Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Bright looking day for a change but cannot get out on trike as son and DIL are coming for a short visit to fit my smoke alarms.
Has to be short due to ferry chaos [don't let me get started] and they have to get back for the grandkids coming out of school.
Bringing a load of shopping as well but despite giving them a list they never seem to interpret it as I would like. Asked them once to get me a jar of marmite and got bovril instead. "It's just the same isn't it?"

 

[cookiemonster]

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Took this photograph yesterday. It is the only road through our village and l just thought it was great to see that the traditional skills are still being utilised to give it a facelift, rather than covering the old road with tarmac

 

[Oldhippy]

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Now that is hard core.

 

[fossyant]

Ohh, were 'out out' tonight. Off to see The Comedy club, but not at their usual home on Deansgate Locks (Manchester) but to Freight Island. Their usual venue is undergoing repairs. Frieght Island is a mix of indoor and outdoor tables served by independent food and beer traders and is based in an old train station (Mayfield) right next to Piccadilly Station. It's been open 18 months or so. We went to visit in November 20 and enjoyed the venue.

Felt more comfortable booking to go there than I would in their normal Comedy Store building as freight Island is massive, and very well ventilated. We're going early to bag a decent table and eat before the show.

 

[rockyroller]

Bright looking day for a change but cannot get out on trike as son and DIL are coming for a short visit to fit my smoke alarms.
Has to be short due to ferry chaos [don't let me get started] and they have to get back for the grandkids coming out of school.
Bringing a load of shopping as well but despite giving them a list they never seem to interpret it as I would like. Asked them once to get me a jar of marmite and got bovril instead. "It's just the same isn't it?"

remember the batteries! 9 volt? AA?

 

[rockyroller]

Ohh, were 'out out' tonight. Off to see The Comedy club, but not at their usual home on Deansgate Locks (Manchester) but to Freight Island. Their usual venue is undergoing repairs. Frieght Island is a mix of indoor and outdoor tables served by independent food and beer traders and is based in an old train station (Mayfield) right next to Piccadilly Station. It's been open 18 months or so. We went to visit in November 20 and enjoyed the venue.

Felt more comfortable booking to go there than I would in their normal Comedy Store building as freight Island is massive, and very well ventilated. We're going early to bag a decent table and eat before the show.

what fun how cold will it be?

 

[Illaveago]

Nice to hear of somebody who likes their job. Too many seem to hate it.

I only had one job which I really like going to work . It only lasted 3years. I didn't mind car bodywork but I hated car insurance companies.
It felt nice in other jobs where you felt appreciated and firms wanted you to work for them. It's nice when they ring you up to ask if you could work for them .
The one which I really liked the boss didn't think anything was beyond us . We did ! But by working together we managed to sort things out .

 

[cookiemonster]

View: https://twitter.com/dannydutch/status/1486430826153881605?s=21

Never seen this before. Absolute genius.

 

[cookiemonster]

Now that is hard core.

Do you think there’s a Brooks saddle on it?

 

[fossyant]

what fun how cold will it be?

Cold - they do have heaters, but you go prepared !

 

[Gravity Aided]

Nice to hear of somebody who likes their job. Too many seem to hate it.

I liked driving busses , but with covid my employer has me working in security, which I also like. It all comes down to the people you work with and the environment you work in.

 

[Reynard]

Sunny, blustery and quite mild here chez Casa Reynard.

I am feeling much more chipper, and have been having a kitchen day. The crock pot is locked and loaded with the ox cheek plus onion, carrots, a parsnip and several sticks of celery, and I have done the prep work to make Cullen Skink for later.

This afternoon's tasks will also include making a card for the weekend and printing off some completed sections of my writing project. I like having a hard copy to hand as it's easy to reference back to stuff you've already written. When you're 60,000-odd words and 15 chapters in (about halfway, I'd reckon), it gets progressively harder to keep things straight in one's head. It's a habit I learned while writing academic dissertations back in the day.

Anyways, it is time for luncheon.

 

[biggs682]

Beens on toast with stilton cheese

 

[mybike]

Van news !
We have 4 vans out in the road. One of them has a big reel of cable . 2 of the vans have MSH Planning Ltd on them !

Looks like MSH Planning Ltd are a small company specialising in fibre laying they did work in St Albans.