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Post by graemek on Feb 11, 2007 22:31:40 GMT
Speaking of Chatroom topics here's one of cruiseserver.net's pics of QM2 or Queen Mary 2. Good descriptions of the ship on that site.  Graeme. |
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Post by graemek on Feb 11, 2007 23:08:46 GMT
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Post by mariannek on Feb 11, 2007 23:46:33 GMT
Hi All, Belinda has put a lot of work into the 'Hayley Westenra Worldwide' Website... Did you notice the "Westenra Rose" desktop wallpaper which Belinda added for the Valentines theme this month in the chatroom? We always have good, clean fun in our discussions in the Chatroom. One never knows when "Big Brother" Graeme is going to "strike" with his camera though  Beware... Andrew  Hi Andrew, Graeme also took a foto of me sitting at the computer chatting away !! He decided not to post it though so as not to repeat a previous pic. of me. Let me assure you, it was just as well !!!  Who knows what would have happened to him had he posted me !!!  Love, Marianne  |
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Post by graemek on Feb 12, 2007 6:04:08 GMT
Apologies for my misname of Diamond Bay in reply #166. Should have been Diamond Harbour. We also talked about QE2 which is shown here departing Sydney. North Head is visible behind the ship. If QE2 had continued that heading she'd have arrived just north of Auckland NZ in around 4 days. North Head's approx. 300' above sea level. The top deck of the ship is approx. 100' above sea level.  Much larger file click below. farm1.static.flickr.com/163/385327335_e5ca5db900_b.jpg Graemek |
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Post by postscript on Feb 12, 2007 14:56:20 GMT
The most important part of yesterday's chat for me was learning what the word "chuffed" means. We don't have that term in the states so I was lost when they kept going on about how chuffed somebody was. Guess I should watch more PBS. Aah, yes! Churchill expressed it so well when he talked of two peoples divided by a common language! I can't discuss anything here as they are too risqué, but I am sure you are aware of most of them Steve, about perfectly innoucuous expressions in one language being totally unacceptabler in the other! Peter S. |
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Post by jons on Feb 12, 2007 15:06:50 GMT
Yes I can confirm I was there earlier on! Or I was having a dream about exploding teddies! I have to leave just after Ten unfortunately. |
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Post by postscript on Feb 12, 2007 15:37:46 GMT
Thanks Marianne. Nice to be missed. Awfully sorry, just suddenly very busy.and it isn't easy getting these people away. Even then we arrived half-an-hour after the time to be there as the queue cleared checking-in and even then they were swapping things in and out of cases with me with a spare bag to cover overflow--which there was! That was Sunday! Friday was part of run-in. Usually they are only away for ten days or so and usually returnable in a crisis within forty-eight hours so I tend to live in two properties--mine and partly theirs. This time (they are in NZ for a wedding) its three weeks, so I have to get the hang of the place. I live in a first-floor maisonette, simple and straight forward! This is a three-storey home converted out of an eighteenth cerntury warehouse which was the central building to the original 'Port of Berkhamsted' when the canal was first built. It is the oldest canal boat building wharf in the South-East of England and right until a few years ago when unfortunate family circumstances caused the business to cease, they still built boats here. The ground flooor housed the horses that pulled the barges, where the living-room, conservatory, study, scullery, shower and toilet room and hall are now situated. The first floor was for cargo. The 18th century winch was used to get their American fridge in! It was brought in by boat from the London docks as the best way to get it into the house! That floor is almost entirely kitchen/dining room with staircase and daughter's bedroom. Upstairs are two bedrooms and the main bath-room. So, in fact it is quite a small place, it just looks large but consequently it has two boiler systems, central communications systems (for modern business purposes for A-V, computers, telephone, usual alarm systems. Even the toaster isn't simple. You place in the slot, top of, your slice of bread, press a button and the toaster grabs the slice(s) draws them into its inners, then on completion, delivers them with a pretty little tinkle that tells you 'toast is ready'. This is not a house where anything is simple! I haven't mentioned, the dog, the cat, the plants.. But it sure is interesting! Peter S. |
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Post by jons on Feb 12, 2007 15:44:19 GMT
Whats that man saying? Something about beards?  |
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Post by jons on Feb 12, 2007 15:46:46 GMT
Sorry, only Catherine Tate fans will get that!
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Post by roger on Feb 12, 2007 15:46:51 GMT
I haven't mentioned, the dog, the cat, the plants.. Peter S. Oh, I think you have done, Peter. So often, that I think we all feel we know them personally! Roger |
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Post by jons on Feb 12, 2007 15:50:00 GMT
Hi Jon, So you were there Jon !! Sorry I missed chatting to you !! Therefore I missed you !!! Take care, Marianne Hi Marianne, we just managed to say hello just before I went! |
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Post by postscript on Feb 12, 2007 17:48:41 GMT
Well, they are lovely creatures and we do have a thread about pets so not entirely inappropriate--and it obviously raises the odd jest and a little banter!
Peter S.
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Post by jons on Feb 12, 2007 17:53:01 GMT
I hope you can get to the next chat though Peter. We will all have Hayley's album then! So they will be a lot to talk about!  |
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Post by postscript on Feb 12, 2007 19:10:29 GMT
Lovely pictures Graeme. Thank you.
Peter S.
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Post by jons on Mar 7, 2007 16:57:08 GMT
I wondered if the chat was still going ahead this weekend?
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Beware... 
