Mundane News

[biggs682]

Another day nearer to pension day .
And the gale force speeds predicted have been lessened but still quite strong

 

[Reynard]

Sat here with a and a pack of chocolate chip suggestives, trying to get my head around the roll cage design for the Higman.

It's not just working out how big things are and where one piece is in relation to another, but figuring out the best way to construct it. There aren't many sections which are all in the same plane, which is making it somewhat fiddly. Need to go and dust off my engineer's hat. Assuming I can remember where I left it last...

 

[PeteXXX]

The assembly of my garden storage box thingie would have been much more straightforward if the 20 page instruction manual hadn't been soaked and all the pages got Papier-mâchéd together...

 

[Reynard]

The assembly of my garden storage box thingie would have been much more straightforward if the 20 page instruction manual hadn't been soaked and all the pages got Papier-mâchéd together...

Oh drat...

That is definitely NOT helpful...

 

[tyred]

I was wondering when I was working earlier what the workmen that were doing out on the landing but I see now they've replaced all the landing and stairwell lights with nice new LED ones that are eye-searingly bright (too much so actually, you'd nearly need a welding shield) but at least it puts an end the fit-inducing flickering fluorescent tubes which never usually came on properly or worked for any length of time before needing replaced again.

To be fair, the fluorescent lights would have worked better left switched on all the time rather than constantly off and on on a motion sensor every time someone walked past as they don't like being turned on and off repeatedly and I have no idea why people are silly enough to install them on sensors.

 

[Andy in Germany]

My replacement shaver has been sent back to the seller by DHL as "Delivery not possible". Now the delivery (originally scheduled for Wednesday) has been rescheduled for Saturday.

As usual DHL have not made any effort to respond to emails or phone calls.

Meanwhile, I'm looking increasingly like Bigfoot.

 

[Gunk]

Paid a big chunk of my mortgage off today, felt great!

 

[Reynard]

The girls have been fed - Sheba Fine Flakes with chicken.

I'm about to feed me with the rest of last night's lamb and butter bean bhuna.

Will also be listening to Arsenal v Olympiakos on the radio. (Talksport 2 for those who may be inclined.)

 

[classic33]

I keep getting sharp stabbing pains in my feet !



Could it be due to a kitten lying on my lap .

How short are your legs!

 

[classic33]

My replacement shaver has been sent back to the seller by DHL as "Delivery not possible". Now the delivery (originally scheduled for Wednesday) has been rescheduled for Saturday.

As usual DHL have not made any effort to respond to emails or phone calls.

Meanwhile, I'm looking increasingly like Bigfoot.

Any of these appeared in the area?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Any of these appeared in the area?
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Not yet...

 

[Reynard]

I won one auction for the stock car magazines, but missed out in the other. Hey ho. I was right, it did end up in a bit of bidding war.

Half of me is frustrated, but the other half is a bit relieved as I didn't actually want the whole batch.

At least it gives me a bit more ammunition for the other auction I'm watching.

 

[DCLane]

Paid a big chunk of my mortgage off today, felt great!

My 2020 Christmas present to myself was to pay the mortgage balance completely.

Then a disconcerting thought occurred: before if I gave up on everything I could just hand the keys to the bank and walk away. Now I couldn't as it's all mine.

 

[classic33]

Not yet...

Give it time, they'll probably even make a movie of it all.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Give it time, they'll probably even make a movie of it all.

What is German for Bigfoot? Grossefuss? Or is it something completely different.

My German has more rust on it than ein rusty ding