They live down in Southampton and have never had the children. They don't drive and they only have a 2 bed flat and that's not ideal anyway.

We are looking after the G-kids because my son is away in LA on business. Their Mother refused to have them because "its not my turn to have them" so we stepped up to facilitate. Now guess what? She contacts my son to say she has missed her eldest (he's been away all week on a school trip) and...

Yes, I remember Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac for his God. Same old parables/examples of daftness across the faiths.

LOL 7x that price for 2 cubic metres. Kiln dried and all cut to c.10..12" :)

Morning All. :D Wifey says she was awake ALL night and only dropped off at 07:30. Obs fretting over her Ma's further decline. A bit of a dull day here. C'mon weather, it is midsummer's day in 15 days time, not ruddy October. Ordered some wood for the Winter. 2 cubic metres of Oak from...

Poison-Dwarf size. 5' 7" Probably shrunk with age to 5' 6 & 1/2" :)

TBH it wasn't as much of an ordeal as I had thought it would be. The "habitual" larder and fridge trips were stopped when my hand touched the door-handle and I had a glass of water instead. All coffee was taken "black" and tea was of the fruit variety. Now I just need to stay away from/limit...

Morning All. :D A wet and rainy day here in Benfleet. :( The fasting ends just after lunchtime. That's about 90 hours without food. :) Some decent weight loss, (5 &1/2 pounds) and no real struggle. Now to steer clear of heavy carbs to continue the trend. :) Have a great day! :D

Yes, but the Roman road has lasted 2,000 years. ;)

Didn't the gods of JLR ensure that the mileage went to whichever was the higher of the two (like when you put a put a new binnacle/BeCM in a P38)?

Hi TT, thanks for asking mate. It is still complaining now and then (sometimes quite sharply). I think it objects to supporting such a lardy-bastid as me. ;) I am trying to lose the weight but the damage is probably already done, and at 70+ it ain't going to get any better. :( I should also...

..the Doctor rang to discuss my latest blood test. :) Apparently I failed. Lipids too high. Never mind, try again next year.

Morning All. :D Lovely day (ATM) bright and Sunny. :) I have no real plans for today (surprise). Have a great day. :D

Who puts all this in place though? This is an independent lady that won't hear of "home-help's, cleaners, carers" (all of whom she classes as "strangers") in her home. But currently she is so frail and in such a mess we may get away with it. I will contact the Council Social Care Dept. about...

Morning All. :D A "yet to decide" day weatherwise. :( A shopping day. :( Got some new plugs coming for the Mini, see if these don't soot-up so much. Have a good day. :D

The MIL will probably be coming back home very soon. W saw the hospital people today and they have declared that at 95 the MIL is not a viable candidate for grafting. So we think they will ship the old gal back home end of this week or beginning of next week. W wonders what happens when she...

Morning All. :D A really lovely day here in Benfleet. :) I have convinced W to only visit her Mother in Hospital every other day and leave the other days for her brother to visit his Mum.:) Starting a fast today (let's see how long that lasts LOL). :) Have a splendid day! :D

Morning All. :D Day has not made its mind up yet. :( Slow cooked beef for dinner tonight. :) Hosp visit to the MIL this arvo. Have a great day. :D

Yup, its the same when Brits have the gut to buy derelict Mills in France or Finca's in Iberia and turn a ruin into a des-res. The locals that didn't have the gumption start moaning about "invasion" and no homes for locals/youngsters etc. when often the places the Brits take on have been empty...

My lad has sold a few of his games. Not all the stock, but enough so far to cover all the costs incurred. Just 2 more days to go. Could come out with a reasonable profit.