COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Good evening/afternoon all.
It's a long May Day Bank Holiday weekend for us in the UK, and although this time last year we had the highest temps on record, this year we are back to ground frost and even snow in Scotland and on high ground! Brrrr!!
I've been busy sorting out my shed.....why on earth I ever needed to buy a mitre saw and stand I don't know. It must have been a good idea at the time.
I also have a never used workbench and an assortment of other tools.
I think I need to do car boot sale!
Hope everyone is having a good day!

You bought them just in case you needed them. [emoji6]

 

[CarolM]

Well just got home from having the IVC filter. Everything went fine. I am glad to have that filter out. I felt that it was a ticking time bomb that would break loose and go to my heart.

Well done and congratulations on being IVC fliter free.

 

[CarolM]

Happy Friday everyone
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[CarolM]

Yes I am... i was excited about catching him bugs but now I have read that I should not allow him to eat wild caught bugs due to parasite (and other things) exposure.. :-((. Makes sense though . Captive Bred’s have no immunity to such...

Lol. I bet hubby is now going to have to accept another cage just for the bugs.[emoji33] [emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

Well that sucks.. why does your medical aid run out? Africa may be a retirement option then...

The medical aid here works on a hospital plan which is when you are in hospital you are covered and then you can also have a savings added to your medical aid. The savings part (depending on which plan you take) is 12 months savings available from month 1. But when it is finished then you have to pay out of your own pocket. A lot of companies make their employees take medical aid. But only some will pay 50% of it on your behalf. Most you have to pay 100% of the medical aid yourself. So as a consequence people cannot always afford the best one, they have to take an option which is affordable to them. We are on a relatively good one, but with me seeing the acupuncturist and osteopath and doctors visits for the kids, and Stephen got glasses all of which comes out of the savings part of our medical aid. It means that soon our savings would have been used up and I will have to pay out of my own pocket.

 

[CarolM]

That crazy toad lets me get up close and personal and take a picture. All the other toads that I kind of protected over the years in my yard hop away. He is living at the back wall of our home beside the back door.. I can walk in and out the back door and he just sits there like he's home.

Lol. He is obviously very comfortable with you.

 

[CarolM]

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[CarolM]

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[CarolM]

Good morning all! The rain is supposed to stop today and I’m hoping we can go out n play we have had roads flooding and land washing with all this rain...
I put a tropical hibiscus in my Chameleon enclosure and I have a gorgeous new bloom this morning. Every time I walk by, it’s like I’m solving a puzzle trying to find him. He is always somewhere in plain sight yet he hides so well!!!
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[CarolM]

Guess what I finally got enough courage today to do.View attachment 271396

Yayy. Well done and congratulations.

 

[Ben02]

Image of the day
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Beautiful fish!!!

 

[CarolM]

.... and here I proudly present my first nasty weather song: "Rain in may" . I think this song is very suitable when I look outside and on my calender.
Have fun like I had by singing it.

Lovely as always Sabine.

 

[CarolM]

He is a half moon, I didn't want one with that difficult of fins but...he seems like he's really healthy. He was only in the pet shop for at the most 2 days I saw him yesterday. He's been swimming and checking out his tank all day. He doesn't act stressed at all. I'm just hoping I made the tank safe enough for him. It seems like I did but time will tell.

He is a very handsome fella.

 

[CarolM]

Good Sunday all.
Yesterday was hockey matches and gardening, so today is going to be a lazy day.

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning all.

Yesterday was cold with sudden and very heavy showers... some were sleet ... yuk!

This didn’t dampen enthusiasm for the match which Luton won 3-1 meaning they also won the League having already guaranteed promotion last week.

The council had banners on the town hall


A local charity was giving out celebratory Ferrero Rocher and got plenty of donations in exchange


And (Internet photo cos mine was rubbish) there was a trophy presentation at the end

 

[JoesMum]

@Bee62 I will listen to your songs later when I am on wifi.

Right now, I am on a train to London as we are doing another Hidden London tour this morning. Today’s is exploring behind the scenes at Charing Cross Underground station part of which is disused. It has James Bond connections. More later [emoji4]

 

[EllieMay]

Lol. I bet hubby is now going to have to accept another cage just for the bugs.[emoji33] [emoji23]

I very quickly remembered how bad crickets stink!!! They live outside!! The worms and roaches come in nifty self feeding containers and you never would realize they are there so they just sit on a shelf below... the upside, there will always be fishing bait available[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[EllieMay]

The medical aid here works on a hospital plan which is when you are in hospital you are covered and then you can also have a savings added to your medical aid. The savings part (depending on which plan you take) is 12 months savings available from month 1. But when it is finished then you have to pay out of your own pocket. A lot of companies make their employees take medical aid. But only some will pay 50% of it on your behalf. Most you have to pay 100% of the medical aid yourself. So as a consequence people cannot always afford the best one, they have to take an option which is affordable to them. We are on a relatively good one, but with me seeing the acupuncturist and osteopath and doctors visits for the kids, and Stephen got glasses all of which comes out of the savings part of our medical aid. It means that soon our savings would have been used up and I will have to pay out of my own pocket.

So essentially you are using your own money which is put into a savings fund to pay for your medical services? What happens to it if you don’t use it? Do you have to pay for the hospital coverage?

 

[EllieMay]

Good mornooning all.

Yesterday was cold with sudden and very heavy showers... some were sleet ... yuk!

This didn’t dampen enthusiasm for the match which Luton won 3-1 meaning they also won the League having already guaranteed promotion last week.

The council had banners on the town hall
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A local charity was giving out celebratory Ferrero Rocher and got plenty of donations in exchange
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And (Internet photo cos mine was rubbish) there was a trophy presentation at the end
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Looks like it was enjoyed by many! I don’t follow your sports but I know Ferrero Rocher and I certainly would have donated for that [emoji16]

 

[EllieMay]

Good morning (or afternoon) to all of you! We visited some friends yesterday after the rain stopped, we ate some crawfish.. son got to ride his 4wheeler in the mud. I also did some gardening. All of my cactus had lots of new growth so I was able to cut many pads to start new plants.. today will be home day... my personal favorite!!