Absolutely nothing. I don't know why the son did that. I don't know him but I was told that he's just got an apprenticeship as a plumber so was of an age where he should have known better.

I got them all right, so now it's your turn EL

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/u...ell-britains-4388622

And of course anyone else who fancies testing themselves

Squiggle, I'll have a look at that though I doubt if I'll do as well as you.

The latest update on the Cheltenham Banksy saga which continues

http://www.gloucestershireecho...64-detail/story.html

13/15 so not as good as you but I'm not suprised. My speling awlways was dodgy.

(the errors above are intentional )

Afternoon

Everyone's OK, but Moonie, Yogi, and Summer are taking a few days off (not together) which is why it's quiet at present)

Then you did wonderfully velvet, very well done

Afternoon from me too   Looking good about the Banksy EL.

PS Well done EL, some of them had me a bit flummoxed, they look so similar when you see them together like that.

Just popping in to say "hello"

Hope you are all in good happy and healthy
Yogi, glad you're having a great holiday and great weather too

Good morning everyone

Some showers here in the forecast.

A Hello to a popped in Moonie

And a hello to a popped in moonie from me too

Good morning everyone, very blowy this morning and a little cold.  With a newly installed boiler EL, never having had an automatic system like it before the thing I notice is that you don't notice it I've just left it on factory settings so it comes on and goes off between 6.30am and 10.30 at night but it's never too hot or too cold.  Sounds basic but in practice it works so well, it's a bit of an eye opener.

We had a bit of a storm rumbling around for hours last night, it never came too close, I saw the occasional flash of lightning and heard the odd rumble of thunder but it did go on for a long time.

Enjoy your day everyone, no matter what you're up to

Squiggle, my boiler is also more efficient so that the gas used is less than it used to be. If you ever want to change the settings make sure you have the time to look through the instructions booklet first and then work through the steps needed with the help of that booklet. It's fairly easy but if you do it in a rush it's easy to make mistakes.

Sounds as if somewhere in your area got a soaking last night. Earlier this year there was a terrific storm to the south of Gloucester which lasted a couple of hours one evening. I could see lots of lightning in the distance and almost continuous rumbles of thunder. I later heard that there had been a lot of flooding on the roads near Stonehouse and a supermarket in that area got flooded.

The storm is back and rumbling around again, and the rain has just started, oh wow hailstones now, quite large ones.  I will try to leave my settings alone.  I am also hoping that my gas consumption will drop enormously, about a month to wait until I am asked to supply meter readings again.

Squiggle, I hope you don't have to go out if it's like that. Apart from being breezy, it's quite sunny here at present though there is a risk of showers this afternoon.

It may take quite some time to see how much gas you saved as last winter was mild so if the coming winter is cold, the gas would be higher anyway. Though if you have gas bills from earlier years then comparison is more reliable.

The storm has knocked out the electricity in loads of places around here. My grandson's is still out. It knocked mine out for a while and tripped the trip switch so I had to go around and find out which plug was at fault.  Just as I was wanting to have lunch as well.

That storm must be bad if it's doing that, squiggle

I hope you are able to have your lunch now

Yes I've had it now thanks EL.  You have to calm yourself down afterwards though because it all seems to go wrong at the same time.

Awww

Very cute picture, Squiggle

I know what you mean. Sometimes things seem to happen at the same time or one after the other and it can seem too much but if you are able to step back and work things out steadily, it can help

I think the electricity went out again there for a second or two, beautiful clear weather here now, no reason.  I bet I have to re-set all the clocks on the appliances in the kitchen again.  I had to re-boot the router to get back online.

Squiggle, I hope your power settles down now. You can do without the inconvenience

Thank you velvet, I've re-set the clocks on the kitchen appliances twice today.  I've been out to unplug and re-plug the garden power socket - you have to remove all the snails which have decided that the cover makes the inside lovely and cosy, I have no idea how they get in but there must have been 10 of them in there.  Big ones down to tiny ones - all now evicted. And now I am fair worn out

Had an interesting visitor today.  A baby cock pheasant.  He had all his colouring but hadn't yet grown his tail, must have been this year's baby.  He was very cute.

Squiggle, well done snail evictor

That was an interesting visit. You are lucky where you live. I'm more likely to get visited by a seagull.

Evening Buddies
Never popped in here this afternoon when I visited the other two threads I usually go to  norty me

Anyhow I hope you are all in good health and happy with life

Yogi's PB would have been out feeding it raisins Squiggle

Nite nite Buddies, sleep well and have sweet dreams hug:

Good morning everyone

Lots of showers here forecast today.

I'm off to drop my car off for that expensive work (timing belt etc). I'll be back later.

Good morning everyone, it's a nice morning so far but I am pretty sure it will be raining later.

I hope all the work goes well EL and that no further expense crops up.

Moonie I had to smile as I pictured PB's face at seeing quite such a big bird a little bit different to a blackbird.  I often get pheasants here but they are lovely timid birds, I love to watch them and I keep very still.  Most of the bolder birds are very used to me and take no notice whatsoever but I get the feeling the pheasants would be quickly spooked.

Off to M & S to stock up in a bit - goodies!

Thank you squiggle. I hope the expensive repair job isn't a sign of things to come otherwise it will become cheaper to replace the car.

I hope you get what you are looking for in M&S. I have yet to try one of their Jaffa spheres (chocolate mousse with a runny orange marmalade centre and a shell of chocolate),

I had my diabetic review before going to M&S - all the blood tests results very good, she said perfect.  My blood pressure was spot on and I lost nearly half a stone in the last 6 months

So I bought chocolate eclairs for everyone to celebrate help yourselves!

That's great news squiggle, Well done

Thanks for the chocolate eclair

Afternoon Buddies

*looks for my choccie eclair* 

Hope all is well in the world of you lovelies

I haven't noticed Sweet around. Is she okay?

Moonie, Summer's fine. She posted here on Sunday morning to say that she was going away with Mr Summer for a few days so I guess she'll be back by the weekend.

I've had a phone call saying my car is nearly ready so I'll be going out in a short while to collect it.

Hello everyone . Yes its me!!  Havent been around for a while due to family issues etc. But back now. 
I hope life is treating you all well. 
Thanks to all for your good wishes 

Woohoo!!!!!!!!  welcome back! 

I'm sooooo glad the erratic Internet out here decided to work right now. We have missed you loads. I'll be able to have a good old natter with you when I get back home.

Thanks El  much appreciated 

Skylark, lovely to see you back again 

 You are right, Moonie. She has even found some Spanish collared doves to feed in Lanzarote.

Squiggle, glad the diabetic review went well and thanks for the chocolate eclair.

Hugs for El and Velvet too.

I hope Summer and Mr Summer are having a lovely break.

See you all again on Friday.

Yogi, I hope your holiday continues go well 

Look forward to seeing you back again 

See you soon. Have a safe journey home 

Thought she may find the odd hungry bird to feed Yogi, bless ������

Huge welcome back to Skylark

Yogi, i'm glad your holiday continues to go well.

Pasas de uva for PB for the birds

I'm back with the car. Going to collect it I caught the bus over to the outskirts of Cheltenham, got out and a couple of minutes later there were a few spots of rain. A couple of seconds later, it became torrential and so I made a dash for a bus shelter and sheltered there for about 10 minutes until the rain eased. I then continued walking though it was still raining. I didn't have an umbrella as it was too gusty for that but I did put on a cap I have. It's about a 30 minute walk so I was a bit damp. The car repairs came to £685, so £70 cheaper than the estimate.

Thanks all xx 
Having a bit of difficulty posting just now...a new modem...and my old comp is updating . Driving me nuts!!! 
Will leave it doing its stuff! Will be back when its sorted.

I am glad the repair was slightly cheaper than expected EL, every little helps.  And well done on dodging most of the rain. Skylark I am sure the computer will soon be updated and ready to go.