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Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I agree.....that was my thought entirely.... we may already have the water meter in situ...( it is out in the street)....... but whilst we have no choice about its existence, we do have a say in how soon it has to be "connected" and "working".
So I am finding out as much as possible.
Smart meters?
Again , we were given no option about having those in our area...but since then , I believe there has been a change of tactics?
I read that now one can actually refuse to have one?
So do check this out, because you may find that this change will apply to you ?
My new hot air brush should arrive tomorrow....but only by standard "free" delivery....
I refuse to pay for "Prime", although both my daughters have it.
I was offered a free trial, but I hate the hassle of having to "cancel" the arrangement before they automatically start charging me, so I gave it a miss!
Dry and mild out now ...but expected to be 2C in the early morning!
I am going to watch a recorded episode of "Call the Midwife".

Hello, Elle!
I have refused a smart meter several times and shall continue to do so.
I was unaware that Amazon would start taking a monthly fee from me when my free trial ended.
I have put a stop to that.
They should leave us dinosaurs in peace!
It is a fine night here.
The webcam from the loch is showing a permanent night time scene again.
A very amateurish set up they seem to have.

Bump!

Good morning everyone!

Good morning, Rusty!
It is a beautiful day here...blue sky, sunshine..... albeit very frosty and only 0C!
A good brisk walk this morning!
I am in for the time being now, as I am awaiting a delivery from Amazon!
I am told my parcel has left the depot and will be here before 8pm tonight.
I could wish they were a little more explicit!
Anyway, hopefully it will arrive soon.
How are things at your end?



Good morning, Pigale!
A lovely day here!

Hello Elle!

Lovely day here too - almost like Spring, 10C but with a rather
fresh Northerly wind which brings the temp down somewhat.
Nice to see the sun though, and all the trade people were
there - not like last week where hardly any had come due to snow.

Bought a small Spring top, and had a drink with my usual group
in our favourite café! and a very nice, pleasant walk both ways -
so can't be bad!

Good afternoon, Elle!
Great day here, but cold.
I am going for a wee walk soon, after the curling finishes.
Been catching up on the Olympics.
Shiffrin missed out on gold in the slalom.
That is a major shock.
Frida Hansdotter won.
She has had a good season.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
Still lovely here....
I am still waiting for my parcel to come.......
Hopefully, according to the "sliding scale" of progress when I track it , it should not be long now.......
Then I too shall go out for a walk.
Our elder daughter and family are still full of colds and coughs, so will not be coming down this weekend....that is as well, as we do not want a repeat performance of ailments!
I think, all being well, though, we shall see our other daughter and family on Sunday!
That is a shame about Shiffrin - the winner , Frida Hansdotter, is Swedish, I think?
Enjoy your walk!



Hello again, Pigale!
It sounds as though you are having a nice day.
We are hoping to go out soon ourselves........just waiting on my hot air brush arriving!
Lovely here, though still cold.

Hello, Elle!
At least your elder daughter is being sensible by staying home with her big.
Shiffrin was ill before she raced.
The compressed programme due to the winds was not a help, either.
Yes, Frida Hansdotter is Swedish.
I have noticed a lot of Nordic surnames end in -dotter.
Just wondering if Frida had a brother would his name in end in -dotter, or -son?
In Britain a lot of surnames end in -son. In Sweden, too!
Finished my puzzle.
Quite tough. Setter much better educated than me!

Hi, Rusty!
Have you been out?
Did you have a good walk?
I think "dotter" means "daughter"?
And so by the same token, I think that Scandinavian names for males end in "son"?
Daughter of "so -and- so"....... son of "whosit"?
Sounds very sensible to me!
Now my hot air brush has finally arrived!
So I am off out for a walk !
See you soon!

Hello, Elle!
Been for a walk.
Saw a few cars with snow on the roofs.
The webcam at the loch seems to be working again.
I emailed them about it not working, yesterday, but no reply!
I have only recently came across the "dotter" ending in Nordic surnames.
Seems sensible, yes, but many of the female Swedish skiers have surnames ending in -son.
So, I am not sure how this works?