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Be careful what you wish for Di, I was only yesterday reading how many people die each year in India from lightning strikes during the storms that form during the monsoon season. It is frightening. We have started school holidays this weekend. There are people everywhere. Five of them died on our roads today during perfect weather. We are expecting perfect weather for the entire holidays. I suspect that despite what people may think covid19 has not finished with us by a long shot. Most countries in the world have far more people untouched by the virus than have had it. Sadly many of the people who have died from it have died from the stupidity of others. Ron.
 
We were up to almost 43,000 deaths and 1,000 newly diagnosed yesterday.After the shenanigans on the countries beaches in the last couple of days I will be amazed if we don't spike hugely.What is it that makes people want to pile onto a crowed beach,standing room only,as soon as the temp.gets above a certain level ? The stress of finding a parking space must be mind boggling.I did notice a couple of porta loos in a photo of one beach with a queue of about 40......they must have been overflowing in the first hour yuk !!! On one beach the council and volunteers cleared about 30 tons of litter...….18 here todayc with a few much needed showers.No compaints
 
I put the generator on at breakfast as they are doing maintenance upon the lines. There appears to be a fine stretch of summer weather coming up, perhaps the likes we have not seen in years if it pans out. Expecting 29C today. We are starting to see spikes in the virus after having had re openings in the past couple of weeks. At one hair salon all the employees came down with covid. This virus may have only begun by the looks of things, its become very bad in the United States. Di I would gladly send all of our thunderstorms your way if I could, if you want them.
 
Today we're having intermittent storms with lightning and the high was 21c. I've been keeping a low profile and working on my bike. I had an annoying squeal in my front brake assembly. I took it apart and cleaned the rotor with brakekleen and the brake pads with dawn dish washing detergent. Problem solved.
 
I'm just happy that annoying squeak wasn't a squirrel Chris.....Our pubs and campsites and hairdressers can open on 4th July.Just can't imagine how the 2 metre gaps are going to work.Can you imagine how happy chappies are going to be if they are turned away or have to queue to get a pint of beer ? As to the hairdresser,well I look like Chewbacca X Scarey Mary,I'm happy to wait 'til it's safe.It's not like I'm going anywhere.
It's a lovely 15c with a cool blustery breeze and I enjoyed a couple of hours on the bike...no sweat !
 
S/W western Australia stil remains the wildest wettest part of Australia. They currently have a double wet and windy front coming thru. Wind is gusting up to 118kph. Most of the wet weather is still down in the southern states. We had some showers come thru on Sat but today is bright and sunny and a little cool. Australia remains covid free except for Victoria which has a few hotspots. They are jumping on them and expect 100,000 tests over a week.Ron.
 
Cold wind and dull skies. Had some heavy downpours which is quite good for the ground and all nature. My garden is full of the sound of Jackdaw juveniles squawking their heads off. The happy chirp of the small birds has vanished completely. Really starting to feel this lockdown now, but i admit i'm afraid to go out. I keep telling myself the numbers aren't high for 66 million people but it's still out there.

My neighbour cleared out the shed at the bottom of the garden. He raked out a bike that has been there for 5 years since i moved here. He pumped the tyres up and they've stayed up. He put an old saddle on it, and unstuck the cables and chain and all i need to do is use it so the gears can become looser. It's a massive big heavy bike, the sort women ride at university. Unfortunately the handle bars are shoulder length on me but the saddle is low enough. I might try and ride it a little but it sure is big and heavy, unlike me, lol.
 
Take it slow Di., end of the road and back 'til you get the feel of It.. or you could get stabilisers fitted ..We have the same problems with young jackdaws,I think the nest is over the road in the park.The parents will leave them soon I hope.Last year I counted 21 of them sitting in a tree before spring time.There's plenty to eat for the little bird sat this time of year but they are a miss......Sunshine and blustery showers here.16c.
 
Today is a contrast to yesterday's summer conditions. I awoke to dark skies and much cooler temperatures with the prevailing easterlies back again, rain is expected. Yesterday I watched as the winds began to back from the SW to the SE and temperatures began to drops steadily. Di take it easy on that bike, being older our bones are like porcelain.
 
Probably the same thing that happened to the bloke who walked fifty miles a week every week when he was 55 Carol. Now he can't feel his legs nor walk around the shops. But at least we know how to compensate and get on with it regardless mate. Cloudy day today, no rain and the levels in the dams are falling. A lot more restrictions are coming off but we are not allowed to travel to Victoria and they are not allowed here. Ron.
 
I wonder the same thing, when I was younger I could eat a large pizza and still have room for more that fueled my body that could go on around the clock. Better day coming up, we could use some warm weather and drier conditions to keep the flies down and prevent mold from growing on the fuel wood. I had to put the heat on while driving yesterday after the cold rain, I wonder if summer weather will ever lock in before fall arrives.
 
I can see some brightness trying to glow through the white sky. We are expecting showers though. Actually a period of unsettled weather (which we call summer) and no sign of nice weather yet.

Leicester, up the road by 35 miles, is back in a two week lockdown. It's the most Asian/BAME city. Looks like family members aren't staying away from each other. Saturday looks like 'freedom'day and i fully expect loads of younger ones to go wild although they've been the ones out and about. I expect hospitals to be back to normal by Saturday night as it rolls into Sunday morning after pubs, and travel and all non essentials open up. I shall be staying in, that's for sure. Stay safe all.
 
Yes Di., extra police on standby and A&E s expecting a rush of casualties on Saturday...sigh !....did you read in the Mirror ( Monday) about the
Hedgie that bit a toddlers toe while she was asleep in her cot ? The mother pushed it away and it hid under a set of drawers.They slept in another room and rang a wildlife rescue in the morning. who released it back into the wild. It was quite a large female.Probably thought the babe's toe was a fat worm.

13c here with light rain.
 
We are getting some fine summer weather today, the kind where I can spend time on the deck. High 20's maybe touch 30? Those days are a precious few out of the year as the wind can turn on a dime. Its the national holiday and pretty much the whole country is in party mode, with good weather a lot will be out and about.
 
The sun is out momentarily. It's wet out though. Bloody badger!!! I could almost limbo through the holes under the fences now. Oh well, can't do a damned thing. Can't believe what the naughty hedgie did to baby! I am laughing though :D

What a kerfuffle with the Chinese and Hong Kong. Looks like Bozza would invite around 3M over here, lol. But now the Chinese call that meddling. They seriously are pushing a lot of wrong buttons at the moment.
 
Warm day today, got up around 24-25c with the wind out of the north. It will be northerly again tomorrow . They think it will be warmer again and that we may get a storm. then a cold change for Saturday. I thought this winter was a bit cooler but according to the weather bureau this winter has been even warmer and drier than the previous winter. We must be getting acclimatized . Ron.
 
For Canada Day we had a beauty, 30C with sunshine. Like an unwanted guest in the room there was a small thunder storm that threatened but went around and dried up. It felt festive yesterday and still does. The neighbors put on some good fireworks, seems everyone enjoyed the time out from the rush. Today looks to be another genuine summer day.
 
Another warm night ,very hard to get quality sleep . 25c plus forecast for today. Like firearms ,fireworks in Australia for the general public were banned quite a few years ago. Guy Fawks night (cracker night) was celebrated on the 6th of November every year. Each year the injuries to younger Australians mounted leading to the ban. Given our problems with bushfires it is probably just as well. Each year Sydney and most of the state capitals stage large public fireworks displays each year. They have wide media coverage which seems to keep people happy. Ron.
 
16c and showery again...….Fireworks are not supposed to be sold to under 18s but they still manage to cause chaos and destruction for weeks on end leading up to and after Guy Fawkes.That used to be it in the old days but now it's birthdays,xmas,new year,weddings etc. and they sometimes go on for hours.No concern for the aged and decrepit who need their sleep....
 
More downpours today. My heating is coming on during the night too. Must be cold. Unfortunately it's automatic and therefore costs us when it comes on whether we want to be paying for heating during summer nights or not. Bit annoying but there you go.

I will be pretty much staying in over the weekend as loonies traipse out and about after lock down. No doubt the hospitals A & E depts will be fuller than in recent months. Hopefully the weather will keep them in instead of crowding out socially.

Stay safe all.
 
It got hot yesterday, 33C and it should help knock down the biting fly populations. The airconditioner has had its chance to stretch its legs over the past few days, and giving me a chance to get some deck time outside. Its likely to be a repeat today. In the old days when I was a youngster I was one of those terrors who constantly set off firecrackers on the May long weekend and the weeks leading up to it. The neighborhoods in those days sounded like a war zone.
 
It was a cool and very windy day today. Lots of people around but they can't get me when I don't go out. Another sad day with a young scuba diver being attacked and killed by a shark off Indian head on Frazer island. Water temps are pretty low so I suspect a great white. Tigers and Bull sharks are more active in warmer water.Ron.
 
Have just read the sad news of the scuba diver.Scott says there are whales off Esperance too...….Buff it's a young lads thing tossing "penny bangers" and jumping jacks,,,us girls stayed at home for fear of the lads chasing us with them....It's the "adults" I object to but I don't mind public displays although I do think there are better things to spend money on...…….17c and damp.
 
Today any kind of banger or fireworks are very expensive, I'd rather spend the money on a decent bottle of rum or scotch, but there are people who are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on them, and they don't last long. Summer warmth continues, not sure for how much longer, but summer has made a good appearance so far.
 
Hi All
I have not posted anything for quite a while. hope you are all coping with covid19 virus.
I have not been too bad just bored i look like a mad women at the mo going back to hairdressers next Friday yiphee.
Hubby has been at home we have survived being together 24/7.
I will say bye for now take care and stay safe😷
 
Still picking up live mealworms in my utility room, they must be under the freezer. My blackbird who was becoming very tame isn't here today. I hope he is out and about keeping his eyes on his fledgies. Just hope nothing bad has happened. Came face to face with him again. Can't sit out and watch my occasional hedgehog now. I don't want the attack if he feels afraid. He's actually quite good looking but no way am i going to befriend him.

I'm sure we will see numbers rise up after last nights freedom to pubs. To drunk to keep a distance. Can't believe the lunacy of it! So stupid. Not that i want to stay in any more.

Windy and not so warm. Some showers with more rain next week. Stay safe all
 
they had pictures on the news tonight of the great crowds of people behaving badly at UK pubs , same in America with 4th of July. Very cold day today (for us) . Same again tomorrow then a little rain coming in. We oly have one active case of covid in hospital in QLD and he is an 82 yr old who has been in hospital for weeks. Not so good in Melbourne , some one really screwed up with the security guards they hired to look after people coming back from overseas and going into quarantine. Ron.
 
People everywhere are behaving badly, on the news they show over crowded beaches, and when I went in the stores yesterday it would appear the virus is over as people were not self distancing. I hope it does not surge, but whats going on with people around the globe does not bode well for the near future. The warm weather continues.
 
I too read about the drunk and antisocial behaviour, why did bojo let pubs reopen at 6oclock in the morning?
I really don't understand the mindset of these people.
I am so sad that the world has got so much rage and selfishness.
The weather this weekend in Darwen Lancs has been wet & windy.
We wait to see the outcome of this virus.
Take care everyone.xx
 
What a smart idea... Let's let drunk people make responsible decisions... o_O Has nobody heard of drunk driving and being so drunk you wake up with a prize pig??? It's going on here too. I pray there wont be a surge in covid cases. 25c was the high today, I took a nice ride out through the valley bottom... A guy/gal has to get out and smell the horse shit every now and then. ;)
 
I am going to the doctors tomorrow to have a couple of blood tests.
I have had telephone consultations recently but i do prefer face to face.
The weekend has been a washout with strong winds last night.
The hubby might be going back to work in the next couple of weeks, just hope he gets there on time as the busses are not picking
up many passengers at the moment.🙃
 
Well, the hospital has finally screwed up. We're not at the private hospital now, it's back to the general but with appointments. No one informed us of that. Now there's none left at all this week. I'm due for bloods tomorrow or Wednesday. No hope now so won't get my meds. Unfortunately i am sure i can feel spread. I'm suffering some pain now, just as lock down is lifted. Murphys Law!

Cold, windy and some rain. Not getting too much better this week apparently. As i've said, we've had our summer! Blackbird is back with fledgies. So pleased.
 
I am sorry to see that spooky I had to book an appointment this time as a rule they do walk in.
IT seems the rules are very different at the moment.
I was supposed to see a Liver specialist in March at Preston but it was cancelled.
I hope you soon get your meds.
Sending you love & hugs
 
No rain but once again the little old lady upstairs has flooded my laundry ,toilet and bathroom by starting to fill the kitchen sink to do the dishes then walking away to do something else and forgetting the sink. It is the third time this year. I think I will have to talk to her daughter about it. I'm pretty sure it is the onset of dementia. It is not doing me any good. After I mopped up the mess I took my morning glucose level and blood pressure. It was 188/100. They have closed the border between NSW and Victoria. The virus got loose in a group of high rise housing estates. It is high density living. They have locked down five buildings and have described the situation as "like vertical cruise ships." There is 3000 + people involved and no one is allowed in or out except for medicos and monitors. Not good. Ron.
 
That's awful Ron,you need to have a word with somebody.I would phone the social or tell her daughter that's what you're gonna do.She's definitely a hazard to you and your health.
16c and had a nice cycle along the coast.Still crowds of people everywhere....I had a phone consultation today and I'm sure Les's Aug apt. with the cancer doc.will be cancelled in favour of a phone call.I don't think things will change even if the covid gets wiped out completely.
 
I did manage to get my bloods taken yesterday, but i had to go to the oncology suite to have them done. 1 person in there having chemo. Amazing, but i might have to join them too. Northampton was busier than it has been, but i can't believe the industrial building that has continued this last month. Didn't know the approach to town could house that many warehouses and industrial units. Let's hope it brings more work to those that need it.

Thick drizzle falling out there at the moment. It's cold too. I think i might have to put my electric blanket back on and i've got the winter woollies out again. Roll on Saturday when it's supposed to stop raining.

Feeling really badly for you Ron. Dealing with water that floods isn't easy in fact it's quite back breaking.
 
I am glad you got your bloods done.
I think everything looks and feels strange at the moment, the doctors was very quiet and the one way system that is in place.
The weather here is still wet and windy have seen on the news we are due a storm this week i won't hold my breath.
Everyone stay safe.🤣
 
Rain on the way tonight and tomorrow,,,,supposedly! I was at the doctors this morning for my INR test. Wasn't too bad for a change. My doctor is still stuffing around with my diabetes meds, they are not helping and my sugars are gradually going up. I don't eat from 8pm till 8am the next morning and my count is around 13 in the morning , it should be 5.8.. I have enough nerve damage from chemo I don't need any more from diabetes. Ron.
 
Although clouding over now it was a fine sunny morning. The local shopping centre was aggravating to say the least.I'm one of those who like routine and it's been knocked out of kilter due to the covid.But if that's all I have to moan about then I count myself lucky......
 
The mosquitos have been pretty miserable, coming into the house each time I go in or out, chasing me around like they were small fighter jets. Luckily the rain held off as it only makes them worse. Another one giving me grief as I type this. Hopefully I will get some painting done this afternoon. 25 with partly cloudy skies but humid.
 
16c with sun and showers,managed a couple of hours on the bikes.There was a pod of dolphins in the river which raises the spirits.
Buff I don't envy you the mossies.They love me and actually fly past Les to feed off me the little b....lighters.They say citronella oil or brewers yeast supplements keep them away but I used to wear a face mesh with a ball cap....
 
Some light rain in the last couple of days. Quite a warm night last night. I had the usual problems, kicked my blanket off and woke up freezing. Blood pressure still causing concerns. Last week 188/100 , this morning 112/62 and no change in meds. I hate mosquitoes. I don't like repellents containing deet but its better than getting Ross river ,Barmah forest or dengue fever. Ron.
 
Intermittent sunshine although it's meant to be nice today. I don't call this nice. I do have my thermals back on and the winter woollies too. Nipped into our famous Primark on the way home from hospital and it really wasn't busy at all. Got myself a couple of summer blouses as i'd thrown a lot last year. Oh well, the irony of it. I'm still alive fgs, lol.

My ca-125 has risen by just the one point to 15 but i'm going to get a scan as i can feel quite a bit of pain. I'm really shocked it's stayed the same as i was expecting, due to the severity of the pain, that the numbers would be higher, but their well in range again. I've no idea whats going on at all. It certainly doesn't feel anything like Crohns either.
 
Another warm day with rain forecast for tomorrow. Don't worry until you have another scan Di. Sadly another young surfer (only 17) was attacked and killed by a great white shark on a northern NSW beach today. Conditions were clean and sunny. Sadly he was at the beach with his parents. Ron.
 
I can't imagine how those poor people will ever get over that.And of course that poor boy would have known what was happening even for a
nano second.Just terrible.
18c and a nice day...the kids playground in the park has opened with a placard on the gate stating use at own risk as it will NOT be sanitized
regularly. Naturally it was full to bursting...…..
 
Gray, cool and buggy 18C. I Did some yard work and donated blood unwillingly to the various populations of biting flies, I too don't like deet, but will use it if I know I will take a shower afterwards. I would never want to go for a swim in known shark infested waters. Its bad enough with the bears, one came by here the other night turning over logs and rocks feeding upon red ants, which must be like candy to them.
 
Trying to find my way in the website once more...
It has been a harrowing time with the giant cell illness but I am now beginning to feel better
and attempting to resume life once again
Covid has not helped one bit!,
Hope you are all hanging in there...
I am regaining some memory loss and should soon be on a par with you all..
Cheers!,
Tyrsha
 
Trysh, great to see you again. Hope you continue to regain your health.

Hot sunshine when it's out, but still a chilly wind otherwise. I've made a restart on the garden. We had such a lovely spring that growth was minimal, but since it's been bucketing down lately everything has grown exponentially. I feel like Livingstone out there, lol. Actually contractors need to access my garden on Tuesday for some subsidence issues here. I had to get it looking a tad respectable.
 
another nice day,18c.Had a cycle but away from the coast this time for peace of mind.
Di, do you think the badger is to blame for the subsidence ?

Buff,are you spotty with the mozzie bites ? I used to be a right mess.Perfectly rounded little spots ……..
 
Good to hear that your feeling better Trysh and winning a round. Oh yes Carol I have lots of drill holes on my legs, and probably many more in places I cannot see. Yesterday they were pesky while I was painting, they know when to attack when both of my hands are too busy to slap them. Today looks to be a better summer day, warmer and sunny in the mid 20's. We could use another round of beach weather again.
 
Today is much better than yesterday heat wise. Thankfully, It's a mix of sun and cloud again. Our current temperature is 22c with a 60% probability of rain showers. You should see the beaches here... YIKES! I think people have finally started to revolt against the restrictions en masse... I'm not letting my guard down as of yet. My best to all.
 
More rain overnight. A large east coast low is forming on the east coast just south of Sydney. They are expecting up to 100 mm of rain and seas up to 5 meters in the next few days. Carol WA continues to receive front after front over the sw corner and it seems to be reaching out Scotts way. Ron.
 
More rain overnight. A large east coast low is forming on the east coast just south of Sydney. They are expecting up to 100 mm of rain and seas up to 5 meters in the next few days. Carol WA continues to receive front after front over the sw corner and it seems to be reaching out Scotts way. Ron.
Serves him right, he should have stayed home with his Ma and Da
 
Well, it was lovely and sunny and actually quite warm even at 8am. Now the sun has vanished and it's cold. Went to Daventry to get prescription and nobody seems to want to wear masks. Can't believe it how quickly people revert to normal. Went a couple of hundred meters on a pushbike yesterday and knackered myself lol. Gonna have to get on the back of Chris' motorbike methinks.
 
I can't think of a better way to self issolate than to take a good long motorcycle ride, or in the case of winter the snowmobile. People seem to have little self control these days and don't take this virus seriously. Its going to be a very long road to recovery with the masses behaving this badly. A good looking summer day coming up.
 
warm again so staying indoors and having a potter.I have worn a mask since the beginning and I hate them.They're very warm and stuffy BUT I will continue until the all clear.It's a treat to get on the bike unmasked.There's so much contradiction on the news from the govt. and scientists.They're just this minute warning of a huge return of covid in the winter...!!!
 
Sunnier today but cold and windy too. I stayed in b/c of the cold wind Carol and you stayed in due to heat lol. Had the engineer here sorting subsidence affecting my neighbours. Actually i think what they were doing is searching for exact tree roots doing damage. They've got the evidence and i suspect my neighbour will be obliged to take the massive firs down. I'd like some light in my garden but his tree branches reach the neighbour the other side of me. I know my luck, i will pop my clogs the day before he's forced to take them down. (i'll miss the jackdaws, tee hee).
 
Quite cool here at the moment. Wind chill is making it seem worse. Toowoomba only got to 11c yesterday but with wind chill it was rated at 0c. A large east coast low is effecting most of the NSW coast. A wave rider buoy off Sydney recorded a ten metre swell yesterday (they only read to ten metres) . Police are searching Coogee beach this morning after a group of surfers went into the water at 5pm last night. CC tv recorded a number going in and one less coming out. Ron.
 
Does seem strange to hear of those temps in Australia, Ron. I'm pleased the air is more bearable with cooler weather. Sad about the surfers. Bet the others are feeling awful.

Cold with white skies and a chill breeze. Still not got the electric blanket back on but it might go on at this rate. As i've said, we've had our lovely summer in spring. It does feel autumnal around here lately. Don't know if the leaves are blown off trees but i do seem to notice some trees losing their leaves in July in recent years. Then it progresses into full spring. I swear our seasons are speeding up the rates of change and blending too. So much snow in Monana, Idaho, and Italy as well as other places. Yet a record temp of 38C occured in Siberia and broke the records. We are definitely in uncertain times.

Stay safe all.
 
Maybe the guys have not got round to it yet lol the weather here fine rain but still very humid.
I had the bedroom window open during lockdown nice & peaceful just a few cars, now it is completely different since pubs reopened
the shouting and swearing is back, I ended up closing the window.
Take Care Everyone 🙃
 
9-22c here today. East coast low is still causing problems to NSW, biggest wave yesterday was 11.5 meters. Yesterday the forecaster said that the wave rider buoys only measured to 10 meters. He apologised today and said that they can measure waves up to nearly 40 meters. I got my haircut when the hairdressers first reopened. Ron.
 
Glad you had an haircut Ron it does make you feel more human.
The lockdown has not happened as yet in Blackburn, the residents of Darwen say that we should not be looked at in the same way.
Darwen used to be a single Borough at one time but now we are Blackburn with Darwen it has caused friction with the born and bred Darwener's.
I moved to Darwen 10 years ago and the town has slowly been in decline since I moved here.
The weather has not changed all week we were supposed be getting a heat wave?
Stay Safe, Val🌂
 
22C with unsettled skies, there's potential for more thunderstorms this afternoon. Things have been in decline around here for many years prior to the virus, but now vacant storefronts are poping up everywhere as many smaller businesses just could not make it through. There are going to be hard times for many when fall and winter arrives.
 
cool mornings and sunny days. Same here Buff more empty shops than those with goods and now they are saying that one out of every eight businesses will not make it thru covid. A lot of people are saying that estimate is a bit optimistic. I guess the magic bullet will be a vaccine if and when it comes. Ron.
 
Cool and clear, some rain expected late next week. Two more shark attacks this week. A woman was bitten on the lower leg and ankle off Fitzroy reef in Qld. They were not sure if it was a shark but during medical treatment they remove part of a shark tooth from a bone in her ankle. there was a bizzare attack in Tasmania yesterday where a great white attacked a boat and a ten year old boy was pulled into the water. The boys father jumped in and pulled his son to safety. The boy was taken to hospital with cuts and lacerations and is in a stable condition with non life threatening injuries. Lucky boy , brave dad. Ron.
 
Warm and showery today....shark attacks seem to be getting more frequent Ron,I know there have been some off USA and Africa latelt too.I wonder if climate change has something to do with it ?

Scott has been researching flights to UK online.Prices have shot up to almost $3000 EACH WAY and when he returns to Aus. he will have to isolate in a gov. chosen hotel for 2wks at a cost of $2000 . as well as miss work.....don't think we'll be seeing him any time soon alas.
 
Down to 7c in the morning then up to 22c. We are seeing a lot more great whites on both the east and west coasts of Australia since the total protection of humpback whales. Our whale populations have made a huge comeback with thousands of adults and young migrating to warmer waters for breeding then back to Antarctic waters to feed up on krill. The sharks really like whales ,they are right at the top of their list as high calorie food. I don't think that I will be flying anywhere soon. I rarely go out at all. Ron.
 

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