Chitchat thread #24

[lottie dolly]

Morning all,i had a good sleep for a change,cold and frosty here as well,one good thing is however,we getting more light morning and night,Nicos any snow supposed to be later today evening/over night,i personally do not want any, but is all out our hands,have a good day and stay safe
if you cannot get loo rolls,get kitchen rolls,or start collecting news papers heheheh

[greenishfing]

Good morning all.

I hope everybody is well. The car is a frozen blob yet again, but the temperature is forecast to climb to 5°C later, before the snow begins tonight. We are supposed to be expecting ~20cm. That sounds like 8 inches to me. If I was much, much younger I'd be polishing the runners on my sledge. I've got lots of good memories of sledging including us talking a big farm worker into laying on the biggest sledge, "our gang" climbing on top, and then setting off. We kids baled out before we hit the fence at the bottom of the hill.....

The only place I intend going today is the little mini Sainsbury's for a newspaper for Mr GF and maybe a bottle of milk as a litre has mysteriously disappeared since yesterday. I think we must both inadvertently work on the 1960s advice: A pinta, per person, per day.

When I visited my brother in law yesterday he gave me some really nice, warm and furry slipper socks, that he'd got for Christmas that were too small for him. They are wonderful.

[Nicos]

Did the Vaseline trick work gf?

[greenishfing]

lottie dolly, I remember a Saturday morning job at my grandparents' house was tearing newspaper into squares and using a bodkin to put it onto a string, to go behind the (outside) toilet door. Also, making a mountain of paper sticks to light the coal fire. Proper recycling.

[greenishfing]

Did the Vaseline trick work gf?

I'm not sure because the car had already defrosted before we went out yesterday. If it hasn't, I'm sure I'll find out at a very inconvenient time.

[Nicos]

^^^^^^ ha ha ha!…..absolutely
Be interesting to hear either way though!

[bramble]

Good morning Alll A white frost but the sky is completely grey.
Nowhere to go today so I may put away the decorations
I am anxious to get the house in order so I can start my jigsaw

Flo, I hope your grandson is improving.

Have a good day all and wrap up well if you're going outl

[burnie]

Was nice star gazing last night until the cloud came over and it snowed a bit, no good for a snowman yet though, zero degrees just now and sunny.

[greenishfing]

Ooooh, it feels cold. The wind is biting.

I went and got Mr GF his newspaper. I did also pick up a couple of essentials: A bottle of wine, a bottle of milk, a carton of cream, and a half price loaf of nice seeded bread that I 've put in the freezer.

The sky is very cloudy but it hasn't got that heavy, almost greyish yellow hue that I associate with daytime snow.

[Florence Fennel]

Afternoon All Very overcast here, we're just waiting for the snowfall that is forecast, safe in the knowledge that we have everything we could possibly need. I'm hoping that it will not disrupt my son getting to and from the hospital. Harry is making progress, albeit slowly. His mum has been staying with him.
I've taken down the decorations, but rely on my youngest son to dismantle the tree and put Christmas back in the loft. If he can't make it tomorrow then so be it.
Lord Ginger went to bite me again today. I'm beginning to wonder if it's his strange way of showing affection. I've even heard him purr today. I must ask his owners if he acts the same with them.
Eldest GG was 28 yesterday and eldest grandson is 23 today. Where on earth does the time go?
Hope you're all in fine fettle

[lottie dolly]

Haha I remember as a vey young kid,the news paper on a string,and them days i believe it was a different ink from whats used these days,we had to go out up some steps and across the top yard,too the loo ,what was shared by 2 families,but we had the luxurey of a guzzzunder,i have an old one from a person from years ago,with a plant in it looks good in the middle of the table

[greenishfing]

I've just been outside to the dustbin. The snow has just started falling here.........

[lottie dolly]

Just looked out and we got a decent covering aprox 3cmt,and still falling glad i got supplies in,and do not need to go anywhere,stay safe all,it has arrived