General Chat

Well, well, well, well, well!!

Linda 21 again!

Happy Birthday to you Linda, the flowers are on the way, complete with one cent stamp :0))

Allan

A candle on a bun eh! - very romantic,
Glad you enjoyed your dinner out,

Tec.

I will keep a look out for them Allan, i am sure they will still be lovely and fresh when they arrive.

He is romantic Tec, actually I am amazed that he knew where the birthday candles are kept

And now for the general greetings!

Good evening/morning all.

OH and I had a romantic candle-lit dinner last night. We had fish cakes with tomato sauce!

The power was finally restored at about 7.15 pm!!


Allan

That sounds typical Aussie cuisine Allan!!

Good Morning Allan,

Fishcakes and tomatoe sauce by candlelight.........

You could out and spend a fortune on a meal and not have half as much fun...........

Tec.

Waves to Diane, she sent me a nice message and says hello to everyone.

Linda,

Not knowing it was your birthday - the "HOW OLD ARE YOU" thing I posted earlier was rather apt don't you think.

Tec.

Hello to Diane.......

Hope you are well, and everything ok with you - take care,

Tec.

Ooh you must be psychic Tec, do you read the tea leaves as well?

Tec, the power blackouts are getting beyond a joke!

No storms, no high winds etc.

There may have been a traffic accidebt which bowled a power pole over!

The concept of underground power is only just creeping into Western Australian thinking. The area where we live has underground power, but we are still dependent on sub-stations which also service the overhead system!

The problem is, Western Power (our supplier) will put power underground if communities want it, and if the community pays!

It's like the recent hike in power prices, necessary, we are told, to pay for the Governments Carbon off-set scheme (which hasn't even passed into Legislation) and also to upgrade infrastructure.

I thought our bills would have already taken an upgrade into consideration.

It's called forward planning!!!!!!!


Allan

Thank you for arranging the flowers so tastefully CC, I just plonk them in the vase as well. OH brought some flowers back when he came in at lunch time. I was very touched because he usually buys them from the market at the end of the day, but these ones were actually full price

No - I don't read tea leaves Linda, but I do have a crystal ball!!

Allan, We also get frequent power cuts here. We also have overhead power cables affected by high winds.

The cable is strung across the back of the house, has become unfastened from its clips, and enters the house through door frame of the back door, can you believe in 2010. Very archaic.

In our last house, built in the 70s, the mains cable was underground and came up in the corner of the integral garage to the meter.

Tec.

Good evening CC, thank you for arranging the flowers.

I must have got the addresses mixed up :0))

Actually, mine would have arranged themselves.....they were self-raising flowers!

Allan

A Freudian slip Allan? Secretly you wanted to send them to CC

I prefer a Pavlovian response, Linda.

I drool when I see a meringue.

Tec overhead pwer is not only archaic, but downright dangerous and very expensive to maitain.

The number of bush fires caused by overhead power is unbelievable,

Allan

Well it is time for this old lady to be on her way to bed. Goodnight everyone.

Bed time Diane!!!

Good night Linda.

Are you sure that you can cope with the stairs :0))

Allan

Goodnight Linda,
Go up on your hands and knees if you have to lol,
Sleep well.
Tec.

Before you go to bed Linda....I put up a happy birthday thread for you...wasn't sure it was your birthday so put it for anyone who's birthday it was......sheesh!...yer could at least look in it...the others are thinking I am nuts fer goodness sake...I mean...Me?!