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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Another day of eating more food in one sitting than I'd normally eat in two or three days. A good time was had by all at mum's this afternoon.
There was no way I was going to waste the sunshine this morning and I managed to get a quick Festive 50k ride in despite a bit of a headwind for more of the ride than I was expecting.
Thankfully that's it for another 364 days and normality returns tomorrow at 06:30 when the alarm clock will go off as it's back to work for me.
There was no way I was going to waste the sunshine this morning and I managed to get a quick Festive 50k ride in despite a bit of a headwind for more of the ride than I was expecting.
Thankfully that's it for another 364 days and normality returns tomorrow at 06:30 when the alarm clock will go off as it's back to work for me.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
apparently our insurance company will no longer cover the cost of anesthesia for colonoscopies
They want you to go over to ColoGard. Much easier time of it, if you do not have a history of colon cancer. But when they deliver the tests, they leave the box on your porch, so all your neighbors can see it and ask about your innards.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Had maybe half a dozen international calls to my mobile over the last few days, Canada, Netherlands etc etc. Had a handful of missed calls from Dubai the other week. I never answer them, eventually just block them.
Anyone had this ?
Anyone had this ?
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
oh now I have to check the letter we got
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
Wifey just tested positive for covid. who sleeps on the couch? me or her?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been a bright and sunny, but comparatively chilly day here chez Casa Reynard.
Did not have the best night's sleep - I slept, but not deeply, so felt rather tired. Did some chores this morning, filling up the wood bins in the house and such like. After luncheon, I went into town to scout out the sales and the yellow stickers in Tesco.
Both the latter were a near total bust. Peacocks still had onesies (mum said she'd fund me two), but they only had stick insect and circus tent sizes left. They didn't have any thermal socks left either, so walked out empty-handed. Diddly squat on yellow sticker in Tesco. And that's not that there wasn't anything worth taking, there wasn't anything *AT ALL*
The YS cabinets around the store were all completely empty. Virtually nothing of interest on clearance either. There was a wall of Christmas puddings. It would have been rude not to take any, so I took two. Also picked up some nuts, cheese and two packs of cards in the clearance. My usual till lady said to me that people have been complaining all day that there was nothing on sticker and hardly anything on clearance, so it wasn't just me... Ah well, hey ho.
So came home early and de-boned that damned turkey. It's a straightforward enough job if you know where to put the knife / scissors, just time consuming. The fiddliest bits are stripping the wings and removing the tendons from the lower legs. I have four kilos of meat from the five and a half kilo bird. The carcass, other bones and the giblets are currently simmering away in the company of onions, carrots, celery, rosemary, bay leaves, parsley, peppercorns and allspice berries.
Except for the liver. I kept that aside for my supper tomorrow. I shall slice it up and fry it with onions and bacon.
I am going halves on the turkey with a friend, so we will have two kilos of meat and around three pints of stock each. Madam Lexi did the preliminary quality control procedure on the bird, and I have to say that it passed muster.
Now sat down with a
and a toasted crumpet. I will have to wrap a friend's birthday pressie later, as I need to get it into the post.
Did not have the best night's sleep - I slept, but not deeply, so felt rather tired. Did some chores this morning, filling up the wood bins in the house and such like. After luncheon, I went into town to scout out the sales and the yellow stickers in Tesco.
Both the latter were a near total bust. Peacocks still had onesies (mum said she'd fund me two), but they only had stick insect and circus tent sizes left. They didn't have any thermal socks left either, so walked out empty-handed. Diddly squat on yellow sticker in Tesco. And that's not that there wasn't anything worth taking, there wasn't anything *AT ALL*
The YS cabinets around the store were all completely empty. Virtually nothing of interest on clearance either. There was a wall of Christmas puddings. It would have been rude not to take any, so I took two. Also picked up some nuts, cheese and two packs of cards in the clearance. My usual till lady said to me that people have been complaining all day that there was nothing on sticker and hardly anything on clearance, so it wasn't just me... Ah well, hey ho.
So came home early and de-boned that damned turkey. It's a straightforward enough job if you know where to put the knife / scissors, just time consuming. The fiddliest bits are stripping the wings and removing the tendons from the lower legs. I have four kilos of meat from the five and a half kilo bird. The carcass, other bones and the giblets are currently simmering away in the company of onions, carrots, celery, rosemary, bay leaves, parsley, peppercorns and allspice berries.
Except for the liver. I kept that aside for my supper tomorrow. I shall slice it up and fry it with onions and bacon.
I am going halves on the turkey with a friend, so we will have two kilos of meat and around three pints of stock each. Madam Lexi did the preliminary quality control procedure on the bird, and I have to say that it passed muster.
Now sat down with a
and a toasted crumpet. I will have to wrap a friend's birthday pressie later, as I need to get it into the post.
classic33
Leg End Member
Have you dared to step on those scales yet?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Stock made, parcel sorted and drunk. I'm off to bed.
Nunnight one and all xxx
drunk. I'm off to bed.Nunnight one and all xxx
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Good morning.
For some strange reason I woke up at half past four this morning.
Still, it meant a peaceful breakfast.
For some strange reason I woke up at half past four this morning.
Still, it meant a peaceful breakfast.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I may have got up a little too early. By the sound of occasional passing traffic I can tell that it has been raining. The trees are a bit dancy.
The forecast for windy and wet.
On a lighter note: 0.4kg lighter than yesterday.
The forecast for windy and wet.
On a lighter note: 0.4kg lighter than yesterday.
