Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

A lovely six mile round trip to the local agricultural engineering place in the company of Wiggy #2, the Chartres.

The steering arm has turned up. Yay! Although they've now lost the retaining pin, so while I can reassemble the steering, I can't use the mower until I get a new pin. At least they're going to replace it FoC.

Now sat down with a post-ride and a biskit.

Wouldn't borrowing a sheep have been easier?

 

[Reynard]

Wouldn't borrowing a sheep have been easier?

Yes LOL... I did try and borrow my friend Linda's two sheep. Not much luck there.

 

[simongt]

You said it, not me!

Not my fault if there's a couple of attractive forty something lasses in the vicinity - !

 

[Reynard]

Not my fault if there's a couple of attractive forty something lasses in the vicinity - !

I wish I had some easy-on-the-eye blokes of a similar vintage around here...

 

[postman]

I have just volunteered to help paint our church hall,proper big it is,scaffolding no less,I might volunteer to paint the skirting boards,but I bet I get the ceiling.Why am I thinking of the old song,when father painted the parlour,you couldn't see him for paint.Or the Stan and Laurel painting sketch.This could be messy.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I have just volunteered to help paint our church hall,proper big it is,scaffolding no less,I might volunteer to paint the skirting boards,but I bet I get the ceiling.

Maybe you could try something like this?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Maybe you could try something like this?

Before I clicked the link I knew where it was going…

 

[DCLane]

Not my fault if there's a couple of attractive forty something lasses in the vicinity - !

More like good old fashioned lust thinly covered with a veneer of chivalry - !

You do realise that they're probably getting one man to help with gardening, another with DIY, a third with decorating and a fourth with running errands.

They'll have you wrapped round their little odd jobs

 

[DCLane]

Maybe you could try something like this?

Now that could be done on a flat ceiling. It's just a matter of perspective

 

[Reynard]

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

 

[rockyroller]

just ordered engine & cabin air filters for 3 cars. hope I can figure out wutz wut when they arrive!

 

[oldwheels]

Oh! You won't like Escape to the Country today !
Some Infidels are hoping to buy a home on Lewis and Harris . Budget of £400,000.

 

[oldwheels]

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Isle of Harris News is not impressed

 

[Hebe]

Can people on here offer me some advice please? What do you say to someone when you do not know what to say?

The Son of one of my neighbours committed suicide some weeks ago.

I only found out because the Son of one of my other neighbours was at school with him. The parents are devastated obviously.

Oh no. Sometimes I think that the harder it is to know what to say, the more important it is to try. A card or note saying how there are no words, that you were so sorry to hear about their son, that you remember him from when he was at school with your son. Reynard’s suggestion of flowers is a good one. When I miscarried a pregnancy, years back, my heartbroken mother-in-law sent beautiful flowers and a card that said that she was so very sorry to hear about the baby. I’ll always remember that.

 

[classic33]

GP has referred me to audiology, physio and dermatology so far. At least at present that is as far as Oban and not that h---hole Paisley. I can get as far as St James interchange on the M8 but after that is bandit country and the hospital is not straightforward to get to. In addition they have hidden all the direction signs behind bushes or other obstructions. At least they had on my last trip there about 10 years ago and I doubt things have improved.
Confusion in Calmac office.
"Can you do me a booking off next Sunday but can't remember the date?"
"So that will be 26th then"
Can't be as today is 13th"
Eventually we came to agreement that it is Sunday coming I want. Next Sunday seems to have different meaning for them
Got booked no problem as I worked out that holiday homes change on Saturdays so no rush midweek and the same coming back.
At least I know the girl behind the desk and we had a laugh about the confusion.

Sunday gone means "Sunday" is the one coming, they can't take a booking for a day that's gone. Whereas "next Sunday" is nearly two weeks away.

Easy when you think about it.