Gill's talk mutter hut

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:10 am

Just doing the last of my clothes washing before we go away at the end of the week. Going to take enough clothes to last 4 weeks ! But having thought about that, I think our car would be chock-a-block with clothing (for 3 people!), and no room for anything else ! So I'll have to compromise and hope I can find a laundrette somewhere local. I don't really care TBH, I just want to get away and to hell with wearing the same stuff for a couple of days or so. If I don't rush around, I won't get sweaty and stink the place out ! :yh_rotfl So I will glide quietly and smoothly wherever I go - that should do it ! Some stuff I will be able to leave at the static, so we won't be bringing so much back as we will be taking. A definite 'take' will be our PC (to play games on), hopefully a small portable colour TV and DVD player, my small radio/alarm, some kites, golf clubs. Books we can get from the library.

All in all, I really can't wait to get away and be able to chill out! It is going to be wonderful ! Hubby's sis will be joining us but staying on another site, for 3 weeks. They are great fun. All we need really is some decent (not too hot) weather !

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:01 am

G#Gill;1224991 wrote: Just doing the last of my clothes washing before we go away at the end of the week. Going to take enough clothes to last 4 weeks ! But having thought about that, I think our car would be chock-a-block with clothing (for 3 people!), and no room for anything else ! So I'll have to compromise and hope I can find a laundrette somewhere local. I don't really care TBH, I just want to get away and to hell with wearing the same stuff for a couple of days or so. If I don't rush around, I won't get sweaty and stink the place out ! :yh_rotfl So I will glide quietly and smoothly wherever I go - that should do it ! Some stuff I will be able to leave at the static, so we won't be bringing so much back as we will be taking. A definite 'take' will be our PC (to play games on), hopefully a small portable colour TV and DVD player, my small radio/alarm, some kites, golf clubs. Books we can get from the library.

All in all, I really can't wait to get away and be able to chill out! It is going to be wonderful ! Hubby's sis will be joining us but staying on another site, for 3 weeks. They are great fun. All we need really is some decent (not too hot) weather !

it would be nice if you saw the sun!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

chillin out and no worry's sounds great, enjoy!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:09 am

Odie;1225010 wrote: it would be nice if you saw the sun!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

chillin out and no worry's sounds great, enjoy!

Thanks Odie ! I will miss you, and my other friends - that's the only down side of it!

:( :-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:10 am

G#Gill;1225014 wrote: Thanks Odie ! I will miss you, and my other friends - that's the only down side of it!

:( :-6

4 weeks is a long time.........

I will miss you also, I will keep your hut clean!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:26 pm

Thanks Odie !!! That is very kind of you, and so long as you keep an eye on the flowers just in case it doesn't rain for a while (joking of course !). :-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:31 pm

G#Gill;1225362 wrote: Thanks Odie !!! That is very kind of you, and so long as you keep an eye on the flowers just in case it doesn't rain for a while (joking of course !). :-6

forgot to add, your caravan looks beaituful!

I'll water your garden each night when I do mine.

any pets?:yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:08 pm

Only Rex, and he comes with us ! :-4 I think there are one or two slugs and snails that will need evicting. Other than that, it's just watering the flowers and MOWING THE LAWN !! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl By the way, where is Kay ? :-3 I shall have to email her as I haven't seen hide nor hair of her in ages. I hope she's OK. Perhaps she's gone to another site? :sneaky: :driving:

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:43 pm

G#Gill;1225959 wrote: Only Rex, and he comes with us ! :-4 I think there are one or two slugs and snails that will need evicting. Other than that, it's just watering the flowers and MOWING THE LAWN !! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl By the way, where is Kay ? :-3 I shall have to email her as I haven't seen hide nor hair of her in ages. I hope she's OK. Perhaps she's gone to another site? :sneaky: :driving:

slugs and snails I can handle, out the door they go!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:51 am

Good morning all !! It's a lovely sunny morning here for a change! A few clouds around, but so what ! :-6:-6 The temp. is quite warm and it feels muggy !

Got to get on now, last minute packing! I may not be able to get back on before I actually leave on holiday, so I'll say tatty bye now. Take care and be happy and healthy all of you.......................... Oh, and behave yourselves while I'm away ! :p

:-6

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:28 pm

Nice caravan good looking.

Bet you are looking forward to your long vacation. Have a good time and make sure your get some R & R! :-6

No rain today for us and the temperatures were actually on the cool side for a change. Nice change but it's suppose to heat back up by the weekend.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:59 pm

Hi Mussy ! Thanks for the holiday wishes, and I sure will do my best to chill out. I think we're drained at the moment so it's re-charging batteries time

:-6

Good to see Carol pop back, I hope she stays, she's been missed !

We're away tomorrow, hopefully, so take care of yourself and your good lady wife...................... oh and behave yourself while I'm away ! XXX

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:07 am

Well Hi, everybody! I'm back from me little break :wah: Hope you were all good. Although I have read one or two spats between some of you

Life's too damn short to bicker, so just be nice to each other - doesn't hurt as much as you think it might :rolleyes:

Below are a few pics I took while away. The sun shone every day except one and a half days !! :-6:-6 It really was a chillin-out sort of a hol. and we spent it in the place where we will be living permanently in the not too distant future, and I can't wait - it's so peaceful and quiet and everybody is very friendly and helpful.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:25 am

G#Gill;1239474 wrote: Well Hi, everybody! I'm back from me little break :wah: Hope you were all good. Although I have read one or two spats between some of you

Life's too damn short to bicker, so just be nice to each other - doesn't hurt as much as you think it might :rolleyes:

Below are a few pics I took while away. The sun shone every day except one and a half days !! :-6:-6 It really was a chillin-out sort of a hol. and we spent it in the place where we will be living permanently in the not too distant future, and I can't wait - it's so peaceful and quiet and everybody is very friendly and helpful.

hello my friend, I have missed you and welcome back!:-4

oh you pic's are just spectacular and sooooooo glad you had such a good time!:guitarist:guitarist

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:28 am

Odie;1239532 wrote: hello my friend, I have missed you and welcome back!:-4

oh you pic's are just spectacular and sooooooo glad you had such a good time!:guitarist:guitarist

Hi Odie, thanks for the welcome back! I missed you as well ! Glad you liked the pics - my favourite is the view pic. This was in Norfolk. We all reckoned that if we won the lottery, that house with the view of the sea as well as having a private lake, would suit us down to the ground ! There are a couple of smaller properties to the right of it, which I suppose we could buy for our relatives ! :yh_rotfl Aren't dreams wonderful ? :-6

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:46 pm

Well, we had a lovely break, we came back, we've been back since Monday and on Wednesday evening my son's car (Reliant Rialto 3 wheeler) was rolled over by a bunch of yobs ! No wonder we want to bloody well leave here ! :-5:-5:-5

Police have given us a crime number, so we only have to wait for our tame mechanic to come and look the car over tomorrow, and depending on his findings we will contact my son's insurance company. Somebody called the fire brigade because of a possible leak of fuel - as the car was on it's side. They arrived, checked the leak, realised that it was not still leaking and what bit had leaked, had evaporated, so they lifted the car back onto it's wheels for us and went on their way.

I do sometimes wonder if it is worth having a short time of enjoyment, when you get a smack in the mouth afterwards, like that !!:-1

Although this isn't the actual Reliant Rialto saloon, it is very similar - my son's is bright yellow, and a bit older ! It is also classified as a classic car !

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:07 pm

G#Gill;1240377 wrote: Well, we had a lovely break, we came back, we've been back since Monday and on Wednesday evening my son's car (Reliant Rialto 3 wheeler) was rolled over by a bunch of yobs ! No wonder we want to bloody well leave here ! :-5:-5:-5

Police have given us a crime number, so we only have to wait for our tame mechanic to come and look the car over tomorrow, and depending on his findings we will contact my son's insurance company. Somebody called the fire brigade because of a possible leak of fuel - as the car was on it's side. They arrived, checked the leak, realised that it was not still leaking and what bit had leaked, had evaporated, so they lifted the car back onto it's wheels for us and went on their way.

I do sometimes wonder if it is worth having a short time of enjoyment, when you get a smack in the mouth afterwards, like that !!:-1

Although this isn't the actual Reliant Rialto saloon, it is very similar - my son's is bright yellow, and a bit older ! It is also classified as a classic car !

oh geez Gill, bloody kids!:-5:-5

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:45 am

A few more pics - some of holiday and some of where we went the day after we returned. The pics of Rex are on the beach at Norfolk, and in woods, Norfolk. All UK.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:42 am

beautiful pics, just love the water ones.

Rex seems to really enjoy being on vacation.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:58 am

Odie;1240603 wrote: beautiful pics, just love the water ones.

Rex seems to really enjoy being on vacation.

Oh he did ! Especially in the woods ! ........................... all those trees !!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:47 pm

G#Gill;1240616 wrote: Oh he did ! Especially in the woods ! ........................... all those trees !!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:42 pm

Hi Gill:-6

Welcome back. Sounds like you had a fabulous holiday at the sea.

Your pictures are beautiful. Thank you for posting them;)

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:49 pm

Hi Kathy ! Thanks for the welcome back, and I'm glad you liked my pics - just a few of the many that I took ! Yes, had a lovely time and really enjoyed the peace and quiet of where we were. :-6:-6 I suppose that things have to balance out - as soon as we get back, the yobs roll my son's car over !

They really ought to be careful, as they obviously don't know my son very well, if he ever catches them at it, I'm afraid my son would get in trouble with the law! Doesn't seem fair does it? I just am thankful that the car has a glass-fibre body and bounces! Still waiting on our tame mechanic to check engine mountings and suspension etc, though.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:08 pm

G#Gill;1240984 wrote: Hi Kathy ! Thanks for the welcome back, and I'm glad you liked my pics - just a few of the many that I took ! Yes, had a lovely time and really enjoyed the peace and quiet of where we were. :-6:-6 I suppose that things have to balance out - as soon as we get back, the yobs roll my son's car over !

They really ought to be careful, as they obviously don't know my son very well, if he ever catches them at it, I'm afraid my son would get in trouble with the law! Doesn't seem fair does it? I just am thankful that the car has a glass-fibre body and bounces! Still waiting on our tame mechanic to check engine mountings and suspension etc, though.

Oh Gill,

That is so awful. How do these shites get away with this.....I don't understand.... May I ask if Fire's car is parked on the street with easy access to it. Is this nasty group of yob's targeting you for some reason?

I sincerely hope you can survive until you move:(

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:04 pm

Kathy, it's because the car is a little three wheeler, and 'great fun' to roll over - much easier than a four-wheeled car. :-5:-5

Andy's car was left right against one wall and front end right up against another wall, right in the corner where two walls meet. We thought there was no possibility of anybody being able to rock it, being right up tight to the walls. However there must have been a few of them because they lifted it away from the wall at the car's side, so they could rock it sufficiently to get it to roll over! There must be super finger prints under the back end where they lifted it away, but the cops just aren't interested ! They gave us a crime number ! :rolleyes:

Strange that nothing was done in all the time we were away, then the minute we're back - bingo ! At least, at the moment we have caused the cops to patrol more often round our way - but I don't suppose that will last very long, as they are so short handed and have a very wide area to deal with. I've just seen a patrol car crawling slowly by, on our cctv monitor! I suppose they are at least making some sort of effort.

Just makes me so wild, God help them if we catch them red-handed, with the way we all feel about it, the cops would need body bags for the little shytes! I'm not joking either - and thats just from what I'll do!!!!!! My son had to physically hold me back from chasing the bastards with a night stick, the last time they rolled his car !

You are quite right, Kathy, I just cannot wait to move away ! :-5:-5:driving:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:20 pm

G#Gill;1241017 wrote: Kathy, it's because the car is a little three wheeler, and 'great fun' to roll over - much easier than a four-wheeled car. :-5:-5

Andy's car was left right against one wall and front end right up against another wall, right in the corner where two walls meet. We thought there was no possibility of anybody being able to rock it, being right up tight to the walls. However there must have been a few of them because they lifted it away from the wall at the car's side, so they could rock it sufficiently to get it to roll over! There must be super finger prints under the back end where they lifted it away, but the cops just aren't interested ! They gave us a crime number ! :rolleyes:

Strange that nothing was done in all the time we were away, then the minute we're back - bingo ! At least, at the moment we have caused the cops to patrol more often round our way - but I don't suppose that will last very long, as they are so short handed and have a very wide area to deal with. I've just seen a patrol car crawling slowly by, on our cctv monitor! I suppose they are at least making some sort of effort.

Just makes me so wild, God help them if we catch them red-handed, with the way we all feel about it, the cops would need body bags for the little shytes! I'm not joking either - and thats just from what I'll do!!!!!! My son had to physically hold me back from chasing the bastards with a night stick, the last time they rolled his car !

You are quite right, Kathy, I just cannot wait to move away ! :-5:-5:driving:

That is so absolutely awful Gill. I would lose my mind if that happened to me. What's a 3 wheel car.....I'll have to look into that.

Please tell Fire that I'm so sorry that this has happened to him:(

How much longer do you have until you move?

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:19 pm

Kathy Ellen;1241036 wrote: That is so absolutely awful Gill. I would lose my mind if that happened to me. What's a 3 wheel car.....I'll have to look into that.

Please tell Fire that I'm so sorry that this has happened to him:(

How much longer do you have until you move?

If you check back in this thread, Kathy, I have put a pic of a Reliant Rialto like Andy's. They are classified as a 'tricycle' and therefore, although looking like a small car, and having passenger room, they can legally be driven by somebody with only a motorcycle driving licence. My son, as yet, has not got a full car driving licence (though I think that will be addressed in the near future!), but he does have a full motor cycle licence which enables him to drive a three-wheeler car like the Reliant. He can carry up to 3 passengers (just), and some baggage, so it's a little more practical than a motorbike. Also, probably more importantly, it keeps the occupants out of the weather !

:-6

Oh, and the road tax is the same as for a motorcycle, so a hellova lot cheaper to run. Fuel is as economic as for a motorcycle, and the insurance is very reasonable.

Another thing, certainly in Andy's case, the Reliant is no slouch - he has had his up to 100 mph ! He can leave other cars standing when taking off from traffic lights and is continually surprising other drivers by his nippiness!

:driving: :-6

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:53 pm

Isn't life simply WONDERFUL !!!!!! :rolleyes:

We get back from hols. on Monday, son's car rolled on Wednesday evening.............

Tonight (Monday), some bastards have fired a neighbour's 4 x 4 - it was parked outside his house on a slight downhill on the road........the fire burnt through his brakes, so whilst it was burning furiously, it started to roll gently down the slope (towards our property

), fortunately the owner had seen this and shoved a baulk of wood infront of the front wheel, which stopped it. The fire brigade put out the fire and damped down. Needless to say the man is gutted - it was his pride and joy. Apparently the police seem to know who the arsonists are, so let's hope these scum get arrested and charged. :-5:-5

:mad:

Makes you wonder what will happen next !

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:19 pm

G#Gill;1241716 wrote: Isn't life simply WONDERFUL !!!!!! :rolleyes:

We get back from hols. on Monday, son's car rolled on Wednesday evening.............

Tonight (Monday), some bastards have fired a neighbour's 4 x 4 - it was parked outside his house on a slight downhill on the road........the fire burnt through his brakes, so whilst it was burning furiously, it started to roll gently down the slope (towards our property

), fortunately the owner had seen this and shoved a baulk of wood infront of the front wheel, which stopped it. The fire brigade put out the fire and damped down. Needless to say the man is gutted - it was his pride and joy. Apparently the police seem to know who the arsonists are, so let's hope these scum get arrested and charged. :-5:-5

:mad:

Makes you wonder what will happen next !

wtf is going on there?

omg.....that poor poor man.

you need to get out hun.

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:24 am

G#Gill;1241716 wrote: Isn't life simply WONDERFUL !!!!!! :rolleyes:

We get back from hols. on Monday, son's car rolled on Wednesday evening.............

Tonight (Monday), some bastards have fired a neighbour's 4 x 4 - it was parked outside his house on a slight downhill on the road........the fire burnt through his brakes, so whilst it was burning furiously, it started to roll gently down the slope (towards our property

), fortunately the owner had seen this and shoved a baulk of wood infront of the front wheel, which stopped it. The fire brigade put out the fire and damped down. Needless to say the man is gutted - it was his pride and joy. Apparently the police seem to know who the arsonists are, so let's hope these scum get arrested and charged. :-5:-5

:mad:

Makes you wonder what will happen next !

Do you think they will be arrested Gill?

Whole world is going to hell,we need tougher laws here & sounds like you need them there as well.:-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:34 am

I'm so sorry Gill !!!!!!!!!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:36 am

Thanks everybody for your concern. :-6

It is a possibility that the arsonists may get arrested, as it seems both the victim and the police know who is responsible. It is something to do with witness intimidation apparently - the teenage son of the victim is a witness to a stabbing, along with his friend. The friend has changed his mind about being a witness (I suspect his family may have been got at too!). The victim's son says it will not change his mind and he is still being a witness - bless his courage! I do hope the police are more vigilant here, as the arsonists may up the ante ! What a frightening situation for them !

At the moment, we are in the midst of having our central heating renewed, and it is absolute CHOSS !!!!!! The lads will be working till at least the end of the week, and we are still living in the house

But we will cope, it will be worth putting up with stuff to get a proper new central heating on ----- Yippee !!!!!!!! We will have HOT running water, and warm radiators at last (not had this since January !). The other thing is that it will be free under the 'Warm Front' government grant scheme for elderley people........................Blinkin eck - I'm 'elderly' ffs !!!!!! Not inside myself I aint !!!!!!!!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:41 am

G#Gill;1242368 wrote: Thanks everybody for your concern. :-6

It is a possibility that the arsonists may get arrested, as it seems both the victim and the police know who is responsible. It is something to do with witness intimidation apparently - the teenage son of the victim is a witness to a stabbing, along with his friend. The friend has changed his mind about being a witness (I suspect his family may have been got at too!). The victim's son says it will not change his mind and he is still being a witness - bless his courage! I do hope the police are more vigilant here, as the arsonists may up the ante ! What a frightening situation for them !

At the moment, we are in the midst of having our central heating renewed, and it is absolute CHOSS !!!!!! The lads will be working till at least the end of the week, and we are still living in the house

But we will cope, it will be worth putting up with stuff to get a proper new central heating on ----- Yippee !!!!!!!! We will have HOT running water, and warm radiators at last (not had this since January !). The other thing is that it will be free under the 'Warm Front' government grant scheme for elderley people........................Blinkin eck - I'm 'elderly' ffs !!!!!! Not inside myself I aint !!!!!!!!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Oh so the police do know, wonderful Gill!

does make me wonder if he is a witness......will he really still testify?

and obviously he is well known, so why would he do this?

omg......your just getting your heating fixed now?:-5:-5

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:05 am

Odie, I suppose the lad will still testify as he probably feels that somebody has to make a stand and get these scum off the streets. It's a hard call, and I think the lad is very brave to carry on - maybe the police will step up their patrols, whilst also questioning the suspected arsonists. It may be that the lad's family will be moved to 'a place of safety' till after the trial - thinking about that, I have not noticed any activity from the lad's house since that incident the other night! It could be that they have moved temporarily to somewhere else, themselves. We are trying to keep an eye on their house through our CCTV monitor in the mean time, although the view of their house is at maximum capability for our CCTV camera. Should we see anything suspicious, however, we'll be straight on the phone to the police! Even though it may turn out be a false alarm.

The lads installing our new central heating are really going great guns, as the house is very awkward to do stuff like that - lots of hard drilling through breeze block and concrete etc., lots of corners and awkward routes, but they seem to be coping very well ! Hopefully we should be up and running on Friday sometime! :-6 :guitarist

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:24 am

G#Gill;1242872 wrote: Odie, I suppose the lad will still testify as he probably feels that somebody has to make a stand and get these scum off the streets. It's a hard call, and I think the lad is very brave to carry on - maybe the police will step up their patrols, whilst also questioning the suspected arsonists. It may be that the lad's family will be moved to 'a place of safety' till after the trial - thinking about that, I have not noticed any activity from the lad's house since that incident the other night! It could be that they have moved temporarily to somewhere else, themselves. We are trying to keep an eye on their house through our CCTV monitor in the mean time, although the view of their house is at maximum capability for our CCTV camera. Should we see anything suspicious, however, we'll be straight on the phone to the police! Even though it may turn out be a false alarm.

The lads installing our new central heating are really going great guns, as the house is very awkward to do stuff like that - lots of hard drilling through breeze block and concrete etc., lots of corners and awkward routes, but they seem to be coping very well ! Hopefully we should be up and running on Friday sometime! :-6 :guitarist

oh perhaps they have moved elsewhere Gill!

I just wondered why it took so long for someone to do this as it seems months ago that you guys were quite cold.

hope you have a good day.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:55 pm

Weeeeeehooooo !!!!!! We now have central heating and HOT water running from our hot water taps !!!!!!!!!!!! The electrician is coming next Wednesday to fix permanently the thermostat and the timer switch for the boiler! Now we shall see our gas bills go up :wah: :rolleyes:

After a very traumatic week, when we were sooo knackered each evening - I've only posted a couple of items in the last four days and I haven't even checked my emails !! I shall have to do that tomorrow, in between clothes washing, packing stuff into our box trailer to take to the tip, and possibly buying a garden incinerator (the other one has died through over use !), so we can get loads of 'sensitive' paperwork burnt.

Well on Saturday and today, we decided to have the weekend off ! So we had early starts each day and drove to the Peak District of Derbyshire on Saturday - the weather was very good, and the sun appeared a few times as a bonus ! It was lovely to see the Autumnal tints starting to appear on the trees, and talking of trees, our dog Rex (German Shepherd nearly 14 years old) thought he'd died and gone to Heaven with all the trees he was walking by. Needless to say it was a stop/start kind of walk :yh_rotfl Well they have to mark their boundaries don't they? :wah:

Below are a few pics I took in Derbyshire on Saturday. The ones I took when we travelled to Rutland Water and the Vale of Belvoir today, I shall try to put on tomorrow.

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G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:03 pm

Oops, I nearly forgot - apparently the police have arrested two people for the arson on our neighbour's 4 x 4 car last Wednesday. The family (victims) are still living in their house, so not sure what is going to happen in the near future about them staying elsewhere for a while. We'll keep our fingers crossed that all will be OK. I expect that the suspects will be out on bail, but I would doubt that they would try anything more because even a thicko would realise that they would be the first ones to be visited by the police if anything further should be done to that family ! But you just never know, do you? :-5

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:37 pm

G#Gill;1244549 wrote: Weeeeeehooooo !!!!!! We now have central heating and HOT water running from our hot water taps !!!!!!!!!!!! The electrician is coming next Wednesday to fix permanently the thermostat and the timer switch for the boiler! Now we shall see our gas bills go up :wah: :rolleyes:

After a very traumatic week, when we were sooo knackered each evening - I've only posted a couple of items in the last four days and I haven't even checked my emails !! I shall have to do that tomorrow, in between clothes washing, packing stuff into our box trailer to take to the tip, and possibly buying a garden incinerator (the other one has died through over use !), so we can get loads of 'sensitive' paperwork burnt.

Well on Saturday and today, we decided to have the weekend off ! So we had early starts each day and drove to the Peak District of Derbyshire on Saturday - the weather was very good, and the sun appeared a few times as a bonus ! It was lovely to see the Autumnal tints starting to appear on the trees, and talking of trees, our dog Rex (German Shepherd nearly 14 years old) thought he'd died and gone to Heaven with all the trees he was walking by. Needless to say it was a stop/start kind of walk :yh_rotfl Well they have to mark their boundaries don't they? :wah:

Below are a few pics I took in Derbyshire on Saturday. The ones I took when we travelled to Rutland Water and the Vale of Belvoir today, I shall try to put on tomorrow.

oh thank god hun.....finally you will be toasty warm this winter.

where are you off to now?

I've had a most disturbing week myself in RL...so I know how you feel.

G#Gill;1244555 wrote: Oops, I nearly forgot - apparently the police have arrested two people for the arson on our neighbour's 4 x 4 car last Wednesday. The family (victims) are still living in their house, so not sure what is going to happen in the near future about them staying elsewhere for a while. We'll keep our fingers crossed that all will be OK. I expect that the suspects will be out on bail, but I would doubt that they would try anything more because even a thicko would realise that they would be the first ones to be visited by the police if anything further should be done to that family ! But you just never know, do you? :-5

omg....thank god Gill they did find them!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:26 pm

Well another day gone! I've still got loads of emails to check through

, been soooo busy again - also had a couple of fellas come round to trim down our outrageous eucalyptus tree in our back garden. When we bought it 19 years ago, we were told that it would only grow to a maximum of 13/15 feet, well they lied didn't they ! It's more like 20 feet !!! We have to have it trimmed down every 2 or 3 years now because in high winds it's branches nearly knock our windows, and somebody advised us recently that it could be a bit dangerous as it was fairly top heavy. It is growing at the edge of our garden near to a public footpath, so we don't want any accidents !

Whenever we have a barbeque, we always scatter some eucalyptus leaves on the embers after we've finished cooking, gives off a lovely aroma !

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:07 pm

G#Gill;1245048 wrote: Well another day gone! I've still got loads of emails to check through

, been soooo busy again - also had a couple of fellas come round to trim down our outrageous eucalyptus tree in our back garden. When we bought it 19 years ago, we were told that it would only grow to a maximum of 13/15 feet, well they lied didn't they ! It's more like 20 feet !!! We have to have it trimmed down every 2 or 3 years now because in high winds it's branches nearly knock our windows, and somebody advised us recently that it could be a bit dangerous as it was fairly top heavy. It is growing at the edge of our garden near to a public footpath, so we don't want any accidents !

Whenever we have a barbeque, we always scatter some eucalyptus leaves on the embers after we've finished cooking, gives off a lovely aroma !

that is stunning....do you get Koalas there?

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:15 pm

Odie;1245096 wrote: that is stunning....do you get Koalas there?

Ere Odie, that's only a piccy of some Eucalyptus trees, not my actual tree. Mind you I wouldn't mind a garden that big, better than the pocket handkerchief we call our back garden! One tree, one planter, one small shrub, and that's it.......... full !!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Gawd I must get to bed, I'm shattered ! Night night all XXX

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:55 pm

G#Gill;1245099 wrote: Ere Odie, that's only a piccy of some Eucalyptus trees, not my actual tree. Mind you I wouldn't mind a garden that big, better than the pocket handkerchief we call our back garden! One tree, one planter, one small shrub, and that's it.......... full !!!! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Gawd I must get to bed, I'm shattered ! Night night all XXX

I know it isn't your tree!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

- it's not a real photo taken by you, but you do have 1, so that's why I asked if you had koalas right where you live as I know that's what they eat is the leaves from the tree.

will your new place have a bigger space for more of a garden?

night Gill

sleep well!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:07 am

Some eucalypts do have shallow roots and can become top heavy and topple. Grin. But it's nice to think you've got a gum tree in your garden, Gill, even a massacreed one!! As Odie asks, do you have koalas too, or should I send you a pair???

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:31 am

AussiePam;1245134 wrote: Some eucalypts do have shallow roots and can become top heavy and topple. Grin. But it's nice to think you've got a gum tree in your garden, Gill, even a massacreed one!! As Odie asks, do you have koalas too, or should I send you a pair???

Hi Odie and Pam !

Ere you lot, I live in England, so no koalas :wah: There are some squirrels (grey) and a few birds............................. Oh and a cat or two, although recently the pesky cats have found difficulty getting into our garden. This could be something to do with the 6 inch nails sticking, points up, from the top of our fence! Either that or maybe they don't want to tangle with our rather large German Shepherd !!! :wah:

The nails serve two purposes`- 1/ to deter feral yobs trying to climb in, and 2/ to deter all the felines, so giving our little tweety dicks a chance of safe feeding from the bird table !

:-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:52 am

G#Gill;1245208 wrote: Hi Odie and Pam !

Ere you lot, I live in England, so no koalas :wah: There are some squirrels (grey) and a few birds............................. Oh and a cat or two, although recently the pesky cats have found difficulty getting into our garden. This could be something to do with the 6 inch nails sticking, points up, from the top of our fence! Either that or maybe they don't want to tangle with our rather large German Shepherd !!! :wah:

The nails serve two purposes`- 1/ to deter feral yobs trying to climb in, and 2/ to deter all the felines, so giving our little tweety dicks a chance of safe feeding from the bird table !

:-6

doh! I forgot......no sleep this week, now I feel so stupid for not knowing you were in England.:rolleyes:

-that cat, is just playing games with your dogs, cats everywhere do this, its simply games and dogs go nutso!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

and cats know this!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

trust me.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:37 pm

Well it's been some days since I last posted on this thread ! I've been juggling between my mod. responsibilities, one or two posts in different threads and loads of housework, washing, and the dreaded sorting and clearing out surplus stacks of stuff. My hubby and son have done 2 enormous 'burns' away from habitation, of sensitive personal papers, business papers etc. We're all knackered, so we are taking a week off, just to chill and take a breath or two away at our new home :-6

Then we'll be back for more hard graft. Well at least we have central heating, and hot water running from our taps now ! :rolleyes:

We'll be off either Saturday or Sunday early ! Just hope the weather is good to us for the week, although tbh I really don't mind if it aint !

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:42 pm

G#Gill;1248138 wrote: Well it's been some days since I last posted on this thread ! I've been juggling between my mod. responsibilities, one or two posts in different threads and loads of housework, washing, and the dreaded sorting and clearing out surplus stacks of stuff. My hubby and son have done 2 enormous 'burns' away from habitation, of sensitive personal papers, business papers etc. We're all knackered, so we are taking a week off, just to chill and take a breath or two away at our new home :-6

Then we'll be back for more hard graft. Well at least we have central heating, and hot water running from our taps now ! :rolleyes:

We'll be off either Saturday or Sunday early ! Just hope the weather is good to us for the week, although tbh I really don't mind if it aint !

Gosh, Gilly. Moving house!! It takes so much energy. And it's amazing the amount of stuff you accumulate. I can relate to the bonfires. Have a well earned, good break!!!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:01 pm

Thanks, Pam, it's only a week, but we just need a bit of stress relief at the moment! :-5 :rolleyes:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:26 pm

G#Gill;1248138 wrote: Well it's been some days since I last posted on this thread ! I've been juggling between my mod. responsibilities, one or two posts in different threads and loads of housework, washing, and the dreaded sorting and clearing out surplus stacks of stuff. My hubby and son have done 2 enormous 'burns' away from habitation, of sensitive personal papers, business papers etc. We're all knackered, so we are taking a week off, just to chill and take a breath or two away at our new home :-6

Then we'll be back for more hard graft. Well at least we have central heating, and hot water running from our taps now ! :rolleyes:

We'll be off either Saturday or Sunday early ! Just hope the weather is good to us for the week, although tbh I really don't mind if it aint !

wow, police duties, wife duties and moving duties.

just to many duties to do!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:01 am

Odie;1248215 wrote: wow, police duties, wife duties and moving duties.

just to many duties to do!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

The other reason is that we're all a bit tetchy with each other, and before we resort to kicking the neighbour's cat, it's best to do a bit of chillin', well I think so anyway :wah::wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:11 am

G#Gill;1248242 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

The other reason is that we're all a bit tetchy with each other, and before we resort to kicking the neighbour's cat, it's best to do a bit of chillin', well I think so anyway :wah::wah:

poor cat!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl