Mundane News

[DCLane]

After getting all of my marks in for exam boards later this month I'm relieved as it's been more stressful than usual for a couple of un-typable reasons.

So ... I'm prepping for tomorrow's Belvoir Retro Ride in the Vale of Belvoir, where I'll be hoping to use the Woodrup but will also have the recently acquired Pug Tourmalet.

Also, son no. 2's racing nearby in the Ronde van Wymeswold. It's a national B level 2-day 3 stage race with Saint Piran and a load of others at international level. He's got a support crew for him and others from his university but looking at the startlist I'm hoping he doesn't get too battered and enjoys it!

 

[Mike_P]

You can get copper strips that clip together to make a defensive wall around plants to keep slugs and snails out. Not cheap however given the price of copper
https://www.greengardener.co.uk/product/copper-slug-and-snail-rings-starter

 

[mistyoptic]

Mrs O has determined that putting Marmite solution in her slug traps works as well as using beer. A most satisfactory conclusion, in my book

 

[Reynard]

I'm definitely going to set some beer traps tomorrow. I have discovered a couple of bottles of lager in the cupboard that I bought for someone but then never gave them. Will also try the ring of axle grease around my pots, planters and bins.

 

[PeteXXX]

If only there was a recipe for slugs....

 

[Jenkins]

I never did get to Ipswich for the free music stage. Once the carpet measurements had been taken it was time to go shopping - and for a rain shower which delayed my departure for half an hour. While in town I met up with an old work colleague so we had a bit of a catch up which wasted more time. Then I had to sort out the postage of the minidiscs when I got home and saw a heafty downpour passing over Ipswich on the rain radar so just gave up and spent a few minutes fitting my new handlebar grips to the Triban.

As compensation I had sausages, chips & peas and a strong coffee for tea.

 

[classic33]

If only there was a recipe for slugs....

There is!

 

[Reynard]

There is!

I think I'll pass. I'm not *THAT* desperate.

 

[Reynard]

Speaking of food though, Tesco's sesame seed Italian bread sticks are just lush!

 

[classic33]

I think I'll pass. I'm not *THAT* desperate.

Not like you to throw food away!

 

[Reynard]

Not like you to throw food away!

Unless I've suddenly become a hedgehog, I'm not entirely sure I'd otherwise class them as food...

 

[Reynard]

The project I did all the design drawings for is now not happening at all. I thought the silence after sending them off was a bit worrying.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Fish and chips have been consumed, and Gigi has received a piece of cod for her tireless work of tearing up things around the house. She has passed the thunder test, as we had a great storm around here last evening. She is, however, afraid of fireworks and firecrackers, which means she will probably hide in the house all day on the 4th of July.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning. Four hours of work today, unfortunately on the till, so it'll feel like ten; customers are far more stressful to deal with than clients.

I didn't realise there was still a market for 'old' tech.

We do a surprisingly good trade in CD's records, CD players and similar tech; even cassettes still sell, albeit for 0,20 € each...

 

[Illaveago]

The chap doing the measurements for the carpet didn't turn up until nearly 13:00 which gave me a free morning to do a bit of tidying up and clearing out of a few old bits. One thing I found was an unopened pack of Minidiscs (remember them?) which I don't know why I had kept as my player broke and was thrown out at least 10 years ago. Out of interest I stuck them on Ebay and in less than 4 hours they'd been sold and were in the post to the buyer. By the time fees & postage have been accounted for I've only made a tenner, but I didn't realise there was still a market for 'old' tech.

Ooh! I've got some wax cylinders!