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Syd Harling Posts: 636 Joined: 21st Apr 2011 Location: South Africa | Posted at 18:39 on 1st September 2012 On 1st September 2012 18:03, james prescott wrote:
How is everyone tonight? I especially would like to know how Ron "The A Team" Brind is getting on with the tattood man. I trust all is well and that Don is still doing alright. My best to Anna and you Ron. Cathy, has the cold weather returned to the inland parts today? it is jolly chilly again here. The last few days have quite warm and, with the good, albeit unusual late winter rain, the lawn is green and has had its first cut already and is giving notice that it will have to be done again quite soon. It is going to be a busy summer methinks. I have been trying to sell the estate but, so far, without success. If it is not sold by the time the realtor's mandate expires in 30 days time I have a very nice young family who wants to rent it. I shall, in that case, be moving out at the end of December. Once the details have been signed I shall have to find a place to go to. If I fail, I shall be sleeping in the warehouse with the furniture which will have to placed in storage. Here's hoping I find a nice small place in a quiet villiage! I will invite you all to the house-warming party. Well, a virtual party that is. Stay well. |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | Posted at 19:39 on 1st September 2012 Hi Syd, lovely warm (to hot) days up here, no sign of any rain yet and the grass has all but disappeared! Tonight though there is a cold wind and a big full moon. Happy Spring Day!! Good luck with the selling and relocating! |
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | Posted at 19:46 on 1st September 2012 LOL@Syd. Don is looking okay, but as I said elsewhere it's what's underneath that counts. We try to keep him happy and comfortable Syd. Thanks for thinking about us all. I sent a rather direct 5 page letter in response to their solicitor's letter to Don and await another £150 quids worth! lol I have now included the solicitor, the client and the warden in my threat to have them in Court under the Harassment Act 1997 if they persist. That said he is apparently now telling residents on the park that I drove at him, so this has a way to go yet. Tonight I have taken nearly 20 photographs of other residents on the site who have two vehicles parked on their property. Nothing wrong with that I hear you say, except that the warden told Thames Valley Police that only one vehicle was permitted per plot (the point being he cited this as one of his reasons for me being banned from the site). You're nicked my son! lol
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Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA | Posted at 19:50 on 1st September 2012 WEll, Syd..for some reason's summers tend to be that way, busy with housing and garden projects going on. Hubby is painting our front porch and since we got the new rain gutters kind of blending them in an bit better also. Hope if your young family rents your house that they are good to it. I had an wonderful landlord when Iwas younger in ways, though we had problems with the heating system...which wasn' this fault....he quickly bought another new furnance, as he realized the odl one needed to go....we had this going on in the middle of an bliizard...he offered us his home to stayin for free at the time. He then went to Hawaii for an vacation and told us he'd pick up the tab for any excess costs....he owned consider proptery so it was most likeky all tax deductable to him, but many landlords just the same would not offer something like this.We ended up going to my mother's house not to far away and sstayed with her...problems of the storm saw dad was snowed in where he worked and my sister where she worked at the time and so she was there by herself with my younger brother...so they she had the room for us. Our landlord lived in an house built into the side of of an local hillside behind us now...it was three story...the swimming pool built into the bottom part of the hillside, and second level and then an view level...that had part of some hillside rock built into the houseentry way. His fireplace was an wall...of coral/shells.. from the South Pacific and scubba diving back in the days when they could take peices of the coral from the area...most of his house on the top level was also an huge deck over looked the valley. He really didn't need an "yard" so things were pretty natural otherwise. He owned 28 other houses besides ours plus his business. His fireplace wall was longer then the house we were renting from him. Anyway, he took off on vacation, and told us to hold onto the rent an pay him when we saw him in an couple of months...not many landlords do that either. He was quite an inspiration in the way he did things. I still like the lay-out of the house we rented, despite its small size...I could have my patio breakfast every morning...something I enjoy. It's downfall was its on an main street now for traffic...and would behard to get in and out of the property....plus there wasn't enough land to really enlarge the house...it is what it is. We have moved from three houses already because of that factor. good luck on finding an new place and get it bigger then you think you might need it also. I know many an couple without kids that can't do without at least the htree bedroom house these days...one master bedroom for them, one bedroom for an office/computer room and one bedrrom for an spare room for visitors and storage. New houses these days don't allow for celing storage in the attics because of the high ceilings...so where is everyone to put their keepsakes and holiday decoration? They rely on the closets in an extra bedroom. Day four, diabetes meds...the ringing in my ears is now an droning buzz sound constantly...I think I must be monitored.. as if I take any kind of an pill and "think" about it...I get an call from an unkown number... about the time I go to take the tablet. If so I need the volume turned down on the monitoring of myself. Perhaps I am an Government "test" victim?...they have them....pick up their psychic impressions from them. Hope not. I go for now, see how the painting is going and open up the garage to go to and from the front yard while the paint dries.....Have an good day everyone. |
Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA | Posted at 03:19 on 2nd September 2012 I don' t think you could find two more dead beat tired looking people then my hubby and I right now...my son showed up this afternoon to climb the largest ladder and do the painting at the top of the house around the picture window...while hubby did that..I loaded an full pickup truck of old clothes (mostly of i toddler through elementary school sized clothes) and and host of decor items for the Goodwill tomarrow. I found some of my son's clothes from way back when, washed them up and saved them for his son's. Five sacks of toys will be going out of the house by tomarrow also...maybe they can help with Christmas this year. So anyway, if my allergy will hold off from all this stuff I went through...I think I'll go an take an bath and relax. My hubby should have no probelm getting through the garage come time for his knee replacement operation. From what i read he starts out with an walker and works his way to crutches and finally gets himself off of those. Less he has to take our stairway...all the better...... I go for now. |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 08:23 on 2nd September 2012 Good Morning--anyone around on this wet Sunday morning ---have a nice day . |
Peggy Cannell Posts: 5300 Joined: 14th Aug 2009 Location: UK | Posted at 16:06 on 2nd September 2012 When I was out yesterday I saw a picture of WINKWELL but can't find any here, are there no members who live in the area as I thought it looked interesting |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | Posted at 20:01 on 3rd September 2012 Hi everyone! Hope you will all have a great week! |
Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA | Posted at 20:44 on 3rd September 2012 For an holiday...I'm working my rear end off this weekend...so far though..combined...we got the house trim to match the new rain gutters..so maybe we can have some rain now as everything is really in need of it, esp the large trees. Porch is painted and so is the big picnic table to match. Balcony off the master bedroom was winterized. Pickup load of articles taken to the goodwill...three dogs babysat yesterday...took a magazine back to my sister she left in our car some days ago..new blinds on the livingroom window, backyard furniture rearranged for winter...as I said the kiddie pool was taken down also. I've lost 7 pounds since last Wednesday...I think the hard way too. If I can do this again taking an week or two...I'm down one more dress size then what I was...I might be able to fit into my winter coat again!...that would be nice.I have to go and set up next week's meals for me though...and will do that here shortly...I've been walking reguarly in the mornings now also...past what equals 32 houses. Moon was huge last night ....and as "orange" as you could imagine an "Harvest" moon to look like. It feels like there's autumn in the iar now. Be nice if we could enjoy some time off... since we worked all weekend long..I guess we could go somewhere and not have to worry about what needs done before winter now..Chat with you later on. |
Sk Lawson Posts: 4014 Joined: 7th Oct 2010 Location: USA | Posted at 20:51 on 3rd September 2012 I posted this with no weird stuff in the post..look how it came out...kind of like an Idiot at play. they should run into my sister today..she looks like an clown with her outfit...blue pants, bright yelllow stripped blouse...and bright orange fingernail polish....but I didn't say and thing about it, even if it all did clash against one another...if that's the way she wants to look fine...it's NOT me! I think an vest over the blouse in an color to tone down the blouse... would of helped. Maybe she's applying for the Shriner's Circus? |