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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Morning y'all
Opted for longer in bed rather than miles
First cuppa has been drunk
Opted for longer in bed rather than miles
First cuppa has been drunk
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Wish I could have opted for longer in bed, but work pays the bills (for now) so here I am. Managed to get 13 miles in for the morning commute.
At least it's the last weekend shift until Easter as they don't pay me that much.
At least it's the last weekend shift until Easter as they don't pay me that much.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
You know it's going to be a quiet day when the most exciting thing is setting up the out of office reply in advance of having next week off. Time for the second coffee of the morning and, if I get the measurements right, my final one later this afternoon should empty the coffee jar and I'll start back a week on Monday with a fresh pack.
woodbutchmaster
Veteran
Shelling walnuts from our trees, going to caramelise them in honey and give them to the lovely lady who accompanied me for supper in Villefranche du Perigord yesterday evening . Yes l know l'm just an incurable romantic 
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Dry but rain in prospect.
Yesterday was a bad day for ferry travellers.
Friday late boat cancelled to allow for essential maintenance to get started and an 8am ferry off island by another boat. Maintenance turns into repairs which overrun then when that is fixed they get ropes round the prop so have to wait for divers who were delayed somewhere. Surely there should be divers handy in Oban but son who was a commercial diver and now elfin safety points out that the actual diving is only a very small part of the operation and a whole team is needed.
So no ferry on or off Mull for nearly the whole day. One was scheduled late Saturday but anybody arriving back with no transport has problems as buses have all gone. Desperate pleas on FB for lifts home.
At one time you just walked down the car queue until you found somebody you knew but now there are so many strangers moved here that most elderly residents know nobody.
Another of the joys of island life.
Yesterday was a bad day for ferry travellers.
Friday late boat cancelled to allow for essential maintenance to get started and an 8am ferry off island by another boat. Maintenance turns into repairs which overrun then when that is fixed they get ropes round the prop so have to wait for divers who were delayed somewhere. Surely there should be divers handy in Oban but son who was a commercial diver and now elfin safety points out that the actual diving is only a very small part of the operation and a whole team is needed.
So no ferry on or off Mull for nearly the whole day. One was scheduled late Saturday but anybody arriving back with no transport has problems as buses have all gone. Desperate pleas on FB for lifts home.
At one time you just walked down the car queue until you found somebody you knew but now there are so many strangers moved here that most elderly residents know nobody.
Another of the joys of island life.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Hope you mean Mrs WoodbutchmasterShelling walnuts from our trees, going to caramelise them in honey and give them to the lovely lady who accompanied me for supper in Villefranche du Perigord yesterday evening . Yes l know l'm just an incurable romantic
woodbutchmaster
Veteran
Shelling walnuts from our trees, going to caramelise them in honey and give them to the lovely lady who accompanied me for supper in Villefranche du Perigord yesterday evening . Yes l know l'm just an incurable romantic 
Well actually no but Mrs W. does know and we are all good friends .
carpiste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Slow starting up today but after a couple of brews the World felt right again. Did a bit of tidying up and washing and now all I have to do is bring in some wood for the fire and decide what to have for dinner this evening. Lunch will be home made soup I made last night from butternut squash and leeks and a couple of carrots that were looking very sad for themselves 🥕🥕 
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Mild, grey and still here chez Casa Reynard.
I slept in, then emptied the rest of the shopping from the car, and I have spent the rest of the morning writing.
It is almost time for lunch.
I slept in, then emptied the rest of the shopping from the car, and I have spent the rest of the morning writing.
It is almost time for lunch.
Tribansman
Veteran
Had mine, packet Pasta 'n' Sauce followed by a brew and wedge of cake. Quick and simple, and pretty tasty. Energy needed for football in the park with mini T!
carpiste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
All set now for the ladies rugby. Coffee and the dream of cake or biscuits or anything with loads of calories....just a dream mind you
woodbutchmaster
Veteran
Can any "rockologists" tell me what this is. lt surfaced when l was digging in our veg plot .Its quite heavy considering that it seems porous . I tried to cut into it with my bench grinder but it just bounced off with a high pitched "ping" . My first thought was that it was volcanic but l am not aware that there has ever been volcanic activity in SW France.
It is 9cm long and weighs 110gr.
It is 9cm long and weighs 110gr.
Hover Fly
He, him, his
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
Could be slag from iron smelting, or clinker (molten ash) from the firebox of a steam engine boiler.
