BTW apparently I have a string of Russian beauties "just waiting" to meet me. In spite of running a special anti spam program every time I log on it has taken me ages to get these blocked. I think it's because we stayed at "that" hotel chain in California 2 years ago.
Thanks Punk, I guess this has been a wee test! Re holiday oh agrees and has booked 10 days away beginning April, not too far this time and nowhere near sand! Hope you two doing well, winter is not my favourite season!
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
I think the Chilli lady was Stacey. She did something with the serious crime squad but was leaving , I think.
I am craving sunshine too.
My Sister in Law says the snowdrops I gave her are coming up. At least she planted them. She normally stashes things in the shed and finds them 18 months later.
Going back a bit here but French fuel prices have risen because of increased prices for crude oil combined with programmed increases in taxes to encourage people onto public transport and thus reduce carbon emissions as per international agreements plus an increase in diesel taxes to bring prices in line with petrol which is now seen as "cleaner". The gilets jaunes objected because these things primarily affect poorer rural communities who have poor or no public transport for getting to and from work.
Very easy to forget the travails of the rural poor if you've grown up in an affluent urban family and live and work in a Paris bubble away from the "Madding Crowd". At least Macron is asking how people want to share the inevitable tax burden and what are their priorities.
Cameron was afraid of losing voters to UKIP when he announced the referendum but, like nearly all modern politicians, he didn't see the bigger picture or take the long view. As far as I'm concerned he's deserving of similar punishment to Prometheus and Farage, Johnson, Corbin et al can join him. As for Theresa May, she presided over a dreadful hostile regime whilst at the Home Office and hasn't learned how to wind friends and influence people since. She can be Sisyphus.
LP - congrats on both driving and a sympathetic OH.
I'm shattered after an afternoon at patch and then mosaic early evening. Silent Witness and then bed I think.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I've just been looking at the website of my FAVE hosta nursery in Holland. They only ship to EU unless you're prepared to arrange carriage and collect all consents. They carry more varieties than all the UK hosta nurseries added together. thanks Brexiteers
Hi everyone. All your talk of politics and weather has me thinking. It doesn’t seem to matter where you live. It’s all awful at this time. The photos of the huge snow falls in Europe are amazing, but do you know how many days of heat wave we have here? 🤬🤬
We have to go to Canberra tomorrow for a specialist appointment and it’s predicted to be 40c. I don’t fancy trying to find a car park and also the new Dr. I’ve lined up our daughter to drive us over in case we can’t find a parking spot and if necessary, she can go over to one of the underground parking lots in a shopping centre and wait for our call. I must say I feel rather limp here today after going out to turn on the soaker hoses. It’s already in the high 30s at 11 am.
Hope you’re surviving the heat Pat - your heatwave has been on our news - talk of South Australia having 5 days above 45 degrees. Thats brutal 😡
Meanwhile, as someone normally very interested in politics, I have resorted to turning the radio off every time the B word is mentioned. Which means it is more off than on. I am interested in the end result, but not the embarrassing shenanigans that get us there. Someone wake me up when its all over .....although I fear that will be months and years, not weeks and days.
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Hope things continue to improve. You really have been through it recently. Maybe time to book another holiday.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Re holiday oh agrees and has booked 10 days away beginning April, not too far this time and nowhere near sand!
Hope you two doing well, winter is not my favourite season!
A A Milne
Very easy to forget the travails of the rural poor if you've grown up in an affluent urban family and live and work in a Paris bubble away from the "Madding Crowd". At least Macron is asking how people want to share the inevitable tax burden and what are their priorities.
Cameron was afraid of losing voters to UKIP when he announced the referendum but, like nearly all modern politicians, he didn't see the bigger picture or take the long view. As far as I'm concerned he's deserving of similar punishment to Prometheus and Farage, Johnson, Corbin et al can join him. As for Theresa May, she presided over a dreadful hostile regime whilst at the Home Office and hasn't learned how to wind friends and influence people since. She can be Sisyphus.
LP - congrats on both driving and a sympathetic OH.
I'm shattered after an afternoon at patch and then mosaic early evening. Silent Witness and then bed I think.
They carry more varieties than all the UK hosta nurseries added together.
thanks Brexiteers
We have to go to Canberra tomorrow for a specialist appointment and it’s predicted to be 40c. I don’t fancy trying to find a car park and also the new Dr. I’ve lined up our daughter to drive us over in case we can’t find a parking spot and if necessary, she can go over to one of the underground parking lots in a shopping centre and wait for our call.
I must say I feel rather limp here today after going out to turn on the soaker hoses. It’s already in the high 30s at 11 am.
I dont blame it for trying trying to get out of the heat.😳
Meanwhile, as someone normally very interested in politics, I have resorted to turning the radio off every time the B word is mentioned. Which means it is more off than on. I am interested in the end result, but not the embarrassing shenanigans that get us there. Someone wake me up when its all over .....although I fear that will be months and years, not weeks and days.