Hellos and Yebyebyebyes

[rainy days]

I only just found this thread... And since I'm still new I wanted to properly introduce myself. So hello everyone. :wave: I'm really glad I found this forum. I didn't even know it existed until yesterday. And I'm kind of amazed at how active it is. I'm glad so many people love Andy! My name is Sophia btw. :)

[cazza99]

:welcome: to the forum Sophia. I hope you have fun on here.

[rainy days]

Thank you, I really enjoy it so far. :)

[-J-]

I only just found this thread... And since I'm still new I wanted to properly introduce myself. So hello everyone. :wave: I'm really glad I found this forum. I didn't even know it existed until yesterday. And I'm kind of amazed at how active it is. I'm glad so many people love Andy! My name is Sophia btw. :) where you a member of the old forum sophia ?

[hfwardhouse]

:welcome: sophia and :welcome: back reef

[Linda]

:welcome: Sophia

[rainy days]

where you a member of the old forum sophia ?

No, unfortunately not.

It's really nice to meet you all. :)

[cazza99]

No, unfortunately not.

It's really nice to meet you all. :)

Please feel welcome to join in some of the competitions.

[rainy days]

Please feel welcome to join in some of the competitions.
Competitions?

ETA: Nevermind. :)

[cazza99]

Competitions?

ETA: Nevermind. :)

There is one for next week - http://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?1193-YATZY-2012-WK8.-Deadlines-Mon-9th-july

[pabbers]

Welcome Sophia and welcome back Reef!

[Reef]

Thank you Pat!

[David]

What's this 'old forum' thing? The only one on andymurray.com, or did you guys have your own forum before this one? :D Anyway, I've been following Murray ever since Wimbledon 2005/2006 (I was just a little late for Tim!) which was around the time I started to become interested in tennis.

Hopefully I won't embarrass myself here, and with a long summer ahead of me (just left Sixth Form), and this will be one of many posts!

[cazza99]

:welcome: to the forum David.

[Hawkeye]

What's this 'old forum' thing? The only one on andymurray.com, that was us.

[-J-]

that was us.now we are we

[Hawkeye]

And all the better for it.

[-J-]

And all the better for it.we are, they arnt

[supergran]

Hello. Arrived home at 11.45 last night and spent the whole day in bed with a cough and cold. I suppose sitting in alternate hot sunshine and then pouring, torrential rain will have had something to do with it. Thank God I didn't queue...probably be on a drip now.
:laugh:

[rainy days]

Can I ask, what happened to the other forum?

[-J-]

Can I ask, what happened to the other forum?the mods got drunk one night and broke it :grrr:

[Hawkeye]

Au contraire, the ladies sobered up...

[-J-]

Au contraire, the ladies sobered up...:confused: i dont drink fancy french liqueurs

[rainy days]

I wish I hadn't asked. lol

[berkshiregirl02]

hi only just found the forum through following you on twitter. I was on the old forum as well. Why does andy not have forum on his website anymore? I didn't have internet for about year and a half so was disappointed when i went onto his website and found out it had gone! glad i finally found this forum

[Sallydaisy]

hi only just found the forum through following you on twitter. I was on the old forum as well. Why does andy not have forum on his website anymore? I didn't have internet for about year and a half so was disappointed when i went onto his website and found out it had gone! glad i finally found this forum

Hello Berkshiregirl - I remember you from the previous forum.
Great to have you back with us again!!!
:welcome:

Andy's management opted to close down the official forums; preferring to focus their efforts and investment on the official AndyMurray.com website (just revamped) and Facebook pages for Andy and Jamie. A bunch of us (http://www.andymurrayfanforum.com/forums/showthread.php?155-The-Andy-Murray-Fan-Forum&p=1294&viewfull=1#post1294) wanted a Murray forum to continue so we set up this alternative and we're happy to say that the majority of those who were on the previous versions have joined us.

[cazza99]

:welcome: berkshiregirl02

[Jan]

Hi Berkshiregirl02 - good to have you aboard the Murraycoaster!!

[berkshiregirl02]

is good to be back:cheer:
sunday was such a rollercoaster could of been so different outcome if andy had taken those break point's in the second set, but i have no doubt he will win a major. he is just in a very tough era.

[JAMES4578]

Welcome back Berkshiregirl02 !

[supergran]

Hi Berkshiregirl. I am now watching my recording of the Final.

[traveller7]

welcome back!

[Sallydaisy]

For any of our forumites who are French .....

Vive La France on Bastille Day
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[Linda]

I've just got back from a wonderful weekend in Madrid. When I get time I'll post a bit about it along with my pics (have we got a holiday thread?). I loved Madrid. I took about 500 pics (approx 100 of which were of Rafa :rolling:).

[Jan]

Welcome back Linda! Glad you had a goodtime!

[Jan]

Off on hols tomorrow for a week - back just in time for the Olympics!
Hope to have internet, but might not have time to keep up much.
See you soon!

[pabbers]

Have a lovely time wherever you're going Jan - hope you catch some sun!

[Sallydaisy]

Off on hols tomorrow for a week - back just in time for the Olympics!
Hope to have internet, but might not have time to keep up much.
See you soon!
Hope you have a fab time - and find some sun!!!

http://www.4smileys.com/smileys/seasons-smileys/cordial.gif

[RoastLamb]

Back from hols after a fortnight away in Vancouver Island, Vancouver and Whistler. Didn't even look at a computer. Happy to be back in time to enjoy the Olympics. Really sad to hear Rafa's out, though. Saw a black bear in a car park one day. It ran away pretty quickly, glad to report. Millions of Aussie, British and South African students working in Whistler. Some of the 2010 Olympic things were still up I noticed. I guess they're going to dine out on that for a long time to come.

[Linda]

Welcome back, Fiona! :cheer:

[Golden Lady]

Good to see you back RL, sounds like you had a fab time!

[ljs]

Welcome Home RL !!!! Post some pics if u get a chance , would love to see them

[Jan]

Hi all!! Back from hols - we had a lovely week in the Peak District - beautiful weather and lots to see and do!

Gradually getting caught up with emails/washing/tennis news etc - and of course had a rather late night watching the Opening Ceremony last night!

Anyway, it's good to be back, and looking forward to all the tennis (and other sports too!) - so pleased to hear that both Laura and Hev will play singles now!

:GBflag:

[Linda]

Welcome back! Glad you had good hols :)

[Sallydaisy]

G'night y'all .........

[Golden Lady]

Just wanted to say bye to everyone for a couple of weeks. We're off to France in the morning until 19th August and hope to find some sun while we're there.Hoping desperately that Andy gets his medal (preferably gold), no one deserves it more. Catch you all soon! :swingin:

[RoastLamb]

Have a fandabbydozy holiday with your clan, GL!!! We will miss you lots. xxx

[cazza99]

Have a lovely holiday GL :)

[ljs]

How nice for you GL , have a great holiday !!!!

[supergran]

Have a lovely holiday and I hope that you enjoy some summer weather.:swingin:

[Golden Lady]

Hi everyone, just got back from France last night. Had a wonderful holiday but all the driving is always a killer.I have the most unbelievable pile of laundry to get through today so thank goodness I booked an extra day's holiday from work!

Hope everyone is having a good summer.

[hfwardhouse]

Hi GL - glad you've had a good holiday - and obviously the weather must be ok with you if you're planning a day of laundry ;) ... the sun is shining here too :yahoo:

[Golden Lady]

Thanks Jane :)

It's a bit wet this morning here but it's expected to brighten up, so hopefully I'll get stuff dry. The tumble drier is on at the moment!

[hfwardhouse]

Ah ... that's the story of my life .... washing was out yesterday and it got re-washed :rolleyes: :grrr: .... thankfully not too much but had to tumble dry some stuff - thank goodness for my tumble drier!!

[Linda]

I've gone slightly mad today. For ages I've wanted to move but needed to get my house into order before I could put it on the market. Today I noticed an ad for the last 3 houses on a nearby new estate of Barratt homes, saying that they will take your property in part exchange. So I went and viewed a house and put down my £99 to secure it. Of course it will all depend on whether they offer me enough for my house - if they don't then I'll have lost the £99. So I'll be having an agent round to view it this week - and it is an absolute tip :shamed: But the thought of having a new house with no problems like the holes in the roof of both the house and the garage is very tempting.

[hfwardhouse]

Wow Linda, good for you!!! Exciting times! That's impulse purchase at its very best ;)

[supergran]

Good luck Linda...keep us posted. Lovely new house would be great.:thumbup:

[lynne]

Best of Luck Linda, hope it all comes right for you!!!!:thumbup:

[Linda]

They sent a surveyor and two estate agents round to assess my house yesterday. I have a meeting with them tomorrow to find out if they will offer me enough for my house. Fingers crossed!

[banskogirl]

They sent a surveyor and two estate agents round to assess my house yesterday. I have a meeting with them tomorrow to find out if they will offer me enough for my house. Fingers crossed!

Oh Linda :) this is so exciting! I fully empathise with the old house problems, there's only so much you can do! We have lots of damp corners and other things but no one else here even want to move from our view of the sea.........even without going into whether we could or could not afford it! Praying you get good news!

[Linda]

Well, of course that is the downside - at the moment I am almost on the beach, and at the new house I will be a mile and a half inland - although that might make my house insurance cheaper!

[ljs]

Hope it all works out the way u want it to Linda

[RoastLamb]

Good luck with the house sale, Linda. Fingers crossed!

[JAMES4578]

Hope it works out Linda, sure overall it would be a plus!

[Linda]

My house move is going ahead - in about a month's time! So I won't be on here much as I've got to spend every available minute clearing out!

[-J-]

My house move is going ahead - in about a month's time! So I won't be on here much as I've got to spend every available minute clearing out!good newshope it all gos welll

[banskogirl]

Well, of course that is the downside - at the moment I am almost on the beach, and at the new house I will be a mile and a half inland - although that might make my house insurance cheaper!


My house move is going ahead - in about a month's time! So I won't be on here much as I've got to spend every available minute clearing out!

Oh that's great news Linda! and lots of work ;) your new house should also be warmer if it's more inland?

[Jan]

Hope it all goes well Linda!

[RoastLamb]

Good news!

At least there's not much tennis after USO apart from DC.

[VamosVixs]

Fantastic news Linda! :thumbup:

[Lizzim]

Great news Linda :) We like new houses.... less to worry about!

[Genbrit]

Fantastic news Linda, How exciting!!!!

[ljs]

great Linda , lots of work ahead , but it will be all worth it !!!

[cazza99]

Good luck with it all Linda :)

[karanga]

Great news. Hope it all goes well, Linda. :swingin:

[supergran]

Good luck with everything. Useful hint: when cleaning wear Marigolds.;);)

[JAMES4578]

Great news Linda, a bit of work involved though!

[hfwardhouse]

Brilliant news Linda - good luck with the clearing out!!!

[traveller7]

OH wow sounds exciting Linda good luck with the move.

[lynne]

Awww!!...Good Luck with it all Linda....so pleased for you!!!!:thumbup:

[banskogirl]

Okay I'm off to bed, goodnight all...........

[pabbers]

Wow - exciting news Linda!

[Sallydaisy]

Hope all is progressing well Linda!
Thinking of you and all that a house move entails .....
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[Linda]

Welcome back Pabbers! :wave:

[Sallydaisy]

Some "Welcomes" are due ... to returning members CloudyGirl, Lordy and Scooter.

And to several new members - daveollie and letsgo among them - but also we've quite a few new joiners yet to post. Please don't be shy - we're friendly and we'd be delighted if you joined in the chat, banter, competitions and supporting Andy Murray on this forum.
:welcome:

[RoastLamb]

Cloudy and Scooter are back? Fantastic!!!

[JAMES4578]

Welcome back Cloudy scooter and Lordy! Hi to all the new members, have fun!

[supergran]

Welcome back Cloudy, Lordy and Scooter.:swingin:To our new members a huge welcome to the the forum of our Grand Slam Champion.:thumbup:

[pabbers]

Welcome returners and new members. No obligation to post - just friendly encouragement.

[Linda]

Welcome to returners and new members! Great that you are here with us!

I've just got back from my annual pilgrimage to Walsingham, where I had a wonderful time although unfortunately I was unable to watch the US Open final.

[ljs]

wow Linda , that must have been incredibly tough for you , knowing andy was in it

[hfwardhouse]

:grouphug: Linda but glad you had a good time :)

[Golden Lady]

Had such a tussle this morning with my 2 young teenage kids. Pouring with rain outside yet they start to go out the door with no coat, just school jumpers!! When asked where their raincoats were, one replied "Won't ever where my raincoat for school Mum', the other one replied "It's in my bag" :rolleyes: So I have 1 fashion conscious daughter who thinks it's totally uncool to wear a raincoat and would rather get wet and a son who would rather get wet because he can't be bothered to get it out of his bag! They even stepped out of the door and claimed it wasn't raining but it clearly was! The start of many a battle I fear! Thank goodness my 6 year old was more compliant with her raincoat this morning or perhaps she's just smarter ;)

[pabbers]

Had such a tussle this morning with my 2 young teenage kids. Pouring with rain outside yet they start to go out the door with no coat, just school jumpers!! When asked where their raincoats were, one replied "Won't ever where my raincoat for school Mum', the other one replied "It's in my bag" :rolleyes: So I have 1 fashion conscious daughter who thinks it's totally uncool to wear a raincoat and would rather get wet and a son who would rather get wet because he can't be bothered to get it out of his bag! They even stepped out of the door and claimed it wasn't raining but it clearly was! The start of many a battle I fear! Thank goodness my 6 year old was more compliant with her raincoat this morning or perhaps she's just smarter ;)

Well even if you get them to wear them till they're out of your sight I'm afraid that's likely to be the extent of it! My boys went to school in shirt sleeves even in the depths of winter - rarely caught a cold and are now 27 and 30 years old - so they survived. Sometimes it's best to pick your battles........

[ljs]

sounds like pretty normal teenage behaviour GL :lol: and like pabbers said , best to pick your battles .

One day you will be wishing you could see them out the door for school , time goes by so quickly !!!

[Golden Lady]

Thank you Pabbers and ljs. Yes, perhaps your right and it isn't worth getting so worked up about and maybe I should, as Pabbers says, pick my battles more wisely otherwise everything becomes one! I find the mornings and getting them out of the door quite stressful, so the slightest thing can become an issue it's true.

ljs, I understand what you are saying. These years go so fast and before I know it, they'll both be gone and I'll be wishing I could have a go at them about their raincoats!

[hfwardhouse]

Aw GL :grouphug: I'm lucky, my teen wears a coat - she's like her mum and likes to be warm .... the teen at the end of the road who catches the bus with my daughter doesn't though! She stands and shivers and says she's cold and I just say well it's only 4 degrees today (as it was this morning) and she says oh .... last week the bus was really late cos it had a technical problem before it left the bus depot and apparently she did go back in for a jacket after I phoned to say it would be at least 10 minutes before it was there :lol:

[Golden Lady]

My kids went to school with their raincoats on this morning :shocked: and I didn't have to say a word ;)

[pabbers]

My kids went to school with their raincoats on this morning :shocked: and I didn't have to say a word ;)
WOW - the weather must be bad! :lol:

[RoastLamb]

My kids went to school with their raincoats on this morning :shocked: and I didn't have to say a word ;)

I think your and my kids must share the same DNA coz on Saturday we went to see a theatre show and it was pretty nippy outside. My 13-yr-old did not bring a sweater or a coat and it was freezing inside the theatre so she had to borrow mine which left me shivering. Kids!!!

[Golden Lady]

I think your and my kids must share the same DNA coz on Saturday we went to see a theatre show and it was pretty nippy outside. My 13-yr-old did not bring a sweater or a coat and it was freezing inside the theatre so she had to borrow mine which left me shivering. Kids!!!

Yes it's definitely a 'teenage' thing. I'm having to learn to bite my tongue with mine as there have been too many mornings where they've gone out the door feeling annoyed with me for nagging and the ill feeling it's caused has just not been worth it for any of us. The fact that they wore their coats today cos the weather was so bad gives me hope for the winter :lol:

[RoastLamb]

Yes, I feel like I'm turning into my own mother with the nagging. :rolling:

[cazza99]

Yes, I feel like I'm turning into my own mother with the nagging. :rolling:

Well at least your daughters are not deaf so they will hear you. My granny was such a nag that my grandfather used to switch off his hearing aid when she got going so he couldn't hear her.

[RoastLamb]

:lol:

[Linda]

I am moving house on Thursday. But because it is a new house, they have to send out an engineer. The first available date for an engineer to come is 16th November! When I will be away anyway, so it will have to be even later. So I will be without phone and broadband for at least two months. :cry:

I will be able to check my emails at work, but that is only on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Quite a few of you have my mobile number. I also receive tweets if they start @Linda4tennis (I don't have a smartphone but they arrive as texts).

No tennis watching for me for a couple of months then :cry:

[-J-]

I am moving house on Thursday. But because it is a new house, they have to send out an engineer. The first available date for an engineer to come is 16th November! When I will be away anyway, so it will have to be even later. So I will be without phone and broadband for at least two months. :cry:

I will be able to check my emails at work, but that is only on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Quite a few of you have my mobile number. I also receive tweets if they start @Linda4tennis (I don't have a smartphone but they arrive as texts).

No tennis watching for me for a couple of months then :cry:you could try something like one of these,http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/1mth-mobilebroadband-1gb/t-mobile-mobile-broadband-stick-615-black/
would give you net access till its sorted out

[Jan]

Oh Linda! Feel for you :hug:
Do hope your move goes well!

[cazza99]

you could try something like one of these,http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/1mth-mobilebroadband-1gb/t-mobile-mobile-broadband-stick-615-black/
would give you net access till its sorted out

There are other companies too. http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/

When I researched out mobile broadband a year or so ago Three had very good pay as you go deals at the time.

I do hope the move goes well.

[JAMES4578]

I am moving house on Thursday. But because it is a new house, they have to send out an engineer. The first available date for an engineer to come is 16th November! When I will be away anyway, so it will have to be even later. So I will be without phone and broadband for at least two months. :cry:

I will be able to check my emails at work, but that is only on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Quite a few of you have my mobile number. I also receive tweets if they start @Linda4tennis (I don't have a smartphone but they arrive as texts).

No tennis watching for me for a couple of months then :cry:


That seems pretty outrageous Linda, but suppose they can't come out any sooner. The mobile broadband would be an idea meantime, hope the move goes well!

[Linda]

Thanks for all you suggestions - but could I have mobile broadband for just a couple of months? Usually contracts are for a minimum of a year. I don't want to be paying out for mobile broadband as well as home broadband - I can't afford both of them.

[JAMES4578]

Thanks for all you suggestions - but could I have mobile broadband for just a couple of months? Usually contracts are for a minimum of a year. I don't want to be paying out for mobile broadband as well as home broadband - I can't afford both of them.

Contracts are for a lengthy period but there will be some Pay as you go deals. For instance this link from T mobile give info on a Pay Per day option Mobile Broadband (http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-broadband/usb-stick/)

[AllyB]

Can't you get PAYG on mobile broadband?

[Linda]

But I would have to buy something to use it on. I use a desktop computer at home, and I have a basic mobile phone. I don't possess anything on which I could have mobile PAYG.

[JAMES4578]

But I would have to buy something to use it on. I use a desktop computer at home, and I have a basic mobile phone. I don't possess anything on which I could have mobile PAYG.

You simply insert the USB stick into a laptop or PC to access the internet.

[cazza99]

Yes, you should be able to have PAYG mobile broadband for a short period. Three used to do it when I investigated a while back.

[hfwardhouse]

It's just a stick like a memory stick Linda so you'd be able to use it in the USB port on the PC - should work fine provided you have a good mobile signal at the house of course ....

[pabbers]

The USB stick sounds like a plan. Linda - I hadn't thought of it. Wonder if it's the same as a dongle? I'd go completely loopy without the internet for 2 months. Good luck with the move.

[-J-]

It's just a stick like a memory stick Linda so you'd be able to use it in the USB port on the PC - should work fine provided you have a good mobile signal at the house of course ....
ye might be worth checking various friends & relatives phones when they come to visit see which has the best signal (tho be careful bars on the phone showing signal strength arnt universal)

The USB stick sounds like a plan. Linda - I hadn't thought of it. Wonder if it's the same as a dongle? I'd go completely loopy without the internet for 2 months. Good luck with the move.
one in the same
im not sure if they are available yet and if they are whether they would be on a pay as you go option but might be worth asking about 4G ones

[Golden Lady]

I'm just getting packed up ready for my 4 day stay in London :dance:. Got to drop all the kids things round at their Grandparents this evening, cannot believe how much stuff they need just for 4 days. I hope my Mother-in-Law takes pity on me and washes their school uniform for me at the weekend ;)

[hfwardhouse]

Have a fabulous time GL :)

[RoastLamb]

Have a fabby time and give us a detailed report when you get back.

[ljs]

Enjoy your time away GL !!!! Be Good :lol:

[Linda]

This is my last night in my new home! So this may be goodbye for a while - it will be at least 6 weeks before the phone & internet are connected to my new home. Though I'm sure I'll find a way to check in here occasionally.

[RoastLamb]

Good luck Linda!

[Sallydaisy]

This is my last night in my new home! So this may be goodbye for a while - it will be at least 6 weeks before the phone & internet are connected to my new home. Though I'm sure I'll find a way to check in here occasionally.
Wishing you all the very best with the move Linda!!!
Hope you can keep track of how Andy's doing over the next few weeks.
:flowers:

[hfwardhouse]

Lots of luck with the move Linda - I hope you'll be very happy in your new house :) :flowers:

[cazza99]

Have a lovely weekend GL. :)

Good luck Linda :flowers:
(don't you mean its the first night in your new home, or last night in your old home!)

[JAMES4578]

Best of luck Linda, hope to see you around at some point.

[Jan]

All the best Linda - hope your move goes smoothly and you get settled in quickly and enjoy your new home! :flowers:

[supergran]

sleepy:Hello everyone...I'm back from a lovely holiday in New England. I am very tired though so will be in touch tomorrow. My bed is calling.:sleepy:

[Jan]

welcome back SG!

[RoastLamb]

Happy Thanksgiving to ljs and any other Canucks on here. xxx

[Sallydaisy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/SmileyMags/Thnksgv/HappyTH/69c3e22b.jpg

[cazza99]

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving :party:

[JAMES4578]

Happy Thanksgiving Fiona, LJS and to all Canadians!

[ljs]

Thanks Fiona , and same to you .

Have been so so busy , hosted my moms 85th B-Day dinner Friday night , and having Family Thanksgiving dinner 2morrow night , plus its my grandaughters 3rd birthday 2morrow so we r celebrating that as well !! :faint: cant wait for Tuesday :lol:

[Linda]

Just logged in briefly whilst at work, so can't catch up with all the threads. We have moved and are now living out of boxes. No doubt we will eventually get sorted. Won't have phone or internet till mid-November. Also haven't yet got a TV aerial fitted so missed Downton!

Belated happy thanksgiving to our Canucks.

[pabbers]

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

[RoastLamb]

Thanks Fiona , and same to you .

Have been so so busy , hosted my moms 85th B-Day dinner Friday night , and having Family Thanksgiving dinner 2morrow night , plus its my grandaughters 3rd birthday 2morrow so we r celebrating that as well !! :faint: cant wait for Tuesday :lol:

Wow! You are busy! Happy birthdays to everyone!

I'm just making lunch now. It's my niece's 30th so we're having a b-day thing for her too. We made her strawberry puree-filled chocolate cupcakes and the kids decorated them with fondant flowers and I'm going to arrange them on a big tray to spell out 30.

Anyway, hope you're enjoying yourself!!!

[ljs]

Im still FULL !!!!!! :lol:

[RoastLamb]

Im still FULL !!!!!! :lol:Me too. Loads of leftovers, will last a few days.

[supergran]

Belated good wishes for Thanksgiving Ijs. I guess you all had a fantastic time.:party:

[ljs]

We had such a great time , only down thing was our youngest son wasnt here , as hes in Calgary , but we all gathered around the computer and skyped with him which was nice , but not as good as being able to get my arms around him :(

[Jennan]

School holidays coming up in my area. so off to, hopefully, sunny Florida for couple of weeks. Getting a new phone for my birthday so hopefully will be able to follow Andy's exploits.

[Sallydaisy]

Day out for me - family duties near Bristol.
Driving south through the Cotswolds and autumn leaves.
Camera charged!!!

[Linda]

Have just been to Comet and purchased a pay as you go dongle - couldn't stand no internet any longer! I won't check all threads, though, as I don't want to use up all the credit. Happy birthday to any I've missed.:party: Hugs for any who have been unwell. :grouphug:

[pabbers]

YAYYYYYYYYYY!!! Good for you Linda!

[JAMES4578]

Good news Linda!:clap:

[hfwardhouse]

Welcome back Linda - we've missed you :wino:

[Linda]

Sorry to Sally and Jane that I missed the FTMs for the last tournament :shamed:

[hfwardhouse]

S'ok ... you couldn't get online and we really should've sent you a text .... we did our best though :big grin:

[-J-]

Have just been to Comet and purchased a pay as you go dongle - couldn't stand no internet any longer! I won't check all threads, though, as I don't want to use up all the credit. Happy birthday to any I've missed.:party: Hugs for any who have been unwell. :grouphug:welcome back linda, and can i just say i for one never believed the rumour you where serving a secret drugs ban ;)

[Linda]

Thanks J - I do have a bad knee though.

[-J-]

Thanks J - I do have a bad knee though.:rolling:

[Linda]

It's no laughing matter, it's really painful! :rolling:

[pabbers]

Have a :wino: , Linda - clearly long overdue.

BTW sent you a text but you didn't reply - have you changed your number?????

[Linda]

No, I've still got the same mobile number - but I haven't seen a text from you. It must have got lost in the ether.

[pabbers]

:shocked:

[cazza99]

Good to see you on here again Linda :):)

[Jan]

Hi Linda - good to hear from you!

[RoastLamb]

Hi Linda. Really, really missed you! Hope the move has been relatively painless.

[ljs]

Welcome back Linda , how is the new house ?

[supergran]

Hello Linda! Hope the move was OK and you are happily settled in your new home. Best wishes with your knee.

[Linda]

Thanks everyone. Loads to sort out in new home. Knee really painful but no time to visit doc.

[supergran]

We are packed for our overnight stay. Looking forward to a short break together. Lovely hotel!

[patmoren]

Hope you are enjoying yourself north of the border!!

[hfwardhouse]

Morning all - it's :snowing: and very :cold: here today. Last day of my hols :sad:

[RoastLamb]

Morning all - it's :snowing: and very :cold: here today. Last day of my hols :sad:

It's very summery here. 23 degrees. I even saw some guys rollerblading yesterday wearing only shorts. I guess it's our Indian summer.

[hfwardhouse]

They promised us an Indian Summer this week - it seems to be missing in action - a bit like the rest of the summer we never had :crying:

[-J-]

we had a cracking summer

[cazza99]

we had a cracking summer

a few years ago

[-J-]

a few years agoNO THIS YEAR, we had the longest dry spell in living memory

[Genbrit]

NO THIS YEAR, we had the longest dry spell in living memory

Was that one or two days!!!!! :whistle:

[hfwardhouse]

we had a cracking summer


NO THIS YEAR, we had the longest dry spell in living memory

I know you did .... cos you got the good weather we should've had :sad: :grrr:

[supergran]

Had a lovely visit to Dunblane. Left home at 9 am Thursday and arrived at the Dunblane Hilton around 4.30. Long day travelling with Glasgow train late and then delayed at Carlisle. So we shelved our plans for a tour that afternoon and just chilled in the bedroom. Each of us luxuriated in a lovely bubbly hot bath and then rested on the bed until we went down for dinner.:yak: The next day was beautiful...a cloudless sky for most of the day.:) Visited Andy's gold post box, the Cathedral, walked down Main Street, over the bridge. Had lunch in the Dunblane Hotel where they were getting ready to celebrate Halloween.:cauldron: Met some lovely people in shops and just out and about. Everyone was very friendly and pleased that it was Andy who had brought us to their town (city). A lovely place to live....and to visit. So glad I made it at last.:clap::clap: Arrived home last night around 9.30.... exhausted!!

[JAMES4578]

Glad you had such a great time Supergran, sure it would've been special!

[Linda]

Glad you had a nice time, SG. I had no idea that Dunblane was big enough to have a Hilton Hotel - I'd always assumed that it was a small town.

[hfwardhouse]

Dunblane is a lovely wee place - it's not very big Linda but it's always had a posh hotel - it used to be called Dunblane Hydro but must have been bought over by Hilton at some point - t'was always a fancy place to stay! I've never been in Dunblane till the other week when we called in past to get our photos taken with the letterbox! We will definitely go back and explore properly sometime!

[supergran]

It is a lovely hotel. There are many framed photos lining walls of numerous Scottish actors and other famous Scots. Couldn't find any of Andy until we went into the cocktail lounge for drinks before dinner. I asked the barman and he showed me where there was a large frame with different pictures of Andy. Was told that he had signed it when he visited.:clap::clap: About dinner....the restaurant has a Celebrity chef called Nick Nairn though he wasn't there on Thursday. He was probably being a celebrity somewhere else.;) We ordered our meal. We both had soup to start then I ordered sirloin steak and Supergramps asked for beef. SG told me that I probably shouldn't choose sirloin as he knows I'm not a big meat eater and even less a steak eater unless it's fillet. But I ordered it and wished I hadn't.:sad: It was tough, The middle was ok but by the time I got to that it was cold as the plates weren't hot when the meals were brought out. My green beans were also not cooked properly. When asked by the waitress was the meal all right I answered no and listed my complaints. She took my meal to the kitchen and returned to tell me that what was on my plate was fine. I said yes, that is what I said but it's now cold.:doh::doh: I asked her if I could speak to the chef and the poor girl looked terrified. I then said to her "You know, I could be a secret diner" and she agreed.:shades: She then suggested that I speak to the restaurant manager. A charming young woman came over and listened to my complaints and eventually said that my main course would not be charged and that the bottle of wine we had would also be free. All this time Supergramps had sat in silence...he hates complaining. I was looking forward to a pudding but we'd been put off so we left the restaurant taking our wine to the bar.:cheers:

[Linda]

Sorry you didn't have a nice meal, SG :grouphug: I'm the same as you with steak - I rarely eat it, and when I do I will only have the fillet, because if I come across the tiniest bit of fat or gristle it puts me off completely.

[Sallydaisy]

'evening all.

I'm swinging into action on my walking sticks ...
Just had my other knee replaced (last Thursday) and it seems to be working rather well.
At least I hope that's the reason they chucked me out of hospital after only 3 days ... but it could have been night-time raves at the HIP joint just along from the nurses station.
:boogie:

Anyway, that's me double-bionic! Glad to say this knee has responded and got working much quicker than t'other one (which was in a right old mess). I'm just off to sort out the stash of painkillers, have supper and settle down ready for Downton Abbey.

Nice timing to be confined to barracks 'cos I can watch all of the Paris Masters and the WTF with a clear conscience. Just wish I'd been able to get down to the O2 to meet up with a few peeps.
:grrr:

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Glad you're back with us Linda and take good care of YOUR knee!
:flowers:

SG - glad you liked Dunblane! It's a nice town isn't it?
Will we be seeing photos of you and the gold box???
Shame about the nosh but I hope you made up for it in the bar.
;)

[JAMES4578]

Glad the op seems to have gone well Sally, though obviously it will take a little while to fully recover. Take care!

[patmoren]

Welcome back bionic woman!!!!

[RoastLamb]

Glad the op went well, Sally! Take it easy. x

[supergran]

Glad everything went well Sally. So you'll be dancing at the next DC?!! Best wishes.:thumbup::thumbup:

[jeannie13]

Had a lovely visit to Dunblane. Left home at 9 am Thursday and arrived at the Dunblane Hilton around 4.30. Long day travelling with Glasgow train late and then delayed at Carlisle. So we shelved our plans for a tour that afternoon and just chilled in the bedroom. Each of us luxuriated in a lovely bubbly hot bath and then rested on the bed until we went down for dinner.:yak: The next day was beautiful...a cloudless sky for most of the day.:) Visited Andy's gold post box, the Cathedral, walked down Main Street, over the bridge. Had lunch in the Dunblane Hotel where they were getting ready to celebrate Halloween.:cauldron: Met some lovely people in shops and just out and about. Everyone was very friendly and pleased that it was Andy who had brought us to their town (city). A lovely place to live....and to visit. So glad I made it at last.:clap::clap: Arrived home last night around 9.30.... exhausted!!

Glad you enjoyed your visit to Dunblane, Maureen. It'll make you feel that bit closer to Andy.:love:

Shame about the steak- you should have listened to Supergramps!!! :grrr:

Glad the weather was sunny Even iif it wasn't warm!!:cold:

[supergran]

Well, not having to pay for my main course and the wine did help a little.;):whistle:

[Jan]

Hi all

Have been away visiting our son for a couple of days, and I feel completely out of touch with the tennis world! But we did have a good time!

Need to catch up on all the action now!

[karanga]

Glad you had a great time in Dunblane, supergran, and that the weather behaved itself. :)

[jeannie13]

Well, not having to pay for my main course and the wine did help a little.;):whistle:

Methinks it was a "cunning plan" to get free wine!!:wino::red devil:

[Linda]

Glad to hear the op went well, Sally! :thumbup:

[cazza99]

Glad to hear the op went well, Sally! :thumbup:

How is your new house Linda?

[Linda]

House is lovely, although there have been several problems that I am in dispute with Barratts over. Hopefully will all be resolved before long.

[ljs]

happy halloween everyone !!!!!

[Sallydaisy]

Happy Hallow'een folks ... look out for ghouls, ghosties and flying pumpkins!

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[RoastLamb]

Happy Halloween! My eldest is dressed as an angel and youngest as an Indian princess. I hope we get lots of trick and treaters tonite but the weather is pretty dire.

[ljs]

yes RL , its raining here :( but going to clear between 5 - 8 they said , so hope so.

I bet your girls look cute :) did they dress up for school ?

[Linda]

Happy Hallowe'en! Just had two girls come to the door trick or treating who must have been at least 16. Gave them the same lollies that I'm giving to little kids who call. Don't you think they are too old for it?

[ljs]

Linda , 16 is a bit old to go out , but even teenagers like candy .

One year when my youngest was about 10 , he didnt have anyone to go out with , so I put on a mask and went with him , and I got a whole pillowcase full of candy . No one on my street knew it was me :lol:
had so much fun !!!

[Lizzim]

Happy Halloween! My eldest is dressed as an angel and youngest as an Indian princess. I hope we get lots of trick and treaters tonite but the weather is pretty dire.


yes RL , its raining here :( but going to clear between 5 - 8 they said , so hope so.

I bet your girls look cute :) did they dress up for school ?


Happy Hallowe'en! Just had two girls come to the door trick or treating who must have been at least 16. Gave them the same lollies that I'm giving to little kids who call. Don't you think they are too old for it?

We've had loads and the weather has been pretty wet at times here!

We had goody bags and balloons but only gave them to little kids. The rest just got candy :)

[ljs]

Balloons ? how cool ? Bet the little kids loved that !

[Lizzim]

Balloons ? how cool ? Bet the little kids loved that !

Yep, little helium balloons. Green, orange and white with Halloween pics on them :)

[ljs]

omgosh that is so cute Lizzim !!!!

[RoastLamb]

yes RL , its raining here :( but going to clear between 5 - 8 they said , so hope so.

I bet your girls look cute :) did they dress up for school ?

Yes they all dress up at school and have a parade after lunch. Not long now till it gets dark. They made great pumpkin lanterns this year - all by themselves for a change.

[RoastLamb]

Here's my youngest going trick and treating with her friend Jenny. Jenny is dressed as a jellyfish with an umbrella built into her design - very clever considering how crappy the weather is.

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[ljs]

very clever , and your daughter looks good too !!!

my little grandaughter was a princess ( of course ) what little 3 yr old girl doesnt wanna be a princess :)

[hfwardhouse]

We didn't get any visitors last night .... living in the middle of nowhere has it's advantages ;) .... lots of sweets in this house would be a disaster ... just off to weightwatchers ;)

[cazza99]

They look great Fiona. :)

We had several lots of trick or treaters round yesterday. I probably got more than usual as I had some pumpkin lanterns in the front window.

[RoastLamb]

We only had five groups of trick or treaters so very disappointing all round. But we do have lots of candy left.

[ljs]

We had around 45 kids , pretty good considering the crap weather

[RoastLamb]

45 kids!!! Really??? I can only dream. :sad:

[Lizzim]

We had 48 goody bags and although we have 3 left we must have had way more kids cos we had to stop giving bags away when they kept arriving in big groups!

[RoastLamb]

Oh man! I'm so jealous. I think what the problem with us is the fact we live in a circle and quite a few houses in the circle keep all their lights off so it puts the kids off from coming into it. Too bad. Humbugs to my neighbours.

[ljs]

oh I hate that RL , we have those sour pusses on our street too .
you'll have to really decorate your house next year , you know the graveyard , flashing lights, the whole bit :lol:

that'll bring them in

[RoastLamb]

Well my daughter had a great time decorating the front garden and it was nice and bright with pumpkin lights, fake and real. But it's not enough as we're at the top of the circle. Maybe what we need to do is decorate the front of the street with large neon arrows pointing to my house (and the two neighbours on either side of me).

[ljs]

that'd work :lol: but youd better make sure you give out something really good ;)

[RoastLamb]

Yes, if we give out supersize bars they'll probably text all their friends to come round.

[ljs]

couple of years ago I gave out cans of pepsi & the kids were doing exactly that , I had to shut it down cause I ran out and I had 3 cases of 24

[RoastLamb]

My kids got mostly packets of crisps (chips) last night. Hardly any candy at all. And someone was giving out sachets of hot chocolate.

[Lizzim]

Oh man! I'm so jealous. I think what the problem with us is the fact we live in a circle and quite a few houses in the circle keep all their lights off so it puts the kids off from coming into it. Too bad. Humbugs to my neighbours.

Yeah, everyone here decorates their house and gives out treats. A guy up the road made a little castle out of wood and plays tricks on them :)

[RoastLamb]

That's a cool idea. Some of the streets around us have some very elaborate decorations inc. giant inflatable pumpkins and ghosts, etc.

[Lizzim]

We have an inflatable ghost but we couldn't put it out yesterday cos it was too windy :(

[RoastLamb]

Do you have people in your street that put up crazy Christmas decorations??? We see inflatable Santas and deers.

[Lizzim]

Do you have people in your street that put up crazy Christmas dec
orations??? We see inflatable Santas and deers.

We have some crazy decorations :) But they don't always get put out......depends how good the weather is before Christmas :)

[RoastLamb]

I expect to see Christmas decs being put out this coming weekend. :rolleyes:

[Lizzim]

Ours don't go up until the week before Xmas....if that early :)

[RoastLamb]

Ours don't go up until the week before Xmas....if that early :)

I wish everyone did that.

[ljs]

just came back from Walmart , and they have the Christmas music playing already .:lol:

poor people who work there , they will be so sick of it by the time Christmas gets here.

[JAMES4578]

My hairdresser has just put the christmas tree up, though admitted it was partly a marketing ploy!

[ljs]

:lol: omgosh James , thats a bit much eh ?

[RoastLamb]

My hairdresser has just put the christmas tree up, though admitted it was partly a marketing ploy!

Aren't they ALL marketing ploys? To get the cash tills ka-chinging.

ljs, I went to PriceCostco at the beginning of October and they had Christmas music. :grrr:

[Linda]

I'm amazed at how many trick or treaters some of you get! At our last house we didn't get any at all for the last few years. I expected some here as there are a lot of children on the estate. We got four pairs of kids - 3 pairs with their mums, and one pair of older girls on their own. I was giving them all lollies so I've got some left over. Did I tell you that we had a really nice Hallowe'en party for the children at our church on Saturday? And last night we had a modern style eucharist for All Saints Day, mainly for the youth group, followed by fireworks. The Vicar said that it's much better to have the fireworks to celebrate All Saints rather than on the traditional Guy Fawkes Day, as nowadays we wouldn't want to celebrate the times when Catholics and Protestants were killing each other! (I never thought of Fireworks Night being about that, but he has a point.)

I agree that it's far too early for Christmas decorations - I never put mine up until a couple of days before Christmas, and I don't put any outside. Not sure where I will put the decorations this year - the last few years I just put them in the living room, but here we have an open plan family room/dining area downstairs, my sitting room on the first floor and Caz & Sean's sitting room on the top floor. :confused:

[Sallydaisy]

and I don't put any outside. Not sure where I will put the decorations this year -

Plant a fir tree (one that will not grow above 6' ...) in the garden where it can be viewed from the main living area of the house. Since it's a living thing it'll be there all year round rather than need storing (or shed needles inside your new home!).
Then decorate it with big bows of red ribbon and some baubles and some outside lights if you can sort that out.

It's probably not a good idea to muck up new plaster by sticking too many Xmas paper chains or other decorations on it so perhaps choose one 'communal' area to focus on e.g. the dining area or hallway to make 'festive'. Seems to me that the new style of house would suit something more simple anyway?

You and Caz/Sean will have personal Xmas cards to 'dec' your own sitting rooms.
... and stick a big lit-up Santa figure on the porch ...
;)

[Linda]

I only have a tiny back garden and no front garden so I won't be planting any trees! I don't think we're allowed to anyway. Otherwise I agree with your ideas (except the big lit-up Santa ;))!

[RoastLamb]

We don't do outdoor decorations but so many houses do. I have two trees - a real one and a fake one. The fake one goes into the living room and is gold/red theme. The real one goes into the hallway next to the stairs and is white/silver theme. I don't like to go overboard but so many Cdns really do. It's one of the things I noticed when I moved over here - how OOT some people go.

[ljs]

I have a big wreath with lights that I put up in the front window , and sometimes we light the trees outside up . Decorate the mantle with garland and lights and then the tree of course , and LOTS of candles .

I do love Christmas time , but just not until December :)

[supergran]

I have a welcome candle in the window and a wreath inside porch. Also have crib and other Christmas ornaments on window sill. Around the house I have Christmas candles/ornaments/nativity sets + Christmas table cloths on side tables. We have a big tree which we put up early December also. Just love my house at Christmas!!

[Linda]

I am back from Mallorca! Had a lovely few days away - when I get the time I'll upload my pics and post a few words about it - but that might not be until around Christmas!

[RoastLamb]

Hi Linda, I just looked at the home page on VB with all the photos of Manacor and Porto Cristo. How fabulous!!! I really must go there when I get a chance. I can't wait to see your photos.

[Linda]

It was lovely. We stayed in the old part of Palma, near the cathedral, and it is just like a medieval arab city. The streets are very narrow and the houses have enclosed balconies just like in my favourite book (which of course is the next one for the book club). We were in a typical old house. I stood on one of the enclosed balconies and looked each way down the street just like the ladies in the book who weren't allowed out and that was their only view of the world.

[Sallydaisy]

Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends .......

http://www.augiedoggy.com/Smilies/th_thanksgiving_dinner_at_smileys.gif

[hfwardhouse]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you lovely people over the pond :)

[cazza99]

Happy thanksgiving :flowers:

[Linda]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the USA! :flowers:

[pabbers]

Just in time........happy thanksgiving!

[Genbrit]

Thanks for the Thanksgiving greetings. Just moved into our motorhome so pretty exhausted. Moving from a 4 bedroom house to a 38ft motorhome involves a lot of purging!!! Thank goodness for scanners and computers. :) Roll on next June when I can retire hopefully.

[JAMES4578]

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

[supergran]

Hope my American friends are enjoying their Thanksgiving holiday! Did post on fb & twitter yesterday.

[Linda]

Hi Linda, I just looked at the home page on VB with all the photos of Manacor and Porto Cristo. How fabulous!!! I really must go there when I get a chance. I can't wait to see your photos.

I have now put my pics on Photobucket here (http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd287/Granny_Linda/Mallorca%202012/).

[RoastLamb]

Saw them on FB. They are FABULOUS!!! :thanks: Really makes me want to go there.