Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

I am having a rest from undecorating . The smoke detectors went off due to the dust and have deafened me ! I felt like hitting them with a large hammer and smashing them from the ceiling ! . I feel like getting my blow lamp and teaching them the difference between fire and dust !
I think I have finished making dust for now. I need to play with some electrics to remove some old wallpaper .

I remember that happening when I had to clean out the dust extractors in the carpentry workshop. As the boss pointed out afterwards; always close the door...

 

[classic33]

I am having a rest from undecorating . The smoke detectors went off due to the dust and have deafened me ! I felt like hitting them with a large hammer and smashing them from the ceiling ! . I feel like getting my blow lamp and teaching them the difference between fire and dust !
I think I have finished making dust for now. I need to play with some electrics to remove some old wallpaper .

Tape a plastic bag over the smoke detectors. Leave yourself a note to remind you that you have them bagged.

 

[cookiemonster]

Three interviews tomorrow and how the hell have I managed to run out of pasta sauce?

 

[PeteXXX]

I thought it was the elderly lady next door but she died a couple of months back so that's ruled her out

Or has it!! 👽

 

[PeteXXX]

I had a few slices of bread that had gone too stale for even me to eat so I set them out for the birds and now a few crows are fighting over it and making a terrible racket.

I make Bread & Butter pudding with my stale bread 👍

 

[Andy in Germany]

I make Bread & Butter pudding with my stale bread 👍

Do crows prefer that?

 

[Hebe]

I cycled into town, did my errands, and my bike still had both wheels in place afterwards. Win. Also, in my quest to be less intimidated by Market Day traffic on tiny roads, I rode one road in town because it was easier than finding somewhere to hop off.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The woman at the checkout just commented on the size of my onions.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Just had a rather frustrating conversation with a friend: his daughter is getting pulled into a cult, despite his best efforts. Now she's wanting to move into a "group house". It's clear to us that it's a full on pyramid style cult and she'll be their footsoldier until she is no longer useful.

He can't stop her legally, so we're just hoping she'll see it's a cult before things get too serious and lets us help her pick up the bits.

 

[biggs682]

Lunchtime stroll around the block in the sun was nice

 

[Reynard]

Sunny and hot here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept so-so. The night here was very sultry. I puttered about in the garden for a bit this morning, and I have been doing some writing. Or rather, some re-writing.

Did something really stupid earlier while backing up the chapter I'm currently working on. Instead of moving the new file from the laptop to the USB key, I moved the old file from the USB key to the laptop, overwriting the version that I wanted to save in the first place.

Fortunately I have a reasonable handle on what I'd written these few days just gone, so I've spent much of the last couple of hours reconstructing the stuff that I accidentally deleted. It's mostly all there now, but lacks a good deal of finesse. I think that will be the task for this afternoon. It's much too hot to do anything else.

That watch I had my offer rejected on has only a few hours left in the auction and is currently sat at just under half of what I offered. If it does go for less, I shall be very cross*. My offer was based on what past listings for the same watch had sold for, plus a little extra for wiggle room.

Anyways, time for luncheon, methinks.

* If it's still in the ballpark, I may still throw my hat in the ring, regardless of how pissed off I am with the seller.

 

[Threevok]

We have some fuel protests locally here and either Facebook's translation services are rubbish, or South Wales Police are enforcing a draconian bare-foot policy towards them

 

[DCLane]

Vodafone were offering two chocolate tennis balls for £1.99 delivered as a 'customer thank-you'. They arrived today and may have been meant for a present.

They're a bit sickly. Or at least one was. The other's gone to son no. 2.

I'm not sure you were meant to eat a whole one in one go

 

[DCLane]

That watch I had my offer rejected on has only a few hours left in the auction and is currently sat at just under half of what I offered. If it does go for less, I shall be very cross*. My offer was based on what past listings for the same watch had sold for, plus a little extra for wiggle room.

* If it's still in the ballpark, I may still throw my hat in the ring, regardless of how pissed off I am with the seller.

It happens. I offered someone £150 for a bike that they had at a £20 start price. They refused the offer and I bid, winning it for £20. Their loss, my gain.

 

[T4tomo]

That watch I had my offer rejected on has only a few hours left in the auction and is currently sat at just under half of what I offered. If it does go for less, I shall be very cross*. My offer was based on what past listings for the same watch had sold for, plus a little extra for wiggle room.

Anyways, time for luncheon, methinks.

* If it's still in the ballpark, I may still throw my hat in the ring, regardless of how pissed off I am with the seller.

No reason to be cross, you offered, they think its worth more. its not personal. Bid your offer as the auction nears completion (as that is what you thought it was worth) and you may well get it for less, and then you'll be a happy bunny