Mundane News

[KnittyNorah]

Not just tourists. We have been asked all sorts of strange questions by suppliers in England. Their knowledge of UK geography was often sketchy to put it mildly.
One I remember thought our beaches must be a terrible mess after the Braer oil spill disaster.
That was over 300 miles away from us.

I can well believe it. Friends of mine moved to Orkney more than 20 years ago and are still, continually, flummoxed by some of the frankly-daft remarks and responses they are met with when making perfectly normal enquiries of 'mainland' suppliers.

 

[Reynard]

Bitsas supper of breaded squid rings, prawn toast, bubble & squeak and baked beans.

While watching Sudbury v Colchester in the FA Cup.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My Father died 10 years ago today. I do wish they would stop letting off fireworks to commemorate him, though. Even though we got as far as we could get while he was still alive and before things went into that dementia reverse, I'd still rather reflect in quiet.

 

[Illaveago]

I was watching a bit of the new Dalgliesh defective programme. I couldn't stand much more of it as it seemed to be made in the wrong era ! It was supposed to be set in the 70's but the main character seemed to be more like Sherlock Holmes. I don't know what was strange about it as I've seen other period dramas which haven't seemed so out of place . Come to think of it it was supposed to be set in the Sweeney period !

 

[classic33]

The Yule tree is up and I’m starting to decorate. The tariff is:
One red bauble for every time I hear or read the word “humbug” .
One green bauble for “commercialised”.
One blue bauble for “the true meaning of Xmas...”
A length of tinsel for any other cliche. My decision on what constitutes a cliche is final.

It's all become commercialised humbug, with the true meaning of Xmas forgotten.
It's getting earlier every year, and this year may even be cancelled.

 

[tyred]

Sitting relaxing with a glass of soluble Solpadine before bed is not as enjoyable as relaxing with a glass of beer

 

[Jenkins]

Last weekend of race meetings for the year for me. Tomorrow is Brands Hatch for the first day of the truck racing - everything from the 5/8ths scale Legends to full size racing trucks. One of the support races has 4 Trabants taking part! The on Sunday it's off to Silverstone for the Walter Hayes Trophy which is the biggest event of the year for FF1600s with over 100 drivers taking part.

 

[rockyroller]

Parcel delivery just completed

to you? or by you?

 

[classic33]

The Yule tree is up and I’m starting to decorate. The tariff is:
One red bauble for every time I hear or read the word “humbug” .
One green bauble for “commercialised”.
One blue bauble for “the true meaning of Xmas...”
A length of tinsel for any other cliche. My decision on what constitutes a cliche is final.

Wasn't Scrooge a big user of the word "Humbug", and didn't believe in the Christmas spirit?

 

[Reynard]

Last weekend of race meetings for the year for me. Tomorrow is Brands Hatch for the first day of the truck racing - everything from the 5/8ths scale Legends to full size racing trucks. One of the support races has 4 Trabants taking part! The on Sunday it's off to Silverstone for the Walter Hayes Trophy which is the biggest event of the year for FF1600s with over 100 drivers taking part.

Ah, Legends. That'll be John Mickel in the #4, then... Pickup trucks on the card as well, maybe?

 

[Reynard]

Time for a and a Min Spy.

 

[tyred]

The Yule tree is up and I’m starting to decorate. The tariff is:
One red bauble for every time I hear or read the word “humbug” .
One green bauble for “commercialised”.
One blue bauble for “the true meaning of Xmas...”
A length of tinsel for any other cliche. My decision on what constitutes a cliche is final.

Would you like a sweet?

 

[cookiemonster]

Time for a bike ride. Just a quick 15miles today as I have to go to an ENT specialist later.

 

[Reynard]

Time for a bike ride. Just a quick 15miles today as I have to go to an ENT specialist later.

Fingers crossed for that xxx In the mean time, don't let it occlude the joy of a good bicycular bimble.

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to put the writing away after a very productive evening and tootle off for a nice hot bath before bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx