Jean, what about the Mayan calendar that only goes up to December the 21st 2012. Some say it means the end of the world and others say that machines will rise against man.
The solar storm of 1859 knocked out the telegragh systems of the time. If a similar one happened now think of the chaos. We won't be able to get onto this forum
I haven't decided to bring C******** forward or not bother to do any shopping at all.
Afternoon all, sorry for being AWOL again without a note but I couldn't get it across cyberatically.
That Pyracantha looks just like mine, but it has loads more berries on. A female Blackbird is fancying them and I'm trying to shoo her off regularly 'cause I love their bright colours in flower arrangements. Blue flowers were my first love.
I know we're not supposed to see the northern lights in The Netherlands but strangely enough OH and me did. One night we came home from Nijmegen and were driving past open fields when all of a sudden this strange greenish light appeared. It was beauuuutiful!!!
This afternoon my neighbour is coming for his English class so I'd better start preparing. Have a lovely day everyone.
Have not seen the film 2012. But am vaugely aware of theories about the Mayan calendar which some (incorrectly, I believe) say prophesies an end-date for us, of 21-12-2012, or C*******-4.
I did see a rather gruesome prog on telly last night about the pyramids of Peru. The Peruvians thought that trouble was coming, and believed that human sacrifice might save them. But, despite their best efforts, the Spanish came, and the Peruvians' end-date was up.
I watched a programme about the Mayans a few months ago. i can't remember when their civilisation came to an end but at the time they could predict solar eclipses. They interviewed some of the modern descendents of the Mayans and they'd never heard of the calendar and didn't seem bothered that it predicted the end of the world.
The Mayans were very good at astronomy - They were an amazing civilisation and were one of the first races to play a form of football. However, their ball was a human head. I've watched a few programmes about them and one stated the reason that the race died out was because they used to perform human sacrifices and chuck the bodies in the same water that they drank from. Hence the calendar ending when it did.
Pam , thats right about 1859. It also happened a couple of years ago in Ohio I think but in the grand scheme of things it's been going on since the year dot so I won't be climbing into my nuclear bunker on 21st Dec. !!!
There is some body next door measuring things-do surveyors measure things?
A bit of local news -there is a court case going on where an antique dealers is accused of forging signatures in books and selling them as signed copies--one is supposed to be Winston Churchill-his defence is that he sold them as "signed" copies not "signed by" copies- a moot but rather clever point?
Hi all, another theory that's going around is that the Mayan Calendar did not include leap years so technically the world should have ended several months ago!
Can i come out of the naughty corner yet, promise i wont mention christmas again Oops. Have been to see some tropical butterflies today, they were beautiful. Must have thought i was a flower as they kept landing on me. Did the man jump? i missed the news last night as i was slaving away over a hot stove. Ended up having lunch in Sainsburys at Chichester as we didnt like the look of the food at butterfly place. I always end up in the naughty corner whatever i do or wherever i go, is it something i am doing wrong do you think??????
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I have been busy out and about catching up with errands.
It is almost sunny here and no builders
Jean, what about the Mayan calendar that only goes up to December the 21st 2012. Some say it means the end of the world and others say that machines will rise against man.
The solar storm of 1859 knocked out the telegragh systems of the time. If a similar one happened now think of the chaos. We won't be able to get onto this forum
I haven't decided to bring C******** forward or not bother to do any shopping at all.
Afternoon all, sorry for being AWOL again without a note but I couldn't get it across cyberatically.
That Pyracantha looks just like mine, but it has loads more berries on. A female Blackbird is fancying them and I'm trying to shoo her off regularly 'cause I love their bright colours in flower arrangements. Blue flowers were my first love.
I know we're not supposed to see the northern lights in The Netherlands but strangely enough OH and me did. One night we came home from Nijmegen and were driving past open fields when all of a sudden this strange greenish light appeared. It was beauuuutiful!!!
This afternoon my neighbour is coming for his English class so I'd better start preparing. Have a lovely day everyone.
Have not seen the film 2012. But am vaugely aware of theories about the Mayan calendar which some (incorrectly, I believe) say prophesies an end-date for us, of 21-12-2012, or C*******-4.
I did see a rather gruesome prog on telly last night about the pyramids of Peru. The Peruvians thought that trouble was coming, and believed that human sacrifice might save them. But, despite their best efforts, the Spanish came, and the Peruvians' end-date was up.
Oooh nasty. I missed that one, Gary.
I watched a programme about the Mayans a few months ago. i can't remember when their civilisation came to an end but at the time they could predict solar eclipses. They interviewed some of the modern descendents of the Mayans and they'd never heard of the calendar and didn't seem bothered that it predicted the end of the world.
It was this program:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00792v2
The Mayans were very good at astronomy - They were an amazing civilisation and were one of the first races to play a form of football. However, their ball was a human head.
I've watched a few programmes about them and one stated the reason that the race died out was because they used to perform human sacrifices and chuck the bodies in the same water that they drank from. 
Hence the calendar ending when it did.
Pam , thats right about 1859. It also happened a couple of years ago in Ohio I think but in the grand scheme of things it's been going on since the year dot so I won't be climbing into my nuclear bunker on 21st Dec. !!!
There is some body next door measuring things-do surveyors measure things?
A bit of local news -there is a court case going on where an antique dealers is accused of forging signatures in books and selling them as signed copies--one is supposed to be Winston Churchill-his defence is that he sold them as "signed" copies not "signed by" copies- a moot but rather clever point?
Hi all, another theory that's going around is that the Mayan Calendar did not include leap years so technically the world should have ended several months ago!
Can i come out of the naughty corner yet, promise i wont mention christmas again Oops. Have been to see some tropical butterflies today, they were beautiful. Must have thought i was a flower as they kept landing on me. Did the man jump? i missed the news last night as i was slaving away over a hot stove. Ended up having lunch in Sainsburys at Chichester as we didnt like the look of the food at butterfly place. I always end up in the naughty corner whatever i do or wherever i go, is it something i am doing wrong do you think??????