Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Started dull and overcast tho' forecast is not for rain.
Sun has just appeared so may get out for a run on trike today. Not been out for some time partly due to weather and other appointments but mainly my damaged back making handling in and out of the car painful.
My usual route probably has roadworks so may have to try elsewhere with hopefully not too much traffic.
The transition to the new ticketing system on Calmac seems to have calmed down but yesterday was a bit fraught apparently.
One girl at Craignure was presented with a bunch of flowers by an islander and as she put it had a full on meltdown in public.
I do not look forward to my next attempt at booking tho' which still some time away.

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning all from a dull & overcast Suffolk - the radar is showing that it's raining, but it isn't. At some point this morning I need to get out and get the supplies for the weekend as I'm at Snetterton (again) for the BTCC which is having its annual visit a couple of months earlier than last year. What happens this afternoon will be decided once I get back and have another cuppa.

 

[biggs682]

Everybody wants everything today so far looks like someone will be disappointed

 

[postman]

Mrs P out for breakfast and lunch today.I have changed the beds,bedding in washing machine.Lunchtime I am going out for a bacon and sausage sarnie.Then in to town for a retirement pint or four.A mate has taken the plunge,44 years at Royal Mail,not sure if it's 65 time or voluntary redundancy but he's out and a party today.Wetherspoons Cuthbert Brodrick town centre.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I am tidying up the modelmaking workbench

Apart from anything else, I discovered I have about 45 paintbrushes.

 

[classic33]

I am tidying up the modelmaking workbench

Apart from anything else, I discovered I have about 45 paintbrushes.

How many did you think you had?

 

[Andy in Germany]

How many did you think you had?

I didn't know, that's why I counted them.

 

[classic33]

I didn't know, that's why I counted them.

Yoiu'll not know if you're missing any though. Or even have extra.

 

[biggs682]

Raining here

 

[PeteXXX]

Not raining here!

 

[tyred]

How many hours do you need.Just asking for a friend,cough cough.

/* Checks mirror /*

I obviously haven't taken enough yet!

 

[PeteXXX]

@biggs682 If you've not been past here recently, it's changed a bit!! Housing going up nearly as far as Harleston Firs & the golf club.. ⛳

 

[Mike_P]

How many did you think you had?

Think I must be a have similar number, usually bought as a way of bumping an order over the post free limit. Rain currently stopped.
No sign of the towel radiator yet, supplier claims I will get a message from Parcelforce today... And another week of no cheap milk vouchers

 

[tom73]

At our Men's Shed Archery Taster yesterday we had a bit of a competition . I won a silver medal !

Mrs 73 uncle was big on Archery and using English long bows. He went on to hand make traditional English longbows Inc painting the bow by hand to what ever picture or patten they wanted. I remember one he was doing when I visited he'd done it to look like a lion with the face being in the handle part. Real skill and craftsmanship he ended up with orders all over the world. The time and materials needed meant he never made a lot from them.

 

[Illaveago]

Well our Venga passed its MOT with 2 adversaries.
I went to see the road at Lyneham Banks. A landslide had blocked the road so I cycled along to have a look at it . It is no more! The hill has slumped and taken a whole section of the road with it . Pictures have shown the road twisted a bit like the suspension bridge which destroyed itself frozen in time . The road is missing apart from a few sections of tarmac not where they should be . I was amazed by the cross section of the tarmac layers going down 6 feet! I know the area was prone to land slips but to see that depth of tarmac!
I waited in that area as it was nice and peaceful with birds singing away . I saw a male Bullfinch! I haven't seen one for years .