Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Well its Wednesday.
Wedding anniversary ,15 yrs ,id be getting out today for murder

Congratulations...

 

[Andy in Germany]

I put my Sigg bottle down somewhere yesterday and I can't find it

 

[biggs682]

I'm barred from giving blood in Germany because I was still in the UK during the whole BSE crisis. Funnily enough I can still be an organ donor.

How strange is that

 

[Levo-Lon]

How strange is that

Im not allowed to either, auto imune condition.
Really annoying as im fine

 

[Andy in Germany]

I put my Sigg bottle down somewhere yesterday and I can't find it

Update: Sigg bottle found in a plant pot behind the bar.

 

[colly]

I'm barred from giving blood in Germany because I was still in the UK during the whole BSE crisis. Funnily enough I can still be an organ donor.

I can understand that. After all you might turn into a mad cow once a month.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I can understand that. After all you might turn into a mad cow once a month.

I'll have you know I'm fine: the little pink Unicorns dancing around my head say so.

 

[Illaveago]

Today was a classic example of poor planning and preparation and doing stuff on a whim.
I was going to paint the downstairs loo, just freshen it up a bit. My wife suggested a new low level cistern, the old one is now circa 50 years old and looking grotty. So off I go to get a ceramic one.
Return, open it up to find the water inlet is only available on one side, the wrong side.
So I return to the shop and exchange it for the only viable alternative, a plastic one...meh., but so be it.
So I fitted it up and then realise I need to modify the feed, so back to the shops to get an alternative fitting....plus the old cistern had wall tiles fitted up to it and now the new cistern profile doesn't match, leaving some small gaps. Short of temporarily abandoning the job and rethinking it all, I pressed on and did what I could.
Now it's all in place and working....but I suspect I'll soon be taking it off and re tiling the wall.
Fitting a cistern, quite straightforward....its all the perifery I hadn't expected.

It is a pain when a simple job just escalates!

 

[perplexed]

I need to straighten the cushion on the left* seat on the settee. The other one is proped up ok.










* For those of a nervous disposition, it is the cushion on the left seat as one sits on the settee.

 

[Illaveago]

Blood donation day for me

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I used to do that but can't now after having 4 units put in which saved me.

 

[Illaveago]

An addition to my previous post regarding blood. You don't seem to function properly running on empty!

 

[colly]

I need to straighten the cushion on the left* seat on the settee. The other one is proped up ok.

Do you need a tape measure ?

 

[perplexed]

An addition to my previous post regarding blood. You don't seem to function properly running on empty!

Don't worry, I've found you an emergency replacement...

 

[perplexed]

Do you need a tape measure ?

No, my wife's eye is far more accurate and she'll soon tell me...

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Today was a classic example of poor planning and preparation and doing stuff on a whim.
I was going to paint the downstairs loo, just freshen it up a bit. My wife suggested a new low level cistern, the old one is now circa 50 years old and looking grotty. So off I go to get a ceramic one.
Return, open it up to find the water inlet is only available on one side, the wrong side.
So I return to the shop and exchange it for the only viable alternative, a plastic one...meh., but so be it.
So I fitted it up and then realise I need to modify the feed, so back to the shops to get an alternative fitting....plus the old cistern had wall tiles fitted up to it and now the new cistern profile doesn't match, leaving some small gaps. Short of temporarily abandoning the job and rethinking it all, I pressed on and did what I could.
Now it's all in place and working....but I suspect I'll soon be taking it off and re tiling the wall.
Fitting a cistern, quite straightforward....its all the perifery I hadn't expected.

That’s what happens when you rush into these things.

Personally, i would have spent several months considering the various options, by which time my wife would have given up and got someone in to do the job properly.