Mundane News

[Illaveago]

I've just had to dash to put my clothes on and then to rush round and put my recycling box out which wasn't there for the bin men not to collect !

 

[fossyant]

Seeing as I've still got the lurgy and my blood O2 has been around 92% I may do some maintenance on the FS MTB later, with the fan heater on in the garage. Could do with greasing frame bearings, jockey bearings, headset bearings and wheel bearings. Quite therapeutic.

 

[Illaveago]

I've just had some minced fly flavoured porridge ! .
It's no wonder they were selling it cheap .

 

[EltonFrog]

Just did nine minutes on the rowing machine that the Fragrant MrsP bought yesterday. That’s got the heart rate going!

 

[Andy in Germany]

Just did nine minutes on the rowing machine that the Fragrant MrsP bought yesterday. That’s got the heart rate going!

How far did you get?

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I've only just realised that the 'off' smell of the air in the house today is due to bushfire smoke. It's everywhere in Melbourne at the moment, and I can't escape it even indoors, I can only minimise it by keeping doors and windows shut. It's still in the low concentrations, though: the nearest air quality index readings I can find would put my suburb at roughly 50 on the air quality index scale, which is on the border between 'good' and 'moderate'.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

No wonder there's smoke in the air: the map in the link below shows just how widespread the fires in the state of Victoria are:
http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#

It doesn't have any data for the rest of the country, though, hence the lack of symbols at the Victoria / NSW border.

I just found the corresponding NSW map, which is even scarier, because it shows that all those fires and emergency warnings in Victoria are small compared to the scale of the NSW ones.
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me

 

[Levo-Lon]

The large heap of ivy has been through the mower and given me a lovely heap of mulch for the garden.
Took me nearly 2hrs to chomp it all, gave up on the shredder after a short while.. Life's to short

 

[Gravity Aided]

Snow here. Just an inch or so, it may melt today. I live near enough to the Great Lakes (150 miles) that I sometimes get the lake effect snow. Right about 0C here now, so the snow is quite wet and it is sticking to all the tree branches.

 

[Reynard]

I moved a whole load of stacked timber this morning, sorting out the stuff that needs cutting up for firewood and re-stacking the rest.

Had a cheese & onion pasty and baked beans for lunch. The pasties were a bit meh, won't be buying them again.

Now going to spend the afternoon with the FA Cup coverage and working on my Opel Manta painting.

 

[Reynard]

I've just had some minced fly flavoured porridge ! .
It's no wonder they were selling it cheap .

Post-Christmas clearance acquisition?

Better off making plain porridge and wanging in a handful of sultanas and grate some fresh nutmeg on top.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Back from the CX. Best course we have had - from both rider and spectator points of view. Kids loved it. We could see everything (well, 95% which is about 50% more than usual). Ground hard underfoot, cold but dry conditions, some fabulous riding from the competitors.

Very enjoyable.

 

[postman]

I might have a coffee this morning, on the other hand I might not.

I am going out for a walk.I am going to wear one glove.The weather man said it might snow but on the other hand it might not.

 

[postman]

Where did you do that we can't see it?

Front room of a house in Goosnargh near Preston

 

[EltonFrog]

I’ve been in the garage this afternoon doing this. I’m cold so I’ve come in.