Mundane News

[biggs682]

Well the bin men have been and were as loud as normal

 

[Illaveago]

i think you are on about the "black narcicuss" ?
And i must agree but others will have liked it a lot

Sad people ! They should get out more .

 

[fossyant]

Must put the ice spikers on this morning. Got a funeral to go to later. Neighbour of 25 years passed away before Christmas. Only 65 but had COPD and liver transplant (ex heavy smoker). Diagnosed with leukemia recently but already spread too far. Lovely lady, not quite so sure what we will do with all our apples each year. She used to collect loads of our apples and bring us apple pies.

 

[tyred]

It is snowing

 

[fossyant]

It is snowing

Where... looking possible in Manchesterland.

The funeral before us must have had over 150 people outside. Delayed my neighbours funeral by 15 minutes. Bloody crazy numbers

 

[postman]

The next big thing, it seems.
https://ev-choices.com/electric-vehicles/water-electric-rocket-space/

Electric space rockets will never take off.Miles and miles of cable,and if a cleaner takes out a plug to Hoover under a desk at work,it will fall out of the sky.

 

[fossyant]

Electric space rockets will never take off.Miles and miles of cable,and if a cleaner takes out a plug to Hoover under a desk at work,it will fall out of the sky.

Batteries. Lots of AAA's

 

[Illaveago]

I have been working on that Giant bike that I was given . I freed off the gear mechanism which was very stiff . One of the rear idlers was stiff so I loosened the retaining bolt and lubricated it . Both tyres were flat but have been pumped up and stayed up on my test ride .
I did my short 5 mile run to try it out . The bike didn't feel too bad despite having flat handlebars. Normally I get wrist ache riding flat bars . The treaded tyres increase rolling resistance and made it sound like I was driving a Land Rover.

 

[mybike]

Rain today, but still quite a lot of lying snow.

 

[mybike]

Further adventures in baking, or at least the urge to do better with mince pies.

I tackled the same mince pie recipe I tried before. Unfortunately, I don't have a bigger cutter and couldn't find anything to use as one for the deep-fill baking tray. I did drain as much liquid from the filling (mincemeat, finely chopped apple and clementine) before putting into the pastry cases.

The result: the mince pies have come out much better, but not as well as I had hoped. The bottoms are better baked and not soggy, but still stuck to the tray a little (I did grease well with butter). The pastry has held together much better too. The proof will be in the tasting which will be after dinner tonight. I do wonder if I should be using puff pastry or if some other type of pastry like shortcrust. My knowledge of baking is practically non-existent though

I recently used lard to grease with instead of butter & it seemed better.

 

[mybike]

Look at the chuffin state if that! Sausage, mash n onion gravy for tea... now we're talking
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[Reynard]

Sunny, still and very cold here chez Casa Reynard.

I have spent the morning picking up branches broken by Storm Bella and hauling them in to be sawn up. It's mostly deadfall, so ideal to get the fire going once it's had the chance to dry. Wish I knew what I've done to my right elbow and bicep though - they bloody hurt...

Despite that, it's actually quite pleasant out if wrapped up warmly. And looks like the forecasters have finally made up their mind that we won't be getting any snow, but that it will continue to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

Almost time for lunch, and then it's a kitchen afternoon. I will be making a big pot of vegetable soup using the cooking juices and dripping from the turkey.

 

[Reynard]

Oh yes, forgot to say that I put my green recycling wheelie bin out yesterday teatime, and it had been emptied by the time I got up this morning.

 

[Reynard]

Must put the ice spikers on this morning. Got a funeral to go to later. Neighbour of 25 years passed away before Christmas. Only 65 but had COPD and liver transplant (ex heavy smoker). Diagnosed with leukemia recently but already spread too far. Lovely lady, not quite so sure what we will do with all our apples each year. She used to collect loads of our apples and bring us apple pies.

Erm, learn to make apple pies?

And you can make apple butter, apple chutney, apple crumble...

 

[PeteXXX]

Chilly ride to Moulton Park to discover that the main UPS depot doesn't accept my kind of parcel.. Three shops in Moulton village later.. No one does Access Point for UPS!
Still, I treat myself to Classic Magnum for my labours...