Jan 07, 2024

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

mae all how are we today then?hope all is well.Again a pretty cold day over here yesterday ...temp was 1 degree but there was a real icy wind blowing with it that cut straight through you .the walk to pick up my car was pretty un warm shall we say ..Got car back last night ..now cured ..the price wasnt bad either really .the brake shims had dropped out of alignment...just in case you were interested.Julie is out for her walk this morning with the walking gang .

hiya feebee ...how are you doing? hope all is well with you .We are trying our best to keep the site up and going ..Im surprised really ...after new year ,people usually try and quit and the number increase ...not so for some reason,hope you have a good day .

hiya Lav how are you today?have you still got the rubbish weather? if it goes to schedule ...you will have ..then the cold will hit ..that is if you are following our pattern,Saw this yesterday through the window ...and grabbed the camera,,,hence the rubbish shot .its the Beluga xl..the largest plane in the world ..there are 6 of them...and for obvious reasons called the whale in the sky .

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I tried to increase the pic size but you start to lose the clarity but just to show the mouth and eye

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hope you have a good day .

hiya everyone else ...how are we all?

Optimus Prime: "I transform from a robot into a truck. You?"
Amazon Prime: "I transform money into regrettable internet purchases at 2 AM."

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[porqoui]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

MAE ALL...just popping in to say hi. Time to get warm....:smile:PPQP

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

hiya all ...how are we doing today then? hope all is well.I see there was a bit of a problem last night with the site ,and some folks couldn't get on .Lav messaged me to say .Seems ok this morning .Just been cleaning out the garage ,so got a lot of junk for the tip.Bonnie has been helping ...as you can imagine .Very cold over here today .dry but cold and a real chilly wind.I see the post office scandal has really taken off ....though why it tokk a television drama to re-investigate it is beyond me . A lot of innocent folk were jailed ..others took their own lives families were ruined..because they chose to ignore the fact that a computer programme was flawed ..despite being told such .Anyone that was involved it the wrongful prosecution...and had any money goods or chattels of any worth ..I would sequestrate it all ..and compensate those unfortunates ..We ..as taxpayers paid for their upkeep in prison and now the same tax purse is paying their compo...which undoubtedly deserve ..but the source of such funding needs to be looked at .including the people (Fuji?) that developed and installed the flawed prog .
Rant over ...hope everyone has a good day

[porqoui]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

MAE ALL...taking tomorrow off - best decision I've made all year!! It is -30C/-22F with wind chill it's -44C/-47F. Our high tomorrow is -30C! Most of our events are cancelled for tomorrow and Saturday. I finally got through all the booking requests, generated attendance sheets for all the programs and finalized the newsletter. I even call forwarded my phone to the boss so I won't come back to a pile of messages. LOL

Mick...I wondered why there were no posts when I logged in last night, now I know. I like the picture I have in my mind of Bonnie helping you clean out the garage. LOL How cold is it at your house? At least we don't have a pile of snow. I'm not sure what the post office scandal is that you're talking about. I'll try googling it.

Shout out to everyone else. Have a good night all...:smile:PPQP

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

hiya all ...how are we today then?hope all is well.Weather again really cold but dry ..getting the van ready to go away with .just discovered that there is a bit of mould on the cushion cover ..not surprised considering the weather we have had .White vinegar works a treat....I think its because I pit the heating on in the freezing weather ...creates condensation with nowhere to go.

hiya Lav ...good one on the back up plan ...certainly works.Dont know who else you have .hope the weekend is good for you .

hiya ppqp..hope all is good ...post office scandal in a nutshell...

Post office introduces new accounting system on computer .

Transactions in numerous post offices show flaws in accounting and money missing ..countrywide.
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Investigation launched ...Inquiry team fail to find error in system

Criminal proceedings against hundreds of post office workers resulting in jail ..divorces unemployment suicides depression etc .

Head of inquiry team given a CBE (medal ) and a massive bonus .

Appeals refused and knocked back

Television documentary made some years later ..sparks massive media interest ...new inquiry

Fault in system found ..

there you go ...some woman believed a computer instead of hundreds of postmasters/mistresses..

hiya Slo. Wags Det Teegee Kensho and everyone else hope you have a good weekend

[Lavande]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Hi all,

Glad to see things getting back in order here
Heading out to meet my friend soon, will check back in later tonight.

Lav

[Slo]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

We’re back online!

Today is a snow day, so just staying indoors because many things are cancelled, including my two plans; and warnings to stay off the roads.
But the temperature is fine. But by tomorrow PQ’s Canadian cold gets here, and we start to plummet into frigid temperatures.
You did pick the right day to take off of work, PQ!

Glad it’s just the “brake shims”, Mick; and hopefully they didn’t charge you too much.
I read a little about the post office scandal online. Shouldn’t it have been obvious at the outset that that many employees weren’t simultaneously ripping off the post office?? Sad that it takes a TV show about it a decade later to force justice. Better late than never though I guess.
That’s such a cute plane!

TG, you are building stamina for your active job!

Tomorrow I am traveling to have dinner with relatives, and Sunday I am heading up to D1’s house for a couple days. I’m boarding my puking cat.

Hope you enjoy your friend time today, Lav!

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

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[Lavande]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Greetings friends,

Had a really nice meetup with my friend this afternoon, just what I needed.
Awaiting the start of another drenching rainstorm, ho hum. The ground is so saturated I’m sure flooding will be an issue. I think I’d rather have a regular old snowstorm, at least once in a while.

Mick, that’s crazy what happened to your postal workers, sad actually. Glad you’re not getting rained on, I guess it all came this way. Stay warm & out of trouble this weekend.

Slo, travel safely this weekend & enjoy yourself. I hope Boyd likes his weekend digs.

PQ, you better stay home & out of that cold. I know it’s coming this way sometime after the rain. Glad yo have a nice long weekend to relax

Cyn, hope you’re OK in your snowy area. I heard about the avalanche in Tahoe & the poor guy who lost his life. Winter can be beautiful & brutal at the same time.

Hello to anyone else dropping by & wishing a nice night for all!

Lav

[porqoui]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

MAE ALL...it's good to see posts back on the thread.

Mick...good job on finding the mold when you did. I thought you'd be getting ready to head out again soon. Thanks for clarifying the post office scandal. Unreal! Misdaweiner LOL The crack in my window continues to grow. Ugh. There was a lot of banging going on below me this morning, have a feeling maintenance was dealing with frozen pipes somewhere.

Lav...yup, I'm just staying put, so glad I didn't have to deal with going into work this morning. Tomorrow is going to be the worst of the cold -37C, wind chill -50C! so won't be going anywhere again. My eye appointment is on Wednesday and it'll be a mild -12C. LOL If you can believe it by next Saturday we're going to be 30 degrees warmer at 3C. Wonder how much melting we'll get. Glad you were able to meet up with your friend today, having to deal with all that rain and mud. You're right, I'd rather deal with snow.

Slo...I certainly did pick the right day to take off! I've been watching the weather reports for the US and I hope you don't get it as bad as we've had it. Safe travels tomorrow and is the first time you've seen D1? Or am I mixing up D2?

TG...hope all is good with you and you're dealing with work/snow/elder care.

Shout out to everyone else. Have a good night all....:smile:PPQP

[Mick]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Hiya all.how are we doing today then? Hope all is well just got back from Shepley found th war memorial. Julie's dad came from there. On the memorial there are 4 of her family kia.the most i saw with the same name was 7. A.very good friend of mine knits poppies..and sends me them every year.I had 4 left so I laid them down in their memory .
Not sure if we are going detecting tomorrow .if not will get the van loaded up
Hiya ppqp hows you today then? Did you find out what the banging was all about? The weather is absolutely crazy now .it used to be very forecast able by season but not now I take it a quiet weekend for you

Hiya lav..how are you? Glad you had a good day yesterday .did you get the rain?its dry here atm..hope you have a great

Hiya slo .how are things with you today? Hope all is well yep only cost me 40 pounds to get it fixed. I had visions of a lot more.hope your weekend goes well

Hiya teegee pie sam kensho and wags hope you are doing well

[Lavande]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Good evening all,

We had the weather buffet today LOL started out with clouds, then rain, then wind & then sun. It’s ridiculous anymore. Lost power here last night for a few hours just as I was going to bed. The generator never turned on as it was supposed to so they got an angry email from YB. We have the guy from the company here to service the thing every year so it should have worked as promised. The problem with a power outage here is not just the lack of light, heat & internet but also mainly the lack of water. The well pump needs electric to work, ugh. Spent the majority of my day inside too due to weather.

PQ, looking at our future weather I see we will only be 11 degrees F next Sunday morning but it’s going to be sunny haha!!
Glad you’re staying safe & out of the frozen air. They’re teasing us about getting some snow on Tuesday, we’ll see what happens

Mick, how sad to see so many of the same family at the memorial. You wouldn’t want to go detecting here in all this mud. If you do go good luck
Hope your ‘dry’ weather continues for a good while.

Hello to Cyn, hope you’re safe in the snow.
Hello to Slo, Pie & everyone.

Have a nice night all!
Lav

[Feebee]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Hi back to you, Lavande.

I'm doing well, how are you? I was on this site some years ago and recently decided to check out how things were going. I see some familiar names, but absent is a name, Birdlady, I think it is.

Burdlady was quite prolific in writing and seemed very helpful to many people with a straightforward attitude. I enjoyed reading her replies to people.

Is she still posting on this site?

It's nice to see you all.
Feebee

[Feebee]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

Ohhh! I found the name I was looking for is Byrdlady.

Well, that takes care of that mystery.
Yeah!

Feebee

[Slo]

Re: Jan 07, 2024

[MENTION=24301]Feebee[/MENTION],
[MENTION=11704]Byrdlady[/MENTION] has stopped posting regularly, but she very occasionally stops by.