Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Monday. I've got to be out the door at eight, on the canal.

It's a balmy 6.6°C outside this morning. I'll still need the warm clobber though. What time I'll be back home I have no idea. So I hope it warms up a bit. Out this evening. All go init!

Have a happy day everyone.

[1ozzy]

How's me old mate today?

[waterboatman]

I'm fine thanks old buddy. I hope it's warm enough today, otherwise it's going to be a bit of a damp squib.

All well in downsideupland?

[1ozzy]

Downsideupland in my neck of the woods is good today thanks, you know why ;-)

Some parts have had too much moisture, others not enough.

[waterboatman]

You needed it mate. It'll help to prevent those awful bush fires.

[1ozzy]

All the farmers in my region have been busy sowing seed.
Hopefully this rain will create a good crop and their wives will have money to spend on my wood and metal work ;-)

[waterboatman]

I should think everyone is happy. Doesn't do much for the barbie parties though! ;o}

[1ozzy]

Bit of rain, nah, barbie under an awning.

All systems go!

[waterboatman]

Why doesn't that surprise me! :o} Organised.

[1ozzy]

Mate, the temperature can be in the negatives.

Barbie, bring it on ;-/

Nothing quite like a perfect steak, chop, rissole, snag, no matter what animal it was made from.

[waterboatman]

Can't argue with that! :o}

In a good summer, it's not too unusual to be going along on the canal and see barbies on the go all along the towpath.

[1ozzy]

//it's not too unusual to be going along on the canal and see barbies on the go all along the towpath.//

And here was I thinking Poms don't understand the beauty of a real barbie ;-)

Silly me!!!

[waterboatman]

Oh yes we do mate! ;o} In good weather mine gets used more than the cooker. It's a big gas one, so no smoke to annoy the neighbours, it has a hotplate as well as the grid, so I can fry eggs on it too. A good bit of kit.

[1ozzy]

I stand corrected.

In the meanwhile.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Insurance/Question1596422.html

Kill crush destroy ;-/

[waterboatman]

In summer I would cook breakfast on it for me and Vera. she made the tea. We spent more time out there than indoors. Many a beautiful evening we would still be out there at 11PM, a book each, a bottle of wine or two on the go and Tiggy's mum on the scrounge for supper.

[waterboatman]

Thanks for that. ;o}

[1ozzy]

Outdoors beats indoors any day, unless the weather is atrocious.

I'm going to have a tub, wash todays grime away then get dinner happening. Home made chicken kiev with roast spud, sweat spud and cheesy cauliflower with broccoli and peas.

Have a great day old mate!!!

[1ozzy]

"sweet" spud,,,not the sweaty version ;-)

[waterboatman]

That sounds great!

Have a good'un my friend.

[waterboatman]

I guessed! ;o}

[waterboatman]

It made me smile though!