Mundane News

[Dec66]

I've taken a boat into Etaples. Very interesting navigation.
Also camped and cycled around Le Touquet. Funny place, really is Paris plage.

You're right, it is.

It took two hours before anyone bothered to say "bonjour" to me

 

[classic33]

You're right, it is.

It took two hours before anyone bothered to say "bonjour" to me

How long before you said "bonjour" to anyone?

 

[Jenkins]

Other than the one rain shower, it stayed dry but mostly cloudy in Norfolk. Took a small flask of coffee and a bottle of squash with me and picked up a pack of sarnies on the way out. Come race time I just set up the chair at my preferred spot, plonked my backside down in it and didn't move until the end of the penultimate race. Motorsport to watch, radio to listen to, Private Eye to read and food & drink to hand - it's what weekends were designed for.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I made a hamburger with Thousand Island dressing and lettuce and a tomato, as well as proper fries and a small milkshake for supper. I cook out a lot in summer, as it is 30C+ right now outside.

 

[classic33]

I made a hamburger with Thousand Island dressing and lettuce and a tomato, as well as proper fries and a small milkshake for supper. I cook out a lot in summer, as it is 30C+ right now outside.

Less than half of that here, at present. Then again it's early evening for you, early morning for us.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Connel bridge on the mainland is a bottleneck and vehicles are reported tailed back for miles. An accident at Glencoe apparently and all north/south traffic diverted that way in both directions. This inevitably leads to traffic backed up on the A85.

Gosh, if only there was a different form of transport on that route to provide an alternative to car transport. Something like a railway to Ballachulish, perhaps.

 

[PeteXXX]

By this afternoon, I will have to use the hosepipe to water the pots as my butt is very close to empty!

BTW I'm up.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
Georgie is trying to sleep so keep your voices down!
We have a lot of very young noisy Starlings here at the moment. Also our bird feeder is being visited by young Goldfinches.
The weather here at the moment is grey.

 

[biggs682]

Morning, it looks like a clear blue sky, but I am lying down still .
Someone locally has just sneezed twice certainly sounded female ISH ....

 

[biggs682]

By this afternoon, I will have to use the hosepipe to water the pots as my butt is very close to empty!

BTW I'm up.

Judging by the feel of ours the main one is half full whilst the secondary one is just below that and the other one is empty .

Started recycling the washing up water last week so that helps conserve our butt water.

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well
Garden bird feeders have been topped up
Wished my 95 yr ol' father a happy birthday

 

[Mike_P]

Gosh, if only there was a different form of transport on that route to provide an alternative to car transport. Something like a railway to Ballachulish, perhaps.

But if it was Connel Bridge would be an even bigger bottle neck as the railway used it.

Overcast morning, washer on again. Strange case of missing allen keys to resolve.

 

[oldwheels]

Misty morning again but sun may appear later.
Feel very lethargic but must try to get out later either on foot or on trike.

The mainland traffic problems were exacerbated by traffic lights at Dalmally and the Inveraray road appears to have been jammed. Some Muilleachs heading for ferries were stuck at the Dalmally lights which were due to roadworks. Being a Saturday there was probably more traffic than usual as well. There is no easy answer to this chaos and it makes me a bit nervous when I go to the mainland but at least I have a place to stay if ferries are missed.

 

[oldwheels]

But if it was Connel Bridge would be an even bigger bottle neck as the railway used it.

Overcast morning, washer on again. Strange case of missing allen keys to resolve.

Connel bridge was of course originally for the railway but the railway company were not cooperative for years and the main crossing was by a ferry. Somewhere I have a picture showing the dual use and I used the crossing myself when the railway company charged 6p for myself and bike.
Strange you should mention allen keys as I have the same problem.

 

[pawl]

By this afternoon, I will have to use the hosepipe to water the pots as my butt is very close to empty!

BTW I'm up.

Sorry to hear that. Is it a medical condition