Mundane News

[Hebe]

I switched my car insurance from Churchill to someone else. I saved a shocking amount, even after paying for breakdown cover out of the savings.
I went to the local swimming pool without Hebe Jr for the first time since being pregnant with Hebe Jr years ago. Swam 40 lengths (1km) in the over 50s session and had the pool to myself for the last half hour. 🏊‍♀️ I shall do that again.

 

[Reynard]

The athletics and football coverage has gone *fzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt*

 

[Andy in Germany]

Always handy to be certain in situations like this.

I find it is generally better in social situations.

Wearing trousers = good
Wearing own trousers = preferable.

 

[Reynard]

Time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[rockyroller]

both neighbors have been returned to its normal resting place

nearby cemetery?

 

[rockyroller]

I was looking out of the window a few minutes ago, marvelling at the ferocity of the deluge, when the forlorn figure of a paper boy cycled past.

wonder what was going thru his head

 

[rockyroller]

my condolences
the Queen is dead, long live the King?
we lost our 100 yr old Aunt this week, so sympathies to the family

 

[Reynard]

Charles III @rockyroller

 

[oldwheels]

I seem to remember years back a company called I think macbrain (spelling probably wrong) Do they still exist ?

David MacBrayne took over from Hutchison many years ago.
When I had dealings with them they ran a bus company and a haulage company as well as ferries. They later got rid of the bus and the haulage company and became Caledonian MacBrayne shortened to Calmac.
I had extensive dealings with both the haulage side and the ferry side which gave me a lot of headaches as they had not quite caught up with the modern age.
When I phoned for example and said I wanted a CLV ( Crown Locked Van) next Thursday at 0800 they heard instead that I wanted a lorry of some kind next week sometime and sent a small flat open lorry on Monday afternoon.
They eventually got a good new transport manager who sorted them out.
The ferry side was even more complicated but I will not go there.
They accounted for about 50% of my workload..

 

[tyred]

Or a Lotus... Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious.

I used to do structural analysis for Ford (was on the team that helped develop the Transit Connect). Having seen the stuff that got signed off on while I was there, I wouldn't buy a Ford.

My Dad's Transit Connect has 267,000 on the original engine and gearbox. A bit rust prone but Ford's are usually pretty decent mechanically in my experience.

 

[oldwheels]

The glass on the front of my solid fuel stove has suddenly split for no apparent reason. The stove has not been lit for weeks and has been untouched.
This happened once in the past and I just patched up the gap with fire cement which lasted for weeks till I got a replacement. Nothing to do with temperature changes as the room temp has been pretty steady.

 

[Reynard]

My Dad's Transit Connect has 267,000 on the original engine and gearbox. A bit rust prone but Ford's are usually pretty decent mechanically in my experience.

Not for me, I'm afraid. Better the devil you don't know than the devil you do...

 

[classic33]

The glass on the front of my solid fuel stove has suddenly split for no apparent reason. The stove has not been lit for weeks and has been untouched.
This happened once in the past and I just patched up the gap with fire cement which lasted for weeks till I got a replacement. Nothing to do with temperature changes as the room temp has been pretty steady.

Small scratch that weakened the glass at one point/area, then spread.
Or, the glass went in uneven and the stress has built up over time. Combined with a weak point, and it can give at anytime.

 

[classic33]

Not for me, I'm afraid. Better the devil you don't know than the devil you do...

And just how many devils do you know.

 

[Reynard]

And just how many devils do you know.

Start with the two furry ones hogging the armchairs...