Mundane News

[biggs682]

Upto date with the rugby
Time to get on with the day ahead

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning from Suffolk where the weather appears to me making amends for yesterday's dry day. Very wet, chilly and generally miserable. Coffee has been had.

Unusual sight this morning from the kitchen window - I heard the sound of a freight loco on the rail line which was unusual in itself as there's no freight movements on a Sunday and looked out to see 2 of the old class 66s then 2 of the new class 99s pulling a full 36 wagon container load so it looks like trial runs of the new units are being held on the line.

Other than that it's been the normal mundane start to the day. I'll need to go out at some point to get the food in for today and the week ahead and, given the weather, the car will be used which will allow me to get some diesel for this evening's trip up to Norwich.

 

[Jenkins]

Sleet can now be added to the grotty weather mix.

 

[tyred]

Snow has disappeared overnight but still very cold with some sleet showers. Project shed completed, and my hand hurts from driving about five billion screws. Nothing was pre-drilled and they were surprisingly difficult to get started in tough plastic. I suppose they assume everyone uses an electric screwdriver nowadays.

 

[Mike_P]

Best "electric" screwdriver I have is one that died as an electric but its size, weight and effective torque means it will tighten screws up long after the new electric one has decided it has reached its limit.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Back from 1.5 hours cycling in sleet. Proper winter outing.

 

[biggs682]

Second and third cuppas went down well

 

[Mike_P]

Tried to get the case off the popping Roberts radio thinking it might be something obvious like a swollen capacitor. Despite all the fixing screws being removed still appeared to held somehow at the bottom. Running a plastic wedge around it did not seem to indicate a clip fit anywhere.
New Phillips radio ordered to collect from tomorrow at Argos, in their sort of Amazon Prime sale with a 20% off code.

 

[PeteXXX]

Snooze has been snoozed 💤 👌

 

[Jenkins]

The best thing I can say about today is that it finally stopped raining about half an hour ago. Other than the quick outing for food & diesel it's been an indoor trying to keep warm and drinking too many hot drinks day.

 

[PeteXXX]

Second dog walkies as it'd stopped precipipiddling it down..
Restarted precipipiddling just as we got back home 😎

 

[Mike_P]

Found the metre rule by looking in the most logical hiding place, under the bed.

 

[postman]

Back from emergency dentist,now you might have heard the old joke,there is nothing wrong with your teeth,your gums have to come out.Well guess what it's a gum infection.So a good old teeth brushing and floss more,should be ok in two or three days,plus an introduction to a local dentist taking patients,and that is on the same street as the fish and chip shop.So i ca have my tea and a pint tonight without slobbering down my front.

 

[biggs682]

We managed a walk around the block earlier before the rugby match.

 

[gbb]

Lovely laundry day, sun is beating down in an otherwise very damp garden. Second load in to try to catch the rays before its too late.

And what a difference a day makes...today, rain, rain, sleet and rain