Mundane News

[tyred]

Another dreich day.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Another dreich day.

It keeps the skin looking young, get out and apply Nature’s moisturiser

 

[Tenkaykev]

A skein of geese have just gone overhead heading south.

 

[biggs682]

A skein of geese have just gone overhead heading south.

Can't blame them can you

 

[Andy in Germany]

I've been learning German in dribs and drabs since visiting our daughter who worked for a time in Berlin. It's a language I find both interesting and frustrating, due to my inability to get my head around various bits of the grammar. In a " lull " phase at the moment, but I know I'll be lured back.

Defiance is useless, et c...

 

[Andy in Germany]

What's wrong with saying ich mit dem Fahrrad um den Parkplatz fahren!

Gramatically, there's quite a lot wrong with it, but I make worse mistakes every day...

 

[classic33]

Gramatically, there's quite a lot wrong with it, but I make worse mistakes every day...

I'll blame google for those errors. Their chatbot got things wrong.

 

[raleighnut]

We've got a few samples of different products , all varying prices. Some are laminate with something like a covering of wallpaper which has a 20 year guarantee. Some real wood has 1 mm layer whilst some have 6mm. Also the backing material varies from MDF to ply. In our last house I laid real oak flooring but I expect that is way too expensive now .

I was referring to the stuff with a thick top layer of hardwood then a cross layer of generally Birch with a 3rd layer running in the same direction as the top, this is to give stability, I wouldn't touch anything with MDF in it.

1 tip I will give is to remove the skirting boards, this avoids having to fit that ugly quadrant moulding which always make laminate floors look so crappy. Another thing is to make sure the floorboards are down tight and there are no big 'steps' in what will become a subfloor

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well

 

[woodbutchmaster]

If you only have 1/2 of one have you eaten a hob or a nob 🙂

Or if you have two , break them in half and eat three halves, would that be "hob-hob and nob" or "nob-nob and hob" ?

 

[Tenkaykev]

I was referring to the stuff with a thick top layer of hardwood then a cross layer of generally Birch with a 3rd layer running in the same direction as the top, this is to give stability, I wouldn't touch anything with MDF in it.

1 tip I will give is to remove the skirting boards, this avoids having to fit that ugly quadrant moulding which always make laminate floors look so crappy. Another thing is to make sure the floorboards are down tight and there are no big 'steps' in what will become a subfloor

That's useful information, thank you.

 

[classic33]

hope it was as good as the brew + chocolate hob nob i had earlier. I say 'hob nob', has anyone actually ever eaten just one?*

*i had three

If you only have 1/2 of one have you eaten a hob or a nob 🙂

Or if you have two , break them in half and eat three halves, would that be "hob-hob and nob" or "nob-nob and hob" ?

Never mind which half you eat, have you been eating them the right way?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tive-Hobnobs-shock-Weve-eating-wrong-way.html

 

[oldwheels]

Not yet raining and the gales have not arrived yet either. High wind forecast from midday.
Calmac cancelled yesterday evening sailings due to weather but it was not too bad here. The problem is not the crossing but berthing can be difficult or indeed dangerous in high winds.
In the past before side thrusters became more powerful they used to drop an anchor when coming in which helped to control the sideways drift and was also needed to pull the ship off the pier. Not seen that done for some years.
Today is medication sorting and reordering day and then need to get up to the container for the charity shop with the cast iron pans.
The shop is run for community benefit but some people are an infernal nuisance to them. There is a clear notice which says
"No Furniture" but some still dump their old furniture there instead of the council tip which is only a few yards away.

 

[Jenkins]

Guten tag aus Felixstowe

And there ends the total knowledge retained from my CSE grade 1 in German from 1981(ish). Another warm but overcast day in Suffolk and goodness knows how I've spent so long today doing so little at work. The weekend begins in 2 hours 7 minutes and 1 mug of coffee's time.

 

[Threevok]

We didn't get the storm here. Probably because it was reduced to 20mph