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[classic33]

Looks good - if I wanted tea bags.

I have a lovely tin of Irish Breakfast tea. I'm trying to eke it out. There's some nice places in Cambridge that sell good teas, but right now, I'm avoiding Cambridge as much as I'd avoid Mos Eisley.

Keep an eye out for the green boxed variety.

 

[tyred]

The bag of sugar I had been using as a weight to do my ankle exercises has split and I have a big pile of sugar to clean up😠

 

[Reynard]

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Keep an eye out for the green boxed variety.

Which my local Tesco doesn't stock. Their selection of tea is dire, and that's just the tea bags.

 

[classic33]

Which my local Tesco doesn't stock. Their selection of tea is dire, and that's just the tea bags.

There's not as many folk brewing tea in the teapot, which may be why they have more room for fancy coffee types.

 

[Reynard]

There's not as many folk brewing tea in the teapot, which may be why they have more room for fancy coffee types.

You'd think that given it's kinder on the environment (most tea bags contain plastic film), it would be "trendy" to brew up in a pot.

Obviously not around here. And most people seem to be utter philistines when it comes to decent tea anyway. OK, there's Waitrose, but they charge the same for 125g of their own brand leaf tea as Tesco does for 250g of Gold Label.

 

[classic33]

You'd think that given it's kinder on the environment (most tea bags contain plastic film), it would be "trendy" to brew up in a pot.

Obviously not around here. And most people seem to be utter philistines when it comes to decent tea anyway. OK, there's Waitrose, but they charge the same for 125g of their own brand leaf tea as Tesco does for 250g of Gold Label.

Nearest Waitrose is an hour and 40 minutes by bike. A bit of a mess inside as well. Or three hours by bus.
Don't go very often.

 

[Reynard]

Nearest Waitrose is an hour and 40 minutes by bike. A bit of a mess inside as well. Or three hours by bus.
Don't go very often.

There's one slap bang in the middle of Ely. A nice shop as well, but I go all Yorkshire as soon as I walk in through the door...

'ow much?!?!?!?!

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, off to bed go I.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[biggs682]

Slippery when wet
Dark and frost free outside
Cat wants his breakfast

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa going down well
Cat has been fed
Office door has been opened

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
It is still dark outside but dry . I have been out and put our garden recycling bin out .
In other news . Someone in my brain department is having a right laugh this morning at my expense ! I was woken up by what I thought was Niki Chapman announcing somebody's birthday record . The radio seemed to go quiet as if the transmission had been interrupted . I have been lying in bed for the past 2 hours or so with my eyes shut half listening out for the radio alarm to suddenly burst into life .

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Morning.
It is still dark outside but dry . I have been out and put our garden recycling bin out .
In other news . Someone in my brain department is having a right laugh this morning at my expense ! I was woken up by what I thought was Niki Chapman announcing somebody's birthday record . The radio seemed to go quiet as if the transmission had been interrupted . I have been lying in bed for the past 2 hours or so with my eyes shut half listening out for the radio alarm to suddenly burst into life .

A few days ago I woke up sure I heard someone open the front door, I lay there for a moment thinking my Good Ladies carer is here, I then looked at the clock and it was only half four which meant I hadn't unlocked yet, a quick check downstairs revealed we were still all locked up and only the two of us were in the house.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yesterday morning was recycling bin day. They missed the red glass bin. I filled in the missed collection form online. The form said leave bin out on next two mornings, they came back this morning about 7:30am. Bin now empty. Hooray.

With collections only once a fortnight you don’t want to miss them.

 

[tyred]

Neighbour's dogs are barking.

 

[oldwheels]

Foggy out over the water with little wind but gales are forecast by about midday.
It is probably common in rural areas but people here wave to passing cars, at least in winter they do as in summer there are too many strangers.
Lots of people wave to me when I am driving but many are probably waving at the car and not the person as there are at least 5 cars in this small area virtually identical. Mine is a Peugeot Partner but the Citroen version looks the same and they are all the same colour.