General Chat

Hope our Frank has'nt any bruises after his tumble yesterday. Sending love. <3

Morning all, (NOT GOOD) Bad nights sleep. Roa was in and out every hour to the loo. We must try to get this operation sorted, sooner than later. She try not to disturb me but if I am not in a deep sleep, she does.

Jane the way things are going with this N C C we will be sweeping our own roads, and disposing of our own rubbish. What the Hell have they done with all the money. ??

Gill. Whenever you take out a hedge. I would always try to remove all the roots, as there will certainly be live roots left in the ground, and might well start shooting. Are you replacing the hedge with another, or just a fence. ??

Sorry news about your SIL Mandy. If must be a worry for whoever is going to have the responsibility of looking after her. How old is she, and is she married with a Husband and children who will take on the arduous task of what the future may hold.

Anne, Good news on Richards friend, perhaps it's best that he doesn't remember about the collapse , the chances are it would worry him more.

Ros has just gone to pick Carolyn up to go shopping, as tomorrow she is helping Martine to sort her MILs cloths out for the charity shop. Would you believe Martine found FORTY pairs of NEW shoes in the wardrobe, still boxed and priced. So some older person will have a few bargains at the Charity shop. !!!!

Really bright sunshine first thing, but the clouds are starting to creep in.

I started this posting over an hour go. The door bell rang, and it was John Fairs. he's been siting here chatting and has just gone. I am still siting here in my dressing gown, as I was going into the shower when he called. So I'm off now. See you later.

Morning Gill and all,

We have sunshine today and oh is out grinding all the paint off the other mower deck. He just came in and asked for a big plaster which is unusual for him. When I got one and he took the tissue off his finger he has split it right across his knuckle andit looked quite deep. I put the plaster on nice and tight to hold it together and off he went again.

I do hope thig improve for Colin's sister and Richard's friend. Spring is coming although it still seems far off. Perhaps if the weather gets better then people will feel better too.

Hope oh can fix the gutter Gill. I hate it when things drip. Ours comes down on the windowsill just where I sit in the kitchen corner when we have heavy rain but there is nothing that can be done about that as its near the endand a pipe that goes to the drain. Oh is always saying we need bigger gutters as what we have is sort of square and only about two and a half inches wide and deep.

Must press on as I hav'nt fed the birds yet.

Morning all

Raining here today and we noticed when the roofers came yesterday and put their ladders up against the gutter it's leaking, OH is up the ladder trying to fix it. We had a slight drip on it but now it's really dripping. I hope he can sort it out as it's splashing on my living room window sill.

We've decided to put the plastic back up in the loft for the weekend with the weather forecast being rain and snow, just to make sure there are no leaks before we put everything back up there.......better to be safe than sorry and it would save us time if there are anymore leaks in taking everything back down again.

I mentioned to the roofers that we'd been getting a water mark occasionally on the back room ceiling so he took a look on the corner of the roof and found an old piece of 1950's lino stuffed up there. Needless to say he took it out and replaced it with a roof tile.

I don't know what OH is doing out there but the water is pouring down onto our living room window sill at the moment. I think he might of took it apart so it can go back together properly.

I think I'll make the final picture today to put up in the living room then apart from the flooring the room will finally be finished.

I need to confirm an appointment OH has online first. It said on the letter if we don't confirm he can make it then he might lose the appointment. I've never come across that before, so I'd better do it as he's not very good with computers.

I got the error page again today so did what you said Jane and clicked on post date. It made the last page the first page, but all the posts are backwards so it's a bit confusing reading them. At least I can read them now and I'm sure I'll get used to it in time. I didn't know what that button was for. Thanks for letting me know about it <3
Sorry to hear about your neighbour he doesn't seem to be having much luck lately does he? Good job his tools were there and nothing was taken, but it must be awful with it happening so often.

The hedge is about 36 foot long and about 4 to 5 foot high Frank, it's very brittle so shouldn't take me long to chop it down. The fella said he wants me to leave about a foot of stump over so he had something to grab hold of to take out what bits he needs to put the posts in, the rest he said he'll just cut back to a few inches under ground. I'm not sure about leaving roots in the ground as the hedge might start growing back, what do you think, is that possible? :-S
That was nice of your neighbour to help you with your hedge. Did Ros have a nice time yesterday?

Hope John is still improving Anne, my thoughts are with him and his family.

Sorry to hear about Colin's sister Mandy, I hope things get better for her soon.

Well, I'd better go and sort out this appointment for OH, he's still trying to sort out the guttering, it's a bit of a tricky area so I'm not sure how long it's going to take, the rain isn't as heavy now so hopefully he won't get to wet. We had to move another plant today and replace it with something else as it was starting to die where it was. It's in a more sheltered spot now so hopefully it'll recover.

Mandy sorry to hear that your SIL may not be fit enough to walk again, how horrible to be told that and have such bad mobility problems too

I never log off of Genes either and only get the error message when going into the entire site.

John is now speaking again but can't remember anything about his collapse. They are now waiting for a bed in the Cardiac ward where they will do more tests he is still in intensive care at the moment.

Gill don't worry you haven't offended ANYONE . I don't think Mel's words were meant too sound harsh LOL . Just a saying I say often "don't you start too" :-D :-D

Chris just came up with a good one with the disaster with our County Council
"We are all going to Hell in a handcart " LOLOL I said up the Creek without a paddle :-)

Evening all,

It's been so dreary here today ,we did a little shopping and by the time we came out of Tesco's it was raining .
This after noon we went to the hospital to see Colin's sister , when we got there we had to wait to go in as the Physio was in with her, then it was gown up and gloves on before we could go in .
She looks so tired and today the Physio told her they don't think she will be able to walk again .
She carn't sit up with out help and then has to have some one behind her to hold her up ,her blood pressure was low today so they told her she must have more drink so while we were there she had three small glasses of squash which i had to help her with as she has a problem holding her arms up so carn't get to the glass and drink so no wonder she's not drinking as much as she should .

Oh goodness Frank you would have to go down when Ros is out ,i hope your not to sore after your fall ,did you tell Ros ?

That's good news on the roof Gill , you can relax now knowing the roof is ok .

Sounds as if some one is targeting your next door neighbour Jane , it does seem odd it's always their place that has the trouble .

Anne that's very sad about Richard's friend fingers crossed they can get him better So Ruby likes to help with sorting the shopping :-D Max likes to get his nose into the shopping bags ,he can smell any treats from a mile off.

I don't want to talk it up but i've had no trouble getting on the thread lately ,i do as Jane does ,one thing i never do is sign out .

Sorry Mel. What I meant was a new thread we could all talk on that would stop the error page. The thread we are on now is a bit big and doesn't always load properly which stops us getting to the last page. I didn't mean to offend anyone and it was just a thought I also didn't know anyone else had said the same thing. Sorry I hope you will forgive me?

Afternoon All

FRank I see the leader of the Council is finally stepping down. Oh what a mess we are in in this County !!!!!! The worst County Council in the whole of the Country :-S :-S
Heaven knows who it is all going to be sorted.

So a big tumble today! . You havent had one like that for a while on that step. I bet Ros has had a lovely day at the NEC and no doubt spent a pretty penny :-D

Roof done now then Gill,just in time before more bad weather.That was good timing :-D. I hope you are happy with the quotes from this other chap for all the things you want doing.

I would see no point really in shutting down this thread and starting again. Its strange how some of us can't get to the last page.It doesnt make sense as I always get to the last one . I just click on General Chat then click on our thread and then again on Post Date and it takes me to the last page and post.

Anne,this is good news about John. He may not be out of the woods yet but at least it is some positive news :-D.I think still an extremely worrying time though for all the family and friends.

I have had my hair cut this afternoon.What a palaver getting there.Temporary road works and traffic lights seem to have popped all over the place. I thought I was going to be late but made it by the skin of my teeth. I will make sure I take a different route tomorrow morning when I gpo for my Eye test.

The doorbell rang at 8.20 this morning.It was Al from next door(the one who had been to Australia). They got home on Monday. He wanted to know if we heard anything in the night as the windows in his workshop had been smashed. Luckliy he had moved all his power tools into the house when they went away and he hadn't yet put them back out in the workshop,so nothing was actually stolen. It seems very odd that they have had several attemped break ins from the sheds'workshop etc over this last year and he had his Motorbike stolen from the drive last year. Mind you he was asking for it really as it was on full view all the time and he hardly ever used it.
Well I never heard a thing last night as I slept like a log until 5 when Thomas woke me up.James and Chris never hear anything anyway .They might wake up if the fire alarm went off but other than that anything could happen and they would not know :-S

Tomorrow I REALLY have to get to grips with Cobwebs. I can't and wont describe one whole wall in our ensuite !!!!!!!. I need a lesson in housekeeping :-S :-S

Gill, if you try going up the thread in batches of 400 posts at a time, you can eventually reach the current post, if you see what I mean! I know it was not your intention or anyone else's come to that, to get the thread closed down permanently, (your comments make that quite obvious!!) and that you were only putting forward a suggestion to make access to it easier. Try the above (if you want to!) It may well help! <3
Glad to hear that you are getting some help with your heavy jobs - they can get a bit overwhelming at times!!

Don't you DARE think of closing the THREAD. It's my daily thing to get things off my chest, and see how all you dear ladies are, and what you are doing. I know I am the only MAN on here now, but I still enjoy reading what you all get up to.

Glad your roof is now repaired Gill, that's another worry off your mind. How long is the hedge you are taking out ?? is a privet or something else. I remember when I had my hedge out at Gayton. It must have been 70/80 foot long and about 6 foot high. My dear neighbour saw me trying to get the first bit out. He came out with his tractor and a long chain. He put the chain round the bottom of each bush and pulled them out. He was kind enough to drag them down to his field, stack them all up and set light to the lot. I then replanted the hedge with small conifers. Which I think are still there, but not kept low like I had it.

We did have a lot of rain this afternoon, glad to say it's stopped now and is drying up. I have green thumb coming in the morning to give the lawns their Spring Treatment.

I have heard from Ros that were leaving B'Ham at 3.30 so should be home for 4.30/5.00 pm. She said they have all enjoyed their day.

Good afternoon all

A nice day today with a little sunshine as yesterday was a little rainy.

The news about John looks a little more promising after having a lot of tests, scans etc they couldn't find anything that points to the problem but obviously he will need more observation. He is only a little bit older than Richard being in his mid fifties.

Frank pleased to hear there wasn't any damage done after your fall but being shaken up is not nice.

Had my Sainsbury delivery this morning at 8.30, I'm so glad I have it delivered as it took me quite a while to put it all away, Ruby has to go in her cage while I'm doing this as she does love to "help" I have also deep cleaned both the washing machine and dishwasher should do it once a month as we are in a hard water area here but don't always do it.

Just had a letter from the council about the charges for council tax starting next month, it has gone up £9.00 a month we are on Band D.

Mel please don't even think about closing your thread.

Gill one less problem as your roof seems to be ok now, but you are keeping busy as usual

Don't you start Gill as I have had enough about people talking of closing MY THREAD.

Well, I managed to finally get to the end of the thread so I can read the posts. It's been terrible today trying to get on here.

The roofer has been and I've just seen the weather forecast for tomorrow onwards and it doesn't look good so I hope we don't have anymore problems with the roof.
The carpenter came round but wants us to cut back the plants and hedge. He said he'd take the hedge roots out if needs be to put the new fence posts in, so at least we won't have that heavy job to do. He also took a look at a few jobs that need doing indoors and will ring me with all the quotes in a couple of days, then we need to work out which ones to have done first. We're thinking of the fencing then we can get on with the gardening while he's doing something else like the gate or the kitchen.

OH is going to put everything up in the loft now so I can sort out the bedroom and make it tidy again. So we're getting there with all the jobs and hopefully everything will be finished soon so we can get back to normal again.

Sorry to see you had a fall Frank at least you weren't hurt. The job you were doing sounds a right pain, I bet you're glad it's finished now?

Thanks Mel,

Chicken stuffed , with added parsley and onion. Veg and spuds all done. Food caddy emptied. I will be meeting myself coming back lol lol

Had a silly trip a little earlier. Went to go out into the conservatory and went A over H tripped over the Bl@@@y step. Fortunately Ros has mats on the floor, so they broke my fall. No damage done, just "ALL SHOOK UP" Elvis. !!

Going to get some lunch, as I haven't eaten, or taken my tablets. Naughty Boy I hear Mel say. !!!

Morning all,

Sounds like you have had the weather we had yesterday. Its sunshine in spells here but at least its dry. The washing is in and I am now going to feed the birds and have a COC.

I am going to do some housework today as its been left with me doing my felting. There is also a lot or ironing waiting to be done in the uti room so I better get myself into gear and do some.

Good job on the castors Frank even if it did take you a while its a good job done. Shame you cold'nt do the mirror though but the thought was there. Enjoy your book.

Good morning to you all,

I was awake a number of times during the night, knowing Ros had to be up early. I don't set the alarm, as it doesn't always go off. !! I finally woke at 7.35 only to find she was up and in the bathroom. She woke at 6.45 so decided to get up, and stay up.

She went to collect the prescriptions ay 8.00 am. Thats when they open, she said there were six people sitting in the waiting room. AT THAT TIME. no thanks. !!!

I've got myself in a right old state the morning. Two castors keep falling off the pouffe so I decided to remove all of them and replace them. The type that was on it, were the ones where you had a sleeve that the castor fitted in. What a blooming job to remove them. Then the fun started. The replacement ones had FOUR screw holes on the plate, that held the castor. First I had to go in the garage to sort through the boxes of screws, to find small ones that would fit, and enough of them. Finally the job could start. WHERE'S my small hammer ???in the bl@@@y shed down the bottom of the garden. !!! After tramping down there in drizzling rain.I could start. The bottom of the pouffe is covered in hessian, which covers the MDF base. What a job trying to put screws in that stuff without a guide hole. So out to the garage again to get a thin nail. All set. Off we go. After about an hour JOB DONE.

There was/is another JOB that needs doing. Remove the heavy gilded mirror from the chimney breast and replace it with the new painting. I tried to lift the mirror, but didn't have the strength to lift it off he hook. So well Peed off. Will ask Jonathan to pop round and do it. I can't believe that I can't do these things now.!!!!

So now I have bored the pants off you. !!! How are you all. ???

Had the roofer been Gill ?? Hope he's able to work in the rain, if you have my weather. That's a lot of books Sandra has purchased. Does see get them from the Charity shops. ?? There is always an excellent selection on Ebay, and at very reasonable prices.

What are you like Jane.?? I love Vets programmes, and the wonderful things that they do for these animals. I am not to keen on human operations, but ROS loves them.

I did walk to the pub last night, and nearly got blown over in that wind. It had died down when Ros picked me up after the match. Not a good result for Chelsea. They lost 4-1. Lewis won't be pleased.

Any news on Richard's friend Anne, ?? lets hope it's good news when you hear.

Liz, That sounded the perfect day, having breakfast, walking Cas, then a few zzzz in the armchair. I do wish I could sleep in the afternoon as well as sleep a night. I often have to get up and walk around in the afternoon to stop me dropping off. ;-) ;-) ;-)

I have decided to do a Roast Chicken tonight when Ros gets home from the NEC. I have told her to ring me, so I will know when to expect her. I can work around those times.

Well I have been on here for ever. So I will get myself sorted out, and get into my book.

Morning all

Raining here today, not good as we're having our roof fixed later.

I've rang the Carpenter and he's coming round later too, so hopefully he'll be able to sort out all the fencing in the front garden. If he does a good job I'll let him loose on my side gate and my kitchen LOL :-D :-D ;-) At least if he messes up the fencing OH and I can sort that out ourselves. A big hedge needs taking out for the fencing to go in which is why we're getting someone else to do it, so long as his price is a good one.

I can't get to the last page, I've tried and tried and just keep getting the error page, so the only post I can remember from reading them last night is yours Jane.....well, some of it anyway, the question you asked about Sandra and what books she likes. She likes lots of different book, mysteries, anything to do with animals and romances. She doesn't like war books or period drama ones or horror books. She's pleased with the 9 books she bought yesterday and 2 of them are Christmas ones that I spotted.

Anyway I'd better go as the roofers will be here soon. I hope this goes through okay. I'll try and get back on here later, hope everyone is okay.

What kind of books does Sandra like Gill? 9 should keep her going for a while :-D
That will be great to get the roof sorted tomorrow. I csn't imagine it will take the roofer too long to do it.At least you will not have to worry about it any more.

I don't watch the Super Vet Liz . I just can't watch any animal programmes as I always get too upset . Daft I know but I just can't bring myself to watch.
I am watching DIY SOS Big Build that makes me cry too !!!!! I think I am a bit of a soppy old date :-S(even Chris gets a bit teary eyed)
I shall be watching the Killing of Versace at 9.

Sorry to hear about Richards friend Anne. Sending get well wishes for a speedy recovery.

Yes, Jane Sandra bought herself 9 books today and I managed to find a picture frame in the right size and colour from a charity shop for 50p I've got enough of the wallpaper left to put in it, so it should just finish the walls off. Unfortunately I couldn't find any curtains I like so I'll have to keep looking for those.

The roofer rang earlier and said he would be here tomorrow morning. He said he wanted to fix the problem for us before the bad weather arrives at the weekend. Wasn't that nice of him?

Love the pictures of your flowers Liz. Your Hyacinths look lovely.