COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

LOL! The mower is gas powered.

Too Much Information...?
P.S. I love Alex already!!!

 

[Kristoff]

Gusty kayaking today with winds pushing 40-45 mph. Luckily we were mostly protected....and were pushed by the wind back to our launch once we turned around.

LOTS of turtles out and about!

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You're brave!

 

[Kristoff]

Better than I was but still very sore. I have been warned that it will probably get worse before it gets better and not to panic if it swells or seizes up overnight.

Fingers crossed that it won’t be too bad tomorrow

I'll check in a moment for your updates this morning...

 

[Kristoff]

Given your power cuts, installing solar panels or a wind generator would make sense!

I'd install a wheel, like a hamster's but bigger, and let Kang chase the girls inside it. How's that for an idea?

 

[Kristoff]

Thank you

It’s time for bed now (@Yvonne G it’s 10.20pm now so Lyn is up late by my standards from now on ) and I shall see what tom brings.

Tom? He would bring... a leopard??

 

[Kristoff]

I received our water and rates bill and I see that the municipality has included a flyer telling us that we must register any solar power we have. Next thing we know they will be charging us a levy like they do with the water now. They charge us a water levy on top of what they charge us for the water itself. [emoji33] [emoji85]

And if they impose a tax on air, they wouldn't be the first ones. I remember Armenia did it for a while...

 

[Kristoff]

Ok. I'll try soon. I don't care if I sound like a hillbilly toad because I like them. Usually I have to download it though because of my phone's programs. Miss bee 62 inspired me to find my utube on my laptop last night. I'm working on it.

Good luck! Looking forward to hearing you!

 

[Kristoff]

Hi my name is Olivier but english people call me « Oh Lee Vee Hey »

Hi Olivier! A tiny bit of trivia about your name from where I come from: Did you know that "Olivier" is what Russians call the Russian salad? The story goes, a French chef of Catherine the Great of Russia had invented the salad and it became known with his name - Olivier, but to the rest of the world it's the "Russian salad".

 

[JoesMum]

ah! Ok! It’s no wonder there’s 138 188 pages in this cold and dark place, btw where is the lord of this room, a named...Tidgy...Tidgy’s dad...

Once upon a time...

Many moons ago, a British palaeontologist living in Morocco decided to start this chat thread where we Brits could talk nonsense. Our sense of humour confused some in other threads and they hated the puns so we came to hide in the gloom of the CDR with its cast of characters growing as our story developed.

Anyway, it turned out that quite a few non-Brits enjoyed the humour and joined us. We grew into a mutual support group that shared our different cultures and adventures, learning about the world outside our immediate experience.

People drift in out of the conversations as the real world catches up with them, but the CDR resulted in strong international friendships both in and out of TFO.

Adam, aka @Tidgy’s Dad, was that founder. He is currently off on other projects, but drops in from time to time.

 

[Kristoff]

I'm always afraid I'll kill my pet praying mantis if I clean too soon. Good excuse right...

Not to me. The praying mantis is the only insect, besides cockroaches, that I'm really afraid of. So, my excuse would be -- I'm afraid to tackle it because there a praying mantis on the loose!.. Come to think about it, I'm probably more grossed out by than afraid of cockroaches...

 

[Kristoff]

That's kinda is what I would look like with only one leg

ROFL!

 

[Kristoff]

Not at 7.30 in the evening and probably not until 1 a.m. tonight!
I never go to bed until the sun has gone to bed !

That's a far worse excuse than Cathie G's praying mantis! The sun had been in bed by then for many hours. Even in Denmark, where days are getting longer and longer!

 

[Kristoff]

Time to move!!!

I don't think she'll be able to take Rue & Co along though... Probably like my Kristoff and Elsa...

 

[JoesMum]

You can make your video so that only those you share the link with can see it. That is what I have done.

Me too. I set the videos to unlisted.

 

[Kristoff]

Yep tort is a walking heirloom.

Words of wisdom. One should put it into their signature on the website!

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning all. I am laid flat on my back with my phone gingerly starting to move my leg and all seems OK so far.

I shall do my exercises and see where I actually am.

I’ll be back

 

[Kristoff]

lol they just put a pause between o and l and the rest sound like « leviate » and with a strong english accent it sounds very funny. But my friend james just ended up calling me « holy » haha, I don’t mind english people calling me just oliver, it sounds better...

I'll just call you Peter.

 

[Kristoff]

Lena and Kristoff. I know. Everyone is chatting so it's like what?!!!

Thank you! *blushing*

 

[Kristoff]

ah! Ok! It’s no wonder there’s 138 188 pages in this cold and dark place, btw where is the lord of this room, a named...Tidgy...Tidgy’s dad...

I think he'd finally found the door out. It only took him about three years.
He's in Morocco. @Tidgy's Dad

 

[Kristoff]

Not sure. They instituted it when we all had to save water due to the drought. They found that because people were not using as much water they were not making as much money as before and so added the levy to the account. They have increased the amount of water we are allowed to use but have left the levy as well. And now because of all the power problems they are sending out flyers telling people that they have to register their solar power. But that is just the first step, because this is the way they operate. First you have to register and then before you know it, you will have to pay a levy. [emoji85] [emoji35]

"they operate" sounds ominous...