Mundane News

[PeteXXX]

I've was on the phone for nearly ½ an hour to check and make sure my car insurance is not on auto-renew.
They were, however, happy to give me a quote that is £30 dearer than last year (for being a loyal customer) that is £60 dearer for exactly the same cover with another company. 🤪

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

That's cool. This line here is a main one, but not terribly busy compared to some. We get maybe four passenger trains an hour or so (those two or three car diesel jobbies) but the majority of traffic is comprised of goods trains. It's nice to look out of the window and see what's on them.

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Dragging a big load up the Fenland hills!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I got a £100 prize on one of my Premium Bonds yesterday! The site wouldn't show my prize history yesterday so I had to check again today. All my previous ones have been £25.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've was on the phone for nearly ½ an hour to check and make sure my car insurance is not on auto-renew.
They were, however, happy to give me a quote that is £30 dearer than last year (for being a loyal customer) that is £60 dearer for exactly the same cover with another company. 🤪

Sounds about par for the course, I shall be going through the same routine for my house insurance in about a month.

 

[PeteXXX]

Sounds about par for the course, I shall be going through the same routine for my house insurance in about a month.

All I wanted to confirm was that my policy was not on auto-renew. The rest of the time was waiting, security checks & waffle. A simple "No, you're not" would have sufficed..

Good luck with yours 👍🤞

 

[classic33]

Anyone remember a very colourful first post, and similar responses in a thread ten years ago?

 

[classic33]

After days of dreich grey, the sky has turned blue. I wonder what it means

There's snow on the way!

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to put some respectable clothes on and tootle off to Tesco for a top up shop. Don't want to go on Saturday because by then I'll be dealing with the heffalumps again.

Also gives some wood filler the chance to dry properly, but probably won't sand it down till tomorrow.

 

[Gwylan]

I have a question for people knowledgeable about Science and/or Bihology.

I usually buy Persil "Colour Protect" washing pods. However, last time I ordered some on line, I asked for "Bio" by mistake. What exactly does Bio and Non Bio mean?

Bio means bad skin for me. Awful stuff, for me. Goodness knows what all those enzymes do to the water system.
Maybe they make people fat?

 

[Gwylan]

Two slices of wholemeal toast for luncheon - one with cooked chicken, the other with cheddar & chutney, along with a pear, a nectarine and two

It is still raining here, although I can see a break in the clouds coming in from the south west when I look out of the window.

Sorry, this is a foul posting.

Having two trivial items is not allowed. They almost become relevant.

 

[Andy in Germany]

That's cool. This line here is a main one, but not terribly busy compared to some. We get maybe four passenger trains an hour or so (those two or three car diesel jobbies) but the majority of traffic is comprised of goods trains. It's nice to look out of the window and see what's on them.

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I enjoy that at work too: we get freight trains about every six minutes; today we had everything from a high speed container train to two wood wagons behind a small diesel.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Sorry, this is a foul posting.

Having two trivial items is not allowed. They almost become relevant.

But one is a fowl posting and they're allowed!

 

[Gwylan]

But one is a fowl posting and they're allowed!

Ah, that's covered by the disallowance double negative rule.
It's only fowl by extension and not about an extant chicken.

If it had been about the chicken crossing the road that would be fine. But being about roast chicken, that is not allowed.

You also have a yellow card for not understanding the rules

 

[Grant Fondo]

A fine pasta sauce on the go, enough garlic to get the Fondo family an ASBO for the next few days. 2 hours in, it could be my best one yet.

 

[biggs682]

Another good day
Black bin day tomorrow