General Chat

Will that be a full day's work sitting on your hands then Allan?

Tony - I saw the Gene Kelly and long legged Cyd Charisse, Brigadoon version at the movies and since on TV but have also seen a version (must have been made for TV) with Robert Goulet in - also had Peter Falk (Columbo) without his raincoat.

Hi there Barbara in Scotland where they eat more takeaway curries than anywhere else. My gran who died before I came along used to talk to her sister in Gaelic - my dad said most of the time the kids couldn't understand them but they knew what she was saying when she told them off. She was from Ancrum & her parents eventually settled in NSW.

Ann of all the places over here on this side of the world I would say that Tasmania would be top of the pops, there is so much beautiful scenery and being settled before the rest of OZ, the buildings and bridges are just that much older plus they were built by the convicts. The place is absolutely steeped in History. Though when I first went there and we arrived in Hobart - I looked out at the airport and thought OMG this is like the "Flying Doctors". And the food is fantastic, I had never seen so many varieties of pies.

Persey

Perse, My parents had very good friends (I think the men were in the RN together), I called them Uncle and Aunt, in the 50s they emigrated to Tasmania. They are long gone now but I think their son is probably still there, He is the same age as me so an oldie if still alive. he became a teacher. They used to write to my parents and they loved it there.

Hello Persey, if the Council is willing to pay me $400.00 a day to sit on my hands, then so be it!

I have been to Tassie twice and found it to be a fantastic place. Although my daughter was born in the UK, she saw her first snow in Tassie, on Mt Wellington.

Allan

Ann when we first went & stayed in Bourton it was quiet then,but as time went on there were deck chairs on the grass along the river banking . thats why we stopped going . . alot of places have changed . ~~~~~~ Allan ,,Perse dont like curry . . ;0))
night folks x

It can get very cold up on the top of Mt Wellington and the snow can be quite thick up in the car park and then the next day it can be sunny as and no snow to be seen.

Our Mt Wellington is just a little hill (don't let Huia see me say that) but it is one of our dormant volcanoes. Our up hill down dale city is covered in them several dormant volcanoes surround where I live.. Some have craters in the top where they were once alive and kicking. People love to live on sheer hill sides in NZ, quite a few of them have slid down these hills as a result of the weather, what people will build just to get a view.

Perseyxx

Cooeee!!
Where is everyone ? ....:))

We had dreadful snow Friday , buses didn't start until 10 am, no taxis on the ranks, main roads were quite iffy, hubby got our car out and got to work , but it rained in the afternoon and yesterday , so it's all gone again now .lol

Very frosty this morning, haven't ventured out to put veg in compost bin yet !
Is that Bourton on the Water you were speaking about Barbra..?
Haven't been there since I was about 8.
My dad and mum had friends in Tewkesbury, dad lodged with their parents when he went to work for the Post Office in that area ( before he was married, pre 1941).. you had to go where the work was ! He lived in South Wales. He and mum became firm friends with whom I called my aunt and uncle as we were very close , and I spent many a summers holidays with them,( on my own ) beautiful area.They spoiled me rotten.:)))
They also spent many hols as families with us in West Wales.
Unfortunately they have both passed away so I don't frequent the area now, but am in contact regularly with their son and DIL who moved to the United Emirates many yrs ago , now in Lanka ( as they call it ..lol)

Clear blue skies now , had lunch, so I will do the recycling bags in readiness for tomorrow morning.

Hope everyone is well :)

Sandie.x

2.33 pm British time.

See, I came on here then promptly forgot I had. still I notice there has not been much activity anyway. We had a beautiful day today here in Gloucester Sandie, brilliant blue skies, a frosty start so slippy road and pavements, quite cold but crisp and dry.

16.38 UK time!

G'day to all from a hot WA. 35c today and next three days forecast for 33c.

We had one day of continuous rain last week and now back to dry conditions.

I only did one day at work last week as nothing had been organised for me and the entire department was on leave until 10th January!

Allan

I have found that I should not be thinking about something when doing another. I was about to take out the plastic milk bottle to the recycling bin but was thinking of something else and here I was heading out the door carrying the utensil basket from the dishwasher. I had just emptied the dishwasher and was probably thinking about something else then as well.

Persie

hya sandie yes Bourton -on -the-water . havent been since 1996 . still get perfume from there they sell it via , the internet, they blend there own its really nice, Allan hows your garden . have you got many plants or bought any new ones ? hello Ann not much been happening on here, time of yr i think .soon be spring;0)) ~~~~~~~to persie .Barbra

Sit down and have a nice cup of tea, Persey. It'll make you feel much better.

Allan

Perse~~

Us ladies should be be able to multi task :)
Take a drop more water with it next time hun .lol
Sandie.x

Tea will make me feel worse Allan -

OH reckons that's my problem not drinking Tea.

Hi Barbra,

We've got some slow growing Callistemon to put in as a hedge plant. The variety we have bought grow to a height of 1 metre, with a spread of 1metre.

At the moment they are still in pots as it is too hot and dry to plant anything in the garden at the moment.

We still need another nine or ten but have to buy them as we see them as they are not always in stock.

Allan

Do they flower (like our pohutukawa and rata) at Christmas time Allan?

They do make a mess when they have finished flowering - bit like my bougainvillea - the petals travel from the deck and into the kitchen for a visit.

Hello all

I have come to the conclusion that I may be a bit of a Jonah,

I have now worked at the Shire of Waroona twice, and each time there has been a major bush fire.

The first time was in 2007 when the fire threatened the town of Waroona itself and now there has been a massive fire in the locality of Lake Clifton about 100kms south of Perth.

Fortunately there has been no human casualties but 10 homes have been destroyed.

Seven fires were deliberately lit which then joined together to form a massive fire front. The news even got equal television time with the Queensland floods.

My heart goes out to the people in Queensland, particularly to those in the affected areas, and there still seems to be no respite!


Allan

Yep

I read about it Allan and posted it on another thread about them finding seven ignition points.

Think it best you stay home and sit on your hands. LOL

Persie

Hi all~~~

What barstools for those deliberately lighting those fires in OZ :((((

We get it over here , locally ,in the summer, but the temperatures ain't half as high as yours, chop their bleeding hands off !!!!

Wet and grey here , but rain not as heavy as they forecast.
Cold tho, just changed from a 3/4 sleeved cardi into a full sleeved fleece and going to up the thermostat for the heating to kick in.:)

Sandie.x

Edit..It already had at 15 but I've just upped it to 20 :)

Update on the fires: yesterday the roads in the area were still closed but FESA (Fire and Emergancy Services Authority) took affected people on a tour of the area to see whether their property was one of the twelve destroyed.

I have ben asked to consider extending my stay at Waroona and help in assessing the state and safety of the remaing houses, about 100 in all.

I'm not sure if I could face all that devastation, so I said that I would consider it.

Allan

The floods will also have a devastating affect on the Tourism Industry and Immigration. There are about 150,000 NZdrs living in Queensland and our lot will still go there no problem. I have rellies in the Gold Coast area... just hope they are all okay.

Persie