Mundane News

[MikeG]

Mundane news alert:

I dropped a large sash clamp on my foot an hour ago. I can barely stand........and the dog needs to go for a walk.

 

[tyred]

I've never seen thatched rooves like that at all. I thought they must be peat rooves.

And I've never seen the glorious phrase ''burglariously entered'' before either.

There's a layer of peat under the thatch.

 

[tyred]

I'm still wondering what passed for entertainment for man and beast in 1792.

 

[Illaveago]

I am using my new iPhone and slowly getting used to it. I haven't done much ! A bit of looking on FB and taking a few photos. The playback of the photos is a bit disconcerting! Hey! That just moved! It's a bit unexpected to see things move at the beginning of what would be a still photo. I made a phone call this afternoon using it . It was a surprise! Just afternoon I rang the number and immediately heard the dialing tone. My old Whoarewe would take an age to switch on and then do the same just to tell me that there was no network! You can see why I just wanted to drop it into a bucket of water. It also used up the battery quickly and took hours to charge.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm still wondering what passed for entertainment for man and beast in 1792.

Inventing weird and wonderful ways of making rooves with earth and turf and straw and more...?

 

[Jenkins]

Not a bad day after all - despite a bit of an easterly breeze it warmed up enough in the afternoon to just about get away with a short sleeved cycling top. Having done a morning shopping trip, a short coffee & toast break allowed me to get out just in time to enjoy the sunshine and some very quiet roads while everyone else was concentrating on the Ipswich football match.

 

[tyred]

I've never seen thatched rooves like that at all. I thought they must be peat rooves.

And I've never seen the glorious phrase ''burglariously entered'' before either.

You'll need to find a way to drop 'burglariously' into conversation.

 

[Jenkins]

I don't recall seeing thatched rooves without a ridge before now. Interesting. Those bits of straw over the apex are laying almost horizontally, which makes them very vulnerable. One suspects that wind is a bit of an issue, too, given the network of hazel rods and twine holding the straw down.

They do look rather like hair nets keeping the thatch in place.

 

[Gwylan]

Mundane news alert:

I dropped a large sash clamp on my foot an hour ago. I can barely stand........and the dog needs to go for a walk.

Ooh! That hurts deep.

I repaired and refurbed the sash windows in a 3 story Victorian house with an order on it. Every one of them took at least a half day.
The lead weights and rotted cord were a nightmare. Reconstructing some frames were challenges.
Oh, and I had no money.

 

[classic33]

Mundane news alert:

I dropped a large sash clamp on my foot an hour ago. I can barely stand........and the dog needs to go for a walk.

Hope the swelling goes down soon and you've done yourself no real damage.

RICE

 

[MikeG]

Hope the swelling goes down soon and you've done yourself no real damage.

RICE

Thanks. At the moment, it feels broken. I'll know more tomorrow, I guess.

 

[MikeG]

.....Oh, and I had no money.

Poverty is a great teacher of skills. I am the woodworker I am today because I needed to fix stuff in my first flat 40+ years ago, and I couldn't afford to get any help.

 

[classic33]

Thanks. At the moment, it feels broken. I'll know more tomorrow, I guess.

Could you just let The Pooch out, knowing he'll not wander off.

Are you able to survive whilst tomorrow?

 

[MikeG]

Pooch is sorted. I'll be OK.

 

[classic33]

Voted, using my British Cycling race licence as photo ID. That was a first for the ID checker apparently.

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Did you have to prove who you were to get that