COLD DARK ROOM

[DE42]

In Texas all is bigger .... I often read. LOL. The Eiffel tower not. It is a little bit shrunken.

When I drove back from Arizona we came though Texas and I'd swear it was half the trip just crossing that state lol. There is a Whole Lot of nothing in between cities and towns there also.

 

[Bee62]

FUNNY !

 

[DE42]

I think much more expensive as in America.

I pay $200/mo. In the winter but I also heat with electricity. In summer it can be as low as $50/mo. I don't know if that means a lot to you though lol

 

[Bee62]

When I drove back from Arizona we came though Texas and I'd swear it was half the trip just crossing that state lol. There is a Whole Lot of nothing in between cities and towns there also.

A whole lot of nothing ? LOL !!! Don`t say this to people who are born there, or you will need fast feets and a fast car !

 

[DE42]

A whole lot of nothing ? LOL !!! Don`t say this to people who are born there, or you will need fast feets and a fast car !

Most people I've talked to there will agree. But if someone wants to hit me on the head I'll take the hit lol

 

[Yvonne G]

My washing machine uses alot of water. And we have a limit of 50ltrs per person per day. This is the best I can come up with to save more water.

Would it be possible to take it to the laundramat?

 

[Bee62]

I pay $200/mo. In the winter but I also heat with electricity. In summer it can be as low as $50/mo. I don't know if that means a lot to you though lol

Hmm. I pay your winter costs of 200 Dollar every month the whole year trough without electric heating. I heat my house with heating oil and central heating.
Can you imagine what I would have to pay if I would heat my house with electricity. It is expensive here and cheap in America I think.

Edit: I need a little bit more power than other people because of the heat lamps and lightning for my tortoises. It is really expensive here to have these high wattage bulbs for my torts.

 

[DE42]

Hmm. I pay your winter costs of 200 Dollar every month the whole year trough without electric heating. I heat my house with heating oil and central heating.
Can you imagine what I would have to pay if I would heat my house with electricity. It is expensive here and cheap in America I think.

We do have good electric cost though people still complain about it being too high lol. Just like we complain when gas is $3/gal. And I know some places pay more than that for a liter.

 

[maplewood]

Awesome pic. Thank you. My day is half over, it has been a busy one again. Hope yours is an awesome one.

Thank you very much! Hope yours has been good thus far!

 

[Bee62]

Sorry, but I have to leave this nice chat to look after my pets. They wait for me. Chicken need fresh water because the water is frozen. It is cold outside.... Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
But my cats have heated rooms and are warm, safe and sound. But they want to be cuddled.
See you all later I hope and have to catch up with a lot of posts and pictures.

CDR is heartwarming. I love you all.

 

[maplewood]

Good morning, Roomies!
Very busy day for me, so won't be back on here until much later.
JACQUES COMES HOME TODAY!!!!!!!

We will drive into New Orleans after lunch and bring her back later this afternoon. Probably home by about 4:00 or thereafter. I will post pictures later tonight!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME!!!!!!!!!!

Can’t wait to see pictures! Drive safe! And enjoy your day!

 

[maplewood]

I guess not everything is bigger in Texas after all. Lol

Lol no no, Texas does have BIG pride, I loved rubbing it in to my fellow Texans that Alaska is 2 and a half times the size of Texas

 

[maplewood]

I love this pic. A smiling nod to the origin of the town's name

It’s a neat little local piece

 

[JoesMum]

My favorite book in high school was 'The Giver'. It was a very good dystopian novel. I was disappointed with the movie they made of it not long ago though.

Two books stuck with me from secondary schhol - Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"... the plot of every tv soap opera you have ever seen

And EM Forster's "The Machine Stops". This is a short story that is well worth a read. It was written in 1909, but predicts technologies that have happened many decades later such as the internet and instant messaging! I first read it in for my O'Levels in 1980 and even then we couldn't know how much was going to come true. Coming back to it now has been a revelation! It's really cheap on Amazon UK - if you're looking for a good read I recommend it

 

[maplewood]

In Texas all is bigger .... I often read. LOL. The Eiffel tower not. It is a little bit shrunken.

Well we’re just leaving credit where credit is due, the original deserves the glory. We’re just having a little fun [emoji41] I live in Alaska and it’s 2 and a half times the size of Texas so I had to remind other Texans is that quite often

 

[JoesMum]

We do have good electric cost though people still complain about it being too high lol. Just like we complain when gas is $3/gal. And I know some places pay more than that for a liter.

Here in the Uk petrol (gas) is currently £1.24 a litre where we are. That converts into US$ 6.59 per US gallon! (UK gallons are based on a bigger pint!)

Much of that price is tax as successive governments use it to persuade people to think hard about their energy consumption and the environment. Prices for fuel are very similar in France, so it's not just the UK doing this.

 

[DE42]

Here in the Uk petrol (gas) is currently £1.24 a litre where we are. That converts into US$ 6.59 per US gallon! (UK gallons are based on a bigger pint!)

Much of that price is tax as successive governments use it to persuade people to think hard about their energy consumption and the environment. Prices for fuel are very similar in France, so it's not just the UK doing this.

I have family in Holland and I know it's high there also.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Lesson in 25 minutes?
Are you a teacher?[emoji848]

I used to be a university lecturer in paleontology for a while, but now i'm retired and just do a little bit of English teaching to help out.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Then you had better go before you leave home.

This is my home!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I really feel for you when you go away for a few days. I think we were rather nasty when you went to Spain. And had to catch up on so many posts. Although tomorrow we go away for the weekend, Finally. And I go back to work on Monday. so I will have lots to catch up on again next week.

I really don' mind!
I am very happy that this place continues apace when i am not here.
I may be going away for a few days at the end of the month, so look forward to catching up when i get back.