Mundane News

[fossyant]

Four day week. Off tomorrow. First full two days in without a break.

Had to go to bed as I got in. Could feel my neck struggling and I felt sick and dizzy. Gave pilates a miss.

Start of a long road to recovery. Only one 9 mile potter on the bike last week.

 

[HertzvanRental]

Mine are currently flowering splendidly.

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You're really getting the hang of the new camera!

 

[hopless500]

Greg Wallice is getting irrationally over excited in the Walkers Crisps factory. It's expanded a bit since I worked there but the lines look similar.

Oooohhh. Tudor. A canny bag of.....
They were a staple part of my diet. After moving away, if I went back for a visit I'd go and buy a box of them.

 

[fossyant]

Better go and pop some strong pain killers before 'sleep' time. Still lying in bed.

 

[mybike]

Interesting green phone.

'trimphone' with pushbutton 'dial'. The label looks almost genuine.

If I recall correctly the handset was a different colour from the body.

 

[Motobecane]

'trimphone' with pushbutton 'dial'. The label looks almost genuine.

If I recall correctly the handset was a different colour from the body.

@Hill Wimp 's phone looks a lighter green (might be due to camera differences) but definitely not 2-tone. Neat though!

 

[Lullabelle]

Mine are currently flowering splendidly.

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Only 1 of mine has buds, the others clearly cannot be ar**d.

 

[Lullabelle]

I went to the ENT clinic for a routine check up and clean. Had to have a hearing test first, she made my eardrum vibrate to check it, it hurt and still feels a bit sore even now. At least I know it works just fine, the other 1 doesn't though, no reaction what so ever although she did say it was to be expected because I don't actually have 1

 

[Lullabelle]

Greg Wallice is getting irrationally over excited in the Walkers Crisps factory. It's expanded a bit since I worked there but the lines look similar.

I do now have a fancying for cheese and onion crisps.

 

[Hill Wimp]

@Hill Wimp 's phone looks a lighter green (might be due to camera differences) but definitely not 2-tone. Neat though!

It's not a two tone trim phone. Just a lovely shade of green.

 

[Lullabelle]

TVC evicted a particularly horrid spider which was lurking by the back door and scared the **##@** out of me.

 

[tyred]

In Achill island now. Today was tough due to the never ending gale force headwind.

 

[summerdays]

Elderly mother, who is becoming very dependent and has some health problems. Luckily our son, Gravel, the medical student, is out of the country and, so, not able to 'help'.

I hope she can get the health problems sorted as best possible!

I'm finding we are reaching that stage with our dear relatives. Mr Summerdays Mum is becoming more housebound (luckily 2 siblings live at home/near by). My mum gave up her car a year ago, and now my Dad is just getting a full diagnosis on cancer! Looks like he is going to be traveling up to Oxford daily from later this month! Biopsy was yesterday. Now I'm visiting his sister who has taken the news about her brother badly (though she is frailer herself and had a health alarm fitted today), and her husband is a frail ill diabetic (leg amputated several years ago). I just wish I could bottle them all up so they were nearer rather than being spread over the country.

 

[summerdays]

Basil and I are still not getting on.

Ride number 11 just completed and the chemistry, despite lots of alterations and positioning just a'int there

Why? I'm currently jealous and wishing I had one.... What did you think you were going to mean to each other? For me it would be being able to take on holiday or on the train.... Mind you I've not yet tried it out to see if the reality met my expectations!

 

[Hill Wimp]

I love the portability of them. I know you can throw a bike on a bike rack and off you go and which I do but there is something about the Bromptons that just make it more easier.

Our relationship is suffering because I'm not comfortable riding despite all sorts of alterations. So I'm taking it to the Brompton dealers to see what they suggest because I'm not giving in unless I really have to.