Mundane News

[postman]

A lovely lass took on board all my points,then told me they do not hold Phonax products,end of conversation.bless her she did give me a full box of batteries 10 sheets x 8 batteries in all,so with those i still have i have a good year and a bit.So i can continue with my phonax bluetooth and listen to my music.

 

[biggs682]

My working day is completed
And my feet are cold

 

[tom73]

Yesterday I watched University challenge. I correctly answered two questions about diseases in sheep and cattle, (foot rot and blue tongue), whereas the contestants did not know the answers.

I almost got a place on one of The OU teams for university challenge. The OU are one of only 6 unis to have won twice.

 

[rockyroller]

My working day is completed
And my feet are cold

time for a hot soak & tea?

 

[rockyroller]

If you spray your bike against a wall it makes pretty patterns! I wonder if SWMBO will notice?

if she does, just call it art

 

[rockyroller]

Wifey suggested that after we both retire, we will be able to finally organize our house. better motivation to keep working; I have never heard

 

[rockyroller]

its gone down by a fiver.

seeing all the likes, I'm guessing that's good news?

 

[rockyroller]

Couple of foxes fighting out front of house at 6am this morning.

 

[rockyroller]

I gave in and bought a new brush after work, complete with new handle as I couldn't seem to buy just the head. I won't win the Trigger award for keeping the same brush for fourteen years.

 

[Mike_P]

Some people do not want helping. Spent far too long getting nowhere today trying to get someone to fill in a different form and save themselves around £1700.
Evening Lidl shop and a free bag of potatoes.

 

[Jenkins]

seeing all the likes, I'm guessing that's good news?

Yep - generally insurance costs rise year after year and to have the cost going down - especially without having to get quotes from all the various companies - is most unusual and welcome.

 

[Jenkins]

The morning's good news has been balanced out by bad news in that a gig I was going to go to at the end of the month has been cancelled as one of the duo has decided to step back from the band. At least I've been issued a refund and it was only a day trip up the A140 not an away day with hotel & rail costs.

I think an earlyish hot chocolate is called for.

 

[johnnyb47]

I got a bit grumpy tonight driving home from work.
It was the usual dark dank roads outside with the light starting to fade, when i came across a tractor cutting the hedge row in front.
It was on a fast moving A road.
I've got no problem with that because they've got to be done at some point.
My issue was this local farmer wasn't just trimming the hedge back but was hacking the living daylights out of it with no guard on the machine.
It was literally sending branches all over the road.
Cars coming in the opposite direction were swerving around them trying to avoid the debris.
I held right back to avoid the flying branches and navigate my car around the mess on the road.
Eventually a chance came to get pass the annoying tractor, and just as I got passed I could hear a loud scrapping noise from underneath the car.
I'd obviously collected up some larger debris and it was now wedged underneath my iron chariot.
I had no choice but to pull over on front of the tractor on the busy road and fish out a large branch and various sized rubbish from underneath it.
Not impressed I gave the tractor driver a piece of my mind.
He argued his innocence to which I asked him why are you cutting too deep into the hedge row sending large branches across the highway,wheres the safety deflector guards, wheres the road warning signs which should ideally be used on a busy A road
What if I was disabled and couldn't remove all the debris from underneath my car or motorcyclists travelling along here..
By now the traffic had backed right up ,and a another driver was out of his car venting his anger at the tractor driver.
I got home feeling quite grumpy.
Incidentally the tractor driver made a hasty getaway turning off into the adjacent field after our alltication 🤣

 

[Reynard]

It's been a pleasant and mostly sunny day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well again. Had a choresy morning, and then off to do a spot of lumberjilling. Imperative given the incoming weather. As I was fettling the chainsaw prior to use, the postie popped by with a bank statement and a couple of fire starters. We had a nice little chat, which left us both feeling a bit happier.

Lovely luncheon of sourdough bread, smoked cheese, salami, a pear, a banana and a

After, back out to haul in what I cut up. I had five heaped wheelbarrows of firewood - four of large lumps and one of smaller stuff for the parental to process.

This evening's supper was scuppered somewhat by a power cut. So all the prepped ingredients have been shoved into the fridge. Good job I wasn't ready to put stuff into the oven, at least I don't have any half-cooked food. Power was out for most of the evening and only came back an hour ago. So supper was a bowl of soup and a cheese & onion toastie.

I'm still a bit peckish, so will raid the snack cupboard in a bit.

Arsenal have had a good result in the San Siro tonight.

 

[classic33]

Couple of foxes fighting out front of house at 6am this morning.

Cat fight outside at quarter to two this morning, followed by round two a little over an hour later.