaminated paper to each other’s houses if there is a viral surge at the time. I have been thinking about the same things as up to yet any birthdays within our family this year, any cards have been sent via an online card company . I think we will do the same for Christmas cards this year,unless their is a viral surge, then it would be a quick phone call. Come to think of it ,I cannot remember the last time I ever saw a paper lad/boy doing their rounds ? I agree It will be a strange Christmas this year ,the shops will not be crammed with shoppers this year. I feel sorry the supermarkets delivery drivers ,they are going to be up against it this December. The good side is I don't think we will have to witness the ugly scenes of Boxing day sales shown on our TV'S a load of people fighting in store over a TV that's got a 25% discount . I think I will be happy to remember the real meaning of Christmas and be thankful for it. I may change my song this year from 🎶all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth 🎶 .. to a vaccine . 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted September 1, 2020 #4575 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Eglesbrech said: .I also think that there won’t be the normal range of foods available Much if the Christmas range of food has already been produce, and is sitting in storage ready to be shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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