velvet donkey posted:

Moonie posted:

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

The world will be a better place for it velvet, well done for answering your calling #TeamVelvet  

 

yogi i was hoping you had gone out, but at least you can go tomorrow and spend all evening looking forward to it  

 

El, I should think it's a very well organised trip, hopefully the remaining missing ones will appear very soon 

 

 

*moves to Scotland to join #TeamVelvet*  

Yogi and myself might be heading for Lytham     

 

I've just resigned. I think one hour is a new world record    

Oh noooo Velvet 

I heard one Labour Party minister lasted two hour before they resigned 

So you broke that record 

El Loro posted:

Moonie posted:

El Loro posted:

Good afternoon Moonie
I think I know who got soaking wet

 

I was wondering who would come up with Monty
You may need to avoid visiting Thame in Oxfordshire. Yesterday the town council decided to bring back stocks there. Although they say they won't be throwing rotten fruit and veg, they could change their minds.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...oxfordshire-36638698

Hi El 

I am nothing if not predictable  

I think the stocks would currently be red hot with MP's waiting to get their free fruit and veg  

I was thinking more of the English football team

Oops, stick and wrong end of come to mind El 

That is a relief El thank you for the updates  

I'm pleased to report that my 2nd attempt at the cake has been successful and it's delicious  

Looks delicious Summer

velvet donkey posted:

Moonie posted:

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

The world will be a better place for it velvet, well done for answering your calling #TeamVelvet  

 

yogi i was hoping you had gone out, but at least you can go tomorrow and spend all evening looking forward to it  

 

El, I should think it's a very well organised trip, hopefully the remaining missing ones will appear very soon 

 

 

*moves to Scotland to join #TeamVelvet*  

Yogi and myself might be heading for Lytham     

 

I've just resigned. I think one hour is a new world record    

*joins #teamvelvet* 

lol I found Mr Yogi checking out house prices in Berwick the other day

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

Woohoo, that looks fab - and I know how yummy that recipe is!

Well done Summer.

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

velvet donkey posted:

Moonie posted:

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

The world will be a better place for it velvet, well done for answering your calling #TeamVelvet  

 

yogi i was hoping you had gone out, but at least you can go tomorrow and spend all evening looking forward to it  

 

El, I should think it's a very well organised trip, hopefully the remaining missing ones will appear very soon 

 

 

*moves to Scotland to join #TeamVelvet*  

Yogi and myself might be heading for Lytham     

 

I've just resigned. I think one hour is a new world record    

*joins #teamvelvet* 

lol I found Mr Yogi checking out house prices in Berwick the other day

 

Tis a nice spot but the M74/6 is handier    

 

And I'm #TeamYogi!       

 I'll tell him to widen his search.

Goonight and sweet dreams Velvet and Ros.

Hugs for the night owls.

night  yogi and velvet and summer if you pop in 

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here, but less risk of rain than the last couple of days.

Well done Summer on a successful apple cake

I'm seeing someone from my church this morning - they have a bit of a problem with HMRC but I've warned him that HMRC are probably right. Hopefully I can explain what's happened to him.

I've got that aorta aneurysm scan this afternoon. All men of my age get this scan.

Good morning everyone. 

Weather is dry and cloudy.

El, I hope the scan goes welland that you are able to explain the HMRC problem to the person from church.

As you know, I'm out with son's fiancée today but I'll be back this evening.

Have a good day everyone

Thanks Yogi. I hope your day out is good

Good morning everyone, threatening heavy clouds today but no rain in the forecast - very odd

I hope all goes well with the scan and results EL, have a great time with your son's fiancée Yogi.

Enjoy your day everyone

Thanks Squiggle

I'm back from seeing the person from church. State pensioner wiho because he was in serps gets a pension which is higher than the personal allowance. Tax never gets deducted from the regular payments of state pension. That means that he has to cough up the tax on the excess. He does have a very small annuity, some of the tax gets deducted from that but there's an automatic maximum of 50% of gross which can be deducted for tax where a K tax code is used. The annuity is too small to mop up all of the tax due on the state pension, so that's why he got the tax demand from HMRC. It's what I suspected before I saw him. HMRC are right but at least I was able to explain it. I didn't make a charge as it was minimal time and I've know him for years.

You'll be sad to hear that Gordon Murray has died, he was 95
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36670186

He'll be fondly remembered by many for his Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley series.

For those of you who watched Robin of Sherwood back in the 80s, a crowdfunded audio drama with the main actors involved returning has been released.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36323768
Their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/KnightsOfTheApocalypse/
and available through:
https://www.spitefulpuppet.com/
(though there may be a shortage of it in the deluxe 3 box set and the 2 CD set, the download option shouldn't be a problem),

Good afternoon I hope you're all having a good day I got caught up with chores last night and didn't make it back to the forum  

El I hope all goes well with your test  

yogi & squiggle, phew! I'm pleased my cake looks how it's supposed to

i hope the shopping trip is going well 

moonie, I hope there's some good sport on today for you 

Good afternoon everyone  

Looked like rain here earlier. But then turned sunny and humid. It's now looking more like earlier again 

I hope you all have a super day  

Thanks Summer

I'll be off fairly soon for that scan.

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

Sweet, your cake looks delish 

Well done 

Oops, sowwy, that's a little to much drool  

I've had my aorta scan and the results are fine and well within the correct size. They said I won't ever need another aorta scan as there is no sign at all of any aneurysm

Apparently the proportion of negative results has dropped from about 4% of scans to 2% in recent years due to people having healthier lifestyles particularly in terms of less people smoking.

El Loro posted:

I've had my aorta scan and the results are fine and well within the correct size. They said I won't ever need another aorta scan as there is no sign at all of any aneurysm

 

Apparently the proportion of negative results has dropped from about 4% of scans to 2% in recent years due to people having healthier lifestyles particularly in terms of less people smoking.

Good news indeed El 

Thanks Moonie  I've just been on the phone to my brother to let him know. He's 21 months younger than me so will get a similar scan in due course. It's helpful to him to let him know about it as aorta aneurysms are something he'd never heard of and he was unaware of such a screening programme.

El Loro posted:

Thanks Moonie  I've just been on the phone to my brother to let him know. He's 21 months younger than me so will get a similar scan in due course. It's helpful to him to let him know about it as aorta aneurysms are something he'd never heard of and he was unaware of such a screening programme.

Good thinking El 

A great result EL, and very thoughtful of you to alert your brother.

Thanks Squiggle

Evening all.

El, I'm pleased the scan results were good, and that you were able to explain the tax things to your friend.

As a child, my late brother loved Trumpton and Camberwick Green, RIP Gordon.

I had a lovely day with youngest son's fiancée. 

Evening Velvet.

How's your day been?

I'm glad you had a great day Yogi. Not often I catch some of the One Show. I don't know whether anyone else watched it but there was a segment about seeing 5 species of wildlife, red squirrel, seal, deer, otter and golden eagle. They managed the first 4 plus a white tailed Eagle. But the point I'm getting at is that Scotland looked MAGNIFICENT!! So long since I was there. Yogi and Velvet you are very lucky. 

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Evening Velvet.

How's your day been?

Not bad Yogi thanks. Bit of a lie in and then pottered round the house and garden. Not quite into the tennis yet. Might give the grass a snip tomorrow if it holds off     

That's good.

I haven't got into the tennis either - maybe next week.

squiggle posted:

I'm glad you had a great day Yogi. Not often I catch some of the One Show. I don't know whether anyone else watched it but there was a segment about seeing 5 species of wildlife, red squirrel, seal, deer, otter and golden eagle. They managed the first 4 plus a white tailed Eagle. But the point I'm getting at is that Scotland looked MAGNIFICENT!! So long since I was there. Yogi and Velvet you are very lucky. 

Thanks Squiggle - I got a preview of a very special dress.

I didn't see the programme but I agree we are very lucky to live in such a beautiful country with such fabulous wildlife. 

Last week, we were driving along the M77 to Glasgow and there was a fawn grazing at the side of the road - it was so sweet.

velvet donkey posted:

And the service isn't all that unless you pay.

What service?

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

velvet donkey posted:

And the service isn't all that unless you pay.

What service?

Hotels and restaurants. I've had cats try to jump on dinner tables and my room gone through at one establishment.

 I hope you complained?!

Are you allowed to hint about a special dress Yogi?

squiggle posted:

Are you allowed to hint about a special dress Yogi?

I'm allowed to say it is beautiful but otherwise sworn to secrecy.

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

velvet donkey posted:

Yogi19 posted:

velvet donkey posted:

And the service isn't all that unless you pay.

What service?

Hotels and restaurants. I've had cats try to jump on dinner tables and my room gone through at one establishment.

 I hope you complained?!

I did Yogi but they didn't care. Trying to remember the name of it. Let me look at a west coast map and I'll see if I can name it....

velvet donkey posted:

The Crinan Hotel Argyll.

 

Sorry, tried a link numerous times but it ain't working    

 I'll make sure not to visit it.

Sorry I disappeared, my eldest popped in for a quick visit

Goodnight and sweet dreams Velvet and Ros

Hugs for any night owls.