Mundane News

[Reynard]

I am full of firecracker prawns and salt & pepper squid.

 

[Reynard]

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...

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Your lass has good taste, mate

 

[Kempstonian]

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...

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Lovely cake! My heart goes out to your poor suffering daughter though... if her kids aren't Gooners she's doing it all wrong.

 

[Kempstonian]

Where did this week go? I hadn't realised how long it is since I logged in!

 

[biggs682]

Frosty outside
Will have a look again in an hour before deciding about a ride

 

[biggs682]

Well I have checked and our external water is not frozen so a couple of jobs and then I will be off to do some miles .
Clear blue skies hence the frost.

 

[Mo1959]

Well I have checked and our external water is not frozen so a couple of jobs and then I will be off to do some miles .
Clear blue skies hence the frost.

Conversely, we have mild this morning. Finishing my cuppa then out for a walk followed by breakfast and a hair cut at 9. Oh, rugby today isn’t it?

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
We have fog and a frost here this morning .
The following antiques road trip programme went to a different auction house where the auctioneer took his time and made far more money !

 

[PeteXXX]

The downstairs smoke alarm started beeping at about 04:30 this morning.
I've now replaced the battery and put a new one in the upstairs alarm, too.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I believe the protestant/catholic split dates back to the Peasants Revolt, where Luther upset the peasants by siding with their masters.

I think it depends where you are: that was a factor in the north, but this region was a mass of tiny city states and enclaves which seem to have changed hands every time some royal got married, fell off their perch, or possibly lost a drinking game. Other cities were independent or in federations, and fairly democratic. The sectarian status of the town would depend on the ruler, or in the case of the independent cities, the populace.

 

[Illaveago]

I've gone right off concave section ally wheel rims ! They might be stiffer but they are a right pain to polish up ! If they happen to get wet and are left standing the water will puddle and oh look a convenient drain , a spoke hole ! . Apart from that inconvenience the new old bike is going well .

 

[Illaveago]

I have it on good authority , by an expert that having your ears stroked is pure ecstasy !

 

[raleighnut]

Go and wash your mouth out with soap!

It'd taste better than the 'flavoured' green teas that friends/relatives have inflicted on me over the years, apparently they've bought a box of this years ago and after trying them consigned them to the back of the cupboard until muggins here turns up. The question normally goes "You drink that 'Green Tea' dontcha" before inflicting these horrible 'flavoured'cups on me (generally massively overpriced 'Twinings' concoctions)
I can just about tolerate 'Jasmine' Tea but for me it's Aldi's finest 'Green Tea' at 59p for 40 bags that is good, not as good as the 'Sea Dyke' brand that a local Chinese wholesalers stock but that'a quid for 20 bags.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Morning all! Chilly but sunny, the sun's burned off the frost from the rooftops. Coffee made.

 

[oldwheels]

Dry again but 43mph winds forecast all day. Outside temperature is 8.9C.
Not going triking in that. I went out yesterday in 20mph wind and coming back a small but very steep hill I often struggle with was stormed up in high gear with the following wind.
Ferries still sailing but on amber alert.