Not like that here in the "English Riviera" cloudy and brisk wind, with chance of rain.SUNSHINE!! electricity.... I like it today is looking like a 20 unit day so we will be earning.
Not like that here in the "English Riviera" cloudy and brisk wind, with chance of rain.SUNSHINE!! electricity.... I like it today is looking like a 20 unit day so we will be earning.
Buster leaves a trail of hair behind wherever he goes, hence, Shedder. You can now rest easy.With my mum being a founder member of the Dog Aid Society we always had dogs around the place. In fact a Border Collie - Ben - was her dog when she died. Pointer? yes I know exactly what that is but I've never heard of a Shedder. Or maybe you're referring to it's ability to shed it's coat? Anyway I'll not rest until you tell me. (thought I knew my dogs)
Variable up here. Bright sunshine when I got out of bed around 7. Then heavy rain with big drops briefly around 8 then bright sunshine again. A bit drizzly when we went out around 10am and it's been dull with the occasional flicker of rain most of the day since then. A car enthusiast friend dropped by mid afternoon for a chat and he thinks he knows someone who might be interested in buying my brother's old Volvo - which would be good as it's had no registered keeper since he died just before Christmas and I really need to keep the folks in Swansea happy.Not like that here in the "English Riviera" cloudy and brisk wind, with chance of rain.
Isn't this where we say "I have seen better legs on a table?"Woo Hoo.
Not quite out of the woods yet but may be able to finally ditch the boot by the end of the week or early next week. My PT guy says I'm coming along much faster than he expected. Just a teenager in an AARP* body.
*American Association of Retired Persons.
Ah, yes, basement water pumps. I'd never come across one of these until my daughter and her family went to stay in Southern Maryland for 5 years. We went across roughly twice a year to stay with them. Their basement had one big family room, which was used as a children's playroom, with a small utility room at one end near the door to the outside stairs up to ground level and a double bedroom at the other side. In the utility room was a "pit" about the diameter of a 50 gallon oil drum and quite deep, maybe 12 to 15 ft at a guess? The pump lived in the bottom of this hole and you'd hear it cutting in and out at night - we slept in the basement bedroom.Wet here on the Illannoy prairie. We've had 2" of rain over the last few days
Someone up on the hill complained, loudly, on FB that their basement sump pump was running every 20 minutes and wanted to know what can be done about it. Nice guy that I am, I posted a 1 minute video of my west side sump pump cycling every 30 seconds and suggested he kwityerbitchin. Must be a new guy to living out here in the sticks. I wonder how upset he'll be when the little yellow crop duster plane starts working.
Australia “hold my beer”! Oh my, what a quiet "safe" life we live over here!
Around 50 years ago, when Firestone closed down the European Racing Division and Mrs J and I moved back to Scotland, one of the options we seriously considered was moving to Australia. Wonder what our lives would be like now if we'd done so. At that time I also had the option of going to live near San Francisco in Alameda where a relative of Mrs J's Dad had a dealership importing MG's and Austin Healeys. Apparently he was having great trouble recruiting mechanics. Often wounder what I'd have made of that as these cars were every day bread and butter to me. Unfortunately at that time both our parents were in poor health so we decided to stay in Scotland to be near them and I went to work for the local DAF agent - in fact three of them died within the next four years, and my mum became very ill with emphysema - brought on by her heavy smoking habit - and died a couple of years after that. what a grim time that was. Our kids didn't get much of a chance to get to know their grandparents. Don't regret it though, staying home was definitely the right thing to do.Australia “hold my beer”
I'm not so sure, apprantly they have something called the sun there, and it's warm, not the the one we get here a few times a yearDon't regret it though, staying home was definitely the right thing to do.
Around 50 years ago, when Firestone closed down the European Racing Division and Mrs J and I moved back to Scotland, one of the options we seriously considered was moving to Australia. Wonder what our lives would be like now if we'd done so.
I was going to say, Probably Warmer with a lower energy billI'm not so sure, apprantly they have something called the sun there, and it's warm, not the the one we get here a few times a year
I spent some time there in 2001 and it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. The exchange rate between the Rand and the US dollar made me a wealthy guy during my stay. I caught some flack from some old white guys for buying lunch for the black guys I was working with but fcuk them. Like the guys I worked with in southern Mexico, they were hard workers and I appreciated the help.I lived in south africa as early teenager for a year while apartheid was still in force. Interesting and eye opening for sure, certainly not as media made it out over here. The stories I've heard since from people over there or gone back have been frightening, and not just hearsay, my ex-boss grew up there and still have family there too.
I have over the years had a lot of SA friends and colleagues as well as people who call themselves Rhodesian I have also had black African friends from both countries including one who's family gained a lot of land as a result of the issues in Zimbabwe,I spent some time there in 2001 and it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. The exchange rate between the Rand and the US dollar made me a wealthy guy during my stay. I caught some flack from some old white guys for buying lunch for the black guys I was working with but fcuk them. Like the guys I worked with in southern Mexico, they were hard workers and I appreciated the help.
I have heard from former SA coworkers, tho, that things have gotten worse since I've been there.
Oz was great when I was there. The only place I ever worked with an end of the work week meeting with the big bosses and those same bosses handed out the beers.
Reminds me of the meetings I had in korea, where the big boss got us some beer for the meal, 1 bottle between 10 - 12 people and each of us given a small, half full, shot glass of beerOz was great when I was there. The only place I ever worked with an end of the work week meeting with the big bosses and those same bosses handed out the beers.
We got two cans each.Reminds me of the meetings I had in korea, where the big boss got us some beer for the meal, 1 bottle between 10 - 12 people and each of us given a small, half full, shot glass of beer