I'm back... I think

[Mrs Vindecco]

I have just managed to get online properly for the first time in weeks. For those that didn't know my family and I were moving into our first house and things didn't go quite to plan. We were homeless for a couple of weeks and because we didn't want to part with our pet cat, we decided to move into a cat friendly house temporarily. Well... the cat friendly house was in the middle of nowhere, without central heating (it was snowing here) and was full of mice... something I am really, really scared of... and so is our cat unfortunately.ANYWAY... I have just managed to reconnect with the internet, we are in our new home and hopefully I should be back to normal, well semi-normal until the holidays are out the way.

[woofy]

Welcome back. Sorry to hear about your misadventures out in the middle of nowhere. (Where exactly is nowhere located in Scotland? Here, it's in Montana.) I hope you and your family will be safe and happy in your new home for many years to come.

[limey]

Hi Mrs. V. Sorry to hear about all your "adventures". Hopefully you and your cat have recovered now. (Where's a hungry Renfield when you need one!)

You're funny Woofy - in my neck of the woods the middle of nowhere is North Dakota.
Been there, done that, NEVER going back!!!

[Monk's Moll]

Hey Mrs. V., glad you are back and happy to hear you are in your new home . Best wishes for happiness and joy in your new abode, now and always !!!!!

[woofy]

Dec 23, 2012 18:08:10 GMT limey said:

Hi Mrs. V. Sorry to hear about all your "adventures".
You're funny Woofy - in my neck of the woods the middle of nowhere is North Dakota.
Been there, done that, NEVER going back!!!

I once drove from the Black Hills in S. Dakota over to Devil's Tower in Eastern Wyoming and then up to Little Bighorn in Montana. Then I drove west through Montana, making my way toward Yellowstone N.P. and the Grand Tetons in Western Wyoming. I have to tell you that the trip along I90 in Montana was unbelievable. I put the cruise control on 85 mph and watched how other drivers passed me like I was standing still. (There were no posted speed limits at the time and even the cops were passing me by.) But even at 85 mph it seemed like as I driving slowly--there was nothing on either side of the highways for miles and miles, so there was no way to gauge the speed except by the speedometer. Of course, when you get into the Rockies, all that changes and you're gifted to see the most beautiful scenery on the face of the earth, imo. I've been to many places on this planet, but I've never seen anything more breathtaking than the Yellowstone.

[Mrs Vindecco]

Thanks for all the good wishes. The middle of nowhere for me was the Ayrshire Moors without a car. Isn't Devil's Tower the mountain thing from Close Encounters?

A quick message to anyone who has tried to email, I shall be catching up this week. Sorry, really sorry about my lack of presence but everything has been all obver the place and once the festivities are truly out the way I shall return to contributing regularly to the forums.

[woofy]

Dec 28, 2012 1:41:13 GMT Mrs Vindecco said:

Thanks for all the good wishes. The middle of nowhere for me was the Ayrshire Moors without a car. Isn't Devil's Tower the mountain thing from Close Encounters?

It is, indeed. The Rockies run through the western part of Wyoming, but the eastern part is very flat. That's why Devil's Tower stands out. It is the only tall structure for many miles around and you can see it from quite a distance.
What you can't tell from CEotTK is that DT is a favorite climbing spot for mountaineering enthusiasts. Hundreds of people climb it during the warm seasons and quite a few attempt it in the cold. It's not at all deserted, as you might gather from the film.

[liz]

Hey, Mrs. V. Sorry about the homelessness. Glad you're back.