@blenkinsopthebrave, Hartnell is one of my faves. He kicked off the legacy with such a fascinating personality. And @winston, Eccleston did such a great job carrying that legacy forward.

Thank you both for responding and making me feel so welcome.

@winston Thanks! I’ve been enjoying a smorgasbord of painkillers – codeine, paracetamol and diclofenac (not all at once!) I’m back in Auckland now, been driving all day (400 miles from Wellington), I’ve just realised I haven’t felt the pain since I took some codeine this morning (and the codeine should have worn off a while ago). Now…[Read more]

@winston Gabrielle (and the extreme rainstorm two weeks before) didn’t hit our house badly (though Gabrielle did have a go at me personally 🙂 but others weren’t so lucky.

To fill in the picture – two weeks ago Auckland experienced the most extreme rains ever, but little wind, massive flooding everywhere (including places that had never…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

Hallooo! It’s the elder Syzygy reportin’ in. I’d thought I’d head to the new Sofa.

yes, it was certainly a freak storm: not surprising in Brisbane at this time of year but certainly the worst in this suburb we’ve seen for quite awhile with respect to the amount of rain,  hail & wind causing furniture & cars to be pushed abo…[Read more]

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@winston

we’re terribly sorry to hear of your loss & condolences from all us Christensan’s here in Aus. It’s awful that it was so quick and unexpected. That you couldn’t make the funeral either as it was so far away also.

All our love. ❤️❤️😢

@winston I’m so sorry to learn of the death of your big brother. It’s very understandable that you are feeling down. We have such a shared history with our siblings, one like no other. You will heal on your own time … however long you need.

As others have noted, we are at that age when death will be a more constant companion than it once was.…[Read more]

@winston Sympathy for your loss for you and your family.

Your Christmas gifts sound lovely. I did not get any Who related merch’ this season but instead got a Babylon Five figure, the last bit of b.5 merch’ in the shop. It is my favourite character, and the actor passed away last year so it especially meaningful for me. I am currently looking for…[Read more]

@winston So sorry to hear of your loss. A number of us are getting to that age… I have an older brother back in Australia with serious medical issues, and I confess to being slightly apprehensive each time I turn on my email in the mornings.

But I can report the discovery of new Who news! I am about to post it on the Spoilers page for those who…[Read more]

Happy new year to all us Forum Buddies. To @oochillyo @dentarthurdent @nerys @janetteB @winston @nerys @blenkinsopthebrave and many more…

my NY reso is to work more in the garden, despite the muggy heat. I’d like to say exercise & diet but I doubt that’ll change!
Hope we all stay safe from further Covid outbreaks and that the unnerving polit…[Read more]

@winston Yes, you have been having serious storms in your neck of the woods. Miraculously, we have been spared them here. Once again we seem to have been saved by being on the “warm” side of the Gulf Stream. Sometimes it doesn’t work in our favor (droughts, etc.), but this latest round of storms and the “Polar Vortex” passed us by. (By the way:…[Read more]

@winston Like JanetteB, I applaud your new years’ resolution. It’s entirely in line with what I think, I’ve always been aware of the energy cost of things. (In kilowatt-hours or similar, not dollars). In the past I got agitated about waste and inefficiency of all sorts. These days I would have said I was getting more tolerant, but I…[Read more]

Happy New Year Everyone.

@winston, I like your New Year’s Resolution. I think that will be mine too.

cheers

Janette

@janetteb and to you! Yes, we’re doing well. It’s hot here but we’ve had no rain & compared with the flood peaks expected today in Victoria (??), I believe, we’re very grateful. I know flood warnings came 7 days ago with expected river peaks effectively at midnight last night. Not good at all. It either never rains, and there’s fires, or it floods…[Read more]

@craig, @everybody else in this wonderful little community, Best wishes for Christmas, Yuletide, Winter Solstice, Summer solstice, etc etc. Have a lovely festive season and all the best for 2023. May the planet stop baking, our world leaders come to their senses, may there be peace for Ukraine, and our researchers crack the Covid nasal vaccine and…[Read more]

@winston That should have been ‘merry and safe Christmas’ of course, I have no idea what ‘maeery’ is. 🙁

@winston Hello from New Zealand. We’ve seen your winter storms on the news (well, actually, what we’ve seen are USAnian reports, it’s probably fair to assume you’re getting the same weather, only more so). I can only wish you a maeery and safe Christmas.

We (Mrs D and I) are currently in Christchurch, South Island, staying with our…[Read more]

@thane16 I agree with @winston‘s and @janetteb‘s assessments of Avenue 5. Overall, I enjoy it, though there are some slapsticky, over-the-top moments. But I find far more to like than to dislike. Hugh Laurie could recite the telephone book and make it entertaining!

Oh, and I love Staged! I wasn’t sure if the second season would measure up to the…[Read more]

@winston golly, yes, “It” scared me too. And I’m alright around clowns. You didn’t do anything wrong. These things happen.

Thane stayed with a friend 3 years his senior so he saw the 4th Harry Potter at age 8 & spent the next YEAR yelling thru the wee hours, wanting night lights/ stair lights, when, from Year Zero he’d never had those additions…[Read more]

@winston You are a card! (As me dear ma used to say).
“never ask granny for a fu**ing cookie” indeed.

yes, certain films may not be Christmas flicks, per se, but as memories with kids, it’s a great reminder. Two years ago Thane commanded: We. Are. All. Watching. Harry Potter. This. Christmas.

I thought “all? You mean 1 film, yes?” No, it was al…[Read more]