Mundane News

[woodbutchmaster]

Come to Southern France and experience no rain for over a month and hot wind plus even hotter sun. Then perhaps you would be happy for some rain

 

[biggs682]

Oh dear drew has taken his hat off

 

[Grant Fondo]

Darts final is on ... possibly not watched any for 30 years or more, but quite enjoying it.
*oh it's a repeat from last night.

 

[Hebe]

Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments. Next job is practising all these new skills

 

[Reynard]

The adverts on here seem to think I *really* need to buy a pith helmet.

 

[Gravity Aided]

On the subject of sports - the local cricket club has started croquet session, once a week in the afternoon. Has anyone played croquet?

The sessions are 3pm to 7pm, they have their own car park, or it is a brisk twenty twenty minute walk. They have, as you would expect, a social club, so I presume people might be sociable with a drink after a game. I think it is on a "drop in" basis, not a commitment to a number of sessions.

I did, many long years ago. Our house was near a bowling green where they also played croquet, as well as lawn bowling, bocce ball, and petanque.

 

[PeteXXX]

I thought about cleaning my car today.

 

[classic33]

Morning walk completed in the pouring rain. Got a telling off from the road workers at the sea of cones for walking in the road but as they had machinery parked on the pavements both sides I'm not sure what else I should do. Apparently it's inconsiderate of me to make cars slow down when people are driving to work.

Clean/new Hi-Vis vest and clipboard, making notes as you walk through next time. You'll have them wondering if nowt else.

On the plus side, the drivers may think you're with them, or checking up on the work being done.

 

[Reynard]

Clean/new Hi-Vis vest and clipboard, making notes as you walk through next time. You'll have them wondering if nowt else.

On the plus side, the drivers may think you're with them, or checking up on the work being done.

In other words, hiding in plain sight

 

[classic33]

Has anyone had any experience of Sky Glass. My BIL has got one but sent it back.Problem apparently you can’t record another program while watching something else. None of his pre recorded programs could be transferred to the new system whatever it means it doesn’t have a hard drive.

Not thinking about purchasing one.

You can't even attach a sky box to it, to watch anything you'd recorded.
Subscription to their channels is seperate as well. You buy an overpriced TV that works with very little else, and then have to pay to use it.

 

[classic33]

In other words, hiding in plain sight

Not quite, you can get those "working" wondering who you are at the same time. Less likely to have a go at you.
Clean/new Hi-Vis would clearly be someone out of an office, who only carries/uses it for short periods.

 

[Reynard]

Spent the evening reading a Star Trek fanfic that started out promisingly and deteriorated from there. A wasted few hours, I think. Anyways, I'm off to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning. It looks like it will be a little more civilised today; mid 25°c ish instead of 35°c.

Also I negotiated a proper short day today, so when I finish at about 2:30pm I can push off instead of going to another department in the next town.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Morning walk completed in the pouring rain. Got a telling off from the road workers at the sea of cones for walking in the road but as they had machinery parked on the pavements both sides I'm not sure what else I should do. Apparently it's inconsiderate of me to make cars slow down when people are driving to work.

Reminds me of a time where we had some construction work in our village blocking the pavement in front of our apartment, and the only other place to walk was the road, which -shock horror- slowed down the through traffic.
One irate driver shouted: "Just because the pavement is blocked doesn't give you the right to walk on the road, you know." before driving off.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm almost up.