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[Andy in Germany]

Is that all!
For €25 I'd have expected something good.

And on closer inspection it's just a handle. Are the last three digits on the barcode 964?

For 25 € it would still be in the shop.

I have no idea: my interest in bar codes only goes so far.

 

[Hebe]

He wants to get some experience first and has funds available to support him for at least a year. The only limitation is that he's in Lincoln currently, and doesn't drive.

Ah that makes sense. Presumably that means he can approach specific companies for specific experience even if they don’t have any vacancies.

I drank my coffee without noticing, just picked up an empty cup. I used to think that was really funny when my dad did it…

 

[Andy in Germany]

Home and mostly unpacked since I did not have as much shopping as usual.
Fast run up the road with a small local convoy led by a local white van man who was taking no prisoners and I was behind a Suzuki Swift which certainly lived up to it's name.
A few firsts today.
When the ferry docked in Oban a partially enclosed trike came off with the riders head sticking out. Never seen one here before.
We had an escort of dolphins riding the bow wave on the way over. Had plenty of them further north but never so far up the Firth of Lorne before.
Living room stove lit to heat the house up a bit and washing machine on.
Son in Taiwan who is in quarantine for 4 days after arrival reports earth tremors. A bit disconcerting he says when the hotel he was in starts shaking.
They seem to take the covid thing seriously there and there are relatively few cases due to their precautions.

I've seen a picture of a train in Taiwan being shaken by the earthquake. Everyone seemed pretty relaxed about it: as if it was an inconvenience rather than potentially life threatening.

 

[PeteXXX]

I put on the washing machine and then realised there are a few things I forgot to put in it

We've got a little flap on the front of ours so we can bung forgotten stuff in 😎

 

[classic33]

For 25 € it would still be in the shop.

I have no idea: my interest in bar codes only goes so far.

You'd pay to leave it in the shop!

 

[PeteXXX]

I saw a chromed Smart Car today.. It was very shiny!

 

[Andy in Germany]

We've got a little flap on the front of ours so we can bung forgotten stuff in 😎

Another miracle of modern technology.

 

[Andy in Germany]

You'd pay to leave it in the shop!

A strange suggestion from a Yorkshireman.

 

[classic33]

A strange suggestion from a Yorkshireman.

You suggested it. And I've mi doubts, increasing daily, about you being a true Tyke.

 

[Reynard]

Grey, still and mild here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well, then watched all the proceedings on TV while writing and consuming and toast at regular intervals. After, I met up with the friend who lives at the other end of the village for a bit of a chinwag and passed on the four trays of chicken breasts and the four packs of sausages that I got for her yesterday on YS.

Now have another and a mini bar of chocolate.

 

[Jameshow]

10 miles only done, primarily because it was cold and damp.

Son no. 1 is back from his holiday at Center Parcs with Son no. 2 and the refund of £200 from the holiday company's in my account.

And son no. 2's passed his Master's in Mechanical Engineering. Which means, once the paperwork goes through, he's a fully qualified mechanical engineer . He just needs a job now, or hopefully a couple of unpair internships first which he has the funds for.

Any area of engineering??

Suspect Lincoln a bit lean for firms apart from agricultural?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I put on the washing machine and then realised there are a few things I forgot to put in it

Does it fit or do you need a larger size?

 

[Reynard]

And son no. 2's passed his Master's in Mechanical Engineering. Which means, once the paperwork goes through, he's a fully qualified mechanical engineer . He just needs a job now, or hopefully a couple of unpair internships first which he has the funds for.

Chapeau that lad from this lass who is also a fully qualified mechanical engineer.

 

[Reynard]

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

 

[DCLane]

Chapeau that lad from this lass who is also a fully qualified mechanical engineer.

Thanks. Tbh I've not understood much of what he's covered, but hopefully he'll use it.

Any area of engineering??

Suspect Lincoln a bit lean for firms apart from agricultural?

Mechanical engineering, specialising in control systems.

There are some decent firms around there focusing on power, control and turbo technologies. His third year dissertation was research for a soft fruit company on bio-degradeable packaging rather than plastic. This year he's done his master's project on power control systems and forecasting for one of the major electricity producers.

Hopefully someone will be able to offer an internship and/or paid work for the next few months until he's got the year's experience they're all asking for.