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Good evening, Rusty!
Hey, we have snow!
At present, it is falling with great enthusiasm, but doesn't appear to be lying.
But watch this space.......I shall keep you informed!
Tooting Bec?
Tooting Bec is named after Bec Abbey in Normandy, which was given land here after the Norman conquest.
Tooting got its general name from the Totinges tribe (I think it's a Saxon tribe)
There is a sculpture, on Wandsworth Town Hall , of Saint Anselm , the second Abbot of Bec, visiting the Totinges tribe.
Yes, our TV is still making its erratic "explosive" noises....... I have been fiddling with the speakers to see if they are playing any part in this problem but it doesn't seem to make a difference.
The picture quality is still good though.
Just the awful sounds and "pops" that it keeps making!
It worries me!
Is your son still visiting you this evening?

Hello, Elle!
Lucky you with the snow!
Freezing here.
That is interesting regarding Tooting Bec!
I think the sooner you replace your television set the better!
Yes, my son was here earlier.
He cheered me up by saying my car had snow on it!
I need it tomorrow, so it looks like scraping time in the morn!

Hi, Rusty!
Our snow seems to have stopped - temporarily at least.
The cars are covered, but there is no snow "lying" on the ground, although everywhere is wet.
So I think we have come off lightly,
No doubt it will be very icy under foot, though , tomorrow.
We, too, will need our car fairly early in the morning, as we have a vet appointment at 9.40am
You have the GP appointment , don't you? What time do you have to be there?
It is extremely cold here....even the dog came in from the garden very quickly tonight!

Hello, Elle!
I see the Jeep at 9.30.
I was thinking of walking but it is uphill all the way.
Will be slippy paths.
The gritter has just been along my street.
Well my car is covered in snow and so is the street, but only lightly...so far!
Ensure your TV is turned off when you leave.
It sounds a bit dodgy with the explosions.
Do not want Mr Jingles frightened when you are not there!

Good (early) morning, Rusty!
We did not have any more snow overnight, and what we had yesterday has nearly gone now........the cars are covered, but the lawn is clear,
The pavements though do look icy, and are probably treacherous under foot.
I have seen no sign of a gritter truck! but then we rarely get them, even on our main roads!
How is it your end?
There is no early morning walk today as we have to be at the vets for 9.40am.
And I want to deliver a clean and dry dog for examination, rather than a wet and filthy one.
You will be out at a similar time, going to see your GP.
I hope your pavements and roads are not too icy?

Good morning, Elle!
More snow overnight.
I think the main roads are OK here, but the snow gates are closed on some roads further North.
I hope to drive,but snow on top of ice will make things tricky here.
And there is a howling wind blowing!
So, we shall see what we shall see!

Hi, Rusty!
Home again from the vets.......
All went well.
The dog simply had her anal gland blocked again. We caught it in good time and no infection has set up.
Back in three months, all being well beforehand.
How did you get on with your GP?
Did you manage to drive there?
It is snowing again here quite blusterily, but not sticking on the ground.

Good afternoon, Elle!
Very good news about your dog.
I got on OK at Doc's.
No treatment, just get on with it, sort of thing!
So, that is good news.
The side roads here are bad with snow and slush.
I have been out with a shovel clearing a path.
Main roads are quite driveable.
The young ones all got to work OK.
it is la Bamba's first experience of "snow driving".
Think she quite liked it!

Hi, Rusty!
I am glad to hear that the doctor ( kind of ) gave you the all clear!
You did rather have me worried.
Your family too will be much relieved now that you have seen the GP.
Good for your daughter- in -law, who finally nagged you into going!
All evidence of our snow has virtually disappeared......at least from our streets and roads.
No doubt there will be vestiges remaining in the parks and nearby woods.
I don't think that we are forecast any more snow - for now!
Thank goodness!
You have obviously been a lot harder hit up in Scotland.
We are shortly going up to Homebase to collect a TV table that I have ordered from Argos.
No TV as yet........but our daughter has now offered us one of theirs........
They have bought a bigger one and the previous one has seemingly become surplus to their requirements.
She is bringing it over for our approval when they come to visit on Sunday.
I am sure that it will do very well! It is very good of them.
I shall certainly be glad to be rid of the "spitting , crackling monster" that we are presently housing!
I keep thinking it will blow up!

Hello, Elle!
Not quite an "all clear"!
More of a "let's see how it goes, but I am not worried at all" was the verdict!
The Jeep had an apprentice doctor learning with him today.
Very nice young lady.
Still snow on the ground here.
My son's van is not good in the snow, especially trying to gain traction going uphill.
There are endless climbs here.
Things look promising on the TV/table front!
Hope your table is fine.
Is it a self-assembly one?
Your daughter is a star!
Very thoughtful of her helping her parents out.
Yes, get that exploding TV off to the recycling centre.
Is there one near you?
They should have a skip for "electronic waste", I think.