General Chat

OH has just said that he thinks our snow is starting to thaw as well Mandy, but the wind is making it feel really cold. Sandra did want to make a snowman but we had to tell her how cold it was in the wind. Had it not been so windy things might have been different but she would freeze within a matter of minutes if she ventured out.

I too remember as a child scrapping the ice of the inside of the windows to see out. Mum and dad had a very old house with no central heating so you can imagine how cold it was inside. We all would huddle around the fire in the living room to keep warm.

Love the photo out of the window with the butterfly on Liz the view is lovely and doesn't Cas look cosy in her crate? It sounds like your OH has been very busy, let's hope he doesn't have to go out to often to do anything else.

Nice to see you back on the thread Anne, hope things are improving for you now.

Sorry to hear both your showers are still not working Jane, I hope when they thaw out you don't have a burst pipe or a leak anywhere. So HAT is having a day out with James today then? Hope they both make it home okay later, the road James is driving on doesn't sound very good. I can imagine your car park at Tesco's is the same as Mandy's and that's why everyone is parked in strange directions. Trying to see the markings for the parking places must be hard.

I might try that recipe Mel, it sounds very similar to the flap jacks I make and Sandra loves those. It's a good job your OH did the lagging in the loft or you might of ended up with frozen pipes. Hope all your live stock are coping okay with the cold weather. Have you seen Mr Fox again?

We've just seen the Heron flying over, it must be hungry to be out in this weather. We noticed Rosie had been here a few times over the last few days by her footprints in the snow, but we kept missing her. Thankfully OH spotted her today so gave her lots of nuts, she ate them really quickly, but has left some of them so hopefully she now has a full belly. We have decided once the snow has gone to swap the table and chairs over with the garden bench so she can climb onto the living room window sill again, at least that way if the weather is bad and we don't notice her again she can come a knocking on the window LOL. I'm pleased OH saw her today as I was getting worried about missing her coming into the garden, she must of thought we didn't care anymore, the poor thing.

Poor OH has had to put a few pot plants back up as they have been blown over with the wind. At one point I had to go out in the snow and help him as the pot was to big and heavy to lift up against the wind. That's when I realised how cold it was.

You all know me very well as I did contemplate finishing off the wallpapering in the living room this morning, but then thought better of it as I'm still not 100% yet. It can wait until I'm fully recovered, there isn't much left to do and doesn't look to bad at the moment. I'm just glad I managed the other three walls before I got ill.

Heavy Snow again here !

The ice is on the outside of the windows Mandy and Gill, not inside! It was caused by freezing rain, so you can't scrape it from the inside, you'd have to go out to do that, which I'm not!!!
Nice to see you back on the thread again Gill, and know that you're feeling better! OH is outside again!! this time sweeping snow out of Merlins stable where its blown in during the day, doing up his feed and hay, checking the water then getting in another basket of logs!!!! For an old boy of 77 with prostate cancer, he hasn't half done well!! I'm really quite proud of him, but don't allow him to get too pleased with himself!!

Oh I see Liz, sorry must of got confused, it doesn't take much these days LOL Yes I'm slowly starting to feel a little better although I can't seem to get rid of my sore throat and headache. Hopefully I'll be okay in the next few days. I'm hoping this cold weather will be gone soon as I don't think it is helping. Your OH is doing really well isn't he?

So you've got snow again Jane. Is Thomas back yet? They said we were going to get some snow today, but so far we haven't had any, just this really cold wind that cuts through you. Thankfully I don't have to go out, but OH did, hopefully he won't be out to long.

Is anyone else getting the error page, it's taken me ages to get back on here?

No worries Gill, it's not important!! ;-) I KEEP Getting the error page too, and it's flipping annoying :-|

I lost my old bantam cockrel today. He has'nt been up to scratch for a while now. He must be at least 9 years old. Bless him. RIP Cockle.

Still snowing but is more icy snow now :-S Yes Tomas arrived Gill. He did feel cold but is now all toasty on the settee by the fire. I am expecting him to be wanting out again very soon though.
Chris is upstairs now watching the shower LOL It has started dripping and the one in the bathroom is coming through more now. Just waiting for full flow now(fingers crossed)
It is actually looking a bit misty but its difficult to tell if that is just the snow or not.

Oh dear poor Cockle Mel :-( Do you think it is this weather that finished him off?If he wasnt well anyway it is quite likely I would think. He was quite an old boy wasnt he.
I'm glad you changed your mind about doing more papering Gill :-D Best just to get yourself well before tackling anything else.

I noticed in Tesco there awas a lot of reduced veg today. I think so much hadn't sold over the last few days there was just so much and then all the new stock too. So some good bargains. They have changed everything in the medicine isle !!!!!. Its so frustrating when you have known exactly where something has been for years and then you suddenly can't find anything :-S :-S. I thought I was going a bit mad LOL.I was only looking for the Paracetamol and it took me for ever.

So your Tesco car park was the same as ours Mandy :-D All the slush was so mucky and brown.My boots now have those white lines around the toes from the salt.It makes look all mouldy !

James says he is leaving normal time from work.I hope he takes a pic of HAT for me.I did ask him but you know what some men are like ! :-S

Curry for him tonight and Baked Potatoes for us 2. Baked Beans and Grated Cheese for me.B Beans with those nasty slimy little sausages for Chris and grated Cheese.I dont know when I last did Baked Potatoes.

Just sent a pic of HAT

I don't know if our Anne knows about the journeys of HAT

Sorry about your cockrel Mel. I don't think expect the cold weather did him any good.
We like the baked beans with sausages Jane!! We had them for lunch yesterday with microwave potato!
Surely it doesn't matter that your showers aren't working , so long as you can have baths!! We haven't got either, and no washing machine till we thaw out!!! Tbh we're just not that bothered so long as we can bucket water and stay warm! it reminds us of when we used to camp and sail a lot, washing then could be a bit hit and miss!!
Here comes OH with yet more logs!!!
:-D

It was just the usual worry of having another LEAK liz LOL As you know wh have had far too many of them over the last few years !!

Well James has left work .... BUT is now stuck . :-S :-S. Not sure if it is an accident or just snow. He can only have gone a couple of miles.He's stuck in Uppingham.
Thomas has braved the weather after two attempts LOL .I can't see him being out too long(at least I hope not) So dinner is on hold now until I know James is on the move again.

We,ve had no snow today and the wind has dropped a bit now too so it dos'nt feel so cold out there. I have still shut all the chickens and bantams in tonight. They both have food and water in their houses.

So there is a couple of you getitng the error page as well as me. Its really getting on my nerves now as I have to wait ages to get on the site and then get the error page and then have to wait again to click on Customer Support and then General Chat and then my bookmark to get to the last page.

Could I ask those of you who are getting it to complain to customer support as they emailed me today to say nobody else has complained about it. If you all do maybe we can get something done about it.

Just love Hat at Work!!!!!!!!!!!

No i didn't think the ice was on inside Liz :-) not with your wood burner going .

Oh poor old Cockle ,was he the oldest one of the lot ?

Jane i didn't see much veg reduced in our Tesco's but i did see an Iceburg Lettuce on the shelf with the 27th of Feb date on ,i expect they have been so short staffed they hadn't been checked .
Yes the car park was all sloppy brown wet slush ,i shall have to check my boots for white marks from the salt ,it takes some getting off .
Oh no poor James i hope he's not held up too long in the cold .
I carn't open my emails so i'll have to wait to see " Hat "

Just tried again ,no email here from you Jane :-(

Mandy I have forwarded Jane's email to you.

Do you think Frank is buried in his books? We hav'nt heard from him since this morning and I hope he is alright and not slipped outside feeding the birds. <3

Sorry Mandy, I thought you did, I got the wrong end of the stick! It hasn't thawed all day, so they're still frozen!!! Hopefully it'll get warmer over the weekend, and we can all get back to normal!!
Fish pie was delicious, so easily and with rice virtually no washing up! Now for an evening of nothing on TV as OH constantly says!! Thanks for the pic Mel.

Love the pic of HAT it's just come through Jane, gave me a giggle. Hope James made it home okay and isn't still stuck in traffic. Pleased to hear Thomas made it home okay.

Sorry to hear about Cockle Mel, hope it wasn't the cold that got to him. I reported the error page to Genes but they just told me to clear my cache, I did but it didn't seem to make much difference. At least I reported it, as like you said Mel, if enough people tell them about the problem they might sort it out.

I still up and running NOT. We have had snow all afternoon and evening. You can't see the kerbs now, just a mass of snow. I have told Ros that she is not going out tomorrow unless there is a big thaw overnight, which I doubt will happen.

I have been stuck in my book for most of the day. Finished it while the B soaps are on.

Did HOCK and mussy peas with mash tonight. It's a dinner that keeps you on th go. You have to keep topping up the water in the hock saucepan. When you do the peas you have to stand over them. If they boil over, you have a horrible mess to clear up. All in all I was in and out of he kitchen quite a lot today.

Nothing on Tele, so I won't be late to bed. See you in the morning. I will try to read the post before then.

O there you are. You have been busy with your dinner tonight. So another book to pass to Tony then if you have finished it.

Good evening all

It's been snowing here most of the day. Since I've lived in Bracknell from 1966 I can't ever remember the weather being this bad although Hastings in 1963 was a lot worse I remember it started on Boxing day 1962 and lasted for ages. Sainsbury rang yesterday to say they weren't doing any deliveries so It's fortunate I already have plenty of food in the freezer and bacon, eggs,milk, and butter in the fridge. I have now put the order in for Sunday. All the Bracknell schools are closed and I had to cancel Ruby's appointment with the vet. Ruby loves the snow and keeps asking to go out and play in it

Pleased to hear you are starting to feel a little better Gill but as the others said don't do too much for a while the wall papering can wait, your own health must come first.
How is Sandra now? She must be pleased you are on the mend

That was a nice snowy scene Liz and a cute photo of Cas in her warm coat.

Sorry to read about your Bantum Cockie Mel was it something you expected? The cold weather can't have helped him

See the Hat has been busy indoors this time Jane. Hope James arrived home safely and Thomas is home in the warm.