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Hi, Rusty!
Our last posts crossed!
I am now envisaging you with a hammer in your hand, attacking the carbon monoxide alarm!
Our has a replaceable battery, which is what led me to suggest that the battery might need replacing.
I think that Le Tour is being shown in fits and starts on ITV4, but I haven't had chance to look in - I've been too engrossed with the tennis.
How is Adam Yates doing?
I have never heard the term "gorilla" in relation to money? I checked in Chambers but it doesn't give it.
But your theory of a "monkey" being £500, so therefore a "gorilla" being bigger could mean £1000, sounds good!
Men's Doubles' Final at the moment..........
Btw ...you didn't explain what "laldy" means?
I must go and bring in the washing from the garden......

Sorry, meant to add that Froome was interviewed by French TV and he answered very nicely in French, which was very nice of him; he seems like a very nice man, and when asked if his style of descent today was not a little dangerous, he just said that there were always dangers on the route, and that it was just their job. A very modest attitude I thought.

Hello, Pigale,
It looked very hot today.
I felt there was no need for Froome to attack going downhill, although the roads were nice and dry.
Accidents can happen!
Looking forward to tomorrow.
Another scenic day ahead!

Hello, Elle!
I am going to explore "gorilla" meaning a thousand.
Laldy should be in your Chambers.
Giving it laldy means going 110% at something.
Very, very, enthusiastically.
There is a series of codes on this alarm, from 1 beep to 5 beeps. 3 beeps means replace the alarm (not the battery).
Scottish Gas gave me it years ago and I had forgotten about it.
It should be replaced every 5 years, I think.
Yates is going along nicely.
He has the white jersey (for best young rider)
More mountains tomorrow.
The finish is at a ski station in Andorra.

"Laldy" is in Chambers
under "laldie"

Hello, Eirlys.
Laldie/laldy is in frequent use in Scotland!
I am trying to find out why "gorilla" for "thousand".
Allegedly, "monkey" for £500 comes from a 500 rupee note which had a monkey on it!

Also 25 rupee note had a picture of a pony on it !

There you go, Eirlys!
There is a reason for everything!

Hi, Rusty!
Sorry for the delay in replying........I have been watching the last remaining match at Wimbledon today!
The Williams sisters have just won the Ladies' Doubles' Championship.
It was a brilliant match, neither couple deserved to lose.
I saw a very little of the other Gentlemen's Senior Invitation Doubles Semi -final.
At one stage they had the ball -boys and girls playing!
At another the "Seniors" were playing with a huge tennis ball!
Not as amusing as Bahrami though!
Eltingh and Haarhuis won, and will play the Woodies in the Final tomorrow.
I do hope I have the opportunity to see it!
Have you had any success in tracking down "gorilla " in a monetary sense?
I tried Brewers but to no avail.
I must go and organise some food........we haven't had time to eat and are starving!

Hello, Elle.
Nothing concrete for gorilla.
Only suggestions.
One thousand is a "grand" to me.
G for grand. G for gorilla?
Not keen on that.
You seem to have enjoyed the tennis, anyway.
Just had a violent thunderplump.
It was not forecast, either.
First rain for a while, though.