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....stories on the Beeb always get me thinking. Apparently, now that fertilized human embryos have had the same cold treatment for a few decades, it starts with unfertilized eggs. Surgically (read---invasively) harvested after a few toxic weeks of drug treatments, done to have many more available than the usual one lonely seductive ovum hanging out each month on the surface of one ovary, shaking dat booty for all those upstream swimming hopefuls,---it is quite costly. Money grubbing companies even had martini lubricated parties, where younger women, mostly, were encouraged to pay big for the service, after frightening them with tales of later life infertility. And now one shameless group is using mobile clinical busses for the abuse. But unlike with "spare", discarded aborted fertilized "cell masses", which can often be frozen for later reproductive use, frozen eggs are much less viable, especially in women in their 20's-----precisely the biggest users. When asked why do so, most ladies said they couldn't find a partner they wanted to have kids with. It is a safety maneuver. Anyone seeing any similarities here with (paying) so called dating sites? Present hcompany excluded. Stay tuned, folks.

My daughter is walking her dog in 6 inches of snow. My friend there in Natal is resisting being washed out of her house by torrential rain. I know there's ice and snow and hail and awful stuff everywhere. Even sunny Spain is currently raining on the plain and here too, and will be until what the forecast calls 'breezy conditions' will blow the rain away.

So if anyone is enjoying lovely weather, do cheer us up, or make us jealous, or something.

And if your conditions are frightening - well, you probably don't have electricity to share. Sterkte.

(I say, what a jolly British sort of blog this is, what?)

................... live your life for yourself

One of the drivers didn’t show up for work the other morning, it turned out his wife had died the day before; they say he found her when he got home from work. He was always having to take days of work to take her to the hospital or look after her on her bad days; I don’t know what was wrong with her. Whenever he talked about it I sensed it was wearing him down.

Last year he bought a new car with some of the money his wife had inherited, presumably from a parent. All the time I’ve known him he has driven an old beat up little car that was economical on fuel. He was economical with everything; the weekly shopping, holidays, everything. He just tried to live within his means, then, when they came into a bit of money, I think they just allowed themselves one or two overdue treats. Even then he didn’t go overboard; the car he bought was just a newer version of his small, cheap-to-run, old one.

Even though his wife wasn’t in good health, no one was expecting her to just drop dead. Still, their modest windfall must have made life a bit more cheerful for them before she went. He called in work today to see the manager, he doesn’t look very cheerful now.

I am subscribed to a website called “indeed”, it’s a jobs website; I’m always on the lookout for employment closer to where I live. I get daily emails from them listing jobs that fit my criteria. In among today's vacancies was this specification:

“You must have first hand experience with 4 point webbing and be able to push and pull heavy wheelchairs and lift heavy meal boxes.”

I don’t remember listing any of this among my skill sets.

Looks like everyone was busy in blogland today. Issues, issues, let me get you some tissues...
I got a late start on my trip to Miami. We stopped for sushi and were in cleanup mode when I decided to do some lawn work. It rained everyday for the last 10 days and the grass was getting high. Temperatures peaking at 100 degrees this afternoon and as the sun started to go down I switched gears and got out the gas edger.
It's pretty old. I bought it 2nd hand probably 10 years ago. Some of the hoses were leaking and the bubble used to prime the carburetor split the last time I used it. Tape wasn't enough to stop the leak so it didn't want to start it this time. Then the pull cord snapped. It's not worth repairing. I pulled out an electric trimmer with a metal blade and it was doing fine until smoke started coming from the motor. Oops... looks like a goner. I got out the string trimmer aka weed whacker and went until it was too dark to work.

We're back at the condo with the a/c running... cool

Tomorrow is another day and hopefully, we will actually start painting.

No joke, he is writing actual programs from code.

I ate dirt and ran around with my hand down my pants when I was 10

Near where I live they are upgrading a communal area. The old tin roof has been removed and the concrete slab has been extended to twice it's size and now measures 12 metres by 6 metres (roughly 40' X 20').

Brick work has been built to house a brand new 6 burner gas BBQ with rotisserie at one end and a massive 1.5 metre (roughly 5') diameter fire-pit & smoke hood at the other. Huge wooden tables and benches are being brought in for seating. Tom, who makes the tables uses pre-loved timber. The first table that he has delivered weighs in at about 340 kg (around 750 lbs) and the next table to arrive will be a little longer and heavier.....

My part in the project is to build a child safety fence around the fire-pit. I've measured and drawn up the plans, sourced the material, had it delivered (albeit a little latter than planned because the truck broke down) and am now in the process of constructing each of eight panels of what will become an octagon shaped screen that will be bolted to the concrete. One panel will become the gate to enter the fire-pit area.


The new roof supports are going up:



Now the covering:



Looking good with the new BBQ in place also:



The first of two tables and benches arrives:



Weighing around 340 kg (around 750 lbs)we need to use rollers to move it into place:



Hard earned rest:



Preparing the posts for the safety screens:



Next one to be riveted:



A post that has the hinges riveted, the screens will be secured to those hinges:



The eight completed safety screens:



The smoke hood for the fire-pit arrives:



The stand that supports the smoke hood goes up:



The fire-pit and smoke hood in place, also showing one of eight safety screen panels on the right:



End of work today (Tuesday) just managed to snap this pic before I lost all the light so it's a bit blurry as it was taken with my mobile/cell phone, just like all the other pics. The screen is all joined together but only free-standing, not yet bolted to the concrete. The panel closest to the front is the gate.



As of Wednesday evening all the posts have been bolted to the concrete..... JOB COMPLETE..



Stainless steel dome nuts replaced the Dynabolt nuts for a better finish:



The Magnetic gate latch fitted:






The flue was fitted yesterday Sun 7th July and the fire-pit fired up for the first time:




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but, I've been known to misplace things... for years.
The proof is moving and digging through parts of my house that I haven't been through in a while. Tools, old technology is mostly what I've found.
I'm still looking for an electronic artist's touch tablet that connects to a computer. I found the box and the wireless mouse, but not the tablet.

writing more of a reminder for i find myself outdoors over doing it// at 69 ..have built cabins ..now have to stay away from heavy lifting and hard work..body can not take it ..boo..So enjoy your young strong bodies..for me i will hire strong young muscle..lol Oxen ,mule , horse <all strong ,hard workers & do not need to eat meat//// -Not a dog owner ..but just house watch & dog watch for plp ..Enjoy & have fun with other plp`s dogs..and N0 responsibilities ..Living on very low income - I can not effort a dog & KNOW it ..not like many plp , some homeless that have dogs..But they`ll say..we just love dogs ..and can not stay in homeless shelters because of their dogs ..HEY plp take care of your needs -shelter-medical First ..I never feel soory for these stupid poor or homeless dog owners