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daisy

2008-08-19
steps: 14,009
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Up early, made bread and set it to rise, went to gym, despite not feeling like it, but once I got there found loads of energy and did a lot.  Back at home put bread in oven, prepared lunch for our Australian visitors.  They will stay here in February, while we are at their Brisbane apartment, this is their first exchange so they had lots of questions.  They really liked our house, so that made us happy - and their apartment has a private pool, so we're looking forward to that.

This afternoon up to Apple Store again and back for refund on a lead that was wrong.

While our our Aussie visitors were on their way here, Britain won three more gold medals, but they were magnanimous about it.  The Aussies are pretty sore - they are so used to beating us.  And then the lovely Christine O won her race as well.  Makes up for the dismal weather, anyway

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SueGeer
posted August 19 1:50 pm
Certainly gives us something to cheer about!!!!  Watch out World, the Brits are coming to get you!!!!
Ms*Bindy
posted August 19 2:01 pm
I made bread today too!  Nothing better than some nice bread fresh out of the oven.
buddingbard
posted August 19 9:58 pm
Hey don't forget about your computer.  Maybe you can set up a guest account on your computer where they can do their email without getting into yours.  Just a thought.
daisy
posted August 20 1:16 am
Thanks for your concern, bb.  He works in computers and will be bringing his own laptop.  They can both use our wifi and also the upstairs PC.  We got fed up with people accessing our Outlook Express account (very rude,  but it's done in ignorance - imagine L's surprise to log on the his account and find an email apparently from himself, discussing and describing our house to complete strangers !) We've password protected it now and asked people only to use web based email, and asked them if they understand what this means.

When we returned from Alaska we found hundreds of photographs downloaded onto it, and some very odd software, which was slowing it down.  I would never download anything on to someone's else's computer ! Our son Tim soon sorts it our for us, and people don't mean any harm, they just don't understand, but unfortunately, they think they do !

I usually put my lovely iMac and iBook away under the stairs, unless exchangers are mac users, so we always return to a good computer. 
buddingbard
posted August 21 6:12 am
I remembered you commenting on the last exchangers using your computer.  That's why I posted the friendly reminder.  I think you are correct in that the exchangers used your Outlook Express in ignorance.  But still, to me it's a "Well duh" thing not to do.