Thanks Moons and EL.
Gales later this week but I still maintain that tree is standing.
Summer, Erik affects the while country but there are yellow warnings for Friday and/or Saturday covering roughly any where north of Liverpool, Rochdale, Bradford, York and Scarborough.
It may turn out to be more like little by little rather than large by large. That's a reference to a Victorian novel for boys which was very popular at the time and is thought to be the reason why the name Eric became popular. I wouldn't bother reading it, another Victorian novel "Tom Brown's Schooldays" is more readable, better known, and has been made filmed and made into TV series over the years.
El Loro posted:Moonie, that's correct though it's Storm Erik rather than Eric, Affecting Northern Ireland and Scotland with the strongest winds though it's going to be very windy across the country.
Erik the Red was a famous Viking, Nowadays he sells stationery and holidays
Well done Erik for diversifying 
El Loro posted:Has a recorded phone call saying that my BT phone line and internet was going to be disconnected and telling me to press 1 to speak to an advisor who would sort it out.
Obviously a scam, I knew that anyway but I haven't had a BT phone line or internet in years
You may remember the BBC correspondent Chris Buckler throwing some water from a thermos and it turned instantly into ice in the recent extreme cold weather in the States:
Its 40 seconds from the start of this short video clip:
That's become a bit of a hit in Russia as seen in this handful of photos:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-47158018
Evening all 
I havenât had a chance to read back yet but I hope everyone is well.
And a gentle hug for Ros, who I know is still in a bit of pain with shingles 
Moonie posted:Yogi19 posted:Evening all
I havenât had a chance to read back yet but I hope everyone is well.
And a gentle hug for Ros, who I know is still in a bit of pain with shingles
Hi Yogi
All's well in Moonieland, I hope it is in Yogiland too
Glad to hear it, Moonie.
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Moonie and Ros.
Hug for any night owls
night yogi -loads of hugsthank you EL summer if you pop in moons
Good morning everyone
Not pleasant weather here, rainy and windy though could be worse.
Ros, I hope your shingles clear up quickly I'm not aware that I've ever had chicken pox though both my father and my brother caught it when they were adults rather than as children.
for Yogi
I hope everyone has a good day and take care if you have to go out into Storm Erik
Good morning everyone, windy and wet here, not a pleasant morning at all. Sending a big to all who are feeling a bit below par this morning and those who are recovering slowly. February is a difficult month but remember Spring is just around the corner
Enjoy your day everyone
Farmers eh? Could never eat that wee beauty. Never.
Hope all are well - Yogi pick up
It's a landscape in grey. No light.
Good morning everyone.
Itâs raining here and strong winds are forecast so, Iâm going to hunker down indoors.
Squiggle, I love the lamb pic.
Have a good day all, whatever you are doing.
Bergerac may be returning though wouldn't be John Nettles:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/wor...rope-jersey-47161490
Good morning rainy and cold here, and itâs windy already. Itâs a body warmer & scarf kinda day!
Squiggle that hat pic made me smile, thank you
Summer, re question 8, the celebities Pointless version had a question a few years ago to name some of the films that actress or Marlon Brando had been nominates for Oscars and I got a pointless answer for one of her films (where she won) and also a pointless answer for Brando (Viva Zapata! - he was nominated but didn't win.
El Loro posted:Summer, well done on your quiz
Iâm glad you noticed that 
El Loro posted:Summer, re question 8, the celebities Pointless version had a question a few years ago to name some of the films that actress or Marlon Brando had been nominates for Oscars and I got a pointless answer for one of her films (where she won) and also a pointless answer for Brando (Viva Zapata! - he was nominated but didn't win.
Well done I wouldnât have automatically thought of her, but now I know it, iâll not be likely to forget it!
I particularly like the giraffe question, and the answer to question 12 
Summer, when I saw that you were preparing a quiz I thought of this poser:
Which actress connects:
and:
That's a very tough poser though, but by a total coincidence, she's the same person as in your question 8 and the first picture is the first film for which she got an Oscar. You'll probably need to look up a list of her films as they aren't at all well known.
squiggle posted:Good morning everyone, windy and wet here, not a pleasant morning at all. Sending a big
Enjoy your day everyone
aww that is gorgeous thank you-cheers you up
night everybody thank you EL - bit better today -still working
summer if you pop in great quiz
Good morning everyone, just grey, damp and miserable here. I hope it's brighter where you are.
Enjoy your day everyone
Woad betide you if you cross this woman 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...ide-central-47166463
Hi everyone.
Weather was rainy and windy overnight and is still the same atm
I hope you are all planning a relaxing weekend.
A collection of winning photographs in the International Garden Photographer of the Year on the BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-47118130
Interesting photos though the word "garden" for most of them is very misleading.
El Loro posted:Yogi19 posted:Hi everyone.
Weather was rainy and windy overnight and is still the same atm
I hope you are all planning a relaxing weekend.
Yogi, I hope you don't have to go out in that
I stayed indoors, El.
El Loro posted:A collection of winning photographs in the International Garden Photographer of the Year on the BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-47118130Interesting photos though the word "garden" for most of them is very misleading.
Some lovely pics but, as you say, the word âgardenâ is misleading for a lot of them.
Good evening ð I hope youâve all had a good start to the weekend after the storm subsided, we had blue skies and sunshine all day! Itâs still windy though
El, I wouldnât have guessed the answer to that photo quiz question, not in a million years!
Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer and Ros
El Loro posted:Woad betide you if you cross this woman
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...ide-central-47166463
she is scary
Yogi19 posted:El Loro posted:A collection of winning photographs in the International Garden Photographer of the Year on the BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-47118130Interesting photos though the word "garden" for most of them is very misleading.
Some lovely pics but, as you say, the word âgardenâ is misleading for a lot of them.
yes -they have used filters and an editing programme to change the original but I like them especially the alliumsvery clever