I am not having a good day Bollockeers.......Hence the title.....
Yesterday went well, the cake pressure is off for another couple of weeks.
The 'Pony' cake was destroyed at Eilise's little party WAY more effectively than Hurricane Irene, and I am not back at 'Rura Penthe' until the ass end of next week :-)
So, why 'Bugger Sunday' ? Well, it isn't just raining here, it is torrential.
It reminds me of the rainy season in Africa when I was a kid. It is BUCKETTING down. In fact, I put a bucket out just to see how long it would take to fill up. A 10 litre bucket...standard, car washing, window washing, size bucket. I used the stop watch on my phone.....any guesses? I would be interested to know Guys, so have a go ! Answers later on.
So, a day of R 'n' R for lil' Duck today. I want to do NOTHING all day....what are the chances of THAT happening ?!
Have a 'Bugger of a Sunday' Bollockeers, and I will join you all again later !
Quack ! xx
PS :- Forgot to mention, that it is my birthday next, in the time line of the birthday season. So, what I need to ask is this.....
What cake will Lil' Duck have for her birthday ?
IT HAS TO BE CLEAN GEORGE !!!!
As the kids will be there, so, suggestions please people ! Thanking you all xx
Yesterday went well, the cake pressure is off for another couple of weeks.
The 'Pony' cake was destroyed at Eilise's little party WAY more effectively than Hurricane Irene, and I am not back at 'Rura Penthe' until the ass end of next week :-)
So, why 'Bugger Sunday' ? Well, it isn't just raining here, it is torrential.
It reminds me of the rainy season in Africa when I was a kid. It is BUCKETTING down. In fact, I put a bucket out just to see how long it would take to fill up. A 10 litre bucket...standard, car washing, window washing, size bucket. I used the stop watch on my phone.....any guesses? I would be interested to know Guys, so have a go ! Answers later on.
So, a day of R 'n' R for lil' Duck today. I want to do NOTHING all day....what are the chances of THAT happening ?!
Have a 'Bugger of a Sunday' Bollockeers, and I will join you all again later !
Quack ! xx
PS :- Forgot to mention, that it is my birthday next, in the time line of the birthday season. So, what I need to ask is this.....
What cake will Lil' Duck have for her birthday ?
IT HAS TO BE CLEAN GEORGE !!!!
As the kids will be there, so, suggestions please people ! Thanking you all xx
My comiseration with the rain, as you will see from my other comment, I feel sorry for you...I have been looking at the weather maps.
ReplyDeletePleased the party went well.
I estimate about 30 mins.
Chris. xx
Morning Chris xx WAY OFF dude ! Keep guessing ! xx
ReplyDeleteWhen and where were you in Africa? That's my home Continent!!
ReplyDelete10 Litres? About ten minutes - unless you ;put it under the spout of the downpipe off the gutter:-)
Evening Terry xx Keep guessing too !
ReplyDeleteWe lived in Zambia in Central Africa, went to boarding school [George, you listening !? xx] way up in the North West Provence, bordering Zaire in the days of civil war there. Hair raising episodes at the school, which necessitated the local witch doctor stepping up to the plate and putting curses on any of the rebel soldiers that set foot on the school property. Dozens of others stories which are equally true and as fascinating. We were there from 1974-1981. Which part is 'home' for you ? xx
Hi Elise,
ReplyDeleteHoping for dry weather in Ireland!! This is what the clouds say:-
Visiting my son in Hong Kong during the rainy season about 2~years ago, now that WAS torrential rain.
However, after soaking , so humid that everything bone dry again 30 minutes later.
Your bucket questing, about 1~hour maybe???
Try to have a good Sunday, xx
Morning Mike xx Am liking what the clouds are saying ! they are more accurate than the weathermen !
ReplyDeleteAgain, way off in your guess, try again dude !
Hong Kong sounds like Africa. The heavens used to open, and you could see nothing. If we were caught out whilst driving, Dad had to pull over, as the windscreen wipers could never cope with the volume of water [MGB-GT in those days] Then, within minutes, sun was out, rain was gone, humidity back and waited for the next down pour. I always said I would LOVE to go back. However, hubby has a worse than most fear of flying, and wont even fly Cork-UK these days, so my chances are pretty slim ! xx
Born in East London, South Africa, moved to Cape Town then Salsibury Rhodesia. Finished school there and did my nasho before moving to UK where I learned to speak proper English in the 'Pool at Beatles time - what a blast that was. Back to South Africa and shuttle between Cape Town and Durban before landing up in harare in Zimbabwe after Independence in 1981 and then onward and upward to Aus! Phew!!!
ReplyDeleteAll of which just a tad ahead of your time, since I left school in 1957 at age 15!!
Very interesting Terry xx Nice to know I can chat to someone who knows what its like there. Dad was a pilot for the Flying Doctor service in those days. We used to go on 'bush' trips with him in the school holidays. At the time we thought this was what all kids did. Now I realize just how lucky me and my sisters were xx Happy days xx
ReplyDeleteElise was at boarding school??
ReplyDeleteNow why doesn't that surprise me? LOL
I still go on bush trips. The trimming business is booming in the Grim North.
In fact the women are asking me to do 'group bookings' these days.
Gotta admit I don't much like their choice of venue.
Crawling on your hands and knees from seat to seat while they play bingo is not the most comfortable thing I've ever done, particularly when I've a rucksack filled with my tools and shampoo on my back.
And...the bingo caller keeps stopping his calls to ask 'What's that buzzing noise?'.
I have to wait till the interval before I can crawl back along the floor from bush to bush with my hand held blow-drier!
Here's a little something to have fun with...a good old 'time waster'
http://www.drawastickman.com/
TRY IT!!
George xx you are so full of 'chit' !! xx
ReplyDeletewell it has been peeing it down here for 2 days I am over it LOL we have the grandsons for four days and Conor is going stir crazy not being able to get out I hope the sun is shining tomorrow :)
ReplyDeleteElise, every word I typed was true. I am deeply hurt that you would doubt me!
ReplyDeleteAsk the patrons of The Gala Bingo Hall at Metrocentre, Gateshead.
In fact, phone the manager. He banned me for life yesterday night.
George banned for life, why does that not surprise me!! How are the sheep me darlin??
ReplyDeleteNow being the good little wifee that I am i have started Ians weekly brekkie - fruit compote - sounds posh. He took one look at the apricots soaking and what did he say:
'that looks like the urologists bucket at the end of a busy shift' !!!!
lol
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George xx The Metrocentre ! Blimey, thats impressive ! I have been there a few times, great place. Way to go George ! xx
ReplyDeleteThinking about your rain, Elise, I have had a re-think, about 8 mins.
ReplyDeleteIn the early 90's we were in Florida, and the rain came down, like it does most afternoons, but because of the heat and humidity the ground and our feet stayed dry, it seemed to evaporate before it hit the ground.
Chris. xx
Afters all from a very sunny & warm susSEX........ummmmm i would say 4 minutes Elise to fill 10 litres if bucketing (no pun intended) down.......
ReplyDeleteI dunno. We're all losing the plot.
ReplyDeleteBev gave Ian Fruit Compost for breakfast, John thinks Elise could fill a 10 Litre bucket in 4 minutes????
And La Duck herself got dressed in a daze this morning:
OMG!
Elise, you could have carried it off if perhaps you'd worn your pink T-shirt...
Now who's a cocky monkey?
I think that George's brain has actually gone 'walk-about' now.......
ReplyDeletethe answer to my bucket question is.............
......... 62 seconds people !!!!!!......Read 'em and weep suckers ! PMSL ! xx
ReplyDeleteHello ! What's that big yellow thing in the sky ?
ReplyDeleteOoooooh..!!!.......... UFO's in the Rebel County.?!!!!?...pmsl........re bucket....I was nearest.!!
ReplyDeleteWas hoping it was the satellite John, then I would have a claim ! PMSL ! however, it WAS the sun, but gone again now ! Yes, you were closer, I will settle up with you in June 2012 :-) xx
ReplyDeleteI think i heard the satellite fell on remote farmland in Canada..........Now i mentioned the UFO as thats more likely to be seen your way than the old 'Currant bun'.........pmsl
ReplyDeleteNow get this we have the sunniest street in whole U.K....& no i don't live in that street either...(funny enough its not far from the D.G.Hospital).....But H.T.F.. do they know that.??????...
Thanks Elise..xx.can't wait for that...!!? BTW....Had a word with M.O.S when booking our room....& they are going to set up three full 'Jamesons'bottles on spirit measures side by side....This is to cut out the embarrassing debacle we had in June of keep changing over bottles...........pmsl....
ha ha ha John xx Nice one ! Did I really drink THAT much ? BTW, got flights booked for Dec now. Arriving about 12midday into Gatwick, so can get the Express link straight into London,but could be late arriving. Please save me a seat ! xx
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