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[UncleUB]

Good morning all,

Starting today off another year older. 

Slight covering of snow overnight,which hopefully will melt away later.

Just chilling out today after all the excitement yesterday of being 'the birthday boy' 

Have a good day whatever you are doing. 

[toulouse]

Morning Uncy, and congrats on your recent birthday.

To all others who may pass this way - please be careful if you have to venture out - it feels real cold again here in the south west.

And enjoy your day.

TTFN

[chrissie]

Morning everyone,

Dull here but not looked out of the window yet so not sure if it's still raining as it was last night.

I think food shopping (ugh) is on the cards for today, had a bad night last night so feel like death warmed up this morning... might feel better after a cuppa 

Have a good day everyone whatever you're up to and I echo toulouse's comments, stay safe (and warm) if you have to go out.

Chrissie

[tuftedduck]

Good morning 

Chilly, very chilly, but bright and sunny.
Forecast gales and rain later. 

Have a good day. 

[scottiesmum]

ALL  !

Warm and wettish here, we had rain overnight .... I'm keeping my eye on your weather  - just  keep safe and warm.   

[fudgem]

I've just taken my car in for a service, the main roads are clear but still compacted ice in the side roads, don't like driving on it at all

Hope it doesn't snow again before I get it back

[scottiesmum]

    we've been put on Orange alert for more strong winds starting at 6 pm today up to lunch time tomorrow ....  so will batten down the hatches later on ...  last time it was Red alert, so I suppose there's some comfort in that !

[fudgem]

When we were driving up from the border, towards Bordeaux, we saw great swathes of trees flattened by your last gale, it will take a long time for recovery, so I hope this next one doesn't cause even more damage

[scottiesmum]

That will have been the Landes region Anne, it took a real battering the weekend 24th Jan. The flattened forests you have seen  as a result of the hurricane that hit us full on in 1999, the Landes had the tail end at that time, and then the latest one,that particular area   being mainly forested of Pine which are not very deep rooters and the terrain there is very sandy, so they would have gone over like dominoes.   There were thousands of hectares of forest devastated in 1999, and then again last week,  a lot of replanting has been done, but it will, as you say,  take years to get the forests back again.   We'll just have to wait and see what this next lot does and keep our fingers crossed !

[Ezzer]

Hope you had a good birthday UncleUB, and able to spoil your self a little.

I went to see Valkarye last night. Ok as a film, some of the editing was a bit odd particuarly at the begining. For a brief moment the shot would change angle for no reason, not for effect or to lead on the story line. At least it wasn't as dizzying as the first 10 mins of Elizabeth 2 

If you get to see the film, have a slightly closer look at some of the motor bikes, the first time I briefly noticed one of the sidecar combinations under the camoflage paint was definatelty a modern frame. And later a similar combination just for a moment, (and again dispite being sprayed in camoflage) display's a bright shiny manufactures badge. Excuse me for being picky but I don't think the german army was using Hondas in 1944.

The performances were ok, nothing of particular note howerver the film was obviously concentrating on the story which a supprisingly few number of people know. I knew some aspects but I wasn't aware of the home defence force and the measure this was used and the degree the coup was so far across the ministries and other parts of the country. Appears things were much closer to succeding than I ever thought

Worth watching for what could have all so easly have become a very directly significant part of our history. It was good to see such a range of ages in the audience.

Oh and although I didn't meet them at the time one of the actors had their isdn converted to dsl by yours truly 

So many films I want to see at the moment, probably "Doubt" next

[scottiesmum]

Ezzer,   my current email alerts on Amazon  include Valkyrie.   Being interested in WW2 and having read about Graf von Stauffenberg in the past, I am keen to see this,  I would never have noticed the motorbikes    but I shall look out for them.  Interesting to see that Eddy Izzard is also in this and the once gorgeous Terence Stamp   

My other "wants" on the alert list include   Defiance  which is based on a true story as well, Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) play the main characters.    Che (I want both Che 1 and Che 2)    with Benicio Del Toro,   and I've had Slumdog Millioinaire earmarked long before its success at the BAFTA's.  Following last night awards  I also like the look of Doubt and will add that to the list ....  and  Milk (another true story) with Sean Penn   ...    I think I'd better start a DVD fund   

[camallison]

Graf von Stauffenberg - when I lived in Germany between '82 and '88, his descendants were hated by the locals and publicly snubbed.  ..... and that was by educated people.  Amazing!

Colin