Mundane News

[DCLane]

Boys are better at dealing with heat

Tell that to SWMBO whilst son no. 2 and myself are melting. Us

She's still got three layers on and declared yesterday that this was just like where she grew up (Libya & South Africa). Her

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Booking.com still demanding reviews for the places I stayed in Scotland. Why are you expected to write reviews for everything nowadays?

I've been asked for a second review, the first for Booking.com, the second for the place.

 

[oldwheels]

Optician this morning. Broken night due to going for a 3am glass of water and finding the kitchen transformed into some sort of ant metropolis

Been there.

 

[oldwheels]

It's a 3 mug morning here. 29C inside, 29C. I'm hiding inside because it's still warming up outside. Oh, and it's my birthday. I think the weather owes it to me to mark my birthday with the hottest day ever. It's already been the hottest night.

Happy birthday for you.

 

[tyred]

The thunder has finally arrived. Hopefully it will clear the air.

That's summer done and dusted for another year. It was a nice warm day this year.

 

[PeteXXX]

Boys are better at dealing with heat

They didn't have an option.. Parentmail rulez...

 

[mistyoptic]

This arrived in the shop yesterday:

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I'm guessing someone had it in their attic. It's a left hand drive Bedford although it has "Feuerwehr" on the side.

Anyone know anything about Corgi Toys who can shed some light on it?

That's in better condition than mine
Simon Snorkel. They were ( the real ones) built in Dudley. I remember the excitement, as a child, if you could see one of them sticking up over the factory wall when driving past

 

[tyred]

Rain has arrived

 

[tyred]

Absolutely pouring. That will wash the car for me

 

[PeteXXX]

Come on Kemi!!
Show 'em how it's done

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Now 38C

 

[PeteXXX]

My post-it notes blew off the work surface in the kitchen so the dog took them out under the swingseat, in the shade, and ate them...

 

[Reynard]

Sunny, blustery and ridiculously hot here chez Casa Reynard.

I actually slept well after going to bed very late (I ended up watching the 1500m from Oregon), but it's now crazy hot outside and 26C in the house as it didn't really cool down last night one jot. The tomatoes are already wilting.

Haven't let the cats out at all - they've finally given up mithering, and are now both splooted on the stone floor in the hallway. They've been enjoying having a tablespoon of water mixed into their wet food.

I only went outside briefly, decided it wasn't very nice out there and came back inside fairly sharpish. I shan't be going out until early evening to water all the planters. I've spent the morning doing a mixture of writing and photoshopping.

It is almost time for luncheon.

 

[Reynard]

Happy birthday @deptfordmarmoset

Sending and purrs from all of us here chez Casa Reynard.

 

[Reynard]

I have an anecdote:
I raced against Nigel Mansell at Silverstone. I managed to overtake and crossed the finish line well ahead of him.

( The race was the Silverstone Half Marathon, Nigel was running in it to raise money for charity, and while I was in singlet and shorts, Nigel was wearing his drivers suit )

I'm sure I remember seeing a snippet on that in Autosport back in the day. Early 90s, I'd hazard a guess, as I've it in my head that he was driving for Williams-Renault at the time...