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Leann said:
Sounds like a nice day with the exception of the heat. Hope you enjoyed the cheeseburger. I haven't had one in years, either, but I may just have one sometime this year.
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yes it was, and I love the heat tbh with you .. but I'm getting less tolerant of it these days with no AC.. . I was going to drive back the scenic route through the country roads which take double the time to get home but I could stop and take pics.. but because it was so hot I changed my mind and drove back down the motorway so I could drive at speed while having the windows open..

DD just rang.. she's testing out her new Mountain bike on a dry run to and from work. It's Saturday and it's her day off so the best day to test it to see how long it takes her..

She works only 7 minutes drive from home, yet it's costing her £140 per month in fuel.. so the bike will take her 20 minutes there and the same back.. and will save her a ton of money
 
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Packing the camper for a week away. Costing a fortune in fuel, but on the other hand, it's senseless having the van sitting doing nothing.
Just going over to the West coast, stopping south of Glasgow to visit the National museum of rural life. Hope to take in Robert Burns birthplace and museum, Culzean castle with Falkland palace and the House of Dun (Both stately homes) on the way home. All National trust properties, so free entrance for members and it will cover our membership fee in this trip.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Packing the camper for a week away. Costing a fortune in fuel, but on the other hand, it's senseless having the van sitting doing nothing.
Just going over to the West coast, stopping south of Glasgow to visit the National museum of rural life. Hope to take in Robert Burns birthplace and museum, Culzean castle with Falkland palace and the House of Dun (Both stately homes) on the way home. All National trust properties, so free entrance for members and it will cover our membership fee in this trip.
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I was thinking of taking a flight to Glasgow.. and driving around for 3 days visiting the west coast generally.. the home of my birth.. my idea was to hire a vehicle when I got there.. and so looked at Easycar.. supposedly the most budget rentals .. and they want an average of £1500 to £2000 just for a 3 day hire... :oops::oops:...good grief it wouldn't cost that to drive my own car the whole distance to Scotland and back ...

https://go.easycar.com/en/book?pick...upLocation=1443&returnLocation=1443#/vehicles
 
That's an obscene price... I had a quick look and Sixt were looking for about £1300 for a BMW 5 series. Thrifty were looking for £520 for a Ford Fiesta or similar. Still a stupid amount of money.. However, when I looked at Arnold Clark, cars were fully booked,but you could have a small van for £177. Note, most hire companies seem to be fully booked for cars except high priced ones.
 
Capt Lightning said:
That's an obscene price... I had a quick look and Sixt were looking for about £1300 for a BMW 5 series. Thrifty were looking for £520 for a Ford Fiesta or similar. Still a stupid amount of money.. However, when I looked at Arnold Clark, cars were fully booked,but you could have a small van for £177. Note, most hire companies seem to be fully booked for cars except high priced ones.
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yes but as you saw on the link those cars were not high priced models.... just astonishing hire nay..HIGHER prices.. . This country has effed us up for overseas travel and now with B&B and hotel owners charging mega bucks for accommodation, and hire car companies charging those ridiculous prices.( and it's not even school holidays yet).. seems we're not going to be allowed to leave our homes.., reminds me very much of Covid.. just take a walk in the park nearest your own home..*sheesh*
 
It's very hot in my garden. I've just been out cleaning out the Bird bath and refilling with nice cold water for the birds to bathe and drink in...

Had to mess around with my hose, I was having trouble with it leaking when I plugged it in to the tap under the sink.. but I've got it sorted now thank goodness, which means I'll be able to water everything tonight with that instead of using buckets and watering cans

Come in now to cool down, sitting by the window and a wonderful breeze..
 
Sliverfox said:
Yard sale,, picked up a clock guest bedroom,,only dollar!
Picked up few things at Walmart came home.

After lunch cleaned one corner of house garage.
Bird seed , cracked corn attracting the wrong kind of pests.🐭🐀
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Because having the same issue you’re having…..on the farm, I started with plastic storage bins with tight lids….squirrels chewed holes through, maybe gophers too…..so I resorted to galvanized garbage cans with tight lids. Very expensive solution, but it worked, anything for my birds. Kept the bins in the garage.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Packing the camper for a week away. Costing a fortune in fuel, but on the other hand, it's senseless having the van sitting doing nothing.
Just going over to the West coast, stopping south of Glasgow to visit the National museum of rural life. Hope to take in Robert Burns birthplace and museum, Culzean castle with Falkland palace and the House of Dun (Both stately homes) on the way home. All National trust properties, so free entrance for members and it will cover our membership fee in this trip.
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how much do you get to the gallon out of your van ?... We only got 12-15 miles out of the VW Camper.. it didn't help of course that O/H put a Porche engine in it..but still.. it meant it sat up longer than it ever went anywhere
 
Got my morning routine done.
Woke up with sore throat ,,so far am slow moving about.

Should finish cleaning the other corner of garage.
How much the main space gets cleaned will be up to hubby.

Thinking about lunch.
Hubby wants blueberry pie,,,,I will probably make a blueberry cheese cake pie.
Don't think I have enough for all blueberry pie.
 
hollydolly said:
how much do you get to the gallon out of your van ?... We only got 12-15 miles out of the VW Camper.. it didn't help of course that O/H put a Porche engine in it..but still.. it meant it sat up longer than it ever went anywhere
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A Porsche engine in a VW camper ? 😂😂😂. Bet peoples heads turned when he revved the engine!
 
MickaC said:
Because having the same issue you’re having…..on the farm, I started with plastic storage bins with tight lids….squirrels chewed holes through, maybe gophers too…..so I resorted to galvanized garbage cans with tight lids. Very expensive solution, but it worked, anything for my birds. Kept the bins in the garage.
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never had squirrels chew through my bird feeder bin... and we have plenty around here...Think your squirrels must have bigger teeth...:LOL:
 
mike4lorie said:
Well, as of right now, waiting for a drug I get this time every month delivered to me by courier... When that gets here, then off to the dump, and then a few groceries, a walk down along the river with Carl, and then come home and start stripping the old cocking around the windows, for new cocking and painting...
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I hope you mean "caulking" around the windows... :)
 
An update to my post on this thread #13445.

Daughter in law called yesterday. Turns out the PCR Covid test taken at urgent care came up positive, meaning she has both the flu AND Covid. :eek: She's been vaccinated so while she's pretty sick, she's not hospital-level sick. Our son went yesterday to be tested. He came up negative for the flu and will hear back on Covid today.

Meantime DH and I continue to care for our 6 month old grandson at our house. We're hoping against hope that he didn't contract Covid or the flu, for his sake and ours. As it stands now, we'll probably have him until Monday, at least.

DH and I are being spoiled by all the wonderful cuddles. We are back in the groove of the constant walking/dancing/jiggling required to entertain and soothe an infant, along with the midnight and 5:30 AM feedings. Our last babies are 36, so it's been a long time since we've done several days of infant care.

That said, my son's friend has a one year old child who just spent three days in the hospital with Covid. Our son, DIL, DH & I will move heaven and earth to try to protect our grandson from a similar fate.

In a little while I'll put a tee shirt and diaper on him, and DH & I will also wear tees over our swimsuits and we'll take him in our (very warm) pool with us! The tee shirts give better grip. Wet skin on skin is way too slippery...
 
hollydolly said:
how much do you get to the gallon out of your van ?... We only got 12-15 miles out of the VW Camper.. it didn't help of course that O/H put a Porche engine in it..but still.. it meant it sat up longer than it ever went anywhere
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About 35-38 mpg (2.2 Diesel). That was better than Mrs. L's Volvo when she had it, and our earlier petrol powered vans. Camp site charges have gone up considerably too (about £30 a night), especially now that we're in the summer season and the Scottish school hols have begun.

All being well, we're off to the Netherlands in Sept. by air. It's cheaper to fly and stay in a modest hotel than it is to drive to Newcastle or Hull and take an overnight ferry.
 

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