Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
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classic33
Leg End Member
We've deliveries at any hour of the day.Just had a text from the courier to inform me that my shoes will be delivered today.
I can expect them between 0900 and 1800.
That narrows it down a bit.
They could have said between 21:00 and 06:00. Then where would you have been?
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Just heard that there's been a bit of drama at the Local Playground where Beautiful Wife and Daughter were meeting a friend; There's a wealthy and rather grumpy neighbour who tries to bully the families into leaving, and they claimed the children were being "too noisy" and took a photograph.
Now, everyone needs a hobby, even if it's being grumpy for no apparent reason, but this one is known to have a habit of shouting at children in the playground, bursting footballs if they land on their property, et c. Besides, taking a picture of anyone in Germany without permission is technically illegal, and this is taken very seriously indeed, so Friend of Beautiful Wife didn't muck about and called the police, who rolled their eyes in recognition, took details and went to have a quiet word in the neighbours shell like ear. Again.
As far as Beautiful Daughter was concerned this meant +1.5 hours playtime while they waited for the police (making the exercise rather counterproductive from Grumpy Neighbour's point of view) and she's now absolutely exhausted...
Now, everyone needs a hobby, even if it's being grumpy for no apparent reason, but this one is known to have a habit of shouting at children in the playground, bursting footballs if they land on their property, et c. Besides, taking a picture of anyone in Germany without permission is technically illegal, and this is taken very seriously indeed, so Friend of Beautiful Wife didn't muck about and called the police, who rolled their eyes in recognition, took details and went to have a quiet word in the neighbours shell like ear. Again.
As far as Beautiful Daughter was concerned this meant +1.5 hours playtime while they waited for the police (making the exercise rather counterproductive from Grumpy Neighbour's point of view) and she's now absolutely exhausted...
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Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been chucking down with rain on and off all afternoon, so parental unit's errands have been put back to Monday.
So instead, I've been working on the Higman roll cage and have made some parts for the section that in real life would house the fuel tank. Still need to make a bulkhead and three short sections of "tubing" and then I can actually glue all that lot together, because it sits behind the driver's cab and doesn't impinge on anything else.
Have had to stop though, because my eyes have gone squiffy from cutting and glueing small parts. Been using paper glue - will "seal" all the edges with super glue in the morning, when I can do so outside.
Now for that girly pamper session that I ended up not having yesterday. So I'm off for a date with a bathtub full of hot water and scented bubbles. I may be a while...
So instead, I've been working on the Higman roll cage and have made some parts for the section that in real life would house the fuel tank. Still need to make a bulkhead and three short sections of "tubing" and then I can actually glue all that lot together, because it sits behind the driver's cab and doesn't impinge on anything else.
Have had to stop though, because my eyes have gone squiffy from cutting and glueing small parts. Been using paper glue - will "seal" all the edges with super glue in the morning, when I can do so outside.
Now for that girly pamper session that I ended up not having yesterday. So I'm off for a date with a bathtub full of hot water and scented bubbles. I may be a while...
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Our kitten hasn't been in since this morning when he discovered a little person in his home . I've been out and whistled for him but he hasn't turned up . I just hope he comes home when he's hungry . 
randynewmanscat
Veteran
- Location
- Vienne, Poitou-Chrentes
Poltergeist activity in the home?
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I appear to have been outdoors for less than 15 minutes today. 100% rain-free.
randynewmanscat
Veteran
- Location
- Vienne, Poitou-Chrentes
I am envious, its the land that time forgot here, 2.3MB/s on a good day. I am likely to drop Orange and sign with Bond villain Musk if he gets his permission to connect to the phone trunk and his pricing is attractive. He will have put up enough satellites by August this year for coverage here.Had a visit from Orange Fr. our network provider. Apparently the fibre optic network is complete and on the 7th of April they will install a new live box (which we have to pay for) and about time too
randynewmanscat
Veteran
- Location
- Vienne, Poitou-Chrentes
With my friends it is usually the inverse, man holds up large and obviously precision ground shim and asks "do you think this is important" after he had reassembled the top end of a Honda Civic engine.
randynewmanscat
Veteran
- Location
- Vienne, Poitou-Chrentes
Took my friend to the shops today, he is stranded with no transport until next week. On our return we saw a cat near a kerbside grid, it wasn't moving much so we stopped to see if it had been struck by a car.
No signs of damage but it was defo poorly with something, it was wearing a decent collar so someone cared for it. I went near it and it scuttled under my car and lay down which was inconvenient as the road is narrow and I could see two large tractors heading our way.
Tractors stopped in the road and cars started to come from the other direction. Farmers got out and looked underneath, other people did, a small crowd was gathering, back end of lunch time so many people wanting to get back to work or finish early for home.
My friend fetched his sausage dog/russell out of the car and sent it in, there was a scuffle and the three of us crouched on my side watched as the dog tried to attack the cat while the cat was biffing and cuffing the dogs face with full claws. If it had not been so embarrassing I would have got a notepad out and started taking bets on the winner.
Eventually I got in the car and edged forward while my friend checked the beast was not going to get squished. Two women came out of the nearby house and were muttering about car drivers always driving too fast, they obviously assumed I had ran the beast down. We made off sharpish, the old saying that no good turn goes unpunished still stands true.
No signs of damage but it was defo poorly with something, it was wearing a decent collar so someone cared for it. I went near it and it scuttled under my car and lay down which was inconvenient as the road is narrow and I could see two large tractors heading our way.
Tractors stopped in the road and cars started to come from the other direction. Farmers got out and looked underneath, other people did, a small crowd was gathering, back end of lunch time so many people wanting to get back to work or finish early for home.
My friend fetched his sausage dog/russell out of the car and sent it in, there was a scuffle and the three of us crouched on my side watched as the dog tried to attack the cat while the cat was biffing and cuffing the dogs face with full claws. If it had not been so embarrassing I would have got a notepad out and started taking bets on the winner.
Eventually I got in the car and edged forward while my friend checked the beast was not going to get squished. Two women came out of the nearby house and were muttering about car drivers always driving too fast, they obviously assumed I had ran the beast down. We made off sharpish, the old saying that no good turn goes unpunished still stands true.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
I've had a message from my pension company asking if I would like to consider phased early retirement. I'm not that old 
One private pension does mature in a couple of years. But given it never really started I'm not sure £4 a year's going to keep SWMBO in the luxurious lifestyle she expects
One private pension does mature in a couple of years. But given it never really started I'm not sure £4 a year's going to keep SWMBO in the luxurious lifestyle she expects
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
I've had a message from my pension company asking if I would like to consider phased early retirement. I'm not that old
One private pension does mature in a couple of years. But given it never really started I'm not sure £4 a year's going to keep SWMBO in the luxurious lifestyle she expects
Oh I don’t know plenty of haribo for her.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Our kitten hasn't been in since this morning when he discovered a little person in his home . I've been out and whistled for him but he hasn't turned up . I just hope he comes home when he's hungry .
Bugger... Any news?