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qsducks;1121292 wrote: My grill is frozen and has icicles on it:wah:


:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Not that I want to go out and cook on it anytime soon.:wah:

Mustang;1121347 wrote: Hi good looking! Just what go's on here at this new thread of your's.


Hi Mussy !!! Great to see you here, and in answer to your question - anything goes, on here, and anybody is welcome to join in !!!! :-6

qsducks;1121363 wrote: Not that I want to go out and cook on it anytime soon.:wah:


That conjures up a lovely picture, Ducky :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G#Gill;1121400 wrote: That conjures up a lovely picture, Ducky :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


Think I'll stick with my George Foreman grill for right now. Will have to wait till spring for the grill. Just looked out on my deck & I see a frozen over table, 6 chairs with icicles & the grill:wah:

Idgie;1121380 wrote: :yh_rotfl

It's nice to get off the game threads and have a conversation for a change. I'm sure your new thread will take off just fine. :-6

Wow, no snow by you. We've had our fair share of the white stuff since November! It's been a very LONG winter so far. And, that groundhog on the 2nd of February, I'm sure, will forecast another 6 more weeks of winter.

It's awesome though, with all the snow covering the ground and trees and watching all the wildlife, especially the numerous birds come in to feed. :-4

I was telling my hubby that we need to buy some cross country skiis and give that a go. It looks like it would be a fun winter activity!


My son, Andy, has just told me that you have to be super fit to do the cross-country skiing, and I believe him, having seen the winter olympics!!! Mind you, what a lovely way to keep fit and stay trim :-6

qsducks;1121402 wrote: Think I'll stick with my George Foreman grill for right now. Will have to wait till spring for the grill. Just looked out on my deck & I see a frozen over table, 6 chairs with icicles & the grill:wah:


Ducky, all we have to show for winter here is frozen frosty roads, frosty trees and shrubs when the temp drops below freezing. Oh it's quite pretty, and the trees look all fairy-like, but it just aint the same without the snow........ grrrrrrrrrrrrr:(

I've got to go out now, so catch you all later :-4 :driving:

G#Gill;1121403 wrote: My son, Andy, has just told me that you have to be super fit to do the cross-country skiing, and I believe him, having seen the winter olympics!!! Mind you, what a lovely way to keep fit and stay trim :-6


I wouldn't make it:wah:

Idgie;1121416 wrote: Where I live, years ago, they ripped out all the train tracks and folks use the old railroad grade to ski upon now. They also use it to hike and bike on too, in the summer. They go for miles from one city to another.

Oh yes, I'm sure one has to be quite fit to do this activity and it sure would add to any fitness program. Hubby and I hike all the time. And who couldn't loose a few pounds here or there.


After Sunday you may want to look into getting those skis:wah:

G#Gill;1121396 wrote: Hi Mussy !!! Great to see you here, and in answer to your question - anything goes, on here, and anybody is welcome to join in !!!! :-6




Why thank you Gill! It's nice to see you out here on your own thread and having a little fun doing it. Now keep up the good work good looking. I enjoy looking at the pic's that are posted in here.

Well I'll put another pic on, one that could possibly be Idgie in a short while .......................:-6

Mustang;1121347 wrote: Hi good looking! Just what go's on here at this new thread of your's.


hi mustang,

i love the avatars you put up on your posts !!

MANY YEARS AGO !! i took a summer job at the first ever western riding school in england which gave me my long lasting love affair with anything " cowboy " i then went on to teach for a good many years.

the only draw back was trying to explain to the young men that came to ride, that it wasnt like a john wayne movie where the horses appeared to gallop for miles with out stopping for a breather !!!

some of them couldnt understand why we wernt carrying loaded guns either :rolleyes:

G#Gill;1121403 wrote: My son, Andy, has just told me that you have to be super fit to do the cross-country skiing, and I believe him, having seen the winter olympics!!! Mind you, what a lovely way to keep fit and stay trim :-6


is that how he does it .................... oooh smack my legs did i just say that ?? :o

G#Gill;1121805 wrote: Well I'll put another pic on, one that could possibly be Idgie in a short while .......................:-6










Thank you Gill. It Kinda looks like my back yard.

Helen;1121857 wrote: is that how he does it .................... oooh smack my legs did i just say that ?? :o


Hi Helen ! :wah: No Andy doesn't ski, he used to do a bit of sledging, but that was a few years ago as we haven't had that sort of snow for that length of time !

Hope all is OK with you Mrs :-6 :-4

Mustang;1121861 wrote: Thank you Gill. It Kinda looks like my back yard.


Actually Mussy, I think it is a snow covered frozen lake :-6

Hey you don't have a gorgeous view like that do you ?????

Helen;1121853 wrote: hi mustang,

i love the avatars you put up on your posts !!

MANY YEARS AGO !! i took a summer job at the first ever western riding school in england which gave me my long lasting love affair with anything " cowboy " i then went on to teach for a good many years.

the only draw back was trying to explain to the young men that came to ride, that it wasnt like a john wayne movie where the horses appeared to gallop for miles with out stopping for a breather !!!

some of them couldnt understand why we wernt carrying loaded guns either :rolleyes:


Hello Helen, And thank you i like my avatars also.



Hey cowboys do that sorta thing, So how many years do you have teaching. I did the teaching thing for around 18 years myself, Hunter ED. Heck in my neck of the woods we still carry loaded guns. An old saying around here is what good is an empty gun!!:D

G#Gill;1121869 wrote: Actually Mussy, I think it is a snow covered frozen lake :-6

Hey you don't have a gorgeous view like that do you ?????




Why yes i do, I can go out my back door and walk for around 35miles before you even see another road all woods and wildlife and love it.

Mustang;1121879 wrote: Why yes i do, I can go out my back door and walk for around 35miles before you even see another road all woods and wildlife and love it.


Sounds totally amazing, Mussy !!!!! Can you post any pics ?? Wow, you are sooo lucky ! I am really a country girl, but I live in the suburbs of Nottingham at the moment, but hopefully not for too much longer. Desperately need to get away from crowded houses and too many people and the attendant noise and anti-social behaviour !

G#Gill;1121927 wrote: Sounds totally amazing, Mussy !!!!! Can you post any pics ?? Wow, you are sooo lucky ! I am really a country girl, but I live in the suburbs of Nottingham at the moment, but hopefully not for too much longer. Desperately need to get away from crowded houses and too many people and the attendant noise and anti-social behaviour !




And it is Gill! The winter months tend to be a little long but we love it, I just could'nt live in the city just not for me. I hope one day you get your wish and get back to the country yourself. Heck the store is 25 miles away but you learn to deal with it in the winter months and buy things in two's. Every big game animal in the state is in my back yard and we enjoy feeding every one of them.

One day when i get some free time i will post some pics. You will love them.

That would be wonderful Mussy, and I can't wait to see them

Perhaps this pic is something like your view, but not many trees here !!




That is a gorgeous horse ! :-6:)

G#Gill;1121958 wrote: That would be wonderful Mussy, and I can't wait to see them

Perhaps this pic is something like your view, but not many trees here !!




That is a gorgeous horse ! :-6:)






In the summer month's up on my back 40 kinda looks like that also. And it is a gorgeous horse. Can i use it for my own use at FG.

Mustang;1121970 wrote: In the summer month's up on my back 40 kinda looks like that also. And it is a gorgeous horse. Can i use it for my own use at FG.


some folk have all the luck !!!

its always been my ambition to go to the states and ride where the cowboys did !! i did manage florida and disney land not quite the same thing

i taught back in the 70's in the new forest in hampshire , southern england. my boss started importing quarter horses but her ill health put a stop to that sadly.

i havnt ridden for a good few years now, due to one too many falls !! i fell of a polo pony who turned right while i carried on going in the direction i thought we were heading :rolleyes:

mornin gill,

rotton day here but i managed to get wally out before the heavens opened again.

im not supposed to be here............. have got me bed changed and had me breckie but im sposed to be sorting myself out to go to daughters :rolleyes:

looks like andy might be able to get his sledge out next week........ wish i could be there to see it

Mustang;1121970 wrote: In the summer month's up on my back 40 kinda looks like that also. And it is a gorgeous horse. Can i use it for my own use at FG.


Of course you can Mussy !! I got it from Photobucket - searched 'cowboy land' (on photobucket) I think :wah:

Helen;1122233 wrote: mornin gill,

rotton day here but i managed to get wally out before the heavens opened again.

im not supposed to be here............. have got me bed changed and had me breckie but im sposed to be sorting myself out to go to daughters :rolleyes:

looks like andy might be able to get his sledge out next week........ wish i could be there to see it


Hi Helen, what's the delay ? Is somebody supposed to be picking you up ?

Thanks for the weather forecast Mrs !!!! We haven't got any central heating !!!

They haven't even sent an assessor round yet !!!! Good job we've got our two halogen heaters - we're keeping in the living room except when we need to go to the kitchen, and we have one of the heaters in there. The loos are bloody cold, and the rest of the house is! The living room dropped down to 52 f from 70 f over night, because we turned the heater off - fortunately the dog has a fur coat !

:-4

G#Gill;1122237 wrote: Hi Helen, what's the delay ? Is somebody supposed to be picking you up ?

Thanks for the weather forecast Mrs !!!! We haven't got any central heating !!!

They haven't even sent an assessor round yet !!!! Good job we've got our two halogen heaters - we're keeping in the living room except when we need to go to the kitchen, and we have one of the heaters in there. The loos are bloody cold, and the rest of the house is! The living room dropped down to 52 f from 70 f over night, because we turned the heater off - fortunately the dog has a fur coat !

:-4


me im afraid !! me get up and go hasnt returned from the last time it got up and went :rolleyes::wah:

got one of those cant be bothered moods on lol !! only got to shove some clean clothes in a bag and hoover.

its so dark here, more like tea time than 11am !!

i know how cold it can get........... had enough of that before xmas when we had no heating here !!

Helen;1122247 wrote: me im afraid !! me get up and go hasnt returned from the last time it got up and went :rolleyes::wah:

got one of those cant be bothered moods on lol !! only got to shove some clean clothes in a bag and hoover.

its so dark here, more like tea time than 11am !!

i know how cold it can get........... had enough of that before xmas when we had no heating here !!


It's no good Mrs. You'll have to make sure your 'get up and went' blinkin well comes back.............. and soon ! :yh_rotfl Just tell it that it was a false alarm and that you were only pulling its leg ! Were you being fetched ? Or were you having to make your own way there ? :-3

Gotta go out for a while, but I'll be back later :-6

Gill, have you gotten your heater situation fixed yet?

G#Gill;1122234 wrote: Of course you can Mussy !! I got it from Photobucket - searched 'cowboy land' (on photobucket) I think :wah:


Good morning Good Looking and Thank you! I will resize it and see how it works for an AV.

Helen;1122232 wrote: some folk have all the luck !!!

its always been my ambition to go to the states and ride where the cowboys did !! i did manage florida and disney land not quite the same thing

i taught back in the 70's in the new forest in hampshire , southern england. my boss started importing quarter horses but her ill health put a stop to that sadly.

i havnt ridden for a good few years now, due to one too many falls !! i fell of a polo pony who turned right while i carried on going in the direction i thought we were heading :rolleyes:


Ouch, that had to hurt. Hope you weren't injured to badly. :yh_hugs

qsducks;1122300 wrote: Gill, have you gotten your heater situation fixed yet?


Thanks for asking, Ducky, but the answer is no - nothing heard yet, no phone call, no visit, nothing. So long as our electricity holds up, we should be OK. What gets me is that they don't know that we have managed to organise cooking, a bit of hot water (kettle and shower), and some heating (sitting room and kitchen).

Yes we have phoned them

G#Gill;1122508 wrote: Thanks for asking, Ducky, but the answer is no - nothing heard yet, no phone call, no visit, nothing. So long as our electricity holds up, we should be OK. What gets me is that they don't know that we have managed to organise cooking, a bit of hot water (kettle and shower), and some heating (sitting room and kitchen).

Yes we have phoned them


Too bad my hubs is not there to help you out. He's a plumbing/heating contractor by trade...believe me you gf, he would rather fix your problem than deal with ours at the mo:wah:. My hot water heater is on the brink of death:wah: and me toilet is still messed up.:-5:-5

qsducks;1122517 wrote: Too bad my hubs is not there to help you out. He's a plumbing/heating contractor by trade...believe me you gf, he would rather fix your problem than deal with ours at the mo:wah:. My hot water heater is on the brink of death:wah: and me toilet is still messed up.:-5:-5


I bet he would have done the job by now !! It's always the same Ducky, a tradesman always leaves his own home at the bottom of the list

I remember when my dad needed a lot of electrical wiring, and burglar alarms installed throughout his shop (a chemist shop). Len, the electrician did a wonderful job and so very neat and unobtrusive, and the alarm system was excellent. However when his wife came into the shop, dad showed her Len's work and said how pleased he was that Len had done such a good job. His wife apparently had a strange look on her face - sort of envious, and said that there was wiring bulging out in various different parts of her house, waiting to be properly hidden and neatened up. There were also two wall plugs with dangerously exposed wiring!

I suppose it's a case of the poor chap has been doing electrical things all day and just wants a break from it when he gets home

Try to be patient, I expect he will get round to doing those jobs - when it affects him badly enough to galvanise him into sorting them ! :rolleyes:

G#Gill;1122741 wrote: I bet he would have done the job by now !! It's always the same Ducky, a tradesman always leaves his own home at the bottom of the list

I remember when my dad needed a lot of electrical wiring, and burglar alarms installed throughout his shop (a chemist shop). Len, the electrician did a wonderful job and so very neat and unobtrusive, and the alarm system was excellent. However when his wife came into the shop, dad showed her Len's work and said how pleased he was that Len had done such a good job. His wife apparently had a strange look on her face - sort of envious, and said that there was wiring bulging out in various different parts of her house, waiting to be properly hidden and neatened up. There were also two wall plugs with dangerously exposed wiring!

I suppose it's a case of the poor chap has been doing electrical things all day and just wants a break from it when he gets home

Try to be patient, I expect he will get round to doing those jobs - when it affects him badly enough to galvanise him into sorting them ! :rolleyes:


A revolt will be going down soon...hmm, maybe I should have me & my two girls hot up the bathroom for 3 hours:wah:. Well, anyways, he does this all the time:-5. Well, at least the kids all have name brand sneakers:wah:

Did somebody say there was bad weather coming in over the UK, from Siberia ?




:-5:-5:-5:-5 :eek::eek::eek:

Hello everybody ! The above pic could be what we may look like in England on Sunday or Monday ! Pretty pic, but very cold, particularly when you aint got any gas central heating - and there could be power cuts as well, if the electricity workers join in with the trouble over bringing in foreign workers instead of using British workers !! Well it's been a long time coming, but maybe the UK working man has at last had enough of being shat on with the consent of the useless government!

We had a letter from contractors used by 'Warm Front' this morning, saying they will be sending an assessor to see what needs to be done. It has only taken 2 weeks to get to this point, so I suppose it could be another 2 weeks plus, for an assessment to be made. Then possibly another 2 weeks plus to start any work. Then we will be into Spring and hopefully better weather !

I just hope things can be done and dusted before the heat (!!??) of the summer. At least then, whoever buys this house, will have a reasonable central heating system to enjoy when next winter arrives !! :-5 :-1 :-3

This from a psised-off, cold, angry, fed-up, dissappointed, and did I say annoyed, Gill -- have a good day :-6

I just think this is a lovely picture - I have no idea where it is, as it is one of a selection that was on my PC for use as wallpaper.

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/attac ... 1233425488

:-6:)

This one is one I do use as my wallpaper, as it reminds me of where I go for my holiday in Norfolk.

G#Gill;1123134 wrote:


Hello everybody ! The above pic could be what we may look like in England on Sunday or Monday ! Pretty pic, but very cold, particularly when you aint got any gas central heating - and there could be power cuts as well, if the electricity workers join in with the trouble over bringing in foreign workers instead of using British workers !! Well it's been a long time coming, but maybe the UK working man has at last had enough of being shat on with the consent of the useless government!

We had a letter from contractors used by 'Warm Front' this morning, saying they will be sending an assessor to see what needs to be done. It has only taken 2 weeks to get to this point, so I suppose it could be another 2 weeks plus, for an assessment to be made. Then possibly another 2 weeks plus to start any work. Then we will be into Spring and hopefully better weather !

I just hope things can be done and dusted before the heat (!!??) of the summer. At least then, whoever buys this house, will have a reasonable central heating system to enjoy when next winter arrives !! :-5 :-1 :-3

This from a psised-off, cold, angry, fed-up, dissappointed, and did I say annoyed, Gill -- have a good day :-6


i take it you're not a happy bunny today then ?? :wah:;)

only ventured out to take wally for his walks today and have just searched through me clothes to find me thermals out again...................

and it hasnt even got that cold here yet. !!

didnt get to me birhtday/ engagement party last nite :-3 no one came to pick me up................ no phone calls, texts or anything to explain what was going on, i cant understand her !! its like xmas all over again............

its like she dosnt want me over there any more. i know shes got the hump with what im thinking about doing when i have to leave here but ive got to do something !! cant just camp in the car park and hope someone is going to take pity on me can i ??

its makin me feel right uncomfortable right now .........

G#Gill;1123134 wrote:


Hello everybody ! The above pic could be what we may look like in England on Sunday or Monday ! Pretty pic, but very cold, particularly when you aint got any gas central heating - and there could be power cuts as well, if the electricity workers join in with the trouble over bringing in foreign workers instead of using British workers !! Well it's been a long time coming, but maybe the UK working man has at last had enough of being shat on with the consent of the useless government!

We had a letter from contractors used by 'Warm Front' this morning, saying they will be sending an assessor to see what needs to be done. It has only taken 2 weeks to get to this point, so I suppose it could be another 2 weeks plus, for an assessment to be made. Then possibly another 2 weeks plus to start any work. Then we will be into Spring and hopefully better weather !

I just hope things can be done and dusted before the heat (!!??) of the summer. At least then, whoever buys this house, will have a reasonable central heating system to enjoy when next winter arrives !! :-5 :-1 :-3

This from a psised-off, cold, angry, fed-up, dissappointed, and did I say annoyed, Gill -- have a good day :-6


It's called Free Trade and it sucks! Whenever I've got probs w/computer, tv or phone I get stuck with someone from India who I can't understand. Speak english which they do but it is broken english:-5

Helen;1123323 wrote: only ventured out to take wally for his walks today and have just searched through me clothes to find me thermals out again...................

and it hasnt even got that cold here yet. !!

didnt get to me birhtday/ engagement party last nite :-3 no one came to pick me up................ no phone calls, texts or anything to explain what was going on, i cant understand her !! its like xmas all over again............

its like she dosnt want me over there any more. i know shes got the hump with what im thinking about doing when i have to leave here but ive got to do something !! cant just camp in the car park and hope someone is going to take pity on me can i ??

its makin me feel right uncomfortable right now .........


Hi Helen, I think you should try to just carry on and put this to the back of the shelf. You have to think of your future and what is best for you, for a change - it's a shame that they seem to be like that. It is also bad that your daughter just couldn't ring you to let you know! She must have known you were packing and getting ready to come over ffs. I wonder how she would feel if it was the other way round !!! You'd never hear the end of it ! Still, maybe things have happened at her end, and it made things awkward. Doesn't excuse her not phoning you though - just mean !

Don't feel uncomfortable, Helen, you have to think about yourself, and they will have to accept what you decide to do. They've got cars haven't they ? They know you don't drive, they know you have to go where you can find a place to live, and with your Wally. I suppose you may find out what went on in a few days. :-3 :-5 :rolleyes: :-4

qsducks;1123329 wrote: It's called Free Trade and it sucks! Whenever I've got probs w/computer, tv or phone I get stuck with someone from India who I can't understand. Speak english which they do but it is broken english:-5


I don't like ringing British Telecom - as you say they speak English, but I can't understand what they say either, and I get fed up with asking them to repeat things and speak slower. I have heard, though, that BT are supposed to be changing their customer service back to the UK - not before time for me :-5 :-3

:-4

Hello Gill...hope all is well with you...I know that you're going through a rough time right now:-4