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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Monday 08 February 21 12:52 GMT (UK)  »
The best of it is humans still introduce non native species willy nilly imagining it is a Good Thing.
Words fail me. :'(
I'm a non native species here in Devon, commonly known as "incomer" or "grockle"

Me too, but hopefully I don't cause equivalent damage that e.g. grey squirrels do.  :D
One place I lived that had woodland attached was plagued by them, they did so much damage, so I made a humane trap, every one I caught, I'd take and let go where I was working.
One day I was talking to the local farmer who was bemused by the amount of squirrels that year, well, I'd released about 20 around his land
Ooops!

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Monday 08 February 21 11:09 GMT (UK)  »
The best of it is humans still introduce non native species willy nilly imagining it is a Good Thing.
Words fail me. :'(
I'm a non native species here in Devon, commonly known as "incomer" or "grockle"

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Monday 08 February 21 10:28 GMT (UK)  »
As I understand it the reds have survived on Brownsea and IoW because the greys haven't managed to invade, yet.  You are right though, Sandbanks is THE place to be!! ;)

Visiting Osborne House on the same holiday I saw some reds that were like little balls of flame, the brightness of them almost hurt my eyes!!  It was Easter time, fabulous weather for the time of year, and the squirrels were as cheeky as sparrows on the lawns near the front door.  I was gibbering with joy to see them.  :D
I could see the Isle of Wight from my childhood home and never went there.
Greys are so destructive, one place I lived, they would ring branches, chewing the bark off and the branches would eventually rot and fall off.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary > Sunday 7th February
« on: Monday 08 February 21 10:10 GMT (UK)  »
Glywri,
I am sure I am not alone in not wanting to read such personal details of your wife’s medical condition on what is generally a fairly light hearted diary forum. Despite being part of your day you do not have to share everything. Please show some restraint and afford your wife some dignity. I refer specifically to the details about poo and such like which are unnecessarily overly graphic.

Other details of your day - all good ....

Added: while I am at it ... same message to Griff.





Are you speaking for everybody, or is this your personal opinion?
No one is forced to read them, and I thought a diary was to record good and bad. Nowhere does it say "light hearted diary"
That's My opinion.
Griff

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Monday 08 February 21 10:01 GMT (UK)  »
Mowsehowse, good morning and thank you.
I've quite a few ballooning tales stored somewhere in the old memory. Including one about taking a boy scout for a flight from the Isle of Wight, across the Solent and landing in Southsea.
His task was to cook something to eat in an unusual place, he grilled a burger on the balloon burner while over the water. I think he got his badge. :)

Brilliant. What a great tale.
I have been to Brownsea Island, and saw lots of strange little fluffy chick birds running round on their surprisingly long legs, but no red squirrels at all.
Good morning mowsehowse, now that's a place I'd like to go.
I didn't know there were reds on the island, perhaps they migrated to Sandbanks where all the millionaires live, richer pickings.
It really is a beautiful area there, just on the limits of my teenage wanderings.
Griff

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Sunday 07 February 21 19:57 GMT (UK)  »
Glyn that's very moving and I can definately identify with the emotions.
I was bought up not to have any as a child, except fear. But as I've got older, I find myself getting a little emotional at times. It really grabbed me when the OH was away from home for 5 month, hospital then rehab, I never missed a single day, no matter what. The OH had sessions with a psychiatrist in rehab and they thought it a good idea if I did too. The first session for me was mostly with my head in my hands, blubbing.
I think it made me a stronger person and able to deal with far more than I would have.

I like the sound of your evening meal, anything with blue cheese and I'm there!

And is it coming up to Eurovision time already?
I bet I know what score the UK will get. "nul point"

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The Common Room / Re: Family Oral Histories
« on: Sunday 07 February 21 15:35 GMT (UK)  »
   "On the other hand, my gran used to tell people her brother died when he fell in the hold of a ship and broke his back."

   An uncle of my husband died in just this way as a young man, but the family apparently believed he was murdered.
I've come across a few family stories which have been embellished, and a few that were hidden, thought to have been taken to the grave. Some of them have been extremely sad and I can understand why they weren't spoken of, but others are fascinating. That's a part of family history I really enjoy, solving mysteries.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Sunday 07 February 21 14:41 GMT (UK)  »
Griff be careful what you wish for. Though like me I suspect that you gladly put up with things like  snoring, leakages in the middle of the night etc just to be close to the one you love.
Absolutely, and tbh, it's during the night that things usually happen.
I've had a few early hours emergencies with high temps, low Sats, laboured breathing and delirium.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary - Saturday 6th February
« on: Sunday 07 February 21 14:19 GMT (UK)  »
Roobarb, it's the second best place I've ever lived, I can't see me ever moving from here though.

Glyn, my OH has roots back to Frankish royalty, Troy and goodness knows what through her Jocelyn line according to a tree I found, a direct link back to Sir Percival Jocelyn, Norman Knight, 1066 and all that! I used to bow to her and call her "princess" but she threatened me with banishment to the spare room.
The spare bed in there is surprisingly comfy and there's no snoring.

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