Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Thursday. Cloudy again this morning. New fireplace in and looks lovely. Very pleased with it.

I was driving along yesterday when one of my hearing aids just stopped working. A very odd sensation and upset the equilibrium a bit, so I switched off the other one too. Phoned the hearing clinic for an appointment. The earliest at the Vale Hospital, two miles fro here, is the end of October, Gloucester Royal Hospital, fifteen miles from here, can fit me in at 1700 today, So I shall go early, hope I can find a parking place, and have a meal in the excellent restaurant, cheap too.

The new fireplace is in and looks lovely. The wee men turned up on time, it took them two and a half hours and they did a grand job. I'm very pleased with it.

Have a happy day everyone.

[seekeerz]

Morning boaty xxxx is it just the fireplace or new form of heating as well ...?

[waterboatman]

Afternoon seekz. xxx Just the fireplace, There was an ugly gas fire, but we never used it. The new one has an electric coal effect and warm air heating. It's rather good looking. I have as central heating too.

How are you today?

[seekeerz]

Sorry about that, got a bit sidetracked .....not going too badly, how's yourself ??

[waterboatman]

Still breathing seekz, ta. I find it helps. Annoys the neighbours though! :-D

Not too bad. Up days down days, same old.

[Berniecuddles2]

Morning to you both damp start here ..got blood test at 9. 00 am yippee

[waterboatman]

Morning bernie. I'm due one of them, but I'm not going to remind them.

[Berniecuddles2]

I don't mind blood tests wbm just a check up to see how diabetes is doing should be ok hopefully

[waterboatman]

Good luck with that. I don't mind them really. I'd like a pound for every one I've had!

[Berniecuddles2]

Lol me too ..still only takes 5 mins to do so no worries

[albaqwerty]

Goodly morning peeps xx

Would ask if all is well, but I think I know the answer to that lol

Glad you're liking new fireplace Boaty. We got similar installed a few years back, have had occasion to use the blower heat doodah once or twice which really upset the pooch as she liked to lie in front of the not-switched-on fire

[Berniecuddles2]

Morning Albs mwah xxx

[mikey4444]

Morning All !

Lovely day yesterday....warm and sunny. I was working on the Gower Peninsula and it was glorious. Found a Community Shop, which sold teas, so I treated my self to a slice of Coffee and Walnut cake, baked by the rather ancient lady that served me !

These Community Shops seem a very good idea, in Ambridge and elsewhere. She told me that it was the only way that they could retain a Post Office in the village, something so many villages have lost in recent years.

Might pop in for another slice today....that double-payer Victoria Sponge looked awfully good !

[paddywak]

Good morning everybody.

[Berniecuddles2]

Morning Mikey can't beat home made cake..in moderation of course lol

[waterboatman]

Morning albs xxx I like the fireplace, Much better than the ugly old unused gas fire.

Morning mikey. I like community shops too. They have some lovely things that can't be found elsewhere.

The clouds have cleared and the sun is up. Wonderful!

[albaqwerty]

Morning Cuddlyone xx
c'mere mwaaaaahhh

Morning Mikey xx
Can't beat home-made cakes

Morning Paddy xx

[dannyk13]

Good morning all.Sun hiding behind the clouds.

[mikey4444]

Bernie.....one slice a day should be OK !

[albaqwerty]

Morning Boaty xx
It's decidedly soggy here

Anyone seen those dreadful scenes of devastation in the Caribbean ? Awful.

[albaqwerty]

Morning Danny xx

Looks like it's going to a puddle-splashing day here.
Not as much fun as it used to be tho :-D