COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

It's 48 degrees Fahrenheit in Scotland right now and it's supposed to be summer lol

94°F here, just gone 8 PM.

 

[kirsty Johnston]

94°F here, just gone 8 PM.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It's 3:07 P.M. here and overcast. No rain yet and it's 88.
Im sure it will rain because I rode a motorcycle to work.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Is it American friendly?

A lot of the Moroccans think American and British is the same thing.
We have Americans staying here all the time to learn Arabic and study the culture of moderate Islam.
Most people here are American friendly, if you like, although some are just after your dollars.
Very tolerant country.
Rarely any bother here.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Actually most gas companies reduced their prices by a couple of % just recently but I must be honest I'm not seeing the savings. Typical gas price in the UK is around £50-£60 a month

 

[ZEROPILOT]

A lot of the Moroccans think American and British is the same thing.
We have Americans staying here all the time to learn Arabic and study the culture of moderate Islam.
Most people here are American friendly, if you like, although some are just after your dollars.
Very tolerant country.
Rarely any bother here.

I'm glad. Unfortunately some equate the American people with our **** poor foreign policies.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

It's 3:07 P.M. here and overcast. No rain yet and it's 88.
Im sure it will rain because I rode a motorcycle to work.

What's the point of hot and not sunny?
High humidity ?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

What's the point of hot and not sunny?
High humidity ?

It's Redfoot tortoise humid for sure!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm glad. Unfortunately some equate the American people with our **** poor foreign policies.

I think some people here and indeed elsewhere I travel are not altogether keen on some US policy, but the people here at least, don't blame the people, they just think you have a strange government!
But don't want to get too close to politics here.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I think some people here and indeed elsewhere I travel are not altogether keen on some US policy, but the people here at least, don't blame the people, they just think you have a strange government!
But don't want to get too close to politics here.

Believe me. There is nothing more strange than our government. (And I'll also stop there.)

 

[ZEROPILOT]

.....And there is plenty of fear and hatred about unknown or misunderstood cultures.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

.....And there is plenty of fear and hatred about unknown or misunderstood cultures.

Quite right.
One of the joys of travelling is to meet people from nations or cultures you might have heard negative things about and come to realize, that most people are actually not bad at all. Just want pretty much the same things as you or I.
There's more similarities between us all than differences.
Soundbites, but true.

 

[spud's_mum]

Busy day tomorrow.
I gotta clean cheddar out, clean spud out, go to the pet shop to buy spud a new bulb, go to my uncles, write a care sheet for my mum while she looks after spud for a few days, make lots of little baggies of food for spud to put in the fridge so my mum can feed him while I'm away and get my nails done

Oh and cut and fit the plexi glass.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I've only been outside of the U.S. once and that was a trip to Ecuador.
I visited Quito and the Galapagos islands but at the time, I wasn't into tortoises and spent more time looking at the iguanas.
Our taxi driver slept in his car and was there waiting for us every day.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Busy day tomorrow.
I gotta clean cheddar out, clean spud out, go to the pet shop to buy spud a new bulb, go to my uncles, write a care sheet for my mum while she looks after spud for a few days, make lots of little baggies of food for spud to put in the fridge so my mum can feed him while I'm away and get my nails done

Oh and cut and fit the plexi glass.

Hi, spud's mum.
Blimey! That'll keep you busy.
Don't forget your mum can always come to Tortoise Forum if she needs help while you're away!

 

[johnsonnboswell]

on that note.... you saved my fish!! , he is now called 'blinky' .. as in the 3eyed fish from the simpsons lol , it's about 90% healed. View attachment 141164


the before... View attachment 141169

On that note, goldfish do better without gravel, even with an under gravel filter. Bare tanks, while not so interesting visually, are healthier. Goldfish are pretty dirty, and love to turn over gravel looking for food.

I used to have a book written by a Japanese man named Matsui. He used to suggest something gently and say goldfish prefer ... A cultural difference here. After a long time I realized that I needed to translate his mild suggestions into "do it this way or your fish dies." Or you do a lot more work and then your fish dies anyway.

In my house, the conversation goes like this: why can't we have a landscaped tank? A: because Matsui says so. A: Matsui? Okay then.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I've only been outside of the U.S. once and that was a trip to Ecuador.
I visited Quito and the Galapagos islands but at the time, I wasn't into tortoises and spent more time looking at the iguanas.
Our taxi driver slept in his car and was there waiting for us every day.

I would love to visit the Galapagos, not just for the tortoises and iguanas, but the crabs and finches.
one day......

 

[Lyn W]

I would love to visit the Galapagos, not just for the tortoises and iguanas, but the crabs and finches.
one day......

My nephew was there a couple of years ago said it was a fantastic experience.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I would love to visit the Galapagos, not just for the tortoises and iguanas, but the crabs and finches.
one day......

I think that tours of the particular island I visited have been stopped.
It is very beautiful and the children follow you around like you are a celebrity.

 

[Lyn W]

I'll be heading up your way on Monday Kirsty just checking flights now.
Sadly just heard I have a funeral to go to in Livingston