Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Glad I got the earlier train up to Ipswich as the bus replacement to Ely took about 90 minutes instead of 60 by train. Catching the correct train and bus would have caused me to miss the connection for Peterborough and therefore the next Sheffield train.

It is a lovely sunny and warm day for traveling though.

 

[Jameshow]

Hebden bridge 3pm here I come!

 

[Speicher]

Some time ago, I started trying to get rid of clutter, etc. It was taking a long time.

It is surprising how much less space things take up, once similar things are put together. I had to just keep chipping away at the task, fifteen minutes or thirty minutes at a time.

I have also been editing paperwork and tidying up. If you hear a strange noise emanating from Speicher Towers, it will be the sound of my sewing machine. The Sewing table (aka dining table) is completely clear.

However, under no circumstances can you describe the garage as remotely tidy. There are some large items that are due to be collected, some time , by a man With a Van.

By way of sillybrations, I have been given four very large slices of delicious cakes by the Lady next door who works at a Café. The four slices were left over, and understandably the baker (my neighbour) did not want to throw them away.

 

[Jameshow]

Hebden bridge 3pm here I come!

Strong southerly wind will have a free climb on way back over. Good to blow away the cobwebs! HB too busy!!

 

[Speicher]

I have also started to find some things to give to people. I have a friend, (oi! shut up at the back there) who likes Lauren Burch, so I will be giving her some fat quarters, and possibly some other fabric.

 

[Oldhippy]

A very happy and pleasant 80 miles this weekend. I do love a good potter through the countryside. There were some very unsociable head down arse up racers in lycra today.

 

[oldwheels]

I've given in too and stuck just the hall one on at low and with the internal doors left open, it's just enough to keep the chill off the air. I will try and resist putting the living room one on for a while unless we get an exceptionally cold spell.

I have tried that in the past but it just does not work in this house. The ceilings are 10ft from floor level and the heat tends not to migrate through the open doors.
There are (or were) convection driven fans which when placed above a radiator moved the warm air which could work.
The last time I tried to buy one they were out of stock but were cheap enough to get one to try the idea.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I have tried that in the past but it just does not work in this house. The ceilings are 10ft from floor level and the heat tends not to migrate through the open doors.
There are (or were) convection driven fans which when placed above a radiator moved the warm air which could work.
The last time I tried to buy one they were out of stock but were cheap enough to get one to try the idea.

I think they would work. When i was working a lot of the industrial units we visited had large slow box fans mounted high up to send the hot air back down into the work area. Our lounge has a radiator under the window, and curtains that hang down a few inches below the window sill so the convected air part of the heating goes up behind the curtains. I fixed that by laying a couple of long sausage shaped draught excluders to hold the curtains on the window sill.

 

[Gwylan]

Glad I got the earlier train up to Ipswich as the bus replacement to Ely took about 90 minutes instead of 60 by train. Catching the correct train and bus would have caused me to miss the connection for Peterborough and therefore the next Sheffield train.

It is a lovely sunny and warm day for traveling though.

Mundane in motion!

 

[oldwheels]

In this small subsection of community we try not to inconvenience others who live here. We even do not park cars across the back gate of the detested holiday house. This is the response from the holiday home. There has been some rearrangement since this picture and the situation has been reversed.

The right hand bin will not be emptied for 7 days and the other for 10 days.

 

[Jenkins]

Hello from the O2 Academy in Sheffield. One observation from the train on the way here - they've got roads that go steeply upwards in this part of world. I'm not used to that in Suffolk 😄

 

[classic33]

Hello from the O2 Academy in Sheffield. One observation from the train on the way here - they've got roads that go steeply upwards in this part of world. I'm not used to that in Suffolk 😄

It's a bit like Rome is Sheffield, built on several hills.
They're not that bad though.

 

[Reynard]

Another mild, blustery and mostly sunny day here chez Casa Reynard.

I did not sleep well, and while I could have listened to the GP in the end because I was wide awake, I decided not to. Haven't been feeling that great, so spent the day parked in front of the TV overdosing on motor racing - mainly the BTCC meeting from Brands Hatch. The racing - and officiating - there was excellent, which was more than could be said for The Other Venue.

Just had soup and a slice of apple & ginger upside down cake for supper.

Oh, and Arsenal beat Liverpool earlier.

 

[fossyant]

Been raining on and off this evening. MrsF had a dip in the sea at 1pm, and is off for a night dip at 9pm. Hope this rain goes.

 

[tyred]

It actually turned into a very nice sunny but slightly chilly evening after a bad start. Time for my woolly hat and winter fleece. I had stopped on my way home for a little coastal walk but it was pretty bleak at the time.