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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Roxy on January 03, 2011, 08:15:25 am

Title: Hello Everyone
Post by: Roxy on January 03, 2011, 08:15:25 am: Happy New Year to you all.

Treated myself to a laptop, mobile broadband with a dongle - and hey presto,here I am!
Not sure how good the connection will be though, but we will see.

I am still in the caravan four months on, nothing changed. Off to feed the Animals now will dio an update tonight when more time
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Post by: JulieS on January 03, 2011, 08:49:29 am: Happy New Year Roxy :) :) :)
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Post by: Anke on January 03, 2011, 09:47:46 am: I hope you have good heating in your caravan - it must have been bl**dy freezing in there during the cold spell!

Happy new year too!
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Post by: bsadevon on January 03, 2011, 09:52:43 am: Good to hear from you - computor seems to be working well look forward to reading more posts. What livestock have you got? Can sympathise with caravan I live on a boat - luckily i got a solid fuel stove.

Take care Tim
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Post by: HappyHippy on January 03, 2011, 11:28:31 am: Glad to see you back mrs :-* :-*
Hope all's been well ? Looking forward to that update ;)
Happy New Year
Karen x
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Post by: Rosemary on January 03, 2011, 11:41:50 am: Welcome back! Hope you had a good Chhristmas and New Year and that 2011 is good to you.

Look forward to the update.
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Post by: plumseverywhere on January 03, 2011, 04:17:21 pm: Roxy!! was thinking about you earlier! so good to hear from you, looking forward to some more news when you get chance :)
Lisa x
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Post by: Daisy on January 03, 2011, 04:57:03 pm: Hello Roxy :wave: so good to hear from you again, you're def made of stern stuff surviving in a caravan over winter.

Looking forward to your update, I've got an addition to my herd - not with us yet tho
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Post by: oaklandspigs on January 03, 2011, 04:59:22 pm: Welcome back !
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Post by: ballingall on January 03, 2011, 05:54:54 pm: Oh welcome back Roxy! So good to hear from you- looking forward to the update.

Happy New Year! Hope all the animals are well, and that they have all settled into their new living arrangements.

Beth
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Post by: little blue on January 03, 2011, 06:21:38 pm: hey you!
hello and welcome back!
hope all is well (and you managed to keep the caravan warm enough through the snow?)

got your christmas pressies here waiting - they are eating us out of house and home.... will post some pics so you can chose!
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Post by: Roxy on January 03, 2011, 10:43:31 pm: Update as promised.
Will keep it brief, so as not to bore you, and also, in case my connection goes mid post!

Still in caravan, so frustrating,as farm is empty, and not even up for sale - my brother seems to be dragging his feet for whatever reason.

Gas and water been frozen most days due to low temps, and lots of snow. Got mains hook up, so leccy heater which helps.,

Had the most dreadful cough for three weeks, which has slowed me up, and behind with everything.

Cold weather killed 6 of my hens and my gorgeous cockerel, which I am gutted about/. Plus remaining AN goat, Abel due to the cold I think.

Other goats ok, but kidding going to be later - kids were here this time last year. There again, no bad thing with this cold weather.
Mobile phone took a funny turn some weeks ago, deleted names left me just numbers - been getting texts wishing me Happy xmAS, and if there was no name I had no idea who it was from!! So that was a headache.
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Post by: Womble on January 03, 2011, 11:54:50 pm: Hiya! Ain't mobile broadband marvellous? When we moved into our place, the satellite BB was still active for a couple of weeks, but it was painfully slow. Like you, I went out and bought a dongle, and am now getting 1.5 to 2 meg/sec, AND it's way cheaper! Just as well we had it really, as we got snowed in for a week before Christmas, and Mrs Womble used it to work from home. BT are going to re-connect the landline, but they've quoted a 6 week leadtime on the order, and in any case they reckon we're too near to the end of the pipe to get proper broadband!

Sorry to hear about your birds and freezes - keep hanging in there, as I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end!
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Post by: waterhouse on January 04, 2011, 01:52:41 am: When I was young and the gas froze we'd heat the cylinder with a blowlamp. Worked a treat but probably heavily frowned on!
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Post by: Jackie on January 04, 2011, 04:15:48 am: Hi Roxy nice to see you back girly ;D
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Post by: jameslindsay on January 04, 2011, 09:35:56 am: Hi Roxy, so pleased to hear that you are back, I often wondered how you were getting on. Shame that you lost your animals but my god the winter has been so harsh. Look forward to hearing from you again. :bouquet: :)
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Post by: Hilarysmum on January 04, 2011, 09:47:26 am: Hi Roxy lovely to hear from you. Sorry things havent moved on. Would you brother consider renting the farm, would it then be possible for you to rent it from yourself and your brother? Just a silly thought.
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Post by: waterhouse on January 04, 2011, 12:17:24 pm: If both you and your brother own the farm then it's probably held in a trust for sale. This is legal jargon but means you each have the right to sell it - it doesn't need both. Just a thought
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Post by: Mo on January 04, 2011, 01:29:14 pm: :wave:
Good to hear from you. Not great news but at least we know you're live 'n' kicking!
Hope the New Year brings good things for you.
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Post by: Daisys Mum on January 04, 2011, 09:04:31 pm: Hi Roxy welcome back it's nice to hear from you again. :wave: