Mundane News

[Reynard]

Well done! Yes it is a "Craft" group, mainly knittying or crochet.

No tuition is involved, but hopefully we will gather socially. If it could be in the original location, there would be tea and cake on offer. The organiser is not sure about the social distancing requirements, so decided to choose an outdoor location for people to meet. I spose that if we then want to wander off for tea and cakes, we can do so, but at our own "risk" in established shop(s) geared up for distancing.

I think that organisers of these sort of activities are understandably confused about what peeps can or cannot do, and they want to be very cautious.

Why don't you do something picnic-y, with everyone bringing something cakey? And a flask of tea.

 

[Speicher]

Why don't you do something picnic-y, with everyone bringing something cakey? And a flask of tea.

Good idea! We could share small cakes or large biscuits.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Lovely! Where did you find that?

It's an Etsy pattern - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/738...LTnFO7LrcUGKA6arZpTigNl9NPuEgvRAaArEsEALw_wcB

 

[oldwheels]

I'm trying to troubleshoot as much as I can before getting on the horn to someone, as any error on my part is likely to be expensive. But all the lights here are running on the dim side - even the ones that plug into sockets rather than fixtures. The kitchen strip light takes an age to start.

As I have three circuits for lights and one for sockets, the issue is global. With the lights, it's like I've swapped out the bulbs and replaced them all with ones of lower wattage.

The lightbulb in the sitting room failing is coincidental, I think.

It should not be expensive to check the voltage but better to get that done independent of your service provider. There will probably be two companies involved now as whoever you pay for electricity is probably not the people who actually supply the service.
I had a voltmeter so was able to check this myself but the whole community was affected then.

 

[Reynard]

It should not be expensive to check the voltage but better to get that done independent of your service provider. There will probably be two companies involved now as whoever you pay for electricity is probably not the people who actually supply the service.
I had a voltmeter so was able to check this myself but the whole community was affected then.

E-on is who I pay the bills to, but the infrastructure is UK Power Networks, of which Eastern Electricity (as it used to be) is a part.

 

[biggs682]

Can't believe i have sat and watched about 90 mins of tv
Been another busy but nice day
Hopefully there won't be fireworks going off all night tonight

 

[Reynard]

I have just made myself a

 

[Oldhippy]

Never heard any fireworks last night. I fell asleep listening to the radio.

 

[Reynard]

I didn't hear any fireworks either. I was watching the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.

 

[PeteXXX]

I picked up loads of soggy burnt cardboard off my lawn that had fluttered down from the sky during last nights barrage..

 

[Reynard]

Right, almost time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to sit down to watch World's Strongest Man.

 

[Oldhippy]

I had a huge salad with corn on the cob for my dinner.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's almost beer o'clock but I'm drinking another mug of tea. I had a big plate of haddock and chips last night and I still feel bloated from that and last year's booze so I'm passing on the evening meal. I suspect a snack involving crisps and nuts may happen before bedtime.

 

[Reynard]

Sandwich & xmas pud for me. That's the last of the pud.

 

[tyred]

I have 134 friends on Facebook.

2 of them died in 2021.

I have only seen about 5 of the others in person in the past year. A few others I might have messaged occasionally.

Some of the others I'm not even sure who they are or where I met them now.

Am tempted to have a cull. Or to just delete Facebook altogether but I like looking at the pictures and other info in some of the groups I belog to.