COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

good mornooning all finally recovered from Saturdays shinanagins! never again until the next time.

I'm back working in Toyota this week, which is brilliant the guys in there are great and I don't have to worry about anything or anyone

Good morning, John.
Good week ahead, hopefully.
Little bit less stress will do you good

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning CDR

I'm still a bit weirded out by being home. Not sure of the day of the week and not particularly inclined to do anything, but I must as I have much to catch up on.

Mum sounded bright when I rang her last night. My sister has confirmed this. Today they're trying to get things with her doctor. Mum needs referral to a specialist to see if they can get to the cause of this. She had this problem before Christmas last year and refused to see one then. This time she has agreed.


Sounds like my guess at the reason for your disappearance wasn't too wide of the mark No pain no gain as they say


Have a good day

Morning, Linda.
Surely you can take it a bit easy for one day ?
Have a good one, whatever you decide to do or not to do.
(that is the question).

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Adam please get me a sword stick!

I very much doubt I can get one through customs.
Unless i send it with some fossils and pretend it"s a fossil snake or something.
Then I get immunity.
Good morning, mamma.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That's not cool! I have two cats (pampered princesses) and my neighbour has nine not last Christmas but the one before one of hers came in my kitchen through the cat flap while we was opening presents and ate my turkey I was not impressed!

Oh, dear!
I would have eaten the cat, it had your turkey in it after all.
Were you cat-atonic at the time ?
Or gin and tonic ?

 

[Marinated mamma]

In 46 years of tort ownership we have only had to go to the vet about 6 times and they were over a single 12 month period. Total cost was about £500.

Honestly, save some money in a separate bank account for the torts if you must, but don't get insurance. You are just paying money out for no reason.

Ah that's great advice why hadn't I thought of separate bank account! But it also has payouts for lost tortoises so you can advertise etc although I recon the Internet provides that for free now! I've had mine ten years but last year Olivia got poorly she had bugs (worms) and my bill was not cool! Especially with the routine check ups after three per months for three months became ouchy!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

As usual, gone for a few days and…424 posts to catch up on here in the CDR! So I'll say and I shall not tell a lie, I'm so not gonna even try to catch up on the posts I've missed. Those who've posted, please don't take it personal or anything like that. I'm just lazy and I don't much feel like catching up on all the back pages. If I've missed something important or traumatic concerning those I care for, please PM me so I'll know, okay? Thanks.
Today I had the job interview. As was expected, the interviewer and I got along swell. Last more than an hour and it was all business no football. At the end, he assured me that he was going to place me at the top of his recommendation list for hiring and he felt confident that I'd be taking on with the final company.
All of this was a very solid boost for my ego and feelings of self worth. This was my first job interview in over a year. I haven't had a job since July 30 2015. I so happy to have that under my belt and I'm so relieved knowing I've still got it in me.

Don't blame you for not going through all the posts. That's my job!
I got trampled by a bus queue stampede but suffered no lasting damage.
Very pleased the interview went well for you, Ken. It must be nice to be back in the saddle, so to speak!
Hope you get the job, please keep us informed of your progress when you can.
Good to hear things are looking up!

 

[Marinated mamma]

Are there stipulations attached to it such as limited vetinerians approved to be used or annual exams that will need to take place?

Yeah they have to be registered as reptile vet but mine is hence my hefty bills last year but that's a good thing she does know her stuff and Olivia (the most timid out of my crew) was okay with her which I was very surprised about! But my bills last year ended up over £500 and my usually lavish (ha I wish) lifestyle was very restricted

 

[Marinated mamma]

@cowboy Ken love the stories about your cats! Yes wouldn't life be oh so dull without them

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Morning, mamma.

Good morning, Ed!
(obviously I'm not mamma, but thought i'd answer anyway).

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Have you read my fun story of my two(2) boys bring in critters through the cat door? I'll come home to find piles of feathers all around the livingroom floor? Or the small field critters played with and then left alone to hide in the couch while the cat goes out hunting more? Or the snakes cruising across the floor? Or my favorite was seeing, "in the corner my eye" the chipmunk scampering across the kitchen counter? Good times all, yes indeed. And think how dullsville our lives would be without them. Her is Baxter, my best buddy View attachment 185214 and this is Nigel watching TV while on MY BED using MY PILLOWS!!View attachment 185216

I remember Baxter.
Glad your buddy is doing well and looking good.

 

[JoesMum]

Ah that's great advice why hadn't I thought of separate bank account! But it also has payouts for lost tortoises so you can advertise etc although I recon the Internet provides that for free now! I've had mine ten years but last year Olivia got poorly she had bugs (worms) and my bill was not cool! Especially with the routine check ups after three per months for three months became ouchy!

I have got Joe micro-chipped (like you can do for dogs and cats). I can't remember how much it was for life-time registration, but when a tort's lifespan is multiplied by the annual payment cost then the one-off payment was a bargain

 

[Gillian M]

I was hurt next to the prickly pear stall.
Catapult inventor John Frankly has gone missing.
(see the post above this one).

Hi Adam. Sincerely hope you are now better.

Oh......I misunderstood you.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi Adam. Sincerely hope you are now better.

Oh......I misunderstood you.[/QUOTE,]
Afternoon, Gillian!
I'm back to my usual overconfident self, thanks.
Hope you are well and having a good day.
Oli behaving himself ?
Tidgy sends him a hug.

 

[Gillian M]

Morning, Gillian!
I'm back to my usual overconfident self, thanks.
Hope you are well and having a good day.
Oli behaving himself ?
Tidgy sends him a hug.

Glad to hear you're well.

No....Oli is being very naughty. Am I to punish him? He won't eat, he won't move, he won't, he won't....... I've a strong feeling it's the extremely HOT weather, right?

Regards to Wifey and a kiss from a naughty boyfriend to Tidgy.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Good morning, Ed!
(obviously I'm not mamma, but thought i'd answer anyway).

Morning Adam.
It looked like she was the only other person in the room.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I'm definitely NO cat person.
I'm itchy just thinking about them.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Glad to hear you're well.

No....Oli is being very naughty. Am I to punish him? He won't eat, he won't move, he won't, he won't....... I've a strong feeling it's the extremely HOT weather, right?

Regards to Wifey and a kiss from a naughty boyfriend to Tidgy.

Probably the weather, yep.
Don't punish him (know you were joking), be extra nice to him.
Tidgy actually pooed and peed on her substrate this morning, first time in years, naughty girl.
She looked most ashamed, but I couldn't be cross with her, it's quite natural after all.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm definitely NO cat person.
I'm itchy just thinking about them.

Shave 'em or eat 'em.
It's for the best.

 

[Gillian M]

Probably the weather, yep.
Don't punish him (know you were joking), be extra nice to him.
Tidgy actually pooed and peed on her substrate this morning, first time in years, naughty girl.
She looked most ashamed, but I couldn't be cross with her, it's quite natural after all.

Sure, I was joking. What about a spanking?

Oli probably wants an A/C unit in his enclosure. hahaha.

Sorry to hear Tidgy pooped and peed in her enclosure.

 

[JoesMum]

Morning, Linda.
Surely you can take it a bit easy for one day ?
Have a good one, whatever you decide to do or not to do.
(that is the question).

The 'must do' stuff is now done... apart from the ironing.

I have decided to do enough shirts to see JoesDad through the week and the rest have gone to be ironed by someone else at my local dry cleaner. Life's too short!

Just finishing my cuppa and then I have 2 shirts to do