Mundane News

[biggs682]

It went down well
Looks like a good day outside
Oh it's Monday 😔

 

[biggs682]

Whoop whoop all my missing pictures have appeared on my phone

 

[Illaveago]

I thought the Victorians had done most of the restoration.

There was a programme about it. I think a lot fell down and were only put back up in 58. In the film there were a lot missing and looked nothing like it does today.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
It is grey here.
I thought we had run out of sugar so I used black currant jam to sweeten it. It tasted weird! My wife has since found a large bag of it .

 

[tyred]

Another dreich morning here in forty shades of grey.

I have decided to start work at 8 this morning.

 

[PeteXXX]

Lazy day, today, mainly.
Walk the dog. Ride into town to get a pint of maggots for fishing tomorrow. Meet family at the dog-walking field so the dogs can run riot for an hour.

 

[biggs682]

I don't pay TV licence to listen to someone trying to be a DJ .
Garden bird feeders have been topped up

 

[oldwheels]

Grey day and a terrible forecast for several days. Bad enough to get sheep dog trials cancelled later this week.
I remember going to trials near Golspie with the whole family when a bus was laid on from Lairg and it was a hugh event.
Car should be off for an MOT this morning but it has so far not moved.
I need to try to sort hospital appointments and Patient Transport which I suspect are not compatible. The system only runs within specified times of day and I suspect I will be too late to get taken back unless the appointments cn be brought forward which I doubt.
Driving to Paisley is nowadays a nightmare and yesterday [or the day before] there was a 6 vehicle accident about where I would be driving .

 

[Gwylan]

Mundane beyond.
I'm in Wales, sans velo. Stuck with car.

What on earth is the urban speed limit?
When is a 30 a 20?
What moron decreed that repeater signs will not be used?
How do I know if I'm inside a 20 zone and missed the sign at an entry point?

Do 20 seems a solution but that does seem to aggravate members of the community. Would they be happier if they turned their baseball caps so the peak is at the front?

Later posts might engage the street parking farce. The signs are bilingual and totally confusing in either language

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning.

The end is in sight for the Workshop inventory.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Nothing much achieved today.
Went for a short walk and then sat in my garden for a while as the sun was shining but had to be sheltered as the wind was cold.
Deer have been getting in but cannot see any obvious entry point.The heads of some flowers have been snipped off which is typical deer snacking.
CalMac have been sending multiple text messages regarding the ongoing sewage problems as the boat is operating on a sailing by sailing basis with no certainty of travel. This means the alternative Lochaline route is overloaded and doing extra runs to try to keep things moving.
Also been corresponding with DIL regarding my hospital transport. Son is due home on the day of my appointment which is no help and he is off to Wales to some cycle event the following week.
Thr problems of getting old and decrepit.

CalMac seems to be the source of a lot of local transport woes. Is it because of management or just inadequate finance? I can imagine trying to maintain a fleet that's appropriate for the whole year would be challenging with the massive tourist influx, but my impression is that some of the routes are offline more than they're online.

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning from a bright, warm and hazy start to the day in Suffolk. Coffee had been had and I'm ready for whatever the day may bring.

 

[oldwheels]

CalMac seems to be the source of a lot of local transport woes. Is it because of management or just inadequate finance? I can imagine trying to maintain a fleet that's appropriate for the whole year would be challenging with the massive tourist influx, but my impression is that some of the routes are offline more than they're online.

The vessels are suffering from old age and new ones have been delayed in delivery which is a can of worms better passed over as it would get moved to the political arena.
In addition the fleet is overworked with the infestation of touroid which could not really have been forseen.
In fact we have a better service than we ever had but the number of passengers is out of control. Generally management does the best it can and the workforce is always praised but breakdowns do happen.
Talking to a neighbour recently she would like to move away due to the overcrowding here and there are many others who are sick of the touroid.
Looking at the FB pages for other islands we are not alone in suffering.

 

[biggs682]

Pancakes have been eaten

 

[Andy in Germany]

Good morning.

The end is in sight for the Workshop inventory.

B*gg*r.

Forgot one of the tool drawers...