Mundane News

[rockyroller]

(for some reason they don't trust us with forklifts!),

at my 2nd job, I drive lift trucks & work as spotter for other lift trucks. there is a whole set of safety rules for using them, especially during customer shopper hours. it's tough to follow all the rules. & I like I may have mentioned, we had 2 fatalities recently. both where lift truck operators, were not alone, but w/o a colleague spotting for them, & the truck fell on them killing them

 

[rockyroller]

frigid temps & light snow for tomorrow morning. sounds like the ground will be hard & the snow fluffy. wonder if I can get up & out on the bike before sunrise for a little adventure. I have the day off

 

[Grant Fondo]

Still got one day of work to do, but difficult getting motivated at home. Ah well, nearly there

 

[biggs682]

Still got one day of work to do, but difficult getting motivated at home. Ah well, nearly there

Same here

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Why has it taken 2 weeks to get your internet connected?

We moved house and the company’s bumpf says you need to give them a minimum of 30 days notice. We couldn’t do that as the date we could move wasn’t confirmed until the day before. Then we had all the hassle of moving in, re-building beds, wardrobes, trying to find X, Y and Z that ‘we really need’ etc etc plus working all week. If I could have done it over the Internet, it would have been quicker (mobile data), but no as we’d already moved I had to speak to someone by telephone and I could never find time when lines were open until the Tuesday when I managed to call on my lunch break. I was told by the company that the time of year is also working against us, plus disconnecting the old line, etc etc until the earliest they could activate the new line at the new house is tomorrow, Christmas Eve.

It has been amusing seeing my children ‘suffer’.

“Is this what it was like when you were a child, Dad? What did you do?”

 

[PeteXXX]

My 17 plate truck, today, has 1003007 km on the odometer..

 

[oldwheels]

Argyll & Bute Council seem to make their bin collection table as opaque as possible. I noticed a glass bin out and checked my sheet but it did not seem to says glass bin today so I did not bother. Glass bin lorry has just been round.
The bleeding nose mention reminds me that my wife had a severe nose bleed which the local GP was not happy with fixing and arranged an emergency appointment in Paisley the same day about 100 miles and a ferry trip away.
This was fortunately before the tourist deluge and I got booked on ok and then boot to the floor on the old Tranny. Made it to find they had waited just beyond their normal stopping time for us and wanted to know why no helicopter. Bad viz made this not possible but NHS at it's best all the same.

 

[Grant Fondo]

My 17 plate truck, today, has 1003007 km on the odometer..

Wow! thats 2.6 trips to the moon

 

[rockyroller]

My 17 plate truck, today, has 1003007 km on the odometer..

google says that's 623,239.6554 miles

 

[rockyroller]

last night doing laundry I pulled the dryer lint trap while the machine was running I watched in disbelief as a stray dryer sheet slowly got sucked into the open lint trap

I was hoping it would get shot out the exit on the side of the house. it's a short trip just 15 feet total from the lint trap, but no luck but I have a plan

 

[rockyroller]

Our new washing machine was delivered yesterday at 6:45 pm. Plumbed in in between taxiing my kids and now this morning it’s having its first run. I keep checking for leaks every few minutes as I can’t help myself.

wow, you rock! enjoy!

 

[pawl]

Flipping heck it’s dull as under a nun’s habit
.Just eating a slice of chocolate cake .Had to switch the light on to make sure I got all the crumble bits

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Flipping heck it’s dull as under a nun’s habit
.Just eating a slice of chocolate cake .Had to switch the light on to make sure I got all the crumble bits

It probably smells better than being under a Nuns Habit.

 

[Grant Fondo]

i just bought five different cheeses from my local deli

 

[Reynard]

It's been grey, chilly and drizzly here chez Casa Reynard.

LFT first thing this morning* - thankfully negative. So my snots and sniffles are just that. Snots and sniffles. So went out to meet up with a friend I haven't seen for a year. We met in a village that's the halfway point between us, exchanged Christmas gifts and stood and yacked in the church porch for the best part of an hour and a half! The church is delightfully named St Peter ad Vincula.

I have also got a batch of bread dough doing its thing, as the friend I'm meeting tomorrow has requested one of my breads rather than a fancy box of crackers along with her Christmas gift of cheese and home made preserves.

Also made a big batch of cranberry sauce with the YS cranberries I picked up in Tesco. Added an orange (zest & juice), a Green Harvey apple, fresh ginger, assorted spices and sugar to taste. I think I'm going to be able to slice it when it's cold.

Just sat down for a bit with a

*those swabs up the conk don't half make your eyes water...