Tea? (Part 1)

[TheDoctor]

Another cheeky person looking for a spanking!
Today I have been drinking mostly normal tea. I may have some bonfire tea later, or maybe some hot chocolate.
Or maybe just some chocolate.

 

[tdr1nka]

I'm deciding on what to have for dinner and putting off the 20 pages of 'risk assement' reading I have to have read by tomorrow's cycle training session.

 

[TheDoctor]

Chips. Have some chips. Then read the stuff.

 

[tdr1nka]

Nah, had chips at lunch.
I've read the stuff already but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dull that it's just not sticking in my head.

 

[Speicher]

I now have a application form to fill in for the Pumphouse. They decided to put the Vacancy on the website.

Hmm references? I was hoping to get a reference from my Line Manager at the Pumphouse when I applied for a job anywhere. But if that job is at the Pumphouse?

Must have tea, while I cogitate on this.

 

[Speicher]

On a less confusing note, I have been trying to find some pictures ssshh- the walls have ears, on a certain ebay site. Whhoopppppeeee, they are both available, keep your fingers that my bid is successful.

 

[wafflycat]

Morning!

*sips from mug of freshly brewed hot tea*

 

[TheDoctor]

Mornings!
Back on the Earl Grey, huzza!

 

[Landslide]

Mornings!
Back on the builders! Think I may wander up to the canteen to find an accompanying bacon butty...

 

[Speicher]

TheDoctor, at the risk of stating the obvious have you looked down the sides of the sofa for your keys? ie between the cushion and the arms? I think you might have plonked yourself on the sofa and they fell out of your pocket.

 

[Amanda P]

Also at the risk of stating the obvious, the key will be in the last place you look.

 

[wafflycat]

The joys of satnav.. have arrived at Chez Wafflycat.

As MrW's work involves a vast amount of travelling by car to all part of the SE & East Anglia and heading over to the Midlands, for his birthday I bought him a satnav, to save him having to look at maps the whole time when it's just him in the car. Got One of these ones as it has lots of bells, whistles OS maps... as well as the usual stuff. Got round to fitting it today.

It will be in use tomorrow as I have to get MrW over to the centre of Birmingham. Oh joy... On the plus side, whilst he's doing business stuff, it is of a nature where for once I can go off and do other things. So I'm off to Cadbury World to OD on all things chocolate.

Having fitted the satnav in MrW's car, I was pleasantly surprised it was easy to do and it's quite intuiative to use. So I put in the location of a few local places I know the way to and checked to see how the satnav dealt with directions. I can see how folk can get over-reliant on it and end up going awry. Listening to directions.. getting directions to 'bear left' and 'keep left' when actually going straight on. And being told to 'bear right' when the road is going that way anyway, and if you tried to go any other way you'd drive into that house in front... So it's a case of not just relying on the vocal instructions, but being clear about the bigger picture in the first place. I shall be trying very, very hard not to do anything too stupid

 

[Arch]

Satnavs are ok - I was sceptical until I used one, but it did make navigating in France earlier this year, when I was on my own, a lot easier. Just beware, I found it was tempting to look at the little screen, not the road!

It's fun though, when you get taken on a diversion (like when a road is closed), and the thing is desparately trying to work out why you're ignoring it, and recalculate the route! I think they should program them so the voice gets shirtier and shirtier...

Could you type in "TheDoctor's front door key" and see where it leads you? Never mind, he's got my copy to get a spare cut from, then the old one will turn up magically somewhere we both looked three times...

 

[Speicher]

Where ever it turns up, I do hope that it is somewhere very strange. I lost my address book, once and it turned up in my sock drawer.

 

[TheDoctor]

I have found a book in the fridge before now!
Back in a bit - I need to cook some bacon bits to go with my leaves, cheese, walnuts, olives and Ceasar dressing. It's a random-stuff salad at DoctorTowers this evening. And maybe a little fermented barley-based beverage.