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

Yes it's Guy Fawkes and yes it's good fun although they've passed some new laws restricting the sale of fireworks, you can still buy them as a private individual and have your own personal display in the garden or in our case, field!!! Personally I think that they should be banned unless you're a licenced event organiser..........we have far too many accidents and deaths at this time of year from irresponsible use of fireworks

Find it hard to imagine a really bad drought cos we're never far away from rain over here But having lived in South Africa for 3 yrs can remember how dry and dusty it used to get but we never seemed to be short of water

So, am assuming you're at home on the pc?

Hey Gorgeous want company?

hello there

Not seen you about for a while or have you been avoiding me

How's life down under then?

Not avoiding...never that

life is good...well headache yesterday but otherwise

daughter's formal the other night she looked stunning she's tall and slim (as her dad was at 16) and she and her favourite aunts had bought a gorgeous light bronze silk chinese dress very stylish and she stood out from all the frocks (even accounting for a proud dad) Annie shed a tear losing her little girl....sigh

How's you?

Am ok thanx but very tired tonight..........it's been a long haul this week with time dragging and not much sleep during the day Last night tonight tho and then off until Monday night

I can't wait to get rid of my daughter........you want another one?

not an evil twin...weve just got the nice twin back and enjoying it

YOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........guess who?

How's life in the antipodes today?

Helen

Sorry Helen...missed your post...things on this side of the earth are just fine...Had a wonderful Christmas and New Year with my family, not impressed to be back at work but I'll live with that.

I have to say I am very happy to hear from you.

How are you and yours...sold the house yet?

Greg

Hi Greg

Only just got your post sorry...........been off for a week cos it was my b'day last week ........the big 50

Me and the kids are fine thanx........Xmas/New Year was a quiet affair, no wild parties or orgy's (mores the pity) The house is still up for sale and no offers as yet but someone is coming back for a 2nd visit so am keeping fingers crossed :

Nice to hear you had a good festive season

Helen

Hi Cutie How's Wales?

Hiya my little anitpodean friend

I didn't get back to you last time but it got busy and then I kinda closed my eyes and dozed off inbetween calls............shhhhhhhhhhhhh don't tell anyone tho, it has to be our secret

Hows things with you?

Helen

ooooooooops that should read antipodean

Hi I'm fine...things are good...kids went back to school today after their summer holidays so it is really business as usual now

Did you have a nice Christmas/New Year?

It's been business as usual here since the first week of Jan kids only get 2 weeks off for Xmas!

Xmas/New Year was fairly quiet.........just the family.....no mass orgies unfortunately I was working over new year so nothing much exciting happened there either

How did yours go?

Holidays were lovely...we spent them with my brother and his family on his farm...lots of fun, drinking, eating etc and playing with horses as a bonus including a handful of young foals...very hard to leave!!!

I'm a little disappointed...I was counting on some juicy gossip of your carrying-ons over the the break ...no orgies...sounds like poor planning

I'd like some juicy gossip of my carry-ons too.......trouble is there aint none happening lately........think I got stranded in a barren, sexless desert Either that or I'm losing my touch

Your holidays sound lovely..........as it's usually cold and wet over here, we tend to spend most of the time indoors Had Xmas dinner with the ex in-laws, the kids, my mum and my brother which was nice Dan should've been going with his dad but he almost sliced his thumb off on Xmas Eve and I had to take him to hospital and he had 8 stitches in it, so he decided he'd rather stay at home with us on xmas day as his thumb was sore and throbbing He did that slicing up carrots for the horses.......thought he'd add some extra protein

Ouch!!...hope the horses didn't get a taste for human flesh 8 stitches for a thumb is pretty serious, is Dan OK?

Sorry sweetie didn't mean to upset you here! I reckon once you've sorted out your house problems and can concentrate your efforts, you'll turn things around...you'll be beating them off with a stick and a whip...and chains

yes Greg he's fine..........was nasty at the time tho and I probably made it worse cos I thought he was 'horsing' around cos that's the sort of thing he does.........til I saw the blood seeping thro his fingers I really thought he was winding me up He was ok til they started to inject around the wound with local anaesthetic so they could stitch him up........that's when he started screaming and tried to break all the bones in my hand (ouch) bless him!!!

To be honest, am not that bothered at the moment, am happy to concentrate my efforts on the house and kids etc.........this dating game is a complete mystery to me after 24 yrs of marriage ......all the rules seemed to have changed since I last played

They're funny aren't they, all tough till they need their Mum...glad he is OK...I'm assuming it was his left so no time off school

I'm no help either (23 years) would have absolutely no idea where to start, though I have a bunch of female relatives I'm sure would love to advise and prompt me...and console yourself that once you master the dating game the rest remains the same

it was his left but he did have to miss a mornings school to have the stitches out and then he took great delight in showing off the gory scar to all his friends ..........boys huh???

Like I said.........am happy just to take each day as it comes right now........if cupids arrow manages to find it's target then all well and good but if it doesn't..........then I've not lost anything......am not about to rush into anything in any case