General Chat

Mo that must have been a worrying time for you both, we nearly had the same thing happened to us at the old house all the gas pipes ran under the conservatary , although we didnt know at the time.luckily the engineer found the fault in a more accesible place, but it was a worry,

Sallie please dont leave us it would be a big gap in our lives its amazing how close one can feel to folks we have never met yet feel we know each other well. we have come thorough quite a few hicups over the years we have laughed and also cried at the many things that has happened to us all, and made special connections with our friends from overseas,it could be that we will never meet each other,but that doesnt seem to matter as long as we can come and have a chat or share our problems , I know there are times when one can feel the love and concern just by reading the thread, so do think again dear friend <3 <3 <3

Take care one and all love and hugs Jean xxx

I could not have put it better myself Jean, you always know the right thing to say we have all got so much comfort and pleasure from knowing our friends are on here. But you always have the right words. <3 <3 <3

Not a nice morning here, very misty after the beautiful day we had yesterday. Our weather is a bit like life really, no two days are ever the same.

T has gone to golf so i shall get on with washing etc and have to go to the post office as well. Might be back on here later though.

Hello girls,
Thank you Jean, for putting into words what I felt re our Sallie.
Over the last few years, we have become a cyber family, who care for each and every one of us.
We have had laughter, sorrow and grieved together,with lots of chat in between, bringing our cyber family closer together.
There are times when one or the other of us, may not post very often, but when one is missing for a while, we all notice the lack of communication.
We miss hearing from Sylvia, Marie and our Huia, our friends from over the water, as we like to hear news from abroad, and to know that they are well.
PLEASE stay Sallie, we are all here for you my love.

Ann, our Jean would be very proud of me, I won my singles at darts last night, and our team won over all 7-4. It probably wont last but hey ho, it's only a game, and a very pleasant way to spend an evening.

Well it's been a nice dry day today, but the wind was rather chilly. Our big shop at the supermarket seems to get dearer every week. The said supermarket, have cut back on a lot of lines, and we can no longer get silly things like rich tea fingers, things that our grandchildren love, and also my gluten free wheatgerm rolls that I like, so now we have a longer journey, to go to the bigger store for the rolls, but even the bigger store no longer do the biscuits.

I must go girls, time to start dinner, sweet and sour chicken stir fry, so it wont take long to cook, but my tummy is rumbling, so I will say bye for now, take care, hugs to all, Mo xxx

Hi everyone

Mo ... what a nightmare!! Glad that it has all worked out, though.


Sallie ........... I echo what every one has said. xxxx


We're in the 3rd day of sunny warm weather :-) . The nights are very cold, dropping to 1 or 2C because there are no clouds to keep the heat in. It is clouding over though, and we expect rain over the weekend. It will then be warm and wet :-(

Freezing here and forecast 4 degrees and cloud tomorrow.

Well done Mo for the darts.

Oooh Hi there Sylvia, good to hear from you love. How the devil are you Sylvia, I do hope you are feeling up to par now, the horrid weather doesn't help does it.
How is your little man doing now ?
We have not seen our Lilly for a couple of weeks now, Mummy is being just a little bit of a mare, or should that be nightmare.
Hopefully our son will be able to bring both the girls over this Wednesday after school, as I do miss seeing them.

Ann hows your little ones doing now ? Do you manage to see them often ?

Roll on Monday when our new dish washer arrives, I am getting dish pan hands washing up by hand LOL. Mind you, I do miss it, being able to just turn it on and go and sit down, and then empty it afterwards. Naughty lazy old me.

Bye for now girls, take care, hugs Mo xxx

Mo, we saw the littlies two weeks ago but goodness knows when we will next see them. Luckily their Mum is a great poster of photos of them and sometimes even little videos, as with Adams first smiles. It would be lovely to be nearer but we are used to it having had the same problems with the Grandchildren.

I often think back to when we thought we were really going up in the world when we actually had a fridge in the first home we bought, but we didn't have a washing machine until our second child was four or five, and that was a twin tub. Until then we had managed with both children as babies with hand washing and a spin drier. Round about that time we also got a chest freezer. When we eventually, many years later got an automatic washing machine and a dish washer well that was fantastic.I do wonder if we are any happier, with all the free time these contraptions give us, than our mothers were. And today's young people almost expect to have all these things right from the start. But I bet they never get the pleasure out of having them that we do.

Hello everyone, we have just had a stroll in the park , beautiful morning, just had a cardi on and the sun is quite hot ,we sat watching the littlies on the playground it really has been well thought out for them, very warm in the flat the sun streams in from early morning ,so all the radiators are turned down ....I have just started filling another big box for the cards I cant stop making ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) I did some die cuts with the intention of saving them for later, but thought I would see what theyy look like on a card so got carried away again :-D :-D I am afraid there is no hope for me ;-) ;-) ;-)
I wonder if our Sallie will let us know what she decides to do regarding subs, I do hope she stays.... <3 <3 <3
I am going to have a smoothie for lunch, we have a bullet thingy and its one way to get five a day fruits and veg, saves my chef cooking ;-) ;-) ;-)

wonder how Marie and Huia are doing, Sylvia glad you come on here to tell us your news too

Mo I will have to put a few bob on you and the darts, its costing us an arm and a leg in here ;-) ;-) ;-)

might just go and have peep in the C/ ROOM :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

bye for now love Jean xxx <3 <3 <3

Sun???? what sun??? We have not seen a glimmer for three days now, just very low cloud ane really really cold. Glad you have been able to get out for a stroll though Jean I am sure it makes you feel better. I haven't made any cards for a week or so now so i had better get going and make a few before stocks start to get low. :-) :-) :-)

Hello ladies. I am still alive and kicking. I read the pages most days but dont often post. I have put quite a few of my b-i-l's old photos on some FB pages. They are very popular, from the fifties and 60s.

I worked at the hospice shop this afternoon and a plastic bag in which I had put some of the price stickers vanished into thin air. I hunted everywhere several times, but couldnt find them. I even rummaged through the rubbish bins. I hate mysteries. They had been there only 10 mins earlier.

I must be going gaga.

Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist, but no nasty work. She is going to take an impression for putting another tooth on my partial top plate. $400+ thank you.

Huia.

Good to see you Huia, I do see some of your photos on facebook and they are interesting. Isn't it strange how things can disappear just like that? Almost a year ago a bunch of keys disappeared in this house and have never been seen since. :-D

I went to the dentist and she took impressions of top and bottom jaws, but only getting 1 tooth put on the top plate. I now have a gappy grin while she has the plate until Saturday.

I went afterwards to the shop and spent 2 & a half hours trimming price tickets. I seem to be the one who does the best job. One staff member told me I would go well in France (using the guillotine!).

On Thursday (day after tomorrow) I have to go through to Manukau to sign papers to make me the sole owner of this property so I can sell it, but I am now getting nervous about buying somewhere else as I had just read of one couple who had bought a place and just moved in when they were told it was contaminated by P and wasnt fit to be cleaned, so would have to be destroyed! I think I am staying put.

Hello there Huia. For some reason I thought your home automatically came to you, following your loss of Phil.
Our house is in joint names, so that god forbid if anything should to either of us, it goes to the surviving partner.
Also we have joint bank accounts, for the same reason.
It would be so hard for you leaving your present home, you have so many memories there.
What does it mean by a house being contaminated by P, and unfit for human habitation. Excuse me for appearing to be thick, but obviously housing regulations over there seem to be different to ours over here.
Take care with those scissors, don't go trying to trim your nails at the same time as the price tickets lol

We have had a lovely day here today, the sun has been shining, and it was quite warm for a change.
There were a few people out and about with just cardigans on, whereas we were still in our winter coats, not quite warm enough for summer I don't think.

Bye for now girls, take care, Mo

Huia I was going to ask the same as Mo re the contamination. What is P? And our house too is in joint names.

Mo no sun here today and definitely winter coat weather.

P is a drug, Methamphetamine I think. If it is manufactured in a house the house becomes contaminated.

While the house was in our joint names, apparently I cant sell without removing Phil's name from the ownership papers. Such a hastle - and cost ($504).

Goodness me Huia, I don't think that ruling applies here, re the house being contaminated and having to be destroyed.
I suppose because we never come into contact with drugs, or dealers we really have no idea what really happens to the building afterwards.
We do see on the T.V programme's where the police raid homes that are growing drugs etc, but they never tell us what happens afterwards.

Have you any idea on this subject Ann ? It would seem that Roly and myself lead very sheltered lives to be honest, probably the same as T and yourself Ann.

I wonder if Sallie did her renewal as we have not heard from her since her last post.

Hi to Sylvia,Marie and our own special friend Jean.
Cheers me dears, hugs Mo xxx

By law here in BC, the fact that a house is or has been contaminated by a meth lab or by marijuana grow op has to be disclosed by the seller to the realtor, and then to the potential buyer. I think the same or similar law exists in each of the other Canadian provinces.

If that does not happen, then the buyer has redress from the realtor and the seller (if that person can be found).

However, in most cases the houses do not have to be destroyed ........ they can be rehabilitated. But that has to be disclosed to the buyer.

It's a good job ............. because meth labs and marijuana grow ops have been found in apartments, not just houses or barns.

If the NZ law applied here, whole blocks of apartments would have to be demolished!!

I bet that apartments / flats will also be contaminated in England, and may well be found in NZ


Mo ...... I think you are naive about it!!

All those illegal drugs, eg ecstacy, crack cocaine, etc, that being taken by so many at parties, raves and so on, are made somewhere .......... and a lot of the supply is made in the community where they are sold.



We're fine ........... back in the rains again. The grass is growing, but so is the moss and the green lichens etc. The spring is about 3-4 weeks ahead of itself.

LOL Sylvia, I am naive, having led such a sheltered life, and thank god, my family are the same.
Many thanks for the explanation though Sylvia.

Years ago, my eldest daughter was going round with a group of friends, who even though they looked rough were great. One youngster in particular, unknown to us was a glue sniffer, and when our daughter invited them in for coffee, this particular lad, decided he would do it in my kitchen.
When I walked in to the kitchen, all hell was let loose, and the lad was thrown out.
The rest of the group were full of apologies, and said that they had tried to stop him, that was the one and only time any of them were welcome in our home.
That is as close as we came to any misuse of any substance.
Our daughter was gobbed smacked because she had never witnessed it before then either.

Don't forget girls, our clocks go forward one hour this weekend.

Sallie, many thanks for the Easter card,I have been very remiss this year, and not sent any.

Well from a wet Kent I will say cheerio for now, I hope everyone has a pleasant Easter weekend, and I shall return tomorrow to see how we all are.

Hello to all my lovely friends, well after reading all your messages of love and support, I decided to stay, as I would miss you all, you have all been there for me, helping me to get through all the mental health problems that I have suffered with for years, and still do.Thank you all for being there for me.
At the moment most days are difficult and it is a struggle to get through them, but somehow I do.

As Richard and Christie are getting married on the 24th of April, both Alun and myself seem to spend a lot of time on the phone talking to different members of our families that have been invited to the wedding. So we have all booked into the same hotel in Hailsham, where the wedding is.


Mo,sorry to hear about all the trouble you have had with the the leak in the kitchen. Thank goodness it wasn't as bad as you first thought it was and that it is all okay now. I would hate to be without our dishwasher, as one job I hate doing is washing the dishes.


Ann, thank you for your lovely Easter card. I didn't have much in my stash that was suitable to make Easter cards and couldn't find anything in the Range and Hobbycraft either, so had to buy them instead. I wasn't very happy about that, but at least you all had a card.



Jean, thank you for your Easter greetings message, hope that you have received my card.
Hope that you are feeling better and that J and D are both okay.


Sylvia, hope that you and your OH are both okay.


Well I am going to make myself a hot drink now before I go to bed.
Will chat to you all again soon. Take care.

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Love, hugs and best wishes to you all. Sallie. xxx <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

I do know about houses in Gloucester where Cannabis was found growing but know nothing about the laws re buying selling houses that have been used for drug growing.

Sallie and Jean thank you for your Easter cards.
Sallie, so pleased you decided to stay. You are an important part of our little 'gang'. Exciting to have a wedding to plan for. Have you got your outfit?

Jean hope you are ok and not getting these horrid winds.

Sylvia you have rain, we have horrible storm weather, 70 mph gusts and lashing rain.
our TV aerial is hanging by its cable. Well was, now tethered (hopefully securely) to the window latches of this room (my office). Aerial man can't come until Tuesday now!!! And freezing in here as have to have the small top window open. And really frightening listening to the strength of the wind, the worst we in this area have had for a long time.

Huia, hope your teetha re back with you now Lol!!! And that you have got the transfer of the house done into your name.

Mo, I only sent a few cards this Easter. I hope you and Rory are able to enjoy Easter. We had a nice day yesterday at the spring festival, wouldn't think today and yesterday were in the same week, the weather was gorgeous, why couldn't it have lasted over Easter, all the poor children on their Easter break.

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