General Chat

I think everyone must have gone on holiday Frank :-S
Am waiting for this chap to come for the Washing Machine.As long as he has the ready freddies !!.James is allowed a little cut for setting it all up on the pooter.What about me???? :-( :-(
It's really warm now.Fan back on.
They are busy in the field across the road Harvesting and baling .There is a constant drone of the machinery .I love watching them.

No Pat today?Maybe she has had enough and packed her bags and left home lol.
I hope Maureen soon gets her pooter fixed.And no Sheila either.I do hope she hasn't been troubled with the rioting in Birmingham.I'm not sure how far she is from the centre.
Easy dinner tonight .Ready to cook Lasagne and runner beans ,and carrots.
Pudding is something very sickly from M&* Can't remember what it is though.
I am stung all up my arms from weeding nettles.Don't they throb for ages :-S :-S

Oh there is William!.Where do you live William?You may have said but I missed it.
I was thinking on Sunday what we used to do on a Sunday.
Sunday School for me and my sister under protest.Then Roast Dinner at I 'clock sharp.Woe betide if we were late.In the afternoons it was either a family walk,again under protest from me and Janice.A drive up on to the Moors maybe with a picnic tea or if the weather no good enough just an icecream from the van .Always a 99 for me.Or it would be visiting Mum and Dads friends.BORING!!.
I always took myself off to inspect the toilet and would report to Mum (to her embarrassment)that it was nice and clean lolol.I don't know why I did that.
But then it was the child's place to embarrass the parents.
My mum always told me about the time on the bus when I asked her why there were Penguins on there.(in a loud voice).They were Nuns ;-) ;-)

OMG--WHAT THE HE#####L IS GOING ON --JUST WATCHING NEW'S & THESES THUGS---SHOULD SEND THEM UP IN THE WILD PLANTING TREE'S
WITH THE BLACK& HORSE FLY'S AND MIDGIES BREAD AND WATER--
PARENTS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO GIVE THEIR KID'S A SWAT IT'S NOW CALLED CHILD ABUSE--AND THERE IS NO RESPECT FOR THEMSELFS OR THINGS----A SWAT NEVER DID US HARM-----

Better news on the house front! Apparently our buyer has his insurance in place, signed his contract and is ready to roll! BUT although his buyer, has his Insurance in place, his Sol is STILL popping up new questions, so he hasn't signed yet until ALL queries are answered! Our buyer has told his sol to tell his buyer to get his finger out as he wants to get on - we shall see! It now looks as if we shall exchange next week!! Talk about frustrating, Ian not a happy bunny, but there you are, not much you can do except be patient!! Better day weatherwise, managed to dry washing outside! Tomorrow out for the day as it's Exford Show, shall take Merlin and have a good day out! Ian's just come back from riding. Apparently Merlin behaved beautifully, so that's one good thing!!!

Evening everyone,

Another lovely sunny day , been shopping and then down to sit with the little ones so DIL could go to her dentist appointment for a clean up.

All these riots !! poor people losing their homes ,did you see the young lad who was injured and the scum behind him started going through his back pack ,one lad went off with something out of the bag !!!

I hope Sheila's ok , having an off license might make them a target !!!

Glad to hear Hannah's come home early , i'am not surprised she's bricking it !!! It's also good that she's not on her own and has others with her , would be scarey on your own !!!

Liz it would be lovely to see a piccie of Merlin at the show.
Shirl it is awful,and still seems to be spreading into other cities!!!
I am just lost for words.

Man is on his way for the washing machine.He will be here in about 20 minutes.

Mandy I could have cried to see that lad 'being helped' and then robbed,and he looked badly hurt.

Machine GONE. :-D :-D.Very odd chap and his Dad.Shame they weren't interested in the car and table and chairs lol.

I am hoping maybe Sheila has gone to stay with Jess and April in Wales.

He was bleeding badly Jane, but we don't know if the things he had in his bag were his !!!

Well done , one thing gone ,two more to go lol
Is Hannah's car the Black one on G*mtree ?
Both hubby and son says its too cheap !!! it's worth more .
Son said he would have bought it a month ago ,but he's spent his money on some thing else now, DIL has always wanted one of those cars.

Yes Mandy it's the black one G*m tree and yes I think it reasonable .But we have had nothing from there .More interest from E Ba*.
Why has your son spent his money~?????? He could have had a bargain lolol

He treated his self to one of those ipads ,that was after he paid us some money back that he borrowed .
Good old mum and dad , what would they do with out us !!!LOL

Hi lovely people how are you. I am still in Birmingham and these riots are not a joke really getting out of hand. Watched telly last night agog at the appalling riots in London and then saw Brum was under attack in the city .Bull ring area .I had to go to town today to meet my friend Helen from the station she is visiting her mum and she lives in Harborne in Brum and tonight they are rioting there a really nice place where I grew up and I dread to think what will happen. The city was swarming with police one who said to me go to where you are going quickly and head straight back home .
I did after meeting Helen she caught her bus and I mine we were going for a meal but did not bother. I phoned later and said you can come here if Harborne is having a problem .I do not think they will bother with this area there is nothing worth pinching.One hint and we will close.Helen said it was just some problem in a radio shop.

My thoughts are with Maureen over her computor and these riots.
It is getting out of hand .I did see two youths beating the life out of a news stand on my way out of the city and dozens of riot clad police walking towards the city. why he was hitting a newstand I will could not understand unless he was trying to nick the papers to read how clever he thought he was.

Thanks Jane for thinking of me .I think Brum is ok now just a few single
youths kicking off in various areas. Twitter and Facebook are making it worse Facebook showed a picture of a bull without its head not true the old bull is still intact. Having a business and seing that funiture shop burn down in Croydon that belonged to a family of three generations made me really sad for the guy , I used to work in Croydon in George street many years ago and it seemed unreal that happening there.

I want to emigrate the worlds gone mad. my nephew the one in Australia has gone down in my estimation also he left his wife and bought Farrari after getting a good job and moved into some posh apartment. What is the matter with young people. He said he was fed up of having no money
My brother is annoyed. Aprils gone home we just could not handle her
I packed her off when she decided to tie nextdoors cat with Jaspers lead to the swing so those two dogs of mine could scare the little thing to death. It scratched me she said I said i will scratch you if you do anything else and phoned Jess . Ryan stopped her pocket money for a week and she had to do house chores if she wanted to go out. Jess said I think she is jealous of the baby and wants attention.
I am going to catch up on the threads all take care love to all from SHEILA.
hope everyone is ok and happy. I have been catching up on house chores.

Evening one and all,

Good news on the food front. Lunchtime I managed to tempt her to beans on toast. Just one slice. This evings it was two slices of chicken, three small potato's ans four springs of sprouters. A Magna# Ice Cream. She has just had a bit of stilton and three little biscuits.

You want a lot Jane, Sell the car, table and chairs to the poor old bloke who only wanted the washing machine. Made me think of Thora Herd in "Last of the Summer wine" :-D :-D :-D :-D Nobody goes into her shop without buying something.

Glad Brum is O.K. Shelia. We have had a bit of trouble in the rough area, on the Eastern side of Northampton. But that's normal anyway.

It looks like the Police are ready for trouble tonight 160,000 police on the streets of London. If they don't get control, I can see vigulantie groups starting up to protect their homes and business's. Those poor Jewellers, their shops compleatly emptied. There'll be some cheap goods on sale around that area. I am pleased I am not still working in London.

No football tomorrow night. It's the safest thing to happen, why look for problems, when you can prevent them.

Shirl, I trust you are well, and the sun is not too hot for your TOMATO and RUNNER BEAN. :-D :-D :-D :-D

Jane I have been picking runners for a few weeks now. I picked another two/three pound yesterday and prepared them for the freezer. The little tomato's from the seeds, are almost ready for picking. I picked a dozen or so on Sunday, and sent them back with Jan, together will a few potato's and very unripe pear,. which Conrad loves. He skyped me this morning to say he would like another Cuecumber and more courgettes. Saucey little Bugger. I won't have any left for us if he has his way.

Liz, Glad everything is back on track. Hope you enjoyed your afternoon out today.

Sorry Liz, missread your post. Have a great day tomorrow.

Evening All,

I think the thing I find most disturbing is the way none of them seemed a bit worried or frightened or to have any conscience or shame about what they were doing or any fear of anyone. The way they just smash their way in to grab the fancy trainers, tvs, gadgets and fags and booze........just pure greed and getting kicks from wrecking other people's lives, livelihoods and homes. I'd send them abroad to fight, marching in front of our brave troops to shield them!

Sheila, it must be quite worrying for you......keep safe won't you.

No need to apologise Liz, we all need to let off steam at times. We have had to say how far we are from the river for our insurance. It is stupid really as like you, we are uphill from it. I just hope everything is back on track now and all the signatures will be there next week. I hope you have a nice day at Exford tomorrow.......think I said before I had a nice stay at the White Horse there. It is where I first tasted Venison !! lol Yes, a piccie of Merlin please.

Ros has eaten quite a bit today Frank, so that is good. I think you are right about her being better at home with 'nurse' Frank in attendance!

Jane that seems a fair price for the car, so I hope you soon get a keen buyer and at least the washing machine has gone.....more space for you! After what Frank said, I just had a vision of you as 'Auntie Wainwright', boobytrapping the garage so 'customers' couldn't escape!!

Well, we definately have a new colony of bunnies at the back of the fence as they were lying out there sunning themselves this afternoon!!

We have booked ourselves a little holiday in Cornwall in September, down near the bottom end. OH is quite thrilled, started sorting what books he will take to read already and has found a footie match to go to at Truro the day we travel!! Talk about being up with the lark!!

Oh has just got home after dropping his footie pal in the city. He had just got in when he got a text from his pal to say it has kicked off in Leicester.....riot police everywhere. I thought I had been a bit silly thinking it hadn't been a good idea for him to be going in the city tonight.......seems I was right! Where will it all end.

Night, night everyone xx.

Just a quickie, call from Agent last night, and all SEEMS on track for next week!!! I just hope so, else 'you know who' will be spitting flames and I've had rather a basin full of THAT!! Not taking Merlin today, Ian's very stiff from his ride, so we shall just take ourselves and Millie for an hour or two. I shall be taking lots of piccys when we move, especially of Merlin in his new surroundings, so will be posting then. Mind you, when we get onto Broadband, I expect that will be another battle!!!! Oh dear, these AWFUL riots! I agree with you Ann, the look on the faces of these ferrel rats, as someone apply described them is frightening, particularly as a lot of them are no more than children, where on earth are their parents? out rioting I expect!! The Police are damned if they do and damned if they don't, and are in danger of being up on a charge (Human Rights) themselves if they harm a hair on the heads of these louts, yet the Human Rights of the victims they terrorise, causing despair and ruin doesn't seem to apply! I just can't get my head round it,! talk about Topsy Turvy land!!! I hope you haven't been caught up in any of it Sheila? Even going on near by must be pretty frightening, do take care!

Still have'nt caught up with your posts but are going out today to Boscastle and Tintagel. Going in the Witch Muesum at Boscastle as I shall be without OH. When we go with him he won't go in there as he says it is mumbo jumbo. Christine and Vic have already been there and said it was quite good. Will try and take pics if I can.

Went to put my trousers on and I had split the crutch!!!!! Just as well I saw it before I went so have had to iron another pair :-(

Forgot to say that the Croydon riots were 5 miles from where SIL and BIL live. They have left their two boys at home, 23 and 19 but such lovely kids.

Morning All...

I havent packed my bags yet. The head man( a different one ) came Yesterday looked at the problems with the bath in the bathroom ..Alan had a list of grievences which is also read out...All this has to be taken back to the head one in charge of our claim..He was conveintly sick yesterday...So we are now at a stand still..Wallpaper has to be ordered in !!!.. When he was leaving he asked alan to email him the list...You can have this one Alan said lol...
So we still do not know how they are going to work around the bath that has been put in to low for the panels.
So yesterday I got into cleaning the bedroom .You would be surprised how much the dust is still in the air... Then I had a leasureing walk down the road to the charity shop ( bought a handbag ) and did a bit of food shopping..
Today I have been moving things downstairs graduley that belong there and cleaning the spare room..
I have replanted an almost dead runner bean plant that my grandson whose is moving to France grew at school..Grandma will look after it ;-)

Went to my sons last night..showed us on Goog#e where abouts he will be living and Max's new school an english one.. Very nice...How often we will get across I dont know...

Frank...Im glad Roz has been earing the odd meal..

Sorry to hear about everyones elses problems on here...

The riots are bad ,,I read some of you are quite close to them..

Well as I have my house to myself for a while I will do some gardening and other jobs need doing.

The Head man knows I am only here until Tuesday night he will have to work round alan then..Going to my daughters for a few days in Hayling Island. Then when I come back we are off for our 4 night break...So if builders havent caught up by the end of next week Tuff..They are not having the keys..
Catch you later..

Morning all

Still feeling sick and weary, not going out today.I will rest up till Sofia comes this afternoon, daughter no 1 had to work yesterday she changed shifts with another woman so daughter gets next Friday off. OH came home from work early yesterday so I was not on my own for to long with Sofia. she is on the go up and down, likes to keep busy lol
Not sure if he will be early today or not.

House is lovely and warm these mornings, just takes the chill of in the early hours. pouring down outside and the weather man says it is more like autumn that summer now, think were in for the rain till Sunday at least.

OH been busy putting back the shelves in the airing cupboard, I can now get my clothes rack in there since the old water tank was taken out, gives me more room in the study and I'm not tripping over wet clothes anymore.


Glad Ros is eating a little, Frank congratulations your doing a great job there.

Take care Sheila, the news these days is awful, must be terrifying for those poor folks in London etc. I wonder if the helicopters could not spray water from above to help the fireman on the ground while the are
flying , then again it maybe to dangous for them to get to close.