General Chat

Apologies peeps,but i am still tied up with the van driving at the minute ,and don't seem to have a minute to myself.
You take it easy Brenda,that library can manage quite well until you get your health back,so take it easy,and TAKE YOUR TIME,lol.
You sound busy Dorothey,at least some of us are getting some better weather he he,where's the sun i asked you for?,it hasn't arrived yet
I'm up early this morning as i havn't slept too well ,and i'm now watching this daft cat tunnel under the hearth rug while playing with a paper ball that she plays football with,think this daft moggy must have been a miner in her last life.
Peter is starting to get a lot better now,the foot healing well,so i expect to be retired again within two weeks,perhaps that's what the weather is hanging on for[he says hopefully.
See you later ,have a nice day all.
I'm watching you Brenda,put that broom down,or i will send Mary over there to sort you out .[tuts]
Fred.xxx

hio brenda hope all goes well withyour dad at the doctors to-morrow glad you had a little walk, well my son called me to tell me that part of the present he bought his wife was a new goalie stick she plays ball hockey in a league and he thought that as I wanted to know what to get her there were two other pieces of equipment she would like, what a 40th birthday present lindy is a very feminine woman not verytall and quite slim but she loves playing ball hockey it is like ice hockey but played on cement no matter what the weather games are only cancelled if there is lightening. so I told him to pick up the equipment and I would give him the cash so no book on opera's. I am having the children overnight on friday so that andrew and lindy can sit down and map out the route they are going to take to the west I believe they will head to manatoba saskatchewen and alberta they mean to hit the calgary stampede on the trip they will leave on the 30th of june for three weeks should be a good trip lots of lovely views along the way and the camps they stay in are full of all mod cons. we had a nice sunny day to-day oh yes anne told me she is with tisscali car phone wharehouse I think that is it and that is how she is getting free calls to canada not sure if I spelt all that correctly well bye for now dorothy

Hello .hope everyone is ok,I finally had a little bit of a walk,but it wasn't much at all.just round the corner for milk.
Then went out to my friends flat for a coffee ,but by the time i got back i was shattered.
Weather sunny but not very warm.It was trying to rain once over but it didnot continue.dad is back at the cocs tomorrow .my sister is picking me up to take him.
See you all soon take care brenda

Afternoon folks,its a nice afternoo but was a bit grey to start this morning.Haven't had my wlk yet as I had had some pain when I did walk about,could have been a ball of trapped wind but it was painfull.
Had a sleep on the couch ,but hope it doesn't keep me awake tonight.
Good idea for your daughter in law's present Dorothy.
See you all tomorrow take care,Brenda

hi brenda no my birthday is may 24th sorry that you idea of a walk did not work out maybe you made it to-day, we are in for some nice weather this week sunny and warming up though they are s till ski-ing at the one resort near me, but the floods are causing quite a problem for many folks, and there is still a lot of snow left to melt in the forests near the lakes. I am going out to day to see if I can find a gift for the daughter in law for her 40th no idea's come to mind as yet, though I bet I end up in the book store , they have been showing from new york at the local cinema a series of opera's from the new york opera company and lindy and her sister have been going to them so one idea was a book on opera and maybe one from covent garden just a thought, thats all from me to-day hope all on line are fine and the weather down fred's way has improved bye for now dorothy

Hi everyone,fred I am on msn or rather i was but haven;t used it for ages,used to talk with Bill and June andCarol in New york and a few others ,then it fizzled out,but it would be good to sort something out.
weather was great today and I fancied havinga walk,as I need to start doing some sort of exceise.But had to stay in waiting for the electric man to change the meter.He was due somewhere between 12 and 6.Well he came at 2pm looked at the old meter and said i can't change that , because of that, pointing to something else,and said that it needed changing first So now it ll be August !!! after that i had a couple of calls from my sister and a friend so I did not get out hopefully I will tomorrow.
Hope your sister visit is ok and the birthday dinner party.Is your birthday april 24as that s my son Davids as well.
Take care brenda.

goodmorning from a sunny but cool barrie brenda I am glad that you have recieved some more time off and I hope that the new meds do the trick, now as to anne and her free calls to me I am not sure if it is via the computor as she never uses it I think it is something with her phone provider but I will check it out more with her maybe to-morrow, this week on firday it is my daughter in laws 40th birthday I believe we are all going out for dinner, andrew is taking the family to a theatre show in toronto that lindy wanted to see (stage show) and the children are going as well. he had put to-gether a surprise party last year when she graduated again from university and decided that another one would not be the same, my sister is coming again from calgary on the 15th of may she will stay with me from thursday to sunday she says it will be her last visit this year so we will celebrate my birthday (24th) a few days early the 17th of may is a long week-end over here and most people come up and open the cottages that week-end the highway is usually packed so it is good she is coming on the thursday, this is a sports day for me I shall watch the manchester united match at 11am against arsenal and then it is the masters golf it is quite good this year two younger men at the top of the leader board though tiger is only 6 back he could put on a show to-day though it is nice to see a unknown take it once in a while, glad to see fred that the cat gave you a lie in this morning bye for now dorothy

Hope you got my p.m Brenda.
Yes you can use skype like msn messenger or yahoo messenger to speak using a headset and camera,none of them cost to talk providing it's done via a computer.
I use both messengers ,and ,having just added Firefox 2 as my main browser , i can use google email site to talk as well.
The garden is still out because of the weather ,so Liz and i are having a lazy day.
The cazt in the kitchen is working well ,i removed the play balls before locking her in last night,and it worked a treat no noise or things going bump in the night lol,utter bliss in fact.
I even got to lie in until 7.30 unheard of for me he he.
Having read further down the list seeing dorothy on about talking via the computer,i think it may be an idea to find out if we are all on msn ,messenger ,or yahoo,and get something organized between us.
I have been in touch with peeps in oz and new zealand using yahoo messenger,and msn messenger ,so it's easy to do.and totally free.
See ya later all ,hope you all had a good weekend.Fred.

Morning evertyone,
Fred you are starting to sound like Jude with all the animal antics but they do brighten the day,hope you don't overdue the gardening,we don't want you retired again and in the sick bay straight away.!!
We have the same problem with our cats do we leave then in the kitchen to create mahem or leave them up here wher they can jump over the bed and walk all over us etc.!!!
Sylvia hope you get better results from your new doctor,and she can sort things out foryou.
Dorothy Ann will be talking about Skype,Johns neice in new zealand uses it to get in touch with her parents ,its done via Broadband ,you need a web cam and a micro phone .You get invited to join and it is free. its sort of like msn with words,fred will probably know nore about it.
I have been given another two weeks off work,stronger painkillers, a different stomach tablet and am back on statins,along with being put back on the low fat diet to get more weight off.
I am going back to work on a phased return which means I will only work half my hours at first and work up to my full jhours in a few weeks.
Managed a walk round a local shopping mall yesterday ,but was tired afterwards but not in much pain.
Gioing to dads in a while but am ordering some shoes from a catalogue I have seen in a asale .See you tomorrow.Take care Brenda.

Hi all,
Went to the doctors with Johan today to talk about me have a second opinion for my waterworks My doctor agreed and I have a letter for a new hospital in Hilversum. I can choose between 3 urologists, two male and one female. I might just opt for the female this time.
I also asked the doctor to look at my left ear as the nurse said it was all red and swollen. I went yesterday to have my ears syringed out and she got a large prop out of the right one but wouldn't touch the left one at all. I now have drops to put in 3 times a day. I wonder what I will be getting next. I've had just about everything now.
Loved to read Fred's antics with his moggies. They can be so funny can't they?
Hope you are doing ok Brenda.
Love, Sylvia xxx

goodmorning what a rainy day it is here but wht a great way to start teh day reading about all the happenings at fred's between the cats antics and the ducks and goat it made my morning, sounds like you have a great deal of work ahead of you with the caravan being gone fred all that you are planning to do in the garden sounds great. brenda you should be at the doctors to-day I hope that it goes well for you, anne phoned yesterday quite excited she was apparantly she can now get free calls to canada with her broadband or something with her phone co. not sure I understood it all but anyway we shall be able to natter for free to our hearts content , she had a visit with the artritis specialist and he is going to put her on some new medication that you take once a week she said that after reading about it it sounds like a "death pill" you have to have frequent blood tests and chest x-rays but if it gives her some relief then why not try it. if our tempertures keep improving over here I shall be able to start walking around the lake again and get back into a bit of better shape and drop the ten pounds I think I gained over the winter, it is quite pretty around kempenfelt bay and there are good walking paths, a lot of areas are flooded at the moment near the different lakes around here and some people have had there houses flooded on account of all the snow melting. well that is enough from me have a great week-end I have just renewed my membership for another year on this site bye for now dorothy

Morning peeps ,the calvary is here maybe just for the day,but needs must ,and all that Jazz lol.
I have today off [yippee] and may even be retired again.
I got up at six this morning after being rudely awoken with a scuff round the ear and a wet nose stuffed into it,[pesky cat wanting breakfat].
Fred tumbles out od bed thinking ,just one lay in would be nice, sigh.
I put Hissy in the kitchen the night before last thinking ,bliss,peace and quiet until i get up for work,but it was a lovely dream gone wrong
lol.
Who got woken at three in the morning by a feline playing foot ball in the kitchen with a cat version of a tennis ball,stotting it off the kitchen cupboards ,bong bong clatter,and then ,who decided to have a mad half hour bouncing off the furniture and kitchen table slamminjg into the door ,with all the sound effecys hissing and yowling until Fred caved in,going down to let her out,and WHO was sitting on the bed as i walked in with a smug look on her face grrrrrrr.
So much for that idea ,letting her stay in the bedroom is the kesser of two evils lol.
This morning ,i went into the front room where i am sitting now,and pulled rthe curtains back ,preparing to boot up ,and saw ,out of the coerner of my eye ,movement in next doors garden through the fence.
Knowing said family is on holiday i had a closer look ,rubbed my eyes and did a double take.No ,there is no mistake ,there on the lawn are 4 ducks and a dog scratting in the grass for breakfast,,hech,Fred rubs his eyes for a second time and sees the dog is no dog at all,it's a black and white Goat.
The penny then drops,they belong round the corner at the end house next to the green.
We often see these ducks ,goat and chickens on the green,but i have never seen them wander this far before.
It must have been some site though ,for any city dweller at six in the morning lol,can you imagine?,some poor driver ,coming round the corner ,still half sozzled from the night before ,to see four ducks and a goat in tandem,ambling along the path cor,the mind boggles.
WEe have at last sold the caravan,it goes to it' new home Monday week ,but it's going top a lovely couple with two young bairns ,the bairns loving it,both the bunk,and the hammock chosen before it even leaves our drive,so i reckon it will be loved and cared for .giving good service for a few years yet.
Having the drive clear again also means i can get into the shed again,leaving me room to clean the shed out ,and bring indoors ,the dishwasher at last.
I can then ,also start on the garden,it looking a bit like the Malasian jungle on a bad day ,at the moment lol.[i may even find a couple of Jap soldiers hiding there].
I will have to start in the garden by emptying the two compost bins on the veggie patch ready to turn it all over,and leaving the bins empty to start this years compost.
The lawns will be next ,which will fill the two bins half way up,followed by the privit hedges which will fill them completely.
Then i can start on the borders and get the new flowers and roses put in.
Martin ,the son has said he will do the hedges the first time for me,and after that it will be just a case of keeping them tidy.
He offered too ,to do the lawns ,but i turned that down,i need the exercise which mowing will give me,and 'sides i don't want to do it all at once ,but spread it out,over a few weeks.
Hope you continue to improve rapidly Brenda,and hope yopu others follow suit,maybe some nice sun will help us all,it's been a long ,miserable winter ,hasn' it?
Off now ,to see about the headlamps,i'm hoping i can get heavily tinted ones to cut the glare off the roads when i am driving.
I also have to go to the nissan dealers to get my tin of touch up paint so that the son can repair my drivers mirror where some berk has caught it with a shopping trolley,same berk probably drives too,makes a body shudder dosn't it? ,can't steer a trolley ,yet goes onto the road in a car ,shouldn't be allowed,he he,i have been driving thirty odd years with no touble ,including heavy lorries and buses ,yet ,gets clobbered in a car park at morrisons,by a trolley yet ,ohhhhh ,the shame of it all lol.Well that's it for now,see ya later peeps ,have a good weekend.Fred.

Just a nudge to keep us in touch,brenda

As you can see i am not sleeping,have been having stomach pain today and been feeling sick, the painkillers haven't worked,think it could be trapped wind but nothing is shifting it also still having pain in my side like muscle spasms.Still will be at the docs on friday
take care,Brenda

Well I have booked a midweek 5 days at Center Parcs in a luxury cottage with all the extras. Well Johan did say "treat yourself". We go on 21st April until 25th April. My help will come as usual on Monday the 21st from 9-4 and when she goes we go to. There is no point in going earlier as we cannot get into our cottage until afternoon.
I'm walking round with thick sweater and on top of that a poncho. Johan has only a cotton shirt on. He never could understand me!
Although I am not fit, we'll just have to manage somehow.
I did bake a couple of bread today and was going to make a tart but got down to sorting out some cards ready to send away so will have to make it another time
The weather looks so lovely during the day with the sun shining, but oh that cold ground frost shrivels me up.
See you all tomorrow. Back to hibernate.
Sylvia xxx

hi brenda hope all goes well when you go to the doctor on friday nothing uc new here at the moment still trying to get rid of this cold , hope that sylvia gets here health sorted out, bye for now dorothy

Afternoon everyone,hope you are all ok.I am ok at the moment,but earlier I was feeling a bit "off" not doing anything at all these days ,because as soon as I do I get aches and pains and even feel sick if I bend down (feeding the cats).Get shouted at if I try to get anything from a high shelf.so just don't do it.I am back at the docs on Friday.Need my medicines reveing as well.
Hope you get sorted Sylvia doesn't sound nice at all.
How did you get on with the Headlamps Fred??
Glad some one is having success with their bulbs Dorothy,I am not .!!.

Hi all,
Yes, Brenda, your progress is going slow, just like mine.
I have now decided to change my urologist, but have made an appointment with my doctor for Friday and will discuss this with her and Johan. Johan is also sick of me and my problems too and it was him who phoned the doctor for an appointment.
I am swallowing masses of anti bacterial tablets so when I really do have a large bacteria there will be nothing that will help. The catheter business is no good either as I cannot get more than 100 ml urine out at a time. The girl expected around 400 ml.
My patience is now up.
It has been so cold again here and all the cars were white this morning when I got up.
I didn't really like to ask my help to clean the balcony and clean the windows, but she didn't mind at all. It is a good job that we are not all the same.
Now see you all tomorrow.
Sylvia xxx

Hi John,Dorothy,Brenda,wat 'an 'orrible morning again,still cold,still wet ,and now ,snowing like it's making up for last time grrrrrrr.
I havn't even got started in the garden yet ,and here we are ,well into April,disgusting.
I am still working ,but have the day off ,the van being in for it's service and M OT,but ,no mattwer what,this is the last week
Sorry to hear that you have been a bit shoggly Dorothy,but hopefully you will be fit again shortly,you Too,Brenda,sounds as though your system is getting back to normal at long last,but ,don't push it,or you will knock youself up again.
Maybe ,now spring is approaching everyone will start to feel better as they can get out a little more,and enjoy some sun [i hope lol]
Fred is off now to go and get his new headlampe ordered [goggles he he] as i need them for driving.
I hope everyone has had a good weekend ,Fred.

hi just a quick update I brought back some snowdrop bulbs last year for my friend isobelle bought them in tesco well she has just phoned me to say about 12 of them have poped up and look lovely they made their way through the snow spring must be coming brenda do take it easy bye for now dorothy