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

[DallasFanForever]

OMG, what a way to celebrate your 24th anniversary. That cake should have said more than "Congratulations". I'd be embarrassed too.

You know, that’s the part I don’t understand. You have one person retiring and one having an anniversary so can’t you put the stupid name on the cake? It wouldn’t hurt. I’ve explained this to my boss but to be honest I can’t understand her response cause she’s still laughing.

Has anyone mentioned this event since it happened?

Luckily all has died down. I’m off this week so it gives me time to recover and live it down. But every once in awhile I’ll get a text from someone saying they still can’t believe it and that it made their day.

BTW, do you go by DFF at work? If so that's dedication that I respect. :floor:

This made me laugh! I don’t go by DFF at work but I wish I could. I’d love to use it as an alter ego. Of course, 90% of the people I work with probably never heard of Dallas I’m assuming.

 

[Long Lashes]

So, DFF have you not reached the goal of this thread yet? .. Lol!

I've been useless on here recently and have some making up to do. Did we set a goal of 5,000 by July 15?

This certainly sounds like a lot of work but I’m sure it will all turn out great. You’re making me feel guilty now cause I have a lot to do outside right now and I’ve been putting it all off due to so many different (and lame) excuses; it’s too hot, I’m tired from work, bla, bla, bla. I’ve used them all lately.

The garden is coming along, very slooooowly. I started off all enthusiastic and now I'm sort of plodding along. Mr L isn't much of a gardener it doesn't interest him much, but thankfully he will do all the heavy stuff for me.

I honestly don't know how you cope with outside gardens/plants in your part of the world DFF? when the temperatures go up here I down tools and find some shade.

I gotta say I don’t get much rudeness. And even when I do I can deal with that. That’s what humor and sarcasm are for. I do get injuries though

I think that's a great gift to be able cope with rude people in that way, I too can tend to be sarcastic in replies, but unlike you I'm not quick witted enough to make is humorous.

Someone showed me a text I sent them recently and she said that thanks to me she now plays a new game with her family called “Count the So’s in DFF’s texts.” I said it can’t be that bad, can it? I didn’t believe her so I counted them myself and I gotta say it was pretty bad!

:laughing: ... the funny thing I've found myself saying "so" recently, its infectious!




Good to catch up with you my friend .. I won't leave it so long in the future.

 

[Long Lashes]

I did last Thursday, 19 May. All three, Streetie, Princess and Duchess were pruned. They needed it. I hate cutting my plants but I know it's for their own good.

How are they, have they had a new lease of life since being pruned?

Many people don't do the research needed to care for orchids. There are some basic knowledge needed to understand their care or else one can kill their plant. I've run into this when talking to others who have had orchids. Some think they bloom all the time. I have a few that have never rebloomed, mostly due to recovery from a trama.

You've a mind of knowledge about these plants Michelle I'm glad to hear you pass on tips to other people.

Speaking of that my Sunburst, orchid #4, has rebloomed after two years of recovery.

She a mini as compared to the blooms of Tippie to the left.

Oh my goodness, she is a little goddess! shes the very definition of Sunburst, what gorgeous blooms she has, wow! it was well worth waiting two years for.

Tippie is also very unusual and beautiful, the centre of her blooms look like gems. And she did made me laugh, because she looks like shes photo-bombing

You must be hard at work getting you garden together for Summer. Is everything in place?

Its a long project . The thing is, even when the garden is absolutely perfect their is always something that needs doing, I guess that's why I love it out there in the soil .... with the worms and snails.

BTW, have you revisited the Doggie Cafe from a few years ago?

Yes. I've been back a couple of times and I'm pleased to say the place is busier than ever. A friend of mine who is a wheelchair user had a birthday a couple of weeks ago and we ordered a ....'takeaway afternoon tea' ..... to celebrate, they don't deliver, but we don't live far so I easily picked it up. Anyway, they'd put each persons (their were 4 of us) afternoon tea in separate bags and in each bag was also a small bouquet of flowers, they looked wonderful, I thought this was a nice extra touch.

I have yet to name all that I have rescued in the past three months. There is Moxy and Roxy, Marbles and Muffin and Polara and Omni, plus three others. Moxy is having some issues due to the moss she was in so I'm trying to save her. All were given to be by the lady at the grocery store as no one would buy them for Easter or Mother's Day.

Oh my, these are lucky Orchids to have found you, I hope Moxy pulls through. I like all the names too, how do you think of them?

I wish you lived closer as I would have given you as many orchids as you could handle.

I'd love that

. I don't know if I flew to England if I could bring plants with me.

You'd have to charter your own plane and fill the seats with Orchids instead of people

I had a sad nature story today while I was taking a morning walk in my town. I came across a Catbird lying on the street sidewalk. At first I thought it was dead but it's eyes opened when I approached.

It may have been hit by a car as it moved when I got close but I didn't want to startle it, for it to jump into the road. I really couldn't do much as the local humane societies don't care for wild animals. I am hoping it just was stunned and could return to nature. I surely don't have the means to care for an injured bird. It was sad to see but with so much Spring activities with the birds I'm not surprised. If this Catbird was caring for it's young I would be ever more sad. Nature can be cruel.

Aww its such a cute little thing, I don't think you or anyone could've done anything for it Michelle, sometimes when us humans try to help we can make it worse for birds. Lets keep our fingers crossed that it regained its strength and flew away to safety. I agree with you that it is sad when we come across things like this, we've had birds fly into our conservatory window with a loud crash, I hate it when that happens, but usually (not always) the birds do flutter away again.

 

[Long Lashes]

I can only recommend visiting Amsterdam. The flower market is something to behold, canal tours around the city I found enlightening and there are some really nice places to eat and chilled bars to quench your thirst and people watch

I really want to go , it sounds glorious. I like how you mentioned 'people watch' its fascinating to just sit and watch everyone coming and going.

*Clears throat, big breath, final look towards the heavens*..... Meet me under the Lightening Tree and I'll tell you about the red light district and the coffee shops and adventures a humble sinner (now reformed) found there.

:laughing:

Finally, the passage of time doesn't diminish the ghastly reality she faced at a tender age, she took it upon herself to document the daily ebb and flow of life whilst in their hiding place, Anne Frank wouldn't live to see her diary published and become more that she'd imagine. I made a point of visiting the museum that now sits where her hiding place was. Reason being that I thought it important to acknowledge Anne Frank, to let her know that I heard what she was saying.

Sobering but worth visiting The Anne Frank Museum.

That sounds really interesting and I would imagine it could also be emotional. She left us a diary which told the world of the atrocities which happened to ordinary everyday people like she was ... although it turns out she really was remarkable.

 

[Long Lashes]

So DFF learned a valuable lesson today on his 24th anniversary at work. Usually when they announce my anniversary I will hide, refuse to say a few words to the gang, my shyness in large groups taking over. But this year, as I’m driving in to work this morning, I promised myself that I would handle things differently for once. Instead of shying away from the attention, I’m going to embrace it.

So DFF marched right into that station and I walked into the middle of the warehouse, surprised to see a cake with the word “Congratulations “ on it. I was touched, but a cake seemed odd to me cause it’s only a 24th anniversary, not 25. But who cares? And DFF noticed everyone standing around waiting so I walked right up to the front and stood next to my boss. I hugged her and thanked her and asked if I can say a few words but she looked at me very puzzled for some reason.

But that didn’t stop me from thanking the entire station. I told them what the cake meant to me and I talked about how I didn’t even want the job 24 years ago but I took it because my mother made me and now all these years later I was so glad I listened to her. But oddly, I didn’t hear any applause when I was done speaking. Actually, I didn’t hear anything. It was dead silence. I looked at my boss and she looked at me and goes “Oh DFF! You better come over here.” So I go over to her and she whispers in my ear that the cake is actually not for me. I said can you please say that again? She tells me that the cake is for someone else who’s retiring today after 37 years with the company and that’s why everyone is standing here. They’re all waiting for him to arrive. I whispered back that I understood but I feel a little awkward now and I don’t know what to do because this has just become the most embarrassing moment of DFF’s career. But she’s no help at all because I can tell she’s about to lose it and so I did the only thing I could. I put my head down and covered my face and walked to my truck. And I locked the doors and never came out. I scanned my packages, got in that seat and drove off well over the posted speed limit.

This is a fine example of why you're so flipping likable DFF ... I don't mean the above mix-up, its the fact that you're so open and honest and not afraid of laughing at yourself.


I felt so proud of you when you said you wasn't going to shy away from the attention. Oh flip, why-o-why did someone have to be retiring on your anniversary?

I do hope your colleagues still made a fuss of you on your remarkable achievement of 24 years?

 

[Biggie]

although it turns out she really was remarkable.

Remarkable she was.

 

[DallasFanForever]

So, DFF have you not reached the goal of this thread yet? .. Lol!

Um, let me see. I think we’re still a few short LOL

I've been useless on here recently and have some making up to do. Did we set a goal of 5,000 by July 15?

Useless is something you could never be Lashes no matter how hard you tried my friend. Yes, I think we set a goal of 5,000 by July 15.

The garden is coming along, very slooooowly. I started off all enthusiastic and now I'm sort of plodding along. Mr L isn't much of a gardener it doesn't interest him much, but thankfully he will do all the heavy stuff for me.

I’m glad it’s coming along! I know it’s a lot of work. Maybe plodding along slowly is better sometimes. I don’t know how hot it is over there right now but with the way it’s boiling over here anything I do outside takes awhile now.

honestly don't know how you cope with outside gardens/plants in your part of the world DFF? when the temperatures go up here I down tools and find some shade

I know that most people down here with outside gardens are not exactly chippy this time of year. I go to one house where they’re always outside working and a fight always breaks out without fail. Last time they were arguing as I’m walking up the driveway and the wife asked me what’s in the box. I said I’m hoping divorce papers because I’m so tired of hearing the both of you. So I guess the heat makes everyone a little agitated sometimes, including me. Luckily they laughed.

I think that's a great gift to be able cope with rude people in that way, I too can tend to be sarcastic in replies, but unlike you I'm not quick witted enough to make is humorous

I do get a lot of practice with dealing with rudeness unfortunately. But sometimes I have to tell you that the humor backfires. You’ll know right away when that happens, trust me.

:laughing: ... the funny thing I've found myself saying "so" recently, its infectious!

Oh good! I finally started a trend I see. Who knew that overuse of the word “so” would be my contribution to society?

Good to catch up with you my friend .. I won't leave it so long in the future

Good catching up with you as well Lashes! I’m sure you were busy and there’s never any reason to apologize my friend.

This is a fine example of why you're so flipping likable DFF ... I don't mean the above mix-up, its the fact that you're so open and honest and not afraid of laughing at yourself.

Thank you for saying that Lashes! Well, I really had no choice but to laugh at myself that day.

I felt so proud of you when you said you wasn't going to shy away from the attention

Thank you but maybe that was where I went wrong this year LOL

Oh flip, why-o-why did someone have to be retiring on your anniversary?

I forgot all about him to be honest. I had heard he was retiring that day but I guess I didn’t connect the dots until it was too late. Next time I’ll just stand there and wait to be called. My boss suggested that actually and I think I have to agree with her.

I do hope your colleagues still made a fuss of you on your remarkable achievement of 24 years?

To tell you the truth, I don’t know cause I haven’t been back to work since. I was off this week and after that happened I kind of went into hiding. I think they’re announcing my anniversary when I get back Monday. This should be interesting!

 

[Long Lashes]

Useless is something you could never be Lashes no matter how hard you tried my friend.

You're too kind

Yes, I think we set a goal of 5,000 by July 15.

So (Lol!) .. this post I'm doing now is number 4911 .. which means we need another 89 replies before July 15th. (I think )

July 15th is 33 days away .. which equates to approx 2-3 posts per day to reach our goal, have I confused everyone?


(disclaimer - these numbers will need checking, maths is not my strong point)

I don’t know how hot it is over there right now but with the way it’s boiling over here anything I do outside takes awhile now.

Its not very hot here at the moment , just warm-ish on and off. Today we had rain which halted my garden work, I was glad of the break

I know that most people down here with outside gardens are not exactly chippy this time of year. I go to one house where they’re always outside working and a fight always breaks out without fail. Last time they were arguing as I’m walking up the driveway and the wife asked me what’s in the box. I said I’m hoping divorce papers because I’m so tired of hearing the both of you. So I guess the heat makes everyone a little agitated sometimes, including me. Luckily they laughed.

:Clol: ... I'm so glad they got your humour..Lol!

I hadn't really considered the affect constant heat must have on moods. I can cope with high temps when we are away on holiday/vacation relaxing, but on the rare times I have to work in the heat it exhausts me, its so draining.

I do get a lot of practice with dealing with rudeness unfortunately.

I bet you do. Unfortunately anyone who works with the public is open to abuse, I hate to think of people being rude to you, although I do know you have a lot of friendly customers too. Do you find that you have to put on 'your professional attitude' when dealing with unfriendly people? I know I have done that in the past.

But sometimes I have to tell you that the humor backfires. You’ll know right away when that happens, trust me.

Sometimes some people can be deliberately hard work, its a shame when they can't laugh.

Oh good! I finally started a trend I see. Who knew that overuse of the word “so” would be my contribution to society?

So, you have .. I've discovered I use "so" more than I thought.

To tell you the truth, I don’t know cause I haven’t been back to work since. I was off this week and after that happened I kind of went into hiding.

I hope you've had a good week off and put all that behind you.

. I think they’re announcing my anniversary when I get back Monday. This should be interesting!

Enjoy it my friend and try to be proud of yourself, you've given a lot to that company.

 

[DallasFanForever]

So (Lol!) .. this post I'm doing now is number 4911 .. which means we need another 89 replies before July 15th. (I think )

Very good Lashes! I thought math wasn’t your strongpoint?

July 15th is 33 days away .. which equates to approx 2-3 posts per day to reach our goal, have I confused everyone?

I’m with ya so far. I gotta say that your math skills are much better than you said they were Lashes. And mine aren’t what they used to be so I guess we all balance each other out on this thread.

Its not very hot here at the moment , just warm-ish on and off. Today we had rain which halted my garden work, I was glad of the break

We get a lot of rain here this time of year. In a way I like it because it kind of cools things down a little but on the other hand I don’t enjoy working in the rain very much. Slipping, falling, rolling down driveways, lightning, thunder, it gets old!

I hadn't really considered the affect constant heat must have on moods. I can cope with high temps when we are away on holiday/vacation relaxing, but on the rare times I have to work in the heat it exhausts me, its so draining.

To tell you the truth, I don’t hate working in the heat. It can take a lot out of you but it also has its benefits. It’s kind of like going to the gym but for eight hours.

Do you find that you have to put on 'your professional attitude' when dealing with unfriendly people?

Yes I do but for the most part everyone is very nice. The rudeness usually comes when their delivery is late or something like that but I understand where they’re coming from.

Sometimes some people can be deliberately hard work, its a shame when they can't laugh.

I have a few of these in my professional life unfortunately. And now that I think about it I know a few in my personal life too. But I won’t stop trying until I make you laugh. I will systematically annoy you and every aspect of your life until you crack a smile.

So, you have .. I've discovered I use "so" more than I thought.

I have ruined you Lashes. I think you were much better off before I got here my friend.

I hope you've had a good week off and put all that behind you.

Thank you! I enjoyed my time off but between you and me I am looking forward to going back tomorrow. I miss everyone, well, uh, most everyone anyway.

Enjoy it my friend and try to be proud of yourself, you've given a lot to that company.

Thank you Lashes!! That’s a very nice thing to say and I appreciate it. You have a great week!!

 

[DallasFanForever]

I hope everyone had a nice weekend and a good (sorry but I have to use a bad word here) Monday as well!! I actually like the word Monday but I guess I just hate what it stands for LOL

Everyone stay safe and enjoy your week!

 

[Michelle Stevens]

How are they, have they had a new lease of life since being pruned?

Princess and Duchess are bouncing back quickly while Streetie is take her time. It's Streetie's first pruning so I'm not too shocked she is a little slower. She's fine and I plan to show an image of them soon.

BTW, how is Biggie doing?

You've a mind of knowledge about these plants Michelle I'm glad to hear you pass on tips to other people.

I try to to save more plant lives. I recently found out a co-worker of mine recently received a new orchid so I was all talk about, dropping knowledge as they say.

Oh my goodness, she is a little goddess! shes the very definition of Sunburst, what gorgeous blooms she has, wow! it was well worth waiting two years for.

Tippie is also very unusual and beautiful, the centre of her blooms look like gems. And she did made me laugh, because she looks like shes photo-bombing

LOL, yes Tippie is indeed photo-bombing this image. Sunburst is so cute. I'm glad one of my mini orchids has re-bloomed.

Its a long project . The thing is, even when the garden is absolutely perfect their is always something that needs doing, I guess that's why I love it out there in the soil .... with the worms and snails.

Be careful at where you stand as the Buggies may be watching after last year's massacre. Any garden cats this year?

Yes. I've been back a couple of times and I'm pleased to say the place is busier than ever. A friend of mine who is a wheelchair user had a birthday a couple of weeks ago and we ordered a ....'takeaway afternoon tea' ..... to celebrate, they don't deliver, but we don't live far so I easily picked it up. Anyway, they'd put each persons (their were 4 of us) afternoon tea in separate bags and in each bag was also a small bouquet of flowers, they looked wonderful, I thought this was a nice extra touch.

How nice indeed. I'm glad they appreciate everyone after the past two years with the Pandemic. People are so glad to be out and about these days.

Oh my, these are lucky Orchids to have found you, I hope Moxy pulls through. I like all the names too, how do you think of them?

It's not easy finding names for them. I don't know where I got Moxy and Roxy but Polara and Omni are car names. Moxy seems to be recovering well. I was very concerned about a month ago and the cinnamon dabs did stop her stem rot. She is now adding a new leaf which is very good, she wants to live. I still have two orchids that have yet to named and I've them them since April.

I'd love that

How I wish we had Star Trek technology and I could just beam over to the Land of Long Lashes on a whim with an orchid or two in hand.

You'd have to charter your own plane and fill the seats with Orchids instead of people

Hmm... my hotness got us a yacht so maybe I could use that. It is a long journey by yacht though.

Aww its such a cute little thing, I don't think you or anyone could've done anything for it Michelle, sometimes when us humans try to help we can make it worse for birds. Lets keep our fingers crossed that it regained its strength and flew away to safety. I agree with you that it is sad when we come across things like this, we've had birds fly into our conservatory window with a loud crash, I hate it when that happens, but usually (not always) the birds do flutter away again.

Indeed. It was in an area of low-speed traffic so that was a plus I guess. I will never know what ever happened to that bird but I'm glad I took an photo of it to remember crossing paths with it. I hope it recovered and is safe.

Do you have birds flying into your conservatory windows often?

 

[Michelle Stevens]

I hope everyone had a nice weekend and a good (sorry but I have to use a bad word here) Monday as well!! I actually like the word Monday but I guess I just hate what it stands for LOL

Everyone stay safe and enjoy your week!

I usually like Mondays as it's my first day off of the week after a long working weekend. Michelle's errand usually dominate my Mondays. Tuesdays are my lazy days so you seem me here more often then.

I hope you had a good week thus far. I certainly hope they give you a big party for your 25th anniversary next year, with cake.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I usually like Mondays as it's my first day off of the week after a long working weekend.

Monday is a great day to have off! I do envy you. I was off two of the past three Mondays and I have to say I can get used to that.

I hope you had a good week thus far.

Thank you! It’s been crazy as usual but it’s moving along. I hope yours is going well!

I certainly hope they give you a big party for your 25th anniversary next year, with cake.

Funny thing is they still haven’t announced the 24th anniversary LOL!! I think there’s a good chance I might’ve scared everyone off forever now. But Miss Boss did hand me a card with the instructions not to read it til I got home cause she didn’t want me crying behind the wheel. Of course DFF didn’t listen but that card was way better than any cake could’ve been. (I think?)

Do you have birds flying into your conservatory windows often?

Please forgive me cause it probably wasn’t your intent but this made me fall off the couch laughing when I read it. I almost died!!

 

[Long Lashes]

Very good Lashes! I thought math wasn’t your strongpoint?

Believe me my friend, I am terrible when it comes to numbers, its like my brain just goes ..la, la, la and refuses to engage :fp:

I hope you double checked my math .. Lol!

We get a lot of rain here this time of year. In a way I like it because it kind of cools things down a little but on the other hand I don’t enjoy working in the rain very much. Slipping, falling, rolling down driveways, lightning, thunder, it gets old!

Is your rain really heavy? its just with your extreme heat I wondered if your rain was like the tropics?

We are suddenly having a mini heatwave. Everyone I've spoken to today has been complaining about the heat, I guess its true what people say about the Brits ... we are forever talking about the weather

To tell you the truth, I don’t hate working in the heat. It can take a lot out of you but it also has its benefits. It’s kind of like going to the gym but for eight hours.

It must be like being in a sauna all day long.

Yes I do but for the most part everyone is very nice. The rudeness usually comes when their delivery is late or something like that but I understand where they’re coming from.

Its thoughtful of you to see it from their viewpoint, especially when you're not to blame if a parcel is late.

I have a few of these in my professional life unfortunately. And now that I think about it I know a few in my personal life too. But I won’t stop trying until I make you laugh. I will systematically annoy you and every aspect of your life until you crack a smile.

Good for you DFF

I have ruined you Lashes. I think you were much better off before I got here my friend.

Absolutely not! ... I kind of enjoy how we pick up sayings and things from each other.

I was talking to one of my friends about something the other day and I found myself coming out with .."at the end of the day" .. Lol! that sentence drives me nuts when others say it. I picked it up from another friend of ours who uses it all the time.

 

[Long Lashes]

Princess and Duchess are bouncing back quickly while Streetie is take her time. It's Streetie's first pruning so I'm not too shocked she is a little slower. She's fine and I plan to show an image of them soon.

I'm sure the pruning will do them all .. Streetie especially, the world of good.

This reminds me, a friend of mine has had a Poinsettia for over 18months and its still going strong with beautiful red leaves, anyway she showed it me the other day and its got these little pod-like things growing on it. She asked her gardener (shes posh she has a gardener) and he said if she lets them drop off and dry out then they can be planted to grown more plants. Have you ever heard of this before Michelle?

BTW, how is Biggie doing?

Not too bad at all, hes a strange shape after his accident, but he seems to still be growing. I really must take his photo this weekend to show you.

Also, little Tallulah is still thriving which amazes me as she has a tiny pot. I daren't re-pot her in case she doesn't like it.

I try to to save more plant lives. I recently found out a co-worker of mine recently received a new orchid so I was all talk about, dropping knowledge as they say.

I would imagine he/she was very grateful and at least he/she won't now think its died when its just having a rest.

Any garden cats this year?

Sadly no. I still miss our old visiting cat.

It's not easy finding names for them. I don't know where I got Moxy and Roxy but Polara and Omni are car names.

I didn't realise those are car names, they sound perfect for Orchids.

Moxy seems to be recovering well. I was very concerned about a month ago and the cinnamon dabs did stop her stem rot. She is now adding a new leaf which is very good, she wants to live.

This is good to hear, she has a good Nurse caring for her

I still have two orchids that have yet to named and I've them them since April.

You could name one of them April?

How I wish we had Star Trek technology and I could just beam over to the Land of Long Lashes on a whim with an orchid or two in hand.

I reckon this technology will happen one day, not in our lifetimes, but far off into the future.

Hmm... my hotness got us a yacht so maybe I could use that. It is a long journey by yacht though.

Hotness? . take off your jumper and you'll soon cool down N2H

Indeed. It was in an area of low-speed traffic so that was a plus I guess. I will never know what ever happened to that bird but I'm glad I took an photo of it to remember crossing paths with it. I hope it recovered and is safe.

I'm glad you noticed it, many people are so buy rushing around they might have missed seeing it.

Do you have birds flying into your conservatory windows often?

We've had 4 so far this year ... it mainly seems to happen to fledglings. I always go and check they're ok.

 

[Long Lashes]

Funny thing is they still haven’t announced the 24th anniversary LOL!! I think there’s a good chance I might’ve scared everyone off forever now.

Nooooooo! How dare they not make a big fuss of you DFF

Miss Boss did hand me a card with the instructions not to read it til I got home cause she didn’t want me crying behind the wheel. Of course DFF didn’t listen but that card was way better than any cake could’ve been. (I think?)

I'm pleased to hear this .. words have far more meaning than cake.

Do you have birds flying into your conservatory windows often?

Please forgive me cause it probably wasn’t your intent but this made me fall off the couch laughing when I read it. I almost died!!

:floor: :floor::floor:




I must say, the LL garden is a very dangerous place for snails and some birds

 

[Long Lashes]

29 days until 25th July

80 more posts needed

which means ...

just over 2 posts a day

 

[DallasFanForever]

Believe me my friend, I am terrible when it comes to numbers, its like my brain just goes ..la, la, la and refuses to engage :fp:

This happens with a lot of people I notice. Numbers can get overwhelming. But I did double check your math and everything seems okay. Either that or we’re both wrong of course. That’s the other possibility Lashes but we’ll keep that between us.

Is your rain really heavy? its just with your extreme heat I wondered if your rain was like the tropics?

The rain here is very peculiar. You can’t predict it. There won’t be a cloud in the sky for miles and then all of a sudden it will just start pouring out of nowhere. Sometimes it will rain for 5 minutes and stop and sometimes it’s all day long. Two weeks ago we had rain for the entire week and this week SO far not a drop.

We are suddenly having a mini heatwave. Everyone I've spoken to today has been complaining about the heat, I guess its true what people say about the Brits ... we are forever talking about the weather

How hot has it been? I sure hope it’s not as bad as it is here right now. We’re up in the low to mid 90s this week. But the problem here is the humidity. It’s pretty bad. See? The Brits aren’t the only ones forever talking about weather!

Its thoughtful of you to see it from their viewpoint, especially when you're not to blame if a parcel is late

We get a lot of practice with late parcels LOL!! I will often prepare my speech for the next house as I’m driving if I notice there’s a late one coming up next.

I was talking to one of my friends about something the other day and I found myself coming out with .."at the end of the day" .. Lol! that sentence drives me nuts when others say it. I picked it up from another friend of ours who uses it all the time.

Yes, I know you’re not a big fan of that one. I’m not crazy about it either to be honest. I can’t say I hear it being used much though. Maybe that’s for the best.

Nooooooo! How dare they not make a big fuss of you DFF

Well, I think I’m okay with it LOL!! I mean, I already gave my speech at the wrong meeting anyway so how can I ever top that? I do notice the story has become quite exaggerated now as these things always do. Let’s see, now I hear I actually cut the cake and took a piece. That didn’t happen. (Well, it almost did). Then I heard I ran away, which I didn’t. I would say I walked away rather briskly but I definitely didn’t run.

words have far more meaning than cake.

I agree in this case but there are times I may not always agree with that Lashes LOL

I must say, the LL garden is a very dangerous place for snails and some birds

Yes, I have noticed this over the months. I guess my thing is killing iguanas. I feel so bad but they’re all over the place down here and they move very quickly so they can appear out of nowhere and unfortunately I can’t always avoid them. I’ve taken out several with my work vehicle and my personal car as well so you’re not alone in your never ending assault on the wildlife Lashes.

29 days until 25th July

80 more posts needed

which means ...

just over 2 posts a day

That is an adorable little girl you got to help you with the math Lashes but it looks like we might be here awhile the way she counts so I’ll help her out.

“At the end of the day” we are now 79 posts away from the magical 5000 halfway point.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Thursday evening as DFF gets ready to pass out early.

 

[Biggie]

Absolutely not! ... I kind of enjoy how we pick up sayings and things from each other.

Ha ha... I'm one for doing this. I like interesting words, syntax and idioms.

I find them everywhere, including right here!

 

[DallasFanForever]

I like interesting words, syntax and idioms.

I find them everywhere, including right here!

I’ve learned a lot of new words on this site thanks to you Biggie. Quite often I’ve had to google a big word you’ve used but I like that! You keep me on my toes.

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far!! Enjoy your Saturday!!