Mundane News

[biggs682]

That was another busy day in the office at chez biggs

 

[oldwheels]

Best for it to stay up there than rather suddenly come down !

There was a terrible incident in Glasgow a few years ago now when one did come down.

 

[oldwheels]

Still raining.
The ball catch on one of my telescopic wheelchair ramps has broken so I drilled out the pop rivets holding it and removed the remains. A nut and bolt should do on a temporary basis to hold it when loading my trike in and out of the car. I thought a wing nut would be easiest and went to get my box of assorted hex and wing nuts. It has vanished.
It must be in my shed somewhere but so far no joy. It may have slipped down the back of the steel shelving but I did not feel like grovelling on the floor to search further. I must go up tomorrow and probably find it where it is normally kept and also look for a new catch for the ramp. I have enough stuff to stock an ironmonger's shop if only I could find things.
I did lose my jigsaw recently for a while until I discovered it in the place it has always been kept.

 

[Reynard]

Tomatoes have all been watered. They're coming on nicely, especially the Tumbling Tom and the Bloody Butchers. The Moneymakers aren't far behind. Looking forward to a good crop.

I now have a

 

[Reynard]

There was a terrible incident in Glasgow a few years ago now when one did come down.

Police chopper that ran out of fuel and crashed through the roof of a pub, IIRC...

 

[Reynard]

Still raining.
The ball catch on one of my telescopic wheelchair ramps has broken so I drilled out the pop rivets holding it and removed the remains. A nut and bolt should do on a temporary basis to hold it when loading my trike in and out of the car. I thought a wing nut would be easiest and went to get my box of assorted hex and wing nuts. It has vanished.
It must be in my shed somewhere but so far no joy. It may have slipped down the back of the steel shelving but I did not feel like grovelling on the floor to search further. I must go up tomorrow and probably find it where it is normally kept and also look for a new catch for the ramp. I have enough stuff to stock an ironmonger's shop if only I could find things.
I did lose my jigsaw recently for a while until I discovered it in the place it has always been kept.

At least you don't have a parental unit who "tidies up"

 

[Andy in Germany]

Heavy rain as forecast and 10C outside when I got up. Not much wind yet but Calmac are putting out warnings and my neighbour has taken his flagpole down which he does if gales forecast.
I have long had a theory unbacked by any scientific data that the seasons are moving and therefore summer is later than in the past as well as less cold weather lasting well into December.
Having said that I remember one June in the mid 1950s when we were thinning turnips and I was wearing an old ex army greatcoat and gloves. It was so cold that the casual labour we usually got for this job refused to come out to work so three of us had to do 20 acres ourselves.

I've wondered that as well, we seem to get winter later here too, and it gets hotter well into September/October.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Drinking green tea 🍵

 

[oldwheels]

At least you don't have a parental unit who "tidies up"

True but I used to have a wife who was too good at chucking things out. Mind you I would still rather have her back faults and all.

 

[Hebe]

A good enough ear. I worked as a double bass player for a fair while and grew up playing in orchestras. My guitar hasn't been out of its case for years so I wouldn't rely on that for pitch.

I don't have perfect or absolute pitch though. Put a capo on a guitar and I'll struggle to separate the voicing of the chords from the actual pitch.

I think double basses (bassi?) are lovely instruments. Very resonant.
I’m learning guitar but tenor sax is my main instrument. Capos both inspire and awe me. Transposing sax parts would be so much easier if I could just put a clip on it.
I don’t have perfect pitch. I can normally hazard a guess at a Bb because that’s the only note that my otherwise reasonable ear consistently fails at.

 

[Hebe]

I have lost my sunglasses. I only bought them two weeks ago.

 

[Reynard]

The aroma coming from the crock pot smells amazing.

Of course, the window on the landing is open, wafting it all down the drove.

Am I evil?

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, it's almost time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[Illaveago]

There was a terrible incident in Glasgow a few years ago now when one did come down.

Yes! I was thinking about that incident. Did it crash into a night club ?
FWICR they found that there was still fuel in the tanks yet the engines stopped !

 

[PeteXXX]

Yes! I was thinking about that incident. Did it crash into a night club ?
FWICR they found that there was still fuel in the tanks yet the engines stopped !

My memory of it was the gauges showed there was fuel in the tanks though they were empty.. I could be wrong though.