El Loro posted:

Sends a supply of rapid rechargeable batteries to Yogi

 Much appreciated 

El Loro posted:

Re those HMRC scam phone calls I and others posted about.

HMRC have issued this about it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42426787

 Scammers!

Goodnight and sweet dreams, everyone. Hugs for any night owls

Evening 🌜🦉 another busy day here, I feel better but everyone else is sick, including lots of customers. I’m just going to keep on eating garlic  

yogi i I hope you ca put your feet up, is there much left to do before Christmas? I can’t believe it’s only a few days away now!

Make a wish yogi! 

El Loro posted:

Re those HMRC scam phone calls I and others posted about.

HMRC have issued this about it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42426787

ooo thanks EL I put the phone down before they could get to that 

night yogi and summer

Good morning everyone

Relatively mild and cloudy here.

Summer, I hope your garlic wards off the vampires bugs

Ros, I remember you posting about your fake HMRC phone call. I think that those scammers will eventually get caught.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone, similar weather to yours EL, pleasant that it's milder.  Our little boy who has been staying over for a couple of days will be thrilled to see that there are now sheep in the field at the bottom of our garden

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone 

Weather is dry and not too cold.

Squiggle, can the little one see the sheep from your window?

Off to Costco, then hitting a few toystores.

Have a good day everyone.

Squiggle, years ago when I was living with my parents, there was a driveway past the house to a large bungalow at the back. There was a field adjoining the bungalow which was part of the same property. The people who lived there had 3 young daughters and a son. As one of the daughters like horse riding they had a pony living on the field which I could see from my bedroom window.

The bungalow and field are long gone being built over with houses. But one of the daughters has been a client of mine for years.

Yogi, I hope you find some toys for you to play with

For anyone who has an older iPhone and thinks it's slowing down, Apple confirms this is the case and they say they are doing it to prolong the life of ageing batteries rather than to make people upgrade to a newer model:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42438745

BBC article today about some of the strangest things which have been sent through the post over the years:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42272052

My grandfather was a philatelist (stamp collector) and received correspondence from around the world. He was sufficiently well know to the Royal Mail that a letter addressed to Mr with his surname, England would get delivered to him.

A football story which is a nice one. The other day Lee Johnson, the manager of Bristol City in the Championship league decided to give a rather expensive bottle of wine (£450) to Jose Mourinho, manager of Manchester United hoping that Mourinho would be prepared to meet him after the quarter final match yesterday evening for 5 or 10 minutes so that he could get managerial tips from him, being far more experienced.

Mourinho did decide to meet Johnson, but before the match where they spent 15 minutes talking.

Bristol City went on to win 2-1.

After the match, Mourinho said: "They were a bit lucky but they fought a lot to be lucky. Everyone was waiting for our goal so they were lucky. We hit the post twice. "But they played brilliantly, they fought like it was the game of their lives which probably it was. A beautiful day for football."

Good morning all 

Misty rain this morning.

We’re heading to Morrison’s for some final bits and pieces, then I’ll be catching up on housework and ironing.

Have a good day everyone 

Good morning everyone

Similar weather here as yesterday, very cloudy and relatively mild. There was a bit of rain overnight.

Yogi, good luck with your shopping at Morrisons, I hope it's not too crowded for you

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone, a damp and misty morning.  I hope everything goes well with everyone's last minute preparations.

Enjoy your day everyone

On this day in 1808 Ludwig van Beethoven held a 4 hour benefit (for himself) concert in Vienna. Arguably the most remarkable concert of all time as it was the premiere of his:
5th symphony
6th symphony (the Pastoral)
his 4th piano concerto (which he played)
and his choral fantasy (where he played the piano) (which was a forerunner of his 9th symphony and included variations on a theme which is believed to be his basis in that symphony of his Ode for Joy.

And I hadn't seen this when I posted the above - it was shown on the BBC news a few minutes ago:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-42436120/

3 extra seconds (here) of daylight here today compared to yesterday (though it's rather gloomy here )

From a lower league in Switzerland, one of the best overhead kicked goals ever.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42301627
The only downside is that it was an own goal

Posted today by the local county council

Evening all 

I think I’m all set for Christmas

Hope you’ve all had a good day 

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Ros.

Night owl hug for Summer 

Good evening! And happy almost Christmas Eve Eve 🎅🏻🎄🎉 sorry I’ve been awol, it’s been a record breaking week at work! I was food shopping at 7am before work and my mum has arrived this evening, woohoo! 

I bought us both new dressing gowns and surprised her with them, she absolutely love hers  

i hope youre all warm & cosy, I hope to be around more after tomorrow, just one more day to work  

sweet dreams gang  

squiggle posted:

Good morning everyone, similar weather to yours EL, pleasant that it's milder.  Our little boy who has been staying over for a couple of days will be thrilled to see that there are now sheep in the field at the bottom of our garden

 

Enjoy your day everyone

oh how lovely

night yogi and summer aww how lovely summer

Good morning everyone

A repeat of yesterday's weather here, 100% cloud cover and relatively mild.

Summer, I wish you well for another busy day at work

Yogi, well done on getting all set for Christmas I think the shops could be very crowded this weekend,

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone.

A dull and cloudy day.

Summer, I hope you aren’t rushed off your feet today and have a lovely time with your mum

El, I think you are right and the shops will be very busy over the weekend.

We’re going over to my parents today. Mum is quite frail nowadays and they no longer come over for our Boxing Day celebrations - Dad would love to come but Mum finds it too much

Have a good day, everyone

Yogi19 posted:

Good morning everyone.

A dull and cloudy day.

Summer, I hope you aren’t rushed off your feet today and have a lovely time with your mum

El, I think you are right and the shops will be very busy over the weekend.

We’re going over to my parents today. Mum is quite frail nowadays and they no longer come over for our Boxing Day celebrations - Dad would love to come but Mum finds it too much

Have a good day, everyone

Awwwww 🤗🤗🤗for your mum Yogi 

Good morning everyone  

Very foggy with some drizzle here. Not a pleasant start to the day 

Good news, our front room floor looks like it’s finally finished. Hopefully the last layer of floor levelling compound just completed. We will see how it is when it’s dry but looking good 

Have a great day Buddies  

Good morning everyone, another drizzly misty day.  At last good news about your floor Moonie   I can just picture you and your Mum in matching dressing gowns Summer, that's so sweet   That's such a shame about your Mum Yogi, have a great visit today   What are you going to have for your Christmas Day meal EL?

Enjoy your day everyone

Yogi, I hope your visit to your Mum and Dad goes well today

Moonie, I hope that's a satisfactory end to your floor woes, it's been a long time

Squiggle, it's got Christmassy aspects with chicken & sprouts, and I've also got a Christmas pudding  I cook the sprouts for just over 5 minutes so they are still al dente rather than the 20/30 minutes my mother used to boil them.

Just had one of those phone calls from a "Tony" about my computer which I terminated rather than waste my time. Noticed that the phone number was a 09093 one/ Not a good idea to try ringing it back as 09 numbers are premium rate ones.

El Loro posted:

Yogi, I hope your visit to your Mum and Dad goes well today

 

Moonie, I hope that's a satisfactory end to your floor woes, it's been a long time

 

Squiggle, it's got Christmassy aspects with chicken & sprouts, and I've also got a Christmas pudding  I cook the sprouts for just over 5 minutes so they are still al dente rather than the 20/30 minutes my mother used to boil them.

Thanks El 

Just about 8 months from when it was first reported 

I think it was only finally sorted after several interventions by one of my local councillors too El.

Good evening and merry Christmas!!!!!!! I’m finally finished work, all our shopping is done and we can relax now. I’m shattered  

yogi i I hope you had a good visit with your parents  

squiggle, I’m glad you have your little boy staying over, and I love the sound of your sheep have you touched one? 

El, I like my sprouts your way!  

we’re having our Xmas dinner tomorrow, and a friend of mine has decided to join us. Her family “don’t really do Christmas” and I think my elfism’s have worn off on her. She’s got her first Xmas tree in several years, bought a Santa hat and has gift wrapped some gifts 🎅🏻

Evening all.

It’s been a busy old day.

Moonie, yayyyy your floor is sorted at last.

Another yayyyy for Summer finishing work and now being able to relax and enjoy Christmas. 👍🏻But why are you having your Christmas dinner tomorrow?

El, I like my sprouts cooked but not mushy. 

Yogiiiiii yay!  

Yogi19 posted:

Evening all.

It’s been a busy old day.

Moonie, yayyyy your floor is sorted at last.

Another yayyyy for Summer finishing work and now being able to relax and enjoy Christmas. 👍🏻But why are you having your Christmas dinner tomorrow?

El, I like my sprouts cooked but not mushy. 

 

Because I’ve actually got Xmas eve off work for a change, so we’re doing dinner first and then we can relax & eat picky/party food for the next 2 days  

my godmother does it every year  

how was your day?