Mundane News

[Reynard]

Decidedly soggy here chez Casa Reynard.

I slept well, and have spent the morning writing and backing up stuff that needed doing so.

Am now watching Milwall v Palace in the FA Cup.

 

[biggs682]

Well been a busy morning here
had to go and post a letter that is heading to Thailand then pick up an Argos order
Tried to find an auction location but failed have since done some googling and know where i went wrong
And just made an apple crumble

 

[mybike]

Here's an amusing tale for the techies amongst us.

I have a ReadyNAS server with two 1TB drives in it. For Christmas I bought 2 2TB drives to up the capacity. So, after a few days of allowing the new drives to reach room temperature, I decided to fit the first drive (it takes 17hrs to update, so you only fit one at a time). So the drive was nicely fitted into the caddy, ready to be slotted in. I pick it up and it rattles! No way am I going to use a drive that rattles, so I shake it, sure enough it rattles.

After a short while examining the drive I notice a small white object, a packet of silica gel managed to get trapped inside the caddy. With relief, I remove the silica gel and place the drive into the case.

 

[mybike]

I have a warm puppy sleeping on my lap.

 

[Speicher]

Noooo...you poor thing. Do you have some electric heaters?

our plumber neighbour popped round and pressed some buttons and it's fixed. The joy of being warm is immense.

Did you ask him what button he pressed? Was it the reset button?

 

[Speicher]

2 4 6 8 ..... 56 58 60..... 80 82 84... plus 10 ssshhhh I am trying to count.... divide by 15 equals 6 and four fifteenths

 

[mybike]

That should be Baskerville. Stupid auto correct.

It gave us a giggle.

 

[Reynard]

Two slices of wholemeal toast for lunch, one with the last slice of the ham, one with cream cheese and cranberry sauce, plus a pear, a tangerine and the obligatory two

Going to spend the afternoon writing and keeping an eye on the footy.

 

[classic33]

Well, with under 100 days to go, these have made an appearance...

They'd started putting them out yesterday.

 

[classic33]

Oh dear!
Time to get out the Ray Mears videos out to see how to light a fire using what's available .
Good luck getting s replacement fire !

Cough sweets powdered down and mixed with an equal volume of sugar, makes a decent firelighter. Will get nearly anything burning.

You just need a few drops of battery acid to ignite it.

 

[fossyant]

Horrible weather today. Took me a while to just venture into the garage for a couple of hours sevicing some bearings on my MTB. My car's developed a slight leak in the boot - it's a saloon too which is weird. On looking at it, water seems to be seeping up inside the rubber edging, under the trim, and then dripping into the boot. Boot carpet removed, trim removed and silicon seal applied and re-fitted. Carpet can stay out for a day or two as it's easier to see a dribble on metal.

As a bonus, Thursday's Chicken and Leek pie to re-heat for tea.

 

[Reynard]

Well, with under 100 days to go, these have made an appearance...
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They'd started putting them out yesterday.

Waitrose in Ely had them out on the day after Boxing Day. Tesco had put them out when I went on Wednesday for a few gubbins.

 

[Jenkins]

Can I join in everyone else in bemoaning the cold, dark & thoroughly wet weather today. Other than sticking in a load of washing and popping out for some supplies, I've done absolutely nothing except sit around listening to the radio, perusing the internet & doing a bit of reading. There are no plans to do anything else this evening either.

 

[PeteXXX]

Cough sweets powdered down and mixed with an equal volume of sugar, makes a decent firelighter. Will get nearly anything burning.

You just need a few drops of battery acid to ignite it.

Did you used to play with weedkiller and diesel as a kid?

 

[PeteXXX]

I delivered Easter stock before Christmas... 👍