All ye oul wans and oul fellas out there! Wakey wakey, rise and shine!

Galen

It's no different here in the west I'd go back to bed if I were you.

Rubecula

My gawd Anglesey is in a freezer right now, or at least it feels like, and the wind has blades in it. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Wish the wet bit would go away too.

Ramette

I had baked beans for dinner last night... didnt think it would result in all this wind:p

looksee

Bit damp and breezy in the south-east, but not what you would call windy, and not desperately cold either.

JuliusCaesar

Central heating on. Lit the fire. Am wrapped up in a blanket.

It's bloody winter here.

Cicero

Anyone want some water? I got loads where I am right now...:eek:

Spread

Goodnight and Good Moaning

Spread

Spread wrote: »

Goodnight and Good Moaning

Ditto

Early night as signing for house at 7AM;)

Is this where my retirement ends?

Rubecula

Have fun Spread, are you excited yet?

Oh and good moaning to you too

JuliusCaesar

And Good Morning to all, at a civilized hour!

OldGoat

Coffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffe...
Ahhhhhhhh.
:cool:

Spread

Big steaming mug of Lyons tea, hounds walked, ear hairs trimmed (:D) and off to the Attorney with Realtor (estate agent) before heading to McDonalds to, er, celebrate with Egg McMuffins etc. Still worried about my retirement coming to an end ......... so help me God

OG, am glad that the wife finally heard your plaintive Gregorian Chant for coffee

Oops, HSH is shouting at the door.

OldGoat

She's still adjusting. She is more used to hearing my usual Gingingingingingingin cry.

Jellybaby1

Spread wrote: »

Ditto

Early night as signing for house at 7AM;)

Is this where my retirement ends?

Signing for house? Did you have a house delivered? What do you mean, 'retirement ends' by the way?

Rubecula

OldGoat wrote: »

Coffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffeecoffe...
Ahhhhhhhh.
:cool:

Good lord OG you have had too much already methinks, get down off the ceiling you fool before you hurt yourself. That swinging on the chandeliers was fine 25, 35, 45 years ago, but now you will only put your back out.

Coffee has a lot to answer for!!

NURSE, OG needs his pills again.

looksee

Who signs anything at 7am?

Just finished with my last class - retirement here I come - well after the marking and the meetings and interviews and ....so on

OldGoat

Congratulations and commersations. Delighted for ya to finally put all that work stuff behind you but at the same time I know you'll be feeling a bit empty inside for a while. Gin helps. :cool:

Does this mean you are going to be online all the time now?
/Lazy modding days ahead for OG

looksee

OldGoat wrote: »

Congratulations and commersations. Delighted for ya to finally put all that work stuff behind you but at the same time I know you'll be feeling a bit empty inside for a while. Gin helps. :cool:

Does this mean you are going to be online all the time now?
/Lazy modding days ahead for OG

Nooooo - weaning myself off de interwebs a bit. What am I doing here now?...

Rubecula

Good luck to you Looksee whatever the future holds I hope it is wonderful for you.

Spread

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Signing for house? Did you have a house delivered? What do you mean, 'retirement ends' by the way?

Sign the sales agreement papers in the Attorney's office, including a kind of codicil as the house was sold "as is". This generally means that it is in a mess. Sooooooo, it will take me about six months to do it up .......... I had retired from the building game about 18 months ago and will start the renovation after my holidays in The Kingdom. Woe is me .......... but there is a genuine frisson of excitement about it.

looksee wrote: »

Who signs anything at 7am?

Just finished with my last class - retirement here I come - well after the marking and the meetings and interviews and ....so on

The work starts early out here

Congrats on your retirement!

O blest retirement, friend to life's decline,
Retreats from care, that never must be mine,
How blest is she who crowns, in shades like these,
A youth of labour with an age of ease;
Who quits a world where strong temptations try,
And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly!
For her no wretches, born to work and weep,
Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep;
No surly porter stands, in guilty state,
To spurn imploring famine from the gate;
But on she moves to meet her latter end,
Angels around befriending virtue's friend;
Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay,
While resignation gently slopes the way;
And, all her prospects brightening to the last,
Her heaven commences ere the world be past!

with apologies to O Goldsmith

Goodnight and Good Moaning:)

looksee

Oh, Cheers, Spread, I feel better for that!

Rather than going on to meet my latter end, however, I am going to spend most of the day dressed as a Viking on Waterford quay! Better go and iron my wimple!

Cicero

Congrats Looksee ...I wish you many years of happiness ..:)

Jellybaby1

Looksee, now you are retired you will be rushed off your feet! Congrats! I had to look up 'wimple' - very fetching!

looksee

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Looksee, now you are retired you will be rushed off your feet! Congrats! I had to look up 'wimple' - very fetching!

In the interests of historical accuracy, Viking women didn't really wear wimples, but its such a lovely word. I felt obliged to buy some wimple pins just because I could...I have no real use for them They did wear a kind of linen veil/cap thing.

OldGoat

You could wear a wimple to a burlesque show and no-one would concider it out of place. You never know who or what might supprise you at a show.

Rubecula

I am really getting worried about you OG, you seem to know a lot about wimples and burlesque shows.

What is your stage name? :D:D

Spread

Does the word wimple come from wimpledon?

Anyway, here is one explanation. I like the way GU Bulgaria gets animated.

WOMBLES ........... take it away:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=5sI1x8ZrBrY

Ramette

Wow I am sitting in my car in greystones. The waves are HUGE crashing against the rocks:)

I love this kinda weather though Rube you must be blown out of it in your neck of the woods?

Rubecula

I made the mistake of living in the windiest place I could find Ramette, and the wind usually (in fact 90% of the time) goes hell for leather directly up my street.

If I want a little wild fun I can go along the Holyhead breakwater and watch the waves (when they are not breaking over the top of it LOL )

I can also pop along to South Stack and look down the cliffs at the rough seas.

Generally, I wrap up warm and do not venture out if I can avoid it

Darkginger

Well, the feedback thread suggested that we lurkers say hello in this thread, so here I am, saying hello Been lurking a while, in between visits to AH, where I feel like Methuselah - can't breathe in there for the hormones!

Anyways - think I qualify for here 'cos I am (unbelievably, to me) 52. 53 in June. Married, 0 kids (didn't want them), 1 husband, 2 dogs, 3 cats. Still waiting to grow up.

Ramette

Rube I am feeling chilly just reading your post:eek:
Hope you are wearing your long johns!!!

The waves were crashing over the entrance to the ugly half finished marina in greystones, would dearly have loved to have taken some photos but the rain was very heavy so didnt want to run my camera. Lots of people were parked up just watching the waves and there were one or two brave souls all dressed up in serious waterproofs walking!

Ramette

Welcome DarkGinger:)

Tis nice to have another woman around. The oulfellas in here are a wily lot and a handful! Sit yourself down and I'll put on the kettle. Now lets see if i can find Old Goat's stash of liquer.....

OldGoat

My collection of fine and rare drinkies are under lock and key after Alices last raid. I do however have a rather nice cask of Medera here to welcome all de-lurkers.
Hello DarkGinger.
/Pats couch
Come, sit, have a little tipple before bedtime. :cool:

Darkginger

Thanks for the welcome - I brought a bottle - actually, I rarely travel without one It's not quite empty, either!

Currently sampling a Cointreau and Diet Coke for research purposes. Don't think I'll try it again.

Rubecula

Good to meet you Darkginger, nice name too. Hope you like it in here in the comfy chair room. Nurse will be with you shortly. Wax crayons are on the table if you want to write messages to OG or anyone else

Spread

Hey Darkginger!

Goodnight and Good Moaning

Jellybaby1

Hiya Darkginger, and welcome to senior infants! I'll join ye in a cuppa too ('cos I'm an alcohol-free zone)! :D

Alice1

Did I raid OG's drinks cupboard? I don't remember.... I don't remember lots of things. Makes for a stress free life.

Hi Darky and welcome - may I call you Darky?

Is there a full moon soon? Tis a bit chilly for doing my moondance though...

Cicero

Greetings DKG..the names Ro...Cicero..:p

Rubecula

Alice1 wrote: »

Did I raid OG's drinks cupboard? I don't remember.... I don't remember lots of things. Makes for a stress free life.

Hi Darky and welcome - may I call you Darky?

Is there a full moon soon? Tis a bit chilly for doing my moondance though...

I knew I had saved a few shots in my single use camera for something special. It has a flash too.

Spread

Alice1 wrote: »

Did I raid OG's drinks cupboard? I don't remember.... I don't remember lots of things. Makes for a stress free life.

Hi Darky and welcome - may I call you Darky?

Is there a full moon soon? Tis a bit chilly for doing my moondance though...

1) It's called alcohol-free amnesia

2) You just did

3) Goodnight and Good Mooning

Darkginger

Call me whatever you like Full moon coming up at the weekend - and the reason I know that is 'cos I'm seriously (as opposed to frivolously!) planning to attempt moonlight photography, 'cos I got a new camera.

Have just entered into a pact with a friend to be teetotal for the whole of May, so have to find something to do for entertainment. Taking pics in the dark is right up there with worm-charming, for me - full of thrills and excitement.

OldGoat

You don't need a full moon. Come over to the Photography forum and lurk there for a bit. When the nights start drawing in again (:rolleyes:) there will be PhotoWalks in the dark, usually in city centres. Going out with a bunch of people is a great way to learn to use the camera.
Also check out Photowalk.ie


Cameras, not drinking for a while, worm-charming...Are you me? Or just stalking me?!?! :cool:

Darkginger

Something I've been wondering about worm-charming - and you may know the answer to this - I saw it described on QI a while back, and apparently the skill of it all is to imitate the vibration of an approaching mole, hence scaring your worms to the surface. Given that there are no moles in Ireland - what scares an Irish worm?

I do poke my nose into to the photography forum from time to time, and even posted a pic, once They scare me a bit in there 'cos they're a bit good, some of them!

OldGoat

Worms are scared of burrowing leprechauns.

Darkginger

See, I knew you'd know the answer - so all an Irish worm-charmer has to do is imitate a leprechaun and they're guaranteed success?

(Has this forum always been this surreal, or am I just perceiving it that way due to my new sobriety? If so, I've been missing out!)

Alice1

Darkginger wrote: »

See, I knew you'd know the answer - so all an Irish worm-charmer has to do is imitate a leprechaun and they're guaranteed success?

(Has this forum always been this surreal, or am I just perceiving it that way due to my new sobriety? If so, I've been missing out!)

Whaddya mean "surreal"? Who is surreal?

Oi,OI! you lot, the new wan is callin' us names.

Rubecula

Pretty accurate bit of name calling there though. Just missed out on the tea drinking and embrocation rubbing bit though.

Alice1

Rubecula wrote: »

Pretty accurate bit of name calling there though. Just missed out on the tea drinking and embrocation rubbing bit though.

embrocation rubbing? Who's been rubbing your embrocate then Rube?

OldGoat

I think that our sinility gets a bit of an airing here in the offtopic thread but the rest of the forum is (kinda) sane.