a new item to the menu on the right

I have added a link on the menu to the right.............. just type your email address in this block and you will automatically receive an email when the blog is updated. this will save you looking and there is no update, when you receive an email, then you know there is an update. 8cowles has the same so put your email address in both. You only have to do this once.

And just below it I have added a followers block, so dont forget to click on that aswell on both blogs. again you only have to doo that once.

cheers

Billy

My first Email with Liam

Allow me to put this on record...... LIAM'S FIRST EMAIL, via his moms email address because he does not qualify yet, for his own personal email address, but, be sure it's comming soon.

The two emails went as follows - a direct copy from billsparky@gmail.com in-box and out-box

Friday 28th November 2008 ( 3 days before his 6month-old birthday)

To Liam (VIA- leoncowle@gmail.com)

Hello big fella, Last night when I got home, well actually when Ouma picked me up at the station, she was overjoyed and couldn't wait to tell me about her day out with you and your mom. She didn't know where to begin or in what order to talk, she was so excited. So I heard a very long and detailed story of the outing to Long Acres. This is just to say thanks for the invitation and taking Ouma along, she really enjoyed that. Now, I have got some catching up to do, and just to let you know, I am on leave Monday and Tuesday and then the whole of the next week 8 - 12 Dec, and also the week 22-26 Dec, so we can spend time together, Ouma did mention that Mom said, subject to the weather we all might go out on a little trip to Weasley gardens or something like that, so great you had better make sure we have some good weather, then the outing is on, Ok then, I don't think I am working this week end, maybe we could squeeze in something over the week-end as well.

Cheers

Oupa Billy.

ps, when do you get you own email address

Then, his reply a few hours later went like this.............................
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Hallo Oupa!

Ja, dit was lekker om Ouma saam met ons te he. Dit was vreeslik lekker om met haar in die coffee shop te speel en sy het my al die liggies gewys. Sjoe! So baie liggies!

In elk geval, Mamma het voorgestel dat ons 4 Wisley Gardens toe gaan so kom ons hou duimvas vir die weer. Anders doen ons net iets anders! Sal 'n bietjie moet dink, maar ek is seker ons sal met iets opkom.

Ek het more-oggend weer 'n swemles en dan gaan ons Reading toe om vir my doeke by Costco te koop en ook saam met Tannas te gaan middagete eet. So dalk maak ons Sondag 'n plan? Anders is daar darem nog Maandag en Dinsdag ook ;-)

Hoop Oupa voel nie te sleg nie en dat Oupa 'n lekker Vrydag het.

Liam

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So now that this has been recorded and made public, who can beat that one with one of your grand or should may I say GRAND KID, isn't he just great, a typical and proud bearer of the "Cowle" name, into the future generations.

"STILL BEAUTIFUL" - THE LEGEND LIVES ON

"THANKS MOM" - Elizma, for helping him with the typing - Oupa Billy-Peanut

Another day in the life of Billy at work

Once again I just want to share some interesting items of ............ The day in the life of ................

Turn the dial and the fan runs faster - if it works -that is

We have some 1958 variable speed starters/controllers for the air extract fans of our building and they work just like a food mixer or drilling machine - controlling the speed of the motor. Well one of them packed up, no drawings available and the tendency is to scrap this old age technology and replace it with some nice new plastic expensive rubbish. These old 1958 models are built solid with cast iron boxes and are as heavy as hell. Me and myself strip it down-out with the old multi-meter and test, draw a diagram and sort the problem out.

now- do some fault finding and head scratching - mmmm, what was I taught in 1966

Done and dusted and repaired for about £ 15-00, this comes from my very young days as a appy, having served my time and a journeyman/artisan who taught me the finer things of the job. it is just like the top of an old ladies kitchen cupboard - full homemade canned fruit and jam in glass twist top bottles - a sadly dying trade. In my line of business fixing is also on its way out - condemn and replace is the order of the day, today.

The skills have gone and so have the teachers.
never mind it is up and running again - for the next fifty years

then its someone else's problem

and some pics of some of the modern plant and machines / boilers


OK that's me - now back to work...................................

LIAM COMES TO VISIT 23/11/2008

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN.

The 3Cowle's came to visit Ouma & Oupa today and Liam was up to all kinds of tricks so out popped the video camera for you all to share in our very blessed grandson and need I mention the proud Mom & Dad.

If anybody reading this blog could please send out invitations to Leon and Elizma to come across to your place for Supper or Sunday Afternoon tea, We will gladly baby-sit,
SO get those invitations out fast and furious..........................

3 cooked meals a day, plenty of rest, sleeps through the night since birth and in a weeks time he will be 6months old - something to celebrate I would say. So Leon and Elizma can go out and have the celebration, we will painfully sit back, babysit and miss out on all the fun - ANYTIME

Any day now he will be running down the road to visit all on his own.