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JSWallace

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Late night for me: I started watching a programme about Cameron Mackintosh, the theatre producer, on tv. It was really good, but I hadn't realised it was so long. I should probably have recorded it!

Oh well. Nos da everyone. Sleep well :)
I started watching that too Linda but had to go to bed as need to be up early for work. Will watch the rest on catch up, I don't know why they put interesting programmes like that on so late?
 

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We went to the Seattle Aquarium today- really great! :) I can't post pictures until we're back home and I have access to my laptop, tho.
Hi Bea,
I must have missed this: what did you do about the cats and lovely Elsa and "Jackie"? Looking forward to the postcards. :)
 

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Good morning, roommates! @JoesMum @Bee62 @Momof4 @Yvonne G and everyone else.
It alternates between rain and sunshine here, but mostly, nearly always, there's something falling from the sky.
We visited a sand sculpture festival on Sunday. I was surprised to learn (1) that there's nothing except sand and water that keeps the sculptures together (the secret is the high content of clay in the sand); (2) frequent Danish rainfall doesn't do any damage to the sculptures - they just absorb all the water and then slowly dry out the excess.
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Good morning all.

Lena, we are experiencing the frequent British rain so I have some sympathy. Northern European weather must come as a bit of a shock after Turkey!

The secret to coping is a good coat (Goretex or similar) and never forgetting to take it with you. :D Years ago we took the kids to Disney in Florida. It was very noticeable that the Brits were the ones who were suitably attired, and kept going regardless of how heavy the rain showers were :D

I was defrosting the freezer in my garage yesterday and got trapped out there by a sudden heavy downpour. I had to wait it out or drown! Ten minutes later the sun was out again! Coat failure :D
 

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Typing that I remembered that I need to run outside and plug my freezer back in as it's dry now. It's a small upright freezer.

When it's dry, the antique fridge freezer next to it will be emptied into it and the fridge in the house so I can clean that. We keep expecting this one to breakdown, but it soldiers on. Now the kids have mostly left home, I don't really need both any more, but it is handy at Christmas and for cold beers and and other drinks in summer.

Finally the house fridge, which only has an ice box will be done. My annual (ish - goes longer if the freezer hasn't iced up too badly) thorough clean out of all three.

The sun is out and it's a beautiful autumnal morning. I love this weather. It reminds me of walking to school. There's a smell in the air that you can't quite describe; it's very fresh and clean and promising it will warm up, but not too much, later :)
 
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I feel like I won the lottery.
Against "curfew" rules, at ab9ut 3am I went out into the darkness with my truck and four, empty gas cans looking for fuel.
Many,many other people had the same idea.
We all seemed to pull into every gas station together. Only to pull back out with nothing.
I'd wasted 1/4 of what I had and had found nothing. So I was headed back home.
Just for the Hell of it, I checked out a Shell station that everyone had passed earlier. Myself included. The lights were off. But there were no red bags on the handles. No tape or zip ties. So I inserted my credit card and BINGO! $65 WORTH of gas. No lines. The whole place to myself.
So, since I'm on generator power thanks to Irma....I'll need gas every other day.
Maybe this place can be my little early morning secret?
 

JoesMum

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I feel like I won the lottery.
Against "curfew" rules, at ab9ut 3am I went out into the darkness with my truck and four, empty gas cans looking for fuel.
Many,many other people had the same idea.
We all seemed to pull into every gas station together. Only to pull back out with nothing.
I'd wasted 1/4 of what I had and had found nothing. So I was headed back home.
Just for the Hell of it, I checked out a Shell station that everyone had passed earlier. Myself included. The lights were off. But there were no red bags on the handles. No tape or zip ties. So I inserted my credit card and BINGO! $65 WORTH of gas. No lines. The whole place to myself.
So, since I'm on generator power thanks to Irma....I'll need gas every other day.
Maybe this place can be my little early morning secret?
Oh well done, Ed. That's a handy find
 

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