Nice People 13: Nice Save

lostinrates

Not yet,

Seems calming a bit.

Spirit_2

hjd wrote: »

We found there were a lot of cowboys in the limo business and it wasn't easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. Got done with the one DD used (not booked by us) - they never turned up; one of the limos booked for someone else fitted them in at the end but it really wasn't a nice experience.

Most impact was made by those who turned up having hitched a lift on a fire engine. Does rather depend on knowing a firefighter and on the appliance not being called out at the relevant time!

I saw a cavalcade of teenage boys in black tie. They were driving mobility scooters in the direction of a large hotel, the venu of their prom.

I loved their style.

LydiaJ

Generali wrote: »

Touched down at Syd.

lostinrates wrote: »

Not yet,

Seems calming a bit.

Pretty blowy here too, but not scary at this stage. Am wondering what it's like at the top of the hill that we're at the bottom of, though.

lostinrates

I've just been trying to explain, with the help of google image, the concept of softplay to fir.

It reminded me of a piece of primary school home work which was to give directions to aliens on how to get from here to your home.

silvercar

lostinrates wrote: »

Has anyone else got the dodgy weather tonight?


I've had to put the London bar on the front door as it sounded like it was going to blow of its hinges.

Very windy here. Slightly freaked out that the side gate was open when I came home and it was definitely closed when I went out.

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

Pretty blowy here too, but not scary at this stage. Am wondering what it's like at the top of the hill that we're at the bottom of, though.

Really wishing I'd brought more stuff in. Found the back door blocked by the Christmas tree ( put out of the house last weekend but not taken over to the bonfire site yet...... Which reminds me better check weather for next week....). Firs windchimes are going to be very tangled.

lostinrates

silvercar wrote: »

Very windy here. Slightly freaked out that the side gate was open when I came home and it was definitely closed when I went out.

Wind here is certainly enough to be opening gates that rely on something like a latch. Even our front gate , which is no open metal wrought insignificant thing ( and hideous ) would be swinging but has dropped. But its swun of latch. Which it doesn't usually do. Our back gTe was swinging. ( more reasonable as its not open like wrought metal) Was also swinging but I think I have propped it open ( seems safest here) but we'll see.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I've just been trying to explain, with the help of google image, the concept of softplay to fir.

It reminded me of a piece of primary school home work which was to give directions to aliens on how to get from here to your home.

I get really, really bored on long journeys. Sitting there in the car, holding the wheel, staring ahead ... but not really able to lose concentration, so I have a (mad) little game I play.

I talk out loud to my passenger - to explain things to them. The passenger comes from the past, so anywhere between 1300 and 1900, it doesn't really matter - but they've never been in a car, never travelled this fast, are scared as they don't know there are rules, need to know what I'm doing/why and that it's safe. It kind of helps one to stay alert when driving too as you're having to spot things that'd normally become automatic... e.g. spotting the changing speed limits, spotting the signs, changing from single to dual carriageway, indicators, what other traffic are doing and why. Sometimes I might try to explain the car radio too ...

... mad. ... but I often do it.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Really wishing I'd brought more stuff in. Found the back door blocked by the Christmas tree ( put out of the house last weekend but not taken over to the bonfire site yet...... Which reminds me better check weather for next week....). Firs windchimes are going to be very tangled.

I find this live weather site brilliant for looking up "what's it doing outside now?" http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/united-kingdom-weather

LydiaJ

Generali wrote: »

Luggage seems to have made it to Sydney too. Not sure....

Hugs Gen.
V glad your luggage is fine.

PasturesNew wrote: »

I get really, really bored on long journeys. Sitting there in the car, holding the wheel, staring ahead ... but not really able to lose concentration, so I have a (mad) little game I play.

I talk out loud to my passenger - to explain things to them. The passenger comes from the past, so anywhere between 1300 and 1900, it doesn't really matter - but they've never been in a car, never travelled this fast, are scared as they don't know there are rules, need to know what I'm doing/why and that it's safe. It kind of helps one to stay alert when driving too as you're having to spot things that'd normally become automatic... e.g. spotting the changing speed limits, spotting the signs, changing from single to dual carriageway, indicators, what other traffic are doing and why. Sometimes I might try to explain the car radio too ...

... mad. ... but I often do it.

Noooo Reeeeaaally??? Somebody else does that besides me? At least, I don't do it out loud - kids might notice - but I do it inside my head.