RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted December 28, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2009 Morning all looks like we might have livestock problems the cats ignored Matthews snake but it seems the lizard is a target.Full grown it might lose it's appeal because it will be 2ft long with jaws to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Morning all! Slept rather late today. I'm down at my parents' and there are blackout curtains in my room! Going to have to leave them partly open or set an alarm! Dominik - I'll have to reply to your pm when I work out what all those acronyms mean! Not sure what the plan for today is. I think Mum is planning to visit Metro Centre for shopping. I think if the queues are anything like those mentioned on the Boxing Day national news at Metro (45 minute queue in Next), I'd rather hack my hand off with a rusty saw...! Dad tried to take my car to get his papers on Saturday. I looked out of the window to find him revving the engine like an F1 car with the wheels spinning on the ice in the drive and the car going nowhere. By the time I'd made it outside, he had the bonnet up, with smoke coming out and a very unpleasant smell! Blooming boy racer... Think he might have partially burnt out my clutch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 28, 2009 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2009 He should have gone by dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Slushy here at present but 8 - 12" snow forecast. Please send dog with brandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I've got the brandy, but no dog. Will an e-mail replacing pigeon do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Don't send a white pigeon. I'll never see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 It's OK. It's been trained to drop a "message" on the recipient's head to announce it's arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted December 28, 2009 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2009 I've finally managed to make it to the computer. It is dry and sunny here. I've just been up to the shops to buy a birthday card for a friend. There were a lot of empty shelves that had held Christmas cards but very few birthday cards (and very few "appropriate" ones). It is very quiet here today, my wife is studying, Matthew is revising, I'm not sure what my mother is doing. We had a nice day in Enfield yesterday but the bit of the M25 we joined seemed stationary so we left at the A12 and went the "pretty" way. Sat nav not necessary as my wife seemed to know the route via every pub between Harold Hill and Epping Forest. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I know what you mean Tony - I have a few friends and family who have birthdays around this time of the year and it is always difficult to find cards. I usually find it best to keep a small stock of appropriate birthday cards! The weather has been quite reasonable this morning, so I went out for a bike ride (more details in the cycling thread), then it is off to the supermarket this afternoon. I have got friends coming to lunch tomorrow, so I had better get some stuff in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 28, 2009 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2009 Don't send a white pigeon. I'll never see it. ...or just mistake it for another sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted December 28, 2009 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2009 Keep it down out there - some of us are at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Morning all looks like we might have livestock problems the cats ignored Matthews snake but it seems the lizard is a target.Full grown it might lose it's appeal because it will be 2ft long with jaws to match. Are you sure they haven't sold you a baby alligator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted December 28, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2009 Are you sure they haven't sold you a baby alligator? It is a Ridgetail Monitor apparently a dwarf monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 As you said Mick "to each his own" - hobbywise. Do they act like pets? recognize their 'owner', allow handling etc. etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Oh! I omitted to say Good Morning everybody! Overcast but warm and dry here. I hope you get through the threatened snow. Food, heating and drinking stocks in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 What happened with the cricket, Don? Everything is electric here - no gas supply in the village. A near neighbour had a power outage for 14 hours yesterday - not pleasant in 'current' conditions. I have an idea that our portable gas heater will be useful shortly. Gordon's wood burner looks an even more an attractive proposition. If it wasn't for cleaning out the ashes I'd already have invested in one. Plenty of untended woodland locally and I have a chainsaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted December 29, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2009 Morning! Sky looks quite clear right now, but it's cold outside at around -3?°. Hope it stays clear for a while as I found a nice photo spot yesterday which but I could not really use due to bad weather! We'll be having some guests for dinner tonight and will most likely fix pasta with pesto . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hmmmmm - Got to go in on an annual leave day - it's still dark AND it's absolutely heaving down it in Wilts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hi Dd, England ended the day yesterday having established a good lead. Lots more runs available today. I am not optomistic as to our chances. Keep warm in front of your fires! Had an unpleasant shock this morning. I have been corresponding with a Lecturer in Law in Germany for the past 6 years or so. Mostly banter of the same sort as we indulge in here. His last letter to me was on 24/11/09. A letter from his sister this morning was headed "Thilo is dead" and went on to say he had comitted suicide on 06/12 and in his letter to his sister requested that I be informed. No other information! Not a nice start to the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Wow! That's a downer, Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Good grief Don, what a terrible start to the day....Hopefully some more information will follow. Cleaning out the ashes DD, is an every three of four day task and takes all of a minute or two. Hardly demanding, even for me.....The thing is the amount of ash is very small and is only a grey powder as the burn heat is high. Can't recommend one highly enough.....and they are not so far from you. Clearview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hi Gordon, thanks for responding to "Pendon". I followed up your link to "Clearview". Just out of pure curiosity, which model did you install? My guess is the 500! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Much food for thought - especially as I've just had a new fireplace installed which would have to be torn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Morning all. Sorry to hear that news Don, not a nice way to start the day. Dd - we've just had a light covering overnight. Has the predicted foot of snow arrived yet in Wales? Good luck keeping warm. Gordon - my parents' house is rather cold in places and I mentioned a wood-burning stove. Tried to find the picture you'd posted but 90 pages was rather a lot to search through! A search for "stove" mostly brought up Stove R results! Could you post a link to the manufacturers' website, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 He did, in post # 2321 on the word "clearview" at the bottom left of his post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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