Good Morning Early Birds

[emmie]

morning all, its too early to say what the weather is doing - but the forecast isn't all that good, its still cold, so i am still wearing warm clothing, where has spring gone i wonder.

i hope you are all well, and are able to get out and about today.

[dannyk13]

Good morning all.

[emmie]

my hairdresser closed for good yesterday - they have now retired after 51 years in the business, so am sad for that, as will have to find a new place, but happy for them. They served us all some wine as a farewell gift, which was a nice gesture.

morning Danny

[emmie]

looks like all our early birdies are still asleep, can't say as i blame them...

[DTCwordfan]

Morning from another bright morning down here but still chilly, the 'feels like' temp just above freezing and its due to go to a max of 12°C feels like 9 by mid afternoon. I also see that we have gone into a yellow storm warning for tomorrow into Tuesday, this 'tempete' cranking up from 11am onwards with gusts up to 55. There goes all the bluebell visitors and there were plenty of those around yesterday, the gardens theoretically open for 9 consecutive days. I had a look at the fields yesterday and there was only the slightest sheen of them what with the cold weather holding them back though the ones under the trees are showing. No wonder, they were offering as to the entry fee a 25% discount at the gate! There's also been a spate of eating places open up inc. an unusual coffee bar off the back of a motorbike run by two very nice Weegies.

[emmie]

Morning Dtc,

[emmie]

what are weegies?

[DTCwordfan]

those inhabitants across the valley and on the western side from Minty.....Glaswegians....

[emmie]

ah i see, nice name, i have been to Glasgow and Edinburgh, where i met some lovely people, very helpful and friendly, mind you i was with a Scottish b/f at the time. He liked a drink or six, a wee dram here and there.

[DTCwordfan]

Miles Kingston of the Times wrote of the differences between the two cities. Glasgow, hard and dour, tenement blocks, heavy drinkers, Billy Connolly style humour and you learn about probability on a Saturday night when, with a skinful, you feel a knife in your back and 'Who der yer support then, Jimmie? You have a 50% chance on Rangers and Celtic and nigh on zero if you say Queen of the South.

Now Edinburgh is very different, much more twee, beautiful buildings when they get cleaned up of all the grime from Waverley et all, the city full of 'wee Mary' who would never touch the amber liquid in a month of Sundays - and the Presbyterian Church dominates life.

What would be the ideal situation would be to have the Weegies living in Edinburgh.

How long would this last? Answer - to the first Saturday night.

[Chipchopper]

Good morning all!
It's cold again, so I'm kick starting my day with some porridge.
Hope you're well.
Take care.

[emmie]

morning Chip

[DTCwordfan]

Man walks into a Glasgow pub and asks for a pint of lager with a dash of lime in it.

"We don’t do cocktails," replies the barman."

[emmie]

take care too Chip, enjoy your porridge

[DTCwordfan]

I see that the new Nightingale hospital in Glasgow has been renamed.

ICU Jimmy

[emmie]

very good dtc....

[murraymints]

morning all xx

[ummmm]

As we're not going on holiday this year I'm enjoying buying b'day presents

Just bought a mug saying 'Jesus, Mary and Joseph...and the ' wee donkey

[emmie]

i have on line shop coming at 9am, so should have an early shower, i am not motivated at the minute, but i guess will have to be soon...

[DTCwordfan]

the one that I have really liked in recent days is '(i) Cornwall is not a County but a Duchy (actual fact)

(ii) Cornwall has no capital......False or Truro?

[emmie]

Morning Minty, Ummmm, very good, from LofD i take it