Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Driving rain and still pretty dark outside. Not a day to be working outside so I am not going to venture out.

 

[mybike]

Bin are out. Saw three bin lorries on the main road this morning, it was a bit noisy.

 

[cookiemonster]

View: https://media.giphy.com/media/EZICHGrSD5QEFCxMiC/giphy.gif

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Our communal bins appear to have been forgotten. The recycling bin was full last week and people have been inventive* with where to put stuff ever since.

*Or was it just plain lazy....?

 

[oldwheels]

When I came here to work I checked out everything about the place and the amenities or lack of before we decided to accept the job offer. I did not feel the need to broadcast my arrival to the general public.
Now you arrive and go on FB to announce your arrival and ask stupid questions like "Where can I go to get a Full English Breakfast"?
Most of the settlers being English never notice the insult and gush their responses.
The few remaining Scots give responses which involve a lot of travelling and not very politely either.👅

Edit. I should have really put this in the things which annoy me thread.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I heard an excerpt from his Cello Concerto recently and would like to get the CD. How do I know what is a good recording?

If you want to hear it under Elgar's own baton, there is a recording of Elgar conducting on YouTube with Beatrice Harrison. I also recommend Jaqueline Du Pre and Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma, or Steven Isserlis recordings as well. I heard it first, and I think best, with Sir Adrian Boult and Paul Tortellier.

 

[biggs682]

Well that's the zoom meeting completed must crack on

 

[DCLane]

Well that's the zoom meeting completed must crack on

And my mitigation panel.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I had my first ever Zoom meeting last week. I'm now a zoombie.

 

[Illaveago]

I've just walked back from a cycle ride . I had done 5 miles and felt a rthymic thud from the rear wheel ! It was a puncture. I had been out to post cards and had 2 left to deliver.I started to walk home the last mile . The cards will have to wait .

 

[Reynard]

Mild, grey and still here chez Casa Reynard.

The girls had a relaxed evening, not bothered about any goings on in the hallway - other than trips to use the tray. It seems the wire mesh is (so far) doing the trick. I will put another layer of mesh over the hole, but that needs to wait as I need good daylight, and there's not much of that around here today.

This morning, I have been writing and sorting out the contents of various Christmas gifts. Mainly marmalade and cat treats / dog treats. Poppy and Lexi are very confused by the squeaky sprout I bought for a friend's dog.

It is my mum's 92nd birthday today. We are celebrating with her favourite veggie curry and some cakey things.

Anyways, it is time for luncheon.

 

[rockyroller]

It is my mum's 92nd birthday today. We are celebrating with her favourite veggie curry and some cakey things.

fantastic! may God bless!

 

[rockyroller]

I had my first ever Zoom meeting last week. I'm now a zoombie.

hehe I so dislike those. how did you look? I'm so amazed at how good some ppl look on webcams & so horrified at my own appearance. last time we did one I kept pushing my chair back to make my image smaller & smaller

 

[rockyroller]

When I came here to work I checked out everything about the place and the amenities or lack of before we decided to accept the job offer. I did not feel the need to broadcast my arrival to the general public.
Now you arrive and go on FB to announce your arrival and ask stupid questions like "Where can I go to get a Full English Breakfast"?
Most of the settlers being English never notice the insult and gush their responses.
The few remaining Scots give responses which involve a lot of travelling and not very politely either.👅

Edit. I should have really put this in the things which annoy me thread.

wow that's unique, no? for a while the owner of the company I work for wanted everyone to do a company page, aka intercom broadcast every time any of us arrived or left the bldg. of course he never paid any attention & we would often here someone leaving then a cpl minutes later hear the boss paging for that very person to call him because they can't be reached at their desk. I refused to do it cuz I'm shy like that & mostly it's rare if anyone does it anymore. the owner still often pages ppl to call him but he doesn't hang up the phone so whoever it was, can actually call him! & we can all hear him muttering something or moving papers as he waits for the person to call him, which of course they can't do because he hasn't hung up the phone! downright comical. but we try to be kind

where is the "things which annoy me thread"?

 

[oldwheels]

wow that's unique, no? for a while the owner of the company I work for wanted everyone to do a company page, aka intercom broadcast every time any of us arrived or left the bldg. of course he never paid any attention & we would often here someone leaving then a cpl minutes later hear the boss paging for that very person to call him because they can't be reached at their desk. I refused to do it cuz I'm shy like that & mostly it's rare if anyone does it anymore. the owner still often pages ppl to call him but he doesn't hang up the phone so whoever it was, can actually call him! & we can all hear him muttering something or moving papers as he waits for the person to call him, which of course they can't do because he hasn't hung up the phone! downright comical. but we try to be kind

where is the "things which annoy me thread"?

It is in General Chat and scroll about 20 down currently. The title is slightly different but is understandable.