brian1 Posted March 9, 2023 #43651 Share Posted March 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, kalos said: Providing you didn't make an ass of yourself and it tasted nice 🤣 I just had to look donkey up in Italian and see the language, just like Portuguese has it's own male /female word pronunciations, ie do and dah on the end of a word. So I can see how easy it is to mix your lingos up You mean like Homer Simpson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted March 9, 2023 #43652 Share Posted March 9, 2023 We had our little flurry yesterday washed away by continuous rain.I can't believe they shut down our grandkids school in Sevenoaks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted March 9, 2023 #43653 Share Posted March 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, brian1 said: We had our little flurry yesterday washed away by continuous rain.I can't believe they shut down our grandkids school in Sevenoaks. The schools around here usually close at the first sign of snow. My niece who is a teacher once told me that the schools close because most of the teachers don't live close to the schools and can have problems getting in she lives 17 miles from her school, quite a bit of the journey is on narrow country roads that are low priority for clearing and gritting. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted March 9, 2023 #43654 Share Posted March 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, brian1 said: We had our little flurry yesterday washed away by continuous rain.I can't believe they shut down our grandkids school in Sevenoaks. That's the problem these days ,far too many snowflakes and to make matters worse .. it's snowing as well . 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 9, 2023 #43655 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Cold, wet and miserable today, so my one man frozen mash potato production line will start up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted March 9, 2023 #43656 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Good Morning everyone, Hope that those of you that have snow and cold temps stay safe and warm. Down here we are in double figures and even had a bit of sun a short while ago, although the forecast for this afternoon is rain. I don't know what I have done but my shoulder is sore and hurts when I move, probably slept on it funnily! Hope it eases off. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted March 9, 2023 #43657 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, purplesea said: Good Morning everyone, Hope that those of you that have snow and cold temps stay safe and warm. Down here we are in double figures and even had a bit of sun a short while ago, although the forecast for this afternoon is rain. I don't know what I have done but my shoulder is sore and hurts when I move, probably slept on it funnily! Hope it eases off. Well it can't be a frozen shoulder cos you aint got any snow. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted March 9, 2023 #43658 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 minute ago, brian1 said: Well it can't be a frozen shoulder cos you aint got any snow. 🎵 Let it go 🎵 Brian 😉 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted March 9, 2023 #43659 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, purplesea said: Good Morning everyone, Hope that those of you that have snow and cold temps stay safe and warm. Down here we are in double figures and even had a bit of sun a short while ago, although the forecast for this afternoon is rain. I don't know what I have done but my shoulder is sore and hurts when I move, probably slept on it funnily! Hope it eases off. We are in double figures as well - minus! Very cold overnight but the snow is light so far, more forecast for later today. Try doing some light stretches for your shoulder. Hope if feels better soon. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovemygarden Posted March 9, 2023 #43660 Share Posted March 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: We are in double figures as well - minus! Very cold overnight but the snow is light so far, more forecast for later today. Try doing some light stretches for your shoulder. Hope if feels better soon. Ouch - I am due back from the Canaries tomorrow. NOT looking forward to those temperatures. It’s a balmy 24 degrees here in Fuerteventura today. 😎 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted March 9, 2023 #43661 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Ilovemygarden said: Ouch - I am due back from the Canaries tomorrow. NOT looking forward to those temperatures. It’s a balmy 24 degrees here in Fuerteventura today. 😎 Wrap up warm for coming home. It has been incredibly cold and there is a severe weather warning for the next 48 hours for snow and ice, or at least there is for here. It may be milder for you further south and west. Enjoy the last of the sunshine. Edited March 9, 2023 by Eglesbrech 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardennais Posted March 9, 2023 #43662 Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Josy1953 said: The schools around here usually close at the first sign of snow. My niece who is a teacher once told me that the schools close because most of the teachers don't live close to the schools and can have problems getting in she lives 17 miles from her school, quite a bit of the journey is on narrow country roads that are low priority for clearing and gritting. That’s a problem here too and another problem is that the taxis and buses won’t run and most pupils in the rural schools rely on school transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted March 9, 2023 #43663 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Finally it’s stopped snowing, turned to light rain so roads and paths are slushy and slippery, some schools closed this morning most those that are on hilly approaches, but a lot more have closed at 1:30. The decorator took 45 mins to make a 5 mile journey this morning and he has a 4WD vehicle, he said roads were treacherous even those that have been gritted, plus some people are not adjusting their driving to the road conditions. More snow Forecast for overnight, plus we are on a weather warning for more snow on Saturday. I was planning to clear out my greenhouse this week to make room for seed sowing, that’s on hold whilst snow about and temperatures are low. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted March 9, 2023 #43664 Share Posted March 9, 2023 We are home from another great cruise on the beautiful Ambience, no complaints at all. It was a bit of a shock to the system getting home to 1oC and now heavy snow after the temps we have had, even sailing through the BoB on Tuesday it was warm enough to sit out. Hope everyone is well. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted March 9, 2023 #43665 Share Posted March 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said: We are home from another great cruise on the beautiful Ambience, no complaints at all. It was a bit of a shock to the system getting home to 1oC and now heavy snow after the temps we have had, even sailing through the BoB on Tuesday it was warm enough to sit out. Hope everyone is well. Glad to hear you had a good cruise Phil. Did you hear anyone raising concerns about aircon problems at all? That's the only little worry I have about Ambience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted March 9, 2023 #43666 Share Posted March 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Britboys said: Glad to hear you had a good cruise Phil. Did you hear anyone raising concerns about aircon problems at all? That's the only little worry I have about Ambience. Cheers Andrew, we never spoke to anyone or heard any gossip about the aircon not working, we did have some work done in our cabin where a new motor was fitted but assumed that was routine maintenance as we didn't report anything. We were with friends who went on Iona in January and they thought Ambience was much better for them. We thought that the food was excellent, a little better than on our last cruise on Ambience and certainly better than Arcadia in Dec, even though we had nothing to complain about then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted March 9, 2023 #43667 Share Posted March 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said: Cheers Andrew, we never spoke to anyone or heard any gossip about the aircon not working, we did have some work done in our cabin where a new motor was fitted but assumed that was routine maintenance as we didn't report anything. We were with friends who went on Iona in January and they thought Ambience was much better for them. We thought that the food was excellent, a little better than on our last cruise on Ambience and certainly better than Arcadia in Dec, even though we had nothing to complain about then. Thanks Phil. I don't have a cruise booked for next year yet so will be interested to see what Ambassador have to offer when they launch 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted March 9, 2023 #43668 Share Posted March 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, Britboys said: Thanks Phil. I don't have a cruise booked for next year yet so will be interested to see what Ambassador have to offer when they launch 2024. We spoke to several solo pax who were very pleased with the solo fares, someone said they had over 80 cabins allocated to solo pax so not sure if that was for our cruise or a general rule. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted March 9, 2023 #43669 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Well it blowing a blizzard outside. I’m glad I have everything I need indoors as we will be in for the duration. OH has left the snow plow at the back door so we can push a path to the cheese fridge and freezers out in the garage if needs be tomorrow. Then again the snow may just fizzle away overnight. Brought in some venison to defrost for tomorrow. I think I’ll make a ragu for a change. I tried a new recipe for a pizza base yesterday. Just flour and live yoghurt. Made up in minutes and makes a really nice base to add whatever you want to it. Not worth fiddling about with yeast when that is so easy. We live and learn. When it’s cold like this comfort food is always the order of the day. May even have a nip of whisky tonight, purely medicinal of course. I have a nice Madeira aged cask strength to try. Slainte. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy v Posted March 9, 2023 #43670 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Did you let the dough rise or use it straight away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted March 9, 2023 #43671 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 minute ago, happy v said: Did you let the dough rise or use it straight away? I left it in the fridge for an hour but it can be used straight away. 1 and 3/4 cups of self raising flour 1 cup live plain yoghurt ned lightly roll out thin and top as required oil the baking tray gas 6 for about 20 minutes I made 4 small thin pizza with that measure rather than one large one and baked 2 at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy v Posted March 9, 2023 #43672 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Thank you. I will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted March 9, 2023 #43673 Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 hours ago, yorkshirephil said: We spoke to several solo pax who were very pleased with the solo fares, someone said they had over 80 cabins allocated to solo pax so not sure if that was for our cruise or a general rule. It's a general thing Phil. On Ambience there are 89 cabins available for solos an on Ambition there are 78. I believe these are actually all twin cabins set aside for solo occupancy. From what I've heard, they also arrange events for solos too, such as a welcome party, so far more than P&O now do for us. If you book early, the prices are good. I paid about £600 for the 5 night Christmas Markets cruise and was upgraded to a Superior Outside cabin and that included gratuities and all-inclusive drinks package. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted March 9, 2023 #43674 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) We went out for dinner tonight. Edited March 9, 2023 by grapau27 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted March 9, 2023 #43675 Share Posted March 9, 2023 42 minutes ago, grapau27 said: We went out for dinner tonight. I hope that's not the endangered Hawaiian pineapple crab Graham. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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