Gill's talk & mutter hut

[G#Gill]

I just thought I would create a thread of my own, one that anybody can join in with, to chat about anything, so long as it is within the rules of FG ! Post interesting pictures, poems, jokes, issues, anecdotes, general chat, real-life exploits etc. The neighbour's unruly kids - you know the sort of thing ..........

Nottingham Castle grounds (part)
(my home town)

[qsducks]

Gill, loved your winter email the other day. I sent it on, but some peeps had a hard time opening it. It was easy for me. The last pic reminded me of Mustang as he's been using his snowblower alot this winter.

[Helen]

hi mrs.
was just gonna text you cos id not heard from you in a while.
me and wally are settled in for the night. its ruddy awful out there, think noah must be buildin another flippin ark cos we are definately going to need it at this rate !!!
havin trouble downloading pics from the P/B site. i choose me pic. click on it, then click on copy and it wont !! any ideas wot im doin wrong ??
better still, any ideas wot im doin at all

[qsducks]

Hi Helen...lots of rain for you and we are getting hit with a whopper tonight with snow, ice & rain. Won't let up till tomorrow afternoon. Kids will all be off tomorrow as I'm not driving in this crap.

[G#Gill]

Originally Posted by qsducks

Gill, loved your winter email the other day. I sent it on, but some peeps had a hard time opening it. It was easy for me. The last pic reminded me of Mustang as he's been using his snowblower alot this winter.

Hi Ducky ! Hope you are OK..................... Hey I first sent that to you on 24 December !!!!!!!!!!! Saw that you hadn't picked up on it, so I re-sent it We haven't had proper snow for some years ---- just nuisance stuff, about 3-4" fall and settle, then during the day it thaws, then freezes over night and the next day it's flippin dangerous, mucky, brittle ice ruts. It doesn't stay long enough for the children to get much enjoyment out of it either ! We always miss out on any decent snowfalls in the Midlands of England

[qsducks]

Originally Posted by G#Gill

Hi Ducky ! Hope you are OK..................... Hey I first sent that to you on 24 December !!!!!!!!!!! Saw that you hadn't picked up on it, so I re-sent it We haven't had proper snow for some years ---- just nuisance stuff, about 3-4" fall and settle, then during the day it thaws, then freezes over night and the next day it's flippin dangerous, mucky, brittle ice ruts. It doesn't stay long enough for the children to get much enjoyment out of it either ! We always miss out on any decent snowfalls in the Midlands of England

Gill, we are ok and yeah, we haven't had good snowfall either. I remember years ago we had a white hurricane and that got us a good foot of the white stuff. But, it's been dragging over the years and we usually get a good storm come February. This storm that's coming is from the south so we should be in for some nice wet stuff tomorrow..a real mess is what they are predicting. Anyways, it's coming at night which stinks for Quin. But he will at least be on the Wii tomorrow with Chez's daughters playing Mario Kart

[G#Gill]

Originally Posted by Helen

hi mrs.
was just gonna text you cos id not heard from you in a while.
me and wally are settled in for the night. its ruddy awful out there, think noah must be buildin another flippin ark cos we are definately going to need it at this rate !!!
havin trouble downloading pics from the P/B site. i choose me pic. click on it, then click on copy and it wont !! any ideas wot im doin wrong ??
better still, any ideas wot im doin at all

Hi Helen ! It's pissing it down here as well ! PB has changed a little bit.

Once you are on the page in PB that you want to get a pic from, click on the little pic that you choose - it should come up on a new page, by itself (if you move the cursor over the pic it should show you a % size. e.g. 76% means that the picture when reproduced in your post will be another 24% bigger ! This is a good way to make sure that your pic will not blow the margins. Be advised that around 76% or higher will be fine for your post, some pics though say 59% - these will be too big for the post !
Anyway once you've ascertained that the size will be OK then scroll down and over to the far right of that page, there you will see a selection, go to the bottom one (img) click left button and carefully slide your cursor along that link - preferably a fraction above the link. You will find that not all the link will be visible but when you reach the far right of the link, it should run on under the cursor till (img) shows (sometimes this isn't necessary, so long as you have the final 'img' there) indicating that you have the complete link. Right click on the blue shading, a drop-down will appear, right click on 'copy', then move the PB page away so you can see your post window. Left click to make sure the cursor is below any text you have written. When you are happy about the position of the pic, then right click again and a drop-down will appear, right click on 'paste'. Job done ! Check that all is OK and how you want it by pressing 'preview', if OK just press 'submit' !!

They are sooooooo naughty those monkeys !!!

[G#Gill]

Originally Posted by qsducks

Gill, we are ok and yeah, we haven't had good snowfall either. I remember years ago we had a white hurricane and that got us a good foot of the white stuff. But, it's been dragging over the years and we usually get a good storm come February. This storm that's coming is from the south so we should be in for some nice wet stuff tomorrow..a real mess is what they are predicting. Anyways, it's coming at night which stinks for Quin. But he will at least be on the Wii tomorrow with Chez's daughters playing Mario Kart

Aw, it is such a shame for the youngsters when it doesn't snow much and doesn't stay. Well bless him, I expect you will be hearing squeeks and much laughter when he gets on the Wii. I must say I haven't tried it yet, but my son Andy says that it is really good. Also a lot of Care Homes and retirement homes are installing them, because they are a fun way to exercise, and keep people from vegetating .......... I think I had better try one soon then !!

[qsducks]

Originally Posted by G#Gill

Aw, it is such a shame for the youngsters when it doesn't snow much and doesn't stay. Well bless him, I expect you will be hearing squeeks and much laughter when he gets on the Wii. I must say I haven't tried it yet, but my son Andy says that it is really good. Also a lot of Care Homes and retirement homes are installing them, because they are a fun way to exercise, and keep people from vegetating .......... I think I had better try one soon then !!

Quin has played several times with Chez whom he calls Birdo and her girls. It's really funny to watch him play it with them and I always laugh when they are really competitive and knock peeps off. It's hilarious. Yes, you need to get a Wii...I'm addicted to bowling at the mo.

[Helen]

Originally Posted by G#Gill

Aw, it is such a shame for the youngsters when it doesn't snow much and doesn't stay. Well bless him, I expect you will be hearing squeeks and much laughter when he gets on the Wii. I must say I haven't tried it yet, but my son Andy says that it is really good. Also a lot of Care Homes and retirement homes are installing them, because they are a fun way to exercise, and keep people from vegetating .......... I think I had better try one soon then !!

at least i'll have somethin to do with me time then

two of my grandaughters have sprained things playin baseball on their wii !!!