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  • Oneputt
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    edited March 2018 #1472

    Glad your getting sorted M.

    Heard a Twany owl calling so went outside the van and a second chimed in.  Suddenly I caught sight of a shadow moving towards me, it was a barn owl bathed in the site lights, seemed to be disoriented as he nearly hit our van before swerving away screeching. Really ethereal experience🦉

  • Bakers2
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    edited March 2018 #1473

    Wow how lucky Oneputt  😆

    Certainly not pointless

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited March 2018 #1474

    I can't comment, Tammygirl because I've never been to any of the Canary Islands although we do have friends in Bristol, who are also caravanners, that like to go there, usually in February to get away from the dark evenings and cold weather here. 

    My wife and I can't go there at the moment because the Home Office have her passport whilst her UK visa is under consideration, so at the moment we have to focus on that. Even if and when her visa is granted, just crossing the border into France is complicated, as the visa only covers her for UK. So a separate visa would be needed for EU countries.

    I'll look forward to reading about your return to UK and your forthcoming trips away in your motorhome on CMC sites here as I'm better able to relate to that!

  • brue
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    edited March 2018 #1475

    Hope you can now  enjoy your break Moulesy. I'm off to see my Mum today. We had a difficult day yesterday due to a family bereavement, need to concentrate on a lot of different things just now. Hope you all have a good day. smile

  • SteveL
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    edited March 2018 #1476

    Pointless or not so pointless. Had yet another scam, text rather than phone call this time. Supposedly from Nat West. Your account has been disabled, please verify details to reactivate it. These aren't uncommon, but this one seemed a bit cleverer, in that it seemed to be directing you to a secure link. No idea if it was, as no intention of clicking it. I suppose the fact that the link seemed secure might trick a few.

    Anyway sent it off to the National police phishing unit. I suppose one day they might get on top of these things, but there are just so many.

  • ABM
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    edited March 2018 #1477

    Hoping  your  day  gets  better  Brue,

    Check  with  your  bank  in  another  way  then  Moulesy  --  that's  the  only  thing  I  can  suggest,  after  all  you  don't  want  any  more  'Draining'  going  on  do  you  undecided.

    Hoping  all  'Mothers'  get  to  enjoy  their  day  without  too  many  chocs  etc  being  nicked  by  stray  fingerssealedwink

  • cariadon
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    edited March 2018 #1478

    I has a similar call on Friday from "HRMC" threatening me with legal action and to press 1 to speak to my case worker, unfortunaly it was a recorded message otherwise I would have told them where to go.

  • Tammygirl
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    edited March 2018 #1479

    Good day today, bit later than normal getting up. Went to the market, very busy there today. Sometimes it can be quite chilly there as its quite high up but it was nice today. Didn't buy anything but did have lunch there. Then we took a ride up to the North of the island where they get big waves, today the were huge. Some brave souls out surfing so we sat and watched them for awhile. I love watching the sea especially when its rough but even nicer when you are sat in 24c sunshine cool

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2018 #1480

    Sounds lovely TG. We enjoy watching the sea, and everything going on, in and around it. As a student I worked in the first Leisure Centre in this country to have a wave machine, it was hypnotic at times, but much more predictable patterns than the real thing!

  • Oneputt
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    edited March 2018 #1481

    Went to Snettisham, tide was out so no wave watching.  Thousands of birds including a mega - a Snowy Owl showing well🦉

  • brue
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    edited March 2018 #1482

    I was in the "en suite" at my Mum's today when I heard her telling OH about her funeral arrangements (just the usual sort of happy topic on Mother's Day.) So I stayed in a bit longer because every visit we have a reminder and I can recite it word for word, so I let OH take the full force ...he's quite good about it really and takes it without a flicker. wink

    So ended our day out. smile

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2018 #1483

    I can empathise brue! My Sis and I have started quoting bits to ourselves now. Mind you every so often Mum throws in the odd curve ball, keeps us on our toes! Glad you had a nice day, been thinking about you.

  • Oneputt
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    edited March 2018 #1484

    Will be packing the van shortly after a great weekend, not pointless as we are returning home 🏠 

  • brue
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    edited March 2018 #1485

    Thanks TDA.

    And pleased you had a great weekend OP, especially seeing the snowy owl. smile

  • Tammygirl
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    edited March 2018 #1486

    Pointless me posting on here today as I've done nothing but sunbath all daycool

  • Oneputt
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    edited March 2018 #1487

    Beats shivering in the snow TG.  Although it’s been 11C here today

  • Tammygirl
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    edited March 2018 #1488

    Gosh double figures laughing hope it warms up a bit north of the border, not looking forward to coming back to the cold.

  • brue
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    edited March 2018 #1489

    Stay where you are TG, we've got more snow forecast for the weekend. yell

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited March 2018 #1490

    If its going to snow, I need enough to get stuck in Dorset, laughing then I won't have to come home, and back to work.wink

  • Wherenext
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    edited March 2018 #1491

    Who's getting the snow? No point buying that new snowplough if it's not going to hit us.

  • brue
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    edited March 2018 #1492

    Ours is forecast on Saturday, "light snow" maybe we won't see any... smile

  • Tammygirl
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    edited March 2018 #1493

    Will do brue, still got 9 days left so time for it to change (hopefully )undecided

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2018 #1494

    12 solid hours of pouring rain here today! And to add insult to injury, had to take in the delights of Sheffield's horrendous traffic as well.......a day to well and truly write off!

  • Wherenext
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    edited March 2018 #1495

    Only 9? Already? Tempes fugit and all that.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited March 2018 #1496

    Lovely sunny morning here in Brighton this morning. Feeling refreshed after yesterdays day off from work but back to work this evening for 4 hours.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited March 2018 #1497

    Oh do shut up. tongue-out

    Having booked a few days at Brighton, I now see that snow is forecast.

  • cariadon
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    edited March 2018 #1498

    If we do have snow it wont last long, the soil and sun is warming up.

    Enjoy your stay cy, we plan to visit there sometime in September or October.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited March 2018 #1499

    That's right, cariadon. You can see daffodils on the side of the approach road to the site here in Brighton.

  • cariadon
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    edited March 2018 #1500

    The daffodils here have been out since January, but the snowdrops and crocuses are everywhere now, and look so pretty. Noticed buds on my roses and Honeysuckle. Spring is defiantly here and the earth is waking up. 

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited March 2018 #1501

    We noticed when driving in Goring-by-sea from the sea front through Aldsworth Avenue, that one of the trees on the left hand side of the road was covered in pink blossom.

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