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[Bucket1]

20 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

There saying we will have smoke thru next week omg

Wow just dreadful 

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

Ironing would send me to sleep 

I don't iron.   Hey, Brother B!  

[Headstall]

18 minutes ago, Marty said:

Greetings, young Albert!

Hope things soon improve for you, weather-wise.

Greetings, Marty!  

[Bucket1]

Just now, Headstall said:

I don't iron.   Hey, Brother B!  

Me either, my hatred of iron is genetic, I caught it off my Mum  

She taught me to put clothes straight onto a hanger and let them dry that way. 

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Greetings, Marty!  

Hi, Gary!

[Marty]

Storm Ellen breaks record for highest August wind speeds

A wind moving at 111 kilometres per hour was recorded at Roche’s Point in Cork.

STORM ELLEN BROUGHT Ireland’s highest 10-minute mean wind speed for August since 1973 as it moved across the country last night.
The storm broke the August record for Ireland since records started in 1942, Met Éireann has said.
A 10-minute mean wind of 111 kilometres per hour was recorded at Roche’s Point in Cork at around 10.30pm yesterday evening.
Previously, the highest 10-minute mean wind speed recorded during the month of August was at Malin Head in Donegal on 9 August 1973.
Met Éireann said that “as our climate continues to change we expect more weather records to be broken”.

Source: www.thejournal.ie

Edited August 20, 2020 by Marty

[Headstall]

10 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Me either, my hatred of iron is genetic, I caught it off my Mum  

She taught me to put clothes straight onto a hanger and let them dry that way. 

The last time I ironed something, it was my shirt for my daughter's wedding.   I remember my mom ironing for hours and hours, using spray starch on all the shirts. 

[clochette]

32 minutes ago, Headstall said:

I don't iron.   Hey, Brother B!  

That's something that chocked me when I was an au pair in London. They had a cleaning lady coming twice a week who did the oven every week but no ironing. They pretty much didn'tironed. The dad would quickly iron a shirt every mornings but even the mom who was a PA for a wine selling company in London didn't ironed her clothes. They weren't crumple but it was clear it hadn't been properly ironed. And the girls... pretty much all their clothes had stains. Not like gross stains but like juice from eating and as it wasn't brush before the wash it stayed stained. And they'd dress like they'd want, sometimes looking more like clowns  My grandma would have had a stroke! I'm lazy and hate doing it so I do everything I can so I don't have to iron mine but I wouldn't go out in crumple clothes. 

Edited August 20, 2020 by clochette

[clochette]

23 minutes ago, Marty said:

Storm Ellen breaks record for highest August wind speeds

A wind moving at 111 kilometres per hour was recorded at Roche’s Point in Cork.

 

 

Source: www.thejournal.ie

Thats what we saw on the news at lunch. So much damages...

No signs of the bad weather that was announced earlier this week here. The sky is full of white clouds, there's a bit of wind but it's 30°C and the humidity makes it worse 

Edited August 20, 2020 by clochette

[Headstall]

18 minutes ago, clochette said:

That's something that chocked me when I was an au pair in London. They had a cleaning lady coming twice a week who did the oven every week but no ironing. They pretty much didn'tironed. The dad would quickly iron a shirt every mornings but even the mom who was a PA for a wine selling company in London didn't ironed her clothes. They weren't crumple but it was clear it hadn't been properly ironed. And the girls... pretty much all their clothes had stains. Not like gross stains but like juice from eating and as it wasn't brush before the wash it stayed stained. And they'd dress like they'd want, sometimes looking more like clowns  My grandma would have had a stroke! I'm lazy and hate doing it so I do everything I can so I don't have to iron mine but I wouldn't go out in crumple clothes. 

Hi, Tink!  I mostly wear jeans and a tee shirt... no ironing required.  

[dughlas]

3 hours ago, Marty said:

Enjoy your day, bro.  

 

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

G'day, dugh!  Only 19 and overcast here. Going to heat back up tomorrow. Enjoy your gardening. 

Thanks to you both. I was able to accomplish the weeding and cleanup in my lower flower garden and spread two bags of mulch around my daylilies. They typically die back some this time of year due to the heat and expose the soil under them. To prevent the hot summer sun from drying the bed I spread a layer of fresh mulch. I also planted a new variety of perennial mum I found at one of my local garden centers. Supposed to be hardier than standard garden mums. Got the hrass cut too. Unfortunately the sun is hotter and brighter than I realized and now I have a migraine. The plus is that it's very pleasant under the tree so Thistle and I are relaxing hoping the headache eases.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

I don't iron.  

 

2 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Me either, my hatred of iron is genetic, I caught it off my Mum  

She taught me to put clothes straight onto a hanger and let them dry that way. 

 

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

The last time I ironed something, it was my shirt for my daughter's wedding.   I remember my mom ironing for hours and hours, using spray starch on all the shirts. 

I rarely iron. Typically it will be a shirt placket that has decided not to lay flat though I've occasionally forgotten to hang one of my linen shirts promptly and need to press it. I remember Mum ironing on Mondays while watching Monday Night Football. I can remember her "dampening" some things like cotton shirts and handkerchiefs by sprinkling them with water then wrapping them in a plastic bag that she put into the refrigerator until she was ready to iron. Apparently that was how you steam ironed before there were modern steam irons. Mum doesn't iron any more.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Storm Ellen breaks record for highest August wind speeds

A wind moving at 111 kilometres per hour was recorded at Roche’s Point in Cork.

 

 

Source: www.thejournal.ie

Better have a firm grip on your umbrella.  

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hi, Tink!  I mostly wear jeans and a tee shirt... no ironing required.  

Wrinkled clothes help disguise wrinkled skin ... well, really, it's more a case of distract from than disguise.

Edited August 20, 2020 by dughlas

[dughlas]

It's 79/26° and my nose and toes are ice cold, usually a precursor to a particularly nasty migraine. Blessed be y'all.

 

[Marty]

40 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Better have a firm grip on your umbrella.  

I seldom use an umbrella.

This is what I normally use:

The one I have is around 20 years old, bought at a mountaineering shop in Snowdonia, North Wales around the start of the millenium. It's made by Vango, and is gore-tex lined, which means it is breathable, so I don't get drowned in my own perspiration when wearing it for hours on end. Been all over the world with me.

I also have a pair of gore-tex lined mountaineering boots, bought from the same shop, that have also been all over the world. I paid £60 at the end of last year to have them professionally re-soled.

Edited August 20, 2020 by Marty
Clarification

[clochette]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

I rarely iron. Typically it will be a shirt placket that has decided not to lay flat though I've occasionally forgotten to hang one of my linen shirts promptly and need to press it. I remember Mum ironing on Mondays while watching Monday Night Football. I can remember her "dampening" some things like cotton shirts and handkerchiefs by sprinkling them with water then wrapping them in a plastic bag that she put into the refrigerator until she was ready to iron. Apparently that was how you steam ironed before there were modern steam irons. Mum doesn't iron any more.

I guess it's a cultural thing then 🤷🏻‍♀️

Grandma would ironed sheets, underwear and even socks!  my 55 years old uncle who has always been single and for which my grandma always did his laundry had to learn to iron when she passed away as he can't sleep in not ironed sheets

Edited August 20, 2020 by clochette

[Valkyrie]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

I seldom use an umbrella.

This is what I normally use:

The one I have is around 20 years old, bought at a mountaineering shop in Snowdonia, North Wales around the start of the millenium. It's made by Vango, and is gore-tex lined, which means it is breathable, so I don't get drowned in my own perspiration when wearing it for hours on end. Been all over the world with me.

I also have a pair of gore-tex lined mountaineering boots, bought from the same shop, that have also been all over the world. I paid £60 at the end of last year to have them professionally re-soled.

I'm not sure if you're talking about the jacket or its contents...     

[Albert1434]

[Albert1434]

Walking down the street with that "fresh from the groomer" swagger.

Edited August 20, 2020 by Albert1434

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I'm not sure if you're talking about the jacket or its contents...     

Now that just leaves me completely confused... 

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Now that just leaves me completely confused... 

 

 

Yours is 20 years old... you wear it for hours on end, and it's been all over the world with you.  Wasn't sure if you meant the jacket or the hottie in the picture     

Edited August 20, 2020 by Valkyrie

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

Walking down the street with that "fresh from the groomer" swagger.

That's Thistle   that dog is more pampered than me!

Edited August 20, 2020 by clochette

[Albert1434]

Cliff collapses in Grand Canyon revealing 313 million-year-old footprints, park says

[dughlas]

14 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

I'm not sure if you're talking about the jacket or its contents...     

I love you. I thought the same thing though I've never encountered an outdoor equipment supplier selling that item.