Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[Val P]

Hi folks. Hope you are all OK. I had to work today, I swappped my non working day until tomorrow so I've had to work three days in a row! Just been to do the weekly shop as well. I need a lie down and a stiff drink.

I see Dele Alli's Mum has given an interview to the S*n saying she's heart-broken and hasn't stopped crying since he di the interfiew. Polite company and the swear filter does not allow me to say what I think. This isn't about you love, it's about your chid who you neglected horribly.

In happier news I'm looking forward to the weekend (Liverpool trip) and next week. Son and his girlfriend are coming up to celebrate his 30th. We've got a meal booked in the aptly named Fat Hippo and our Scotch Egg experience which should be a laugh. I'm off Mon Tues Wed and then I've been roped in to validate some Equality Diversity and Inclusion training that is being rolled out. Regulars will know it is something I care about a lot and was how I started as a Union rep. The training is all day Thursday and half day Friday.

The Test match is going fairly well. I haven't watc hed any of it yet today but the score looks like England have had a decent day. I agree with you @jazzy about yesterday on Le Tour. My first thought was that's not natural. Pojacar seems to have cracked today -just about to watch the highlights.

Have a good Wednesday.

Unbelievable isn’t it - and the flipping S*n as well . Enjoy your input to the training - always so needed and increasingly so.

 

[jazzy]

I envy you your animals- I would personally love a donkey. I try to stay detached from the dogs in kennels but usually fail miserably and am often in tears on the way home. Every so often one comes along which I completely fall in love with and end up having lots of gin fuelled discussions with my husband about how we could make it work. My most recent one was a beautiful young xl bully with the cutest face who was proving difficult to find a home for. Thankfully he’s now homed and my emotions are back in check. I’m such a soft touch.

Absolutely nothing wrong with being a soft touch!

 

[anjelikaferrett]

I didn't know you had a sheep @jazzy . Here's a pic of me with the two we had who we had to rehome. They were Herdwick / Blue faced Leicester crosses. Loved them. Loads of personality and we still miss them.

 

[jazzy]

I didn't know you had a sheep @jazzy . Here's a pic of me with the two we had who we had to rehome. They were Herdwick / Blue faced Leicester crosses. Loved them. Loads of personality and we still miss them. View attachment 218458

They are lovely. I will ask Mrs J what type ours is. We had 2 until recently but had to return Barnaby to the rescue ( first time we've ever done that ) because he was bullying the pygmy goats who were terrified of him

 

[anjelikaferrett]

They are lovely. I will ask Mrs J what type ours is. We had 2 until recently but had to return Barnaby to the rescue ( first time we've ever done that ) because he was bullying the pygmy goats who were terrified of him

Ours were brother and sister. Mum had triplets. Stood on one and killed it then rejected them. Donny was a bit of a bully - he wasn't averse to charging you and headbutting!

 

[jazzy]

Ours were brother and sister. Mum had triplets. Stood on one and killed it then rejected them. Donny was a bit of a bully - he wasn't averse to charging you and headbutting!

Yes Barnaby did that too. When we went in to feed them we had to take a yard brush to ward him off.

 

[Val P]

I didn't know you had a sheep @jazzy . Here's a pic of me with the two we had who we had to rehome. They were Herdwick / Blue faced Leicester crosses. Loved them. Loads of personality and we still miss them. View attachment 218458

They’re gorgeous

 

[jazzy]

Ours were brother and sister. Mum had triplets. Stood on one and killed it then rejected them. Donny was a bit of a bully - he wasn't averse to charging you and headbutting!

Mrs J says we have a soay. Our first sheep , died many years ago a was a black faced Leicester.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Now that’s what I call a hill.

 

[kev]

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Now that’s what I call a hill.

'tis but a small incline @Armaghtoffee THIS is a hill.

 

[blue1948]

Good morning all on the sunny day here in Finland .I hope all are well and had a good night especially @Terrarian .
Well this is the first time I have watched boys comparing the size of their hills .I won't post as mine is small ,we don't have big ones in Finland .Cue @Barnfred 55 . Have a great day all COYB

 

[blue1948]

'tis but a small incline @Armaghtoffee THIS is a hill.
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Where is that @kev ?

 

[Val P]

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well this morning. Off to have my eyes tested as I realised it was pre covid when I last had one . Apparently you can also have a scan of your eye done for a small charge to make sure there’s nothing sinister going on, so I’ve booked in for that too which means Mr P will have to drive me home. I just know he’s going to love the 2 hours it will take me to try every pair of glasses on twice before I make a choice. May try varifocals this time as I’m sick of taking glasses on and off eg when I’m in the supermarket or shops, but the last time I tried them they made me feel a bit dizzy.
Have a lovely day all

 

[jazzy]

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well this morning. Off to have my eyes tested as I realised it was pre covid when I last had one . Apparently you can also have a scan of your eye done for a small charge to make sure there’s nothing sinister going on, so I’ve booked in for that too which means Mr P will have to drive me home. I just know he’s going to love the 2 hours it will take me to try every pair of glasses on twice before I make a choice. May try varifocals this time as I’m sick of taking glasses on and off eg when I’m in the supermarket or shops, but the last time I tried them they made me feel a bit dizzy.
Have a lovely day all

I'm a 2 glasses guy ( unless it's Friday night and I may have the whole bottle lol ) .
My refusal to take my reading glasses with me when shopping continually gets me into trouble. Just last week I bought a Yukka , it was very cheap for a big specimen. However I couldn't read the label and when I got home expert plants woman Mrs J took one look and said "that's not hardy , needs to go in the house " . When I got my glasses and read the label it said only hardy to -2. Oh well. It will look good in the Orangery over the winter.

So yes variofocals would be good for me but like you Val I tried them and just couldn't get used to them.
Lazy day watching golf and cricket today me thinks.
Have a lovely day everyone and keep those hill pictures coming but remember you can't make a mountain out of a molehill.

 

[kev]

Where is that @kev ?

Hardknott pass in the lake district. I drove over it a month or two back. Check out various youtube vids from motorcyclists, cyclists and drivers.
I think it's officially the steepest Road in England and it has some quite tight hairpin bends and switchbacks.
From wikipedia - It has a maximum gradient of 1 in 3 (about 33%). The pass takes its name from Hard Knott which is derived from the Old Norse harthr (hard) and knutr (craggy hill). A road sign warning drivers about the extreme gradient. A single track road runs between Eskdale in the west to the edge of the neighbouring Wrynose Pass in the east.