Morning everyone..It's a new week...11/08/2014

First topic message reminder :

Yes I'll be in bed soon.......

I was 67 then also........this is "Which fascinator do I wear?"

Well would you say that about Hamilton?   But this time Hamilton won the qualifying round  so he is first on the grid.    And after all Bond the driver is only as good as his car.      But hey Sebastian Vettel is worth  $140m.   and he's only 36 yrs.   and only married his childhood  sweet heart in 2019  it's not a job to be away from home so long

Oh David's brother Alan loved his MG's Margaret.....every 6 month he bought another new one.....he never had them longer than that, of course before he got married.

While Ian was at Cal State Long Beach, he found an
old MG Midget.
Remember he is 6ft 2ins tall!
At some point I had to go with him to sign him up
and pay for a summer acting course lasting four weeks.
He insisted we go in the MG. (with the top off)
It was a 35 mile ride on the main freeway going through
this state. 
I fell into the seat as I could not lower myself down that far.
It was rather hairy looking around at big American cars
going past as at my eye level I could only see the hubcaps! 
Don't get me wrong, Ian is a very good driver.
But I guess my white knuckles were showing.
He leaned over the me and said "Mum, the pedals are on my side"!
He has a Japanese car for everyday use (when not taking the train or tube)
He has had a MX Miata for years that is his baby. 

He was born within the sounds of the Astin Martin factory in Newport Pagnell.
They used to test them down the country lanes and later onto the M1.
Someone gave him an old dinky car which became a permanent fixture
in his hand for most of his first year. 
I still have the Hot Wheels stacking box and the Tire shaped box here .
I think I even have the Hot Wheels lunchbox which was what every child
took to school  each day then.  The Pele box is worth money these days. 
There is a Snoopy dog house shaped one and a Dr Zeus one. 
Now its all thermos bags and boxes. 

Its been 7 and a half years since Peters been gone but he lives on in me
every day.  I feel his love still within me. That will never go away. 

It's very overcast this morning and only 68f so far. 
It will be a few degrees cooler today locally. 

Missy is once more squeezing me off my chair this morning. 
Being very careful about keeping the kitchen clean in  this heat
Only had one fly get in so far.  (Not that we get a lot anyway)
Every house here has fly screens on every window. 
I also have a flyscreen door on the backdoor. 

We are advised to rinse all cans and jars before putting them
in the recycle bin.  It cuts down on the smell and fly attraction.
Regular household trash is bagged in special bags that degrade
once at the dump. (New formula.) My own special choice. 
They are from Bed,Bath and Beyond which is now out of business
but I bought a years supply. 
I buy individual cans of cat food, so I "Borrow" any empty carboard cartons
to put them in off the shelves so they do not need to give me a
plastic bag. It stops them rolling around. 

Time for breakfast here and see whats on today on TV. 
Last day of Tour de France , Both Yates brothers did well, in
the top 5 finishers. Pidcock finished 4th in the White Jersey
race ( Young riders), this is only his second year so we will 
see more of him. there are several classifications within
the race itself. 
Then there is the Womens World Cup so better get cracking.
TTFN XXX

Hi yes Seb lost it a bit towards the end ,I suppose in F1 when you are going down you go down fast with the new boys coming up after your seat ,

Avatar is Sebastian Vettel ......retired F1 driver, and Susan's MIL heart throb Oh she wanted to go to Goodwood just to see him, but it was a sell out. so she couldn't.

Oh gosh Carole I would never have guessed that. Awww.

We would have done Bond but I expect they just get in and out....it was pretty hard getting in and out of a Lotus Elise....well no getting in wasn't too bad but getting out Rob had to push me out. and you're sitting on the floor almost, but then him and The Witch were nimble. Nice car the Lotus Elise was, but when The Witch got pregnant it had to go, couldn't put a babies car seat in that.

Good afternoon people have been out cutting the grass but I did ours Monday so ok for a bit
Vicky put a sexy photo on and I'll risk it
Yes I know I can see the gul wing doors but I bet we would have to put the flat of our hands on the floor to get in and out ,
I'm just sitting reading a book I picked up in the hotel on holiday,it's by Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill talking about there times in the 80s early 90s
Not doing anything today I've loaded the car up ready for tomorrow,I got Jess's bedroom to decorate as they are away ,they have already apologize for the state of it so I'm expecting a struggle to get around it ,then a bit of a touch up around the house soa couple of days work .
Vicky Sitting waiting impatiently
I'll get the tea and a large lemon and lime

Morning Vicky 
Telling me rain for you after 9pm but its 71f right now 
and a little windy

Can you believe its been 5 yrs today I lost Gil
Time stands still for no one it seems 

We have been told to enjoy the next day as we have another heat wave
coming ,when will this ALL END 

Been to the   back relaxing ,Blaine home now for two weeks 
said he will get rid of the weeds overtaking my front garden that I can no 
longer get too in the week ,but first I have to follow him in the morning
to drop off his car to find what's preventing it from passing emissions test 

Later 

Afternoon and yes it's here.

Don't be silly Bond you can see the doors open, they swing out and up.....very odd but not my type, I wouldn't want one even if they were cheaper.....much much cheaper. Cristiano Ronaldo own three has does Floyd Mayweather.

Yes Carole not worth while putting a sexy photo on he wouldn't see it.

Ok speak when you get back Carole.

Running late so will pop in when i get home
All this talk of little match box
cars ,Spencer's ended down the toilet when we got here
Kept FLUSHING them
Bond there is SOMETHING wrong with YOUR phone
Rain coming back around 4pm Bond
bit later for Vicky
Be back have to GOOOOOOO

Dose the Bugatti come with a crain to lift you in and out ,not a pretty classic car like a Bentley continental now that's a car for all ages in time
The Bugatti has just popped up
The avatar is the Bugatti one of my sons bought me

Good morning all from Atherstone it's at the moment but for how long ,
A bit of a panicking moment this morning as the site was closed down my last post page came up but not Vick's post so I kept trying but nothing just a blank page even using Malcs old email with the site on that I have kept for years and years ,this phone remembers the site and klicks straight onto it , any road up it's back now and there's Vicky's post
So no I'm not seeing the Bugatti but the lovely lady with the rose almost shoe dangling,
I still have the Tri ang tank and transporter that I had when I must of been 9 or 10 ,my nephews had it after me and painted it silver and gold ,but I got it back years later for my grandkids, I sprayed in army green ,the plastic box it was in got water in and the tyres have perished but a bit of WD40 on the axel and a set of tyres it will be almost as good as new
Late breakfast and it's left over sausage sandwich with brown sauce

Yes I remember those cases Bond but no my boys didn't have one either.

We used to get lizard's in Fuerteventura also, I remember one being in our room, on the wall once.

Toys are meant to be played with Margaret, The boys had Tonker toys.....such well made toys.

I had a Teddy from when I was 5 yrs old, which my Mum gave to me, but my Gran said "You can't take that with you now you're getting married" and she threw it in the bin, I loved that Teddy. Wish I'd stood up to her, but never did, neither did my Mum.

The boys had racing pedal cars and Susan had a pedal car one Christmas......we've still got the photos.

Aren't you seeing the Bugatti Bond?

Wow Marg that's a toy Musium all on its own
Love that Jackie Stewart age
I had a wire controlled Vanwal in British racing green,before the days of radio control,

Ian has a set of Hot wheels that our next -door neighbor in the town houses
used to bring home from the test runs on the manufacturing lines
before they were in the shops. He worked at Matels which is not that far away
from us. Ian had the tracks and storage boxes but not worth a lot because
they were played with. 

I still pick up one or two now and again.
I like the muscle car line. I was going to make an Xmas tree of them. 
Ian did have an original Batmobile but buried in the sand at the beach!
He has two James Bond cars, one silver and one gold. 
He also has an F1 green bean racing set with a car carrier 
from the days of Jackie Stewart. We actually found a pedal car 
the same kind. British Racing green. 
I think they are all stashed in what was Melanies built in wardrobe.
(Not the pedal car though) 
His big toys like a ridable fuel tanker was given to the childrens ward
at the local hospital before we left for St, Louis.
Along with his Tonker toy jeeps and bulldozer. 
Those were made of metal. 
They were no longer played with anyway. 
With Melanie , she loved games and puzzles which did not
take up so much space. 
A few barbie dolls and a suitcase of doll clothes was all she needed. 
Her one passion was the Panda that Peters parents had given her.
He rode in the car with her. Never out of her sight.
She still has it today! 
I still have the Teddy bear that Peter gave me at 16 years old
on my first trip to meet his parents! 
He is a real old fashioned teddy filled with wood shavings. 
British to the core! 

I took photos of a lot of things that would remind me
of the place we were at. 
In Orpington (Just south of London there was a Victorian
house and Drs Surgery) which had a large Brass plaque
stating that his name was Bindon Blood MD! I kid you not! 
Its like when we saw a baby doctor when Ian was ill not long
after we got here. It was an emergency on a Sunday and he was
on call. His last name was Fawnskin! 
I still stumble on his name even today! 
There is a small village up in the mountains called that as well.
We think it was a native American tribal name. 
TTFN XXX

I'm seeing a very nice lady ,I will have to go in the back door

Good evening Vicky, 2017 was a funny old year
I seem to remember you could get a little suit case like a garage to keep all the cars in but I can't see my lads with one of them
Still raining here I can hear it on the window

Spot on Bond about the electric cars.....and the fire engines

I had a thing about taking Churches Margaret.

The next photo of a car at Goodwood .the most expensive  you could buy I'd imagine.   Though myself "No thank you"

Yes Bond Steve had lots of them

Hi Marg so a pet Lizzie Lizard, we had one that used to hang about the paved sunbathing are of out hotel in Cyprus I think he would move far away from the flower border and nip back undercover if any movement,
Well I don't think it's stopped raining much today so I hope the kids have found things yo do indoors,
Vicky do you remember these Micro Mimi Machines cars and motorcycles, I keep this one in my little box of bits

Its thick something here this morning, cannot decide if
its sea mist, fog or low clouds.It does show how much moisture is in
the air though. 
Ian, being his usual helpful self, messaged me about contacting one
oof his friends to come and look the outlet.
I think it's time for a real electrician. 
These guys are not that!! 

Going to talk to Cindy as she just had a major overhaul of the
kitchen over there and the main bathroom redone. 
Most of my house is still on the original wiring. 

I am sure I have a lizard under my house.
I think it might be one that was here before a couple of years ago. 
I did see a baby one last week. 
I hear scratching noises under the house, and I know its not mice
or rats. the holes in the foundation air vents are not big enough for
anything else. It's not a big one, We call them alligator lizards 
as that it what they look like, miniature alligators. 
Not easy to spot.  

We do not have a lot of flowering trees in this town but the'
Jacaranda trees are in full bloom at the moment.
They look great but are really messy when the blooms fall
off. They stick to everything! 
The blooms look neon purple/blue. They seem to glow. 

Watched both the England and US Womens World Cup games so they
made a decent start. (The England one started at 2:30AM here!)
Nigeria should be had up for GBH! 

It's those lithium batteries that are the problem not just in cars,
but iPads and laptops and cameras. now its E scooters. 
Everyone wants longer lasting power per charge.
but they can and do overheat. At least with cameras, you can take 
them out. 
My old 35 mil camera took 4 regular AA batteries and was replaced
by a 4 pack of lithium ones.  It was great not having to change batteries
on a long day of taking photos. I always had to carry spares otherwise.
I always seem to get a "low Battery" signal at the worst time.
Digital was much better than film rolls. Not having to wait to see what you thought
you took a photo of until it was developed.
Peter got very competitive with me as some of my photos came back with "Well Done"
paper frames round them!   

The weird thing is, we both took the same photography classes for 6 weeks at the
adult education center.  We would go on field trips like the Zoo and let the teacher
tell us what makes a good shot. Some were almost professional! 
I remember doing a series of shots at a local dog show. (My Idea)
And getting up at dawn to get surfers surfing on the higher than normal waves.
The local newspaper photographer was standing next to me!
His were on the front page! 
I had a whacking great 200 mil lens in those days so could get closups 
of a lot of stuff. Its all gone now. I have a normal digital camera now. 
If I can hold it still enough, I can get good shots on my iPad! 

It's time for breakfast here, Tabbitha has had hers and she is once more pushing
me off my office style chair at the computer!  
TTFN XXXX

I can see that's a Mercedes with the bonnet badge
I see what we were talking about with electric cars ,two fire brigades will send two engines to a electric car fire as one is not enough

Good morning no good afternoon, spot on Carole rain rain and more rain ,
And the big kids have gone to Welsh Wales in a luxury has with out door jacuzzi but not too good in the rain,I have been in a hot tub one out doors with the snow flakes drifting down
I'm reading my 2017 diary with lots of things going on then it say the site is quiet at the end of August, then Vicky has been in hospital with blood pressure but I didn't say if it was high or low ,I'm thinking it was low very low
I had a message may be we all have I didn't open it but it looked like Turkish or Greek.
Any way strawberries, sponge cake and cream ,tea coffee and a large lemon and lime
Vicky lovely to see you I had this feeling history was repeating itself

You said it Bond   David and Benjie just got in this morning before it came down,   and they'll not be until about 6pm ....he really is good  four legs crossed before they go out at night ,  

Yes Bond that's a really good book,   when the little boy looks at his Mummy  and says "Mummy" as that idiot friend of his Mum pushes him over the cliff,  and the next bit they're all in Church ar a funeral and you think "Awww sob sob he died"   then the Mum and the little boy comes in on crutches,   and it's not his funeral,, seems when the little boy {I'm giving the game away but I doubt either Carole or Margaret will read that book}  when the little boy kept following these teenage twins wanting to join the gang,  they told him if he wanted to join their gang he had to jump across this gorge ....so the took him to the narrowest part and we don't know this at the time  but he tried to jump it, just missed but as he started to fall grabbed hold of a tree root, so when the nutty woman took him nearer and nearer to the edge he realised there's a tree right near the edge so hoped a root would be sticking out....and as he fell there was. so he grabbed the root.   But those words "As he started to fall he called "Mummy"  had me  and then the funeral, which wasn't his funeral after all. had me   with relief.

Another photo from Goodwood

06:15:10
Morning
Well looks like I earned my weather merit badge then
raining heavy down with my sister also she tells me
Better hold on to your as the only SLIGHTY
drier day I see in the coming week will be Tuesday

We had some thunder rolling through last night after I went
in to lie down so you can guess where Buddy was

I have to run to the store right now for gas but will be back later
we have at least a DRY weekend but still hot ,some towns last night
had so much rain they are 9" ahead of normal

Any way
MORNING :LADIES i will be back

Good morning all from Atherstone a very wet Atherstone all that rain that was forecast is here,
Vicky I was expecting to wake up to you this morning ,
Saturday again another woossh week gone so bacon batches later ,
First breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
Back later could be a day of looking at the rain and reading

Good news then Vicky,are you sure it just wasn't some bloke in a white coat stacking the shelves,
Marg I could understand Prince Philip having great interest in modern aeroplanes of the time and future,
Finished my book got the new one by T M Logan
Who was the author of the Holiday

I'm back.....yes everything fine, though a bit odd it wasn't the nurse but a pharmacist ...very odd, but I'm fine though I still have to collect a blood form.

Back later.....oh Will met the Queen and Princess Margaret when they were building a Church and School in Cyprus, he was in the Army, oh he didn't have much truck with Margaret, it got back to the men the guy who was asked to take care of Princess Margaret while the big wigs were looking after the Queen, seems he did take care her "On the snooker table" and the Colour Sargent walked in on them, the guys excuse was "When she makes it clear what she wants you can't really say no....Sir" though Will said Margaret had to wear shoes with small heels seems the Queen never liked her sister to be taller than her.

Eons ago when Peter was still a student at Cranfield
HRH Price Philip flew up from London to see what the
new growth of Aeronautical engineering students were
doing as to the future of things that fly. 
Peter's thesis was the difference between Mach 2 and 
mach 3 designs as seen in the future.
It was assigned to him, not his choice. 

The college photographer was so intent of getting a photo
of His Highness as he is looking at Peters exhibit
(Its a lovely photo) but only got a full head shot of the
back of Peters head! 
Never mind, my favorite shot of Peter is him in his flying gear
standing in front of the Lincoln Bomber. 
It was taken during his time as a College Research Fellow.
He already had his college degree then. 

Men like toys that are fast and BIG!  
A retiree from Northrop was working as a docent at the
Western Museum of Flight, we next bumped into him
doing the same job on a WWII Liberty ship in the
Harbor. When asked why he swapped jobs, his 
reply was "Bigger Toys!"
I swear these guys never grow up! 

I am the lucky one as far as weather is concerned.
The temps in this tiny coastal stretch of land is not yet
too hot for humans. Average high for this date would be 86f
and so far, its not gone higher than 79F.
The most heat comes from the sun just before it sets here. 

I finally found the insect repellant light bulbs I was looking for.
Popped into PetSmart for fresh grass and more of the wet cat food
Miss Tabbitha is eating at present. 
I still have a can of Spam in reserve and a small roasted chicken.
Did two weeks worth of grocery shopping at my local market.
I was shattered by the time I got home. I still had to put it all
away! 
I never let myself totally run out of anything if I can help it. 

It seems the last time the tree trimmers from the City, who
come round to trim trees out of the overhead lines, messed up.
.My poor tree now needs a a short back and sides to make it look
nice again (It will be on my $$$$ this time) 
These people are not arborists, they are city workers who
love cutting things up. 
Let them loose with a chain saw and a chipper and they are in heaven.
One branch came down on my chainlink fence and pulled the top
where it is wired to the frame, off completely on about 6 feet of my fence.
It took out my string of solar fairy lights along the top of the whole fence.
You know what my chances are of getting them back to repair it.....NIL! 

So another trip to the neighborhood   ACE DIY store today. 
Not going to walk miles inside the hanger size place again today. 
These Ace stores stock things that the local area people need to
do DIY on their houses. Just Basic stuff. 
They have a Parrot who sits behind the counter at the back of the store.
In the middle of the day, he vocalizes, (He screeches)
He might say Hello if he feels like it. 
This branch is staffed by retired crafts people who know their stuff. 
It's a throwback to what Ironmongers of old would have looked like.
I know I can get the small items I need from there. 

Tried the cursed outlet again and it not working now. 
(Won't touch that with a ten foot pole! Its an electrician
I need. 
My fear is that most of the house may need rewiring.
(The kitchen and back room are up to standard) 

The house is still on the original 40 amp wiring.
It was not meant to take the load of a modern day
house. Heat is not helping either. 

Must stop waffling and get cracking here.
TTFN XXXX


ps Nigeria should be done for grievous bodily harm!
The women play a faster game than the men. 
Always said so.

12:05:01
Well sounds like your belly is happy again Bond 
as to your Own Page ,that's for sure you two do 
one and two liners back n forth

We had rain early but nothing to write home about 
but could see more storms later 

I'm watching the FIFA  Women's matches have them recorded 
so right now its Canada vs Nigeria 
USA playing today ,still say the girls play better than the men 

Hope you had a good check up Vicky 
Back later

Hi Carole,this is as good as our own page ,
I don't want to see any of the hat white stuff for a long time,
It was nice out this morning between the clouds the sun was strong I was thinking get your shorts on Vicky then another grey cloud came over .
Another nice meal at the Chase ,hunters chicken on a sizzling cast iron skillet,chicken bacon and cheese with a BBQ sauce on a bed of sizzling onions

Afternoon all ,I can agree with that I was just going by the bottom of Vicky's street as I had to put my wipers on 1:25
I hope things go well at the docs
Black lace?

Afternoon......I'm off to the Doctors in a bit to have my yearly check up.

Carole 1-15pm and it's just started raining.

Back to a photo of Goodwood.

Later

New avatar
April 2023 my over my back garden
TRYING to think COOL
MAN what I would give for just a LITTLE of this
as easier to add CLOTHING than get naked and STILL
be HOT and SWEATY

04:42:56
MAN you two should HAVE YOUR OWN CHAT PAGE
had to read far back what you were on about
Anyway I am here ...knee still feeling a lot better than
it used to do ,but I am WELL aware that it is ONLY a
temp job

The weather man is telling us that my side of the State
is today under a "level 1" severe storm watch with a possible
Tornado thrown in for fun

Bond you have showers    possible after 1pm and
your at 61f right now same for Vicky

I have to get down stairs later and do the pile of
Spencer carried it down last night and SOMETIMES if he is sitting around
will throw it in the    for me and bring them back up
after drying for me to fold ,but he went out last night so no such luck  

Anyway I must away Blaine will be up soon

BTW Marge ONE winner of the BILLION DOLLAR POWER BALL LOTTO
sold DOWN TOWN LA was THAT YOU by any chance

Catch you all later

MORNING LADIES        

Good morning all from Atherstone it's bright morning here compared to some of the rest of the country,
Vicky I struggled to see you last night does the long dress with the slash up the front so is the slash up the centre or high over the right leg ?
Well Friday and I haven't got a main job so just a bit of tiffling about in the garden a bit of weeding before going to the Chase for lunch
First breakfast and it's cornflakes and cold milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
Sitting waiting

Ok the rest tomorrow.....and then ..... :

Hi cheese straw and a hot chocolate it is
That's fantastic about the cars in the sky they look like toys but they are the real thing
Time for bed

No it's not too late......I'll have a cheese straw please. & a hot chocolate.

Avatar is the crowd watching the race,  can't see all the crowd Susan said 50,000  I said "I'd get lost"  Susan said she'd run her battery's down taking all the photos  so she  said she was worried  she'd get lost as well.

Is it too late for supper

I know we have said it before but they don't make comedy programs like the Likely Lads , Porridge,open all hours even Benny Hill with all it's bad things it's still better than we get today

Hi well I'm seeing Susan and David but looking in the back door it looks like a Lotus or Mcclran
So black skirt with slash front is this with back high heels
Yes sorry PM

We're watching  "What ever happen to the likely lads"    such a shame they both feel out.

Avatar is a racing car, we've got the  video  of some whizzing by.....really good how they got them

Er don't you mean PM?

When the lad saw the MP and his security team in two black Range Rovers he thought they are old models , then realized they were the old ones with the bullet proof glass and bomb proof doors and run flat wheels,they are building him a new one

That sounds very good to me
A nice looking Range Rover

You'll know this car.

Or long skirt with a high front split.

Hi I don't know that one is it electric
Ha you could always bring back the mini skirts
No complaints from me if you do
Watching a old Vera

No Bond It's a Polestar.

Small packages and all that,
Is that Tesla it looks like one ,if that set on fire it's
It's very very hard to put out even with a full fire engine, full of water it seems they create their own oxigen the more they burn the more they burn .

And another car Susan took

All Electric......though not for me now Bond.......don't know why they didn't leave well alone,  the Jag was developing  clean fuel.


Yes but when I see a lovely dress in M&S it's too long for me.....way too long.  I keep asking to try the Rack out but they keep saying I'm too small    isn't that the whole point.