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[BabyXander1990]

Dennis went to work for a few hours. Me going to do some writing and just doing some laundry. With the exception of Kipp and Jordan, the others are up doing some schoolwork and having Orange Juice and bacon, egg and cheese sandwich!

[BabyXander1990]

14 minutes ago, clochette said:

 

it's a long weekend cause today is a holiday with it being 11/11 and the WW1 celebrations. One afternoon was enough for me but I can see how one could spend a day there. The first part is upstairs with the "shows": the furnitures are stages like a room or tiny apartments. It's like a maze, a trap, you have a path to follow with arrows on the floor. There is not was to cut through the decors! Once you've reach the end you access the pick it yourself zone were everything you've seen before is (cushions, dishes, tables...) and for you to put in your cart. Once again it path is map, there are not alleys. After all this you always get out with some shits you probably don't need but the way it's display kinda make you end up buying something. 

When we go to IKEA, we buy some food there!! Loganberry jam is good!!!

[Marty]

41 minutes ago, clochette said:

 

it's a long weekend cause today is a holiday with it being 11/11 and the WW1 celebrations. One afternoon was enough for me but I can see how one could spend a day there. The first part is upstairs with the "shows": the furnitures are stages like a room or tiny apartments. It's like a maze, a trap, you have a path to follow with arrows on the floor. There is not was to cut through the decors! Once you've reach the end you access the pick it yourself zone were everything you've seen before is (cushions, dishes, tables...) and for you to put in your cart. Once again it path is map, there are not alleys. After all this you always get out with some shits you probably don't need but the way it's display kinda make you end up buying something. 

It sounds almost like the setting for some sort of fantasy or horror story...

Trapped inside an Ikea store... following the footsteps painted on the floor... never seeming to be able to find a way out... occasional glimpses of exit doors... but every time you move towards one the display stands move together to block your escape... sinister low voice coming over the tannoy speakers... speaking your name... saying you must buy something... or you will be trapped forever... nothing on display even looks worth purchasing... desperately reaching for your phone to call for help... but you have no signal... hours pass (or has it been days?)... you suddenly realise that you've already been down the aisle you are walking along now... trapped in a time loop... or a nightmare... wondering if it is all just a dream... and wondering whether you will ever wake up...

Edited November 11, 2019 by Marty

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Well it's now well into Monday, so hopefully your long weekend in Ikea is coming to an end...

(I've never been to Ikea, but some of my friends have told me that they could spend a whole day in it. I don't think any of them have ever spent a whole weekend in it, though. Not even a short weekend. )

 

The nearest Ikea to me is in Canada.  I've never been in one, but know people who rave about them.  

[Valkyrie]

19 minutes ago, Marty said:

It sounds almost like the setting for some sort of fantasy or horror story...

Trapped inside an Ikea store... following the footsteps painted on the floor... never seeming to be able to find a way out... occasional glimpses of exit doors... but every time you move towards one the display stands move together to block your escape... sinister low voice coming over the tannoy speakers... speaking your name... saying you must buy something... or you will be trapped forever... nothing on display even looks worth purchasing... desperately reaching for your phone to call for help... but you have no signal... hours pass (or has it been days?)... you suddenly realise that you've already been down the aisle you are walking along now... trapped in a time loop... or a nightmare... wondering if it is all just a dream... and wondering whether you will ever wake up...

 I think they did this on South Park with Walmart.     

[BabyXander1990]

25 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

The nearest Ikea to me is in Canada.  I've never been in one, but know people who rave about them.  

The nearest IKEA to us is 10 miles away!!

Edited November 11, 2019 by BabyXander1990

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, BabyXander1990 said:

When we go to IKEA, we buy some food there!! Loganberry jam is good!!!

Do you mean lingonberry?  Lingonberries are very popular in Sweden.  Loganberry is a popular flavor where I live.  

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

It sounds almost like the setting for some sort of fantasy or horror story...

Trapped inside an Ikea store... following the footsteps painted on the floor... never seeming to be able to find a way out... occasional glimpses of exit doors... but every time you move towards one the display stands move together to block your escape... sinister low voice coming over the tannoy speakers... speaking your name... saying you must buy something... or you will be trapped forever... nothing on display even looks worth purchasing... desperately reaching for your phone to call for help... but you have no signal... hours pass (or has it been days?)... you suddenly realise that you've already been down the aisle you are walking along now... trapped in a time loop... or a nightmare... wondering if it is all just a dream... and wondering whether you will ever wake up...

 

52 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

 I think they did this on South Park with Walmart.     

Turns out you're correct, Val...

Season 8, Episode 9 - originally aired on 3rd November 2004.

Spoiler

 

 

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Happy Monday, all  

Another wet and dreary day here. Occasional peals of thunder...

Around 7°C (45°F).

Have the washing machine on, but will probably finish up having to dry the clothes indoors.

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Today is likely to be the last pleasant day for a long while. It's forecast to reach near 60/15° and be mostly sunny. Tonight a cold front is due with rain and potential snow mixed in for the morning followed by record cold for this time of year.

[Valkyrie]

2 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Today is likely to be the last pleasant day for a long while. It's forecast to reach near 60/15° and be mostly sunny. Tonight a cold front is due with rain and potential snow mixed in for the morning followed by record cold for this time of year.

The snow has already started here.  The high temp for today is 32 and the low tonight 21.  Tomorrow we're only supposed to reach 23 with a low of 12.  Which will shatter the previous record.  Snow accumulation through tomorrow morning will likely approach the 10" mark.  Thankfully the worst of it is supposed to arrive late afternoon/evening, so hopefully after I get home from work.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha All 

[Marty]

3 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All 

Greeting, young Albert!    

The day's cleared up somewhat here. Think I'm going to start tackling some of the ivy that has overgrown the shed in my new garden...

Edited November 11, 2019 by Marty

[Albert1434]

Marty will you be doing that in the nude?

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[Albert1434]

So sorry to hear about the fires in the land down under Bucket 😲 I know how bad they can be

 

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[Bucket1]

12 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

So sorry to hear about the fires in the land down under Bucket 😲 I know how bad they can be

 

Half of the east coast is on fire  

Tomorrow is going to be very bad according to the forecast with rapidly changing winds

 

[Albert1434]

There's a Full Beaver Moon in November Tonight

Edited November 11, 2019 by Albert1434

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

So sorry to hear about the fires in the land down under Bucket 😲 I know how bad they can be

They talked about it on the news today. The smoke is so bad it reached New Caledonia at 1500km away

[Headstall]

7 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Skynet is here

It was only a matter of time.   Anyone seen John Connor?   Hey, B.  

[Headstall]

5 hours ago, Marty said:

Happy Monday, all  

Another wet and dreary day here. Occasional peals of thunder...

Around 7°C (45°F).

Have the washing machine on, but will probably finish up having to dry the clothes indoors.

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Happy Monday, Marty. We had a little more snow in these parts.     Nice pic... moody....

[Headstall]

5 hours ago, clochette said:

 

it's a long weekend cause today is a holiday with it being 11/11 and the WW1 celebrations. One afternoon was enough for me but I can see how one could spend a day there. The first part is upstairs with the "shows": the furnitures are stages like a room or tiny apartments. It's like a maze, a trap, you have a path to follow with arrows on the floor. There is not was to cut through the decors! Once you've reach the end you access the pick it yourself zone were everything you've seen before is (cushions, dishes, tables...) and for you to put in your cart. Once again it path is map, there are not alleys. After all this you always get out with some shits you probably don't need but the way it's display kinda make you end up buying something. 

Exactly! Hey, Tink.  

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

It sounds almost like the setting for some sort of fantasy or horror story...

Trapped inside an Ikea store... following the footsteps painted on the floor... never seeming to be able to find a way out... occasional glimpses of exit doors... but every time you move towards one the display stands move together to block your escape... sinister low voice coming over the tannoy speakers... speaking your name... saying you must buy something... or you will be trapped forever... nothing on display even looks worth purchasing... desperately reaching for your phone to call for help... but you have no signal... hours pass (or has it been days?)... you suddenly realise that you've already been down the aisle you are walking along now... trapped in a time loop... or a nightmare... wondering if it is all just a dream... and wondering whether you will ever wake up...

So... you have been there.  

[Headstall]

3 hours ago, dughlas said:

Today is likely to be the last pleasant day for a long while. It's forecast to reach near 60/15° and be mostly sunny. Tonight a cold front is due with rain and potential snow mixed in for the morning followed by record cold for this time of year.

Morning, dugh and Mum.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Marty will you be doing that in the nude?

  Hey, Albert!  

[Headstall]

I hope you all have a great day!

[dughlas]

So this morning I cleared away all the frost killed flowers and foliage and added them to the compost bin. Then I ran the lawnmower over the lawn to crop the grass down for winter. Since I have a mower that mulches I was able to chop the fallen leaves in with the grass clippings. No need to rake them. The outside of the house is prepped for winter.

Edited November 11, 2019 by dughlas