h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Polly,I was thinking that myself,anytime off work is over in the blink of an eye,still I could eat a crocodile not cry like one.
Hey hows that room spinning number?

I dont think I ever had the capacity to make damsels(did you notice the pluralswoon still some folks are fools for quartz,me? I know my lights are getting dim but I suppose Im hoping that only the good die young so Im expecting to live longer than the old queen mother(god rest her royal soul)Anyway you've been bored enough?dont get phoning your ex,'cause you know why he's your ex,you can and will do better Head up as always(weak smile)well it is getting on.R.

Rick! Hi!!


The spinning head is still the same. But I shall see my GP sometime this week.

My 'ex' is my ex-chap(not husband!!). I realised why we fell apart whilst we were talking. I know you won't be interested in this, but he has a 'thing' about Christmas and birthdays! He hates them with a vengeance. He started to moan about Christmas, and then exploded!! I stayed calm and kind. But boy! It was awful!!

Anyway.....................

Yes~~I have noticed the plural of damsel!! I'm sure that plenty have swooned.....!

I shan't live for much longer~according to that adage!! I truly care for folk~~that is why I was so concerned about our 'Frankandsense'. I even mention him in prayer now.

You fancy a crocodile steak them? I'll stick to my beef casseroles.

Polly


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Hi Polly,negativity is only recognisable because there's always two sides in love.

Yet,I genuinely do want you to recognise,the person you see in the mirror everyday is the only one in life you can truly rely on.GB.R.

Hmm, a profound message.

Hello!

I'm in a Blue mood! I'm listening to my almost-only-one pop CD::

'Best of Blue'! Hey, there are some lovely tracks on this.

In the city with the top down,enough to make anyone giddy
Or pehaps you're feeling on the mend

Tracks 3, 7, and 12 are lovely.

Hello Rick.

Back to that Woman's Hour thread. I cried so much for that poor middle-aged man who had been playing cricket with his grand-son, and was virtually stoned to death by thugs.

My daughter works for a crisis team, and has to deal with mentally ill patients in their homes. I couldn't believe what she told me she is or isn't allowed to do if she is assaulted. It worries me sick. She is often alone with very dangerous folk! She tried out one of her allowed 'moves' for defending herself, that she was taught by the NHS, on her husband. He overcame her immediately! So much for self-defense in times of trouble.

Hope you've had a good day. I've done my back in this afternoon! I have been filling skirting boards yet again, and other affiliated tasks. Think I shall have to go to bed soon in order to lie down!

In case I do disappear, I shall wish you a good night's sleep, and a happy day tomorrow.

Polly

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Hi Polly,sorry you're refering to such a depressing thread,but why should anybody who really hurts someone else whatever age the attacker is get away with it?

Anyway enough down talk,you've metioned your skirting boards several times now Im intrigued to know what you are doing to the gaps you think are making your cold abode worse.

Normally I'd use a skeleton gun and painters caulk to fill those type of gaps.

Still,I suppose you've been on your hands and knees and tweeked your back(ouch)anyway take care and give the floor aret foor a day or two,hot radox bath?

Hi Polly,CFM tonight then?well never mind, you have been missed,yes it was missed I said,anyway I'll be off to my nest soon as Im getting up just after four am Im off to Chorley? that's up north for the uninformed(Preston way)I hate earl morning starts it (at my age anyway)makes me feel drained for ages afterwards.

Anyway enough bull,head spinning without a drink?mmmmmm doctor I aint,still Im looking forward to Saturday as they've promised a sunny day,(sigh) anyway gal head up a rest that dodgy back.GN.R.

Hello dear Rick. Not CFM tonight. Local radio instead~~Radio Solent.


I fell asleep for a while earlier, on the couch. Now I'm hungry and doing supper.

Have a safe journey in the morning, won't you!

Take care. And thank you for your kind words.

'Night 'Night, Rick.

Polly

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When you return, Rick, you must please tell me all about skeleton thingy and caulk! I've been using foam strips(cut them myself), and filler(horrid stuff). White filler or brown filler. The draughts come up through the floorboards, and around the skirting where it isn't attached to the wall!!!

Sorry, Rick. I thought I could catch you before you nest for the night.

Sweet dreams.


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Hi Polly,painter's caulk? its a tube of goo-ey stuff you by from D I Y stores,you cut the end off the tube and screw on the nozzle that comes with it,you then cut an angle on the end of the nozzle and place the (about a quid per tube) tube inside the skeleton /mastic gun(basically its a circular metal frame that a cylindrical tube fits inside) gun and sqeeze the contents into any gap that requires filling,lick your finger and press your now wet finger onto the applied caulk and smooth it (the caulking) into the gap/s you wish to fill)

I've got a metal gun thing! FOR FILLING, Mods! Actually, I might use the filler on AHL!



My back is dreadful! No more caulking, or filling, or sponging until next week.

Bed early for me too, tonight, methinks. Couldn't sleep last night.

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/h2weatherize

Hello Rick.

Thank you for that link. I have just had a peek at it. I don't think I know where to start with this place. I had to put more foam around the outlet pipe(in the bathroom) on the back of the loo this evening! I noticed this morning that there were huge gaps between the pipe and the bricks or cement inside and outside!

I had to leave my door unlocked all day whilst I was out because I couldn't shut it properly(due to the damp making it swell). So, in desperation, I have just had to take all the insulation strips off from around the door. This b...y place is falling apart.

I went to the coast this afternoon and had a long walk. The weather stayed dry whilst I was there. I did a spot of retail therapy too~~one rag dolly, and one silver bracelet. I needed to cheer myself up a lot 'cos I'm sick of all the things that are wrong here!

I'm just enjoying some mulled wine that I bought in Waitrose. Everyone is always so lovely in that shop. The bread man; the wine man; the man on the check-out till. They were all so lovely to me.


Have you had a brilliant day? How did work go near Preston?

Polly

Hi Polly,Friday up north was a very nice day weather wise it was frosty in the morning followed by a bright sunny morning.

Although when we got there(the lads and I) we had a puncture on our vehicle,still we carried on whilst awaiting the breakdown man(truck wheels are a bit too big to mess around with,its very hard to undo the wheel nuts etc)anyway we were back in Brum just after five pm.

Yet when we were travelling south we hit rain from about Manchester down and after that it never stopped(it had rained in Brum all day)it was trying to snow here from about eight thirty on Friday night,still nice here today.

Hows the back?

Rick, I am building up an amusing picture of you! I can see you in a 'truck' with the 'lads'! Do you put pen to paper whilst with your work-mates, and write poetry? Do they give you peace to write??
Do you read the daily Star/ Sun/ Sport???

Is your truck actually a white van????


I'm only pulling your leg, dear Rick.

My back is pretty awful. I don't know why it is so bad except that I seem to be always doing daft things like pulling out the washing machine, or climbing ladders to inspect guttering, or bending low in awkward placed to stuff foam in holes!!

Thank you for asking though, Rick.

It might help if I could sleep at night. I go to bed tired and weary, switch off the light, and lie there for ages! Last night, I decided to get up and continue some sewing that I am doing for a Wimborne friend(a pair of curtains). I think it was about 3am when I switched off the light again. You were snoring by then!

Care for a glass of warm mulled wine?

Hi Rick.

I hope you are having a happy, relaxing Sunday.

And I also hope that you realised that my above post was all a joke?

My daughter texted me to tell me I had missed 'To Sir With Love' yesterday. I wish she had let me know at the time. I love that film. And she also said that she got 'The Jazz Singer' free in the Mail. I hope I haven't missed out on any other free DVD's this weekend. I bought the Telegraph yesterday and it contained a free DVD about 1977. It was really a waste of time(lots of poor footage).I've got very few DVD's.

Polly

Hi Polly,relaxing?cant do a lot here the sky's looked mean all day.
Is it me or is just that days like today just seem to sap away at the energy in my bones?
I have'nt a clue how long I'll have to wait for the scan Im supposed to be having.
I went to see the wife of a friend in hospital a few days ago,now she was about eighty,yet they(at the hospital)let her fall off a camode,now she has passed away(sigh)that was when it occured to me(knock,knock on this roomimous shell betwix ones spectacle holders)that the last view of this wonderous planet of ours for many,must be from a Morphine induced vision of an austere room with several heads gazing down at one in the most undignified position possible.
Anyway enough of the blues(unless you can put some in this battleship grey sky)bet you wish you has'nt asked about my "relaxing Sunday"as for the questions about the colour of our truck?
Its like a soft summer green.