They must have seen me coming and ran away :lol:

 

They're baaaaaaaaack! Well 393 of them!

:o 265 now

 

The weather is terrible we are so lucky where I live no floods.

It must be awful to have your house ruined like that :cry:

glad I live on a hill - lesson to be learnt - always check out the area you buy a house in!

the flat land round our river is apt to flood, but hasnt for a good number of years, we must have had less rain for years, or they were taking more water from the river upstream. unfortunately now they have dug up the sewage works down the Marsh and built a big new estate..mm.I recall as a kid the areas along the "mead" and Wycombe Marsh" always flooded..hence the names, how people forget to their cost..

Edited June 26, 200718 yr by prettyinpink

I don't know why this country never seems prepared for freak weather.

 

I can't imagine what it must be like to suddenly have so many things you treasure destroyed. It's the old I feel most sorry for.

 

Glasgow can get rain on rain for long periods but there doesn't seem to ever be many problems with severe flooding.

In fact we seem to be pretty much on the cusp of bad weather patterns and get the mildest part of thunderstorms, snow etc.

 

I'm just wondering what Natasha's boys must think of Scotland. It's pretty much rained incessantly since they got here. It's beautiful today. If they haven't gone on holiday yet, maybe Darius will take them sailing on Loch Lomond. He usually tries to fit that in when he's home. I can't blame him. On a good day, it's a wonderful place and it's right on his doorstep, about a half hour's drive.

Edited June 26, 200718 yr by Baytree

That sounds a beautiful place to live.

arrr..Loch Lomond, a beautiful place, brings back wonderful memories of a lovely holiday, the kids adored it up there..I recall the weather was very tempermental when we holidayed up there. the grey clouds seem to circle the hills and a shower was never far away even when the sun was out, much like the Brecon Beacons in Wales,

Yes you can walk for less then an hour from there, be up in the hills and feel like you're miles from anywhere.

Loch lomond is lovely as is in my opinion Glasgow, prefer it to Edinburgh. Spent a lot of time over a number of years in Glasgow and would you believe it always stayed in Bearsden but also went to Milgavie (spelt wrong) and remember the Cross keys pub and the Black bull. It was during the time of Canniesburn hospital now gone such a shame.

What is Canniesburn hospital ?

I have been to Edinburgh but it was for a swimming gala so didnt see much other than a pool.

and I went to Ayr to see Darius at Culzean that was a nice short break but again didnt get to see much.

It was a famous plastic surgery hospital.

It was one of the best in the UK.

 

When the facilities needed updating, the old hospital was closed and a new unit was built at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. The Unit is called the Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit.

 

Canniesburn saved and rebuilt my grandmother's leg after it had been crushed when she was run over by a lorry during one of those dreadful smogs in the fifties.

 

I can just remember one of those thick murky fogs from when I was young and I can still recall the smell - it must have been laden with all kinds of chemicals from the factories - it was horrible, like sulphur.

 

 

I'm keeping one eye on the weather. I'd hate it to rain with the washing still on the line.

Thats interesting reading your post re canniesburn Baytree, because that was why I was up in Glasgow so much. My daughter had her face rebuilt after being born with severe deformities, (she was a twin) she is now married with two children which we thought would never happen. It was a wonderful hospital and worth all the travelling because it was the foremost hospital in the UK and we did look at a lot of others including Paris.It is so nice to know that the new unit in the infirmary carries Canniesburns name.

You wouldn't recognise Glasgow now apart from the well-known landmarks like Kelvingrove, the University, Cathedral, City Chambers etc but the majority of the people are still down to earth and friendly.

The people were always friendly and helpful when we were there. I can imagine it has changed perhaps beyond recognition. At that time we used to drive up and down all the time but it is a long way to drive now, we are getting past long drives, although liverpool was long enough... Once we drove up and back from glasgow in one day. Cant believe it now.

I don't drive great distances now. I might if the GPS systems were completely up to date and totally trustworthy, but councils seem to introduce one way systems and such like at a whim.

 

I have a terrible sense of direction at any time and even if I've done a dry run to somewhere, I can still get lost. To avoid any stress, I tend to let the train or plane take the strain. It's more expensive but much more sensible.

I love driving....good thing :lol:

No 0ne around :unsure:

 

must get to the bank or my husband will kill me....not really but he wont be pleased

:hi:

:hi:

 

Had to dash off before as Billy had taken himself on a walk!!