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aquagoat
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where did you go?
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BBP
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When did you come from?
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BBP
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Auntie's House Clearing Update
Today I scrubbed the Toilet From Hell. It was gross, but it is clean now! Of course now I'll be pissed off if they remove that toilet bowl.
I also attempted to clean the plughole from the sink, but it's probably too far gone. I also cleaned several window frames, attempted to wash a window
(but no right equipment at hand), removed the plastic from the shed's door, cleaned the bathroom tiles and floor (yes, where she was found), packed
two boxes, attempted to help my father with sanding down the stairs, and found the bell back I wanted.
Dad got all dusty lungs from the sanding. Boy.
We had dinner at a small cafeteria, which was nice.
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Huck_Phlem
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Man! Sounds like a chapter from Cinderella. You deserve a nice dinner and some flowers and maybe a back rub.
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BBP
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Let's sing the Cinderella song!
The plughole has been cleaned by me. And I washed all the windows on both sides. I think she paid the windowwasher, considering the outside of the
windows was clean. The inside, however...
It's pretty tragic to see how someone can let herself slip into oblivion like that. The sheer curtains were filthy and removing them to get to the
windows was terrible. All the dust getting into my eyes... I opened the front room window to let out the dust, but unfortunately the window was so
badly jammed I couldn't close it.
We found a lot of Tegenaria domestica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_house_spider when we wrecked the closets in the shed. There were several in her house too, and today I found
there was a reasonably fresh web in the corner of the room. She had a small cabinet there that we have gotten rid of since.
Normally domestic house spiders stay in their web, except for the males during the mating season (June to October), so the only reason why we've seen
so many is because we're destroying their homes. Poor little blighters.
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polydigm
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My aunt and various cousins live around and about Alençon. We spent several afternoons and evenings experiencing their hospitality. Our daughter, who
now lives in London, came with us and provided excellent translation as she speaks french quite well.
We stayed in a gîte on the outskirts of Alençon. We wondered about various places locally, visited one of their produce markets and sampled various
delights from a nearby boulangerie.
We spent a day on Mont St Michel and another day in Paris, mainly visiting the Louvre, after parking underneath, followed by wondering around on foot
along the Seine past the Notre Dame Cathedral. On the way back to the car we got some delicious crêpes from a street side stall. One with ham and
cheese and another with nuttelex and banana.
I have to say the road tolls were a bit of a shock, driving from Callais to Alençon and later back again.
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punknaynowned
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sounds like fun! how long a drive in time, Calais to Alencon?
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That's fun allright
I think a 4 hour drive. Have you driven along the bridge in Le Havre. I first thought it was a roller coaster. Never been so high in the air with a
car. Have been in Montauban quit a few times in a cheese and babymilk factory overthere (east of Le Mans). although it is nice I prefer the south and
east of France.
Road tolls are high but the roads are very comfortable. If you take the Route national, it is free but will take a enormous time.
We managed to eat in Aix leaving the home early for the route de soleil. so it was including pauses a 12 our ride. from Eindhoven to Aix.
Riding on the N6 and 7 you see a lot but it takes you more than one day.
When i was in Paris for prof. reasons it was nice to see that when you drive in France with a 130 km/hr after an hour you are 130 km further. In
Belgium 100 km in a hour speeding like hell but the road conditions are bad. In Holland speeding upto 140 km/hr you manage to reach a average speed of
85 km, due to the busy traffic.
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polydigm
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We went by car. About 2 Hours from Reading to Folkstone, 40 minutes on the Channel Tunnel Train from Folkstone to Callais and then about 3 and a half
hours from Callais to Alençon.
Quote: Originally posted by DED  | | Have you driven along the bridge in Le Havre. I first thought it was a roller coaster. Never been so high in the air with a car.
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Some of the bridges en route from Callais to Alençon are the biggest I've ever been on. Seriously long and high over vast stretches of valley and so
on.
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DED
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I ment this special one
The Pont de Normandie
[Edited on 17-1-2011 by DED]
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Huck_Phlem
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I would assume that bridge is arched so much for ships to pass under?
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Oh well, a tense and boring day at the same time today. We're packing in preparation for the flight back to Australia leaving this evening.
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Have a good journey, Poly!
I believe that arch is in case the Eiffel Tower will be shipped to the UK.
Visited a second-hand store today and tackled the infamous Belgian codecracker key. It is an incredibly difficult calculation key that was used to con
people in one of those games on TV that the audience can phone to and win much money with after they've spent an equal amount in phone tabs.
How it works: some text and a math sum is put on screen. Meanwhile a host is trying to lure people into calling to win a large sum of money, that
no-one is likely to get since the key is too difficult. So difficult in fact that 1 out of 6 of the puzzles on TV were given the wrong solution by the
quizmaster.
It is estimated that the code made over 2 million dollars. Considering it was night-time TV in a small area (Flanders, 6 million people) that's much,
even though it took a year and a half.
Been playing with the code. They gave us two fake puzzles, with solutions, and I can't reach the solution with all data I have. Frustrating and fun,
like Tetris.
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Philmore
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What a drag it is getting old.
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BBP
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Do you mean you are annoyed with getting old, or is this forum tiring you? 
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BBP
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Sent out the newsletter.
Yesterday I accidentally performed a sword-swallowing feat. I was looking for the thinnest knitting needles I have. I found #1 and locked it between
my jaws so I wouldn't have lost it by the time I found the other, and when I found the second one the first one shot into my throat for about 20 cm.
Save a raspy feeling I'm allright.
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Huck_Phlem
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(cue Sabre Dance)
Ladies and gentlemen right before your very eyes we have the amazing Bonny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqg3l3r_DRI
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polydigm
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Very funny.
I hope you haven't done any lasting damage with that needle.
Anyway, we're back safely in Australia and still battling with jet lag. People thought we would find the cold winter in the UK hard to handle, but it
was no big deal at all. In fact, now that I'm back, I'm finding this summer a bit hard to handle.
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BBP
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Is it very wet out there Poly?
I'm OK.
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It's about all the stupid little pains you get with age.
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