Good morning quick hello while I can! Wishing you all a good day Yogi I hope it's the nasty one & hope it was boo-tiful!

Good morning everyone, a little cloudy but I don't think it will rain until tomorrow.  Hope your son gets off OK Skylark, is his leg OK now?

 

My eldest grandson came off his bike yesterday and cracked his ribs, he is in a lot of pain.  Evidently he was going quite fast downhill and a bus in front slammed on the brakes (not at a bus stop but where the road narrows).  My grandson tried to stop using the back brake alone because he thought if he used the front brake he would go right through the bus's back window but he couldn't stop so put the front brake on, went over the handlebars and hit his face on the rear window of the bus.  The bike then landed on his ribs.  A lovely guy came out from a shop and helped him inside, gave him a coffee and a cigarette and then ran him to the local A & E, waited for him and ran him home.  Wasn't that kind?  There's no real treatment they can give (they used to strap them up but they don't do that now) just painkillers and time to heal.

Good morning everyone. Sunshine and showers up here.

Summer, all I will say re the eviction is .

Squiggle, I hope your grandson's ribs heal quickly.

What a kind and helpful guy the shopkeeper was - there are still lots of good people in the world.

Mr Yogi and sons have gone to an auction, so I am off out and about.

I wonder where I should go?

Did anyone watch the Olympic Opening ceremony? I managed to watch quite a lot of it and thought it was brilliant. I particularly loved the cauldron, what a great and innovative piece of engineering.

Have a good day everyone, see you later.

Morning x

Oh my goodness squiggle, what a fright your grandson must have got. Hope he has strong painkillers. What a nice guy that was. 
its my son,s friend who broke his ankle, he isnt going, his brother going in his place. 
Didnt see the opening ceremony will catch up with it later today . 
Have a good day Yogi, and all x 

Oh yes, I got muddled, what a shame that your son's friend had to lose out but I hope your son has a great time.

Squiggle, I hope your grandson's ribs heal quickly That was nice of the shopkeeper to help him and look after him. Did the busdriver just carry on ignoring your grandson? If so, shame on that driver.

 

I didn't watch the opening ceremony as I went to the chuch bingo evening to show support. The evening was to raise money for the Childrens Society so a good cause. It was surprisingly well attended and on the night £432 was raised. By the time I got back in, the ceremony had reached the parade of the various countries' competitors. I realised that that would go on to the small hours. So I've been catching up on what sounds to have been some of the major highlights.

 

James Bond and the Queen:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19020220

 

The forging of the Olmpic rings:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19021659

 

And the lighting of the cauldron:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19024254

 

Thanks squiggle, i am sure he shall x

That was a good amount raised El 

Good result on the fund raisinf, El.

 

Went for a quick nap this afternoon (hadn't slept well last few nights) and woke up 5 hours later!

You must have needed it ! I had a wee nap too, and woke up feeling yucky, wish i hadnt now! 

I hate when that happens.

Evening wow yogi you must have needed the sleep! Hope you feel refreshed now Skylark I hope son has a wonderful time, what have you got planned for yourself? Oh Crikey squiggle your poor g'son I hope the whole experience hasn't frightened him too much, and that his pain subsides soon Thank goodness for that shop keeper, it's wonderful to hear of a decent person being around El I'm pleased the Bingo night was a success, that's a nice little fund!

Hi Summer, what sort of day have you had?

Had to restart the computer, its playing up tonight 
Hi Summer, son is all packed, well i did the packing! Going to have a lazy time to myself! Well i say that, i will probably get stuck in to the house and catch up with some friends x

Is anyone else finding the forum pages are taking a while to load tonight?

I thought it was just me! Annoying eh? 

It's driving me nuts.

That took 8 mins to get back here , if i disappear i am not being ignorant, its just that i cant get back ! x

Okay Skylark. I'm about ready to give up and go read a book.

Signing out now. You wouldn't believe it but I'm yawning again.

Goodnight all, sweet dreams.

Goodnight Yogi, will be off soon too. Hope you are feeling brighter in the morning 

No problems here but I'm on the app. Hope the problems sort themselves out quickly! Sweet dreams yogi I hope you sleep well Skylark, I had to chuckle a little at you packing sons case for him, what are boys like eh?

Seems a bit better now Summer. 20 t-shirts and shorts! Lost count of nicks and trainer socks. Not going to mention the smellies! He can pay the excess!

20?!! lol how long is he away for? Good to have a choice though, he'll not go out smelly

14 days ! He has a problem with changing clothes and being fresh, my fault! Signing out Summer, screen freezing again plus need my bed. Goodnight, sleep well 

Well.. It'll help impress the ladies hope he had a terrific time

 

Sweet dreams

Good morning everyone

 

A lot cloudier than recent days. It's dry but showers are expected here this afternoon.

 

I was on the forum yesterday evening for a couple of hours from 9.30 and I didn't notice any speed issues in getting on here or in posting. Hopefully Skylark and Yogi won't have any problems today. There's no mention of any speed problems having been reported on the Social Strata help forum. If it continues let me know

Good morning everyone, I wasn't about last night so I missed all the slow loading issues.  I hope everything is back to normal this morning.

 

Well done to your church on raising such a good amount of money EL.

 

Skylark I think it's lovely that your son wants to be so clean and fresh on his hols - I hope he doesn't get stung for too much excess baggage.

 

Yogi you certainly needed that nap, hope you slept OK last night too.  I have had broken nights too but really slept well last night, it makes such a difference to how you feel.

Good morning everyone. Sunshine and showers forecast for today.

After yesterday's mega-nap, I didn't expect to sleep well but I managed 7 hours. I feel much better today, and I'm glad you do too, Squiggle.

El, glad the speed issues have been sorted, things definitely seem better today.

Skylark, the 20 T-shirts and shorts, plus mountains of smellies is a familiar holiday scenario in my house. I guess we should be pleased they are clean and like to smell nice.

At church today we had a guest preacher doing the sermon, a friend of the vicar. I knew we had a visitor today as last week I spotted a different set of initials on the services sheet from the usual sets.

 

R.E.M.

 

It turned out not to be anything to do with the pop group though

 

I'm glad you had better night's sleep last night squiggle & Yogi. The weather being cooler and fresher does help.

Good afternoon Humid here, sunny spells and (welcome) rainy intervals at times. I just spent 2 hours waving fern leaves around my head to fan off flies & bugs while walking bramble! Got some lovely pics for you though, will upload them shortly. Just going to have a bath, back soon Yogi, I'm pleased you feel better for a good sleep

We look forward to seeing your photos, Summer

Hi all, been watching Olympics. Loved the synchronised diving   

Hope you all well, son off early in the morning , so going to settle down. 
 

Evening Sorry it's late (been doing lots of work related paperwork this afternoon ) Here's my growing up fast girl!

Morning xx
Lovely picture Summer x

Nice morning here, more air about which is good.
Hectic morning but thats son off on his hols. He is going to txt me when he has landed. 

 

Good morning everyone

 

Quite cloudy here but dry and may well be the dryest day this week here.

 

Summer, nice Bramble photo

 

Skylark, I'm glad it's fresher for you and I hope your son has a nice time

 

Good morning everyone. Sunshine and showers today. Skylark, I hope your son has a great time on holiday. Summer, what a lovely pic of Bramble, she is looking great. Off to do some errands, see you all later

Good morning everyone, a bit cloudy here but we might get some rain later.  Glad your son got off OK Skylark, I hope he has read in the papers about not leaving his phone on if it has internet access, some of the charges can really add up even though you're not using it.

 

Bramble is sure growing up quickly, is she near her full adult stature yet Summer?

Thanks all x

Yes i know squiggle, its costly using your phone abroad. Told him not to use it too much and not to use the internet, and not to send pictures, thats about 50p a time. It all mounts up. 

How is your grandson?  

I am glad that your son is aware of these roaming charges, I feel sorry for those who do not realise.  I leave my phone on all the time and to think it would be clocking up charges is frightening, lucky I don't go abroad.

 

My grandson is still in pain but coping with it but his wrist which was pinned is playing up quite badly, I reckon he might have fallen on it.

I know that at some point in the future, mobile phone companies won't be able to charge exorbitant rates for foreign calls thanks to OFCOM.

 

The neighbours are having there external walls being re-rendered this week. I have been advised to move my car on to the road and to keep all my windows shut because of the dust which wil be coming from the old rendering being removed. It will also be rather noisy with the equipment being used. I'll be glad when it's over.