COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Me too
He's so much fun to know
It looks like his cell phone number is in service still

I think he's ashamed of himself, feels he's let us down and can't face us just now.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'll bet I can!
Out of work at 53.
Its frightening.

No tisn't.
I'll be 53 in a month's time and have been retired, (barring a few bits and pieces), for years and years.
It's great!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello Ed. I think most demons are tamer and less dangerous when you can talk about them to other people. Like here in the CDR.
How we can convince John ?
Can we convince you ?
I only can speak for myself, but speaking about problems helps me. We all are only human. With all our problems and failures. But when we stand together all our problems can be easier or lighter ( me thinks ). We all need friends in our lifes. Nobody can live completely alone. Friendship is important.
I wish that John will read this and comes back to us.@Johnandjade
Please overcome your personal demons and come back to us my friend. We all miss you John !

Good afternoon, Sabine.
@johnandjade
Worth a try.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Double bad excuse !
Lame excuse !

And I was attacked by a killer whale!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Frightening ?????? I would love it !
I have to work until I am 65 to get my retirement. That is frightening !
Come on Ed, you are having so many hobbies and your family and you are still young. The world is yours when you retire !!!!

Hear! Hear!

 

[Gillian M]

Hello Gillian. Lovely to not see you pop in I hope you and Ollie are both well

Hi Linda! Nice not to see you around.

Oli and I are well, so long as it's nice and hot.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

What is the Eid on Wednesday?

The most important Muslim holiday.
A lamb (usually, but may be a cow if you're rich, a goat if you're diabetic, or a chicken if you're poor) is sacrificed to Allah, hung up to drain of blood, then butchered and bits of it cooked, minced and saved over the next couple of days. The streets run with blood, children run around with handfuls of intestines, the heads are roasted over open fires, and the skins left out to dry in the sun. It's all quite a culture shock the first time.
But it's great.

 

[Gillian M]

Beautiful!
Good afternoon, Linda.

Hi Adam. Hope you are all well back there.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Could it be that the English have a little dispute with the French ? LOL !

Doesn't everyone?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello guys, sorry I haven't been on in a little bit, but quite a lot has happened...
Now i know that I'm not supposed from talk tortoise advice in here but I don't know where else all you wonderful people are in one place so please excuse this question;
I have bought some Coco coir bedding and prepared it, as well as the perspex, the only trouble is, I've got a bit of a competition on my hands. Which shelter is best to fully rennovate as i don't have enough materials for both!

It's fine , James, you are welcome to talk tort here.
Nice to see you back in the Cold Dark Room.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Here are some pics of the contestants...View attachment 248816View attachment 248817

A brick of coco coir should be enough for both if that's what you have.
It expands a huge amount when you add the water.
If you're just doing the one, go for the flat topped one.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

P.s. naughty James for putting newspaper in!!

Yup!
Get it out of there at once!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

HA!! (free time). I was busier after I retired than I was while working!

Me too!
Not enough hours in the day to do all the things I need to do and want to do.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Retiring at 63 was very difficult for me. As much as I desperately needed out, I felt I still had a lot to offer and wasn’t really ready to sit on the sidelines while everyone else made contributions to the world. I went back to work part time and am much happier. I’m very grateful to have options available to me.

I see Ed as a “can-do” kind of guy. Even if it makes sense from a physical or medical point of view, it can be very hard to feel like you’re out of the game.

Ah, but there's plenty of other games to be played.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I think he's ashamed of himself, feels he's let us down and can't face us just now.

I agree.
But no one judges here.
Why else would I have started my Ghost Story thread?
We all love John.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I texted him again.
I'm afraid if it answers the phone I wont kniw what he's saying.
He's soooooo Scootish.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Imagine if you lived beyond 100, like a tortoise, then you'd be out of work longer than you were in it!

Yeah, but they'd up tortoise retirement age to 95.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How great, you'll love retirement once you get used to it.
I'll call, for sure.

Great
It's been a while.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I'm thinking that the flat roofed hutch is better to put plastic over, does anyone know how deep the coco coir needs to be?

Four to six inches if it's for an indoor enclosure, outdoors, I don't suppose it matter much if it's on top of soil.
Experiment.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

You are allowed to eat some worms, dog poop and dead little animals too.
Better diet with these yummy things ????

Tidgy is NOT allowed to eat these things!