Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Another nice sunny day with light wind.
Abandoned the idea of triking as current traffic levels make this no pleasure.
Had a trip to the dump with some clothing to be recycled but far too much traffic for comfort and then I found the dump was temporarily closed. Had a walk in peace on a little known forest road until the dump reopened.
No idea why this sudden increase in traffic but it is certainly all up the west coast and islands. Not sure about the rest of the country but it is destroying communities IMO.
To add to the problms the hated holiday house opposite has two wheelie bins out blocking our cars.
Mine is not too bad but a disabled neighbour is completely blocked. She can be a bit fierce and I would not be surprised to see the bin upended inside his gate one day.
To add insult it is not necessary as there is plenty of room using the main driveway on an adjacent street
He clearly regards those who live here with contempt. Comes from Barnard Castle.

The photo is from my walk today. Water on the right is Sound of Mull and the left is Loch Sunart.

 

[Mike_P]

Had one of those classic fraud phone calls this morning hijacking a local number "this is your banks security....'" Um.. I do not bank with Your Bank. Needless to say the mobile was not alive with urgent messages from my actual bank.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Feeling a bit rough. I think my body is rebelling against some poor decision-making, to whit: not enough sleep, bad food, not enough layers for the weather, and possibly the use of some Cillit Bang to deal with mould on some fabric.

 

[classic33]

Don't know, wasn't born yet.

Stop it!
You'll have him feeling older than he does already.

 

[Ripple]

You'll have him feeling older than he does already.

How old you have to be to forget your own birthday? Like I did today.

 

[classic33]

This time yesterday on my way home from a local meeting. Got within sight of the house and that was it 'til after 9pm. Came too wondering where all the blood on the floor had come from. Hand on head check showed it where.
Evening and first part of the morning spent on my way too, and in an A&E. Got home later and found blood all over the kitchen. I thought it was only on the floor, the worst of which I cleaned up before leaving.

No recollection of getting home, changing or even all the walk to the bus stop afterwards. I can remember walking out the door and locking it, walking down the path and the first few yards, but that's it. Remember stepping onto the bus, but not waiting for it. Driver alarmed at the amount of blood. Offered to call an ambulance, and wait until it there, but I was walking wounded and able to get there. Or so I thought. He radioed in asking for advice and they had an Ambulance called when we got to the bus station. A wait for it was required, but there were worse than me out there.

 

[classic33]

How old you have to be to forget your own birthday? Like I did today.

Any age.
Kids seem to forget theirs just as much as old folks.

 

[gbb]

This time yesterday on my way home from a local meeting. Got within sight of the house and that was it 'til after 9pm. Came too wondering where all the blood on the floor had come from. Hand on head check showed it where.
Evening and first part of the morning spent on my way too, and in an A&E. Got home later and found blood all over the kitchen. I thought it was only on the floor, the worst of which I cleaned up before leaving.

No recollection of getting home, changing or even all the walk to the bus stop afterwards. I can remember walking out the door and locking it, walking down the path and the first few yards, but that's it. Remember stepping onto the bus, but not waiting for it. Driver alarmed at the amount of blood. Offered to call an ambulance, and wait until it there, but I was walking wounded and able to get there. Or so I thought. He radioed in asking for advice and they had an Ambulance called when we got to the bus station. A wait for it was required, but there were worse than me out there.

Have I missed a previous post classic ?
In isolation, this reads quite alarming, have you fallen, been attacked ? Have I missed something. ?

 

[classic33]

Have I missed a previous post classic ?
In isolation, this reads quite alarming, have you fallen, been attacked ? Have I missed something. ?

Nothing missed, I think.
It was just another fit/seizure. The no memory bit is just another part of them. The blood came from a cut on the head, which is sore, but glued up.

Thanks for asking.

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down well could have done with something a bit stronger as I tried to do a bit to latest jigsaw....

 

[Jenkins]

The barstewards at HMRC have changed my tax code as "You now get untaxed interest on savings and investments worth £***. We estimate that you have underpaid £*** this year".
The given figures indicate they only know of a small part of it

In better news the new sofa has passed the snooze test - inadvertantly. I was having a lie down listening to something I'd recorded and at the end thought that it was a bit shorter than normal. When I had a look at the programme info (and a later re-listen confirmed it) I realised I'd lost about 15 minutes to a quick snooze despite the good night's sleep. The 2 scatter cushions supplied f.o.c. make for a perfectly sized pillow at each end.

 

[classic33]

The barstewards at HMRC have changed my tax code as "You now get untaxed interest on savings and investments worth £***. We estimate that you have underpaid £*** this year".
The given figures indicate they only know of a small part of it

In better news the new sofa has passed the snooze test - inadvertantly. I was having a lie down listening to something I'd recorded and at the end thought that it was a bit shorter than normal. When I had a look at the programme info (and a later re-listen confirmed it) I realised I'd lost about 15 minutes to a quick snooze despite the good night's sleep. The 2 scatter cushions supplied f.o.c. make for a perfectly sized pillow at each end.

You've two heads and no feet!
How do you move around, doesn't it hurt either head?

 

[Jenkins]

You've two heads and no feet!
How do you move around, doesn't it hurt either head?

Head at one end I can lie down looking out the window, head at the other end I can look at the wall.

(Don't worry, you can delete the other three quotes of the message before anyone notices)

 

[classic33]

Head at one end I can lie down looking out the window, head at the other end I can look at the wall.

(Don't worry, you can delete the other three quotes of the message before anyone notices)

Which other quotes?

 

[tyred]

It was a lovely day with no rain. Don't get many of those!

No cycling this evening. Not long back from my dance class.

I've another 25 pages left in the book I've been reading. I reckon I will finish it tonight. It's a well-travelled book as it's been to Connemara and Islay in the past month, although I read very little on either trip.