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Old 03-03-2018, 07:03 PM   #31
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Yes thats the freeze. We had standpipes to be able to get water, as pipes froze. No central heating. But the community spirit was alive and well. Everyone helping each other. Which seems to have disappeared over time. It seems everyone for themselves now. We are one of the only ones in our part of road to have cleared (well husband has) our drive three days running and saltinging the drive with bags of salt I still had from 2009 the last large amount of snow:0)
Our daughter in the south of France actually had snow the week before us, and very high winds.
We're lucky to be in a private drive with only two immediate neighbours, so we help each other out. That said, next door have gone to Thailand and missed it all.

In my naivety I imagined the south of France to be mild through the winter. Hope your daughter didn't get any damage to her home. High winds are awful.
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Old 03-03-2018, 09:17 PM   #32
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We're lucky to be in a private drive with only two immediate neighbours, so we help each other out. That said, next door have gone to Thailand and missed it all.

In my naivety I imagined the south of France to be mild through the winter. Hope your daughter didn't get any damage to her home. High winds are awful.
I think most presume the SOF to be warmer than here, but at night especially in the Winter its a lot colder. But they do get it a little warmer during the daytime.
The childrens trampoline has now been blown to pieces as have some tree branches. But thankfully not much else was damaged.
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Old 05-03-2018, 01:42 PM   #33
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Well after all that snow my leopards have ventured out they came out yesterday and took a look at the snow and today they are out eating grass
Also while I was out watching them I was watching Mr Robin building his nest in my bbq of all places I took a quick peek and the nest is best part complete.
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Old 05-03-2018, 09:43 PM   #34
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Well after all that snow my leopards have ventured out they came out yesterday and took a look at the snow and today they are out eating grass
Also while I was out watching them I was watching Mr Robin building his nest in my bbq of all places I took a quick peek and the nest is best part complete.
I read that as " snow leopards have ventured out " and I'm thinking " why wouldn't they, they live in snowy climates" that my friend is dyslexia for you
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I read that as " snow leopards have ventured out " and I'm thinking " why wouldn't they, they live in snowy climates" that my friend is dyslexia for you
I recon I must be dyslexic as I do that all the time much to my own amusement
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I recon I must be dyslexic as I do that all the time much to my own amusement
One does have to see the funny side, it got me thinking , have you really got snow leopards, or are you talking about Marwell zoo
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I got my girlies up this weekend, and they are all looking gorgeous , so happy they are up. Naughty Ptolome is up too and looking quite magnificent , I'm sure he's grown over the winter. And I've decided he's staying, I was re homing him to a family member, but they are not saying the right things to convince me that they have grasped all the information that I have been giving them. So I have plans as to how I can extend his space in the garden. I can't let my boy go to anything less than a true tortoise geek and I don't think they are.
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I got my girlies up this weekend, and they are all looking gorgeous , so happy they are up. Naughty Ptolome is up too and looking quite magnificent , I'm sure he's grown over the winter. And I've decided he's staying, I was re homing him to a family member, but they are not saying the right things to convince me that they have grasped all the information that I have been giving them. So I have plans as to how I can extend his space in the garden. I can't let my boy go to anything less than a true tortoise geek and I don't think they are.
Good for you, Suze!!
Looking forward to seeing your torts all enjoying the garden again this year.
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Good for you, Suze!!
Looking forward to seeing your torts all enjoying the garden again this year.
Ptolome went out in the garden today for about 1/2 an hour, the sun was quite warm , he found a few weeds and had little wonder.
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Ptolome went out in the garden today for about 1/2 an hour, the sun was quite warm , he found a few weeds and had little wonder.
Lovely to hear that. I think Bertie would have gone out if I had left his exit open, but I was not at home. He didn't go to bed until 1845! He has been first up and last to bed, Beatrice is being very lazy and looking at me as if I have woken her up too early from hibernation!
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