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Well we are in the middle of a small thunderstorm here

Loads of lightening - bit of thunder & a little rain

Just got back in the office in time

Only a flying visit as have to finish lunch (which is really my breakfast - but didn't want to eat it then - so took it for lunch) Very nice it is too now.

Take care all <3

Hi Everyone

I am still here ...we did have a very big storm last night and there are a few trees down around the place but our house weathered it fine.

We have a gap of about 6hrs before the next one ,I don't like the wind but we really need the rain badly in Wa so I won't complain.

Anne my sister in the UK is ff to Spain at the end of July with her Dau and Daughter In Law,I would love to go but living in OZ I will have to incorporate it with a Trip to the UK first.

They are talking about global warming over here too just so they can put our taxes up to pay for it,I don't know if I believe it all I sometimes think it is just the natural way the earth is and we have to be prepared for changes every now an then.

I remember as a child always having snow in the Uk for christmas,to me you all seem to be going back to what was normal 50 yrs ago.
Oz has not changed it is still too hot always was always will be..

OH has just walked in from work better go and ask him how his day went.

Check in later
Suex :-) <3

Morning all - no storms - lots of rain over night - lovely sunny morning - very humid & heavy - not good for any of us

Is this the effects of global warming starting in the south?

OH desperatly wants to go to Spain - if only we could win the big one on the lotto - he would move there tomorrow given the chance - i have to admit - I was never ill when we were there.

No hayfever, no swelling ankles or other areas, no joint pain, slept really well - just blisfully relaxed - unlike here in the UK - :-P

Well must return from dreamland and back to horrid reality.

Will look in again later

Take care all <3 <3

Hi Everyone

Everything is OK so far,the rain is just starting to get heavy and the wind is picking up.............I think it is going to be an interesting night.

Oh has his lantern ready just incase the power goes out.

We are off to bed hope to sleep through most of it.

Suex :-(

Evelyn - lovely to see you on the thread - our thoughts are with you - you know where to find us if you need us - we will always be there for you.

We should also be having storms today - but not as bad as the ones in OZ
Hope everything is ok Sue

It has been very hot & humid down south - horrid night - very little air about - we need a good thunder storm.

Well back in the office & its still manic - feels like i haven't been away -

Anyone heard from Josie?

Well off in search of an Italian restaurant in an obscure area of London - not having any luck at all.

~~~~~~~~~~~ to Robert & Reece

Take care everyone <3

Hi Everyone

Happy to see you on the thread Evelyn as everyone has already said we are all here for you always,thinking of you both.

We are waiting for a big storm to hit later today and into tomorrow it is supposed to be a bigy so I hope I am here tomorrow we do live on the coast so we tend to get the worst of it .
Still we need the rain but not everything that comes with it.

Son in Laws birthday today so we are visiting them tonight,don't like driving in bad conditions but we have to see him on his birthday he is such a nice man.

We went to visit our old neighbour yesterday her OH died just after my Anuty Pat,she found a few jobs for us to do,and we promised to go over more regular now she is getting used to being on her own ...she is a lovely lady.
Better get outside to stack all the chairs and things around the yard so they don't blow around everywhere.

Will check in later tonight .
Love to everyone .
Suex

:-)
<3 To Evelyn and Ron

Hi all
xxx

Thinking of you Evelyn. Love and hugs for you (((xxx)))



Yep, that riot was quite a shock to Vancouverites, although I think a lot of people were half-expecting something to happen


and of course a lot of the ones who started actions (breaking windows, turning cars over, etc) were from the "black bandanna gang" ........... those who cause major trouble during the student protests in London, G20 in Toronto last year, etc.


The really nice thing is that other people were out on the streets by 4 or 5 am the next morning helping to clean up! I heard that about 10,000 ordinary civilians turned up during the Thursday to sweep up glass ........ many of them on their hands and knees picking splinters out of the cracks in the sidewalk.


Now THAT is Vancouver as I know it!



it's the daughter's 12th wedding anniversary today (26th)




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My dear Evelyn,

So sorry to hear your news but be assured that our prayers are with you both and my heart goes out to you at this most difficult of times.

Take care now.

Frank x

Lots of love and hugs to you Evelyn ((xx)). We're all thinking of you during these difficult days.




Robert, I watched some of the riots in Vancouver and thought of Sylvia....not that she was involved of course, but it was interesting to see the buildings etc.



Frank......what a good son in law you are. With those sort of prices for removing unwanted articles, it's little wonder that folk dump their mattresses etc. all over the place.


It's hot and stuffy here today..hopefully we will have a storm to clear the air.


As for those who prey on senior citizens......words fail me....make the most of that Frank ;-)


Cx

Feeling VERY SAD but must thank you for all your kind words
Bless you all XX

Watching a programme on TV - Canadian Street Cops about Vancouver Police. Now I know what Vancouver looks like.

I like the Trolley Buses - much better than Tram cars.

Yes indeed,

It's nice to know that others are keeping their eyes open. My mother-in-law lives in a terrace house situated in a small cul-de-sac which is in a semi circle so everyone can see what's happening in everyone elses home and they all look out for each other. A ladder up to a roof is a dead give away that work is being done or something or someone needs checking out.
She has been well warned to keep her door chain firmly on, no matter how lovely the visitors are !

Too often you hear of people keeping their life savings under the bed and our local paper had one lady conned out of thousands that she kept hidden away.
Thankfully my mother-in-law does all her bank stuff online and keeps it nice and secure.

Raining again........... :-S :-( :-0

Hi all
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another day with heavy rain in the morning, and full sun by late afternoon and evening!

Frank ..... so wonderful that your m-i-l has a neighbour who looks out for her!



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Oooops my apologies Anne,

Cloudy and 17c in Brighton but tomorrow is 25c and sunny........ lucky you :-D :-D :-(

Oh Frank - do you really think he will miss out again

Nice to know people are looking out for the older population - cheeky whatnot - they try every way to con people these days

Thankfully we don't have that in our area at the moment - not enough older people.

Nice to see you back on the thread again

Its just dismall here now - rain has stopped - too may phone calls for me at the moment - interupts the family history work ha ha :-D ;-)

Will try and pop back in later today if I can

Take care all <3

Cheer up Anne,

You're getting a heatwave this weekend with 30c+ in London. :-D :-D

.................still raining up north. :-S

My wife is off to Tighnabruaich on the Waverley paddle steamer with my sisters and the chance of a sunny interval later on!!
I suffer badly from sea sickness so I declined the offer of a trip "Doon the water". It also rules out my wife's dream of a cruise. :-S :-S

I just posted about my 80 year old mother-in-law who called out Kirkcaldy council to uplift an old rabbit hutch and was charged £12.50 for the pleasure.
On enquiring about removing an old rocking chair, she has been quoted the new price of £25.00 so that the SNP run council can bask in the glory of their green credentials. This means that in the space of a few months, she would have paid £40.00 for a service she uses to avoid leaving anything out on the street when many people just dump what they don't want. The council will then charge to send out a truck to collect her chair then carry on clearing up the mess left by others.

She owns her own home and has a pension from her late husband and quite happily pays her way in life but what on earth do we pay all this council tax for and why should OAPs be charged ?? :-S

My wife told her to leave it until we get over and I'll soon make a big bonfire in the garden, global warming et all.

Rather messes up the green theory when so much is charged to ensure these credentials are in place that some people can't afford it and either dump it or burn it :-D

............rant over :-P

Just to make it interesting, she told my wife that a lovely young man had visited advising her that the gutters might require clearing and after a quick look with his "handy ladder" also informed her the roof looked in a bad way.
Her next door neighbour ensured that he made a speedy exit. ;-)

Come on Andy Murray.......... although I don't think he will get past the top three. :-D :-S
He dwells on lost points too much where as Federer and Nadal just get on with trying to win the next point. I also get annoyed with him when he publicly analyses his game, telling everyone where his problems were and what he will try to do to fix it.
The others just tell you it was a hard / good / indifferent display and go away to talk it out with their coaches so Andy........ shut up !

Hi Everyone

Sylvia I am glad you did not loose to much after all ,why do people do these sorts of thing anyway ...why don't they just go to work and earn the money to buy these things for them selves instead of stealing from others .
It makes me mad ,OZ is the same you cannot leave anything laying around otherwise people just help themselves,or just break in to your house.

We have had some lovely rain 50ml yesterday that should fill up the dams a bit.

Cynthia I am not into the Tennis much it tends to take over the channels here and all the shows we like to watch get taken off for Tennis ,I did not mind playing it mind you a few years ago...got quite good too but Arthritis in my foot stopped me from playing .
I just ride my bike now for exercise.

I am doing a pizza for dinner tonight nice and simple and no dishes after to wash.

Check in again tonight.

Love to everyone
Suex :-) <3

Morning all

Gosh what news to come back to - Break-ins all over the place and the news from Evelyn. Can't believe it all - it was only a year ago we had the news from Reece. Such a sad thread again. :-0 My thoughts and prayers are with them both.

Well it was our anniversary yesterday 13 years since the big day. We just had a quite meal with the in-laws and drove home - back at work this morning.

Robert sounds like you had a wonderful time in your cave - I agree - not sure about the menu - really must try haggis one day - it always looks and smells nice - agree with the whisky - not the Black Pudding - I honestly cannot see me eating that. I do love Cranachan though and its a good time of year for it - nothing like Scottish raspberries.

Anyone heard from Frank or Josie - wonder how the move went.

Sylvia i think the two legged variety is a lot worse than the bears & rats - it sounds very remote your cabin. Funny hearing you talk about the mounties.

Well yesterday the sun shone (while we were stuck on the M25 for over an hours on our way home) now its very wet and rained once we arrived home - lucky enough we did not have any visitations while we were away - thank goodness. Feels more like Winter at the moment - what happened to our summer - have we moved seasons & joined Australia?

My desk is still in one piece at the office & nothing exciting seems to have happened here at all :-S

Working till 2 today - left OH sorting out the washing and airing cupbaord - I just need to do the ironing when I get home - we will need to do the shopping as fride very empty and a full working week for me. Wish the driving trade would pick up as OH more at home than i am. he hoovered the whole house for me just before we went on hols.

Hands up all those who hate going shopping. :-P

Cynthia take care with the builders - recommendations are the thing these days.

Well better go - not that is busy (won't shout too soon - will try & check back in later if i can.

Take care all <3

Hi all
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There were several very heavy showers this morning, then the sun came out!

That's April weather, not almost July!


Sue ...... we're isolated, the nearest cabin is probably about 10 km further down the gravel road that goes past our farm gate. Then there are about 30 cabins at the road's end, on the lake front. The Mounties do not patrol that far out of town.

We estimate that the maximum value of the stuff taken was $500 Can ........ so much of it was either cheap or old!

Not much left for them to take now!!



Take care everyone



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Hi Everyone ~~~~~~~~

Yoo hoo~~~~~~~

Hellooooo~~~~~~


Oh well, hope some of you manage to get back here soon.


It's actually quite chilly here and I am considering putting some silly stripey socks on cos my tooties are quite cold.


Friday is my chill out day - minimum of any housework, lunch out and lots of time to play around on my laptop.......love it!


OH has just sat through one of the Lord of the Rings films.....it was on for ages and ages and ages and ages........I'm not keen on that sort of film so I busied my self playing word games on the internet ;-)


Then we discovered that Wimbledon had taken over BBC1 - it's been a bit damp there, but it's not the same since Billy Jean King, Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong etc were playing. As for John McEnroe....well, I think people who didn't even like tennis would watch when he was on court..lol

I saw Tracy Austin being interviewed last night and couldn't believe it! I remember her coming onto the courts with braces on her teeth. Doesn't seem that long ago either.........showing my age now ;-)


Have been looking for a decent builder in the area...the ones we always had have now retired and I am worried about cowboys and the like. When we had that bad weather at Christmas time, some of the pointing on the front of the house popped out so I guess it had better be seen to. Haven't a clue how much it will cost but had better get a couple of estimates.


Those new curtain may have to go on hold for a while :-(


Ah well, there are far worse things which could happen.

Hope to see some of your soon......Love. Cx.