Good morning everyone, a little rainy here.  Yogi I hope you have a great day with PB and your visitors.

 

I hope your clients will manage to get organised so that you don't have a last minute rush EL.  I couldn't see myself wearing a nose warmer somehow but it's interesting that colds don't like warm noses.  I spotted this one which of course is very Christmassy http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christ...0KBDX8V2NNHZA4H07NCQ

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Squiggle, I wonder if someone here would go for that Christmassy one, I think you know who

 

Just what I was thinking when I saw it

A fireworks factory explodes in Colombia - video - only 1 person suffered minor injuries:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl...tin-america-30690377

 

Each year HMRC gives a list of the 10 worst excuses given by taxpayers for filing their tax return late. This is this year's list:

 

1. Topping the list, is "my pet dog ate my tax return…and all the reminders." 
2. Second, the very odd "I was up a mountain in Wales, and couldn’t find a postbox or get an internet signal."
3. The poor taxpayer at number three "fell in with the wrong crowd."
4. A Jason Bourne sound-alike can't escape HMRC... "I’ve been travelling the world, trying to escape from a foreign intelligence agency.
5. Four has a very famous accountant indeed: "Barack Obama is in charge of my finances."
6. Five is busy building a menagerie: "I’ve been busy looking after a flock of escaped parrots and some fox cubs."
7. Six is the type to let their friends copy their homework: "A work colleague borrowed my tax return, to photocopy it, and didn’t give it back."
8. "I live in a camper van in a supermarket car park," hasn't ever heard of wi-fi or postboxes 
9. Nine has more pressing matters: "My girlfriend’s pregnant."
10. And the final excuse was living it up: "I was in Australia."

 

Now those are very inventive excuses I think my favourite may be the one about travelling the world trying to escape from a foreign intelligence agency

Mine was 6 of course

Velvet, the True Entertainment TV channel has started showing some of the earliest of The Avengers 60s series this week at 9. Black and white episodes going right back to the few surviving from the first series when Ian Hendry was in it besides Patrick Macnee.

You are right, 8, not 9.

They are being shown daily, yesterday was the first, I think there are only 2 complete episodes still exisiting from the very first series. Honor Blackman didn't start until the second series so I guess we don't get to see her in tonight's episode but then do from tomorrow. Unless some more have been found.

 

 

Velvet, the information on the electronic programme guide for the Avengers is wrong as it mentions David Keel who was the character played by Ian Hendry which is why I assumed they were going right back to the start. I've just checked the first episode which I recorded and it's the first episode of series 4 which is where Diana Rigg takes over from Honor Blackman.

 

I thought Honor Blackman was in it from the start, how the memory plays tricks.  Enjoy both of you

 

I've just seen your other post EL, Diana Rigg was also good and velvet I agree, it's like having a window on the past, I love to see how it used to be.  Whenever there's a film posted from some years back it's so nostalgic to remember.

Squiggle, the first series of The Avengers was more serious than following series and didn't have the same quality.

Popping in to say goodnight and sweet dreams to everyone.

Hugs for our lovely night owls.

 

Edit: Ros, I hope your back has been less painful today.

night yogi and thank you - still painful TBH 

Sorry to hear that Ros. I can't tolerate strong painkillers and found Voltarol helped with the pain on the two occasions my back "went".

Good morning everyone.

 

Haven't looked out of the window to check the weather, but I can hear wind and rain.

 

I ordered some new quilt cover sets and need to go collect them today. Let's hope there is a break in the rain whilst I am out.

 

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning very windy here today

Sorry I didn't get back on here yesterday, my cough is relentless and driving me mad- I even threw up in the night
I've checked the nhs website and it looks like I just have to wait for it to go away, I don't feel unwell and have all the recommended remedies to hand.

Lol at the nose warmer! the festive one would be perfect for me
I didn't know that heat theory but oddly, I do tuck my face under my duvet when I catch a cold

Yogi, how was PB? and what's the latest with your car?

Good morning everyone

 

At present it's a mix of cloud and blue sky but it's forecast to cloud over and windy.

 

I hope those with ailments are better today

 

Any of you off to get some travel tickets to Kepler 438b?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-30705517

 

Summer, I was posting while you were so didn't see your post. I hope your cough eases very soon Squiggle and I thought you would go for that festive nose warmer

Aww Summer, I hate those persistent coughs - and they always seem worse at night. I hope it runs its course and you feel better soon.

 

PB was on great form, she is such a funny, happy wee character.

She loved meeting youngest son's cat yesterday. She loves animals almost as much as birds.

 

The insurance repair people phoned yesterday to say they have ordered a new bumper/spoiler for my car, and the wing and wheel have been sorted. Hopefully it shouldn't be too long now.

The courtesy car people were so pernickety when they dropped it off, I'm half afraid to use it in case a feather lands on it and marks it! lol

Yogi, it's likely that some of the people the courtesy car outfit deals with are careless drivers so they tend to be pernickety. Hopefully your own car will be back soon.

 

Good morning everyone.  Summer that cough sounds awful I hope it will settle down soon.  I hope your back pain will ease off soon Ros, a bad back makes life so difficult

 

Heavy rain is forecast all day today and for quite a few days ahead.  I rushed out to fill up the bird feeder as it might be my last chance to do it in the dry.

 

PB sounds such a sweetheart Yogi I am sure you relish every minute in her company.  As EL says they obviously have a problem with careless drivers and careful drivers like you have to put up with the resulting severe attitude.  We had a Motability car because of my husband's stroke and you get some money back after the 3 years (the length of each hire period) if there was no damage.  They didn't take any notice of normal wear and tear which in their book included such things as being grazed by a supermarket trolley in a car park. 

 

Enjoy your day everyone

Squiggle, I hope it doesn't turn out to be as wet as forecast for you. It was supposed to be dry here during the day time but it's clouded over, windier than it was, and there's light rain at present.

 

Morning everyone, hope you all well. Will catch up later, just off to order sons birthday cake, see you all later 

I thought it would be raining by now EL, that's what the forecast said but they still say heavy rain for the rest of the day, it doesn't look it from the sky though.  Time will tell.  Goodmorning Skylark

El, I'm sure some people take no care with the courtesy cars, and I can understand why they check and double check everything. TBH, I can't say I blame them but it does make me wary about driving the car. I've been parking a foot from the kerb and looking for spaces in carparks with no other cars around, so there's no chance of scraped alloys or dents from careless drivers who throw open their car doors.

Squiggle, PB is a complete sweetheart, she has such a nice nature and a well developed sense of fun. I particularly like her midweek visits when I tend to have her all to myself!

Skylark, what sort of cake is your son having? Were you tempted to buy one of those cakes where they put a baby photo on it?

Good morning Skylark I hope it goes well for getting your son's birthday cake

 

Squiggle, it just to show how easy it is for the forecasters to get it wrong both for your area and mine

 

Yogi, you'll be glad when you get your own car back. In the meantime, when you park in a car park make sure there are no elephants flying overhead as if one of them came down on the courtesy car it wouldn't do the car much good

 I'll keep an eye out for flying Dumbos!

 
Ordered cake,  Yogi, no decided not to have a pic of his bare baby bum on it  . A football shape, green and white with the Hibernian badge on . Lovely to hear PB is doing well, such a delight at that age xx
Sorry to hear you still unwell, Summer, if it persists do make an appointment with your GP x
I must take my Christmas tree down ......

 Bet you were tempted! 

Did someone say birthday cake?
Hi skylark I hope you are feeling better what kind of cake did you get?

I know what you mean yogi, I too would be on edge driving a courtesy car in case I bumped or scratched it. Sounds like your car will be ready soon

Thank you all, I'm sure my cough will pass in due course

In due course this could revolutionise the likes of mobile phones and laptops with a battery which recharges in under 1 minute.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30708945

 

I wonder if it damages the item being recharged EL?  You know what I mean it sounds too good to be true.

 

No I really can't imagine your son being pleased with a bare bum photo Skylark , your choice sounds a much safer one.

Squiggle, the battery can't be fitted to exisiting phones or laptops so it's something for the future. It may become available over the next couple of years as the major players are looking into this.

 

Posted on my local news website today:

Some had thought it a novel idea but it turns out that it's just an undercoat.

 

I'm impressed that they've started painting the post boxes again EL.  You might remember that my hubby used to be a postie and he was told that there used to be a department that maintained them but they had given up doing it.  I am pleased they have started again, they are part of our landscape and our history.  To think that you can still find boxes with the arms of bygone kings.

Just had a marketing call saying that if I paid bank charges I could make a claim and get £4k back. Sounds to me that the PPI claim companies are moving over to this. I wouldn't be surprised if the claim companies get a fee for those who try to make a claim.

Or you could just read this article and realise that it's still going through the courts, doesn't apply to people other than when charges have snowballed, and in any case you can make a claim yourself for no fee.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/bank-charges

There's something charming about a good old fashioned post box, I'm pleased they're painting them

A 1 minute phone charge would be popular I'm sure

This country would have been somewhat different if it hadn't been for Anthony Trollope who wrote the Barchester Chronicles. He worked for the Post Office and was the preson responsible for the introduction of post boxes around the country. (Joanna is of the same family but not a direct descendant)

 

By the way EL we have had hardly a drop of rain all day - how much did that new meteorological centre cost?