Mundane News

[Illaveago]

I saw 2 Hedgehogs in the garden last night . I will have to try getting some peanuts as most of the food I put down is eaten by neighbour's cat's .
I didn't know that cats ate meal worms .

 

[Illaveago]

The filling in peeps have arrived to fill in the holes that the hole makers made when they were looking for the broken electric cable .

 

[mybike]

The filling in peeps have arrived to fill in the holes that the hole makers made when they were looking for the broken electric cable .

A stretch of road on the way into town was dug up at the beginning of the year to put a new liner in the gas main*. Since then I think every house along that stretch has had a hole dug outside it at least once. There was even a weekend when they came along, put traffic lights in but no one turned up to dig a hole.

*That's what it looked like, they said they were replacing the gas main.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

A stretch of road on the way into town was dug up at the beginning of the year to put a new liner in the gas main*. Since then I think every house along that stretch has had a hole dug outside it at least once. There was even a weekend when they came along, put traffic lights in but no one turned up to dig a hole.

*That's what it looked like, they said they were replacing the gas main.

Sounds like they've been connecting people to the new main.

 

[slowmotion]

Is that from a pillar drill, or maybe a milling machine? I guess it could even have come from a morticer. I've got half of one, which is just ballast without the other half!

I use it on a pillar drill. It's an earlier version of the Axminster Power Tool one.
https://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-ct1-compound-table-400385

The backlash is pretty awful but if you always approach the next hole in the same direction, you can partially avoid that problem.

 

[Katherine]

We've had a lovely time sitting in the evening sunshine with the family. None of the neighbours were outside!

It's all everyone is talking about. I am in a minority of 1 of people who didn't watch it.
Now the school fair is going to finish early on Saturday afternoon so everyone gets home in time to watch England.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'm having a holiday, on my regular day off. At least everyone else is off as well. Plenty of fireworks going off, and dogs informing me of the firework news.

 

[alicat]

I have handed in my notice and we have agreed a leaving date of end Sept. I am énormément fière of my diplomatic skills.

 

[Reynard]

I'm having a holiday, on my regular day off. At least everyone else is off as well. Plenty of fireworks going off, and dogs informing me of the firework news.

Happy 4th, @Gravity Aided

 

[Reynard]

Well, my broadband is almost back up to speed after almost a week of everything being plugged into the test socket.

I also think I may have found the source of the irritating dropouts. Took some pics of the external wiring yesterday, and it looks like the junction box isn't sealed properly. Will wait till the sun moves round and stick a longer lens on the camera to double check.

 

[Reynard]

My first ever grape crop is coming on lovely. I have snipped out some of the bunches not to over-stress a young vine, and hopefully I will have eight nice big bunches of grapes.

My mulberries are starting to ripen as well. Scarfed a handful straight off the tree and they're lovely and sweet. Only downside - they don't half stain your fingers.

 

[Hitchington]

It's coming home.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Happy 4th, @Gravity Aided

Thank You. Mrs. GA informs me that the neighboring town's 4th of July fete, including huge flea market that takes up most of the town, is 50 years old. A parade with bicycles is also planned, but it is too hot and humid for me to ride today.(A touch of asthma).

 

[Gravity Aided]

My first ever grape crop is coming on lovely. I have snipped out some of the bunches not to over-stress a young vine, and hopefully I will have eight nice big bunches of grapes.

My mulberries are starting to ripen as well. Scarfed a handful straight off the tree and they're lovely and sweet. Only downside - they don't half stain your fingers.

Ours have been in for a couple of weeks, concurrant with the raspberries.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Mulberries are so plentiful here, they are a main reason why I have fenders on most of my bicycles.