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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I got sick after work today, infection in toe, now off for two days . If things do not markedly improve, I get to go and visit St. Joseph RC Hospital (again)
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I usually have a throng of House Sparrows, or English Sparrows, or Spaatzes in my yard, like a horde of locusts they are. These were introduced in St. Louis, Missouri, and have spread from there.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Certainly doesn't look like one, from imagery I have seen. I think Avi Loeb may not be correct in his surmise.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been a mild but ridiculously blustery day here chez Casa Reynard, with the odd sprinkling of sideways rain.
Thanks to the gale, my internet's been offline for much of the day. There's a damaged wire somewhere that keeps dropping the line whenever the wind blows from a southerly direction.
Slept well. The morning was largely vacuumed up by some troubleshooting of the plumbing in the utility room. Turning off the service valve for the water heater last night only made things worse. Mop and bucket time. Applied some plumbers tape to the joints above and below the valve. That also did not help - the water is actually leaking out of the valve mechanism itself.
The currently single feasible solution was to turn the water supply off at the stopcock. Which was stuck open. A bit of persuasion was required with a mallet, some GT85 and a spare bicycle seatpost over the handle. Water turned off, hey presto, no more leakage. Downside, I can't use the washing machine until a more effective solution is applied.
The service valve is a plastic jobby, and I suspect it's just degraded with age. I need to find out whether a) I can get a like-for-like replacement, or whether b) I can have it switched out for a metal valve. I might go over to the DIY section of the forum to see if there's a plumber here on CC whose brain I might be able to pick. If (a) is possible, I could probably effect the repair myself - I just need the part and a big-ass wrench. Otherwise I'd have to get a plumber in. Will need recommendations as the chap we used to use retired fully just before Covid hit.
Lovely luncheon of sun-dried tomato bread, cheese, an apple and a
My afternoon was spent de-skinning and chopping up a couple of kilos of tomatoes to make a big pot of tomato sauce. Had to pop to Littleport to drop off the parental's prescription, and stopped on the way home at a foraging spot that yielded about a dozen walnuts. A bit disappointed there, was hoping the gales would've dislodged more.
Lovely supper of toast, avocado, fried egg and roasted baby plum tomatoes, then apple & banana crumble and custard for afters.
A quiet evening has been had working on the writing.
And on that note, I'm going to head off to bed via a nice hot bath.
Thanks to the gale, my internet's been offline for much of the day. There's a damaged wire somewhere that keeps dropping the line whenever the wind blows from a southerly direction.
Slept well. The morning was largely vacuumed up by some troubleshooting of the plumbing in the utility room. Turning off the service valve for the water heater last night only made things worse. Mop and bucket time. Applied some plumbers tape to the joints above and below the valve. That also did not help - the water is actually leaking out of the valve mechanism itself.
The currently single feasible solution was to turn the water supply off at the stopcock. Which was stuck open. A bit of persuasion was required with a mallet, some GT85 and a spare bicycle seatpost over the handle. Water turned off, hey presto, no more leakage. Downside, I can't use the washing machine until a more effective solution is applied.
The service valve is a plastic jobby, and I suspect it's just degraded with age. I need to find out whether a) I can get a like-for-like replacement, or whether b) I can have it switched out for a metal valve. I might go over to the DIY section of the forum to see if there's a plumber here on CC whose brain I might be able to pick. If (a) is possible, I could probably effect the repair myself - I just need the part and a big-ass wrench. Otherwise I'd have to get a plumber in. Will need recommendations as the chap we used to use retired fully just before Covid hit.
Lovely luncheon of sun-dried tomato bread, cheese, an apple and a
My afternoon was spent de-skinning and chopping up a couple of kilos of tomatoes to make a big pot of tomato sauce. Had to pop to Littleport to drop off the parental's prescription, and stopped on the way home at a foraging spot that yielded about a dozen walnuts. A bit disappointed there, was hoping the gales would've dislodged more.
Lovely supper of toast, avocado, fried egg and roasted baby plum tomatoes, then apple & banana crumble and custard for afters.
A quiet evening has been had working on the writing.
And on that note, I'm going to head off to bed via a nice hot bath.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
We have a colony of Sparrows that nest/roost in the Ivy up the side of the house, I estimate about 80 but it could be more.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Time to try a ride
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
It's breezy but not as bad as yesterday
Mainly blue sky but some high clouds
8 miles including dropping off the soft plastic recycling.
First cuppa brewing.
Mainly blue sky but some high clouds
8 miles including dropping off the soft plastic recycling.
First cuppa brewing.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
The prevailing winds are normally westerlies in the UK, except for winter when they are often easterly.
It's the subtle things that make you realise, as I was walking back to the car yesterday in pushing 50mph gusts...the trees in the area, very old, easily 4ft diameter trunks, all had a natural lean to the east. Almost constant pushing from the west...
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
First cuppa went down well
Time for my commute across the landing has been and gone 😔
Time for my commute across the landing has been and gone 😔
Flick of the Elbow
immigrant
- Location
- Pentlands Edinburgh
Good morning all, we are currently staying in Maidens on the Ayrshire coast, sandwiched between Turnberry to the south and Culzean to the north, with Arran directly opposite. Our view this morning.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Second cuppa went down well with a slice of toast with margarine on .
Got a small package to drop off at post office soon
Got a small package to drop off at post office soon
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Another belated good morning from Suffolk following a late night & a decent sleep. Coffee has been had while watching the blue skies quickly turn grey.
Judging by the trees on the other side of the rail line it looks to be a lot less breezy than yesterday, so I will be going out for a few hours of fresh air & exercise later on this morning as I've got a backlog of podcasts to catch up on. For some reason I just can't sit down and listen to them while at home.
Judging by the trees on the other side of the rail line it looks to be a lot less breezy than yesterday, so I will be going out for a few hours of fresh air & exercise later on this morning as I've got a backlog of podcasts to catch up on. For some reason I just can't sit down and listen to them while at home.
