Mundane News

[Illaveago]

I went back to bed for a bit of a lie down. I think I was there for over an hour.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Nice to know the Government haven't lost their touch of using a major event to hide bad news. Published at 16:47 on the 8th (after most affected NOH people would have gone home) and since hidden due to the major notice of the Queen's death on the work's intranet was the announcement that our pay rise is to be imposed.

All 1% and a little bit of it!

That is a raise in the American style....

 

[classic33]

Applied for a security job yesterday. Been contacted today by phone and now the company sent me an email with their paperwork requirements. I read it and my inner self immediatelly said "nope".

1. They don't know what is "settled status" and asks me for a Biometric Residence Permit. I wonder what else they don't know.
2. It's called SIA baDGe, not SIA baTCH.
3. DVLA. The hell is that??? What's wrong with just "driving licence"? And even that question shouldn't be asked because the job doesn't say anything about driving and it's none of your business if I have got it.

Sounds as though they've outsourced the job.
The BRP is proof you have permission to live here. My initial thought was are they were bothered that someone might make a clone of themselves, and send that in to do the work, so I had to check to prove myself wrong.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

high humidity, fog, thunderstorms & heavy wind gusts & damaging wind predicted today! woohoo! look out!

I'm trying hard to imagine fog and high winds at the same time. In my head they just don't go together.

 

[tyred]

Lovely autumnal day here, bright if a little chilly. I did my usual four mile walk before breakfast, then went out on the bike for 25 miles. Got home and washed all the floors and gave my flat a bit of a tidy up. Now making a bite to eat before 1pm when I start work for a rest

 

[oldwheels]

You would think they would make them walk the plank !

They might have had to do that to get off the ferry as the passenger gangway does not match and it would need the bow or stern ramp to be lowered to go off by the car deck.
It did happen to my wife's sister but they sent another small ferry out to get her off tho' that one is not now in service.

 

[mybike]

Warm, grey and occasionally showery here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well, but now I know why I felt so ghastly over the weekend - the tapdancing heffalumps have turned up early. Meh, didn't they read the timetable? Aaaaanyways, I had a lovely walk this morning with a friend and her two dogs around the local nature reserve and community orchard. I also swapped a kilo and a half of tomatoes and a slice of cake for some fresh eggs from her chooks.

There were loads of apples in the orchard - all traditional local varieties. No one picks them because they're not as sweet as supermarket apples, so I also picked a basket of apples. Mainly Green Harvey (cookers) and Thoday's Quarrenden (early dessert), plus a few others. Ate two large apples while I was at it - really tasty. I see apple crumble in my future!

Wasn't hungry at lunch as a result, but had the last of the pork pie, a slice of toast with ham & chutney, plus finished off the red grapes and the raspberries.

Have had a quiet afternoon so far, but am about to cook the fruit for a batch of blackberry and apple jelly.

Pork pie & an apple - ideal.

 

[mybike]

Most of my lawn has turned green and started growing again!
At this rate I'll need to get the mower out for the first time in several months.. 🤯

Used lawn fertiliser on the front lawn at last mow. I say lawn, it's more meadow. I can see where I spread it & where I didn't!

 

[mybike]

I used cardboard under the wardrobe; does that count?

How often do you move the wardrobe?

 

[mybike]

Nippy this morning - cycling glasses were steaming up. Time for the 'washing up liquid' treatment.

And here when walking the dog. Managed to get out earlier, among the hordes going to school!

I will say it is now sunny & warm.

Mrs MY has gone to see her sister, so I'm making some meat pies.

 

[Hebe]

Gradually getting the feeling back in my mouth. Wondering if an almond croissant would help - am starving.

 

[PeteXXX]

Lots of little chores completed today.. Too numerous to mention!!
It's now coffee time

 

[PeteXXX]

And chocolate cake, too!! 🍰

 

[biggs682]

Manic the parrot

 

[DCLane]

Having posted two loads of parcels today I realised the label on one of them might be off; it's a frame and I've posted it to myself!

Cue a quick additional postage purchase and the third visit to the Post Office today!