Mundane News

[postman]

Well i am back from todays painting lark.I have to say it has been the best four hours painting.Everything went like a dream.I even repainted an entire wall,there were too many scuffed bits for my liking.It was the first place a visitor would see when they came in.Now i can start to gloss the door frames and arches Friday for that if i can find time i might do Thursday and Friday and get it finished.I am feeling so chuffed to bits.

 

[Hebe]

I share a darkroom with a leftie. We are forever thinking that we've lost the tongs for the various tanks, then remembering to check the other side 😀
I have a fountain pen and a cartridge pen. I prefer the cartridge pen because it's easier to carry spare cartridges than spare ink.

 

[oldwheels]

Did you have to make the ink up from powder?
The resulting stained fingers lasted quite a while.

I think we did but it was so long ago I cannot be sure.

 

[oldwheels]

The head of MI6 still sign papers in green ink and always simply with a C.
Due to the 1st head Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming who had a habit of going it.
Which has stuck ever since C now taken to simply mean "Chief".

I was secretary of a branch of a political party and sometimes got letters written in green ink. Always good for a laugh at the clear insanity of those who did not like us or our views before binning them.

 

[oldwheels]

I love fountain pens, especially my Parker 45, but sadly, being left-handed, the results tend to be rather messy. I use ball-point out of the need to not get ink everywhere other than where it's needed.

Used to get into such trouble at school. We had to use a fountain pen, but I always smudged everything, so always had to go and see the teachers about my handwriting. If I switched to a fibre-tip to stop smudging my work, I'd get order marks (and then detentions) because I wasn't using a fountain pen. I couldn't bloody win, there...

Not sure fountain pens were even invented when I was at school. We used detachable nibs which got replaced when damaged.
Some of the more adventurous types did a primitive form of tattoo with the same nibs.

 

[oldwheels]

Just had a phone call on my mobile which I would not normally answer but I am awaiting a call from someone unknown to me.
" Hello is that Mr OW"
" It is indeed?"
"This is the bicycle security team. Did you make a purchase today using your debit card?"
" Eff off"

 

[tom73]

I was secretary of a branch of a political party and sometimes got letters written in green ink. Always good for a laugh at the clear insanity of those who did not like us or our views before binning them.

When I was chair of local political party most of clear insanity I came across was from members within.

 

[PeteXXX]

Without thinking, I purchased some chopsticks for myself and the grandkids as, at 70, I thought that I needed to learn how to use them. I think they send lefty ones as the food never quite reaches my mouth without ending up on the tablecloth because I'm a Righty!!

🥢

 

[Gwylan]

I'm also left-handed but, whether taught or improvised, I learnt to write with the hand below the line so I never had that problem. I was amazed when I saw all the weird and wonderful ways other lefties had come up with to write. Perhaps I had a sympathetic teacher who understood something about left-handedness but I really don't remember much from back then.

+1 from the sinister side. The non smudging side.
Never consciously created a writing technique. Couldn't insert how the other leftie in the group could make such a dog's breakfast of something as simple as writing.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lovely day

 

[Illaveago]

That's a bu993r!
I thought I could photograph the text on my model and with a bit of manipulation make a transfer for it . I printed off a copy and then noticed that they had used the wrong size font for the Renault bit .It needs stretching upwards to match the height of Elf.

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely pootle out in the garden, and I've hauled in a good quantity of small wood to cut up into kindling. Also cut back the dead stems on the mint and chrysanthemums.

Gave the girls a spot on flea treatment each. They are currently not impressed with me.

Now sat back with a and some salty rice cake things.

 

[Reynard]

Not sure fountain pens were even invented when I was at school. We used detachable nibs which got replaced when damaged.
Some of the more adventurous types did a primitive form of tattoo with the same nibs.

Yeah, dip pens. I sometimes use them for artwork but don't really get on with them. Plus an open bottle of ink is not the best idea when you've got nosey cats... I prefer to use artists pens.

IIRC fountain pens have been around since the 1930s or so, as I have a few marbled bakelite jobbies that used to belong to my grandad Arthur.

 

[postman]

Our new neighbour who moved in last year has got builders in,extention going on.Well last year his gardeners sold me a load of his pebbles at a knockdown price,a wonderful gesture.So this week i am going to see if they want to park on our parking area.As the road is very narrow.

 

[raleighnut]

Kizzy likes to help me with changing the sheets on the bed.

It is to be noted that her idea of "help" is to get in the way, and provide added lumpiness to smooth sheets.

My Kizzy 'helps' the same