Good Morning Earlybirds

[emmie]

morning all, no boaty as yet, hope you are all well

[Theland]

DTC - Why?

[waterboatman]

On your own head be it TL! ;o}

[waterboatman]

Good luck DT!

[rowanwitch]

On sofa, fresh lot of coffee, really should be doing something constructive

[emmie]

i would get into the surgery early Theland, this weather is incredibly changeable...

[waterboatman]

I'm going to crack on shortly, got to go to Dursley this morning.

[emmie]

it's still early Rowan, nothing wrong with lazing..

[emmie]

bye boaty, see you later, have a good day

[Bobbisox1]

Bye boaty x

[divegirl]

'' I wish I was one of those who lose their appetite when depressed. ''

Me too lol, and that's not to make light of anyones issues, I just know what works for me and being down and wallowing in my self pity does me no favours. But it is what it is and time will flow... and I'll get there... again ;)

Sunny here so gonna chance the washing... Have a good day everyone xx

[Cloverjo]

Good morning to everyone still here. I haven’t popped into the GMEB thread for a while. I’m usually still asleep at this time. I go to bed late.
Glad you had a good sleep, boaty.
The wind is waking me up all night. I’m right on the coast so get it quite bad. Lots of fences down.

[rowanwitch]

Morning cloverjo, wish I lived near the coast... Should have moved to Anglesey when I had the chance

[gulliver1]

Waterboatman 07.44 , "get cracking then " my father always used that saying ,any idea where it came from ?.

[TheDevil]

Coined in the 40's Gulliver probably war related, or something to do with cracking whips to get horses to move or something.

[gulliver1]

Waterboatman 07.51 "I am going to crack on shortly" Could it be as T/d says at 16.52 , or Coal miners cracking coal or even convicts cracking rocks ?.

[pixie374]

Google says this...
Reference to firecracker, an exploding paper cylinder," 1830, American English coinage for what is in England a cracker, but the U.S. word distinguishes it from the word meaning "biscuit." See fire (n.) + agent noun from crack (v.). When something is cracking it is particularly good or excellent.