Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

I looked at the weather peep and his map is showing wind and cloud moving down from the north whereas I can see cloud moving across from the west. It was confusing me that's all .

There was a rather confusing weather forecast yesterday. It was about a convergence where 2 winds meet and squash the clouds into the meeting point where they produce a thin band of rain. Then there was a completely different forecast which showed the jet stream coming in west to east way up north then tracing a figure S down across the north of the British Isles and then heading off eastwards. It was some kind of blocked pattern. Anyhow, the jet stream was bringing cold air down from the artic and then sending it off across Europe.

Make what you will of that and wear a woolly hat.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Cup of green tea then getting changed to go for bike ride.

I was planning a bike ride this morning, but its down so its not going to happen.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Perseverance has captured the first pictures of people cycling on Mars

 

[Illaveago]

I've put some sealer up both sides of our staircase and I'm now having a break and will be listening to Pop Master!

The sun is trying to break through the cloud .

 

[Gravity Aided]

I may have a deal going on a long wheel base recumbent bicycle.
Or not.
Time will tell, and so will I.
In other news, we had freezing rain yesterday, and my second Covid shot has had no side effects except for a swollen area on my arm where the vaccine was given. Cost me nothing, rare for any health care in the U.S., and was very efficiently done. I now have the govt. "passport" which shows that I have received both shots.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My favourite beer of 2020 has just been rebrewed! It's one of those dessert stouts with pistachios and honey, whose flavours combined taste like maple syrup. King of the Woodland.

Picture added for @Speicher approval.

 

[rockyroller]

whose flavours combined taste like maple syrup

ooh I would like that!

 

[rockyroller]

91 yr old Mom was texting me from her hospital bed last night, "high as a kite" (as per Sis) & jubilant. hoping she stays cheerful after the drugs wear off

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

ooh I would like that!

I really think you would. It does need to be treated with respect at 12.5%.

 

[Illaveago]

It is sunny here . I'm getting ready for a cycle ride with a friend. He isn't due for a while so it is a slooooow prooceeessss!

Oh! Our kitten went next door and found another cat. The cat was much bigger than ours but they seemed to get on and spent quite a while silently chatting as cats do.

 

[12boy]

We have had 3 ft of snow over the last few days. Barely below freezing so it's wet and heavy, great for our drought. Been shovelling muchly. Should be over by Wednesday. Couple pics from earlier. The second is a path, snowed in again, for my rat terrier who is much shorter than the snow. She does not approve of freezing her nasty little toes.

 

[fossyant]

I'm too used to using three screens now, and only having two is a pain. MrsF has asked if her work has any spares (after she broke the work screen), but I've had to lend her one of my Zwift screens, unfortunately, it's DVI and I need to order a DVI to HDMI cable to work with her laptop, before I get my workspace monitor back. What a pain.

 

[gbb]

NHS Covid app is telling me to self isolate for 7 days. This will be (I'd guess) because a colleague tested positive on Sunday.
This will teach the company for its tick box attitude to Covid. It has lots of measures but quite simply, there are far far too many people in there, 2000 each day at times over a 24 hour period and it's almost impossible to manage properly given a significant proportion are agency who simply will not comply with face coverings the minute supervision turn their back, completely disgraceful behaviour from many of the agency workforce.
So this is the price the company pays.

 

[rockyroller]

It does need to treated with respect at 12.5%.

yes Sir!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Very wet ride but enjoyed that. I’d just finally managed to book my Covid 19 vaccination jabs. So in a good mood for my ride after finding no slots past few days.