General Chat

11.21pm
Well ,perhaps my phone call did some good , they've just gritted the road ,Thank you Norfolk County Council .

11.26pm
Don't make excuses Mandy, one is never enough. Greedy little thing you !! lol

In the Winter of 95 i think. We lived in Gayton. All roadds went up to the village. I worked about 5 miles away. It had snowed most of the day, so I rang Ros before I left work, and asked it there was any traffic going passed our house which was at the top of a hill, Oh she said, traffic is going passed, you should have no trouble. I left work, All OK on the main road,turned off up the lane, and half way up got stuck in four foot snow drift. I had to sit for half an hour for the snow plough. When I got in doors, she said where have you been. She omitted to say the traffic that had gone up and down were TRACTORS. Was the AIR BLUE !!!

Ros has just popped to Morr#### to get some bits.Had to clear all the windows on the car. Side roads look iffy, but i'm sure main roads will be ok.

Jane, I never knew the shops had gone from barton road, there was one on the left as you approached the lights, and another on the right by the bus stop passed the lights. Are the shops still in Polewell Lane by the church. My Son was christand there, and the first Vicars name was BEDFORD or BIDFORD. in the dark distant ages. Famous whereever I GO>!!!
Those donkey's were at Tesc#s in Northampton the other week less the antlers. in aid of a horses trust. So docile looking, you could take them home. ah.

I don't know about eye balls freezing. I thought mine had fallen off !!!!

11.50am.

Were you talking about your eyeballs Frank!!!?? I think they may fall out but not off!!!

Just been round and deiced all the chickens water and have to do the wild birds now.

It's blimmin cold out there.

Mandy hope hubby can get back up the hill now it has been gritted.

Nothing has been done about my car yet so I am still housebound. I think it is a tactic to keep me indoors but I do need some chicken feed.

11.54am.

They are going to deliver a new chest with the mattress that is due on the 10th Dec. There was no quibble just a straight phone call and they gave me a ref no. I had to wait 7 mins to be connected to s real live person to talk to.

7 minutes is really good Mel.That must be a record,
.Don't think our Frank was talking about his eyeballs Mel !!!!!!!

Frank there are no shops anywhere near the church.Just the Post Office.None on Barton Rd.By the primary school in Belvoir Drive there is a very small convenience shop(expensive),a Chippy,and a Childrens Nursery.Down Gotch Rd(I think Gotch) there is Budgens.

I went to have a drink of water from the bottle in the car,and it is one solid block of ice lol.

12.25

13.12pm.

You will have to lick it Jane!

My tongue will get stuck Mel lol.I think I better go and take the bottle out just in case the plastic splits.
Ironing just about to get underway here.

13.26

Hi All
Back from the hairdresses, made it in one piece Frank, roads very slushy, but oooo it's cold. some pavements have a little path thats been cleared but where not the snow was coming over my boots.
Hot chocolate in micro yum yum.
Glad they sorted out your furniture Mel and they will replace it before christmas too.

drink time and wrap another few pressies,
BBL

2.08pm

Your supposed to take a hot drink in a flask in this weather Jane ,not an iced drink lolol

I don't believe it !!!!! they.ve just been again and gritted !!!!!

A big lorry this time with the spreader on the back !!! it was a small lorry last time with the chap standing on the lorry throwing the grit off with his shovel !!!

Mandy getting special treatment. We won't see anyone round here I am sure of that, no matter how bad it gets.

14.25pm

3.30pm
Same here Frank, no one ever grits the side streets, but I do admit they are keeping the main roads clear.

I do think the wind has dropped a bit ,but its still bitter out there .

Hubby is home ,he managed the hill , but he has an appointment at 6.30 ,i hope its ok then !!

Doing a nice Toad in the Hole for tea and Semolina for pudding ,we haven't had Semolina for ages .

Hello all you --COLD-CHICKS''&ROOSTER--------
NOT TAKEN THE COLD WEATHER TO WELL ARE YOU --POOR BABE XX
YOU SEEM TO BE GETTING OUR CANADIAN WEATHER

WE ARE JUST VERY COLD AND RAIN TO-DAY DULL AS OLD H###L
HOPE IT WONT FREEZE THAT'S REAL BAD----LOL
I'M SO BEHIND THIS YEAR HAVEN'T EVEN MY OUTSIDE LIGHT'S UP--
THINK I MAY JUST STAND IN THE FRONT WINDOW -HOLDING A FLASH LIGHTLLOLXXXX

THINK I MAY HAVE HAD A TOUCH YOUR FLU SHEILA??? HOPE YOUR OVER IT .

LOOK NICE IN YOUR RED DRESS--COLOR IS GOOD ON YOU JANE.
NEVER SENT ME PIC MEL??---I'M NOT IN THE ''DOG-HOUSE- AM I,HA HA

LOST TRACK OF ALL THE GOING ON'S----
FRANK YOU LOOK OUT ON THE ROAD--

JANE DID YOU SAY ''COME-DINE HAD CALLED YOU??? MY NIECE WAS ON THAT SHOW MUST SAY HER DINNER WOULD TASTE GOOD BUT I THINK WAS TO HEAVY --LOL

H i Fiona its is so awful here also bins of rubbish everywhere busted bags of rubbish and frozen snow piling up wont be able to get out soon
the dogs are grumpy and I slipped and bashed my head on a concrete post have a bruise and the doc said it came close to needing a stitch while cleaning snow off the front then two very nice students did it for me.

DAVID I also had to pay £16 pound to change my dentist I could not get
an appointment at my usual one.

Here people are having a problem getting up the road most are coming in the shop for whisky and looking like snowmen

6.11pm
Boy am i full!!!!! never should have had the Semolina !!

Shirley, if it's your Canadian weather we have , could you take it back please we don't like it lol

Hope your head is ok Sheila ,you were lucky you didn't knock yourself out !! did the dogs pull you over ?
Has the snow kept people away from the shop ?or have you had more trade with people not getting to the super markets ?

OH & daughter no 2 got a rotten colds, good job OH is working from home this week and daughter couldn't get to university because of the weather, they both should be better for next week,

Sheila sorry that you had a fall, this snow is awful when it starts to freeze , so slippy.

6.33pm

Well I am stuffed. Just like the Chicken we just had. Roasts, pea,carrots, Sprouters, with onion gravy. No afters, we don't normally have one.But might make a Bread and Butter pudding tomorrow. Have you tried it yet Shirl.????

Just popping in quickly,as I'm just doing risotto .
Sheila I hope your poor head isn't hurting too much after that nasty bash.

Shirl,Yes we had a letter looking for people in this area who would be interested in doing 'Come Dine With Me'.I love the programme.It is on every day at 5pm.I am afraid I am not brave enough to take part lol.I think Chester would put people off ,let alone my cooking !!!!
Semolina! Oh no Mandy Frog Spawn and School dinners comes to mind.

Fiona I hope you don't catch their colds.Everyone around here seems to be coughing ,sniffing and sneezing.

Where is Maureen???? I hope she is alright.
The pinger is going on the oven so I need to go and stir.BBL

KEEP YOUR FINGER'S CROSSED YOU DON'T GET CANADIAN WEATHER----A BLIZZARD IN 70'S WE HAD 60 CM SNOW WITH DRIFTS AS HIGH AS A BUS & COLDDDD-----
WHEN I OPEND THE FRONT DOOR IT WAS JUST A WALL OF WHITE---

SHEILA BETTER LOOK OUT --CAN DO HARM TO YOURSELF FALLING --

OK LIZ--YOU MUST HAVE A PIC OF YOURSELF HOW ABOUT ONE LOLXXX
MG, HAVEN'T HAD SEMOLINA SINCE I CAME HERE------

TIME 1.47.PM

Evening All,

We seem to have been lucky around here. It's been snowing most of the day, but only about an inch has settled. Still icy up the close, but traffic has cleared the main roads. I am supposed to be going to see my friends new foal and her other ponies tomorrow. The lane they are down is even called Snow Lane. lol She e-mailed me this morning to say DON'T even try to get my car down the lane.....only fit for 4x4s. It is down a steepish hill, only wide enough for 1 vehicle and has tight bends. If I slid by the small gap near the bottom where she has 2 parking spaces I would go straight into the ford across the brook!!! We may meet up at the pub in the village instead and walk down or she will drive me down. We are seeing how much more white stuff comes down before the morning.

We had a BOGOF turkey lunch at Sain*burys today.....very nice and under £8 for the 2 of us. Stayed in since......really appreciate not having to go to work in this weather anymore.