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Can you believe the weather?

Post by Maria » 10 May 2009, 14:41

Hailstones?! It's May, for heaven's sake! This isn't fair.

Mind you, last Sunday (which was gloriously sunny) I spent working on the allotment, which proved to be a really bad idea, as I dropped a nasty, heavy, sharp set of shears onto my foot - pointy side down. I spent 3 hrs of the Bank Holiday Monday queuing in A&E so I could get a tetanus jab :(

Until a few minutes ago, I was considering limping down again to the lottie to carry out some ineffectual weeding, but then the skies opened. Maybe fate is saying I should steer clear of garden tools for a bit?

It still hurts btw. :( And I'm still grumpy (in case no-one had noticed :wink:).
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Post by Epykat » 10 May 2009, 18:42

Aw! And there we were thinking how weed free and pristine your plot was looking.... :wink:

Mr E is down there as we speak watering his seedlings. What's that about? It's been p**ing down for a week and he has to go and water seedlings because they've been IN THE SHED???

It's not for the faint hearted this allotment business - which is why I stay in the garden.

Told you my pond was better than his :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Maria » 10 May 2009, 19:00

Oooo...posh pond pic Epy. I like the starfish sunning themselves. What are the blue and orange thingies? Mr E is more into the boggy, wind swept look, isn't he?
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Post by Epykat » 10 May 2009, 19:06

The blue and orange 'thingies' are rubber ducks..........obviously :roll: :lol: :lol:



(actually, our next door neighbours thought they would be funny and put them in the pond one night for a laugh - no taste..... :lol: )
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Re: Can you believe the weather?

Post by Sandra » 10 May 2009, 19:50

Marya wrote:I spent working on the allotment, which proved to be a really bad idea, as I dropped a nasty, heavy, sharp set of shears onto my foot - pointy side down. I spent 3 hrs of the Bank Holiday Monday queuing in A&E so I could get a tetanus jab :(

It still hurts btw. :( And I'm still grumpy (in case no-one had noticed :wink:).
ouch, poor you.
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Post by Maria » 10 May 2009, 19:53

Thanks Sandra. I think that's the first bit of sympathy I've received. One 'friend' said it was the funniest thing she'd heard for ages. :evil:
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Post by Epykat » 10 May 2009, 22:08

Marya wrote:Thanks Sandra. I think that's the first bit of sympathy I've received.
I said 'Aw' - how much sympathy do you want? :wink:
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Post by Maria » 10 May 2009, 22:15

Epykat wrote: I said 'Aw' - how much sympathy do you want? :wink:
Oh, I don't know. A peeled grape or two, instruction to put my feet up and not move a muscle. That sort of thing.

Doreen at least gave me a plaster, but I think my screams of anguish rendered her somewhat speechless. Homer was pretty speechless too, but he later admitted that was because he was just running through what he'd say when I accused him of it being all his fault - which he reckoned was inevitable.
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Post by SoupDragon » 15 May 2009, 17:19

I saw 3 swifts today, wheeping down Regent St.
I was in my winter coat, cheeks glowing from the cold Easterly wind and thinking awww summers here <shiver>
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Post by Porty » 15 May 2009, 17:35

I'm off to sunny lanzarote on Sunday as a birthday treat! The weather is crap here. I started climbing the east mast at the freightliner terminal during lunchhour but I had to give up cos of the wind. Was trying to establish how high one has to go to see the cakestand.
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Post by Maria » 15 May 2009, 17:49

Porty wrote: I started climbing the east mast at the freightliner terminal during lunchhour but I had to give up cos of the wind. Was trying to establish how high one has to go to see the cakestand.
Lager and curry for lunch are never a good idea.
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Post by wangi » 15 May 2009, 18:48

"Enjoyable" cycle along the Prom this evening... Still picking the sand out of my eyes. Will be a high sea tonight (high tide is 19:45)...
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Post by Epykat » 15 May 2009, 19:05

We've got 70 people going on a boat tomorrow night for our Silver Wedding party - or not :shock:

Be sure to check out Reporting Scotland later for news on our whereabouts - castaway on Inchcombe is a possible........
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Post by ecm » 15 May 2009, 19:29

Epykat wrote:We've got 70 people going on a boat tomorrow night for our Silver Wedding party - or not :shock:

Be sure to check out Reporting Scotland later for news on our whereabouts - castaway on Inchcombe is a possible........
Congratulations, E. I hope the weather is better tomorrow. You'll have a great time no matter.
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Post by Poppy » 15 May 2009, 19:41

wangi wrote:"Enjoyable" cycle along the Prom this evening... Still picking the sand out of my eyes. Will be a high sea tonight (high tide is 19:45)...
The waves are enormous - for Portobello! Surf's up!!!
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Post by Epykat » 15 May 2009, 21:37

ecm wrote:Congratulations, E. I hope the weather is better tomorrow. You'll have a great time no matter.
I'm sure we will. As long as we're together and have our love to keep us warm it doesn't matter about the weather :love8: :puke: :lol:
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Post by SoupDragon » 15 May 2009, 22:16

Awwww sweet Epy

We're going to Greece on our own to celebrate ours, half a year after the actual date mind you, but it will still be warmer than here.

I'm now back in my Doc Martens, winter coat on. The car wouldn't start coz of the damp. :roll:
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Post by Maria » 15 May 2009, 22:34

Epykat wrote:
ecm wrote:Congratulations, E. I hope the weather is better tomorrow. You'll have a great time no matter.
I'm sure we will. As long as we're together and have our love to keep us warm it doesn't matter about the weather :love8: :puke: :lol:
Aye, that and lots of vodka and tonic! :lol: Have a great time Mr and Mrs E , on your love boat cruise.
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Post by Porty » 16 May 2009, 13:30

Enjoy the love boat! XX
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Post by Porty » 16 May 2009, 14:24

What's the plan if you are boarded by jet ski pirates?
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Post by Black Mamba » 16 May 2009, 15:31

This weather is lousy I got caught in hail on my bike ride this afternoon. Can't wait for August, Mr BM and I are going to Venice for a week
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Post by Epykat » 18 May 2009, 12:11

Porty wrote:What's the plan if you are boarded by jet ski pirates?
No probs - we'd have fired chips at them.

We had a FANTASTIC time. Scoop and I being witches came in really handy because, I kid you not, after Friday night's weather, the sea was like a millpond, the sun shone, there was not a bit of wind and it was a brilliant night. At one point the captain stopped the boat right under the rail bridge which was awesome - what a feat of engineering! I'm hoping somebody took photos of that since my camera had gone walkabout. On Sunday morning we had a wedding breakfast at Scoop's. We only managed to get through 48 rolls, 4 packs of bacon, 2 dozen eggs, 6 litres of milk, 900 teabags, 2 magnums of Buck's Fizz, two boxes of chocolates, half a smoked salmon and a partridge in a pear tree. And the sun shone :shock: . All in all it's been an amazing weekend and we can't thank our friends enough. Now......better start planning the Pearl........ :twisted:
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