Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

Yesterday was Super Tuesday, with many states having presidential primary elections, especially in the South. Trump and Clinton won big, but in two weeks will be the Illinois primary, and that may be the nexus between these elections and the actual nomination.

 

[tyred]

I think I might need to accept the inevitable and buy a new pair of shoes.

 

[Katherine]

It's stopped snowing, the sun's out, there's slushy puddles everywhere and the wind is bitter.
So, I'm going for a swim.

 

[potsy]

Traffic is much heavier at lunchtime than my usual 6am drive to work
Only just made it.

 

[summerdays]

Morning all! I am feeling a bit better today and had a better night's sleep.

I see that "summer days" has sent me over some grey clouds to cheer me up.

It has stopped raining at the moment and there is a large gap in the cloud to the south with blue sky showing!

I didn't send them far enough.... Some lingered here... I sent the blue sky to cheer!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My new passport was delivered this morning. The picture's migrated to the front. There are 32 pages with weather symbols. 28 of them involve clouds. There are heavy northerly winds on page 11.

 

[vernon]

I was faced with a dilemma at lunchtime on my retirement course. Chicken, pollock or pork?

I solved it by having all three.

 

[Illaveago]

I didn't send them far enough.... Some lingered here... I sent the blue sky to cheer!

Did you get that hail?

 

[summerdays]

Did you get that hail?

Yes... In my face, hence why I was cycling looking at the crossbar this morning.... It was hard, there was even a short flurry of snowflakes (just a minute or so). The hail stones lasted on the ground for several hours where they piled up!

 

[fossyant]

Just assembled it. Looks like the missus wants to use it first to chop up the wood we have for the Chimnea. Impressed with it - mitre angles look accurate and can be adjusted, Also has 'high and low' stops for fine adjustment of the 90 and 45 degree cuts. Laser sight is accurate also.

Darn it, my missus did knick it for two hours chopping bits.

 

[mybike]

As I walked to the car it hailed! Painfully!

But at least my new bike is tucked up nice & warm at my son's.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I had decent weather all day, but too cold to ride, and there is a threat of snow. It began in the forecast as 3-6 inches, was downgraded yesterday to 1-3, now may be less than 1. And mid-60's F next week! In non-weather news, Aldi did not have the indoor cycling trainer they advertised. Because the app doesn't always match the merchandise for my area. Well, I don't need a bike trainer for much longer, so I decided that vermiculite, potting soil, and plant starting materials would be a better use for the money at this point. All my tomato plants and pepper plants are now nestled snugly in their potting soil, surrounded by their plant starting tray in the kitchen.

Mrs. GA went vegan for today, btw.

 

[slowmotion]

It just occurred to me that I'm long overdue for a puncture. The suspense is almost unbearable.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning all!
My cat told me that we have bought the wrong food this morning. She has eaten the jelly but left the chunks of meat. So with the vets words ringing in my ears that she has lost weight I opened a different flavour, same effect!

 

[Illaveago]

I feel sorry for anyone who was out in that weather yesterday. Those troops exercising on Salisbury plain at the moment couldn't have found it very pleasant. I went out later to fit a new water butt and drain pipe and found my hands were freezing cold in the wind.