The height of optimism

[dotty.]

I've bought a lovely pink floral traditional deck chair from Tesco today, mmmm.

[jno]

what's a floral deck chair? I only know striped ones.

[dotty.]

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.901-8419.aspx
it was only £12.95 too

[flump1]

Oh Dotty I sure hope you get a chance to sit in your new chair. Lets hope the summer comes back eh ?

[dotty.]

well I did try it out for 10 minutes late afternoon, popped into the kitchen to brew up and one of the cats was in it when I went back out, they obviously approved

[anneasquith]

very nice.......... be careful when you erect it dotty. ive seen some injuries where the fingers got caught......

[starone]

Too late dotty. We've just had our summer. Two hot days and a thunderstorm. You probably missed it if you weren't watching carefully.

[askyourgran]

I have two garden chairs. green folding type, hardly used pristine condition. I must have had them for at least 6 years. Dust 'em down once a year then when we have had our two days worth of sunshine, put them back in their plastic covers and in the shed until next year.

[Dee Sa]

deck chairs terrify me Dotty, having seen one collapse as a kid at the seaside and the "traditional fat lady" hurt, now I am that that fat lady and it aint going to happen to me, for many years now we have an arbor that I bought at The Southend Flower show and it has a drop down table so we can eat out there n the nice weather.I hope you will spend many glorious hours in your deck chair, but how on earth do you get up from them gracefully ?

[joggerjayne]

That sounds rather nice, Dee Sa.

[jno]

I know exactly how you feel, Dee Sa - but crane hire is so expensive these days.

[dotty.]

I've spent about 3 hours lounging gracefully in my pink floral deck chair this afternoon, partaking of several bacardis and listening to 4 Garth cds in a row, sheer luxury

[jno]

was that inside by the fire or did you have sun?

[dotty.]

it's been roasting here, I've caught the sun on my arms, had me straw cowboy hat on so my face is ok, hottest day we've had here for ages

[jno]

lucky lucky. Sort of mild and intermittently sunny here darn sarf, so no cowboy hats needed. Had a nice Bacardi Mojito though (ready made, I didn't have to mix it.)