How long will it take us to get to 10,000 posts?

[Biggie]

@DallasFanForever It would seem to me that you go the extra mile in work and have an excellent relationship with the hoi polloi, or rather your clients.
Wishing you continued success in your labours.

Now, just in case anyone was wondering. I'm now nodding along to Charlotte Vogel as she drops some intense techno. I'm doing my bit to help her by enjoying another beer. Feel free to offer applause to Ms Vogel and myself for some excellent work.

 

[Long Lashes]

And thank you again!!

It was no problem and you're welcome. Glad you felt you could ask, anyway, you're a fast learner

I actually already noticed by accident that I can move it around and change the size.

Oh good. Its great when we suddenly discover by ourselves how some things work. I'm still learning about how some things work on this site 6 years on

I hate the politics and I try to avoid them too. Unfortunately sometimes it’s unavoidable.

I think that's the worse thing about work.

We have a new manager and he seems very pleasant, although he wants to change so many things ... just as the manager before him did and the manger before that one, they all seem to want to make their mark which is fair enough, but oh my, it becomes exhausting for the rest of us, especially when we nearly always revert back to how we used to work because that is the best system.

My nephew is all about American Football and basketball. HATES baseball!! HATES it!! But I don’t care.

Its funny how we all prefer different things. Are you watching the Olympics at all? I sometimes watch, but I'm finding this one hard to get into, perhaps when the athletics start it will grab me.

 

[Long Lashes]

I really hope and am willing to work towards a successful future in this company. There are some perks to be had such as travel. I now see Oxford BMW Mini plant often, International travel will be a regular affair with 2 trips to Cardiff last week. Swansea is in my future.

All this sounds really interesting, no wonder you are enthusiastic, I suspect you must enjoy driving too?

Got to say, I'm quite looking forward to what is ahead. And in a better frame of mind and now I can enjoy my weekends instead of just being pissed off about were I was prior to this job. Let the good time roll!

Good for you Biggie!

ever heard of Charlotte De Witte? I

No I haven't.

Interesting fact, when Ms De Witte was just starting her journey to the stars, she used the moniker Raving George because of some wholly ridiculous notions that ladies can't spin techno. The moniker was to hide her gender until contracts were signed. Now spinning under the name her mama giver her.

What a shame that even in 2021 she felt she had to hide her gender to be taken seriously.

I'm doing my bit to help her by enjoying another beer.

Not only that, you're helping her by spreading the word about her music on here thanks for that, I like hearing about different music artists, I will definitely look her up later.

 

[DallasFanForever]

It was no problem and you're welcome. Glad you felt you could ask, anyway, you're a fast learner

Good teachers make good learners.

I'm still learning about how some things work on this site 6 years on

This makes me feel better!

We have a new manager and he seems very pleasant, although he wants to change so many things ... just as the manager before him did and the manger before that one, they all seem to want to make their mark which is fair enough, but oh my, it becomes exhausting for the rest of us, especially when we nearly always revert back to how we used to work because that is the best system.

I can totally relate. I like my boss, I really do, but he changes things around all the time. Always trying to reinvent the wheel. I don’t mind change if it makes sense but he’s constantly restructuring things and a lot of it makes no sense. And then three days later he changes it back. It’s very frustrating for us but it is what it is. And the next thing you know we’re right back to what we were doing before.

Its funny how we all prefer different things. Are you watching the Olympics at all? I sometimes watch, but I'm finding this one hard to get into, perhaps when the athletics start it will grab me.

I haven’t watched a second of it yet, which is odd for me. Like you I’m finding it hard to get into this time and I’m not sure why that is.


We are 13 posts away from 4200!!
And we have 5 days to go!!

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Eagle Chat​

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I guess that can't be helped. It just feels abrupt to not be able to watch them anymore.

Indeed, it all ended without a proper farewell. I can't get either webcam to view today. I guess our season is over. They have all gone into the world safely which is good.

I shouldn't laugh but he does look kind of funny but then, so do I when I'm soaked through ..Lol!

:laughing:

Its all we have left my friend


Here is a night cam shot of the grass ...

no alien eyes here

I do like the night view of the growing grass on the nest. One wonders what happens to the grass by the time we see it again in December. I don't remember seeing the nest full of dead leaves when the cam returned last year.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Which hotness is this you speak of?

Great idea, I'd sort of forgotten about our TESCO Yacht. Where shall we sale to, any ideas? and do I need to buy new outfits?

I forgot about our outfits. Yes we need new outfit or really a yachting wardrobe.

Who wears the Captains hat or do we alternate?

Oh my, it has been extremely hot

so much so that we had weather warnings,

I couldn't cope ..Lol! Fortunately today is more barrable and this is the first time I've been on my laptop for days .. we spent most of the time outside, even well into the evening.

Oh no! Summer can be cruel indeed. Has your heat subsided? No A/C is no fun. I don't know what I'd do without it.

How are your temperatures right now?

Seasonable here, about 88-90 degrees F here (31 or so C) during the days. We are at our peak and the averages start to drop in August. Hopefully we don't get any further heatwaves.

Its going mad growing, I have taken some snaps which I will show you. I'm not posting them on this post as I don't want to overwhelm you with too many photos all at once. I was sat next to the larger of the two Lavenders this afternoon and counted 14 bumble bees having a party

Oh wow, I'm sure I can manage an avalanche of photos from the world of LL. 14 bumble bees, how nice indeed. One knows a garden is inviting when they arrive and buzz around. They sure love Lavender. I look forward to these images.

OMG! That budgie

They are now been alerted to this situation. :eck:

Woah!

.... I didn't witness what happened to the Ants. Mr L might have just scooped them all up sent them off on holiday or something ..

That sounds good, go with that my friend when they come asking questions.

Mr L is on his own with this I do love him, but no way am I going back to that TT Quarry

LOL! You wouldn't break rocks for weeks for Mr L? My poor friend, maybe you need that yacht trip to get away from the Budgies.

You have soooo many Orchid adventures ... I'm sure they follow you around

They must. I notice them everywhere but wonder if they get the proper care. You are the one who got me hooked on Orchids with your Orkie.

Yes, I love the Goth look, its like you say some people look fab as Goths, they always look such interesting people.

Indeed!

At least you are just letting her do and be what she wants. PV is in the best hands that's for sure :hb:

I try to help guide her back in any way I can. Her new growth is encouraging but I think some of her keiki (baby growths) can be draining her and she needs new roots to survive. PV is so mixed up. Her final original, full length leaf has died off since the trip. She is my main focus of my distressed plants, as he others seem fine overall.

Orkie is having the time of her life right now ...

Spoiler: Here she is ..

She's such a show off :danc:

Wow, Orkie is such a happy plant indeed. She reblooms for you so often, I'm jealous. I like her pot too. Has she always been in that pot? I love her colours! Way to go Orkie! :bravo1:

Here are the first two Sunflowers to bloom, although they've already changed and grown bigger since I took this ...

Spoiler: Subflowers

This plant is about 7ft tall ..

One of the Dwarf Sunflowers has bloomed too, today in fact, so I will take a photo tomorrow.

The glorious sun on your glorious Sunflowers! They look happy indeed! Such great leaves as well. I so adore Sunflowers. Thank you for sharing. About how tall are your Sunflowers if I may ask?

 

[Michelle Stevens]

As DFF gets ready for work this morning, it’s with a little sadness unfortunately. I’ve been dreading this day for 9 and a half years but I guess I knew it was always coming one day.

Today is my last day on my route at work, as Monday I start a new one. I never knew that customers can become family eventually but apparently that’s what happened over the years.

Of course I’m only going a mile away from my current route so I can stop in from time to time but it’s not the same I guess.

It’s just hard leaving after watching all their kids grow up, getting to know all their pets (the nice ones that don’t bite anyway), getting fed every day (my favorite part), and being told to go in the garage and take all the water I need out of the fridge (which I don’t need to be told twice).

But all kidding aside, I think what I will miss the most is the people that were there for me to listen when I needed it, and I tried to return the favor in kind, even when I was in a rush.

And of course I’m going to meet a lot of nice new people I’m sure. And I’m excited for that. But I have a feeling this is going to be an emotional day for DFF.

How is your new route going? I hope all is well. Not seeing people that you have become close to for so long is very hard indeed.

 

[DallasFanForever]

How is your new route going? I hope all is well. Not seeing people that you have become close to for so long is very hard indeed.

It’s going well and thank you for asking! I’m enjoying it sooner than I thought I would to be honest. The people are really nice but I do still miss my old route so it’s a little confusing for me right now.

Luckily I’m only a mile away from where I was so I’ve been stopping by to see some of them when I get a chance.

I hope you are having a good week as well Michelle? How’s the weather up there? Hopefully ur not roasting. Most people I know disagree with me but it hasn’t been that bad down here this summer imo. I’ve seen much worse.

 

[Long Lashes]

Eagle Chat​

I guess our season is over. They have all gone into the world safely which is good.

Yes, goodbye to our dear Fluff and the three siblings ... Curly, Larry and Mo.

Have a happy life! en:




Just thought I would remind us of how it all started ...


Lipstick and her triplets.

Liberty and Fluff with the infamous egg.

How fab that they all grew up safely :love5:

 

[Long Lashes]

I forgot about our outfits. Yes we need new outfit or really a yachting wardrobe.

So far I have the one dress. What do you think?

Who wears the Captains hat or do we alternate?

I think its only fair that the hottest should wear the Captains hat.

So that will be me then :danc:

Oh no! Summer can be cruel indeed. Has your heat subsided?

Yes , thunder storms and rain all day today

I now find it hard to imagine how extremely hot it was last week, but the heat is supposed to be returning soon ... brace yourselves for more of my whining about the heat.

Seasonable here, about 88-90 degrees F here (31 or so C) during the days. We are at our peak and the averages start to drop in August. Hopefully we don't get any further heatwaves.

Heck, that sounds seriously hot! but at least you're equipped for the heat with the A/C . I presume you have that in your car too?

LOL! You wouldn't break rocks for weeks for Mr L?

No, I'm afraid I wouldn't , but don't you tell him :laughing:

You are the one who got me hooked on Orchids with your Orkie.

Its like it was meant to be, because you've turned out to be a natural and gifted 'Orchid-Whisperer'

Her new growth is encouraging but I think some of her keiki (baby growths) can be draining her and she needs new roots to survive. PV is so mixed up. Her final original, full length leaf has died off since the trip. She is my main focus of my distressed plants, as he others seem fine overall.

It sounds like she is just doing her own thing and she's lucky because you support her whatever she does. Some other owner might've lost patience and just thrown her away.

Wow, Orkie is such a happy plant indeed. She reblooms for you so often, I'm jealous. I like her pot too. Has she always been in that pot? I love her colours! Way to go Orkie!

Thank you although, if you'd seen her a month or so ago she looked completely different. I do change her outer pots around so you might not have seen this white one.

I so adore Sunflowers. Thank you for sharing. About how tall are your Sunflowers if I may ask?

When I took that photo the Sunflowers were about 7 feet tall, since then they've grown another foot :eck: they loved all the sunshine last week.


We have about another 6 Dwarf Sunflowers waiting to (hopefully) bloom, but here's one that came out last week ...

Spoiler: Dwarfy

I think I told you about getting some free Dwarf Sunflower seeds from the supermarket? they were giving them away to try and brighten the community after the long lockdowns ...

Then yesterday, I tried so hard to get a good photo of the Bees for you and failed, they wouldn't keep still for me ...

Spoiler: Blurry Bee

I'm sure if I had a super-doper camera this might've been a really fab photo

[/SPOILER

 

[Long Lashes]

We are 13 posts away from 4200!!
And we have 5 days to go!!

Just 6 posts now DFF :hats: and 2-3ish days to go!


Hope your week is going well my friend and that you have some friendly new customers. I also hope you didn't get lost on your new route

 

[DallasFanForever]

Hope your week is going well my friend and that you have some friendly new customers. I also hope you didn't get lost on your new route

Thank you Lashes!! I hope ur having a nice week as well.

And I haven’t been lost yet this week. I did deliver a package to the wrong house once so confused maybe but definitely not lost LOL

Let’s see, 5 posts away with 77 hours and 43 minutes to go?

But no pressure from DFF!

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Eagle Chat​

Yes, goodbye to our dear Fluff and the three siblings ... Curly, Larry and Mo.

Have a happy life! en:

Indeed, it's sad to see them go. We had a good, successful year. Both nest did better than lat year, one additional eaglet appease.

Just thought I would remind us of how it all started ...


Lipstick and her triplets.

It's so good of you to have saved this images. We worried so much about that smallest one on this nest but he/she made it.

Liberty and Fluff with the infamous egg.

Oh yes, that sad egg that never hatched but stayed around for so long. At least we got Fluff. Liberty and Freedom is surely pleased.

How fab that they all grew up safely :love5:

Indeed.

I wonder if we'll get updates on the cameras being refitted for next season any time soon. I believes they refitted them last September.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

So far I have the one dress. What do you think?

Very FAB indeed. Great colour! These heels look rough on the feet but it's not like you'll be in them all day.

I think its only fair that the hottest should wear the Captains hat.

So that will be me then :danc:

Pfft! You are dreaming my friend. It looks as if we'll have to compete for the Captain's Hat.

This look caught my eye. You know who the Captain would be in this attire. LOL, I could so pull this look off.

Yes , thunder storms and rain all day today

I now find it hard to imagine how extremely hot it was last week, but the heat is supposed to be returning soon ... brace yourselves for more of my whining about the heat.

Whine away my friend, I dislike the heat as well. The humidity really slows one down. Lacking air-con isn't fun at all. I hope you get some relief in short order.

Heck, that sounds seriously hot! but at least you're equipped for the heat with the A/C . I presume you have that in your car too?

Yes, my car has A/C. Does yours?

No, I'm afraid I wouldn't , but don't you tell him :laughing:

:laughing:

Its like it was meant to be, because you've turned out to be a natural and gifted 'Orchid-Whisperer'

Thank you and it's such a joy talking to you about my plant dramas. Seeing Orkie again is great. She's so special in so many ways.

It sounds like she is just doing her own thing and she's lucky because you support her whatever she does. Some other owner might've lost patience and just thrown her away.

Indeed, even the Orchid experts at the nursery didn't think she has much of a chance but that makes me more determined to save PV. Here is an image of Snowie's roots extending into PV's pot as if she's inquiring how her longtime friend is doing.

Spoiler

They have been together on the shelf at the store and in my home for so long. I always place them together. PV's lone remaining original leaf died soon after our trip on 13 July, only the small new growth remains.

Thank you although, if you'd seen her a month or so ago she looked completely different. I do change her outer pots around so you might not have seen this white one.

I had thought her pot was different. You get Orkie to bloom so often. I'm so happy that she is so happy. What catch your attention to her when you decided to buy her if I may ask?

When I took that photo the Sunflowers were about 7 feet tall, since then they've grown another foot :eck: they loved all the sunshine last week.

Sunflowers are so amazing. My Mother has one that is a giant I noticed yesterday. I'll try to take a photo of it soon but it's not in flower just yet.

Your Sunflower will be taller than The Enforcer.

We have about another 6 Dwarf Sunflowers waiting to (hopefully) bloom, but here's one that came out last week ...

Spoiler: Dwarfy

I think I told you about getting some free Dwarf Sunflower seeds from the supermarket? they were giving them away to try and brighten the community after the long lockdowns ...

I love this! Look at the pollen/dust it has dropped on the leaves below. The bees will be happy indeed.

Then yesterday, I tried so hard to get a good photo of the Bees for you and failed, they wouldn't keep still for me ...

Spoiler: Blurry Bee

I'm sure if I had a super-doper camera this might've been a really fab photo

[/SPOILER

Oh, I see! A very busy bee indeed. Great to see your Lavender and watering bucket. You have such joy in your garden. That's what makes summer so special.

BTW, I love your latest avatar and signature. Your signature reminds me of the Rolls-Royce lettering. So posh indeed.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

And I haven’t been lost yet this week. I did deliver a package to the wrong house once so confused maybe but definitely not lost LOL

Let’s see, 5 posts away with 77 hours and 43 minutes to go?

But no pressure from DFF!

I'm glad your first week on your new route has gone well. I'm sure it's not easy. Do you get calls if you make a delivery error?

Indeed we should make our #4200 goal by Sunday. :bump:LOL, DFF and The Enforcer laying the pressure on.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I'm glad your first week on your new route has gone well. I'm sure it's not easy. Do you get calls if you make a delivery error?

Thank you my friend! We get messages, or traces, as they call them if we mess up. Mine was stupid cause I didn’t realize there were two houses with the same number. Both houses are numbered 10140 but one is Marlin Circle and one is Marlin Drive. Obviously I picked the wrong one. But I went back and fixed it. I apologized to them telling them it was my first day on the route and it won’t happen again but they apologized to me cause of the way the houses are oddly numbered the same, so all is good!

The good news is my new route is kind of slow and I’m not getting enough stops so now I’m doing that route plus they gave me part of my old route back as well. So now I’m going back and forth covering both routes and I like that cause I see my old customers plus the new ones also.

Indeed, it's sad to see them go. We had a good, successful year. Both nest did better than lat year, one additional eaglet appease.

You know, I totally forgot that the season ends. I just didn’t realize it ends this soon. I guess I should’ve known because you both told me it ends but I must’ve forgotten about it. At least it was a better season than last year.

Now let’s see, this is post #4199, which puts us one post away from the magical 4200 with 30 hours and 48 minutes to go in US time. Sorry Lashes, that leaves you only 25 hours and 48 minutes in UK time.

So whoever is next, you have the floor. And you have the honor of putting us over our July goal....................

 

[Biggie]

To celebrate this landmark event, I will delight in the opportunity provided by the stalwarts of TT.

Hopefully this finds you all in good health.

 

[Long Lashes]

Pfft! You are dreaming my friend. It looks as if we'll have to compete for the Captain's Hat.

Okay, for the sake of peace I'm prepared to share the Captains hat


I shall wear it on the days of the week which contain a 'Y'

This look caught my eye. You know who the Captain would be in this attire. LOL, I could so pull this look off.

Ooo I'm not sure about this look N2H

I'm only thinking of you, but your legs might get very chilly aboard the yacht.

This might suit you better ...

Isn't it fab? and I can get you several in all different colours, just say the word ... :laughing:

Yes, my car has A/C. Does yours?

It does thank goodness. When we had the extreme heat a couple of weeks ago, I seriously considered just driving around for an hour or so to cool down

Thank you and it's such a joy talking to you about my plant dramas.

I always enjoy hearing of your Orchid adventures :hb:

Who would ever have thought that Orchids could have such exciting lives?

Seeing Orkie again is great. She's so special in so many ways.

I will let het know what you said, thank you

Indeed, even the Orchid experts at the nursery didn't think she has much of a chance but that makes me more determined to save PV.

I don't think the Orchid Experts have met anyone like you before and don't know how determined you are to do the upmost to help your plants. No one could ever call you a quitter Michelle.

Here is an image of Snowie's roots extending into PV's pot as if she's inquiring how her longtime friend is doing.

Spoiler

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Aww that's quite touching to see , its almost as if Snowie is trying to give PV some of her strength. Thanks for letting us see this :ty:

PV's lone remaining original leaf died soon after our trip on 13 July, only the small new growth remains.

Even though her leaf has died, her new growth actually looks healthy and fresh, so who knows what she will do next

What catch your attention to her when you decided to buy her if I may ask?

I got her as a gift, poor Orkie I didn't even choose her, but I wouldn't be without her now.

My Mum bought an Orchid last week for her Sisters birthday and it was a very reasonable price, so off I rushed to the store (Tescos) and they had all sold out ... it wasn't meant to be

Sunflowers are so amazing. My Mother has one that is a giant I noticed yesterday. I'll try to take a photo of it soon but it's not in flower just yet.

I would love to see a photo of your Mothers Sunflower if and when you get time.

We are still awaiting for another 6 of ours to bloom ... I hope they don't let me down lol.

Your Sunflower will be taller than The Enforcer.

Yes it will, just think we now have an Enforcer sized Sunflower its also got another three blooms awaiting to flower, all we need now is for our sun to return.

BTW, I love your latest avatar and signature. Your signature reminds me of the Rolls-Royce lettering. So posh indeed.

Thank you, I always like to have your approval on these matters

 

[Long Lashes]

Thank you my friend! We get messages, or traces, as they call them if we mess up. Mine was stupid cause I didn’t realize there were two houses with the same number. Both houses are numbered 10140 but one is Marlin Circle and one is Marlin Drive. Obviously I picked the wrong one. But I went back and fixed it. I apologized to them telling them it was my first day on the route and it won’t happen again but they apologized to me cause of the way the houses are oddly numbered the same, so all is good!

Heck, no wonder you got confused those addresses are so similar and doesn't it make a difference when people are pleasant and don't kick up a fuss?

The good news is my new route is kind of slow and I’m not getting enough stops so now I’m doing that route plus they gave me part of my old route back as well. So now I’m going back and forth covering both routes and I like that cause I see my old customers plus the new ones also.

Sounds like you have the best of both worlds I'm so glad it seems to be working out for you DFF.

We had a few days last week when we didn't get any post whatsoever, apparently the Post Office where very short of Postmen/women due to the NHS app many people use , not sure if you have a similar app over there or not?

Basically it pings you on your phone if you've been somewhere or near someone who has tested positive for Covid and if you get pinged then you have to self-isolate for 10 ten days, its causing chaos to so many businesses over here.

You know, I totally forgot that the season ends. I just didn’t realize it ends this soon. I guess I should’ve known because you both told me it ends but I must’ve forgotten about it.

I always feel a bit sad when the season is over, especially this year as it stopped so suddenly. Usually we get to see the young eagles coming and going as they grow in confidence and gain independence, but due to Fluff falling and then deciding to stay away from the nest we missed seeing this. Also, the web cam shut down on the other nest which had the three young eagles so we missed seeing them literally branching out too.

I shouldn't grumble really because as far as we are aware all four young eagles have successfully fledged, I'm still in awe at how fantastic Liberty, Freedom, Lipstick and Guy are at raising their young

 

[Long Lashes]

To celebrate this landmark event, I will delight in the opportunity provided by the stalwarts of TT.

Hopefully this finds you all in good health.

Yaay! well done @Biggie you hit the 4200 mark :hats:


I hope you are well too and enjoying the weekend.