General Chat

Jean hope the weather stays fine for you and Scarlett this weekend.
I'm glad treatment is going ok for you.
<3 <3

Evening All !

Another glorious day :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Having a nice quiet evening, a few bits of admin to catch up on but nothing that will cause any sress ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Jean, I wish I had owned a horse. I think they are such great animals. Only ridden one a couple of times......in the Highlands....and that was great. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Rita has probably got herself a Toyboy by now or grabbed an unsuspecting Sailor. :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Grabbing a Coffee.

I fell asleep on the settee after my tea :-)

Stephen, are there no riding schools near to you, it is a good form of exercise. and a nice hobby.
Do you know if any farmers in the area allow vardos to park up on their land for a night? That is if there are any farmers where you are.
Just looked at the weekend forecast, we will be staying home, heavy rain forecast.
Night everyone.
Jean xx

evening all

the weather been nice but a little chilly

Dame Shelly,

If you're feeling chilly........nick Marilyns Electric Blanket.......she's on hols and wont notice ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Night all ! Time to head for the Land of Nod :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Morning all
Bright here at the moment. Hope it stays like it.

Have a nice day everyone

Linda :-) <3

Well I will try again, just typed a message on here but when I clicked 'submit' it disappeared and the internet went off.
GR what is happening? there have been problems for weeks now.

It is sunny and warm here, hope it stays.

Breakfast.
Cereal or fruit.
Bacon, eggs, sausage, tomatoes, hash browns, all on hotplate.
Hot rolls,toast, or pancakes.
Tea, coffee or juice.

May today be a good one for you and your God go with you and keep you safe.
Jean xx :-) :-) :-)

Have a great weekend everyone, I'm off to the caravan. <3

Hi all.

I'm busy working in the garden, just popped in to empty the washer.

Hope you have good weather at the caravan Agatha.

Not sure what the weekend weather's going to be like for everyone else but it looks like we're going to have a lot of rain up here tomorrow.

Take care everyone..... <3 <3 <3



Edit: Stephen, the couple who won the 161 million are from Falkirk, isn't that where you live, or is it Stirling? I wonder if you know them, you'll find out today!

My post could read the same as Pauline's !!!

Except we have already been shopping and now have friends coming to dinner about 7:00 pm. Doing prawn starters, then lamb steaks (pork for me) with veg and apple pie for pudding or fresh fruit (for me)

Garden looks tidier and washing blowing in the sun so should soon be dry

Enjoy the afternoon as Pauline said the weather tomorrow is looking pretty grim

Linda :-) <3

Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica - where do they go? Well, wonder no more!

It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life. The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life.

If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried.

The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing: -

"Freeze a jolly good fellow"

"Freeze a jolly good fellow."

Then they kick him in the ice hole.

Oh Dermot, lol. Given up researching Honest Politicians I see. I don't blame you, it must have been like looking for a needle in a haystack ;-) ;-)

Afternoon everyone,
got on straight away so I hope that means the GR gremlins have gone for good :-)
Hope all are well
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Glad it's the week-end!
I've just starting reading a book about society in 1850 London.
It was a dramatise on BBC. the Crimson Petal and the White.

I wouldn't have made a good penguin. I don't like snow and ice.

Evening All !

Busy day over.....time to relax a bit......had my Tea and my coffee. :-) :-) :-)

Pat I have always had an interest in Society as it was in the period around 1750- 1900.

The Industrial Revolution and the growth of the Working Class coupled with the work of people like Seebohm Rowntree in creating and developing a Welfare Society. Fascinating stuff

A great book to read is Adam Smiths....A Wealth of Nations published in 1776. So relevant in todays world.
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On government…

It is the highest impertinence and presumption… in kings and ministers, to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense... They are themselves always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in the society. Let them look well after their own expense, and they may safely trust private people with theirs. If their own extravagance does not ruin the state, that of their subjects never will.



Gonna watch the Kennedys on the box. If I can sit quietly for an hour ;-) ;-) ;-)

Wrong time , wrong station, what an idiot

The Kennedy Saga isn't on until 9.45pm :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

That'll give me time to twiddle my thumbs :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

evening all

was out and about today want for a walk twice and took little legs with me and let him walk his little legs off bless him

Morning all,
wet and miserable weather here this morning :-P :-P :-P :-P
Since I can't go out I may as well get stuck into the ironing pile, should keep me busy for a few hours :-(
The 'Tribe' will be here for lunch at 12. No peace for the wicked.
Hope all friendlies are well and have a good day :-D
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Cath xx

Morning All !

YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU !

I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists.
You can't be older than 42 to join the military.
They've got the whole thing ass-backwards.
Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn't be able to join a military unit until you're at least 35.
For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a day, leaving us more than 28,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.
Young guys haven't lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier.
'My back hurts! I can't sleep, I'm tired and hungry.'
We are impatient and maybe letting us kill some a**hole that desperately deserves it will make us feel better and shut us up for awhile.
An 18-year-old doesn't even like to get up before 10am. Old guys always get up early to pee, so what the hell.
Besides, like I said, I'm tired and can't sleep and since I'm already up, I may as well be up killing some fanatic.
If captured we couldn't spill the beans because we'd forget where we put them
In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser
Boot camp would be easier for old guys.. We're used to getting screamed and yelled at and we're used to soft food.
They could lighten up on the obstacle course however. I've been in combat and never saw a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any pushups after completing basic training. Actually, the running part is kind of a waste of energy, too. I've never seen anyone outrun a bullet.
An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He's still learning to shave, to start a conversation with a pretty girl.
He still hasn't figured out that a baseball cap has a brim to shade his eyes, not the back of his head.
These are all great reasons to keep our kids at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off into harm's way.
Let us old guys track down those dirty rotten coward terrorists.
The last thing an enemy would want to see is a couple million peeed off old f*rts with attitudes and automatic weapons, who know that their best years are already behind them.
HEY!! How about recruiting Women over 50...in menopause!!!
You think MEN have attitudes??
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my God!!!
If nothing else, put them on border patrol. They'll have it secured the first night!


Send this to all of your senior friends...it's in big type so they can read it.

It's raining it's pouring.....Mrs B is snoring.

What a miserable morning..........it has rained all night.....heavily :-( :-( :-( :-(

I've got work that I need to finish outside......so it will be Waterproofs and Wellies :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P

Have a good day ya all !

Keep safe, keep happy, keep smiling :-D :-D :-D :-D