Thread: Ready for Irene

Ed, Irene is something to be afraid of, hope it stays only with rain.
Unpredictable thing despite all the forecasts....)))
Here in Holland it's not better, thunderstorms, so flooded streets and houses, pouring rain, in short a lousy summer.
Nice mushroom pictures, is it not a bit to early for those guys?
Stay safely.
Ad

Hi Ad,
Yep, just rain would definitely be preferable, but like you say, hurricanes can be unpredictable. Not a stranger to them...wen't through more than a few when we lived in Florida.

Not surprised to hear that it floods in Holland...isn't that practically a way of life there?

Now, about the "mushrooms"...guess I should have called them what they are, not what they are not.

They are actually just a type of fungus (NOT edible) that grows in the debris left over when a tree is cut down and the stump is ground down.

The town that I live in (Palmyra) has been chosen as a "Green Zone" meaning the township gets state and federal funds to maintain a goodly supply of trees. As the older trees die off, they are removed and new saplings are planted in their place ~~~ in actuality 2 or 3 are planted to replace the one removed.

Not surprised to hear that it floods in Holland...isn't that practically a way of life there?
Ed, I live in Bergen op Zoom.
Bergen op Zoom is situated on a plateau 14 meters above sea level, so it is high for Dutch standards.
We did not get wet feet.
''Bergen'' means in English mountains.
''op Zoom'' has to do with a small river that runs through the Northside of the town.
Ad

Originally Posted by Ad de Crom

''op Zoom'' has to do with a small river that runs through the Northside of the town.

seems an appropriate topic to be discussing in this forum!

Sounds like a neat place that you live at, Ad.

A great thing about these forums is knowledge gained from folks like you from near and far sharing tidbits about where they live.

Do you have any pics from home that you'd like to share with the forum...would be great to see

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

Sounds like a neat place that you live at, Ad.

A great thing about these forums is knowledge gained from folks like you from near and far sharing tidbits about where they live.

Do you have any pics from home that you'd like to share with the forum...would be great to see

Ed, think that's a nice, where do you live off topic subject, for such a big friendly family as this forum is, you know only names or nicknames, but not where they live.
I'll try to make a kind of a slide show of Bergen op Zoom, as this is an almost 800 years old town, with loads of beautiful monuments and old buildings.
Ad

Thank goodness your ok Ed I'd miss the yokes n photo's

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

Sounds like a neat place that you live at, Ad.

A great thing about these forums is knowledge gained from folks like you from near and far sharing tidbits about where they live.

Do you have any pics from home that you'd like to share with the forum...would be great to see

Thats right travel to Europe not down under typical American

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Thats right travel to Europe not down under typical American

hmmmm...lets see - luscious Dutch women and beautiful mountain villages - or - dusty run down desert towns and women that can tackle a 4000 pound bull.

Decisions, decisions........

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

hmmmm...lets see - luscious Dutch women and beautiful mountain villages - or - dusty run down desert towns and women that can tackle a 4000 pound bull.

Decisions, decisions........

Aussie Women oh just a note an Aussie woman married a Danish Prince
Blue Mountains


Dutch foot ware

Holland mountains ya sure bout that

Hollands mode of transport is either boat or push bike this is the land of Dykes not that sort water type.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Aussie Women oh just a note an Aussie woman married a Danish Prince
Blue Mountains


Dutch foot ware

Holland mountains ya sure bout that

Hollands mode of transport is either boat or push bike this is the land of Dykes not that sort water type.

Quite a mistake that there not mountains in Holland are, we build them.

OK...gotta admit that Aussie women are georgeous, but about that footwear thing ~ what's the name of those things that Aussie's wear, hmmmmmm, it's right at the tip of my tongue, can't quite seem to reme---- oh, that's it ~~~
UGGGS......

Originally Posted by ad de crom

quite a mistake that there not mountains in holland are, we build them. :d

lol

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

OK...gotta admit that Aussie women are georgeous, but about that footwear thing ~ what's the name of those things that Aussie's wear, hmmmmmm, it's right at the tip of my tongue, can't quite seem to reme---- oh, that's it ~~~
UGGGS......

Yes thats right Ed the American's loved them so much Ugg boots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The origins noted is not true as stated look back in history around the time of Vikings, Celts,