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A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the
Dahlias are still going! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , Sacha writes: | | A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the | Dahlias are still going! Hard enough to kill the leaves on my Brugmansia, here. I had forgotten to bring it in, but am not terribly fond of it, anyway. It's only an arborea. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! -- Sacha I 'nearly' didn't bother to put the car in the garage last night, but remembered I had a Business Meeting early this morning so did put it away :-)) 6.15 when I left for the meeting, car snug in the garage, the rest, white with frost. When I returned at around 9.00 my neighbour was scraping the frost off her car. Mike -- www.rnshipmates.co.uk for ALL Royal Navy Association matters www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly "Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will be there. |
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In article , Uncle Marvo
writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000
Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! And in Normandy too. Just saw the news, Judith will be in the snow. Meant to get colder still tonight, I've got a bunch of Lantanas and Osteos to pot up and get under cover. -E -- Emery Davis You can reply to ecom by removing the well known companies Questions about wine? Visit http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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On Nov 15, 12:20 pm, "Uncle Marvo"
Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) ... so you can return to it with the battery nice and flat? My BMW has this option but it's a seperate petrol driven engine... I dare to say that I just use hot water from the tap and await the usual replies about whether you should or shouldn't. |
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"adder1969" wrote in message ... On Nov 15, 12:20 pm, "Uncle Marvo" Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) ... so you can return to it with the battery nice and flat? My BMW has this option but it's a seperate petrol driven engine... I have a BMW and I have a windscreen boost on it. If I do get into the cold frosted car, it doesn't take long to clear the screen with that on full blast. I just didn't fancy sitting there at 6.00 this morning and I don't think my neighbours would have appreciated it either!! My 7.00 Morning Business meeting is now to be a regular event :-( so I MUST remember to put the car to bed in the garage on a Wednesday Night!!! Mike -- www.rnshipmates.co.uk for ALL Royal Navy Association matters www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly "Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will be there. |
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On 15/11/07 12:59, in article ,
"Emery Davis" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000 Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! And in Normandy too. Just saw the news, Judith will be in the snow. Meant to get colder still tonight, I've got a bunch of Lantanas and Osteos to pot up and get under cover. -E Beautiful sunset here - the sky was the most fabulous colour so yes, another cold one, I think. Having decided to test a Lonicera hildebrandiana to its outermost limits, Ray has thought better of it and taken it into a greenhouse. I'm very relieved! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet
Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , Sacha
says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy |
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"adder1969" wrote in message ... On Nov 15, 12:20 pm, "Uncle Marvo" Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) ... so you can return to it with the battery nice and flat? My BMW has this option but it's a seperate petrol driven engine... I dare to say that I just use hot water from the tap and await the usual replies about whether you should or shouldn't. I use barely warm water, and it works well - much quicker than a proper spray or a scraper. The residue on the glass might freeze on a really cold morning, but that hasn't happened in many years of using water. (I'd be afraid that anything hotter than "barely warm" might crack the glass.) Alan Jones. Alan Jones |
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In article , Uncle Marvo
writes ... so you can return to it with the battery nice and flat? No I believe there's a separate battery in the back especially for the heater, think it's charged when the engine is running. I guess it must be cold getting off a train at night in Sweden and driving home! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article
, adder1969 writes On Nov 15, 12:20 pm, "Uncle Marvo" Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) ... so you can return to it with the battery nice and flat? My BMW has this option but it's a seperate petrol driven engine... I dare to say that I just use hot water from the tap and await the usual replies about whether you should or shouldn't. We have one of those nifty remote controlled electric sockets which you can turn on and off from at least 60 feet away. We sue the remote to turn on a heater where the plug is generally covered up by a bookcase but we are also going to use ti in the greenhouse so I can turn on the heater without going outside:) -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Sacha
writes I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) She didn't know? -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Martin
writes On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000, Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! Here too and the night before. Cloudless sky in ZH. Dahlias well and truly done for last night. Frost here quite extensive but sun is now out and everything is thawing apart from stuff in the shade. Even the hanging carnations are coming back to life!! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On 16/11/07 11:24, in article , "Janet
Tweedy" wrote: In article , Sacha writes I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) She didn't know? Let's just say that delivered in an Italian accent it was very, very funny. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Nov 15, 10:12 am, Sacha wrote:
A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire! Judith |
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On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote:
In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! Judith |
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On 16/11/07 17:18, in article
, "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 10:12 am, Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire! Judith We went to visit a friend on the other side of Dartmoor today. He's an artist who has a studio right beside a weir at Lopwell and as we enjoy it in all weathers, we went over the moor. However, the temperature dropped about 4 degrees between here and there (he's fairly near the now-famous Crapstone!) The colours of the trees were much more intense over there and because it is, or was, all part of the Maristow estate, it's heavily wooded so the colours were just fabulous. We saw dozens of pheasants plodding about and on the mud of the estuary we saw a grey heron, an egret, some redshanks and numerous gulls and swans, including a black swan. You can see the Tamar bridge in the distance - it's a gorgeous spot. According to Robin, this global warming has meant that egrets are now extending their feeding and breeding areas and there's quite a flock of them in that area. Driving back to our side of the moor, we saw the trees still have quite a bit of green on them in places and aren't ready to fall just yet. It's less than hour's drive but the differences are quite marked. But I was SO cold that I thought I'd never get warm again. Stupidly, I'd taken only a fleece-lined gilet to wear over my jersey and I froze to the bone - low cloud and rain didn't improve matters but when we got home, I cranked the thermostat up and now feel a bit more human! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Nov 16, 5:38 pm, Sacha wrote:
On 16/11/07 17:18, in article , "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 10:12 am, Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire! Judith We went to visit a friend on the other side of Dartmoor today. He's an artist who has a studio right beside a weir at Lopwell and as we enjoy it in all weathers, we went over the moor. However, the temperature dropped about 4 degrees between here and there (he's fairly near the now-famous Crapstone!) The colours of the trees were much more intense over there and because it is, or was, all part of the Maristow estate, it's heavily wooded so the colours were just fabulous. We saw dozens of pheasants plodding about and on the mud of the estuary we saw a grey heron, an egret, some redshanks and numerous gulls and swans, including a black swan. You can see the Tamar bridge in the distance - it's a gorgeous spot. According to Robin, this global warming has meant that egrets are now extending their feeding and breeding areas and there's quite a flock of them in that area. Driving back to our side of the moor, we saw the trees still have quite a bit of green on them in places and aren't ready to fall just yet. It's less than hour's drive but the differences are quite marked. But I was SO cold that I thought I'd never get warm again. Stupidly, I'd taken only a fleece-lined gilet to wear over my jersey and I froze to the bone - low cloud and rain didn't improve matters but when we got home, I cranked the thermostat up and now feel a bit more human! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.'- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You need a warm bath and a G&T! Judith |
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On 16/11/07 18:36, in article
, "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 5:38 pm, Sacha wrote: On 16/11/07 17:18, in article , "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 10:12 am, Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! -- Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire! Judith We went to visit a friend on the other side of Dartmoor today. snip Stupidly, I'd taken only a fleece-lined gilet to wear over my jersey and I froze to the bone - low cloud and rain didn't improve matters but when we got home, I cranked the thermostat up and now feel a bit more human! - Show quoted text - You need a warm bath and a G&T! Judith Done - except that it was a whisky & soda! ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000, Sacha wrote:
A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! Where are you all? East of Newcastle here and no frost yet. Minimum has been +3 -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk |
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In article , Jim S
writes On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000, Sacha wrote: A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the Dahlias are still going! Where are you all? East of Newcastle here and no frost yet. Minimum has been +3 Amersham is 1 degree at the last look and travelling to Chesham my car registered 0!! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) Judith |
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On 16/11/07 22:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:53 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) They installed an electrically heated toilet for her in one place where I worked which she officially opened. How truly ridiculous. She's lived in some of the coldest houses in the country! ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Nov 16, 10:29 pm, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:53 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) They installed an electrically heated toilet for her in one place where I worked which she officially opened. -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - All I can say is that Her Majesty is not as particular as me, I would never dream of sitting on a public loo!!! |
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In article , "judith.lea" writes: | | All I can say is that Her Majesty is not as particular as me, I would | never dream of sitting on a public loo!!! You're lucky! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Nov 17, 12:32 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,"judith. lea" writes: | | All I can say is that Her Majesty is not as particular as me, I would | never dream of sitting on a public loo!!! You're lucky! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Why? :-) |
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On 17/11/07 11:54, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:23:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 16/11/07 22:29, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:53 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) They installed an electrically heated toilet for her in one place where I worked which she officially opened. How truly ridiculous. She's lived in some of the coldest houses in the country! ;-) She didn't use it. She was probably unaware of it. 'Facilities' always have to be available but it's the officious officials who get themselves into such a silly state. Someone once said that HM must think most of the world smells of fresh paint! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , "judith.lea" writes: | | | All I can say is that Her Majesty is not as particular as me, I would | | never dream of sitting on a public loo!!! | | You're lucky! | | Why? :-) Think about it! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In article , Martin writes: | | http://www.siad.dk/img/toilet-hul.jpg Fancy! Don't start me on my experiences - you really don't want to know :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In article , Martin says...
Someone once said that HM must think most of the world smells of fresh paint! Even when she opens a "new" building. They redecorated the 3rd floor of a building where I worked when she officially opened it. The building had only been in use 3 months. It seems to be a very British thing. I have been in buildings outside UK that royals have opened/visited where nothing was done except polish the floors prior to the visit. I used to work for a company that produced clothing for M&S. Any visitors from M&S were treated like royalty. On one occasion a scaffolding tower was erected and someone spent two days vacuuming the ceiling of the factory prior to a visit. Everyone was told to keep their desks nice and tidy and clear of clutter etc. Things all got rather silly. It did no good in the end though. British made goods could not compete with those from abroad. M&S switched more and more to cheap clothing produced in sweat shops abroad and the eventually all the UK factories closed. -- David in Normandy |
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On Nov 17, 3:26 pm, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:56:19 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 17/11/07 11:54, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:23:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 16/11/07 22:29, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:53 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) They installed an electrically heated toilet for her in one place where I worked which she officially opened. How truly ridiculous. She's lived in some of the coldest houses in the country! ;-) She didn't use it. She was probably unaware of it. 'Facilities' always have to be available but it's the officious officials who get themselves into such a silly state. It was located in the hot rolling mill of a steel works. Someone once said that HM must think most of the world smells of fresh paint! Even when she opens a "new" building. They redecorated the 3rd floor of a building where I worked when she officially opened it. The building had only been in use 3 months. It seems to be a very British thing. I have been in buildings outside UK that royals have opened/visited where nothing was done except polish the floors prior to the visit. -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When the late Princess Diana opened a wing of my old holspital, my department was on her list of visits. The corridor was decorated as was a loo for her personal use. She astounded the officials when she insisted she went off the newly decorated route, to the service corridor to have tea with the ladies in the staff canteen!! Of course everything which had been littering the "decorated route" was stored in the service corridor. The officials looked as if they were going to die of shame, I loved it :-) |
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On Nov 17, 5:36 pm, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:15:29 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 17, 3:26 pm, Martin wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:56:19 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 17/11/07 11:54, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:23:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 16/11/07 22:29, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:53 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) They installed an electrically heated toilet for her in one place where I worked which she officially opened. How truly ridiculous. She's lived in some of the coldest houses in the country! ;-) She didn't use it. She was probably unaware of it. 'Facilities' always have to be available but it's the officious officials who get themselves into such a silly state. It was located in the hot rolling mill of a steel works. Someone once said that HM must think most of the world smells of fresh paint! Even when she opens a "new" building. They redecorated the 3rd floor of a building where I worked when she officially opened it. The building had only been in use 3 months. It seems to be a very British thing. I have been in buildings outside UK that royals have opened/visited where nothing was done except polish the floors prior to the visit. -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When the late Princess Diana opened a wing of my old holspital, my department was on her list of visits. The corridor was decorated as was a loo for her personal use. She astounded the officials when she insisted she went off the newly decorated route, to the service corridor to have tea with the ladies in the staff canteen!! Of course everything which had been littering the "decorated route" was stored in the service corridor. The officials looked as if they were going to die of shame, I loved it :-) When EIIR visited the freshly decorated 3rd floor all her entourage tried to get into the lift with her. The lift went into TILT mode. -- Martin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You mean .... ?? Judith |
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On 17/11/07 15:26, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:56:19 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 17/11/07 11:54, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:23:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 16/11/07 22:29, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:53 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 16, 10:16 pm, Martin wrote: On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:19:03 -0800 (PST), "judith.lea" wrote: On Nov 15, 6:24 pm, David in Normandy wrote: In article , Sacha says... On 15/11/07 12:10, in article , "Janet Tweedy" wrote: In article , Uncle Marvo writes Should I feel just a teensy bit guilty aboout environmental issues? No but I would feel a bit edgy about someone nicking the car!! :) Volvo's have the option, probably best left to the Swedes which can automatically turn your car heater on at a given time so you can return to it nice and warm :) My M reg. Volvo had seat warmers for the front seats. I turned it on for a friend once and she asked me if it was a seat warmer or if she'd had a 'little accident'. ;-) I borrowed someone's car once many years ago with seat warmers. He'd had them turned on first thing in the morning when it was cool, but I couldn't find out how to turn the damn things off so got well and truly cooked on a 100 mile drive later in the day in hot Summer sunshine. -- David in Normandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I believe there are heated lavatory seats!!! EIIR always gets one when she goes visiting. Does that mean I have to sit on it first to warm it for her :-) They installed an electrically heated toilet for her in one place where I worked which she officially opened. How truly ridiculous. She's lived in some of the coldest houses in the country! ;-) She didn't use it. She was probably unaware of it. 'Facilities' always have to be available but it's the officious officials who get themselves into such a silly state. It was located in the hot rolling mill of a steel works. Someone once said that HM must think most of the world smells of fresh paint! Even when she opens a "new" building. They redecorated the 3rd floor of a building where I worked when she officially opened it. The building had only been in use 3 months. It seems to be a very British thing. I have been in buildings outside UK that royals have opened/visited where nothing was done except polish the floors prior to the visit. In 'real life' they have been known to experience a bit more than the scent of Dulux. There's a farm on the moor where Charles used to stay and work just as everyone else did - same living conditions etc. Generally, we don't get to hear about those things, which is just as well. The odd dose of normality must be essential if you live in such a goldfish bowl usually. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Frost
On 17/11/07 17:15, in article
, "judith.lea" wrote: snip When the late Princess Diana opened a wing of my old holspital, my department was on her list of visits. The corridor was decorated as was a loo for her personal use. She astounded the officials when she insisted she went off the newly decorated route, to the service corridor to have tea with the ladies in the staff canteen!! Of course everything which had been littering the "decorated route" was stored in the service corridor. The officials looked as if they were going to die of shame, I loved it :-) Perfect. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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, judith.lea writes On Nov 17, 12:32 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote: In article ,"jud ith.lea" writes: | | All I can say is that Her Majesty is not as particular as me, I would | never dream of sitting on a public loo!!! You're lucky! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Why? :-) You must either never drink tea or coffee or have a large bladder or never be more than 45 minutes from a private 'facility' :) or have you developed functions that the rest of the female gardening population hasn't? -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On 18/11/07 12:11, in article , "Janet
Tweedy" wrote: In article , judith.lea writes On Nov 17, 12:32 pm, (Nick Maclaren) wrote: In article ,"jud ith.lea" writes: | | All I can say is that Her Majesty is not as particular as me, I would | never dream of sitting on a public loo!!! You're lucky! Regards, Nick Maclaren. Why? :-) You must either never drink tea or coffee or have a large bladder or never be more than 45 minutes from a private 'facility' :) or have you developed functions that the rest of the female gardening population hasn't? I admit that I'm with Judith on this one. I do my utmost to avoid having to visit public loos and - mostly - I succeed. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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