Good Morning Friday, 11th July 2025

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Good morning everybody, the wind as died down this morning but it kept waking me up during the night.

I forgot to go to my dentist yesterday arvo :frowning_face: so I have to ring up to make another appointment.

Restarted my varnishing this morning now that it isn’t likely to get blown away. I had trouble finding my milk crates this morning they had blown about in the garden. I use them to rest my painting on.

Will probably go for a walk this arvo but every so often the wind gusts up, lots of trees brought down last night apparently, none near me, just the odd branch blown off. The wind gusted to over 140kph last night according to the local radio. This is a miserable winter.

My daughter called me this morning, she has arrived in foreign parts and starts her new job on Saturday. It is 32° everyday where she is which makes this weather where I am seem even more miserable.

I might buy a lottery ticket later :pray:

Enjoy your day.

Take care…

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Good Morning Bruce and all who follow.

You certainly don’t have a boring life Bruce, always busy with one thing or another.

By all means get a Lottery Ticket, I do, a little bit of fun, I don’t gamble as such.

I get a ticket twice a week, breaks the boredom and a carry on from when it started buying one for the kids.

I very rarely win anything, play online and a few weeks ago got an email to say that I had won a prize.

It was a Rollup Weekend, Jackpot had not been won for some weeks, so my
£5 win was turned into £66, a pleasant surprise.

I went out yesterday , a very rare event for me, Shona took me to ASDA, a supermarket I had not been to for years.

We exited using the wide disabled checkpoint, behind us was a very pleasant looking grey haired lady with her carer.

She smiled at me, I smiled back, next thing she grabbed me, called me Dave and tried to kiss me.

Both carers trying to get her off me, she was not letting go.

She was a dementia sufferer and confused me with her Ex.

Quite an event.

Shona thought it hilarious, you’ve still got it then.

I have Kinga here today for 4 hours, her gardening day.

Have a great day all, whatever you are doing.

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Good morning all! :sun_with_face:

I’m anticipating another hot day, 30 degrees forecast and not a hint of a breeze at the moment!
A friend of mine has very kindly sent me a present, one of those usb rechargeable neck fans which is very kind of her. It should be arriving this morning courtesy of Royal Mail.

She lives right out in rural North Wales. Her Bernese Mountain doggies do not like the heat one little bit, all that fur…

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They plonk themselves on the cool tiles for some relief, can’t say I blame them :dog::dog:

Anyway, just savouring that first strong coffee :coffee:

Have a good day people, don’t be stingy with that ice cream! :wink::+1:

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I think my daughter is in similar line of work to you, it’s all a bit secret. i suggested she meet up with a friend of mine while she is overseas and she told me that she can’t because such a contact would mean a lot of paperwork.

I only know where she is employed because i drove her to work one day. She could be a cleaner for all I know.

I am not a fan of gambling either poker machines bore the pants off me. I only pay “my very bad at maths” tax occasionally, it is just a bit of fun.

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Bora Da from Wales.
It looks like another hot sunny day and the sun is streaming through the window already.
I’ve had a few wakeup calls on this holiday. First call was when I found myself really struggling on the steep climbs around the Great Orme, and the second one was when we went swimming yesterday morning. I could hardly keep myself afloat and was fighting for breath after half a length. I did eventually manage about 8 lengths but not all at once.
It’s our last day today and while Mrs Fox takes the tram up to the top of the Orme, I intend to climb it and meet her at the top.
It will probably be a lot cooler up there.
It looks like you’ve pulled Swim, still life in the old dog yet!

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I love that doggy @Chilliboot !

Good morning everybody. Sorry to hear that @OldGreyFox, take care of yourself! Enjoy the last stretch of holiday.

Sorry it’s a tough winter where you are @Bruce

Always nice to get a kiss from a stranger @swimfeeders, even if they do mistake you for someone else!

Weather is delightful this morning, but the water is very, very cold. I’ve dipped one toe in, and now I’m just sat down and reading, building up the courage to go back in!

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Oh it’s not fun when your alarm goes off! So much work to do I’ve had to get up an hour earlier than normal. Fridays aren’t meant to be like this, no fair!

Hope you’re all having a happy Friday so far, nice to see you all!

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Didn’t think anyone would be on here first thing in the morning…turns out it’s positively thriving! Morning all!

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Morning Mick!

The early bird catches the gingers…

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Hello sorry I’ve been away for a couple of weeks, had a brief hospital stay but everything’s fine, and been a bit snowed under since getting back home.

How have you all been, what have I missed?

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Hello Frank! What have you missed…do you want to tell him, @CarlyB or shall we? :smiling_imp:

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[Shakes fist]

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Oh, poor @CarlyB! Mick’s not letting you live that down…I felt very sorry for you hearing that tale, in fact my willy stood up as a mark of respect!!

Hope the workload isn’t too harsh today.

@Bruce you’ve made it through winter you can do it again sir!

@Tracyhello good on you for trying to brave the water anyway!

@Chilliboot Brilliant dog, lovely pictures!

@swimfeeders That was a funny awkward story! Hope it wasn’t too mortifying.

@OldGreyFox Have a brilliant last bit of the holiday, it looks lovely there

@Mickinthemorning It really is buzzing this time in the morning!

Have a great day everybody, I’m poolside already despite it being the crack of dawn. Blissful!

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Good morning!
Bright, sunny, and warm

Immediate plans are for a shower & breakfast, then later this morning I’ll do some shopping at Sainsbury - because of the one way system this is my most convenient supermarket
It is on the same retail park as Curry’s, and as I want a new vacuum cleaner I’ll do some window shopping there

And that’s about it for now.

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I know what you mean! Mr Willy was so upset by the poor girl’s predicament I needed to calm him down by stroking him, but he still ended up being sick everywhere!

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Oh, poor @CarlyB! Mick’s not letting you live that down…I felt very sorry for you hearing that tale, in fact my willy stood up as a mark of respect!!

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I’m going to choose to take all this as a compliment…still got it, I guess! :sweat_smile:

@OldGreyFox Have you been to Conwy Castle while you’ve been in Llandudno? I found it absolutely stunning

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I know what you mean! Mr Willy was so upset by the poor girl’s predicament I needed to calm him down by stroking him, but he still ended up being sick everywhere!

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Hello everybody! First time I’ve ever logged on here from a work computer…trying to be very very safe for work!

On a separate note, don’t you owe us a story @Tracyhello, what happened on that Camp America pier? :smiling_face::smiling_face: