Mundane News

[biggs682]

Still dark here and drizzling
Garden birds have been fed too dark to see who arrives first

 

[tom73]

I'm in Hamtun Town, heading for the market to get some festive fruit & vegetables.
It's precipitating it down.
At least the produce (et moi) will have had a good wash!

☔ 🍏 🥕 🥦🍊☔

Ours is yet to open I’m sat waiting use to be open by now. came early to get in quick few things and off.

 

[Illaveago]

When we were at the services yesterday I thought I would buy a cycling magazine just to see what was going on . It had some road tests for some new bikes .I thought £3,800 for an aerodynamic bike in a shop window was dear enough but the prices they were talking about ranged from £6,800 to £11,500! Perhaps I should have posted this in the Giraffe section!
I think I would have a heart attack if I had to leave one unattended for just a few seconds !

 

[Illaveago]

I've noticed that prices have been creeping upwards, even for fairly modest ladies' watches. For instance, Seikos with 2205 / 2206 hi-beat movements are now going for double what I paid for my TV-dial one back in the spring. (£15 + p&p was what mine set me back) Likewise, the other night, a very tatty two-hander Girard-Perregaux with brown dial sold for much the same money as what I paid for my virtually mint three hand linen dial one.

Having said that, there are still bargains to be had, but you need to be patient and you need to be quick...

My Smiths Deluxe watches have rocketed up in price .

 

[tom73]

Right done 1st to the stall. Que at the butchers is building snaking out the door. It will only get bigger. Pays to order early

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's a leave the lights on morning here. Thick - and very wet - cloud.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good luck i think i would rather stay in Poole if it was down to me

First cuppa went down well

Thank you! We hosted the last family get together, it's our daughter in Leeds turn this year which is more convenient for the Scottish contingent.

 

[classic33]

Anyone remember Petrocelli?

Wasn't he the lawyer that used to leave large notes, such as "Doctor on Emergency Call" and "Broken Down", on the car dashboard to avoid paying the parking charges?

 

[tom73]

Back home a few bits to do, some bread to bake and quick check if I've forgot anything.
Veg to prep and ham to prep for hot roast sandwich tomorrow.
Main thing the pork pie made it home in one piece

 

[oldwheels]

Could be another nice day here but too early so be more precise.
The forecast is for heavy rain showers by mid morning but they got yesterday all wrong and the rain never appeared. This often happens in this NE corner as we miss some of the bad weather and can see rain sweeping across further south and across Morvern.
Must be a bit milder as most of the snow has gone from any mountains I can see.
No roads closed or any other disasters reported this morning.

Yesterday when I was out triking there were some other bikes around and a couple with what looked like a cargo bike adapted to carry an infant in a cot in front of the rider. Could be local but everybody was a bit muffled up. Not seen this one before but I suspect they could live near me.

 

[pawl]

New series of Madame Blanc Mysteries on channel 5
I’ll correct that may be a one off .Just noticed It’s advertised as a Christmas special

 

[Mo1959]

New series of Madame Blanc Mysteries on channel 5
I’ll correct that may be a one off .Just noticed It’s advertised as a Christmas special

Back on 5th January I forgot to watch last night so will watch it on catch up tonight before All Creatures Great and Small.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Wasn't he the lawyer that used to leave large notes, such as "Doctor on Emergency Call" and "Broken Down", on the car dashboard to avoid paying the parking charges?

A few years ago we were in an area of Coventry we don't visit often, as I was parking the car I noticed the car in front had got a ticket, I watched him take the ticket off the screen and drive off, when we came back he was parking the car in the same spot, when he got out of the car he put the ticket back on the windscreen, obviously it was just an empty envelope.

 

[Jenkins]

Absolutely persisting it down here ☔☔☔. I was hoping to get into town by bike to avoid the inevitable queues in the supermarket car parks, but I may reconsider my plans.

 

[pawl]

Back on 5th January I forgot to watch last night so will watch it on catch up tonight before All Creatures Great and Small.

Thanks Mo I only found it was on by chance.