Mundane News

[randynewmanscat]

Before going on holiday, I carefully ordered five 3" spring clips for model making:

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Oops.

Turns out I ordered five packs of five spring clips instead.

Another moment where I'm reminded my German is fluent and generally fairly good, but I can easily make mistakes...

At least you'll have what you need and more
In another lifetime I bought many of these. They don't use a spring, they have a ratchet, a rack if you will. They release on the little lever between the handles.
They are a marvel, you can make an incremental clamping force.
Excuse the filthy mitts.

 

[Reynard]

Before going on holiday, I carefully ordered five 3" spring clips for model making:

View attachment 582944

Oops.

Turns out I ordered five packs of five spring clips instead.

Another moment where I'm reminded my German is fluent and generally fairly good, but I can easily make mistakes...

And it's worth it just for the giggle LOL

Mind, that sort of thing never goes to waste. I have a whole bag of them in the doodads drawer in the kitchen for those moments where two hands never seem to be quite enough. Or when you want to keep a bag or packet of something closed to stop a curious cat from stealing the contents...

 

[randynewmanscat]

HCB

 

[Andy in Germany]

And it's worth it just for the giggle LOL

Mind, that sort of thing never goes to waste. I have a whole bag of them in the doodads drawer in the kitchen for those moments where two hands never seem to be quite enough. Or when you want to keep a bag or packet of something closed to stop a curious cat from stealing the contents...

Handy for hanging up bedsheets as well, and Beautiful Daughter keeps nicking them to make a "tent"...

 

[oldwheels]

That's pretty well much par for course when it comes to cats.

We always had cats but never a litter tray. They told us when they wanted out and eventually we had a cat door. When my older son died his rescue cat was taken by my other son but being an indoor cat it has never occurred to it that it need not come back inside for the litter tray. It is now quite happy outside but still insists on the litter tray indoors.

 

[Reynard]

Handy for hanging up bedsheets as well, and Beautiful Daughter keeps nicking them to make a "tent"...

Oh yes, tent-making is good

Also useful for keeping related bits of paperwork together.

 

[Reynard]

We always had cats but never a litter tray. They told us when they wanted out and eventually we had a cat door. When my older son died his rescue cat was taken by my other son but being an indoor cat it has never occurred to it that it need not come back inside for the litter tray. It is now quite happy outside but still insists on the litter tray indoors.

The girls would never embarrass themselves being caught short outside. They *might* have a wee if the're bursting, but they'll come in to use the tray and then go back out again.

Although from October to about this time of year, the girls are near enough indoor cats anyway, especially Poppy. Although during the summer, Poppy will go out through the front door (I don't have a cat flap), and come in through an open upstairs window via the extension roof, to use the tray, which is next to the front door...

Cat logic

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Like the Bocage in the second image.

Now there’s a new word for me. Like it, and yes a few sunken lanes ridden today. The hedgerows are in blossom at the moment and most lovely.

 

[pawl]

There was a chap walking through the local shopping centre this morning with Blakey's metal heel and toe segs on his shoes....

I thought he was going to start tap dancing

Tap dancing is very dangerous I tried it once and badly injured myself when I fell into the sink

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tap dancing is very dangerous I tried it once and badly injured myself when I fell into the sink

Very dangerous if you fall into the sink hole.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Very dangerous if you fall into the sink hole.

Think what you might do to your spigots!

 

[Speicher]

This not be mundane enough for this thread!

This morning the Bin lorry broke down in this road.

So another truck was sent to finish the collection of rubbish, and then a large vehicle with an engineer to try to fix the first lorry. He spent most of the day here, without success. For some obscure reason a third garbage truck turned up.

Then a ginormous (bigger than the broken down one) recovery truck arrived, he had to reverse up the street. Then a large van with orange warning lights, and finally the street cleaning vehicle joined in the "fun".

This is a quiet cul-de-sac usually, but not today. There would have been chaos if the vehicle had broken down on a busier road.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Now there’s a new word for me. Like it, and yes a few sunken lanes ridden today. The hedgerows are in blossom at the moment and most lovely.

It's an inviting looking lane.

 

[pawl]

Very dangerous if you fall into the sink hole.

If my memory is correct there was a song that started the baby has gone down the plug hole

 

[rockyroller]

Daddy is digging the less used cat boxes now that the cats are going out every morning. was late letting them out recently & they started going after each other is a noisy, hairy, claw filled, cartoon like, blur. ok ok get the heck out of here & don't come back until you're good & ready!