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[Cathie G]

No this is a different nephew.
I'm sure he would help if he could but he now lives in Las Vegas and when he's not home he's 2nd Engineer on the ship of a Norwegian company laying cables or pipes near Egypt. So I don't get to see him much.
At the moment he has to fly home via the UK because the company won't pay for his flights to the US, so I do get to see now and again.

I remember him now. His wife is the events planner. I'm glad they found each other.

 

[Lyn W]

Wifey and I looked at a few houses today.

I could really see myself relaxing poolside after a long hard day of kayaking.

Some nice gardening opportunities as well.

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Very nice plunge pool, you'll need that for those humid Florida days and nights.
Just the right size for soaking Mr Sully too!

 

[Lyn W]

Nos Da CDRers, see you tomorrow!

 

[Cathie G]

Thats so funny!!

I agree...

 

[Cathie G]

I bought some bird seeds yesterday.

Are you seriously going to plant them in your back yard? You'll have birdies growing everywhere!

 

[Cathie G]

He might have got used to a slide... Build a swing too, and an obstacle course? A tort playground?

I was thinking the same thing. A slippery slide for a tort. If I was a tortoise, I would love a little bit of extra help.(from point A to point B). I wouldn't want to go belly up though.

 

[Cathie G]

Interesting. The good thing, i didnt get bitten by either on the entire trip (so far). Havent seen one mosquitoe! But plenty of gators with smiles on their happy faces.

Really I didn't get bothered too much by mosquitoes either...even in the summer in the everglades. I think alligators got lied about because of their cousin.

 

[KarenSoCal]

You can call him, "O, Bama!"

Awww, why did you put that in my head?? It's Rocket for sure now!

 

[Cathie G]

Sorry they actually only exist in Québec, im not sure how to represent it...everywhere else it’s not the same...so « maternelle » is the first year, then there is 6 years of « primaire », then 5 year of « secondaire », I think in US and rest of Can that is high school but for them it last longer maybe 6 or 7 years, but then for us there’s « cégep » which can last 2-3-4 years depending on the program and then a « Baccalauréat »(2-3years), then « maîtrise », then « doctorat » but im pretty sure these are the same everywhere.

They aren't the same at all. Or at least they don't call them the same name. I just think that a person should learn everything they can while they can.

 

[KarenSoCal]

@Lyn W You said wanted to see the garden, so I did a video this morning.

What an absolutely beautiful garden! It must be a lot of hard work to keep up, but it's lovely.

 

[Cathie G]

have you guys been watching Star trek with me by any chance?[/QUOTE

Google is a very handy tool.

Type in

convert 62F to C

And it does it for you

We used Farenheit for many years and switched when I was a small child. Similarly we moved from metric to imperial measurements for length at school. When I did practice papers for my school exams some of them were imperial and some were metric [emoji23]

Our roads are measured in miles.

Our ovens measure in Celsius. We use Celsius officially and in weather forecasts but like to switch to Farenheit when it’s warm because it sounds better.

Food and groceries are sold by metric weight and volume. But milk is sold in pints with the official label giving the measurement in litres. Draught beer is sold in pints.

Petrol is sold by the litre, but nobody understands fuel economy until it’s converted into miles per gallon.

We tell each other how much we weigh in stones and pounds and our height in feet and inches - although medical staff always record it in metric.

It’s a right mess over here [emoji23]

Daughter says it was a mess in Canada too, just a different mess. Canada is also officially metric, but switch to imperial differently to the UK. For example Canadians use Farenheit on their ovens and Celsius for the weather.

I love you to pieces. Thank you so much for explaining that all to me. I'll have to do a screenshot or I won't be able to find it tomorrow.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Some of these “horse flies” can be very nasty and can bite you right through denim or flannel. Allegedly the product “Skin So Soft” helps repel as does a very liberal coating of products with deet. SSS is a bit gentler...

We have some kind of fly in parts of SoCal that actually leave a hole in your skin, and it bleeds. They actually chase you...horrible huge things!

 

[KarenSoCal]

Google is a very handy tool.

Type in

convert 62F to C

And it does it for you

We used Farenheit for many years and switched when I was a small child. Similarly we moved from metric to imperial measurements for length at school. When I did practice papers for my school exams some of them were imperial and some were metric [emoji23]

Our roads are measured in miles.

Our ovens measure in Celsius. We use Celsius officially and in weather forecasts but like to switch to Farenheit when it’s warm because it sounds better.

Food and groceries are sold by metric weight and volume. But milk is sold in pints with the official label giving the measurement in litres. Draught beer is sold in pints.

Petrol is sold by the litre, but nobody understands fuel economy until it’s converted into miles per gallon.

We tell each other how much we weigh in stones and pounds and our height in feet and inches - although medical staff always record it in metric.

It’s a right mess over here [emoji23]

Daughter says it was a mess in Canada too, just a different mess. Canada is also officially metric, but switch to imperial differently to the UK. For example Canadians use Farenheit on their ovens and Celsius for the weather.

What a nightmare! It's a wonder anything gets measured properly!

 

[KarenSoCal]

I sort of have key equivalents built into my head..I might not know exactly the temp “over there”, but good enough
Every 1 degree of C = 1.8 degrees F.

For example for 5C, the formula to get F is: (5°C × 1.8) + 32 = 41°F

Key Equivalents to Remember
0 C = 32 F
10 C = 50 F
15 C = 60 F
20 C = 68 F
30 C = 85 F
40 C = 105 F

But you didn't go high enough to cover summer where I live! How about 50degC? [emoji35]

 

[Cathie G]

I've only ever known 'gymnasium' as a place for physical exercise!
I've learnt something new here again!

gymnasium is a good word for high school.

Funny thing, we have a new hall
Closet because Sheldon did just that while we were gone one day. The

Sheldon did something very similar while we were gone. We call it his tribute to Idaho. I stuck my head in that hole and discovered a closet's worth of dead space. So we now have two hall closets. I think the new owners will love it.

I love the pictures. They tell it all. If someone asks about a house roaming tortoise. Post why you don't anymore...

 

[Reptilony]

Google is a very handy tool.

Type in

convert 62F to C

And it does it for you

We used Farenheit for many years and switched when I was a small child. Similarly we moved from metric to imperial measurements for length at school. When I did practice papers for my school exams some of them were imperial and some were metric [emoji23]

Our roads are measured in miles.

Our ovens measure in Celsius. We use Celsius officially and in weather forecasts but like to switch to Farenheit when it’s warm because it sounds better.

Food and groceries are sold by metric weight and volume. But milk is sold in pints with the official label giving the measurement in litres. Draught beer is sold in pints.

Petrol is sold by the litre, but nobody understands fuel economy until it’s converted into miles per gallon.

We tell each other how much we weigh in stones and pounds and our height in feet and inches - although medical staff always record it in metric.

It’s a right mess over here [emoji23]

Daughter says it was a mess in Canada too, just a different mess. Canada is also officially metric, but switch to imperial differently to the UK. For example Canadians use Farenheit on their ovens and Celsius for the weather.

hehe...that’s true! what a mess...In school we are taught metric then construction workers only use inches and feets...

 

[Yvonne G]

We have some kind of fly in parts of SoCal that actually leave a hole in your skin, and it bleeds. They actually chase you...horrible huge things!

Horsefly? Terrible creatures. Makes the horse run wildly trying to keep away from it and when it bites it takes out a chunk of flesh.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Horsefly? Terrible creatures. Makes the horse run wildly trying to keep away from it and when it bites it takes out a chunk of flesh.

That's the one! A chunk of flesh, yes!

 

[Momof4]

My cat is going crazy trying to get the mosquito on the ceiling!

 

[JoesMum]

I sort of have key equivalents built into my head..I might not know exactly the temp “over there”, but good enough
Every 1 degree of C = 1.8 degrees F.

For example for 5C, the formula to get F is: (5°C × 1.8) + 32 = 41°F

Key Equivalents to Remember
0 C = 32 F
10 C = 50 F
15 C = 60 F
20 C = 68 F
30 C = 85 F
40 C = 105 F

Now the key equivalent I have built into my head is

32F = 0C (just knew that one)

And an equation which doesn’t get used thanks to Google
F = C x 9/5 +32

I have since learned
35-37C = 95-100F
27C = 80F
as I may have posted basking and ambient temps rather a lot!