Mundane News

[Speicher]

Anyone else watch that film years errr... decades ago. I think it took me thirty minutes to twig the "plot".

 

[fossyant]

I am watching "Sixth Sense" ... again for the third or fourth time.

Busy day today, I managed to clear a path from the garage door to the back of the garage.

Watching it also.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've never really been a fan of Japanese cars, always feeling they're bland, overrated and uninteresting, but on a whim, I took a test drive in a locally advertised base model Yaris this evening.

All I can say is that I was wrong. The car in front really is a Toyota. I'm amazed by how lively it is for a 1litre, how quiet it is, even at 100km/hr, how smooth the ride quality is and the go kart like steering and handling reminds me of my Peugeot. Also very spacious for its size. Makes mincemeat of a Fabia in all areas.

The digital instruments aren't as weird as I thought they'd be either.

A lot of surface rust underneath is a bit off-putting though. It would need to be undersealed before winter if I buy it.

Even so, I think I know what car I want now. Today's was a three-door. I've arranged to go to look at a five-door tomorrow, which I would prefer as it's easier to put things in the back. Today's was a very genuine, well cared for example though. Rare at this end of the market. I'll see what tomorrow's looks like.

I drive a little Honda, a Jazz, and I know of another Jazz driver on this manor. Nothing special in looks, but the newer models have great visibility and they've always had more rear passenger space than the Yaris. It was important to be able to chuck a bike in the back without having to mess about taking wheels off to get it in. Less ''sporty'' than the Yaris but it's worth taking a look at the model. They just keep going without and they've - I had an older model before - never had any need of intensive care.

 

[tyred]

I drive a little Honda, a Jazz, and I know of another Jazz driver on this manor. Nothing special in looks, but the newer models have great visibility and they've always had more rear passenger space than the Yaris. It was important to be able to chuck a bike in the back without having to mess about taking wheels off to get it in. Less ''sporty'' than the Yaris but it's worth taking a look at the model. They just keep going without and they've - I had an older model before - never had any need of intensive care.

Definitely. I like them. Very neat and practical piece of design and what I originally thought about buying if I were to go Japanese. I had one as a hire car once on holidays.

They have a 1200cc engine though, whereas the Yaris comes as 1000cc. For older cars in Ireland, "road tax" is calculated on engine capacity and the smaller engine would save me about €150 a year (and probably a bit on insurance) so the Yaris appeals on financial grounds.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've just opened my Christmas present, a bottle of Laphroaig. Apparently, I now have the right to claim a free square foot of the Isle of Islay. Just think, I can become an absentee landowner! Just what Scotland needed.

 

[tyred]

I have Bassett's Liquorice All-Sorts.

 

[classic33]

I have Bassett's Liquorice All-Sorts.

Don't over do them at this time of night!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Don't over do them at this time of night!

Well, it looks like a liquorice sky to me!

 

[postman]

Been out all day at a church day.Nearly twelve hours.Helped out by handing out catering bags to those who paid for dinner,then cleaned up all the debris left on tables under chairs spilt food and discarded paper cups.Best part was the three hour meal break between 4-7 we went out to our favourite Indian restaurant and had a superb curry.My heart and head was not in the right place feel as though i have wasted a weekend.Just not engaged or interested.

 

[classic33]

Well, it looks like a liquorice sky to me!

You mean black/dark?
That's perfectly normal at this hour. Don't worry, it'll be light soon.

 

[Reynard]

MOTD watched. Man, the Arsenal v Bournemouth game was bonkers. The Gunners don't half put us fans through the wringer!!!

Had a good night's yellow stickering. Picked up two whole medium-sized chickens for £1.05 each, two packs of sausages, a tub of taramasalata, some red pepper and feta pastry things, a pack of honey roast ham, three (small) tubs of Hellman's coleslaw, five punnets / packs of assorted mushrooms, heritage rainbow carrots, a kilo of grapes, a kilo and a half of blueberries, three and a half kilos of tangerines and one small sourdough bread.

Going to roast one of the chickens. The other I'll bone out, put some meat aside for the girls, squeeze the rest into the freezer and make stock from the carcass.

 

[Reynard]

Cherry is considered an "edelholz", or high quality wood for cabinet making, although I can imagine cherry trees produce plenty that can't be worked. When I learned to be a cabinet maker I made my final project using cherry which was a bit awkward at times because it's quite brittle and splits without warning, unlike ash or pear which has a bit more spring or give.

Fortunately I got away with it...

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That's really beautiful @Andy in Germany

Cherry wood has such a lovely warm, rich colour and a beautiful grain. I've used it to make rune stones and athame handles for Wiccan friends in the past.

Did you know that pear wood was traditionally used to make lace bobbins?

 

[Reynard]

Right, a needed after spending the evening researching a potential gift or two for my upcoming Cake Day.

 

[Reynard]

I is off to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[cookiemonster]

We'll, that was an anti-climax.

Since when did the Arctic Monkeys become so pretentious?