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

First topic message reminder :

See sometimes I listen and do on your advise
So tomorrow afternoon we are going to the health
Centre in Coton Rd for a walk in COVID jab
Tea time and cold drinks but I won't say a word about the mince pies a said don't say a word about them

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Bridgeport Seaside Park
watching the New York Port Jefferson Ferry
leaving across the sound
Gil and I used to LOVE going across and spending
a few hours walking around the shops and eating before
taking the 6pm ferry back to Bridgeport

04:56:17
Morning
Well the  expected over night has YET to apprear
its saying now after 7am but right now its mild and in the 60's
but they were saying last night that the remains of what USED
to be Hurricane Phillipe that is now more like a Nor'Easter
will not affect us ALL weekend after all and that today will be the
wettest and the  returns Sunday but cooler temps

Sunset in your town now at 630pm Bond nights are drawing in
but its looking like a couple of days with temps in the 70's for you


Nice horsy Vicky where is that?
Apple cake NICE √
As to Spencer's lady friend ,have NO IDEA , they are NOT romantically
involved right now just friends all I know is he has JUST rolled HOME
at 5am
We have a agreement if he is staying over any night he will text me
so last night he text "be home before midnight" ,well I woke at 130am
and here was Harry  still upstairs ,so I text him are you
staying out? his reply "no" so I fell back to sleep but woke up at 415am
and STILL seeing Harry up here and no Spencer so text "where are you"
he sent back "on my way home" and as I said just arrived came up said goodnight
and has gone back down to sleep till so have NO IDEA where
or  WHOM he was with
He is off next week vacation
Brittany it seems stopped by his job yesterday with Khai and a gift for his birthday
he is growing big as Spencer always gets up to date  of him and shows me

Waiting on Blaine now to get up as he has half a day in work today

Looks like what ever  I need will be gotten Sunday as normal

Bond Match  Box Cars Spencer {2 .1/2 yrs old}when we came over here used to
put them down the    as he could reach the handle to flush it as
ours in the UK was
I had to have the plumber out SO many times until I got it across to him
that his cars were NOT MEANT to be FLUSHED
That was about one of the few toys the boys were able to bring with us back in 1967
some thing Tracie I do not think EVER forgave us for having to leave ALL her big toys
bike, dolls carriage ,etc back home

OK better finish my
I shall pop in later

Good morning all from Atherstone it's just breaking light just after 7:00
I've been on a couple of jobs one three houses away
This has wall displays of match box cars and cardboard boxes of the boxes they came in this would be a collector's set not for children
On The Repair Shop this week has a Beatles Yellow Submarine that had been heavily played with
They repaired and painted touched up for it to go back on the shelf ,
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime
Bacon and tomato batches later ,
Yes we call it a dinosaur frozen in stone
Didn't some kids get into difficulties jumping of part of it ,crazy

Yes I should of stopped Steve burying  his dinky cars in the garden.      In fact I should of said o my three "You can only look and then they go straight back in the box and we put them away"  Awwww poor kids,  when I see a car in it's box in mint condition  I always wonder if it was for a child but they couldn't play with it.      No toys are to be played with.  

Oh that sort of apple box I was thinking a wooden crate when the apples were delivered to the green grocers.  

Ok speak tomorrow.      Susan turned up with a apple,  haven't we just been talking about apples?   anyway with a apple cake,  lots of apples so it's ok I'm just eating apples.          

Oh Carole did Spencer's  lady friend buy him a nice card?

Avatar......Bet you know where this is Bond? It looks as if it's horse having a drink.

Hi ,I told you we should of run off to the Circus
Yes a Apple records box like a
LP sleeve/box ,it's like Dinky toys
The money is in the ones still with the box

I didn't have them before or just after getting married,  David brought  some of his when we got married,  the houses we rented were fully furnished but no washing machine, fridge or record player     we, or David,  only bought some more records after we finally got our first house, owned by us. well on a mortgage, which was paid off years after we moved here.  in fact I'm now thinking we didn't have a record player until we moved here.   as for a good live, depends what we mean by a good live.

Came in an apple box Bond?

Wow Ms money bags then Vicky
never had any of those things getting married
so young and having our kids ,was too busy

Thanks for the L&L Bond

Good evening all a full house very good
Nice with the t-shirts good prices
I did have a couple of good t-shirts but I wore them to death I've got a old Who one and a old Beatles one that came in a Apple box but I would think
That the valuable ones were with tour date on
So you get the age
Ok drinks tea coffee water and a large lemon and lime

Well been as dull as dish water all morning trying to rain 
but the weatherman is saying the heavy stuff will be over night 
and into Saturday

No no Marge that Alert is for in or out side as it shows you a man 
in  a park saying I've fallen and cannot get up ,and a lady in her bathtub 
as well as one on her kitchen floor 

Glad Ian got everything done then ,too bad the album is still MIA 

AND Vicky   so sad in a way but you seem to have had a good life 
with David 

Bond you serving

Oh gosh all the LP's we've  got .....    I sold so many things, not the LP's, I sold some Concert T-shirts had them in the Airing cupboard for years and decided to just get rid of them,  then I thought  "Ebay" I'll ask Susan if she could sell them for me  "Oh Mum you'll only get around £10 to £15" if that,  well I thought I'll make some money....so I asked her to sell them.....well that £10 to £15 ....she said one day when we were  in the car "Mum you're sitting down so....well {and she named the item} is now up to £70 and they've not finished"  well everything went up and up and one item went for £300 others went for  £200  and then one item went for £700......those items I was going to sling out or just sell them for £10.      I've found a T-Shirt  when I went to one of their Concerts of Rick Astley's ....it says Rick Astley The UK and European Tour  1988-89, then his photo and on the back it's got Rick Astley  Tour 1988 . 89 Europe and all the places the tours went and dates and with him back in the music after years of him out of the record industry.  and they did say he was the best act at Glastonbury    You never know.    She's coming up today.

I've got a signed LP of the Drifters with Ben E King, when I went with the Young  Wives to Birmingham   I've got 57 LP's and lots of EP's.  We've got  a few of Johnny Mathis,  And Dusty, Carol King, about 3 of Dionne Warwick, a few of Cliff,  as I said 57 LP's  and lots of EP's.      Our misspent youth. Though not the few single records I had before I met David, David told me to dump them.....a lot like my Gran, I remember we were in the pub one night and I went off to the loo came back and David said "What's the key you've got in your bag, I went mad at him going through my bag "It's just a key for a box I had" so he said "Put it in the ash tray" I told him no but he kept going on {I nearly put my engagement ring in instead} but I put the lovely little in. I was so used to being bullied I took it. Mad,

Avatar.....Susan and Matt on holiday once again in Weymouth  June 2022

My device was advertised in the AARP magazine.
Not like the most advertised one, mine is better.
It is for use anywhere you are, at home or out
walking or shopping or on a day out somewhere.
The "I have fallen and cannot get up" one is meant
for home use only.
Mine has a GPS connection to my cell phone.
So can spot me wherever I am.

Melanie is safely back home.
Ian will be leaving about noon today.
Wonder of wonders, he got everything done
that was on his list!
The last item was the new cable box which would not let me
record any programs.
Ian called Spectrum, I have two cable boxes, only one
had the record feature on it. After talking to a company rep
all he had to do was swop the one in the living room for the
one in the computer room and it all worked!
It seems the tech installed them the wrong way round.

Yes, I have a new microwave oven, nothing fancy, same as
the old one. It is classed as a countertop type as I have it
on a built- in shelf between the stove and fridge over the
unit between them. I don't have much counterspace or
room over the stove to install one there.

Roofer will be here on Monday morning and Ian found the spare
fiberglass tiles in the garage if he should need them.
HVAC and asbestos removal will begin on the 29th of this month.

Ian has priced a new type of sun blind for the French windows.
But that can wait on another list for now.
The rollaway blind on there now is too heavy for me to wind up
anymore.
The Mountain Ash tree needs a hair trim ready for winter storms
ahead. The Mexican Fan Palm out front does not have many dead fronds
on it that blow down in a high wind, or I would have that trimmed as well.
I think most of them came down in the last storm!

It was hot yesterday, 85f I believe. Its supposed to top out at 82f today
and be bright and sunny. Humidity is at 59% so more comfortable.
Moderate pollen count mostly weeds. and poor air quality.
Record High for this date is 92f and average is 76f.
Fingers crossed, we have had a light fire season so far.
There is enough moisture in the plants from the humidity level,
so grass and weeds are not as dried out as they normally are,
at this time of year.
I am a nit stressed out by all this work going to happen but
I have been forced to put it off for so long and having both
kids here has helped me get a handle on it at last.
Its taking a big chunk out of my bank account but needs to be
done.
After the roof man has been, I can get my flu and Covid shots.
Still need to take cat into the Vets office for an allergy shot.
(She is doing so well dealing with all the extra people here)
I think that is all for now. TT XXX

Happy birthday Spencer
I'm really glad we went and had the injection yesterday as two of the players were off with it
One came brought by his dad asking if he could stay as he had been clear for there days
It was thought best not and give it another week so he went home ,
The big thing about LP's is the cover and art work
I've got alot of female singers I wonder why ,almost all of Dusty's even one as the Springfield's
Cilla Black sing a rainbow,Nancy Sinatra these boots ,Cher some really good covers on that ,
I see the Beatles white album is fetching a load of morning intact with the portrait photos
The one that's play all the time now when I'm working in the garage is Dionne Warwick hits of Bacharach And David ,hit after hit there must be 25 that you know the words to ,walk on by ,,any one that had a heart,trains and boats and planes ,say a little prayer,do you know the way to San Jose
It's getting close to teatime over here

Avatar ......our dear late Queen's  at Clevedon when we were celebrating  VE Day. {made up figure}

Morning Vicky
Yes but its only 12 weeks and Brittany had to pack up
before the baby arrived as she was having problems so
did not get the full 3mths after he was born 
No a sore arm is NOT a after affect with the Covid  vaccine
but I will take that

 Spencer   Oh I'm not suppose to eat cake.    I'll be glad when this 8 weeks is over.  But anyway Spencer enjoy your day.

07:56:30
Wow Marge they are saying the west coast now getting 
the heat wave we here have been getting but now we return 
to cooler temps ,.MUCH COOLER 
LA 97f today although I know you in Torrance will be a tad cooler 
Better get  that A\C ready

Afternoon ........been to the dentist this morning, new dentist and I like her, teeth look good......so sunglasses on

It's an LP Bond with all the songs on that the CD's had on, just number as their CD but it's an LP.

Oh I loved "My Guy" great song.

Twice I've had really bad side affects with the Covid jab, but it's better than catching it. I don't class a sore arm as a side affect though.

Doesn't America have Maternity leave? So the mother can stay with the baby for a year and she sill gets paid? In fact in some companies Fathers got Maternity leave for 6 month.

Spencer a few years ago in Puerto Rico on holiday

04:27:37
Morning
Yes Bond that was all I got from the Covid vaccine a sore arm but it does
lessen after a day or two ,and my Flu shot was only a 1/3 of how the
Covid felt ,never have a reaction to THAT and been having it now since
starting work at U.S.Baird Corp in 1974

Well looks like yesterday will be the last day of our "SUMMER" heat as the rain and cooler
temps arrive over the weekend and all next week although dry will be only in the 60's
 OK by me I can live with that but first thing in the morning its going to DIP
down into the 40's

Marge that is good Melanie will be back to stay with you when they do the HVAC
nice she was able to see her brother for a few days as well and you got a NEW
MICROWAVE
I am sure that medical alarm will be a bit awkward at first but a handy thing to have
being as your on our own
Is it the one where the woman says "Ive Fallen and I can't GET UP" ???

Today 59 yrs ago I was in Kersesley   hospital waiting on my son who will arrive
at 3:05 pm  time as he was born at 8:05 pm  I always try to
say happy birthday at the time they arrived so I will text him later
He is taking his weeks vacation next week as he says he is feeling burned out
having been with his new job a year on the 11th he is entitled to a week off
with pay
Another  reason he wants it now is Brittany who has returned to work needs
to drop her car off for some repair at the dealers and they have no loaners
to give her so she is needing rides to work for a couple of days
Her Mom was watching the baby for a while but I believe  she now has a girl friend
who she used to room with watching him for her

Any way nothing to do today
Telling me more clouds today than sun for you Bond same for Vicky my sister
though will get  today so she will be happy
and another day in the 80's for Marge so good job Ian fixed your portable A/C


I will check in later with you all
Have a good day

Good morning all from Atherstone a bit of a grey morning
Joined you in bed this morning Vicky not up until
8:20 so straight into breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later
Back later when I'm sorted my arm aches a bit

Good evening all, the lads well one of them
Thinks he's got the will sorted with my
LP collection, Mary Wells "my guy'
Soul Hits 19/11 , Stax and Motown labels
So Vicky is it a single or what we called a EP
Extended Play

I have a bunch of classic rock and roll vinyl LP records
That might fetch some money, but they are all American
record company ones. Even for British bands.
Not played very often on the turntable we have
in a tiered unit we own. It has a Bose sound system too.
Peter made copies of the ones most played on CDs.
Nearly 200 records all told.
luckily Peter made a list of them all. Most places that buy
and sell are in Hollywood which is a long jaunt for me.

We finally got Peters mysterious suitcase down and it contains
only all kinds of tabletop books still in their original
plastic shopping bags, untouched since bought!
No sign of the wedding album yet.
We just bought a new microwave and went to the bank.
Ian is off to record some auditions with a friend of his and will
pick up the microwave on the way back here.

Melanie messaged me that she is over the grapevine with no
problem this time. It should be a straight drive up highway 99
for most of the rest of the way.
She will be returning to be with me while the HVAC is installed
and the asbestos removal the day before.
I can handle the roofing repair.
We have set up the medical emergency pendant and have 4
contacts listed.
I do not actually need it yet but I need to get used to wearing it.
and how to turn it off If I accidently turn it on when I do not need help.
(It happens more than you think it does)
Time for some lunch now and its getting hotter, its 83f right now.



 

Glam photo Carole.    .......btw right from Rob's first Album people asked if they did it on Vinyl, they didn't because it was so expensive to do but they're signed up a music company  and they can afford it and knows what the music industry wants and that's vinyl.   Yes Carole it'll sell, in fact people all over  the world, and I do mean world, they were even selling to Russia and China, they  have bought their music in  CD's but now they're buying the 4th Album {the last one they did in CD} now in the Vinyl  

Poor Mr Piggy

Avatar.....when we did Victory in Europe June 2022

The last time we had the furnace replaced they removed
all the asbestos ducts attached to the furnace but left
the ones in the rafters in the attic space.
The roof has such a low pitch that there is no room to store
anything in there.
My house is like a small bungalow.
it was built in the 50s and is very basic.
Its three bedrooms and living room and bathroom only
that have heating and cooling vents in them
The short hallway, the half bathroom and the room we added
on are not connected to the system. The Kitchen just has an
exhaust fan in the ceiling.
The square footage of the house does not need vents in every
single space.
Kids are here and Melanie is going home today, Ian has a couple
more days. Melanie will be returning when the HVAC goes in at
the end of the month.
TTFN XXXXX

Arr the pig yes he was getting ready for a spit
Roast
He's painted on both sides the other side he's smiling
Until he realised where they are putting the shaft

Good afternoon all
Nice photo Carole lovely shoulders
We went straight down to Nuneaton after the leading Players,parked in the park by the old clinic

Just crossed the road ,one waiting by the time we had filled in the forms we went straight in

Slight prick (stop it ) and out ,sat in the park for fifteen minutes
watching a squirrel looking for the nuts he buried last week
Then back
A bit of a head ache but I don't know if that was the jab or the Leading Players
We are in need of a couple of sheepdogs
The spinning wheel looks good I've given it a light dusting of gold glitter,
Asbestos   they say it's fine if you don't disturb it
But if there is work to be done you have to remove it , all the underboards under the facia would be asbestos, but is it blue grey or white
Most like us have had it covered in with plastic now

New avatar
Me 1990 age 48
just after having my ruptured disc operation
just found this photo of myself

04:34:57
Morning all
Well a lot of chat I had to read back on ...
Well done to Rob Vicky on the new record and album but I hope a
lot of people are going back to the old record player so they can hear and buy it
I got rid of mine YEARS ago so the CD you sent me I listen to in my
as I do not have a player for them either here in the house

Marge good thing then they discovered the Asbestos THAT is not good having
it in the house I know it will be an extra charge as I have seen
what they have to do on TV shows to get rid of it before making any repairs etc
but it will be worth it I know for you when all is done will this be central A/C
your having put in now ? I miss ours that we had at the old house

Also sounds like your getting every thing sorted so the kids will have peace
of mind that your OK ,I feel the same way too far away to have been a contact
" I have fallen and cannot get up" Hold on Marge I'll
be there in what 6 HOURS
Same thing with me when I went to the DR's yesterday and they asked for contacts
'Spencer and Blaine of course were on the top of the list but had to put my oldest
Tracie even though she is so far away so she would be able to ask what was wrong
if any thing happened to me

Well Flu shot was good only a VERY SLIGHT sore arm NOTHING like the Covid shot
MAN the 2nd day I could not bear to LAY on my right arm .so I am GOOD today !

What a lot of BS going on with the republican party that if they do not get
a new speaker of the house we will ONCE AGAIN be facing a Government
SHUTDOWN in 44 days and in the mean time they are not
doing their JOBS passing ANY THING ,also one candidate I see IF he gets
in is saying NO MORE $$ for Ukraine

Bond your Pig is funny looks like he is being readied for the "spit"

Any way should be OK weather wise again today yesterday Hartford our Capital
in land hit 86f breaking ANOTHER record for the date here in Bridgeport
our high was 79f as we had the breeze coming off the Sound cooling us a bit
Rain possible over night for us
Looks cloudy with possible showers for Atherstone same for Vicky
Nice day for Marge in Torrance highs around 80f today

So that is your weather reporter signing off
I will look in later

Good morning all from a very grey Atherstone and there bin men have just arrived flashing lights and reversing pinging,
So HS2 has now been scrapped lots of people ups and down on winners and losers lots of things going on for and against,
It must of been about four or five when portable record players became very popular and you could buy one from £60 to £100 each alot of place had a very similar version but all had very small speakers about 3 inch my old antique one has 6 inch speaker, a good bit of umf
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and warm milk coffee tea and a large lemon and lime for later

Hi I still have my early stereo player
I bought in the late 60s way before
We were married
It's set up in the garage under a clear
Plastic box, great sounds from the 60s
It was so early you had to check the LP
Was not a mono
Soon be time for bed

Ah I get you.

Next photo of the record......inside the cover with all the words.     People are saying they're buying it but they haven't got a player.....though Steve or Susan haven't a record deck either when it comes to it,    when CD's came out people dumped the record player and now everyone is going back to LP's.    Strange,

No no they all have individual places to see and
explore fabulous places to sit and watch the history
What I ment was they all have green grass and trees that part you could be in the same place

Added a bit to my post Bond........under you.

Hi all , good and bad news then Marg
I've been to Scotland a couple of times drove myself once ,Wales lots of time drove  many times , Southern Ireland a couple of times drove and flight , lots of times it's all the same ,threes and green grass
That is a very 60s look Cream comes to mind

Avatar is Rob's Vinyl Album,  odd everyone used to go for CD's  but now they're back to Vinyl.   anyway I love the purple look.....Cool as the kids say.  That's one of their last album's, which lots of people started asking if they do it in Vinyl, anyway this it it.   And their brand new album has come out  also.    and of course it's costing more than a CD does.  But that's the record industry.       Rob's on his piano on this new record.

You can't say they're all the same Bond.......Edinburgh has the Riyal Yacht and lots of historic buildings.
Wales has the slate mines. and lots of other things.

Guess what! Just as I said I would drop the HVAC company if they
did not turn up yesterday, I got a call that he was in the area and could
he come in 45 minutes time! which was 3 hours earlier than expected.
Melanie arrived halfway through the evaluation and she called Ian to get
his butt here NOW.
We all had questions (some repeats of what I asked)
Only one fly in the ointment, it seems the ductwork in the attic contains
the dreaded asbestos. so decontamination will need to be done ahead of
the installation.
its made the price jump somewhat but I feel that it needs to be done
by people who know what they are doing.
I do qualify for a discount and there is a government program, giving
a tax break for new better performing equipment.
Its still a large sum of money but with a heat pump, operating costs
should be effective.
We will be reviewing the estimate today so we are all on the same page
before the work starts. (which could be in a few weeks time).
It should take only a few days in total.
The Roofer will be here the 9th and 10th.

My new senior safety device should arrive this afternoon.
It has a GPS availability so can be tracked anywhere.  
It asked for at least 4 emergency contacts and I think
Ian has asked at least two of his friends to be on the list
as well as Melanie and Cindy.( Ian is too far away to act
in an emergency here.)
The kids now have the details of my medical plan and my doctors.
Its best to plan ahead in my situation. Be prepared is my motto.
Its best to do all this planning while they are here, then they can go
back home knowing that Mum is being taken care of.

This afternoon at 2:20pm a nationwide test alarm will sound on all
communication devises. It is just a test as there have been problems
with certain companies in the past so this should see if everything is
running the way it should be.
The last time this was tried, someone in Hawaii did not push the "test only"
button and they panicked.
We locally are used to the monthly test sirens at the oil refinery.
We are up wind of the plant so not in any danger.
Looking for Microwaves this morning.
it's unbelievable what has been accomplished since Ian got here.
He will be exhausted and sleep all the way home I think.

Its going to be hot today, its 66f already at 9 am.
Going to a high of 79f they say. Its sunny but 72% humidity.
Record for this date was 92f in 2014. Average for this date is usually
about 75f.
Going to grab some breakfast before the kids show up.
TTFN XXX

Bond try to get an appointment on line, click where you want to go and the time and date ....it's easy.but make sure everything is on your mobile so you have proof that you've got the the go ahead, it is easy honest. Saves you having to queue. Even has done it, though she phoned them up

No Carole I've never been to Scotland, though Susan says I'd love Edinburgh, I've never been to Ireland either.

Hi ,we phoned our doctors to ask if they were doing the jab the young lady said
They wouldn't be and we would get it on our ap
Where we could go ,
What if we hadn't a ap

Good Bond.  

It's looking warm but it's not.

That's something which is different over there from here you'd never ask a Doctor about his personal life,  you do find out about  him,  but you wouldn't ask him direct.....we knew he had 4 beautiful looking  girls  because he used to have their photos on a shelf, as they got older the photos changed,    I could say what I know but that's something I wouldn't  band about, certainly not on an open forum.   all I'll say was his ex wife  was a pillock    He was a great Doctor and a lovely man.....but he's happy now.

I've never been to Scotland, Susan often tell me we should go to Edinburgh I'd love it, it's where the Royal Yacht is.        Never been to Ireland either.

10:47:55
I'm back ,well been back a while but cooking the dinner for later 
beef stew served over white rice 

Lovey out side now went in a tee shirt at 10:49am its already 
76f 

I still have my * limey11996@optimum * email Vicky always thought 
its very easy to see its me not that I send many emails lately

Never been to Scotland ,actually I never left England before coming here
never seen Wales or Ireland and neither had Gil when we were first married 
but Donnas mother Liz was Irish so he went over while they were married 
he told me 

Had the flu vaccine for over 60's ,guess its different than for younger folk 
Told the nurse about my earache ,she said to call back if it acted up again 
but it could have  been fluid ,she also told me my Dr was on holiday in 
JAPAN With his new * lady friend * 
I did not even KNOW he'd gotten divorced
Guess I have a lot to catch up on when I see him next June for my check up

Any way watching tv right now

See sometimes I listen and do on your advise
So tomorrow afternoon we are going to the health
Centre in Coton Rd for a walk in COVID jab
Tea time and cold drinks but I won't say a word about the mince pies a said don't say a word about them