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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 403460" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, people.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/WO, it's a shame you're missing your best NAMI class. But therapist appointments are important. The beach day sounds like fun - I wish I could send you some summer sea air! Let me know if you want photos.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/LDM, sounds like you have a busy day cooking. Enjoy your snow!</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3's birthday today - he's 17. It was also Australia Day. Hottest Australia Day in 30 years today, they said. I had to go to the shops at lunchtime, I couldn't believe the crowds! Cars parked three deep across footpaths meant I had to go on the road (on my mobility scooter) to get anywhere. No way could I have taken the car - it was almost immovable, gridlock. Insane, in our quiet village. </p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 & daughter in law came over for the day. The boys played computer games and stayed indoors all day.</p><p>At about 2 pm I scooted myself to the beach. I thought my usual beach, not the main town one, wouldn't be so bad - I was wrong. My usual quiet spot where I can sit and read the paper and be almost alone in the quiet - there were hundreds of people, standing room only, almost. Hundreds of people in a beach that's about 60 metres from one side to the other. Ball games everywhere and some very loud parties with barbecues, heavy base beats thumping out loudly. The rest of the beach, the larger part over a kilometre long, was packed with more people and the water full of boats. I had a short swim, sat and read my newspaper (or tried to) then headed home. Very glad I had my own electric wheels to get in and out. I've never seen so many cars in the town, or so many people. I was glad the boys had stayed behind. Crowds like that are not easy for them.</p><p></p><p>When I went back down later on with daughter in law and husband, there were many people pouring off the beach and heading for the cars. Then we saw cops escorting a lot of them up the path. So it looked like some of the noisier parties had been broken up. However, the place was still crowded. We had a good swim, cooled off a bit, then headed home. </p><p></p><p>Most of the people were either wearing or waving Australian flags. It was interesting looking around - Australia has become a real melting pot, you could see representatives form many different cultural backgrounds, all united under one flag. As it should be.</p><p></p><p>We've just got back from dinner at mother in law's. The wind has picked up, but it's a warm wind, there isn't a lot of relief from the heat. Tomorrow will also be hot, maybe not quite so bad. Hopefully the crowds will be lessened, especially with the new school year starting on Friday. We'll see. easy child 2/difficult child 2 & SIL2 are coming over to visit, a day late for GF3's birthday but he's OK with it.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 403460, member: 1991"] G'day, people. Sharon/WO, it's a shame you're missing your best NAMI class. But therapist appointments are important. The beach day sounds like fun - I wish I could send you some summer sea air! Let me know if you want photos. Sharon/LDM, sounds like you have a busy day cooking. Enjoy your snow! difficult child 3's birthday today - he's 17. It was also Australia Day. Hottest Australia Day in 30 years today, they said. I had to go to the shops at lunchtime, I couldn't believe the crowds! Cars parked three deep across footpaths meant I had to go on the road (on my mobility scooter) to get anywhere. No way could I have taken the car - it was almost immovable, gridlock. Insane, in our quiet village. difficult child 1 & daughter in law came over for the day. The boys played computer games and stayed indoors all day. At about 2 pm I scooted myself to the beach. I thought my usual beach, not the main town one, wouldn't be so bad - I was wrong. My usual quiet spot where I can sit and read the paper and be almost alone in the quiet - there were hundreds of people, standing room only, almost. Hundreds of people in a beach that's about 60 metres from one side to the other. Ball games everywhere and some very loud parties with barbecues, heavy base beats thumping out loudly. The rest of the beach, the larger part over a kilometre long, was packed with more people and the water full of boats. I had a short swim, sat and read my newspaper (or tried to) then headed home. Very glad I had my own electric wheels to get in and out. I've never seen so many cars in the town, or so many people. I was glad the boys had stayed behind. Crowds like that are not easy for them. When I went back down later on with daughter in law and husband, there were many people pouring off the beach and heading for the cars. Then we saw cops escorting a lot of them up the path. So it looked like some of the noisier parties had been broken up. However, the place was still crowded. We had a good swim, cooled off a bit, then headed home. Most of the people were either wearing or waving Australian flags. It was interesting looking around - Australia has become a real melting pot, you could see representatives form many different cultural backgrounds, all united under one flag. As it should be. We've just got back from dinner at mother in law's. The wind has picked up, but it's a warm wind, there isn't a lot of relief from the heat. Tomorrow will also be hot, maybe not quite so bad. Hopefully the crowds will be lessened, especially with the new school year starting on Friday. We'll see. easy child 2/difficult child 2 & SIL2 are coming over to visit, a day late for GF3's birthday but he's OK with it. Enjoy your Wednesday. Marg [/QUOTE]
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