grapau27 Posted September 21, 2023 #103726 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 minute ago, lenquixote66 said: I was under the assumption that you were retired . I will be 67 next month and been a UK pensioner for 11 months but I still do a little work as a sales agent on a self employed basis seeing a few of my best customers some I have known for 40 years. I opened over 500 accounts over 15 years when I was territory manager but been part retired for 7 years. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted September 21, 2023 #103727 Share Posted September 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Good evening. I have had a busy day doing several sales calls and driving 125 miles in the process. I finished at 15.00pm and had a steak bake and coffee overlooking the North Sea. I hope you sold lots of candy! That seems like it would be a fun job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted September 21, 2023 #103728 Share Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, HBE4 said: If available, watch Broadchurch. It's a detective show, also in a small town with lots of twists & turns. I’ve only watched the first series. I saw that part of the cliff that features in the background of many scenes, collapsed onto the beach recently. Need to watch the 2nd & 3rd series. Too many shows not enough time. Edited September 21, 2023 by aussielozzie18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted September 21, 2023 #103729 Share Posted September 21, 2023 9 hours ago, ATG said: We love that show. Only problem is sometimes I can’t quite understand their accent. DH puts the subtitles on for shows with heavy accents 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted September 21, 2023 #103730 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 minute ago, aussielozzie18 said: DH puts the subtitles on for shows with heavy accents I use subtitles for every show . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted September 21, 2023 #103731 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: Good evening. I have had a busy day doing several sales calls and driving 125 miles in the process. I finished at 15.00pm and had a steak bake and coffee overlooking the North Sea. What is the ingredients inside the pastry? I’ve not heard of a steak bake before. Used to love a Cornish pastry when we visited family in England as a child. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted September 21, 2023 #103732 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Today was our last island stop. CocoCay. We spent a wonderful day at the Beach Club. It was even better since we booked it on sale last yr for $79pp. over water cabanas were All empty. Guess no one booking at current prices. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted September 22, 2023 #103733 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, aussielozzie18 said: DH puts the subtitles on for shows with heavy accents 1 hour ago, George C said: I use subtitles for every show . I do subtitles all the time. Not only because of accents because sometimes the dialogue is so soft and the background music is too loud. It also doesn’t help that I’m hard of hearing from being a drummer my whole life. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SteelCityCruiser10 Posted September 22, 2023 #103734 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said: Today was our last island stop. CocoCay. We spent a wonderful day at the Beach Club. It was even better since we booked it on sale last yr for $79pp. over water cabanas were All empty. Guess no one booking at current prices. 😃Those empty cabanas are a beautiful sight. Hope it continues and royal gets the message re: ridiculous prices 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted September 22, 2023 #103735 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said: Today was our last island stop. CocoCay. We spent a wonderful day at the Beach Club. It was even better since we booked it on sale last yr for $79pp. over water cabanas were All empty. Guess no one booking at current prices. Looks beautiful and great deal. Have you bumped into Sue & Gary on the cruise yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted September 22, 2023 #103736 Share Posted September 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said: Looks beautiful and great deal. Have you bumped into Sue & Gary on the cruise yet? Not yet. We are back at sea for 2 days and I am going to look again in all the places she mentioned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted September 22, 2023 #103737 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Sea Dog said: I do subtitles all the time. Not only because of accents because sometimes the dialogue is so soft and the background music is too loud. It also doesn’t help that I’m hard of hearing from being a drummer my whole life. I needed hearing aids about 5 or so years ago and have trouble hearing some words . Made a big mistake going to a gun range and should have had better protection for my ears , my wife complained I was deaf even before that . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 22, 2023 #103738 Share Posted September 22, 2023 11 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: What is the ingredients inside the pastry? I’ve not heard of a steak bake before. Used to love a Cornish pastry when we visited family in England as a child. Pieces of steak in gravy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 22, 2023 #103739 Share Posted September 22, 2023 13 hours ago, TravelGirlinDallas said: I hope you sold lots of candy! That seems like it would be a fun job. It was a good day. I have sold confectionery to shops, wholesalers and cash and carry for over 35 years. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted September 22, 2023 #103740 Share Posted September 22, 2023 13 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: An unprejudiced person believes what he sees;a prejudiced one sees what he believes. I like this one. Pretty astute for a high school aged kid. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted September 22, 2023 #103741 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Last night was the second to last of the hockey tryout games. One more tonight at 8, hours from home. Football season begins today. It probably won't be a strong season, but it is what it is. Owen is game day dressed. Edited September 22, 2023 by A&L_Ont 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted September 22, 2023 #103742 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Headed to Cincinnati again for another wedding...this time a friend's daughter. While there, we'll meet with an electrician at the 130-year-old Victorian style house that my older daughter is buying. She closes on Monday. The house still has a lot of knob and tube wiring which I want to have replaced before she moves in. The electrician is a specialist with old houses and is supposedly able to minimize damage to plaster walls and molding, and repair whatever damage is needed so that it's not visible. Should be an interesting process. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted September 22, 2023 #103743 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Been a wild and crazy time since I was able to post live on our Alaskan cruise. Where to begin. Well, I am so far behind on the threads I follow, yes I visited them randomly, and posted a little but I must apologize because I know so little of what is happening in our friendly circle. But moving forward, I will just say when you have a major health scare and after many tests —almost all the results are normal. Well. After you thank God for answering your prayers, you savor every moment. Dealing currently with some non life threatening issues as well as be the best you can be in helping others. Life goes on and I am truly appreciative that I am a part of it. In addition to my already hectic life I will be baking for 2 upcoming weddings. But, I was honored to be selected to be on out parish church council and was nominated and unanimously elected to role of recording secretary. I was humbled, the job is usually delegated to a returning member. Ok, enough for now. Gotta go type up those minutes from our first meeting. Thanks for listening. Happy and thankful for each moment Sue 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted September 22, 2023 #103744 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said: Last night was the second to last of the hockey tryout games. One more tonight at 8, hours from home. Football season begins today. It probably won't be a strong season, but it is what it is. Owen is game day dressed. Good luck to Owen! 29 minutes ago, Lionesss said: Been a wild and crazy time since I was able to post live on our Alaskan cruise. Where to begin. Well, I am so far behind on the threads I follow, yes I visited them randomly, and posted a little but I must apologize because I know so little of what is happening in our friendly circle. But moving forward, I will just say when you have a major health scare and after many tests —almost all the results are normal. Well. After you thank God for answering your prayers, you savor every moment. Dealing currently with some non life threatening issues as well as be the best you can be in helping others. Life goes on and I am truly appreciative that I am a part of it. In addition to my already hectic life I will be baking for 2 upcoming weddings. But, I was honored to be selected to be on out parish church council and was nominated and unanimously elected to role of recording secretary. I was humbled, the job is usually delegated to a returning member. Ok, enough for now. Gotta go type up those minutes from our first meeting. Thanks for listening. Happy and thankful for each moment Sue I’m glad Sue it’s not serious. I hope continue to improve and as always have fun every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted September 22, 2023 #103745 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said: Last night was the second to last of the hockey tryout games. One more tonight at 8, hours from home. Football season begins today. It probably won't be a strong season, but it is what it is. Owen is game day dressed. Owen is a handsome young man. All the best for his hockey tryouts & the football season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted September 22, 2023 #103746 Share Posted September 22, 2023 37 minutes ago, Lionesss said: Been a wild and crazy time since I was able to post live on our Alaskan cruise. Where to begin. Well, I am so far behind on the threads I follow, yes I visited them randomly, and posted a little but I must apologize because I know so little of what is happening in our friendly circle. But moving forward, I will just say when you have a major health scare and after many tests —almost all the results are normal. Well. After you thank God for answering your prayers, you savor every moment. Dealing currently with some non life threatening issues as well as be the best you can be in helping others. Life goes on and I am truly appreciative that I am a part of it. In addition to my already hectic life I will be baking for 2 upcoming weddings. But, I was honored to be selected to be on out parish church council and was nominated and unanimously elected to role of recording secretary. I was humbled, the job is usually delegated to a returning member. Ok, enough for now. Gotta go type up those minutes from our first meeting. Thanks for listening. Happy and thankful for each moment Sue Congratulations to being elected to the parish council & that you are able to move forward in a positive way from your major health scare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted September 22, 2023 #103747 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said: Last night was the second to last of the hockey tryout games. One more tonight at 8, hours from home. Football season begins today. It probably won't be a strong season, but it is what it is. Owen is game day dressed. Best of luck to Owen in his upcoming season. He is a good looking young man. So you are saying you may need me to send you o e of these shirts I saw in the store the other day? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted September 22, 2023 #103748 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said: Headed to Cincinnati again for another wedding...this time a friend's daughter. While there, we'll meet with an electrician at the 130-year-old Victorian style house that my older daughter is buying. She closes on Monday. The house still has a lot of knob and tube wiring which I want to have replaced before she moves in. The electrician is a specialist with old houses and is supposedly able to minimize damage to plaster walls and molding, and repair whatever damage is needed so that it's not visible. Should be an interesting process. It is so hard to find anyone who is good with plaster. We were able to find someone who was excellent at matching the plaster designs on the walls. I understand that the designs are almost like a signature, and many can tell who did the work, by looking at the design. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted September 22, 2023 #103749 Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Lionesss said: But moving forward, I will just say when you have a major health scare and after many tests —almost all the results are normal. Well. After you thank God for answering your prayers, you savor every moment. Dealing currently with some non life threatening issues as well as be the best you can be in helping others. I was just going to say that I had not seen a post from you lately. Glad your tests all came back normal. I thought maybe you had gone off the grid in that new motor home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager70 Posted September 22, 2023 #103750 Share Posted September 22, 2023 14 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said: DH puts the subtitles on for shows with heavy accents I love accents. Love trying to figure out where people are from based on how they speak. Funny to me how so many Americans mistake Aussie accents for English accents and vice versa. I can differentiate the two quite easily but many apparently cannot! Also interesting how many accents UK has for its size as opposed to Australia which is close in size geographically to the US. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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