Mundane News

[biggs682]

Picking my new glasses up today.
Don't know why but I'm quite excited about it (first ever prescription ones).

I can still remember collecting my first pair it was amazing in the difference,, I treated myself to a grated cheese and onion roll on the way back to work

 

[Speicher]

Very foggy here today. I can not see anything beyond the house opposite. and even that is slowly being envelopped in fog.

 

[biggs682]

A refreshing walk around the block completed not as cold or frosty as expected but certainly foggy.
Second cuppa going down well.
Christmas decorations have been dragged out of the loft, whilst I was up did my annual stocktake of frames and spare wheels also stored in the loft.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Heading up to the Christmas parade in a few minutes. The local Funeral Directors has an " open house " with minced pies, cake and mulled wine 😎 Very popular and usually well attended

 

[Andy in Germany]

Indeed. When an Octopus takes over a Shell, you know there's an offshore side to it.

Yup, and there are lots of suckers...

 

[johnnyb47]

I can still remember collecting my first pair it was amazing in the difference,, I treated myself to a grated cheese and onion roll on the way back to work

Just walked back from town trying my new glasses out.
Wow is the word of the day.Everything seems so much more vibrant and sharper.They felt a bit funny and will take a little getting used to.
I'm glad I've got the transition lens in brown too.. Everything appears to be warm looking in the sunshine and the colours seem to pop more,
One happy customer 👍

 

[gbb]

Trip to Huntingdon resulted in my sat in stationary traffic for two hours on the A142 at Block Fen on the way home while a RTA was being dealt with. I got overtaken by a raft of vehicles with blue lights as I left Chatteris. Turned out it was a head on collision between an Audi saloon and a large transit-type van. Car left the scene on a low loader, wrapped up so couldn't see the damage, but the van was half in the roadside ditch with the front end pretty well much wiped out.

Sadly an all-too-common type of accident on that stretch of road. It's a very busy single carriageway whatever the time of day, and there's always some numpty who tries to overtake, and you really can't. There's just never enough gaps in the traffic.

Got home at half nine. Have had soup, a cheese toastie and a berry panna cotta.

And while I was sat there, I had to go and use a convenient hedge. The driver of the truck behind my car was pissing himself with laughter, but you know, when you gotta go, you gotta go...

À141, A142, they're bad roads for exactly the reason you quote. I used to do the 141 daily, single carriageway, occasional drivers prepared to take the risk...it happens all too often
Add the fact they're exposed Fen roads, ice can be a problem. I once drove to work New Years Day at 6am...as you scanned the dark vista.,,I could see three sets of blue lights in the far distance, each dealing with an accident

 

[Andy in Germany]

Time to drop off the tax form at the tax advisors office. Unfortunately with the snow I'm going to have to walk so this will take about half an hour.

 

[biggs682]

Christmas tree is up and has lights on the decorations will be done by our interior design team aka our granddaughter

 

[postman]

I am listening

to what i think is the best Christmas songs ever.A Christmas Gift For You.Phil Spector it never ages.

 

[tyred]

I put a lot of effort into my Christmas tree 🎄 this year.

 

[mybike]

Best get ready for our early morning dog walk. The coldest one of the year currently -4.

'fraid I've abandoned early morning. The pavements are too treacherous. Had a few afternoon walks instead.

 

[mybike]

Oh good!
We can trade this cold weather for rain tomorrow!

Or snow. Storm radar indicates something creeping up from the south.

 

[postman]

I am wondering if RM deliver Saturday.I had a packet posted Thursday First Class,not here today.Gawd i was a Postie 1972 -83 before moving indoors for more money and easier overtime.Two deliveries a day,and finished at 10-00 on a Saturday.

 

[tyred]

I had been considering a bike ride today but i don't like cycling in thick fog.