My uncle who was not really an animal man once bought an African Grey parrot cheap whilst visiting Liverpool . He said he should have had his suspicions when he noticed the crone who sold him the bird had two fingers missing !
He should have also been alert to the fact she threw in the cage as well .
Anyhow he brought it home and feeling sorry for it put it in the front room and opened the door thinking it would fly around and get exercise while he went out .
In his front room he had a rather fine desk with leather on top held by brass studs .
On his return he found that the parrot had removed all the studs and the desk was somewhat worse for wear!

In addition the parrot turned out to be a "growler" and made a terrible racket everytime a stranger entered the house .
It lived for years and my cousins were rather afraid that they would inherit it .

Moral don't buy cheap parrots in Liverpool .


Yesterday at 03:14:23 PM
Second parrot story

When I was young and just married my husband and I lodged with his Auntie a kind but rather fierce lady .( This was in Buenos Aires)
Wandering the streets one day I passed a horrible pet shop and there was a cage full of young green parrots .
On the floor of the cage was a woe begotten little chick with hardly any feathers and clearly the outcast . I went in and bought him .
Fierce  Auntie took one look and fell in love with him ! She hand fed him and he spent the day sat on her shoulder .He thrived and became a handsome bird he would fly about and always returned to her and if she asked for a kiss he would hop along her shoulder and kiss her cheek with his beak .

He didnt like me ( who had saved his bacon) and would try and peck me if he could ☹️

Quote from: JBR on Yesterday at 01:42:30 PMI'm a little concerned that when I die I might go to Hell, as I made a few small lies at the time!

Death bed conversion to Catholicism, a quick confession and you're sorted if you really are worried. I must admit to steering clear of churches if there is even the hint of a thunderstorm about 

Crows do similar. No idea why unless they are attacking their own reflection but crows are among the few animals reckoned to be smart enough to realise that it is themselves they are seeing. If it's parked cars at homes then hanging CDs or DVDs over the area keeps them at bay. The local charity shops should be able to shift at least some of their unsellable stock. 

Feel free to discuss - just because I'm allergic to the nonce doesn't mean everybody is. 

Brian's phone rang and he took the call
Well howdy there Brian he heard someone drawl
He paled at the sound
That bloke should be drowned

🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I had a white wedding in church, a church near where the wife lived with her parents.
I have never been to the church before (or afterwards) and I don't think the wife or her parents have.  Still the vicar was a very pleasant chap and had no problems with us using his church and his services.  I suspect that we both assured him that we believe in God which, I ought to add, is not the case in reality!
Still, I'm sure we paid some money, thought I can't remember what the amount might have been.
I also asked the organist if he could play a specific piece and he agreed if I provided him with the music score, which I happily did.  Although the piece was new to him, he performed it perfectly, and I am very grateful that he took the trouble to learn and practice it.
I suppose I now feel a bit guilty for us not using the church since, though of course we now live well away from Bradfordistan.
(I'm a little concerned that when I die I might go to Hell, as I made a few small lies at the time!)

Quote from: muddy on Yesterday at 01:05:37 PMI still have a T shirt from my first husband when he was a young man .
I wore it for riding .
Yesterday I thought I must get rid of this I will cut it up for using for painting rags .( it's nice soft cotton)

I just couldn't do it .

No point in doing something you can't undo again should you regret it.

I was cold in bed last night,  it woke me up.  I had to get up and find a nightie with long sleeves as my arms were so cold.
Then this morning I could hardly believe it when the heating had cut in for half hour earlier on!  
This morning its quite windy,  and a mixture of sunshine and showers.

No plans in particular,  just got to go and pay the papers, and then do some re-potting out in the shed.

Beat that for excitement.  

I still have a T shirt from my first husband when he was a young man .
I wore it for riding .
Yesterday I thought I must get rid of this I will cut it up for using for painting rags .( it's nice soft cotton) 

I just couldn't do it .