COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Can't see that working with the tree pollen that gets me early every year

I have managed to spectacularly lose Rummikub by not being able to start at all, thus guaranteeing that it's incredibly unlikely that I'll do better than last in our traditional holiday family league Just occasionally you get such a bad set of tiles that skill doesn't help

Time for bed. Tomorrow we were going to head for Carcassonne, but with the weather forecast at 35C+ we have decided the altitude of the mountains will be more pleasant.

Nos da! Bonsoir! Night night!

Give the bee lip a try! You never know.
Yes, it's like getting 5Zs a Q and a J in Scrabble, you know you're in bother. (not that there are 5Zs in Scrabble, except when wifey's been at the blanks.)
Enjoy the mountains!
Bonsoir; madame.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thanks Linda

Enjoy the football this weekend ?

 

[Moozillion]

Hi all what does any of u use these tortoise caves by zoo med for a tortoise hide at all

I bought all sorts of things to use for a hide for Elsa (she's a Hermann's tort). She NEVER EVER used the purchased caves, ceramic pots turned on their sides, baskets half buried on their sides, etc. NOTHING suited her!!!!! The ONLY thing she will use is a palm tree boot! You may already know this term, but I only heard it since I've had Elsa- Who ever heard of a palm tree "boot?" The boot is the dried, woody husk left behind as the palm fronds die. Set it down so that it makes a very natural cave! Elsa prefers this over everything else!!!!! Luckily for me, a friend of mine's husband owns his own landscaping company, so he can easily get me all the palm tree boots I want, and he knows which ones haven't had chemical sprays used for the garden maintenance.





I lifted up the boot end so you can see her napping. She looks super small, but that's just because of the angle of my cell phone and the perspective, I guess. She's actually 7 inches long. The brown thing on the right that looks like a tortoise head is just a dried leaf- you get to see her adorable tortoise butt!!!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I bought all sorts of things to use for a hide for Elsa (she's a Hermann's tort). She NEVER EVER used the purchased caves, ceramic pots turned on their sides, baskets half buried on their sides, etc. NOTHING suited her!!!!! The ONLY thing she will use is a palm tree boot! You may already know this term, but I only heard it since I've had Elsa- Who ever heard of a palm tree "boot?" The boot is the dried, woody husk left behind as the palm fronds die. Set it down so that it makes a very natural cave! Elsa prefers this over everything else!!!!! Luckily for me, a friend of mine's husband owns his own landscaping company, so he can easily get me all the palm tree boots I want, and he knows which ones haven't had chemical sprays used for the garden maintenance.

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I lifted up the boot end so you can see her napping. She looks super small, but that's just because of the angle of my cell phone and the perspective, I guess. She's actually 7 inches long. The brown thing on the right that looks like a tortoise head is just a dried leaf- you get to see her adorable tortoise butt!!!

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Bless!
And what a brilliant idea!
Had never occurred to me; so i'll try and get a palm tree boot and see what the Tidginator thinks about it.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

First he made two metal claws or fingers, and these he attached to the end of a long metal tube. He ran two stiff wires down inside the tube and connected them to the metal claws in such a way that when you pulled the wires, the claws closed, and when you pushed them, the claws opened. The wires were joined to a handle at the other end of the tube. It was all very simple.
Mr Adam was ready to begin.








It should be noted that in the book, Quentin Blake, the artist, has a picture of a topless lady on his calendar in the top right corner of the garage drawing. It's a children's book!
After much soul searching and thoughts of realism, and the fact that a garage may well have had this sort of calendar on the wall, I forced myself to do much research, read 49 appropriate magazines , but in the end decided said content probably wasn't appropriate for Tortoise Forum or the Cold Dark Room and so used a substitute calendar.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Tis time for beddy_bye-byes.
Sleep well, people.
Love going out to everyone in Texas, particularly the Houston area.
Speak soon everyone.

 

[Moozillion]

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First he made two metal claws or fingers, and these he attached to the end of a long metal tube. He ran two stiff wires down inside the tube and connected them to the metal claws in such a way that when you pulled the wires, the claws closed, and when you pushed them, the claws opened. The wires were joined to a handle at the other end of the tube. It was all very simple.
Mr Adam was ready to begin.



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It should be noted that in the book, Quentin Blake, the artist, has a picture of a topless lady on his calendar in the top right corner of the garage drawing. It's a children's book!
After much soul searching and thoughts of realism, and the fact that a garage may well have had this sort of calendar on the wall, I forced myself to do much research, read 49 appropriate magazines , but in the end decided said content probably wasn't appropriate for Tortoise Forum or the Cold Dark Room and so used a substitute calendar.

Ha-de-ha!!!!

Hey, WAIT a minute!!!! Does that calendar have a chess-playing tortoise on it???? It's too dark for me to see clearly, but I'll take a chance: WALDO!!!!!

 

[JoesMum]

Enjoy the football this weekend ?

The Gunners fans have been harrumphing a lot. Swans beat Palace 2-0 and Luton scraped a 2-2 draw against Mansfield so it wasn't all bad

 

[JoesMum]

Good morning all. We're enjoying breakfast in the sunshine before heading for the (hopefully) cooler hills

 

[JoesMum]

Ha-de-ha!!!!

Hey, WAIT a minute!!!! Does that calendar have a chess-playing tortoise on it???? It's too dark for me to see clearly, but I'll take a chance: WALDO!!!!!

You beat me to it

 

[JoesMum]

This rescue is local to my home. The A26 is a very busy main road

 

[Laura1412]

I bought all sorts of things to use for a hide for Elsa (she's a Hermann's tort). She NEVER EVER used the purchased caves, ceramic pots turned on their sides, baskets half buried on their sides, etc. NOTHING suited her!!!!! The ONLY thing she will use is a palm tree boot! You may already know this term, but I only heard it since I've had Elsa- Who ever heard of a palm tree "boot?" The boot is the dried, woody husk left behind as the palm fronds die. Set it down so that it makes a very natural cave! Elsa prefers this over everything else!!!!! Luckily for me, a friend of mine's husband owns his own landscaping company, so he can easily get me all the palm tree boots I want, and he knows which ones haven't had chemical sprays used for the garden maintenance.

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I lifted up the boot end so you can see her napping. She looks super small, but that's just because of the angle of my cell phone and the perspective, I guess. She's actually 7 inches long. The brown thing on the right that looks like a tortoise head is just a dried leaf- you get to see her adorable tortoise butt!!!

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Thanks so much @Moozillion much appreciate ur help and advise I'll not bother with it then it just something different I wanted to use in the table im as I'm making it a lot bigger

 

[Laura1412]

Enjoy the football this weekend ?

Very much so Adam we played very well did u c it and Leeds won also

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Ha-de-ha!!!!

Hey, WAIT a minute!!!! Does that calendar have a chess-playing tortoise on it???? It's too dark for me to see clearly, but I'll take a chance: WALDO!!!!!

Well spotted! ! !
Points !
Tis a topless model Tidgy girl.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

The Gunners fans have been harrumphing a lot. Swans beat Palace 2-0 and Luton scraped a 2-2 draw against Mansfield so it wasn't all bad

Very much so Adam we played very well did u c it and Leeds won also

Didn't watch any this weekend, too busy in the garage.
Yes, Leeds unbeaten this season, two wins in the cup and up to third in the division.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good morning all. We're enjoying breakfast in the sunshine before heading for the (hopefully) cooler hills

Good afternoon , Linda.
Storms here again last night and today is actually cool.
Golly!
Have fun.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

This rescue is local to my home. The A26 is a very busy main road
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Good one.
Another example of why to not give up hope when your tortoise or turtle escapes.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

SUBMARINE DESIGNERS ! ! !
Why not put any water pipes on the outside of the sub ? That way, if they burst, there is no harm done.

 

[johnandjade]

afternoon all!! i got pinched from base today to cover another branch as a lad didn't show... should be an early finish


hope everyone had a great weekend!my sister and kids were at my parents on saturday as well so was a good wee night

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

afternoon all!! i got pinched from base today to cover another branch as a lad didn't show... should be an early finish


hope everyone had a great weekend!my sister and kids were at my parents on saturday as well so was a good wee night

Good afternoon, John.
Yep ,good weekend here, ta.
You still haven't commented on Abdul MacDonald ?