CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

20 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Happy Sunday, all!  

And the same to you, bro!  

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

 

Good evening, young Albert.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha Marty

[Albert1434]

Aloha Gary

[Marty]

57 minutes ago, clochette said:

Third day in a row the temps are above 38°C. Our region has been placed on a red alert for heatwave since Friday evening and it's been extended until Monday 4PM 🥵🥵🥵 The temps are still in the low 20°C at night!

I honestly don't think I could stand that sort of weather.

Apparently, they're having a heatwave in England as well. A nephew who lives in Manchester tells me the weather there has been as high as 30°C/86°F and extremely humid. He says it's even hotter in the south of England.

I'm just glad Ireland isn't suffering such extremes.

[clochette]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

I honestly don't think I could stand that sort of weather.

Apparently, they're having a heatwave in England as well. A nephew who lives in Manchester tells me the weather there has been as high as 30°C/86°F and extremely humid. He says it's even hotter in the south of England.

I'm just glad Ireland isn't suffering such extremes.

Yup we French like to share with our upstairs neighbor

[Albert1434]

Its going to be 95f/35c So Marty I'll trade ya

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Its going to be 95f/35c So Marty I'll trade ya

Thanks for the offer, but No, thanks Albert!  

Edited August 9, 2020 by Marty

[Headstall]

34 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Its going to be 95f/35c So Marty I'll trade ya

It's going to feel like 38 here today... feels like 34 at the moment. Hey, Albert.    

[Headstall]

30 minutes ago, Marty said:

Thanks for the offer, but No, thanks Albert!  

Smart man.   Hey, Marty.  

[Headstall]

49 minutes ago, clochette said:

Yup we French like to share with our upstairs neighbor

So, so kind of you.   Hey, Tink!  

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

That put me in mind of the following track by The Lovin' Spoonful from way back in 1966:

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It was one of the tracks on a vinyl LP of theirs that I had at the time (1966).

I remember myself and my the best friend at the time getting caught out in a summer downpour one day, and singing it to each other as we sat in a shelter in the park waiting for it to stop raining.

A bittersweet memory in a way. I was about to head off to university, and he wasn't. We'd effectively been each other's shadow for around six years, and we both knew the closeness between us would be ending when the summer holiday did. We saw each other occasionally over the next few years, but he unfortunately died in a house fire whilst working in the Middle East in the early 1970s.  

I  this because you have cherished memories of a best friendship.  

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Sunday, all!  

You too bro.

[clochette]

Ordered a  cheese & bacon burger. The bacon is missing.  My day is ruined

Edited August 9, 2020 by clochette

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

It's going to feel like 38 here today... feels like 34 at the moment. Hey, Albert.    

It's 87/31° here but the humidity makes it seem like 91/33°. Hotter weather is in the forecast.

Had COVID not happened, today would have been opening day for the 2020 faire season. We were at the shop to clean and prep for opening in four weeks. Unfortunately I couldn't stay long. Migraine flared again. So home again and sitting under the tree with Thistle.

The Faire is permitted to operate at 25% capacity.  The site is rated with a capacity of 16,000. That means somewhere between 3,500 and 4,000 guests each day. The number varies depending on whether the cast, indepentent acts, faire staff and vendors count as part of the 25% occupancy. The professional cast is only 10 people and there are no amateur cast members so no interaction on the streets and limited staged shows featuring cast members. Guests must wear masks except when eating and drinking. Eating and drinking are only permitted in designated areas. No one not wearing a mask will be allowed to enter the shop period. People entering the shop will be encouraged to shop with their eyes not their hands. Anything people try on or touch will need to be taken to the backroom and sanitized. Guys can try on kilts but shop staff will put it on and remove it to limit patrons touching them. Only a limited number of kilts will be on the rack. Extra stock will remain in the backroom. Will not be putting clothing displays up outside the shop, again to discourage excess touching. The shop will not be selling knits hats/caps scarves, hoods, etc. Stock will consist of kilts, shirts, doublets, kilt socks and outerwear (cloaks and capes). There will be none of the dress up just for fun that was done in the past. That means most everything I did that made the job enjoyable. I'm glad I don't plan on working in the shop during the day.

My boss envisions the Faire opening and closing again two weeks later. That's what happened at one popular nearby amusment park.

[Headstall]

5 minutes ago, clochette said:

Ordered a  cheese & bacon burger. The bacon is missing.  My day is ruined

[dughlas]

3 minutes ago, clochette said:

Ordered a  cheese & bacon burger. The bacon is missing.  My day is ruined

🐖 this is best I could do to help.

[dughlas]

The pup and I have retreated indoors. My heads too much to stay outside.

[clochette]

2 minutes ago, dughlas said:

🐖 this is best I could do to help.

 awww thanks dugh

[Headstall]

3 minutes ago, dughlas said:

The pup and I have retreated indoors. My heads too much to stay outside.

It's hard to breathe outside, here. I was soaked with sweat just from feeding the horse and cats, and watering the plants.  

[Marty]

4 hours ago, clochette said:

Ordered a  cheese & bacon burger. The bacon is missing.  My day is ruined

Edited August 9, 2020 by Marty

[Valkyrie]

4 hours ago, clochette said:

Ordered a  cheese & bacon burger. The bacon is missing.  My day is ruined

The angry face is for the missing bacon.  That would ruin anyone's day!   

[clochette]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

So true! And when your fingers aren't long enough to dip the cookie in the milk anymore  

See, not to be a size queen but size IS important!  

Edited August 10, 2020 by clochette

[Albert1434]

A beach at Coffee Bay, South Africa

[dughlas]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

A beach at Coffee Bay, South Africa

I do so enjoy Albert's travelogues. All the pleasure without the hassle. Well, most of the pleasure, it's much more difficult to coax the lovely cabana boy back to my room.