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charry said:
just got back from taking my new car for an hours drive to run her in ...

yep she drove well...very pleased with her,

hubby loved it also viewing the farms and animals on our journey ..

a nice smooth ride , much better than the mercedes
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"Running in" - now there's a blast from the past. I do remember the time that new cars had to be 'Run in' for the first 1000 ? miles or so.
You got rear screen stickers "Running in, please pass". You could also get "Running OUT, please pass"
 

Welp, my sNOw shovel came in from amazon, now to get someone with brains to put it together...had my own biscuits and sausage gravy this morn, sad you missed out...then printed out forms to get handicap placard for car, and sent them to
my doctor to get filled out....will only carry when one of my friends/caretaker is giving me a ride to somehwere.....nice day out.....
 
Capt Lightning said:
It rained all morning, but started clearing up by noon. Spent a small fortune in the shops, which is an improvement on the large fortune we usually spend. Things went OK till Tesco where there were long queues at the checkout. We went through a self service checkout, but it wouldn't accept our empty shopping bags - apparently too heavy. Got that sorted, but the scanner was so slow and by the time we finished, the queues had largely gone.

Anyway, the sun is shining now. Mrs. L got a present of one of these 'laundry eggs ' which as well as cleaning your clothes, apparently saves the planet. We had considered buying one, but the reviews were so bad, we didn't bother. We'll give it a try and see if it works.
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my daughter likes those laundry eggs.. she's all for saving the planet.. but I found them to be useless...

Can you believe after that HUGE lightening storm, and flooding that started at 1pm.. .. now at 3.45, it's all dried up and the sun is out... Jeez.. what was that all about ? :eek:...it'll be dark again in 3/4 of an hour... thank goodness I got up in the loft, and sorted out some stuff. What a hard job that is to get up there... but I found a whole box of Shopping Catalogues up there stored in a Box....

I forgot I started to collect them about 20 years ago..even one from 1978, 44 years ago..... some haven't even been opened out of their outer wrappers.. I bought one that's been read..down to flick through later..it's dated 2004... We don't get shopping catalogues any more, so I think these will be valuable to someone before long.. well the unopened ones anyway...

It's fascinating to see the prices from even 18 years ago... so much lower than today... there's over 1,000 pages of goods in this one..from 2004

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I had planned to go to the pool today. But first I have to shovel several inches of new sNOw. Although the plow will probably come to clear the parking lot, I still have to brush off the car and shovel the area immediately around the car.

I know better than to do too much in one day, so the pool trip will be postponed.

Other than the shoveling ... same old. Shower, brush teeth, exercise, eat, talk to language partner.

Showering and brushing teeth never used to be noteworthy, but now they just about wear me out.
 
NorthernLight said:
I had planned to go to the pool today. But first I have to shovel several inches of new sNOw. Although the plow will probably come to clear the parking lot, I still have to brush off the car and shovel the area immediately around the car.

I know better than to do too much in one day, so the pool trip will be postponed.

Other than the shoveling ... same old. Shower, brush teeth, exercise, eat, talk to language partner.

Showering and brushing teeth never used to be noteworthy, but now they just about wear me out.
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I'm wondering how you'll manage to make a new life in a new country..with all the good will in the world.. if brushing teeth and showering wears you out... :(
 
hollydolly said:
I'm wondering how you'll manage to make a new life in a new country..with all the good will in the world.. if brushing teeth and showering wears you out... :(
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There has to be some payoff. Like, "I'll get cleaned up and then enjoy the sunshine and some good conversation." Here there's nothing but housework and shoveling.

As I've written before, I happily drove across Canada and back last year. I sometimes drove all night, and felt great. I need new input. But I can't afford to drive around Canada forever. That trip was expensive!
 
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NorthernLight said:
There has to be some payoff. Like, "I'll get cleaned up and then enjoy the sunshine and some good conversation." Here there's nothing but housework and shoveling.

As I've written before, I happily drove across Canada and back last year. I sometimes drove all night, and felt great. I need new input. But I can't afford to drive around Canada forever. That trip was expensive!
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..but what if you don't find ''good conversation'' .. and sunshine gets Old very quickly when you are desperate for rain.. and the Mosquitoes and Cockroaches are biting .. or in your house, in your dried food.. ... Not trying to put you off.. just pointing out that you may need to think a little more deeply .. about the cons as well as the pros..

Canada is HUGE.. isn't there somewhere that has sunshine and Good conversation there.. I have friends in kelowna BC, and they have beautiful weather there.. just a thought..
 
hollydolly said:
..but what if you don't find ''good conversation'' .. and sunshine gets Old very quickly when you are desperate for rain.. and the Mosquitoes and Cockroaches are biting .. or in your house, in your dried food.. ... Not trying to put you off.. just pointing out that you may need to think a little more deeply .. about the cons as well as the pros..

Canada is HUGE.. isn't there somewhere that has sunshine and Good conversation there.. I have friends in kelowna BC, and they have beautiful weather there.. just a thought..
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Yes, I lived on an island in BC for 11 years, and had good times there. But the rental situation was hopeless. In most places in Canada, rental on a 1-bedroom apartment would cost 100% of my income. Or a bit more, or a bit less. IF there are vacancies. Not doable.

Kelowna is expensive. Southern BC is the only place with decent weather, and it's not even that decent.

I did a lot of research, and moved to the only liveable, affordable place in the country (as far as I know). It's an isolated boom town that went bust.

I'm grateful for my nice apartment and the decent town and people. But it's a funny place. The main activities are hunting, snowmobiling, macrame, etc. For 6 months, I put money and effort into starting a Spanish conversation group, and finally succeeded. Three people in the group; the other two are men, who have their own lives, and it's just one hour a week. I taught a Spanish class, which fizzled out. Anyway, it was too much like work. In short, I don't have much of a life.

I am familiar with huge cockroaches, weevils eating everything (not just food), rats, drought, typhoons, and all the rest. I'm not expecting perfection. Just -- something.
 
NorthernLight said:
Yes, I lived on an island in BC for 11 years, and had good times there. But the rental situation was hopeless. In most places in Canada, rental on a 1-bedroom apartment would cost 100% of my income. Or a bit more, or a bit less. IF there are vacancies. Not doable.

Kelowna is expensive. Southern BC is the only place with decent weather, and it's not even that decent.

I did a lot of research, and moved to the only liveable, affordable place in the country (as far as I know). It's an isolated boom town that went bust.

I'm grateful for my nice apartment and the decent town and people. But it's a funny place. The main activities are hunting, snowmobiling, macrame, etc. For 6 months, I put money and effort into starting a Spanish conversation group, and finally succeeded. Three people in the group; the other two are men, who have their own lives, and it's just one hour a week. I taught a Spanish class, which fizzled out. Anyway, it was too much like work. In short, I don't have much of a life.

I am familiar with huge cockroaches, weevils eating everything (not just food), rats, drought, typhoons, and all the rest. I'm not expecting perfection. Just -- something.
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I can tell by your posts that you have more to offer than you may realize.

When I retired, I had a bit of a time winding down. I had worked since I was 16, going to night school for what seemed like ever to eventually get a good education. Had a long career working for many companies and in many jobs, love most of it. Retired now and finally am finding things to do that are not like working, that I enjoy. What I found out after trying all kinds of things, is that what I needed was to return to things I did as a kid that I really enjoyed.

Of course, football and wrestling are out! But as a kid I loved playing in band/ orchestra which I did from 3rd grade on. I learned to love playing the French Horn. At my age now I realized I love playing music. I can read and follow music, but I cannot play anything but a horn and that is not a solo instrument. So, I decided to learn to play a guitar. With a lot of research, I found many internet sources who offer lessons or provide lessons on CD. I considered renting a guitar but ended up buying a Classical guitar that has nylon strings. I have been learning to play that for a few months now, I love practicing and I am surprised how relaxing it is to learn to play. It is going well, and I can 'pluck' out a song pretty well already. It is exactly what I needed.

What I really learned is to find things I enjoyed earlier in my life and use that experience to lead me to something I can enjoy now. Next up, as I can only practice about an hour a day on my guitar, is to go back to oil painting landscapes. My late Father learned to paint when he retired many years ago. I spent a two-week vacation visiting him when I was much younger and he taught me the basics on landscape oil painting, which I fell in love with. I cannot wait to get started on that.

What have you really enjoyed doing in your past life...?
 
DD, DGD and I voted this afternoon. For all the good it will do:(

I'm so freaking tired. Exhausted. Drained! That's it. Drained, and I haven't even done anything today except some laundry early this morning.

What I need is ice cream, right? At last count, I have nine half gallons of ice cream in the freezer! Maybe a generous scoop of each would do the trick?
 
Thank you, @Timewise 60+ for the thoughtful post. Yes, I am trying to think back to things I've enjoyed (not my childhood) that I could still do.

Good conversation, beautiful places, and different sights and sounds. And, having my assumptions challenged by unexpected mundane happenings, such as how people greet each other or build their houses.

That's about it! I'm an anthropologist at heart. And probably ADHD too.

I don't want to hijack this thread, so perhaps further comments (if there are any) should be directed to my "Planning my escape" thread.
 
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Georgiagranny said:
DD, DGD and I voted this afternoon. For all the good it will do:(

I'm so freaking tired. Exhausted. Drained! That's it. Drained, and I haven't even done anything today except some laundry early this morning.

What I need is ice cream, right? At last count, I have nine half gallons of ice cream in the freezer! Maybe a generous scoop of each would do the trick?
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Have an extra scoop for me!
 
It's more of what did I do today as it's gone 9pm here now.
  • We had a new posh and secure front door fitted. The existing one was aboutr as nice and secure as the garden shed. Took the door guys most of the day as it needed adjustments to the step into the bungalow and a few fiddly bits to get the door to fit. Top job though!
  • I had a hearing test for new hearing aids and new ear molds made. Fitti g is in about three weeks when the new moulds are ready. Hopefully I'll be able to communicate better and maybe even watch the TV without the folkds next door banging on the wall :)
  • We've just been out to watch a bonfire and firework display on the sea front. So, predictably, I now have a ton of photos to go process :)
 
I haven't much natural artistic talent but have developed an interest in painting. Not with oils but with acrylics and watercolors. So I've purchased some mid-range (in cost) supplies and periodically just sit and get lost in blending colors and practicing brush strokes.

I have also been finishing my Christmas shopping. I'm one of those people that shops year round so there is less to do as the holiday time approaches.
 
Finally finished up a few sales and giving away the free things. DH had an appointment and then we dined out. The standard question the servers ask now is whether you have any exciting plans for the rest of the day. He replied that lunch out was it. I stayed downtown and took a bus home; I’m more exciting than he is. It’s cold today.
 

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