Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm waiting while my lateral flow test does its thing for the ONS winter covid study. In the spirit of advent calendars they've sent me a testing window....

Negative!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My singing crow just landed on the treetop outside my window. Facing due south. fa-mi-re-re-do.

 

[tyred]

I thought today had the potential to be nice day but I was wrong. It's never really brightened up. Just grey, dark and miserable.

 

[rockyroller]

Dust & Dander forecast is High today but low for the next few days.

in your home? or your community? never heard of that for a community

house sitting some cats & dogs?

 

[tom73]

Heavy this morning so thought i'd make a start on the Christmas baking. It's looking a bit brighter later so done the tray bake as it's a quick turn around and tidy up. Freeing time for later this morning.

 

[rockyroller]

@Reynard

Bob and Kizzy have not had any arguments for a few weeks. It was never a big argument, just waving about of paws and lots of noise, about two or three times a week.

Bob used to spend a lot of time outdoors, and only occasionaly sat on my lap. Now he spends very little time out of doors, and a lot of time asleep or on my lap. Are the two things connected? Is he upset by thinking that Kizzy is now "the boss"?

trust your intuition. sibling jealousy. provide fair lap time

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I thought today had the potential to be nice day but I was wrong. It's never really brightened up. Just grey, dark and miserable.

I think gloomidity should be a meteorological measurement. We're on about 5/10 at the moment but it hasn't quite managed to do more than drizzle. That's for later on.

 

[mybike]

The parental is Belgian, so we celebrate Sinterklaas here too.

I'm just SO relieved Zwarte Piet didn't leave me any lumps of coal...

All the way from Spain. You wouldn't have found the coal useful?

 

[Jenkins]

That really was riveting - not

 

[mybike]

The bug my wife had, she's passed to me. Managed to walk the dog this morning but feeling tired, it was rather dark & didn't see a soul down the old railway line. There are usually a few people, even some schoolboys. At least it wasn't raining or slippery underfoot. Cassie turned her charms on a lady walking a BC, but she couldn't fuss her due to her dog's jealousy.

Currently testing a new to me PC (I5 4th gen) to replace my P3 Compaq Deskpro firewall which is rather ancient but has given excellent service. Hopefully the hard disk will pass the testing

 

[Speicher]

I'm suffering from PCP. I get it around the same time every year. Pre-Christmas Paralysis. Steadily mounting anxiety and shopping listlessness. Anybody else?

PCP - Yes

I try to avoid all the madness that this season seems to generate. I have bought some presents, books from the local bookshop, and some new decorations (three hand-knitted snowmen).

E cards are extremely useful, there are some lovely ones with animation and music at Jacqui Lawson.

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well
Raining on and off

 

[tom73]

If anyone is missing a shovel I think someone called Mr J may have it.

 

[Tenkaykev]

The letter with my new bus pass just dropped through the letterbox. The photo is still the original taken when I qualified for my first bus pass almost 15 years ago🤔

 

[postman]

Well after trying for 48 hours with the new lens in my specs,i only need one due to having nearly no sight in the other,it's going back.They have given me cotton thin pinhead sized viewing in my reading part of the lens.Even watching telly is difficult.Long distance is not too bad,but blurred vision comes in far too quickly across and sideways,what they have done i have no idea.It's a good job i have 100 days to see if i am satisfied.There was too much faffing by one confused member of staff and another questioned a figure of the lens,sadly it's me that is struggling.