Mundane News

[aferris2]

I missed payment one time many years ago and remembered days later. I phoned them to grovel and to my astonishment a human answered the call and said don't worry just go online and pay it now, you won't get a letter.

We set up an account for automatic payments. Works fine when you are using the crossing regularly. However, if you don't use the crossing for a year, they close your account and its up to you to phone them to get the balance left (in my case just shy of £20).
I did use the crossing a few days after they closed the account, and received a nice letter claiming a penalty charge. Reference number was my (closed) account...
BTW, first offence you just pay the standard crossing fee if you contact them quickly.

 

[Illaveago]

I thought it was Monday until I realized I hadn't seen the Grand Prix !

 

[Andy in Germany]

Wood stove is refusing to light.

Okay, finally burning on the 4th attempt. Goodness knows why it was so awkward...

 

[biggs682]

First exercise of the day done
First cuppa of the day done
First digestive of the day done
Clear blue skies and sunshine

 

[randynewmanscat]

Good morning.

It is once again sufficiently cold to warrant lighting the wood stove...

When I got home last night I took all my young plants off the yard and put them in my barn, some even in the back of my car, I'm glad I did.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Good morning all. Little to report from SE London. Spring continues to regress to its infancy.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all. Little to report from SE London. Spring continues to regress to its infancy.

Its a Bank Holiday, its about par for the course, the weather should improve as we move away from it.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Jab yesterday, felt perfectly fine this morning, thought I'd go for a run. Planned 12km run. Got to 3km, run felt like really hard work, decided to cut it short and take a shortcut home. 5km ran. Not feeling ill, just like everything is hard work now.

I'm sure it'll pass in a few hours.

 

[Tribansman]

Just watched two crows chase away a gull in the sky above our garden.

It's since clouded over and the fluffy cumulus have developed into stratocumulus. Glad I got out first thing for a leg stretch under the clear blue sky

 

[tyred]

Okay, finally burning on the 4th attempt. Goodness knows why it was so awkward...

Did you run out of petrol?

 

[Illaveago]

Casual sex ?

You would think they would at least put some thought into it !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Caught in heavy downpour of hailstones today and I almost went out in shorts. Blimey that was cold and wet.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've just eaten a punnet of wonky strawberries. They weren't wonky at all but that's what the label said they were.

 

[Reynard]

Chilly, a light breeze and occasional scattered showers here chez Casa Reynard.

Had a lovely 8 mile ride on Max the MTB this morning - 2 miles on tarmac, the rest on gravel and tracks. The new saddle was the final piece in the puzzle - riding on a washboard surface (chewed up by tractor tyres) certainly put it to the test! It's a relief coming back from a ride where the only things hurting are my quads and biceps.

My botty felt like it had been sat in my favourite armchair. I think we can call that a winner.

Did have to sprint the last 3/4 of a mile to get home ahead of a pretty hefty shower.

Lunch, footy and Grand Prix ensued.

Now sat back with a and a packet of crisps.

 

[Reynard]

Jab yesterday, felt perfectly fine this morning, thought I'd go for a run. Planned 12km run. Got to 3km, run felt like really hard work, decided to cut it short and take a shortcut home. 5km ran. Not feeling ill, just like everything is hard work now.

I'm sure it'll pass in a few hours.

That "hard work" thing is where I was at once I got over the aches and pains. Best cure for that is just to chill for a few days and get some good nights' sleep.

Feel more chipper soon xxx