Mundane News

[biggs682]

It's uphill all the way back from town

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My TV just refused to play radio stations so I updated the channel list and it removed every station. The correct thing to do was to unplug it so that it knows who's in charge.

 

[classic33]

My TV just refused to play radio stations so I updated the channel list and it removed every station. The correct thing to do was to unplug it so that it knows who's in charge.

Have you let it know who's in charge yet?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Have you let it know who's in charge yet?

Yes, but I had to do another channel scan because they'd all gone.

 

[Illaveago]

I see that they are going to use a special oil for King Charles ceremony that has been consecrated. I have some black currant juice like that !

 

[Gravity Aided]

Due to there being a number of us in the 50+ age bracket at work, we jokingly refer to the recent recruits over the past couple of years who tend to be in the younger age bracket as 'the children'. Then I got to work this morning to find these in the work's cycle shed...
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Reminds me of the time I rode my wifes old Schwinn Stingray to work when my car would not start. That, of course, was the day the owner showed up. The joke about "Fairlady " simply would not stop. Everyone then went to a local bar/restaurant at the end of the day, leaving me to ride the bicycle there. Both my own bicycle and car were broken. I spent my day off replacing an alternator on the car and tubes on the bicycle, as public transit is pretty much pants in this city.

 

[fossyant]

Popped into Home Bargains for some shampoo for daughter. £108 later !

The only consolation is I found some Seabrooks Worcestershire Sauce flavour crisps. Awesome.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I see that they are going to use a special oil for King Charles ceremony that has been consecrated. I have some black currant juice like that !

I think most holy oil is consecrated, the oil used at baptism and confirmation is as well.

 

[Gravity Aided]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrism

 

[Andy in Germany]

Writing a "to do" list for the weekend.

Okay that was thrown out by work calling to ask for a key I'd brought back in my pocket. I decided that if I had to go there anyway I may as well get on with preparing a Bike I'd promised Middle Son.

This is it on a test ride; almost ready.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Speaking of radio, I can remember when you knew you had the BBC on tune because they would play "Lilliburlero" now and again. Now I just get it on the computer. The sources of classical and symphonic music in The States are few.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Another dry sunny day but bitterly cold still.
Library day.
For anybody interested on story of how we got apples [ of the edible kind] I got the story from a book by Roger Deakin called Wildwood. They migrated from the Silk Road area in very ancient times but that bit is away near the end of the book. He died before finishing but somebody put in enough to get it published.
Death is very much on everbody's mind here just now as another one gone last night. The holiday home parking blockers who refuse to move are causing much anger as mourners from away for yesterday's death will be staying in this area and parking will be impossible until after the funeral next week.
February is a traditional death month among the elderly apparently. Possibly just getting colder after a cold winter has something to do with it. Who knows? I do not expect an answer.

In his days as a minister my dad would always get more funerals in February. It seems some people make it through the autumn colds but February colds hit people when they're already weakened.

 

[tom73]

In his days as a minister my dad would always get more funerals in February. It seems some people make it through the autumn colds but February colds hit people when they're already weakened.

Peak time for council house "Voids" too.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Either a long-handled axe or a proper splitting maul. I have the former, which works well enough. You'll need to use one large lump as a chopping block.

Once you have the knack of hitting the wood in the right way, it's actually very therapeutic. Although it can also be a tad sweary when the wood is knotty and your axe is stuck...

Oak is tough and requires a bit of welly, ash is probably the easiest to split, fruitwood and hazel middling and mulberry can be both brittle and knotty at the same time.

The lady we got them from said Cherry i think? Anyway nicely dried out now best get chopping.

 

[tom73]

Had a very uncomfortable dog walk. The local park maffia AKA the friends group look to have started late and still around. Spotting me with the dog it was like the night has a 1000's eyes. Watching our every move, they'd already had a go at another dog owner before he even had a chance to clear up after his dog. I managed to make it to top end of the park and as normal let my dog wonder round. Two of the friends then watched. One made some sort of comment to her mate about "what's the dog doing round that corner of the hedge". Well Mrs I can tell you, having pee on the fence post like every other walk. I made it out the park doubled back in the other way and round the bottom part which is not over looked. We never once had them come forward when we had friends groups before. Then again we tried to make it inclusive. The current lot only want white, home owners, middle class, yummy mummy or grandparents with angelic children. To use the park.