Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

On the matter of teapots, these cyclists look like they're going the wrong way to me. Every time you pour the tea they have to go uphill and pouring tea shouldn't be hard work. They must be track cyclists.

 

[Gwylan]

Oh blimey, another 'good customer feedback' experience.

Ordered some TX Wash and proofer as MrsF is off on a Wild Swimming holiday to Scotland and her waterproof jackets need a top up.

Ordered via Amazon to find it was Go Outdoors. Courier was Evri (groan).

Parcel arrived battered with a large hole in it. Despite the box saying 'liquids this way up it was delivered upside down in a tatty condition.

On opening some of the product had leaked. Did the customer feedback on Evri, got an automatic message saying 'contact seller'. Not interested.

Left feedback on Amazon. Been contacted this morning and Go Outdoors are sending me the full order again. They have also complained to Evri.

Worth the effort then.

 

[Gwylan]

On the matter of teapots, these cyclists look like they're going the wrong way to me. Every time you pour the tea they have to go uphill and pouring tea shouldn't be hard work. They must be track cyclists.
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They are gazing up another cyclist's bottom. That seems to encapsulate club cycling

 

[Speicher]

Afternoon visit to a local boutique garden centre involved a degree of looking at people paying too much for all sorts of things.

It also involved a pot of tea ☕ and a fruit scone shame they didn't use more fruit.

Apple, rhubarb and blueberry crumble just placed in the oven

Could you please take out the rhubarb before you trebuchet some in my direction?

 

[Gwylan]

Quietly and without fuss we left the country.

We will be off the net for a while
That's, me, Vanessa and Hercules. H is very frisky after his brush with a real engineer.

Any other Cowboys out there, I recommend the latest upgrade.

Other than that the local wine is quite palatable.

We are in France. Here the French flag looks nice outside the Mairie and the fire station
Somehow all the compromises and failed promises in the Union flag seem all the more threatening

 

[Gwylan]

My teapot needs cleaning.

An obvious euphemism in german

 

[Gwylan]

Two hours in the pool with the swimming club done today. I need to work on my diving though. Quite a demanding session this morning.

Slept nearly all afternoon and woke up just as the F1 P3 session started.

In other news, we have another typhoon heading our way for Monday.

That, the typhoon thing, is such a bu$$er. In the '80's we would send a telex to all stations, shut down and go to the pub.

 

[biggs682]

Could you please take out the rhubarb before you trebuchet some in my direction?

Bit late sorry

 

[Gwylan]

Bit late sorry

Rhubarb belongs in Yorkshire and should stay there

 

[raleighnut]

Rhubarb belongs in Yorkshire and should stay there

The secret to how they all have that miserable 'pursed lips' look.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down well
Been a lovely day

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely day stewarding at the Wyvern today (we were at Sports ConneXions for those in the area). It was interesting, because I was stewarding for a pupil judge in a section I rarely venture into, so I learned a lot myself.

Also stewarded for Best in Show, where I handled a lovely Oriental kitten belonging to, you guessed it, the breeder who stiffed me over a cat last year. I just carried on po-faced and handled the cat just like I'd handle any other - with care and love. And if that actually annoyed them, then good. Because every time I see them at a show, they act as if I simply don't exist.

Sat back this evening and watched the Star Wars & Planets prom.

Now just quietly winding down for the evening.

 

[Jenkins]

A very mundane day - bike ridden, snooze had, tea eaten, hot chocolate drunk.

Currently watching the WEC qualifying from Texas having caught up with the F1 earlier.

 

[DCLane]

Spent the evening trying to build a hedgehog house and bird feeder.

The hedgehog house had faults and wrong pieces

The bird feeder wasn't constructed well and had too-short screws, but we built it.

I hope the local wildlife appreciates the effort ...