Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9273396)

Hopefully not too long till you hear something. Keep us updated.

I'm off to housesit for a friend this weekend. Two dogs, one cat, and fifteen chicken (all named), right here in the middle of LA, it's comical. Last time I had to chase down one of the hens and give her eye drops twice a day! Never thought I'd be doing that. Eat lots of eggs when I'm there tho. Every inch of their garden is vegetables, not a flower in sight. Like a little farm.

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9273396)

Hopefully not too long till you hear something. Keep us updated.

I'm off to housesit for a friend this weekend. Two dogs, one cat, and fifteen chicken (all named), right here in the middle of LA, it's comical. Last time I had to chase down one of the hens and give her eye drops twice a day! Never thought I'd be doing that. Eat lots of eggs when I'm there tho. Every inch of their garden is vegetables, not a flower in sight. Like a little farm.

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 9272938)

My husband has lost most of his Geordie accent but he'll sometimes say things like, "Coin the telly on" :lol:

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9274257)

Originally Posted by windsong (Post 9274291)

Gosh, Cheers, that's one of the best real-time cams I've ever seen. Very little time lag there.

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9274257)

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9274396)

My all time favorite is the Abbey Road, London live webcam. It was raining there when I looked a few hours ago.

http://www.abbeyroad.com/visit/

Originally Posted by chriswinter (Post 9274462)

Cheers....Thanks bunches for the links to these Live Cams!!!:thumbsup:

I had to chuckle right now, watching 4 young people, who evidently couldn't make up their minds on which way they wanted to go. Crossed back and forth twice.

Originally Posted by sallysimmons (Post 9273978)

I always liked the idea of keeping chickens, but I've now realized that I couldn't take it when they got ill! If I saw one of them being carried away by a fox, I think I'd be traumatized. It's funny because I grew up in a farming village and my early boyfriends were all farmers. I used to think I wanted to be one too but I couldn't have been less suited! I think hormones were curdling my brain :lol:

Have fun aviva!

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9275088)

This is a couple of doors down from where I'll be house-sitting, always makes me drool when I walk the dogs:

http://chateauemanuel.com/unique-features/views

:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by bandrui (Post 9275632)

Here the ravens get them if they are out and about so you have to time their walkabouts after the ravens have had their breakfast :lol:. Their pens have to be up off the ground too because the racoons will bury under the fence. I was really mad about this son of a lady who I used to garden for. They have farmed here for the last 50 years and after the lady died, the son let the ravens get all the chickens :frown:.

Originally Posted by windsong (Post 9275655)

That son should have been hung, drawn and quartered!!

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9275661)

Unconscious sort! Fortunately these ladies are well protected and valued for their contribution. The owners had a duck who was in love with one of the chickens, but drove it crazy, so they re-homed it to a duck sanctuary. So sweet! I miss the quack quack tho.

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9275088)

This is a couple of doors down from where I'll be house-sitting, always makes me drool when I walk the dogs:

http://chateauemanuel.com/unique-features/views

:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9275661)

Unconscious sort! Fortunately these ladies are well protected and valued for their contribution. The owners had a duck who was in love with one of the chickens, but drove it crazy, so they re-homed it to a duck sanctuary. So sweet! I miss the quack quack tho.

Originally Posted by windsong (Post 9275666)

That is such a cute story!!

I love the ducks and chickens, too.

One of the things that really makes me smile when watching the British property shows on the iplayers (such as Escape to the Country) is that many people have chickens and even other animals outside. I love it!

Originally Posted by bandrui (Post 9275742)

They are passing new bylaws in Vancouver so that people can have chickens in their yard. They already can in Victoria. A return to the old ways. :)

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9275769)

Eggs are down to $.99 a dozen here. No comment of how the chickens are kept.
Linda check your email please.

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9275088)

This is a couple of doors down from where I'll be house-sitting, always makes me drool when I walk the dogs:

http://chateauemanuel.com/unique-features/views

:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Mummy in the foothills (Post 9275891)

Wow thats cheap, the store brand are usually over $2 a doz here, and the cage free happy chicken eggs I get are $3.45 a doz.
It took me the longest time to remember to buy eggs after our last couple of chickens died, I was running a geriatric chicken ranch and the old girls still managed to lay an egg most days :lol:

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9277152)

Yes milk is high in California too. It is about $1.99/gallon here at Costco but we do pay a 3% sales tax on food here.

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9277152)

Yes milk is high in California too. It is about $1.99/gallon here at Costco but we do pay a 3% sales tax on food here.

Originally Posted by Mummy in the foothills (Post 9277334)

:eek: We are paying $3.89 a gal, still cheaper with tax for you. I hate that it's so expensive here.

Originally Posted by windsong (Post 9277558)

Ouch, Mummy! Where are you? That's a horrendous price to pay.

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9277719)

Got to get gas tomorrow - cheapest around here today $4.01:eek:

Originally Posted by Mummy in the foothills (Post 9277334)

:eek: We are paying $3.89 a gal, still cheaper with tax for you. I hate that it's so expensive here.

Originally Posted by chriswinter (Post 9277732)

$3.99 a gallon here...around $2.59 gal milk...bought jumbo eggs on sale a few weeks back $.99 a doz.!!! :thumbup:
Chicago sales tax on food..believe this...is 9.75%!:thumbdown:

Originally Posted by dunroving (Post 9277794)

So, if we could find a way to make cars run on milk, we'd be just fine. ;)

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9277719)

Got to get gas tomorrow - cheapest around here today $4.01:eek:

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9277972)

$3.559 per gallon at Costco.

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9278018)

I live 5 mins walking to Costco, but not one that has gas:frown: I'd have to drive 7 miles in the other direction to get $3.97 at next Costco. Saw on the gas price map:
http://www.losangelesgasprices.com/m...sid=857&tl=All
that I can get that price on the way to my housesit tomorrow:D

Originally Posted by cheers (Post 9278112)

We go down in your direction four times a year since my DW cardiologist is in Encino. We have been staying at a hotel in Simi Valley overnight but we like staying at the Holiday Inn in downtown Burbank because we like the town. If its good enough for Debbie Reynolds and her daughter its good enough for us.:)

Originally Posted by chriswinter (Post 9277732)

$3.99 a gallon here...around $2.59 gal milk...bought jumbo eggs on sale a few weeks back $.99 a doz.!!! :thumbup:
Chicago sales tax on food..believe this...is 9.75%!:thumbdown:

Originally Posted by aviva (Post 9278174)

Burbank is a nice town. There's lots to do, nice walking town. I was there this morning, that's where the gas Costco I was talking about is located. Forgot about the gas when I was there.;)
The train station comes right into downtown Burbank so you can hop on it and get around the city a bit from there (since the traffic is God awful).

Originally Posted by chriswinter (Post 9277732)

$3.99 a gallon here...around $2.59 gal milk...bought jumbo eggs on sale a few weeks back $.99 a doz.!!! :thumbup:
Chicago sales tax on food..believe this...is 9.75%!:thumbdown:

Originally Posted by bandrui (Post 9278430)

Gas here $1.28/litre, milk $7.99/4 litres (but I always buy organic to avoid the antibiotics, etc.), eggs $4/dozen (free range or organic) so I dare say I shall find it cheaper in the UK :thumbup:.

Originally Posted by windsong (Post 9278308)

OMG Chris! That's worse than here!

Wherever do you find eggs for 99 cents a dozen? I pay $2 and some change.