Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning. Eventful commute: To work via butchers to pick up the order for the cafe, then after delivery back out to the local Edeka (Local Tescos/Waitrose). On the way I noticed my neighbours have their Yellow Bags (Plastics and light metals) out for the recycling so I swung back via my apartment to put mine out.

Traffic was so bad that I still managed to be quicker that a car would have managed...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Don't they go in the closet?

Well, you would know...

 

[Mo1959]

Good morning. Eventful commute: To work via butchers to pick up the order for the cafe, then after delivery back out to the local Edeka (Local Tescos/Waitrose). On the way I noticed my neighbours have their Yellow Bags (Plastics and light metals) out for the recycling so I swung back via my apartment to put mine out.

Traffic was so bad that I still managed to be quicker that a car would have managed...

You have a butchers that opens this early?

 

[biggs682]

Getting lighter outside and it's not raining.
First cuppa went down well
It's Friday at last

 

[Andy in Germany]

You have a butchers that opens this early?

07:30, so I aim to be there at 07:35. Many shops open at this time, as do schools and carpenters, electricians et c.

On the other hand. Everything closes on Sunday and the entire population stays in bed until about 09:00.

 

[Mo1959]

07:30, so I aim to be there at 07:35. Many shops open at this time, as do schools and carpenters, electricians et c.

On the other hand. Everything closes on Sunday and the entire population stays in bed until about 09:00.

That’s the way it should be. Been decades since it was last like that here.

 

[Andy in Germany]

That’s the way it should be. Been decades since it was last like that here.

I emigrated just around the time the large shops were allowed to open on a Sunday in the UK.

Sundays a very quiet all day; I can even cycle down 'main' roads in the more rural areas and only get overtaken a couple of times, so I can plan accordingly.

Being in a "conservative" society isn't always a bad thing.

 

[Mike_P]

Dullish and pouring down. With road closed as a through route currently to Skipton the A59 is now closed before the closure due to a serious road accident at the location where a rat run along some narrow lanes shortening the diversion by avoiding Otley, commences.

 

[biggs682]

Raining well here
Looks like we had a good 15-20 mm of rain overnight.

 

[Illaveago]

I tried to play conkers with my grandson yesterday .
No ! I didn't thread a string through him and use him to batter a conker !
I tried explaining to him what to do but I think that he is too young . Just over 5. I think I'll have to get his mum and dad to show him how to play it .

 

[classic33]

Well, you would know...

I checked, there's none there.

 

[classic33]

No !

Strange, statistically speaking you have a higher chance of it falling near you than we have of it falling near us.

 

[PeteXXX]

Rain seems to have eased up now.
It's both Bed Stripping Day & Shopping Day (including fueling up the car day, too!)

 

[PeteXXX]

Don't you just hate it when a bit of bare skin touches the shower curtain and the rest of the cold curtain takes it that you need wrapping up in it!
🚿 ❄

 

[oldwheels]

A bit windy but the forecast seems to have been a bit out and nothing like as bad as expected. Not raining either.
No ferry this morning as the small one is still stuck on the pier at Craignure and not Oban tho' Calmac gave the impression it was there. This means no other boat can get in to load or unload.
Desperate pleas on FB from people wanting lifts to either Ft William or Oban via Fishnish/Lochaline as they have to get to airports etc and cannot go via Oban as planned.
The mobile cinema which is very popular cannot get here and there will be no mail and possibly no coop van either. At least one enterprising van driver made an early start and has arrived with some deliveries and one shop reports it has a delivery of pet food this morning.
Panic buying will no doubt start soon.