Mundane News

[Speicher]

Would I do that?

I think you would remember the answer.

 

[Illaveago]

There was a Grey Squirrel on our bird feeder this morning after the sunflower seed hearts. I think it must be the same one as the one on the telegraph pole the other day .

 

[DCLane]

Task of the day, find a belt to hold my work trousers up. I've lost a little weight. Needs to be found before tomorrow's commute. Just hoping my knee stops playing up.

When I lost a decent amount of weight back in 2011 I held off buying a new wardrobe until I'd hit at least my first (12st) target. It meant the suits and shirts I wore were way too baggy as they were for 'big me' (16st).

Cue the last serious meeting of the academic year with a very traditional university Dean at that time. I'm the last item on the agenda and it was an old-school 'stand up and speak' board meeting.

I stood up ... and ...

... the trousers went down

My colleagues did see the funny side as they'd seen me getting fitter and shrinking in size over the past 7 months. I'd gone from being overweight, pale and unfit to slim, fit and tanned.

By the September I had an entire new wardrobe of suits and shirts.

Oh, and the dishwasher's broken so that's a new one since it's been repaired a few times. And, I had to go to the tip since the refuse collectors missed the collection due to short-staffing.

 

[PeteXXX]

Parcel posted...
MrsPete treat us to a new whirlygig washing line cover from Wilko as the old one was running out of space to add more gaffer tape

 

[Reynard]

Overcast and still here chez Casa Reynard, with the occasional spit and spot of rain.

Feel a bit better today. Fewer of the gender-related stuff, just feeling rather wiped out.

Am currently watching the showjumping phase of the 3-day eventing.

 

[fossyant]

Belt found ! Checked work trousers and they have dust on the 'fold' from the hanger, so they are in the wash. Washed 6 shirts over the weekend.

 

[biggs682]

I wonder if Ernie will visit tomorrow!
He hasn't popped in for the last few months 😔

He still has our address so hopefully

 

[oldwheels]

Currently hot and sunny but murky when I went out on the trike at 0630 this morning and not very warm so mid season jersey and longs with full finger gloves. Put on my rear flashing lights as well but with a dayglo jacket I should be pretty visible from the front. Slight traffic all travelling one way and fast on their way to work. No wind from any direction and the lochs were mirror calm.
There seemed a definite autumnal feel this morning tho' no leaves are turning yet.
Stopped at the pharmacy where had to wait while the pharmacist explained over and over and over to some English tourist that he could not get prescription meds without a prescription but if his home surgery faxed or emailed a copy of a prescription along with an assurance that they would post the hard copy immediately she would reconsider. How hard is it to understand that.

 

[rockyroller]

Am currently watching the showjumping phase of the 3-day eventing.

equestrian? I caught a little of the cross country event yesterday

 

[rockyroller]

I have to take a parcel to the Post Office this morning.
It's all wrapped up in brown paper and well taped.

just mailed 2 bills. hoping they arrive at their destinations, after my paycheck direct deposit later this week ...

 

[tyred]

Life is good.

I'm wondering if there is an app for my phone that can calculate the miles per chocolate brownie consumption of my Brompton.

 

[Reynard]

equestrian? I caught a little of the cross country event yesterday

Yup

 

[Reynard]

Finished the last of the curry for lunch.

Now curled up watching more coverage from Tokyo in the company of Madam Poppy.

 

[fossyant]

Life is good.

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I'm wondering if there is an app for my phone that can calculate the miles per chocolate brownie consumption of my Brompton.

About 100 miles !

 

[carpiste]

Had a lovely 32 mile ride around sale/ chorlton water parks and the Mersey adding a wander around Chorlton Ees which is a cobbled, gravel and mud pathway through wooded nature reserve. Never been there before so it was a nice change. Also stopped off to visit my sister who is bed bound at the moment after breaking tib/fib on her birthday.... Bacardi break I`m afraid!