Mundane News

[classic33]

I'll admit to buying 4 x 2 pints of milk yesterday but that was not panic buying, rather a case of saving money as Sainsburys had given me a personal price offer of 93p each. Nicely balanced with two in each pannier.

Wouldn't two four pints have been cheaper, while still leaving you with a balanced load?

 

[tyred]

Had a nice day that involved a visit to some relatives, seaside and a longish coastal walk and some fish and chips.

This evening, I've been relaxing with some Hop House 13 and watching another Fred Dinah DVD.

Now time to visit the Land of Nod as morning and enslavement will come soon. I've got my Aveling and Porter steamed up and ready for the off. I hope there are EV charging stations coal merchants along the way.

 

[classic33]

Had a nice day that involved a visit to some relatives, seaside and a longish coastal walk and some fish and chips.

This evening, I've been relaxing with some Hop House 13 and watching another Fred Dinah DVD.

Now time to visit the Land of Nod as morning and enslavement will come soon. I've got my Aveling and Porter steamed up and ready for the off. I hope there are EV charging stations coal merchants along the way.

Coal! No turf round those parts!

 

[Jenkins]

Travel update - I decided to stick it out and I'm glad I did as The Bug Club put on a storming performance this evening.
We finally arrived at Nottingham at just gone quarter past seven - two and three quarter hours later than scheduled - which gave me plenty of time to fill out two lots of delay repay claims on the way. Just enough time to book into the hotel, have a shower, a mug of coffee, wolf down some food and make it to the Rescue Rooms in time for the support act (Good News - they were very good).
Let's see what tomorrow's return journey brings.

 

[classic33]

Most haunted junction in the UK
“Hell Fire Corner”
"Ghostly horsemen, phantom cars and unspecified flying objects have been reported around this junction, which is considered an accident black spot."

 

[raleighnut]

When we did business trips to Glasgow in our van we always stopped at a kebab place before the two hour drive to Oban with a full load. It gave us just enough time to catch the near midnight ferry and a little time to spare in case of delay on the road.
Happy days.

When I lived in Stoneygate there was a Kebab shop where the owners cooked over Charcoal instead of one of those gas powered things with the metal bars, absolutely fantastic and the Salad was so fresh. It was there that I developed my theory, if the Salad looks fresh the Kebab will be good but if it looks 'tired' and a bit manky then 'caveat emptor' you're likely to be riding the porcelein pony in the morning.

 

[tom73]

Right dog walk time.

 

[biggs682]

Tea is brewing
15c in kitchen
Dark outside but looks dry

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm nearly up.

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well
Just starting to get light definitely dry underfoot outside.
No enthusiasm for getting up yet

 

[tom73]

Very misty out this morning seeing anything though the head touch was a challenge. Finding Charlie in the it all was not easy though for the most part he stayed close by. Don't think he was that impressed with it all either.

 

[oldwheels]

Very red sky when I got up this morning but brightening up now.Yellow alerts for icy underfoot but probably not here which was 5.2C when I got up.
Nothing of note this morning. Just a visit to Calmac office and then kick myself to get out on the trike about lunchtime when the temperature should have risen a bit.

 

[Mike_P]

Wouldn't two four pints have been cheaper, while still leaving you with a balanced load?

Takes me on average around two and half days to go through 2 pints so buying milk in 2 pints rather than 4 keeps it fresher. The ones bought are all dated into November.

 

[Mike_P]

Travel update - I decided to stick it out and I'm glad I did as The Bug Club put on a storming performance this evening.
We finally arrived at Nottingham at just gone quarter past seven - two and three quarter hours later than scheduled - which gave me plenty of time to fill out two lots of delay repay claims on the way. Just enough time to book into the hotel, have a shower, a mug of coffee, wolf down some food and make it to the Rescue Rooms in time for the support act (Good News - they were very good).
Let's see what tomorrow's return journey brings.

Issue was apparently a point failure where the line from Grantham joins that from Lincoln/Newark; the latter being the default route as the Grantham line junction was reinstated by BR as trains on that line had run to other now closed Nottingham stations for many years.

 

[biggs682]

I can see some blue patches behind the clouds.
I reckon I have a bit of room in the garage mmmm I wonder what will fit in the gap ?