General Chat

Hi Stevey ...
No I'm not G&T lagged yet !!, but I bought a Bottle of Baileys today the new BISCOTTI Flavour ....its absolutely delicious & scrummy....

Yep Stevey I think I got the same friend as you >>>>>>

I have 9 family members to cook a Christmas dinner Sunday week, so getting all the drinks in ,bit by bit .

I'm off to bed now as lack of sleep is catching up with me ...and I so need my beauty to stay a few more years ! LOL

Night all .... XXXXXXXXXXXXXX



:-D

Marilyn,

Are you sure your not G&T Lagged ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

I've stayed firmly on the ground today.....I was wearing a pair of Divers Lead Boots. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Thought I heard a fence crack.....but I'll leave checking until the daylight, It can't get any worse, the wind has gone down a good bit.

A sailors addage.........Strong Blow.....Soon Go :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Time for supper

MY FOREVER FRIEND

Everybody needs a
little help sometime
No one stands alone
Makes no difference if
you're just a child like me
Or a king upon a throne

For there are no exceptions
We all stand in the line
Everybody needs a friend
Let me tell you of mine
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He's my forever friend
My leave-me-never friend
From darkest night to rainbow's end
He's my forever friend
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Even when I turn away
He cares for me
His love no one can shake
Even as I walk away He's by my side
With every breath I take

And sometimes I forget Him
My halo fails to shine
Sometimes I'm not His friend
But He is always mine
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If you still don't know the
one I'm talking of
I think it's time you knew
Long ago and far away upon a cross
My friend died for you

So if you'd like to meet Him
And don't know what to do
Ask my friend into you heart
And He'll be your friend too
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Hi everyone

I got my Christmas Tree Up LOL .....aww it does look loverly and my mantle is decorated as well, everything flashing ..

I'm still Jet lagged.....just a bit !

I'm sitting hear on my putter listening to Michael Buble with his Christmas songs ,
I'm getting carried away ..

I think Shelly Missed me.....never had so many kisses in me life !!

Mo I'm glad you saw me last night I was waving franticly ..Hope you win tonight Mo

Rita I had that problem with the GR page not accepting me entering the site,but Pete put into Google the GR addy and then copied & pasted it into my list of bookmarks....now all OK.

Have I missed something about Foggy ?

George..... What's happened to him I cant find the thread about him .

Why don't the Emotions go where you want them too ?? They always end up at the bottom of the page ..LOL

Hows My Lovely Stevey ? have you been blown away YET ??????

Hi everyone
Stephen I was watching you part of the country on TV it was horrendous do take care dont take any chances. make sure you keep warm.

George I am not going anywhere in this wind it takes your breath away. I am glad I am home and not at my sisters I would have had a fit knowing my Blood test was due and not being able to make it home.

Mo best of Luck with your darts tonight.

Marilyn those little elves must be feeling the cold with their backsides exposed lol

Oooh, I knew it was you flashing to me Marilyn, the lights were dazzling me when I sat in the garden last night,and looked up at the planes flying overhead.
Welcome home love, back to the land of the living now, washing ,ironing, hoovering and baby sitting lol ;-)

Just getting ready to go out to darts, so I will speak to you tomorrow.
Stay safe and warm everyone, luv Mo

welcome home marilyn xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Evening all,

Stephen, hope your OK up there in the wind and cold, take extra care mate. :-( :-( :-( :-(

Marilyn, back to the cold then, get your winter gear on :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Rita, take care if you have to go out, the wind seems to be picking up a little.
Yes it was a little off putting, but I think hes OK now, well he was this afternoon when I rang him.

Hope everyone is well and keeping warm :-) :-) :-)

George :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

A Notice has just gone on the GR site notice board, a little while ago.explaining what has been happening to the site and what Toby has been doing, they say Sorry.and that things should get better,we have to bare with them

I have sat watching a film this afternoon. I needed a rest. when I went onto my computer I had a lot of email waiting to be answered I have done that now.
I had to laugh at my sister, we are always saying we are getting old and forgetful. today my sister went to church as it was a special mass Immaculate Conception day. and when she got there the church was locked and there were people standing outside. she said it was freezing so she knocked on the Pirest door and he said he had forgotten what the day was,? he hurried and opend the doors. I said even the Priest is getting forgetful;. it must be age.?
He is a lovely man .

Stephen I think you had better tie everything down with the wind and snow heading your way. you seem to have started doing that.
It is not too cold here at the moment I have not had my heating on today so far.
But it will be on soon as I can now feel a nip in the air.


Rita

High Winds !!!!!!!

On the summit of Cairngorm near Aviemore at 3pm today

Temperature -2.9 C,

Mean Windspeed 111 mph,

Gust Windspeed 127 mph.

The high hills near my home must be gusting at over 100 mph.

I took a reading using my hand held anemometer , I use it on my yacht and it's fairly accurate.

83 MPH.....

even my bald head was ruffled. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Get your tongue round this if you can............

'Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia'

- the fear of long words



Christmas is coming.......our tree is now up.....looks grand :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

If I keep the Mrs at it we should have the rest of the decorations up before Christmas ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Marilyn,

Welcome Home !

And a very big thank you for send your Hurricane up to Scotland. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

I'm having problems with the wind......my letter box keeps rattling good style.
I think the retaining spring must be bust. Jim'll fix it......eventually :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P

Decided to do some admin work at home ,. although I did venture out to secure a few things. Had to shift two ornamental trees that are in pots, they had blown over. Tied my wheelie bins to the fence that hides them from view, and also a couple of other wee bits and bobs tthat might just be likely to move in this strong wind.

Have secured the dear Lady Stephen to a strong Telephone Pole, Can't risk having her blown away.

My friend on the Isle of Harris will be getting a hammering just now It's not unusual for them to get strong winds , 60 and 70 mph is fairly regular. But 90 to 100 mph is not so common. The waves will be up around the 50ft mark. :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-|

Time to treat myself to a bite to eat . :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

welcome home Marilyn. you must have noticed the difference when you landed at Heathrow..

George I hope Foggy is OK after that scare. it is very frightening when something like that happens and your out and not at home.

I have been out done the shopping I needed to get and now I am going to do the little bits I want to do about the flat
First I need to sort out what I am having for dinner.then I have two presents to wrap that will be the lot then in presents.


Rita

welcome home Marilyn. you must have noticed the difference when you landed at Heathrow..

George I hope Foggy is OK after that scare. it is very frightening when something like that happens and your out and not at home.

I have been out done the shopping I needed to get and now I am going to do the little bits I want to do about the flat
First I need to sort out what I am having for dinner.then I have two presents to wrap that will be the lot then in presents.


Rita

HELLO EVERYONE !

Hurricane MARILYN has arrived....LOL

Got home last night, Knackered

Thanks all for the Christmas cards ,....Blimey your so early ...I haven't even got cards on the brain YET !! But they all look lovely on my Mantle.

I'm off to the Dentist this morning, my beloved had to ring the Dentist while we were in USA and got an appointment its for him not me ! he ate too many sweets, I kept telling him he's a big boy now and must stop stuffing his face with sweets !! so now its come to roost..

I'll put me Decs up tomorrow & Tree....hmm cant wait!

Shelly & Maddie & Mo I saw all your houses flying over Kent & London ... I did wave to you all ,not sure who else lives in the flight path but I was waving ALL the time LOL.

Well I didn't think it was as cold as I expected last night, but my house was COLD but its all warm this morning,

Mo my lovely ........hope Roly gets all the medical treatments that he needs ,I'm sure he will be looked after......Bless him. X

Rita I'll read all your nice long posts later . LOL

Bye for now gotta go ..
xx

well shall I say good morning everyone? some will be finding it not good at all. ? I saw the forcaast this morning at 6 Stephen , your part of the globe isnt lookiing too good. ? we are expecting heavy rain later today. but the sky is that grey I think it could be snow.?
I think I will pop out first before I do anything in the home.just incase.

Mo I am sorry to hear about Roly I hope they find what is causing him so much pain quickly, My scan I have iodine injections which show all your vessels etc up in your body.the professor tells me this is the best one

George and Foggy I suppose you did your shopping spent all your money now. ha ha an empty pocket. makes it easier to walk.

Stephen I have never know so many people with so many complaints about this site in all the years I have been a memeber. I cannot understand why this have all cropped up. we get message about looking on Facebook I wonder if that is where they are heading.

Pauline I got your email I still have not done it yet I will get down to it. have you finished all your cards yet ? lol you get writers cramp afterwards.

Jean how are you ? have you heard anything about the young boy who went to court on burning your stables ?

I have been getting on to the site through Friends Reunited.otherwise I cannot get through.
Have a good day,

Just for Mo and Roly

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

George,

What a scare for you.....and also Foggy :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

I'm glad it worked out alright for him . I suppose he is aware of what action to take but it really must have scared you no end at the time.


I am sitting contemplating what to do today. The weather is to be a wee bit rough for a lot of Scotland.

Loads of folk must have been on the Haggis yesterday as we will be having problems with Wind today ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Hey Ho ! The World wont stop because of a bit of wind. So get the Gas Mask out of storage and get on with it. :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P

No problems getting on the Board after I ignore my normal route. Just do a Google for GR and get on that way. Seems that the GR Server can't cope once a load of folk want to use the system.

I WONDER WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR...
.IT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE SERVICE WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING. :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

And A Wee Chuckle for the day !


This is Life


On the first day, God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.'

The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'

The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said: 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'

The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created humans and said: 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'

But the human said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'

'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you.

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