How long will it take us to get to 10,000 posts?

[Michelle Stevens]

Just as long as you're ok that's all the matters als:

I've been busy myself this week, but then the weather is hot, hot, hot! here ... a little like myself :danc:

Little ..... compared to my hotness my dear friend. :l1:

The Enforcer doesn't cope well in this extreme heat and is prone to having a short temper

... stay clear!

Oh no. We better keep the A/C on on the Cafe or else. That reminds me, with the lockdowns easing do you think we can use the TT Yacht soon. I'm eager to use it as it's been in dock for over a year after getting it from Tesco as you remember. A few days on the sea will ease any Enforcer triggers, hopefully.

Our heat wave has arrived, yes. I've just spent half an hour watering the garden and my feet .. Lol!

They, you feet and the plants surely needed it. Is it hot this week as well?

Crikey! :eck: .... :floor::floor:

My hotness is deadly serious.

I'm glad you and some other people notice them Michelle, its a shame for them to be overlooked.

Indeed!

Yes, we do .. not us personally, but they visit our garden all the time,
I do love watching them, they're so cute .... they've been enjoying themselves on our Lavender bush all day today, so someone somewhere will probably get some tasty Lavender-honey.

How is your Lavender plants doing in the middle of summer?

We also have ants at the moment, sorry but I don't love these, they bite Mr L has put some stuff on the patio today which should reduce their numbers, I won't go into the gristly details..

Oh no! Death to ants. Looks like Mr L is the next one to catch the fury of the Budgies for more crimes against nature? Of course there is guilt by association .... you may want to get that sledgehammer ready for more rock smashing.

How I enjoyed them experimenting with their fashion ideas on me . From what I recall you were not impressed

Not at all.

I hope they keep their dangerous fashion trends in their spaceship.

You never bore us, you don't I love hearing about your Orchid adventures.

I do have them. I was having a dental cleaning today and the girl cleaning my teeth had one on her table and of course I had a long conversation about them.

This is a fab tale! How lovely the Gothic girl sounds, I like her and to name your new Orchid after her is perfect. How is Gotham? has she settled in okay?

Gotham is doing fine so far. I repotted her as her bark was starting to break down and I had a new bag of bark from the nursery.

Did I ever tell you about the time I tried to be a Goth and dyed my hair black? :fp:

No but I do remember you as Dark Lashes last October. I do like goth or dark fashion. Some people can really pull that look off well. Do you like you Goth look?

Oh my goodness! That photo of the store sure is Orchid overload, it just shows how popular Orchids have become .. wow!...we started a trend my friend!

Indeed, I was overwhelmed with orchids. If I keep at my pace by 2030 I'll have as many as they do.

Aw poor PV, but I do I know that she is in the best hands and will be cared for until she's had enough. Lets hope she proves everyone wrong and carries on in her own style

PV held out her last old leaf just long enough for that trip as it's yellowing now. She still has her small growths so she isn't dying but really set back and with being a hybrid her instincts are all messed-up. I'll care for her on whatever journey she goes on. Poor baby.

It was good of you to take the trouble of trying to find out from the experts how they all are.

Yes indeed, I had many question. If only it were closer I'd look to get a job there. I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing in their care.

I'm sure you drove very carefully with your precious cargo. From what I can see Gotham has some very healthy looking leaves. Let me know (when you get the time) how she is doing, same with PV, thanks.

Gotham and Sunburst are fine. I really brought them for minor questions as they were going well. I just didn't want PV to be all alone on this trip if that makes any sense. If PV dies from her setback I want to know I took other orchids on that trip with her.

Right, as soon as I've finished posting on here I will go and take Orkies photo so you can see her new blooms.

Oh wow! I hope Orkie is doing well. She sure blooms often. She must be very happy.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Hope you made it this far my friend, but if you haven't its no problem, just let us know where you've got stuck.

I think it worked. Thank you for ur help my friend, as always!

I hope you get to go DFF, we love it there, although I know you are much further away then we are to Italy, so it would take a long journey. Yes, I guarantee you would love (what I call) real Italian Pizzas and they're huge!

I hope I can go someday. Believe it or not, DFF has never left the US in his life. But if I ever do, Italy is my first choice. Not to mention all the family I have over there I’ve never even met.

and I know absolutely nothing arbour baseball, only that you love it.

This made me smile! For some reason I’ll never know I love it more than almost anything in life. I’m watching right now as I type actually LOL!!

I still wish I could’ve played professionally, but I just wasn’t good enough. And I have no problem admitting that. It just wasn’t meant to be. I didn’t get it back then but the older I get the more I can accept it.

35 posts away from 4200!!

 

[Michelle Stevens]

I like your new signature @DallasFanForever . :10:

I hope I can go someday. Believe it or not, DFF has never left the US in his life. But if I ever do, Italy is my first choice. Not to mention all the family I have over there I’ve never even met.

I hope you get to see Italy and other countries my friend. Foreign travel is great in so many ways.

35 posts away from 4200!!

We're getting there! :hats:

 

[DallasFanForever]

I like your new signature @DallasFanForever .

Thank you Michelle!!

I hope you get to see Italy and other countries my friend. Foreign travel is great in so many ways.

I was never big on traveling when I was younger. Hence, why I’ve never been anywhere LOL!! But now as I’m getting older I definitely want to start doing some traveling. There’s so much of the world I want to see.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Thank you Michelle!!

Sure thing! :sure:

I was never big on traveling when I was younger. Hence, why I’ve never been anywhere LOL!! But now as I’m getting older I definitely want to start doing some traveling. There’s so much of the world I want to see.

It's interesting to see how other people live and how all people want the same thing no matter where they live. I really enjoy having friends from outside of the USA, many here on this board. I learn so much from them. Would you ever consider a cruise as a way to see other countries? Do you have a list of places you'd like to see, besides Italy?

 

[DallasFanForever]

It's interesting to see how other people live and how all people want the same thing no matter where they live. I really enjoy having friends from outside of the USA, many here on this board. I learn so much from them. Would you ever consider a cruise as a way to see other countries? Do you have a list of places you'd like to see, besides Italy?

Yes, I would definitely consider a cruise to go see other countries. The biggest problem for me is getting enough time off at one time to go do this. It’s not easy with my job. I get 6 weeks off a year but grouping more than one week together is really tough. This is a main reason why I’ve never left the country. I’m working there 23 years and it’s more like I just take the vacations when I can get them and not when I necessarily want them. Welcome to the shipping business!!

I have a ton of places I’d like to visit besides Italy. That will always be at the top of my list because it was my mother’s dream to go there one day but she was really kind of embarrassed to go anywhere with her illness. I would’ve taken her regardless but we just never got around to it. I’d also love to see Spain, Portugal, France, the UK. I would love to visit any country I’ve never been to actually. And I made myself a promise recently when I received my “all clear” diagnosis from the doctors that I would start doing more things that I put off over the years. Life’s too short!!


Let’s see, where do we stand? 4200 minus 4169 is 31?

Not bad!! We still have about 9 days to meet our goal.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Yes, I would definitely consider a cruise to go see other countries. The biggest problem for me is getting enough time off at one time to go do this. It’s not easy with my job. I get 6 weeks off a year but grouping more than one week together is really tough. This is a main reason why I’ve never left the country. I’m working there 23 years and it’s more like I just take the vacations when I can get them and not when I necessarily want them. Welcome to the shipping business!!

I completely understand. I've been able to do trips to Europe in seven to ten days. True, cruises tend to be longer. I've been on two and they have been about two weeks each. Latin American is close too. I've been to Costa Rica and it's great.

I have a ton of places I’d like to visit besides Italy. That will always be at the top of my list because it was my mother’s dream to go there one day but she was really kind of embarrassed to go anywhere with her illness. I would’ve taken her regardless but we just never got around to it. I’d also love to see Spain, Portugal, France, the UK. I would love to visit any country I’ve never been to actually. And I made myself a promise recently when I received my “all clear” diagnosis from the doctors that I would start doing more things that I put off over the years. Life’s too short!!

That is a great attitude and true about life being too short. I'm sure you'd really enjoy any of these countries, I've had the pleasure of visiting them all. I agree, there are very few countries I wouldn't visit but that is only because of safety(war zones) and or health alerts. I hope your health is well and you can see where ever you'd like.

Let’s see, where do we stand? 4200 minus 4169 is 31?

Not bad!! We still have about 9 days to meet our goal.

Doable!

 

[DallasFanForever]

Latin American is close too. I've been to Costa Rica and it's great.

Seeing Latin America would be high on my list as well. I have family down there also.

I hope your health is well and you can see where ever you'd like.

Thank you my friend!! I’m truly blessed where my health is concerned right now. After that ordeal I was happy just to sit here and look out the window and see people walking their dogs, let alone traveling to Europe LOL!!

 

[DallasFanForever]

As DFF gets ready for work this morning, it’s with a little sadness unfortunately. I’ve been dreading this day for 9 and a half years but I guess I knew it was always coming one day.

Today is my last day on my route at work, as Monday I start a new one. I never knew that customers can become family eventually but apparently that’s what happened over the years.

Of course I’m only going a mile away from my current route so I can stop in from time to time but it’s not the same I guess.

It’s just hard leaving after watching all their kids grow up, getting to know all their pets (the nice ones that don’t bite anyway), getting fed every day (my favorite part), and being told to go in the garage and take all the water I need out of the fridge (which I don’t need to be told twice).

But all kidding aside, I think what I will miss the most is the people that were there for me to listen when I needed it, and I tried to return the favor in kind, even when I was in a rush.

And of course I’m going to meet a lot of nice new people I’m sure. And I’m excited for that. But I have a feeling this is going to be an emotional day for DFF.

 

[Biggie]

@DallasFanForever after starting a job that was just to keep me in "Beer 'n Fun money" as a know it all man of the world at 23 years old. Planning to stay not too long. Keeping all the others at arms length, because... "hey, no point remembering their names, I'm gonna be out of here way soon" That was April 1999.

I wept alone in my office on a Thursday afternoon sending my final farewell email to the strangers that became my colleagues and friends and people I only ever knew via email. The Friday was to be my last day at the company and I was overwhelmed by something that wasn't grief or sadness but breaking bonds that had developed was surprisingly difficult. At 23 I could not envisage how long I would have stayed, how I would apply myself and become a respected colleague, earn their trust, put in charge of a team, share problems outside of work, hear about their family lives and take note. Learn how to deal with the difficult people while remaining professional. And so much more.

My final day was about a week shy of what would have been my 20 year anniversary with the company. I left a better man because of working there, through the good, the bad and the very ugly. Four weeks ago I started with a new company in the same sector. I'm looking forward to the good, the bad and the very ugly.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I can relate to everything you said @Biggie. Believe me I can! I get very attached to my customers; the people I work with not so much LOL. Maybe that’s because I’m a very private person. I’m an enigma to most people I work with but the few I am close with understand that’s just how I am.

Today was not as bad as I expected. I felt a little sad at times but how sad can you really feel when you realize how appreciated you were all these years.

And good luck with ur new company Biggie!! I hope it works out!!

 

[Biggie]

Thanks, I appreciate your thoughts.

I hope this new position works out, but as I always do with new people, smile be polite and then remove myself from the room etc. As the manager of the bar I worked once said to me "you don't warm to new people very quickly, don't deny it 'cause you'll make yourself look stupid".

 

[Long Lashes]

Eagle Chat​

It seems some storms knock-out the cam this time.

I guess that can't be helped. It just feels abrupt to not be able to watch them anymore.

I did find this image of a wet young eagle.

I shouldn't laugh but he does look kind of funny but then, so do I when I'm soaked through ..Lol!

Maybe we can watch the grass grow. The Grass Growing Cam.

Its all we have left my friend


Here is a night cam shot of the grass ...

no alien eyes here

 

[Long Lashes]

..... compared to my hotness my dear friend. :l1:

Which hotness is this you speak of?

That reminds me, with the lockdowns easing do you think we can use the TT Yacht soon. I'm eager to use it as it's been in dock for over a year after getting it from Tesco as you remember. A few days on the sea will ease any Enforcer triggers, hopefully.

Great idea, I'd sort of forgotten about our TESCO Yacht. Where shall we sale to, any ideas? and do I need to buy new outfits?

Is it hot this week as well?

Oh my, it has been extremely hot

so much so that we had weather warnings,

I couldn't cope ..Lol! Fortunately today is more barrable and this is the first time I've been on my laptop for days .. we spent most of the time outside, even well into the evening.

How are your temperatures right now?

My hotness is deadly serious.

Pfft!



:laughing:

How is your Lavender plants doing in the middle of summer?

Its going mad growing, I have taken some snaps which I will show you. I'm not posting them on this post as I don't want to overwhelm you with too many photos all at once. I was sat next to the larger of the two Lavenders this afternoon and counted 14 bumble bees having a party

OMG! That budgie

Oh no! Death to ants. Looks like Mr L is the next one to catch the fury of the Budgies for more crimes against nature?

Woah!

.... I didn't witness what happened to the Ants. Mr L might have just scooped them all up sent them off on holiday or something ..

Of course there is guilt by association .... you may want to get that sledgehammer ready for more rock smashing.

Mr L is on his own with this I do love him, but no way am I going back to that TT Quarry

I do have them. I was having a dental cleaning today and the girl cleaning my teeth had one on her table and of course I had a long conversation about them.

You have soooo many Orchid adventures ... I'm sure they follow you around

Gotham is doing fine so far. I repotted her as her bark was starting to break down and I had a new bag of bark from the nursery.

This is good to hear.

I do like goth or dark fashion. Some people can really pull that look off well. Do you like you Goth look?

Yes, I love the Goth look, its like you say some people look fab as Goths, they always look such interesting people.

PV held out her last old leaf just long enough for that trip as it's yellowing now. She still has her small growths so she isn't dying but really set back and with being a hybrid her instincts are all messed-up. I'll care for her on whatever journey she goes on. Poor baby.

At least you are just letting her do and be what she wants. PV is in the best hands that's for sure :hb:

Oh wow! I hope Orkie is doing well. She sure blooms often. She must be very happy.

Orkie is having the time of her life right now ...

Spoiler: Here she is ..

She's such a show off :danc:

Here are the first two Sunflowers to bloom, although they've already changed and grown bigger since I took this ...

Spoiler: Subflowers

This plant is about 7ft tall ..

One of the Dwarf Sunflowers has bloomed too, today in fact, so I will take a photo tomorrow.

 

[Long Lashes]

I think it worked. Thank you for ur help my friend, as always!

So glad it worked, well done my friend I think it looks great, but are you happy with it DFF?

Because you can make it smaller or bigger if you wish. All you need to do is go back to your profile page and click on SIGNATURE and double click on your 'Dallas Fan Forever' image, then four little blue boxes should appear on each corner, these can be dragged around using your cursor.

Also, if you want you can move the image to the middle or to the right if you prefer? just ask if you want to know how, I don't want to overwhelm you with loads of useless info.

I hope I can go someday. Believe it or not, DFF has never left the US in his life. But if I ever do, Italy is my first choice. Not to mention all the family I have over there I’ve never even met.

I have a feeling you will get to Italy one day

This made me smile! For some reason I’ll never know I love it more than almost anything in life. I’m watching right now as I type actually LOL!!

I think its great to have a passion for a sport, all my boys love football (English football lol!)

As DFF gets ready for work this morning, it’s with a little sadness unfortunately. I’ve been dreading this day for 9 and a half years but I guess I knew it was always coming one day.

Today is my last day on my route at work, as Monday I start a new one. I never knew that customers can become family eventually but apparently that’s what happened over the years.

Of course I’m only going a mile away from my current route so I can stop in from time to time but it’s not the same I guess.

It’s just hard leaving after watching all their kids grow up, getting to know all their pets (the nice ones that don’t bite anyway), getting fed every day (my favorite part), and being told to go in the garage and take all the water I need out of the fridge (which I don’t need to be told twice).

Oh I'm sorry you were feeling so sad, I imagine you will be missed by the customers who've got to know you so well. I hope you got through your first day with no problems and have settled into your new route.

And of course I’m going to meet a lot of nice new people I’m sure. And I’m excited for that.

This is a good thing also, I'm sure your new customers will soon get to know and appreciate all you do. I wish you could be our delivery man ... a bit too far to travel?

Believe me I can! I get very attached to my customers; the people I work with not so much LOL.

I'm just the same. I get attached to the families I work with, but I cant stand the politics at work and try and keep out of them.

I do hope your new route works out well for you DFF. and leads you to some new happy adventures

 

[Long Lashes]

after starting a job that was just to keep me in "Beer 'n Fun money" as a know it all man of the world at 23 years old. Planning to stay not too long. Keeping all the others at arms length, because... "hey, no point remembering their names, I'm gonna be out of here way soon" That was April 1999.

Your experience sound similar to mine Biggie. I started work (where I am now) and only intended to stay for one year or two years at the very max and here I still am 10 years later .. although right now I'm dithering about if to leave or not.

. The Friday was to be my last day at the company and I was overwhelmed by something that wasn't grief or sadness but breaking bonds that had developed was surprisingly difficult.

I can imagine it was difficult, we become so familiar with each other at work (good and bad) and I guess you might've been feeling that loss, I know I would too.

My final day was about a week shy of what would have been my 20 year anniversary with the company. I left a better man because of working there, through the good, the bad and the very ugly.

This is a great way to look at it.

Four weeks ago I started with a new company in the same sector. I'm looking forward to the good, the bad and the very ugly.

Congratulations on your new role, I hope you enjoy the new challenge

 

[Long Lashes]

P.S.

Forgot to say @DallasFanForever that you now know how to post images on here too, its exactly the same method as posting an image on your SIGNATURE :byebye:

 

[DallasFanForever]

So glad it worked, well done my friend I think it looks great, but are you happy with it DFF?

Yes I am! And thank you again!! I actually already noticed by accident that I can move it around and change the size. I’m not sure how I want it yet LOL!! This is a whole new world for DFF

I have a feeling you will get to Italy one day

Oh how I hope ur right my friend!!

I think its great to have a passion for a sport, all my boys love football (English football lol!)

I agree! My nephew is all about American Football and basketball. HATES baseball!! HATES it!! But I don’t care. We used to play it every weekend but now we stopped because he’s into the other sports. He doesn’t want to hurt Uncle DFF’s feelings but I don’t want him playing it for me. And I think I might’ve pushed him a little too hard at first and I don’t want to be like that.

 

[Biggie]

@Long Lashes I appreciate you kind words. I really hope and am willing to work towards a successful future in this company. There are some perks to be had such as travel. I now see Oxford BMW Mini plant often, International travel will be a regular affair with 2 trips to Cardiff last week. Swansea is in my future.

Got to say, I'm quite looking forward to what is ahead. And in a better frame of mind and now I can enjoy my weekends instead of just being pissed off about were I was prior to this job. Let the good time roll!

On a tangential note, ever heard of Charlotte De Witte? If techno is your situation I highly recommend Ms De Witte. Currently she's sound tracking me, as I fail to get to the point and.... ya know, spout off. Interesting fact, when Ms De Witte was just starting her journey to the stars, she used the moniker Raving George because of some wholly ridiculous notions that ladies can't spin techno. The moniker was to hide her gender until contracts were signed. Now spinning under the name her mama giver her. I do believe she is the missing artwork from Ghent!

 

[DallasFanForever]

Oh I'm sorry you were feeling so sad, I imagine you will be missed by the customers who've got to know you so well. I hope you got through your first day with no problems and have settled into your new route.

Well, the new route actually starts Monday. Friday was my last day on the old one. And that was a tough day! I felt like I was abandoning my customers to be honest but they understood.

This is a good thing also, I'm sure your new customers will soon get to know and appreciate all you do. I wish you could be our delivery man ... a bit too far to travel?

That would be my honor! But yeah you are a little far from our station HA HA!!

I'm just the same. I get attached to the families I work with, but I cant stand the politics at work and try and keep out of them.

I hate the politics and I try to avoid them too. Unfortunately sometimes it’s unavoidable. But I have to say I’ve been blessed to have met some wonderful people at work over the years.