General Chat

Hi Dorothy ,signed on the dotted line yesterday morning to have my roof done ,and they were here within two hours to jetwash the tiles for inspection ,and got to find out that there were between 40 ,and 50 tiles that need changing.
They come back Friday A M to put the new tiles in ,then wash the whole roof with an anti fugicidal wash, and after half an hour ,put the first coat of waterproof covering on ,that replaces the glaze on the tiles and concrete flashings ,and to finish off put a second ,different coating on to seal in the first coat ,and insulate the tiles to keep the frosts from penetrating .
The roofing is then covered for ten years with insurance which better than having a new roof put on at £ 7000,and saves a packet,besides which ,at the end of the ten years ,it will be down to the bairns as i will no longer be here ,lol,all down to them by that time.
Went down to the bank to get the pennies out ,and noticed as i walked up the street with the lass ,a huge column of black smoke hanging over the east of the city,which turned out to be the scrap yard over in Byker [Sheppards] again ,with twelve fire engines called out ,they should start charging that ruddy firm for all the call outs and damage to the environment ,it might make them more careful as to what they are doing in future. i see no reason why the tax payer should be paying for these fires and call outs for the fire brigade to clear up these ongoing messes.while the millionaire bosses get done for free.
Sorry to hear that your weather still isn't too grand Dorothy,surely it can't last much longer.
We were down very close to freezing last night ,but thank goodness i seem to have gotten away with it yet again ,but i have spare plants still in the greenhouse to replace any losses,just in case.
Found some nice looking Jersey Royal potatoes in the market this morning ,and the wife and i brought 2 lbs of them,to go with the tea,liver and onions [smacks lips ] lol :-).
Well ,time to check the other thread to see what's going on,catch you all later.Fred. :D

hi fred I guess brenda and john should be well away on their holidays nothing much going on here at the moment we have now had 8 days of rain with more to come to-day, but saturday is supposed to be nice it is a holiday week-end this week-end the one where most people come up north so open their cottages , my sister and husband appear to be having a good visit to israel will be home on the 23rd,no tennis on the tele this week but the french open starts next week so I shall enjoy that and hope to go to brampton for the 2nd week to stay with my friend,sorry that blackpool was in such a state so that you could not enjoy the visit there take care bye for now dorothy

Morning all ,just in from you know where lol,and have done well ,i have now ,just one row of winter cabbage to go out ,all the odd spaces have been filled in,so i am just about there at last.
Yeah Brenda ,Blackpool is a disaster area ,no way to get on to the front for roadworks ,the rows of shops blocked off while they renew the frontage ,and wind blown dust blowing everywhere ,and after just ten minutes we had had enough ,and hopped a bus to Fleetwood ,and sanity ,he he. :-).
Having a nice mix up for dinner today ,Chicken Madras,Lamb Biriyani,saffron rice,Naan breadand home made ,Bombay potato,so it all being to do from scratch ,i had better go and get on with it ,lol, catch you all later ,Fred. :D

Morning all ,its really VERY wet and miserable here, Sorry you did not get to Southport , Fred hope you get there soon.
Glad you enjoyed some tennis Dorothy,did not get the sandals I was looking for so will have to make do with what i have got for now.
Most of the ironing is done and I will pack up this evening so they should not crease to much.early to bed as we need to be up at 4.30 in the morning,
Better get on with things now ,will try and get on line during the week. Take care Love and hugs Brenda

Morning ladies,from a chilly Newcastle upon Tyne. brrrrrrr,everything now up to date since we got back Friday afternoon,as regards the house ,and garden ,so ,it's time to play,lol.
Still havn,t got out to Southport because the weather was naff,and we spent most of the time off park local only but we enjoyed the break just the same.
Hope you get a good holiday Brenda ,and hopefully the weather will be kind to you while you are there.
I am just waiting now ,for a weather window so that i can get out back and fill in the few spaces in the buckets to fill up the run ,of runner beans [pun ,not intended ,but pretty good] he he.
I now have just the two rows of late summer ,and winter cabbage to put out and i'm done yippee ,just peppers to spread out ,and herbs to pot on ,and ,for a change ,my R

hi brenda hope you are all ready for your holidays nothing much new here we are in for several days of rain, have a new flower basket for the balcony an early birthday present from a friend so I put them out at 6am as it was a nice fine rain I was up early for the andy murray match I did not set the alarm just woke up, I will go and visit isobelle in a couple of weeks for the last week of the french open so we can watch it to-gether, did you find some new sandals, hope fred and liz are having a good time bye for now dorothy

Morning all,its a dismal morning here,it was raining but is just grey and miserable now,but hope it stays dry.
Nice to see you back Dorothy,hope it stays ok.
We go away on Tuesday,I have a few things to sort out this weekend,alter some trousers,iron my holiday clothes and colour my hair,seems it needs doing more often these days!!!
Having lunch with afriend today so am getting ready shortly as I have a errand or two to do first.
Be back later or tomorrow,think fred is away for a few days,hope they are having a good time.
Take care ,Brenda

hi I had a friends husband come and have a look at the computor at the moment it is letting me into gene's long may it last, chris arrived in israel yesterday there is a 7hr time differance between us at the moment, but the luggage did not arrive with them they are on achurch tour so it is supposed to arreive on thursday, brenda when do you leave on holidays. I have forgot the date, fred busy as usual I see hope all is well with you and liz bye for now dorothy

Evening all just a few quick lines ,Finally got my parcel it was a day late and I got a refund of the p&p from M&S,as I phoned to see what had happend to it.and they could not have been nicer,
Dorothy is having problems getting on to genes she thinks its her computer,She sent me a message via facebook .
Going out now to see my friend who is visiting from Oz.
Bye for noe take care,Brenda

Morning all,Hope the rain holds off for you fred ,It has rained a bit this moring but is dry and very blustery at moment.Have taken a chance and put out the washing!!!
My delivery has not arrived yet ,mind you they delivered at 7.15pm last time!!!
Hope it is not raining when John gets back from golf as i need to get to the chemist.
Have been looking on line for a pair of Sandals,but they have to be really wide fitting but can not see any I like,I do not like ankle straps which restricts me somewhat.I might get out on Friday and look myself.
i am hopefully out to lunch tomorrow after nipping in the bank and sorting a few things out.And a friend is coming on Thursday ,She said lets go out rather than me cooking ,well I did not refuse!!.
Better go and see what I can get John for lunch today,its sausages n mash for tea so might do sandwiches or poached egg on toast.
Hope Dorothy is ok,can't remember if she has visitors or not .
Take care everyone,brenda

Just a quick one to everyone this morning,sitting in the van waiting for the missus to commandeer thye puter ,while i do the brekkie.
Yep Brenda, the storm hit us too last evening ,it was so darned funny watching peeps in other vans having to stand outside in the pelting rain under an umbrella to have the ciggie' he he,all these vans having sensitive alarms,lol,am i glad i don't smoke anymore.
Not long now Brenda and you will be off into the wild blue yonder.
Fred[still without an picture profile] :S

Evening all,what a great day we had up until 3pm when the heavens opened and the thunder and lightening started!!Just as I was going to have a stroll down to the chemist.!! Will have to go tomorrow now.But have to wait for a delivery ,John is playing golf and will be home at lunch ,so I will go when he comes home ,if they have not made the delivery by then,Hope you are lucky with the tree Fred,Have had one or two things happen like that myself and do not think I will be ordering plants by post again,!!
My leg has really improved over the past couple of days but I am still being causious,mind you even managed to do the hoovering !! But had to have help moving the sofas.
Went to a BBQ yesterday,it was for my friends husband who is 65 today and had a great time,could have really pigged out with the spread they put on,but controlled myself.only had a couple of sausages and bread rolls and then a really huge peice of carrot cake!! which was smashing.one of Costcos finest.
Going to make a start on my packing tomorrow seeing as I have to stay in for the delivery we are expecting, Have to alter a couple of pairs of trousers,even thougth they are a short leg my little legs are still shorter!!
take care ,Brenda

You hang in there Brenda,and leg or no leg ,get on that trip and enjoy that holiday ;-) ,and don't worry about the weather either,just the change will do you the world of good.
no,We didn't get any email card ,but that is explained by the state of the internet these past few days,everything seems to be about as fast as three legged sloth,when it is working at all.
I have been updating both my travel computers and find that it is taking far longer than normal grrrrr,but, :-( i am getting there .
We are about there now ,with the garden,which is just as well ,because i was soooo sore last evening it was no joke.
Been in touch with Bakker [uk] sending them pics of the diseased Nectarine tree,letting them know in no uncertain terms that i am not amused to be sent an item that was so obviously unfit for sale that it is a disgrace.
I have told them however ,that i don't like admitting defeat with any plant ,and will nurse it until it either dies ,or recovers,and will see at that point ,wether to put in a claim for a free replacement. :-(.
Well troops ,off for now ,time to take the missus her cuppa up,before feeding some of the stuff in the greenhouse.
Catch you all later ,Fred :-)

ahello eveyrone,well its a bit on the cloudy side again here ,but we do need the rain.Been spending the morning sorting out some clothes for the holidays .I am still hoping to go ,leg is getting better slowly .so if I keep taking it easy I shold be ok.We do know that we can if need be, hire a wheel chair and even electric ones while we are away.But I know we we be curtlailed in a lot of whay we usuallly do,but we will be able to get around and about and sit by the pool in( hopefully) the sunshine.John keeps looking at the weather and saying its not so good over there at the moment!!
Hope your neice is ok Dorothy but like you said it does not sound good.Hope Andrew mangages to take his father to see his brother.
Glad Liz had a good birthday Fred hope you got email card ?
Better go and have some lunch and start to do some house work as it takes me a while now to do things.
Take care Brenda

Good morning all you lucky people [well you isss still alive ain't you ,lol.
The wife did well yesterday,what with her cards and flowers,as well as the trip to b&Q where i not only brought a bag of ready mixed cement to repair the front step inside the gate ,before some unlucky b***er falls over it [probably me with my clumsy plates of meat].
I also got a bag of Limestone chips for covering the soil around the Nectarine tree ,to prevent any seeds taking root in the urn.and got Liz 12 new Strawberry plants to replace the ones that the severe frosts killed over the winter,and a few [6] plant rootlings [flowers to cover the bare patch out front where the barrel was last year,And a new Rosemary tree that replaces the other killed one that also got clobbered by the frost and snow.
Apart from that ,i did well yesterday ,getting all the remaining seedlings out of the greeenhouse ,apart from the broad bean ,and brassica so the planting is about finished for this year ,which means more chair time on the patio ,and a better leg tan ready for the holiday shorts ,he he.
Fred is dreading my sugar count at dinner time today,lol,blame the two legged boss ,for tempting me with a huuuge slice of her Chocolate indulgence Birthday Cake that the daughter brought her yesterday,weeeeell ,i couldnt refuse could i? one she could never eat a whole cake on her own,and ,two ,if she did eat it on her own ,i would need a bigger car to take her on holiday next week..
Time to join Hissy on the patio i think ,she is sitting by the patio door giving me the hard stare ,and if i sit here any longer i will get a leg swipe off her,who must be obeyed ,he he.
Catch you all later ,Fred,And the cat.

hi brenda glad to see you back on line but retirement does meanthat you get busy now and then, yes I did get an early morning call from fred but it was worth the wake up call to speak to him hope you can get this leg problem sorted not much fun is it,had reason to talk to andrews father to-day one of his brothers has five daughters all very grown up now and married but the youngest one (about 47 ) had a cebral heamorrahage the other day and is on life support plus a trach, it does not sound very good, my former husband and I met when the next too the youngest was born I was her nurse and her mom was keen on getting her brother in law married off, so we had a long talk about the past and the good times and I must say we had some that is why I guess we have always been able to get along as andrew's parents just not man and wife at least on my part re the man and wife bit, andrew was planning on flying his dad to las vegas to see arthurs sister as they both are getting on arthur will be 77 on the 10th of may and alma in vegas is about 82 so andrew thought it would be wiser to go with his dad what with the long walks at airports and all the security his dad would get a bit botherd I think anyway that is on hold till we see what the outcome is with danielle it does not sound goodto me, to-morrow (thursday ) we are to have sunshine for a couple of days I look foreward to that fred wish liz happy birthday for me and tell her the best is yet to come bye for now dorothy

Good aftrenoon folks,well just about,weather very sunny but very windy and chilly here today. Was going to go and try a walk round Bury market but decided against it.
Going to visit my friend tonight who is over from australia visiting her parents,and family.So saving myself for that.Been doing another Moonpig birthday card for a friend who will be 65 next week.
Thought I had more photos of hime to choose from but only one was really suitable..Must get some more photos taken!!
.Might go and look for a new tv table later,passed a shop on Friday that had what looks like just what we wanted in the window,thats if John finshes what he his doing before the schools come out otherwise the traffic will be to heavy near where we want to go.
Hope you are all ok See you soon Brenda,

Afternoon folks,I have just realised I have not left a message for a few days,will have to get into a better routine.
Thanks for the phone call Fred,no wonder you knew Dorothy was up ans about!! Must have an hearing test soon ,as I do miss parts of conversations!!
Leg a bit better again today ,but still early days.being very causeus and watching what i am doing and howlong for etc.
Have emailed the place we are staying at on holiday to request a low floor apartment as they do have some with loads of stairs.lovely veiws but I would not manage those stairs.
Glad you enjoyed the wedding Dorothy,its not just the York girls who needed some advise!!!
Agree with Fred about The princes .and their mother.
Better get downstairs soon ,John is home from golf and will want some lunch,fancy an omellette or scrambled eggs
We have having a beef casserole and Jersey royals for tea not sure on the veg yet ,I will not pay over one pound twenty for a very small cauli,which is what they want at the supermarket.Will see what the local market are charging.
Take care Brenda

Oooops ,sorry about that Dorothy ,lol,i will remember in future that the cut in point is 1 pm ,not mid day [smacks wrist] ,but thanks for the call back with the info ,i found the info i needed ,suffice to say that someone is going to get a wake up call at around 2 pm my time which i hope will be okay.
It was nice to hear that ,although you are gettin' a tad wet ,that the snow has gone ,hopefully until fall this time .
With us both finding getting into town during the week we opted for a postal vote,which we used last week for the 5th of this month.
Must get out today if for nothing else ,i need a Biiiiig 65 birthday card for the missus ,plus a huuuuge bunch of flowers to say thank you to her for putting up with me [brave lady ] for so many years,must also get in touch with the children to see what they have planned for the 4th,to make sure i have her at home at the right time ,he he.
Glad you enjoyed your trip Edith ,sounded as though you enjoyed it all,but sorry to hear that your luck was as ours ,he he ,never won 'owt in my life ,except the light of my life [her ,who must be obeyed] lol.
The weather here isn't so good today ,but i am not complaining ,we need some rain about now,,and the stuff i put out yesterday could do with some proper [radioactive] he he ,rain water.
I got most of the stuff into the buckets yesterday including three of the herbs ,which pleased me no end ,as i now have a lot more room in the greenhouse.
All that is left to go out now are the dwarf climbers ,and the broad beans as regards all the bean crops ,and the brassica ,that will be a week or so yet ,both mid ,and late season cabbages.
Glad to hear that your leg is a lot better Brenda ,but listen to what hubby told you,and bearing in mind that your holiday trip is round the corner ,careful as to what you do ,and how much please .
Well ,time i was out back now ,still things to do and all that,take care all ,and have a nice day,Fred.

hi its monday and I had an early morning wake up call from fred so it was nice to chat but not sure I made much sense ( after all it was 6-50 am) but I then stayed up had breakfast and then went out to do my civic duty by voting poped into the library and then camehome the tennis is on to-day from madrid, of course all the news ataions are full of the death of that bin laden what canyou say the man was terrible.nothing else new at the moment be in touch again soon bye for now dorothy