Good Morning Sunday, 22nd December 2024

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Good morning to all of you on this last weekend before Christmas. Hardly seems possible that the year is almost over.

In about an hour I shall couple up my camper and take off on the three hour drive to my daughter’s house in Canberra. I hope I remember to drive with an excess of caution with double demerit points until the 1st January. in NSW I shall heave sigh of relief when I enter the ACT.

Not done much this morning, was at the supermarket at 7am basically to buy litre carton of custard for the Christmas pudding. Then I went to the grog shop for brandy before I remembered it is Sunday and they don’t open until 10am :frowning_with_open_mouth:

Apart from that I spent the rest of the morning checking oil and tyre pressures and packing those last few odds and ends - actually seems a lot of trouble for a few days away as I will be back here on Thursday. Even though I know I will enjoy every minute of it. Love Christmas especially now that I am no longer the host and in charge of the barbie :laughing:

It will be warm in Canberra over Christmas - definitely BBQ weather:

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That was yesterday’s forecast obviously but nothing has changed since then.

Anyway, have a wonderful Sunday, I presume most of you have taken the whole of next week off (you can be sure that 90% of workers here will).

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Take care

Along by Merry Christmas Time

Along by merry Christmas time they buy the aged goose,
And boil the dread plum pudding, because of ancient use.
But to sneer at old time customs would be nothing but a crime,
For the memory of the Past is all bound up in Christmas time.

Then Jim comes home from shearing, and he puts a few away,
With Dad, perhaps, or Uncle, but they’re right on Christmas Day:
For be it on the Never, or ‘neath the church bells’ chime,
The family gets together, if they can, at Christmas time.

And, after tea at Christmas, they clear the things away
And play the dear old silly games our grand-folk used to play
And Dad gives a recitation that used to be the joy
Of all the Western countryside, when Father was a boy.

Along by merry Christmas time, and ere the week is o’er
We meet and fix up quarrels that each was sorry for.
Our hearts are filled with kindness and forgiveness sublime,
For no one knows where one may be next merry Christmas time.

Henry Lawson

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Good morning Bruce and all that follow , enjoy your time with family hope it’s been a safe journey .

Its been a windy night with heavy rain here ,

Have a good day everyone .

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Good morning - Sunny with a temperature of 4ºC here (9.10 A.M.) A new washing machine is arriving later. Removal of the old one and installation of the new one will create a bit of upheaval.

Have a good day. :slight_smile:

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Bruce if you collect enough demerit points you could part exchange them for a new car. I have no idea what a demerit point is worth in Australian dollars. We used to have the same here called green shield stamps ,stuck them in a book and when the book was full we could P/X them for items

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Morning all – Well this morning started well, made my early morning coffee, dropped and broke my favourite mug, coffee all over the counter and floor! Forecast is for rain and strong winds – am contemplating spending the day in bed!

Safe journey Bruce and I am sure you will have a lovely time with your family

When my overseas visitors were here I took them into Bristol City Centre. Asked them if they knew where the phrase “pay on the nail” came from – they have never heard of it! For those unaware there are large bronze, waist high pedestals outside the Bristol Corn Exchange called “nails” when a deal was made the buyer would place the money on the “nail” to pay – hence pay on the nail! I understand there are those who claim the phrase has other origins but we Bristolians prefer ours!

I may do the last of the food shopping today – I don’t fancy facing the crowds on Monday, also the cleaner will be coming mid-day and I won’t go Tuesday as I make a point of never shopping on Christmas Eve!

Take care – have a lovely day

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Good Morning from Foxy’s World…
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A very cold blustery and wet 4 degrees C managed to do a bit of running until achilles tendon started aching so walked the rest of the way. Injuries seem to be building up so I might call time on my athletic pursuits for the rest of the year…Well I have covered 1063 miles this year.
Double penalty points on your licence I presume Bruce…I think that’s a great idea being as there are those who will be risking it over the festive period, they should introduce that here…
Safe journey and Happy Christmas Bruce… :+1:
I have heard the saying Sheila, but didn’t realise where it had originated, I do like your explanation though and am happy to accept it as kosha…

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With those temperatures, just toss everything on the sidewalk.

Do you have a method for keeping your camper cool at night?

Have a nice drive, Bruce and Merry Christmas :christmas_tree:.

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Interesting!

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Good sunny morning from Florida! It was 36ºF/2.2ºC when I walked the dogs this morning, and since it promises to be a lot warmer after noon, I am holding off to put together a decent beach run until later in the day. @OldGreyFox yours is a very admirable distance for the year! Fantastic! :smiley:

I have foolishly waited until tomorrow to purchase groceries for Christmas dinner, but I’m soon off to a dairy farm for specialty cheeses, that is run by a nice Amish couple. I do like supporting farms where I know the animals live decent lives and are given good care.

That’s about it on this fine Sunday. Have a relaxing day!

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Good evening to everyone, just another few days to go, tomorrow for the last of the shopping, I avoid Christmas Eve too @SheilaP.
It’s really more the build up to Christmas that’s so stressing, rather than the day itself, worrying that we haven’t forgotten anything or if there is enough of everything.
Luckily, our small town nearby is quite calm, not chaotic like the cities, so I’m glad about that, can’t tolerate crowds and long, waiting times.
Mind you, it’s this time of year when I do get nostalgic, for the London Christmas atmosphere, the spectacular lights in the centre of the city.

Today started off sunny, now it’s raining again and I can hear that awful howling wind. :angry:

Buona serata to you all. :grin:

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I am still using tools I exchanged for Green Shield Stamps though some, like my grease gun, are in the bin as obsolete

No need, the night time temperatures are quite cool and I never go in it during the day anyway. I keep the doors and vent open all the time (the doors split in two so the inner section with a grill and fly wire keeps the bugs out).

Yep, except here you start off with 12 or 13 points and they are deducted, when you get to zero you lose your licence for three months (I think) - I have never lost a point (so far) which is why I have 13. I don’t think other states have double demerits on public holidays except NSW (could be wrong); get caught speeding twice and your licence is gone.

Ha ha, read that quickly an thought that it was too warm for me I am good up to 32/33) then I realised it was degrees Fahrenheit. Damn Germans!

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