Happy Birthday davem1111

[Ed Kennell 39,705]

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[ebinmaine 69,656]

HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY 

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[JCM 9,912]

   Dave. Strum yourself some Happy Birthday on one of those Guitars today. Enjoy the day.

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Happy Happy Dave 

[cleat 6,828]

Happy Birthday Dave

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[rjg854 11,701]

   Happy Borned on Day, Dave.    

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[davem1111 2,073]

HEY!   Sorry I wasn't around to thank you all for the birthday wishes.  I have been way too busy to get on here for a while.  Our renovation work is going well, making lots of progress.  We also just got back from a trip to GA and NC, visiting family and close friends.

 

AND.....  I have some great news!    As of Friday, I have officially become a Grandpa!     My daughter, her hubby, and the new baby girl are over in Wales, so it's gonna be a while before we get to see them. Hoping to go over in October or November.  Woohoo!  

[rmaynard 15,790]

Happy Birthday Dave. Hope is was a good one 

[Ed Kennell 39,705]

20 minutes ago, davem1111 said:

 

 I have officially become a Grandpa!     My daughter, her hubby, and the new baby girl are over in Wales,

Congrats Grandpa.       Beautiful country Wales.   Stone walls, sheep, and grassy hills.   Just remember to keep left.

[Bill D 2,050]

Happy Birthday Dave! 🎉 🎈 

[peter lena 8,960]

@ dave1111 , have a great day dave !  also a grandpa ! thank you CENTRAL AC . enjoy yourself , pete 

[davem1111 2,073]

15 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Congrats Grandpa.       Beautiful country Wales.   Stone walls, sheep, and grassy hills.   Just remember to keep left.

 

You forgot the castles!  They live (almost?) walking distance from Hay Castle in Hay-on-Wye, which is about a thousand years old. 

 

[davem1111 2,073]

11 minutes ago, peter lena said:

@ dave1111 , have a great day dave !  also a grandpa ! thank you CENTRAL AC . enjoy yourself , pete 

 

Central AC?  None here, been relying on several window units to beat the heat. But I just bought a 27K BTU 2-zone mini-split which I will be installing very soon. 

[peter lena 8,960]

@ dave1111, back in the day , can remember  only having  a/c in one room of the house , the rest was terrible , been over 30 years now with central A/C , also every room has a ceiling fan , takes the work out of moving air . regularly service it my self , have it in the cellar , so its always easy to service . best money spent , pete

[Ed Kennell 39,705]

On 7/8/2024 at 11:08 AM, davem1111 said:

You forgot the castles! 

Yes I did and they are impressive, very interesting, and filled with history.

The thing that surprised me when I first drove from London to North Wales was the lack of forested areas.    When I questioned this,, I was told the forests were clear cut in the 1700s to provide timber for the Royal Navy Shipbuilding.

[Handy Don 13,040]

5 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

When I questioned this,, I was told the forests were clear cut in the 1700s to provide timber for the Royal Navy Shipbuilding.

And subsequent efforts to promote re-forestation have been soundly defeated by a variety of interests that want to slowly but surely use that “open” space for their own ends.