Mundane News

[rockyroller]

Another damp day with a brisk wind.
At least I got out by car yesterday to do a bit of socialising visiting my wildlife pal. He had a long story which really belongs in the motoring section about a newish Jaguar owned by a mutual friend. Engine stopped as he was exiting the local car park and being automatic there was no obvious way to get it out of gear. Much trouble.
Off to make some coffee.

only had that happen to me once. was on a highway interchange ramp. wound up keeping it in the gear it was for the whole interchange & didn't have any other trouble with it. glad the whole experience was OK in that gear

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Right, so where are we? Advantage Djorkovic, Hawke to serve.....?

We have Tennis, we even have Real Tennis. We now have Unreal Tennis.

 

[oldwheels]

only had that happen to me once. was on a highway interchange ramp. wound up keeping it in the gear it was for the whole interchange & didn't have any other trouble with it. glad the whole experience was OK in that gear

Problem here was that the engine stopped and since it was in gear it could not be pushed clear. The car owner has a relative in the recovery business who was able to tell him by phone how to release the gearbox which was not very obvious. The reason for engine failure was not clear either but a long complicated story.

 

[Moon bunny]

Arthur Cone and Oil, that famous stickler for bicycle wheel maintenance!

Wasn’t that Jerome K. Jerome’s chum In Three Men on the Bummel?
I ought to have been firm, but I thought that perhaps he really did know something about the business. I went to the tool shed to see what I could find. When I came back he was sitting on the ground with the front wheel between his legs. He was playing with it, twiddling it round between his fingers; the remnant of the machine was lying on the gravel path beside him.

He said: "Something has happened to this front wheel of yours."

"It looks like it, doesn't it?" I answered. But he was the sort of man that never understands satire.

He said: "It looks to me as if the bearings were all wrong."

I said: "Don't you trouble about it any more; you will make yourself tired. Let us put it back and get off."


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[woodbutchmaster]

There is a very tense atmosphere in my house this morning !
While l was outside for a few minutes one of my hounds ( l am sure l know which one ) went into the kitchen and stole my lunch which was wrapped in foil and on a plate ready to be heated in the oven. Now l have no lunch and no plate ,it was smashed to bits during the robbery.
Hound is now very subdued having received a loud and pis..d off chastisement from yours truly

 

[oldwheels]

There is a very tense atmosphere in my house this morning !
While l was outside for a few minutes one of my hounds ( l am sure l know which one ) went into the kitchen and stole my lunch which was wrapped in foil and on a plate ready to be heated in the oven. Now l have no lunch and no plate ,it was smashed to bits during the robbery.
Hound is now very subdued having received a loud and pis..d off chastisement from yours truly

I know the feeling well having been also robbed of my lunch by a hound which was not mine. Son's kitchen and I assumed I had put it out of reach.
Not as bad as the time we left a bag of pease meal in our bedroom and somehow the family terrier got in and found it. My grandchildren said they had never heard their mother swearing like that before. In case you do not know pease meal is extremely finely ground and slightly yellowish in colour. Spreads everywhere unless well controlled.

 

[Moon bunny]

This morning I put twelve wine bottles and about four dozen beer cans out for recycling, my neighbours only managed two jam jars. What is the matter with people!? Can’t they at least try? I can’t fix global warming on my own.

 

[PeteXXX]

This morning I put twelve wine bottles and about four dozen beer cans out for recycling, my neighbours only managed two jam jars. What is the matter with people!? Can’t they at least try? I can’t fix global warming on my own.

I'll drink to that!! It can't be a solitary effort, can it.

 

[PeteXXX]

Right.. Time to do a bit of work in the garden.

 

[postman]

Right the cleaning app finally got going.But sadly has cut out three times already.It's having a reboot at the moment.The energy or drive is not there at all.It's going to be a sluggish afternoon.

 

[oldwheels]

I had intended to do a bit of tidying up in the garden today but it has been raining steadily all day tho' not too windy.
Unlike the outer reaches of the Inner Hebrides where swell conditions are bad and the ferry today made it into Coll but failed to berth at Tiree and is now returning toOban.
I certainly would not fancy trying to berth something like a floating block of flats in any wind with a heavy swell. The biggest I ever had to deal with was 42ft and with a reasonable power to weight ratio tho' most of my experience was with much smaller vessels. In any swell conditions even smaller boats are not handy but any damage is more likely to the vessel itself. If one of the bigger ferries hit a pier hard the damage on both sides could be considerable.

 

[Reynard]

Still, grey and chilly here chez Casa Reynard.

I did not sleep terribly well, but a lovely walk with a friend and her two dogs this morning has gotten my pecker up. It was very muddy out, so a challenge to stay upright at times. But no walking boots lost in the muck, even if my jeans do need to be laundered.

This afternoon I will need to see about my mobile phone. My supplier are closing their PAYG service and so I need to find an alternative. Most likely stay with them on the cheapest contract (£7 a month) which isn't too bad. It's more than adequate for my useage. PAYG has become a pain, because it's not as cheap as it used to be.

Anyways, it is almost time for luncheon.

 

[postman]

Sorry to report the cleaning app has crashed.The reboot failed due to a lack energy.Turned it off completely,and now resting,might try again tomorrow.

 

[pawl]

I've just seen an advertisement for an electric cork screw. People get more lazy by the day.

Due to phase out the petrol ones tomorrow 😄😄😄