CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Bucket1]

48 minutes ago, Marty said:

My laptop just gave me the blue screen of death. 

But on re-starting, I'm still not seeing the last two photos Albert posted...

Can anyone else see them? Maybe it's just my laptop fookering me about?

Just big boxes of nothing  

[Bucket1]

43 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I had an interesting day today.  I had planned on getting up early to go grocery shopping, but didn't sleep well last night so hit snooze repeatedly instead of getting out of bed.   So I'll go tomorrow instead.  I don't have much choice, since there's not a lot left in the fridge.  I managed to get a little bit of writing done.  And took a shower  A good friend of mine called shortly before lunch to see if I wanted to meet her at a local nature preserve and go for a walk, so I did.  It was a lovely, but cool, day.  Perfect for walking.  Things are starting to bud and bloom here, and the preserve has several ponds and swampland in it.  We saw some geese, who decided swam right up to the shore near us.  And we also saw some turtles sunning themselves on logs.  It felt wonderful to get out of the house.  We wore masks and socially distanced from the few other people we saw out.  So overall, I feel much less anxious.  I really hope I'll get some good sleep tonight.  

It is amazing what a bit of time in nature can do for the soul

[Bucket1]

5 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

No Bucket that's a new one

I thought I remembered the chilli in the drink

[Albert1434]

LOL getting older Bucket

[Bucket1]

And Albert, you will be pleased to hear that I was careful at work yesterday. Not that there were many people there, 4 in total and 3 of them were in a different area. Lots of discussion about hand hygiene stations and room capacity.
 

Oh I miss the network, the speed, the reliability, it just works. I could download some podcasts while waiting for my file to upload and it just worked... yes I am a man of simple pleasures  

[Bucket1]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

LOL getting older Bucket

[Bucket1]

Back at home today. Friday and it’s almost the weekend  

As the weather is cooling off, I bought some soup for lunch but in the morning I had oats for breakfasts mmmm warm porridge with honey. It was so good

[Headstall]

59 minutes ago, Marty said:

I'm away to my bed...

Night, Marty.  

[Albert1434]

I am back to reading CoTT

[Page Scrawler]

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

I thought I remembered the chilli in the drink

Yeah, I've seen that drink pictured a few pages ago.   

[Marty]

10 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

I thought I remembered the chilli in the drink

It's probably the same chili...

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

It's probably the same chili...

Hey, Marty.   Bluefish chilly here.   Sunny, though.  

[Caz Pedroso]

Hi All.

I just got a reply from Emi via email.

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Hello Caz 

 

I am sorry I have been absent for a long time. But it was not my intention. Things happened, and I somewhat caught busy with them. Thanks for checking on me. I am fine and safe. Hope and pray you are too... 

 

Love, 

Emi. 

I know people were worried and wanted to let you know. 

[Headstall]

3 minutes ago, Caz Pedroso said:

Hi All.

I just got a reply from Emi via email.

I know people were worried and wanted to let you know. 

That's great! Thanks, Caz.  

[Headstall]

Happy Friday, all! 

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hey, Marty.   Bluefish chilly here.   Sunny, though.  

Hey, Gary.

Around 15°C (59°F) here, but it actually feels a good bit warmer. So much so that I'm taking a lot more rests whilst gardening than usual. It feels sort of muggy, which may explain why it feels warmer than it really is. Even the house martins were only flying at head height around the middle of the day, although they're back up above the roofs now. Next five days are promised reasonably dry, which just the possibility of an occasional shower, although the temperature may drop a degree or two. If this keeps up, we'll have the farmers complaining about a drought (but they love to complain, anyway). 

[Marty]

2 hours ago, Caz Pedroso said:

Hi All.

I just got a reply from Emi via email.

I know people were worried and wanted to let you know. 

It must have been before I started hanging round in here that Emi and Victor were regulars, as I recognise neither of their names, but thanks for updating the rest of the crew, @Caz Pedroso  

[Valkyrie]

I think time stopped in March, when we all went on lockdown   It's snowing out, although it won't accumulate more than a dusting.  I went grocery shopping this morning and stocked up on everything.  The store was well-stocked.  The meat department was full.  People are limited to two per item, but they've been doing that for over a month now.  The only thing I wasn't able to get was a family pack of ground beef, but they did have smaller packs.  The only things they were out of were the typical... cleaning supplies, soap, and baking materials.  They were a bit low on eggs, too, but there was still some left.  So now I have a fridge and freezer full again  

[Headstall]

36 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I think time stopped in March, when we all went on lockdown   It's snowing out, although it won't accumulate more than a dusting.  I went grocery shopping this morning and stocked up on everything.  The store was well-stocked.  The meat department was full.  People are limited to two per item, but they've been doing that for over a month now.  The only thing I wasn't able to get was a family pack of ground beef, but they did have smaller packs.  The only things they were out of were the typical... cleaning supplies, soap, and baking materials.  They were a bit low on eggs, too, but there was still some left.  So now I have a fridge and freezer full again  

I have to give my shopping list to my daughter by tonight. I always forget something, but I make do.    

[Page Scrawler]

2 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

went grocery shopping this morning and stocked up on everything.  The store was well-stocked.  The meat department was full. 

We went grocery shopping last night. All of the usual stuff that was emptied out was fully restocked: soap, Lysol, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, etc. So, apparently the panic buying is tapering off. But the bacon was picked through, and the Jif brand of peanut butter was simply nowhere to be found.   

[Albert1434]

For you guy's❤️

 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Albert1434

[Valkyrie]

Woo hoo!  I finally heard from unemployment and my claim is approved   So now let's see how long it will take to get the money in my account.  

[Albert1434]

Wishing you luck Val

[Marty]

8 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

For you guy

 

Wow! Thanks, Albert!

It's years since I've heard any ELO (or Electric Light Orchestra, as they were known back in the day).

I've at least one vinyl album of theirs hidden away somewhere (their second one, I think). Must dig it out sometime and see just how badly scratched it is...

 

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Woo hoo!  I finally heard from unemployment and my claim is approved   So now let's see how long it will take to get the money in my account.  

Great news, Val!

Now, as my mammy used to say, don't spend it all at once!  

Spoiler

 

Edited May 8, 2020 by Marty
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