Well said yogi

It's my day off I did lots of housework though...
Have you had a good day?

I didn't realise you were day off.

I did some housework and cleaned out the fish tank. 

Is it a big tank?

I skyped my mum
For 2 hours too

It's not a huge tank, compared to the one my son has. It's about 2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet (or slightly bigger).

Sounds like a good natter with your mum then.

She had a good natter

That's not a bad size then, I had pictured you having a huge tank that took ages to clean out! We had a bi-orb for a while, they're not as easy as they claim to be. We got a batch of new fish, which must have been diseased because they all died, and then the rest in there followed suit

No, my middle son has the huge tank, mine is medium sized.

Like you, he recently lost all his fish to some disease, he was gutted. 

Your mum sounds like mine - she talks and I listen.

I'm falling asleep, so I ought to go.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, Summer, see you tomorrow.

She spent 5 mins explaining how solar power lights work, even though I kept saying "yes, I know what solar power is"

It's such a shame when all that time & effort go into establishing a fish tank, then one batch of new fish destroy all of it

Sweet dreams yogi see you tomorrow

Check me out- I haven't fallen asleep first tonight

No moonie tonight, I hope you're alright moonie and I hope you sleep well too

Good morning everyone

 

Gloriously sunny here but definitely colder.

 

Good morning everyone. It's bright and chilly, up here.

lol Summer, my mum is so like yours, they could be long lost twins (except my mum is a lot older).

My son's fish tank has to go through a decontamination process for six weeks before he can introduce any new fish. Apparently, one of the clown fish (like the one in Finding Nemo) was responsible for infecting all the others with a disease called White Spot. 

I need to go grocery shopping today - I'll bring back cakes.

Have a good day everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning everyone.  White Spot brings back awful memories of when we had a fish tank.  We were always battling the blessed thing, we had something to put in the tank that turned the water slightly blue I remember.  The first hint that you'd got it was when you noticed the fish trying to scratch themselves against the rocks, we got right fed up with it in the end.

 

Tillie has just been out for a walk and came back full of beans and with a big smile on her face, popped in to see me and gave me a quick lick on the hand to say good morning, she's a real sweetheart.

 

Leaving a hug for moonie

Good morning

I think it's sunny outside, it definitely sounds windy. Bramble and I are laying in, she's rather content upside down beside me

Squiggle, that's adorable Tillie must be loving her stay with you!

El, your forecast yesterday was accurate, temperatures are dropping fast here!

I sorted out my sewing troubles last night... (Please note that the baskets themselves need a fresh coat of paint)

Only 3 more to make!

The basket is beautiful, Summer. I love the fabric you chose for the lining.

 

Squiggle, I'm sure Tillie loves it at your house, with lots of garden to sniff around in and new countryside experiences to enjoy. She sounds like a wee sweetie.

White spot seems to be a real pain to get rid of once it appears in a tank. Son tried special treatments and isolated the contaminated fish in a smaller tank but it was to no avail. Apparently some fish are more prone to it than others, including the clown fish, so he is going to avoid those in future.

 

Big hug for Moonie.

Just spent the last couple of hours replying to a client who is thinking of taking on an employee for the first time. There's a lot for him to think about. For instance, he's not currently VAT registered. Doubling the size of the business could easily trigger the threshold for having to register. Although he would be able to recover the VAT on his costs, he would have to charge VAT to his customers who are mainly private individuals, not businesses, thus making him more expensive.

There's also the extra costs of employers national insurance (though there's due to be a £2000 allowance against that each year from next April) and then in a few years time there's this mandatory employers pension scheme coming in.

As I said, a lot for him to think about.

 

I can't help on the subject of fish. My experience is limited to fish and chips

That basket is really stunning Summer, it looks so professional.  You would be more than happy to pay good money for that in a shop, well done

Hi all x
Flying visit, using sons lappy and he breathing down my neck to get it. He going out and taking it with him. 
Will try to be back later. Have a great day all xx

An interesting article in today's BBC news magazine. Do you really need to drink 8 cups of water (2 litres) every day?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24464774

The article seems to be saying that although adults need that amount a day it's not on top of what you consume via food and other drinks. Your body is self-regulating.

The advice about drinking this amount of water comes from an article written by a group of physicians from various American and French hospitals. It turns out that the article wasn't an article but a supplement sponsored by a major mineral water manufacturer who paid honoria to all of the writers. It was marketing, not an official scientific article.

Have a great day yourself

 @ El's fish and chips post - my favourite kind of fish.

 

 

Have a good day, Skylark, and tell your son to hurry back with your his laptop!

 

 

 A marketing ploy!

No wonder people ignore all these contradictory reports about what they should be eating and drinking.

 

I've been shopping and have cherry bakewells and a jam and cream sponge cake.

Yogi, there's plenty of water in those cherry bakewells and the jam and cream sponge cake besides my fish and chips

 In that case, we are sorted!

Off to take the dog out, while the sun is still shining.

A little chart summarising the water content

I eat lots of soups and stews, which will balance out the occasional cake.

I've just discovered that my phone line is dead.

I've checked on the Virgin Media service status page and it's a known problem. They say that it was reported at 1.29 this afternoon and that it should be sorted by 8 this evening.

I'm not expecting any specific phone calls today and the call I was going to make can wait.

 

I hope the phone is sorted soon, El. Is it a problem in your area, or one specific to your phone?

Yogi, I assume that the fault is in my area rather than my phone as it had been reported by someone rather than by me.

According to the Virgin service status page an engineer is on site sorting the problem. That's the middle stage (the first being that an engineer is on the way, and the last being it's almost fixed but they are testing it).

 

Sorry to hear about your phone line EL, doesn't it affect your broadband?

From experience, Virgin usually over-estimate how long it will take to carry out repairs, so hopefully your phone will be working soon.

Squiggle, no it doesn't. That is one of the major advantages of Virgin Media in that the telephone system is different to the broadband system and there is one cable for one and another for the other. It's the big difference betwen Virgin cable and anyone who uses a BT line where the two are combined.

So one can be out but the other works fine.

 

Yogi, I'd rather they overestimate rather than underestimate.

 

 Me too, then you get a pleasant surprise if it is fixed sooner than expected.

Did someone say Cherry bakewells?! those are one of my favourites

El I hope your phone is soon reconnected

Interesting article about water consumption, I try to drink plenty during the day, but never really take note of how much

 Mr Kipling's Cherry Bakewells. Help yourself, Summer.