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[Deleted member 26715]

Filled the brown bin with wet soggy leaves.

There are still a huge amount of these around aren't there

 

[postman]

Now dont laugh,but we both get pocket money.£60 a month to do what we like with.Mine goes on cycling stuff and lattes and cake chocolate.So what with Lock down and everything I have £130 left and it's pocket money day 1st March.£ 190 will be the new balance,anyone else finding they have been saving a little money.

 

[DCLane]

@postman - we've saved a fortune with no racing; race entry fees, travelling, parts, etc.

A weekend's racing overseas can cost us £1000 and five were cancelled last year. I'm expecting similar this year.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Now dont laugh,but we both get pocket money.£60 a month to do what we like with.Mine goes on cycling stuff and lattes and cake chocolate.So what with Lock down and everything I have £130 left and it's pocket money day 1st March.£ 190 will be the new balance,anyone else finding they have been saving a little money.

My day to day expenditure has fallen but I do get the occasional ''need'' to buy things online which is more impulsive than logical. I'm probably slightly out of pocket.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Now dont laugh,but we both get pocket money.£60 a month to do what we like with.Mine goes on cycling stuff and lattes and cake chocolate.So what with Lock down and everything I have £130 left and it's pocket money day 1st March.£ 190 will be the new balance,anyone else finding they have been saving a little money.

Yes, putting half the amount of fuel in the car, no cafe stops when I'm out on the bike, I haven't been down the club for months and I haven't taken my Good lady out for a meal in ages.

 

[Reynard]

Still, mild and occasionally sunny here chez Casa Reynard.

Puttered about doing chores and have prepared the fruit for a batch of marmalade. I will equivocally say that it is NOT a good idea to get Seville orange juice in your eyes. Owww!

And I have started a new bottle of steroid spray for my hayfever.

 

[Reynard]

Now dont laugh,but we both get pocket money.£60 a month to do what we like with.Mine goes on cycling stuff and lattes and cake chocolate.So what with Lock down and everything I have £130 left and it's pocket money day 1st March.£ 190 will be the new balance,anyone else finding they have been saving a little money.

It's swings and roundabouts here, although I probably have saved a good bit.

No cat shows and no motor racing and very little need to put petrol in the car. But then I have bought new art and craft stuff, a load of bits for my archive and built a bike...

 

[fossyant]

Very little fuel - I've put fuel in the car twice since September. Spending more on food though as there are four of us in every day.

Still got a very sore toe, too much to think about the bike unfortunately. Old age sucks !

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I went on a course where, as part of the 'get to know each other' (why?) we shared birthday dates. It was claimed that in any group over a certain size there would be at least two people who shared a birthday. I suppose it applies here too.

I think the group is 26. That is, in a group of 26 it is probable that two of the group share a birthday. Sounds way too small, but it's right.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

365/26 = 14/1 better then the lottery, but still seems a bit large to me, maybe over a 3 month period you'd get some 365/78 = 4/1

 

[raleighnut]

I went on a course where, as part of the 'get to know each other' (why?) we shared birthday dates. It was claimed that in any group over a certain size there would be at least two people who shared a birthday. I suppose it applies here too.

I still think it's pretty uncommon, anyone else had a neighbour with the same birthdate (and I don't mean someone at school or who lives around the corner but actually in the house next door)

 

[Oldhippy]

Start my new job on Monday morning.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I still think it's pretty uncommon, anyone else had a neighbour with the same birthdate (and I don't mean someone at school or who lives around the corner but actually in the house next door)

I still think it's strange that my twin brother has the same birthday as me, even though I don't have a brother

 

[slowmotion]

I was tempted on the last visit to the garden centre - stopped by not knowing where I'd put them.

I'm absolutely no expert. I just followed the instructions on the kits. The oyster mushrooms have been a lot easier than the chestnut ones. To begin with, you leave them in a warm, dark place so they can do mysterious things inside the growing substrate. Then you move them to a cooler less dark place. Give them a go. They are great fun.

Edit: BTW, Google and YouTube have skiploads of stuff on small scale cultivation.

 

[Illaveago]

I've been out for a ride on my Dawes Shadow . The sun is out and we have blue sky and clouds but the wind is a bit chilly on the old bonce!

I thought I would try my route in reverse. So I went to the Roebuck and then down Corsham road to the Lacock Bypass and from there down Mons Lane to Reybridge. It was a lot easier cycling that way as most of it is downhill so I could freewheel most of it . Oh the joys of freewheeling that fixed wheelers are missing out on .
I stopped off at Reybridge to take in the view . The willow trees looked nice with the new growth glowing red in the sunshine . From Reybridge I cycled up to Notton and then to Thingley and back down Easton Lane and home .
It was a pleasant ride and a bit over 8 miles . I'll have to work it out . I gave my bike a wash afterwards .