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

Just nipped in for a quick lurk. If anyone's watching this space (as if!), I'm still alive, though not functioning well. I've missed mugwumping around at the guide. I can't do as I did any more. In future my messages will be a sentence or two rather than 3 to 6 paragraphs. As you may have noticed, I'm a natural born windbag so that's going to be a struggle for me

Good to see you back Sal

My dear dear puddy cat! It's so good to see you!

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

How's it going Sal?

It's gone better kat - but then again, it's gone worse too. Mustn't grumble - oh, I wasn't going to do that, was I?

Anyway, the important thing is, it's jolly nice to talk to old (I expect I mean 'young') friends!

They do say you're as old as you feel (and I feel about 94 at the moment)
g'night

"g'night"? You posted that in the middle of the day! Are you on holiday on the other side of the planet or are you working nights?

Bet I feel older than you do

I was hoping for a lie-in this morning (at least till 8am ) but my son woke us early with the news that the bathroom had flooded, thus re-flooding the kitchen below (which had reached the stage of almost repaired after the last flood...)

And I'm not going to get an early night 'cos Parky's interviewing Bob Geldof, Victoria Wood and Anne Widdecombe at 10.20.

Never mind. Worse things happen at sea

Have they given you aught more effective than the TENS machine yet?

Hullo Sal-

I'm so glad you're back... or at least sort of back. I've missed your words of wisdom aboutthe place. I'm terribly sorry to hear about your back. My dad went through something similar a long time ago and it was very dificult for him. Do take good care of yourself. I hope you have lots of help about the house and such. Here's to a full and speedy recovery and lots of future mugwumping!

all the best,
Ari

I think it's degenerative Ari.

Poor Sal
If you're reading this - we miss you

Oi! Who are you calling a degenerate? I'm ok! Nothing wrong with me (that a new body wouldn't cure)

Thank you both. I've just popped in to say some hellos and push off again. Trying to be a bit more disciplined with this sitting business. Ari, I live with my dogs and, as you can imagine, they're a lot of help, putting great effort into trying to trip me up. Kat, the TENS machine is quite good sometimes but I'm a bit strapped for pain killers that work. Can't take anything with codeine or any opiate because it makes me feel ill. Tut. Life ah?

Sal

Life? Don't talk to me about life!

They do say some of the constituents of a certain variety of hemp have fairly good painkilling properties - not that I would suggest owt like that

A fleeting sighting of a rare mudwump and I missed it!
Hmmm..... well if your dogs are like mine then....... you're in big trouble, Sal! The other week, one of my two 10 month old dogs learned that when he comes into the house he can easily jump up onto the top of his crate and from there the washing machine and from there.. well you get the picture. He proceeded to terrorize the three cats who formerly thought they were safe lurking about on the countertop hurling insults at the dogs from a safe distance. Imagine their surprise! Imagine mine when three felines went hurtling through the kitchen sending a cascade of pots and pans to the floor! Jules, the canine culprit, just stood there looking very pleased with himself.

feel better Sal,
Ariel

Hi Kat and Ariel

I cannot possibly comment on your suggestion/observation Kat or this message might get moderated. Suffice to say

Your dog tale cheered me up Ariel. My dogs would love to be able to chase cats round their own domain (above the ground). I don't think I could keep up with the crockery replacement bills though. My garden birds would probably enjoy such a spectacle too

Sal

What a wonderful image
I've never had a dog small enough to fit on the kitchen counter.
Mine have just tended to pick up the and carry them round the house, slavering all over their necks.

Who said anything about small? Jules is a petite 50 lbs, as is his brother, Buster.
My cats, Dharma (classic tortoise tabby) and Flower (all black), are more delicate, though Wessex (orange tabby) is a big pudgy 12 lbs. I think I need some fish.........maybe an iguana?

What are they?

How about a blue whale?

I believethe puppers are what some people euphamistically referred to as "mixed breed." (Off- spring of a stray a friend found and coudln't keep... I am, as they say, a sucker.) The three kitties are also offpsring of a friend's cat that she couldn't keep. If I am introduced to anyone witha blue whale I will RUN.

Even if they can't possibly keep it and it's about to be drowned?

That's how I got most of mine. At one point we had 8 cats, 2 dogs, 22 rabbits, 3 guinea pigs, 2 budgies and a bat.

Have I got "sucker" written on my forehead?

Sounds like you are a creature after my own heart

I've taken in all sorts, too. One of the more interesting was an Amazonian Parrot that required temporary housing for several months. We found out that he could talk alot more than anyone realized. The bird developed what can only be described as an "unhealthy" attachment to me. He would sing to me in the morning and then sing twinkle twinkle in the evening when I tucked him in for the night. At first it was charming. But things got rather bizarre when it started threatening my significant other of that time...both verbally and then mounting full scale attacks. It was quite frightening!

Makes a whale sound rather nice actually.......