Allan Bell Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 minute ago, gvallee said: It's been a week or so. There has been queries about Lightroom. He would normally be here in a flash. I always worry about people, even those I don't know. A whole week! Now I am really worried. Think I might contact him. Allan Not answering phone just now, left message to call me if he can. ITMA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Heard from Mick (MDM) and he is resting but improving. I am sure he will be back when he can. Allan 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAROL SAUNDERS Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Heard from Mick (MDM) and he is resting but improving. I am sure he will be back when he can. Allan That's good news Allan and thanks for the update, I was also a little concerned he hadn't been around much lately... Carol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Thanks for calling him, Allan. I was worrying too. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 hours ago, NYCat said: Thanks for calling him, Allan. I was worrying too. Paulette Me, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Heard from Mick (MDM) and he is resting but improving. I am sure he will be back when he can. Allan Thanks for that Allan, it's good news and a relief. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 8 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Heard from Mick (MDM) and he is resting but improving. I am sure he will be back when he can. Allan I echo those concerns for Mick and gratitude and grateful for Allan checking in on him! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Richards Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Michael Ventura said: I echo those concerns for Mick and gratitude and grateful for Allan checking in on him! Likewise. Get well soon Mick. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 A continuing Bad Thing, in my view, is the Football Premiership. The game has become a business, people are investing in it to make money without any real interest in the sport or any local connection to the clubs. My grandfather and father were both keen supporters of our local side, and I followed suit, as did our elder son. I had a season ticket for many years. However when the Premiership came along, and they started to rearrange matches to suit the TV sponsors etc I ended my relationship with the sport. Things have not improved. The, fortunately unsuccessful, attempt by a small group of clubs to form a break away European super league is a symptom of a deeper malaise. There has always been a strong relationship between wealth and success in football, but in days gone by it would be local businessmen, backed by loyal fans at the turnstiles, who would bankroll the clubs, the owners probably lifelong supporters. The game has lost its way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bryan said: The game has become a business You've just noticed? 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 minute ago, John Morrison said: You've just noticed? 😎 Packed in my season ticket years ago John, it's raining and I needed to fill some time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bryan said: Packed in my season ticket years ago John, it's raining and I needed to fill some time ! The Premier League is planning to replace the league table with a list of the clubs’ share prices (with extra points for being bought up by a Russian oligarch or some faceless off-shore investment company)… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 A water main broke in Wichita yesterday, at least that’s when we got the news of a boil water advisory. Of course that started a run and hoarding of bottled water until there were nothing but empty shelves reported on the news, which probably caused more panic. I have a pot of boiled water cooled and ready to set up the coffeemaker. Hopefully, the advisory will be canceled sometime tomorrow. So they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 As soon as I heard about the possible fuel shortages in the UK I went to Tesco and bought a pack of loo rolls. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Boil order has been canceled. I had to allow the water to run from a tap for 10 minutes. Yippee! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Towing our caravan along a motorway, we pulled into a service station and headed for the section clearly labelled Caravans Only. No spaces, about half of the lanes occupied by motorhomes. I managed to park at the rear of of the lot, leaving space for people to get past, when another motorhome arrived and parked in the exit lane. I pointed out that he was blocking the exit, when he shifted and occupied a by now available space, but not accurately, still blocking the exit. I asked him to move when he complained that I should not have parked outside one of the marked bays. Politely as I was able, I told him that he was parking in a lane reserved for caravans and it was due to people like him that I wasn't parked in the right place. Caravans are difficult to reverse, with a very limited rear view, and, unlike an articulated truck, very twitchy going backwards. Further, they need room to turn out of a parking space, which is why special parking facilities are provided. Other motorhomes had parked in the ample space beyond that reserved for caravans. Rant over 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 There’s always a few that refuse to follow the rules, isn’t there? I know what you mean about twitchy…back during our boating/fishing days, I refused to back our boat down the ramp. The sun would’ve set before I could have managed it. My husband asked me to do it once. When he saw me start to sweat blood, he said, “Never mind.” A boat is much easier than a caravan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Bryan said: Towing our caravan along a motorway, we pulled into a service station and headed for the section clearly labelled Caravans Only. No spaces, about half of the lanes occupied by motorhomes. I managed to park at the rear of of the lot, leaving space for people to get past, when another motorhome arrived and parked in the exit lane. I pointed out that he was blocking the exit, when he shifted and occupied a by now available space, but not accurately, still blocking the exit. I asked him to move when he complained that I should not have parked outside one of the marked bays. Politely as I was able, I told him that he was parking in a lane reserved for caravans and it was due to people like him that I wasn't parked in the right place. Caravans are difficult to reverse, with a very limited rear view, and, unlike an articulated truck, very twitchy going backwards. Further, they need room to turn out of a parking space, which is why special parking facilities are provided. Other motorhomes had parked in the ample space beyond that reserved for caravans. Rant over I have to disagree with you here Bryan. Our motorhome is 7.5m. No way it fits regular parking spaces. We have to share parkings for caravans/RVs. In fact we had a similar problem as you yesterday. We got to Cape Naturalist via a narrow winding road. A one way car park had been neatly set up, split into cars and caravans/RVs sections. Went to the caravans/RVs section and it's full.... of cars!! Floating in long parking lanes. We were annoyed. Another comment is that we often noticed that it's easier for vehicles towing caravans to manoeuvre in tight places as they are articulated rather than rigid like us. Sometimes we just don't have the same turning circle capability as them. Anyway, I don't want to start a road rage with you Bryan LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 19 hours ago, gvallee said: I have to disagree with you here Bryan. Our motorhome is 7.5m. No way it fits regular parking spaces. We have to share parkings for caravans/RVs. In fact we had a similar problem as you yesterday. We got to Cape Naturalist via a narrow winding road. A one way car park had been neatly set up, split into cars and caravans/RVs sections. Went to the caravans/RVs section and it's full.... of cars!! Floating in long parking lanes. We were annoyed. Another comment is that we often noticed that it's easier for vehicles towing caravans to manoeuvre in tight places as they are articulated rather than rigid like us. Sometimes we just don't have the same turning circle capability as them. Anyway, I don't want to start a road rage with you Bryan LOL!! No rage necessary. It's a question of scale, most motorhomes in the UK are a good deal smaller than yours, typically panel van size. Many of them were in fact parked in the correct location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I had a filling at the dentist today and was told I need another, which is scheduled for 1st December. 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphperspective Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Colblimp said: I had a filling at the dentist today and was told I need another, which is scheduled for 1st December. 😥 Never trust an Ivory poacher Andy count them all before you leave.😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bryan said: No rage necessary. It's a question of scale, most motorhomes in the UK are a good deal smaller than yours, typically panel van size. Many of them were in fact parked in the correct location Oz has got the space, plenty of it, with open roads and huge skies. A great number of people have either big caravans (tends to be grey nomads like us) or off-road camper trailers. Many people have been on the road for years. The biggest of all vehicles are fifth wheelers, true monsters, some with slide outs as well. There are also converted huge buses (the Greyhound type), sometimes towing a trailer with a car and a boat on top. An example here. Owners are so used to their vehicle that they manoeuvre in no time in caravan parks. Man or woman. I'm always admirative and like to watch. There are exceptions of course. We died when this poor man failed miserably several times to reverse properly and his wife was yelling at him in front of the whole campsite. I'm good at it (parking not yelling) provided I can see. Although we have a truck mirror, because of the stone guard we had to place it forward and I can't see properly the left side of the bus. So we're having a side camera installed this weekend. We were once goggle eyed when a huuuuge caravan turned up towed by a big 4x4. A woman was driving. The caravan had been modified with an electrical opening side panel. She took out a wheel chair and placed it against the passenger door. A clever system of pully lifted her husband from his seat and deposited him on the wheelchair. He was paralised from the neck down. They had been on the road for years. There's no stopping the Aussies! Edited October 11, 2021 by gvallee 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) I've ordered a new phone from Hong-Kong to be delivered to Perth, Australia. So far, Fedex took it to Japan, Vietnam and Guanzhou, back right next to Hong-Kong. It will be the most travelled phone ever. Perhaps we were meant to be together? Edited October 15, 2021 by gvallee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocusUno Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) > Post a bad thing that happened in your life today woke up in cold sweat from dream I had (94) online images & (141,000) forum posts but my head slowly cleared & my arms & legs stopped flailing as I realized in reality it was the other way around... Edited October 15, 2021 by FocusUno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 When I went to Lincoln this morning I forgot to take three mobile phones I have which are my discards to sell to the secondhand phone shop. The money I would get would have paid for my lunch or even my FREE bus fare. Starting to clear out some rubbish. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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