COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

Oh dear... I think I keep making more work for Linda... I keep tagging @JoesMum in the Introduction threads from new tortoise keepers in the UK!

She’s the expert on tort keeping in the UK! And an expert in general. She helped me a lot when I was new here.

 

[Kristoff]

I’m doing science with my daughter and we are both in tears! I can’t even fill in the blanks to help her!
I suck!!

Were you working on creating some tear gas??

 

[Kristoff]

Of course it works. It’s basic maths! Add your age to the year you were born and you get this year ... or subtract your year of birth from this year to get your age.

There’s nothing special about this. It happens every year... actually it only truly accurate December 31 due to people’s birth dates.

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[Kristoff]

Of course it works. It’s basic maths! Add your age to the year you were born and you get this year ... or subtract your year of birth from this year to get your age.

There’s nothing special about this. It happens every year... actually it only truly accurate December 31 due to people’s birth dates.

Actually, it wouldn’t work in Turkey! When people there tell their age, they don’t say how many years they have fulfilled (like if you were born in 2000, you’d say you’re 18). Instead they say what year of their life they’ve entered (you celebrated your 18th birthday yesterday but now it’s over, so you’re in your 19th year now). It was very confusing for me.

 

[Kristoff]

Just went to a shop to buy some pheasants for dinner, but they told me they ran out

 

[CarolM]

I’m doing science with my daughter and we are both in tears! I can’t even fill in the blanks to help her!
I suck!!

Does not have any text books which you can refer to?

 

[JoesMum]

Just went to a shop to buy some pheasants for dinner, but they told me they ran out

Pheasant is very tasty. It would help if they caged the live ones though so they can’t run out

 

[CarolM]

The ones with laser guns?

Now there is a thought.

 

[CarolM]

Of course it works. It’s basic maths! Add your age to the year you were born and you get this year ... or subtract your year of birth from this year to get your age.

There’s nothing special about this. It happens every year... actually it only truly accurate December 31 due to people’s birth dates.

Yes, but people don't think like that. So when people first read it, it is a Wow, that is so true. My youngest got what you said the first time and also said more or less the same thing you did Linda. and to be honest I really didn't think further than working it out to see if it was true. LOL. My son's most definitely did not get their maths skills from me.

 

[CarolM]

She’s the expert on tort keeping in the UK! And an expert in general. She helped me a lot when I was new here.

Yip. Linda was one of the first ones to respond to my first posts. She told me to get rid of the sand that I had. Learnt quite a bit from Linda.

 

[CarolM]

Actually, it wouldn’t work in Turkey! When people there tell their age, they don’t say how many years they have fulfilled (like if you were born in 2000, you’d say you’re 18). Instead they say what year of their life they’ve entered (you celebrated your 18th birthday yesterday but now it’s over, so you’re in your 19th year now). It was very confusing for me.

Hmm, Now that is interesting.

 

[CarolM]

Just went to a shop to buy some pheasants for dinner, but they told me they ran out

Whahahahahahaha. Did you ask them why they didn't catch them again?

 

[CarolM]

Pheasant is very tasty. It would help if they caged the live ones though so they can’t run out

Almost Snap. When I first read Lena's post I burst out laughing.

 

[CarolM]

Good Morning All,

Thank you for the good laughs this morning.

We have a new girl who started working today, so I haven't been able to come on yet. Until now of course. I hope everyone is having an awesome Tuesday.

Lunch time is over for me, so until later. Not see you all.

 

[JoesMum]

Daughter wanted a bird feeder she could have on the small balcony of her flat. It took some finding, but I bought this for her birthday a couple of weeks ago. She’s very pleased that she already has birds visiting it regularly, including this bluet-it

 

[EllieMay]

I’m doing science with my daughter and we are both in tears! I can’t even fill in the blanks to help her!
I suck!!

I feel your pain Kathy!!! I was very smart in school but I sure can’t help my children with their work now:-( it’s all like a foreign langue to me!

 

[EllieMay]

Phew. I thought I missed your special day.
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You did... quite a few years ago[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] lol

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Tesco doesn’t stock Dandelion Greens. In fact, due to financial problems, it’s range is very barrow these days. It never was good on “exotics” anyway. None of the UK supermarkets is.

I'm sure it's a constant challenge, having to import everything to an island.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Can you ask them to PM me for attention in their thread? I don’t get the tag notifications. I won’t respond in PMs... I go looking for the thread

I can definitely do that. I'll start conveying that in their threads.
It's always such a huge help to have someone knowledgeable, experienced, and local (or at least regional).

 

[JoesMum]

I'm sure it's a constant challenge, having to import everything to an island.

It's not even an import problem. It's demand. You have to go to ethnic grocers to get many exotics unless some tv chef has been saying how wonderful they are ... or they fit with a fad diet.

We are pretty big as an island goes with one of the world's biggest economies. We are only 20 miles from the French coast with a rail tunnel linking us to mainland Europe aswell as many ports. Imports really aren't an issue here (until Brexit goes through anyway, but that's a political discussion not allowed in TFO... suffice to say I voted against)