Mundane News

[biggs682]

Lunchtime stroll around the block completed
Bright but breezy

 

[Illaveago]

I am back from a ride with my friends . It has been nice and sunny but with a chilly wind . I'm glad that I wore the thermal top that I bought.
We cycled out to Biddestone and stopped to watch the ducks on the pond . There weren't many there! From there we went to Castle Combe . As we walked up a steep hill we heard a Great Spotted Woodpecker drilling away , we couldn't see it . We stopped off in Combe for a half and a packet of crisps before coming home . We stopped off again to watch the ducks and to enjoy the sunshine before setting off again . 16 miles .

 

[raleighnut]

You should be flogged publicly and made to drink badly made instant coffee

Nah that's reserved for those who drink Peppermint Green Tea

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of wholemeal toast, rillettes de porc, red leicester cheese, a tangerine, a banana and two

I think the Tesco Gold tea will end up being the leaf tea of choice

 

[Reynard]

Nah that's reserved for those who drink Peppermint Green Tea

Go and wash your mouth out with soap!

 

[biggs682]

And relax
Weather looks good for a few miles tomorrow

 

[Roseland triker]

I'm on engine refit tomorrow if it's dry.

 

[Roseland triker]

Formula 1 moved
Football moved
Russia not allowed to compete in the Eurovision song contest....

Do they atchualy know who they are f****** with?????

 

[Hebe]

I spent an hour trying to work out why my utility company thought I could be significantly better off on a different tariff. Turns out they were looking at today’s tariffs, not what’s going to happen to that tariff when the price caps change on 1/4. So I am staying put on last October’s two years fix, which is starting to look like increasingly good value. I’ll still be looking into solar panels too.

 

[oldwheels]

Rain again by early afternoon but I managed to get a short trike run before it came on. Road was very quiet as probably the gales and high winds forecast for tomorrow made most try to escape while they can.
Another undesirable side effect of the tourist theme park we have become is parking charges and a traffic warden coming soon.
I never did like the escalation of the tourist industry but life here is now no pleasure for long term residents. There are increasing mutterings of discontent and not just about the holiday houses.
Everyone shopping on Main St. will now have to pay more and due to the hilly nature of the town a car for shopping is needed. There is a butcher at a small industrial estate out of town only open on Saturdays at present and the Cheese Farm shop is out of town but quite a long hike.
It is actually easier and not really more expensive for me to take my car to Oban [if I can get a ferry booking] for shopping than trying to shop locally.

 

[Reynard]

Almost time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

But first, I really need a wee.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The harbour is empty ....

Eeerily quiet. . No boats doing nothing. Navy docks empty....
Helicopters gone......

More snubmarine than submarine then.

 

[Illaveago]

We have just been watching Antiques Road Trip and think that some auctioneers are pretty useless . The one we were watching wasn't giving people a chance to bid before dropping the price . The local auctioneers here work on a rate of 100 lots per hour but seldom reach that . The auctioneer on the programme must have set an all time record !

 

[slowmotion]

My Self Assessment tax return has been safety gathered into the bosom of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. I think it's time for a couple of stiff gins.

 

[PeteXXX]

I made a cake for my daughter's birthday. She's suffering motherhood by taking the kiddies to Liverpool footy ground even though she's a Gooner...