COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

Hilarious! They're so clever!

 

[CarolM]

Our (recent acquisition) male koi betta fish is currently housed in a 2.5 gallon tank. We will be upgrading the housing before long. Ideally, we could move the betta into a somewhat larger (sturdy and well-secured) tank next to the mud turtles' tank. I get the feeling the fish might enjoy the mud turtles' antics as much as the cats do!

Or he might get worried that he will end up as their dinner.[emoji33]

 

[Kristoff]

Hey, you just made the 140,000th post! [emoji2]

No wonder I'll never be able to catch up now!

 

[CarolM]

How cold does it get? At night? It's just really interesting to me. Have fun with your new tortoise box. I must have missed your summary...

So sorry Cathie, I haven't done one yet. Been a little bit busy. I will do one soon again. We don't go into the negatives but can go into the 1 digit degrees. However my little ones are used to it being warm, so I want to create somewhere they can go into for warmth if they want it.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a good Easter! I ended up in the land of no wifi or mobile signal [emoji849]

It was lovely though.

The New Forest is famous for its ponies roaming wild and free... fences are to keep them out rather than in.
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There were quite a lot of donkeys, cows and pigs roaming wild too.

We did a lot of birdwatching and a lot of walking... just slowly... but my leg mostly held up. The weather was amazing, so I did opt to sit and rest while the rest of the family were more active at times.

We went to Beaulieu (pronounced Bewley) - home of Lord Montagu and the national motor museum which currently has a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang exhibition on.
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We also went to Hurst Castle - built in the 1500s and pretty much in continuous use until the end of World War II. It’s at the end of a 2 mile shingle promontory and was used to defend Solent estuary between the mainland and the Isle of Wight. One of the UK’s most important ports is Southampton at the top of the estuary.

Rather than walk the 2 miles on shingle with my bad leg, we got the little ferry boat from Keyhaven

The walking route:
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The ferry!
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It looks like a wonderful and wild place! Great pictures!

 

[Kristoff]

WIBBLE AND FREE THE BADGER!!!!!!! AM URNAE DEEID !!!!

just managed to get back online and only stopping in for now to say good mornooning!

i hope mum has filled you in, lots going on just now but im keeping on keeping on.

hope everyone is well and happy, i will be back with fluffy as soon as able.

i look forward to not seeing you all soon and i am going to try attatch pics of coco who had his 1st birthday yesterday

may the wibble be with you all!!!!

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Wibble! Hi, Coco! Hi, John... Is that really you???

 

[CarolM]

Yea cause they only pay you back with a rainbow.

Or a horse with no name. Ask Ray, he made that mistake. [emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

It’s actually a female and really cool!

How do you know it is female?

 

[CarolM]

Good evening/afternoon all.
The weather is about to change here and we're back to wet and chilly from tomorrow.
My physio went well - back in 3 weeks and the GP is sending me for an xray on my other knee.
I'm hoping they'll do that when I see my fracture doc on Friday to save me a trip.
It's been quite busy here today - good to see all the chat!

So glad the physio went well. Irish coffee, to help with the wait!

 

[CarolM]

2 months or less and they'll all be over!
I hope we're not distracting you from your revision!
We may have start to nag you to get back to your books

Lol. Ben might get a few more mothers and fathers than he bargained for. He he he he. Ben you have been warned.[emoji6]

 

[CarolM]

I just saw Lynw's post. Ignore me and get back to your books.

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[CarolM]

Yes...and he's just one of my angels. I'll be fine until he has time. Pastel tortie, AZtort mom, CarolM, mom of 4, Rayopo, CherylH, YavonneG, the CDR, Ellie May, black dog etc...

I have no clue about fish. I am learning from these posts as well.

 

[CarolM]

A few pages back!

[emoji23] [emoji23] that is the problem when we play catch up.

 

[CarolM]

It will be about 120 there in the summer.
My friend just back packed in Havasupai. I don’t know where they stayed.
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Are you looking for a hotel?
I know the Grand Canyon Railways is awesome!!
https://www.google.com/search?q=gra...anyon%20Railway,ru_q:Grand%20Canyon%20Railway

Those are awesome pictures.

 

[CarolM]

Mine too. I'm going to have to depend on what I read....but...I saw a really cute little guy yesterday. If he's still there tomorrow he needs me.

I am hoping he is still there .

 

[Kristoff]

When I first found the CDR. It started me at the first post from @Tidgy's Dad . So I kept reading about 2 pages and then realized I was reading old posts. The posts were funny and off the wall So with that in mind I was posting off the wall stories. Then I realized it had changed somewhat in format. So I changed in ordinance with the forum now. There are still very funny posts but not quite off the wall the way I was writing. I cant imagine what the members here thought of my craziness. LOL

Really? You just fit right in!

 

[KarenSoCal]

It’s a lot easier with fish as copper is toxic to crustaceans, would you believe that most generic aquarium chemicals have copper in them. Typical!!!

Yes, they do. Also most fish food contains a small amount. But copper is necessary in a fish's diet, just like it and zinc, iron, selenium, etc are needed in ours.

Copper is dangerous only when there's too much of it, like older copper pipes. If you have newer PVC pipes, you probably don't have to worry about it. Just be aware of what's in any additive you put in your tank.

 

[Kristoff]

It took me a minute to catch up! This is more action than the CDR has seen in a while!!! Lol

A minute? I had to leave maybe 200 pages behind just to get here!

 

[CarolM]

At least you've lived to tell the tale

And she is Back.[emoji3] [emoji3] Welcome back Lena. How are you?

 

[Kristoff]

Good mornooning, roommates! Wibble!
Looking forward to one of Carol's amazing summaries, or a collaborative effort because I've missed a couple hundred pages of my CDR life... Any takers?
I'll bombard you with pictures a bit later. For now, it's just good to not-see you all again. Happy belated Easter. But there'll be another one this coming Sunday.