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OK Huia, you never know I might get lucky.

Ann, I have sorted out the relevant and possibly relevant info for my gt gt grandfather. Will I put it on this thread, or in a PM, or if you prefer it in an email I will need to know yours. Or I could put it on a TTF.

Huia.

I will be off to bed soon, so see you all in 10 or 12 hours time.

Huia.

I have sent you a PM Huia.

No Mo last night or today so far. Hope she is OK.

Hi Ann I have seen Mo on another thread today so she is around.
I love the way we worry if somebody is missing. It's like having a really close group of friends, that care when we don't appear.

Hope everyone is OK

Linda :o) XxX

Hellooooooooo, yes I am still here girls.
We had an emergency phone call from a friend. With all the snow,and heavy rain of the last couple of days, her utility room roof had sprung a bad leak, and water was running into her electric socket for her washing machine.
Roly cut the power to the socket,to check it out, and when he took the front box of, it was half filled with water,and had burnt through the wiring.
Oh my lord she was so lucky, they still have the old fuse wire type of fuse box, that was outlawed ages ago. They need a complete house rewire, and a new consumer unit. Plus she has got to have a new roof put onto the garage and utility room.
I am just glad to be married to a sparky, who can do all our own electrics.
My friend will have to employ an electircian, to do the whole electrics in her house, as Roly cannot do it for her,as he is no longer certified to do so.

Well now girls, I hope we are all feeling better today.
No news yet from Marie, either I'm afraid. I AM getting worried now,as Marie normally would check her E.Mails on a regular basis.

No news from Jean, Caz or Joyce either.

Sylvia, I hope you are getting back to normal now.
Have you got the whip out, and the paint brushes for your OH to start the painting in your kitchen yet. lol

Sallie, hows you today lovey. Have you and Julia arranged to meet again for a coffee.
How is your brother keeping now.? I hope he is a lot better than he was.

Right I must go and finish the dinner. Pork, roast potato's, sprouts,carrots,
peas and apple sauce oh! and gravy.
See you after dinner. Love Mo xxx

glad you are OK Mo. Goodness your friend was lucky. It is going to be expensive for her, unless her insurance covers the roof. May cover the washing machine if thatw as dmaged. yes I am lucky that OH can do most electrice (although the law says he is not 'qualified' to touch bathroom, kitchen or garden electrics these days. He only served a three year apprenticeship in the RN as a Radio Electrical artificer but doesn't hold the relevant piece of paper.

Yes Linda we do worry when people are missing. Well i do if they are regularly on here. Not so bad if they are occasional visitors.

I forgot to ask her if she has insurance Ann, I must give her a ring tonight to find out.
Our OH's being in the forces, certainly came in handy didn't it.
When Roly came out of the R.A.F he went on to be a maintenance/electrician for a major company, but as you say, they are not qualified to do house rewires.
But at his age now, I am glad he is out of it all. It's a rat race now.

T was never actually an electrician as he went on to be Radar Fleet air arm. But the electrical training HND whatever stuck and he still does electrical jobs round the house. And he is very respectful of electricity as well.

Hello Girls,

Mo, I'm okay thank you, I've felt a little bit better over the last couple of days, just wish it would continue that way.
Your friend was very lucky. that she didn't have a fire, with the electrics being in the state they are. As Ann said, it's going to cost a lot of money to put it right.

My brother qualified as an electrician years ago before he joined the police force. Like both your OH's he now hasn't got the qualifications to be able to rewire a house.



I had a phone call off Joyce this morning, she sounded cheerful but I know that she's back and fore bed, because of her not being able to sleep at night because of cramp.

She also told me that Caz is in bed quite a bit during the day because of the pain she's suffering.
I hope that Jean is alright too, I was hoping that she would have been better and back on here by now.




Still no word from Marie, I really hope that things are all okay with her family.


Linda, nice to hear from you, I hope that you are feeling better. When we don't hear from someone that posts regularly we do worry about them, and especially when we know that some members of their family have problems.
Not sure if you know, but Marie's brother and his family live in Rockhampton, Queensland, and had to move out of his house because of the floods there.
Just hope that everything is okay with them.


Ann, it would be great if you can find the information that Huia needs about her gt gt grandfather. Good luck in your search!


We had some snow here today, although it did turn to rain, thank goodness, I was going to go up to town, but changed my mind when I seen the weather.

I might look in again later on.

Love and best wishes. Sallie.xxx

Hi Sallie thanks for the update on Joyce and Caz.
Bless them both, they sure do go through hell dont they.
Sending them both (((((((((((BIG HUGS))))))))))

For goodness sake not more snow, haven't we had enough yet. I hope it doesn't lay, or you will be stuck indoors again,and you dont need that.
Going out and about, and seeing different people, does help to make the days pass better.
When I was stuck indoors during the last snowfall, I felt like I was going stir crazy.
I know i'm crazy at the best of times, but I was climbing the walls from boredom, and needed a different person to talk to.
I am just so grateful that we have out comradeship on here,it helps an awful lot when you are stuck in four walls for any length of time.

See you shortly. Mo xxx

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A HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SYLVIA, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
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It's Sylvia's birthday today girls. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Love Mo xxx

Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday today, Sylvia.
I hope you'll have a great day.

Love and Best Wishes, Sallie.xxx

Hi Mo, and everyone


Thank you very much for the good wishes.


It was pouring with rain this morning, but now the sun is shining. We're going to go out for dinner tonight, to our local bistro that we often go to.

While we were having heavy rain here for the last 24-36 hours, inland areas were having heavy heavy snow! The ski hills are laughing all the way to the bank!!


I do hope that we hear from Marie soon ............. those floods in Australia are very worrying.

Take care everyone



sylvia
xxx

Sylvia,

Hope you enjoy your meal out tonight, take care and have a good time.

Love, Sallie.xxx

Hi there girls. I am just going to send the info to Ann before I get myself ready to go to visit Phil. Be good, and dont do anything I wouldnt!

Huia.

Hi Everyone, hope that 2011 will be a better year for you all, especially all of you who have had health issues.

Sorry that I haven't been on here for such a long time.
Unfortunately my nausea tends to get worse when trying to read the computer screen. Have also had a couple of bouts of sickness in December (lasting two days each time), so I have been a bit of a misery gut.

Very tired and disorganised too, have managed to run out of my happy pills, so could now win gold medal for being irritable, have snapped my sons head of + + = today.

He lives with me part time now, as he has a part-time job close to my home, as wel as helping a friend who is setting up a new buisness, also close to my home.

I have been used to living alone for many years, so this makes a big change for me. Much as I love him, I also love having my own space.

Like a lot of you in the UK we have had snow here. Had booked the Ring & Ride (Special Bus) to take me to the local shopping centre on the Wednesday before Christmas. Unfortunately, the weather was so bad here, that none of the Ring & Ride buses ran that day. As you have to book two days before travel, that was me stymied for my last minute Christmas shopping.

Son had gone back to his family home for a few days, so he couldn't take me shopping. However, he was working by me on Christmas Eve, so would be popping in here, luckily his partner had some spare S.R. Flour, which I needed to make the dumplings for my beef stew.

So the good news is that I had a lovely beef stew on Christmas Day, there was even enough left to have more on 26th December.

I have nowgot Skyp on my new computer, as has my son, on one of the computers at his family home.
After working ( a sleep over) near me, he popped in on Christmas morning, to say Hi and to collect the gifts from me for his family.

I was able to watch them all (via Skyp) opening their Christmas pressoes. It was wonderful, all the pleasure but none of the mess.

We had my family get together on the Thursday after Christmas, at my sisters house. Wonderful!!! Good company, good food and a present from secret santa.

We had snow here this morning, but it has gone now. I am keeping my figers crossed, as hope to get the Ring & Ride to the Birmingham Bull Ring, tomorrow morning ( early)

So it is off to bed now, hoping for a good nights sleep, as will have to be up by 7.30

I too hope that we hear from Marie soon, am hoping that she is just having on-line probs. rather than something more serious.

Tess

Hello all.

A belated happy birthday to you Sylvia. I hadnt realised you were another 'Easter Egg' like me. I received a card today, although it is not my birthday until Tuesday. Our sons as well. And my niece. Phil's was last Tues.

Phil was just finishing his lunch when I visited him. He then kept dozing off. It was quite hot in there, in fact it is hot everywhere. Here I am sitting in the altogether (not a purty sight) with a fan going and windows open and still I am hot. I'll swap some of the hot for some of your cold.

Huia.

and here I am sitting with a wool sweater on, the heating turned up to 20C (which means an effective temperature of about 22C), and a stole to hand in case I get chilly shoulders!!! :)))


Thank you everyone for the best wishes



January was obviously a good month Huia!