General Chat

Oh well, I will turn in as no one is around. The time here is actually 2 hours ahead of the time it says I am posting because I haven't altered the time on my tablet and I think GR always gives the UK time in any case

Oops,yes sorry it was Huia.

I haven't seen any crabs or fish for that matter. Normally the sea is really clear,so you see all the little fish swimming round you, but here there is lots of sand churned up in it

Linda I don't think it was Berona who was delivering sofa's :-D
Hope you moved before the crabs nibbled your toes.

Huia - Dealing with the public is an eye opener :-( most are fine, but some are very hard to understand at times.
Perhaps a polite notice in the changing room might help. ;-)

Goodness,will you two stop calling such high temperatures winter

We have just had a leisurely lunch in a beach front taverns, we are now back on the sun beds with the sea coming just a degrees in front of us :-D
I am in the shade I hasten to add

You were very kind to deliver the sofa Berona

I spoke too soon, Sue. The nice sunshine didn't last more than a couple of hours and it all changed back again, although no rain as yet. Temp only got to 16, although promises 19 tomorrow. Winter is descending upon us!

That was a really nice thing to do, Huia...good for you :-)

It's been cold and wet here most of the day, Berona. The sun did come late afternoon but it didn't offer much warmth :-(

It has been a busy day at the Hospice shop today. We were amazed at the behaviour of some of the shoppers. Several times we had to go into the 2 changing booths and remove heaps of clothes which people had tried on, and left on the seat along with the hangers. When I try on clothes I usually take in only 3 things. If they don't fit or I don't like them I put them back on the hanger and then back to the rack where I got them. I don't know why there were so many of these lazy people in today. Perhaps they think we are paid to do these things. The only payment we get is thanks from customers and the boss. I did get grateful thanks from one woman. She wanted to buy a 2-seat settee and wanted it delivered today as she is having some visitors tonight. Unfortunately we couldn't get the van to deliver it today (at a cost of $35) so when I asked where she lived I found it was more or less on my way home and I offered to take it after we closed at 4, provided she had somebody there to help unload it and take it into her flat. She had a big strong fellow there, he carried it in on his head! I could barely pick up one end of it. One satisfied customer, anyway. I didn't charge a delivery fee as it was only a short distance off my course for home.

All our regular customers are lovely helpful people.

We've had a very cool, wet and dismal morning here, but now, early afternoon, the rain has gone away and the sun is out - clouds disappearing - and much warmer.
It seems that we are all having similar weather at the moment, on both sides of the world.

They certainly do have a right to be treated as human beings.

Goodnight Tec - sleep well <3

Some do - some don't, but they have a bad reputation.

Some live on Council provided sites with toilets, electricity, water etc. They pay rent, and Council Tax. Those sites are very few.

Many earn a living by collecting scrap metal, which is unsightly near residential areas.

There is a tradition of the old Romany Gypsy that came from Eastern Europe, with a traditional horse drawn gypsy caravan, but now many are of Irish origin.

Thing is - they have their way of life, won't change, or conform to the norm.
They won't go away, and have a right to be treated like human beings, instead of being hounded from pillar to post by the establishment.

Well, having given you that to think about :-D I must go to bed,

Enjoy your day Sue - hope the sun appears,

Goodnight,
Tec.

When we've been visiting the UK we have often seen what we assume are gypsies with their caravans in fields near villages. I've often wondered how their lives are. Wanted by no-one it would seem. Do they cause problems?

I just wondered - was watching a programme about Local Authorities having by law to provide permanent sites for gypsy or travelling people to live in their caravans.

Trouble is, nobody wants them in their back yard.

The conditions on some of the illegal sites are appalling, and I feel sorry for the children, with no electricity or proper water supply.

I don't think so Tec. Not unless you count "grey nomads" - an affectionate name for retired people who travel the country in caravans :-D I'm being facetious of course. I don't think we have travellers in the way you mean.

She sounds like a gem - nothing wrong with having standards, and making sure everyone upholds them - or else :-D

I had an elderly lady on one of my committees - she caused chaos at meetings :-D :-D but worked tirelessly raising funds. Making things, knitting toys, coffee mornings at her home, all sorts of things, raising such a lot of money on her own.

Do you have gypsies or Travelling People in Australia?

No she's our secretary. She puts in 25+ hours a week - an amazing woman but she is very positive on the right way to do things and she often doesn't give other people credit for also knowing how to do things properly.

Oh I assumed the secretary was from the hospital, not one of "yours". She sounds like a conscientious lady, doing a good job, especially at her age :-)

She wasn't there Tec so we had a gentle laugh at how pedantic she often is. Actually I admire her - she is 78 and still puts in many hours as secretary.

What I hate is waking up much too early to get up, then going back to sleep, only to find I've overslept :-(

Glad you managed to get a lot done at the hospital - hope you didn't poke your tongue out at the Secretary :-D

I always feel a bit guilty staying in bed - I still have that feeling that I should get up.

We did quite a lot of work at the hospital yesterday. We got rid of a load of rubbish although we were very careful with old paperwork. The secretary very politely told us not to go through the filing cabinet - as if we dared :-0

G'Day Sue,

I hope you don't get a storm.

It is harder to get up in the winter - a good thing about being retired is that you do at least have the option to stay a little longer in bed :-)