Mundane News

[classic33]

Indeed.. But they spell it 'Armytage' which, to me, looks wrong!

Some of the older signs spell it "Armitage". So it's possible to see both spellings used, on the same road.

 

[classic33]

@biggs682 had the sit-down, I did the Brighouse 😂

Well I hope you had a sit-down once you got back.

 

[classic33]

Walked past a shop called 'Posh Pawn' - they had a mint MK2 Chopper in the shop, £3,295.

You didn't buy it!

 

[Jenkins]

Much chillier and still no sunshine today - needed long finger gloves and an additional thin upper body layer while out shopping on the bike this afternoon. I think the Buff will also be pressed into action soon.

I was hoping that I'd be able to take the later than normal (weekday) local train to Ipswich tomorrow morning as there's a bit more leeway timewise for the connection to Peterborough and it won't be delayed by late runnuing freight trains. However the first train of the day out of Felixstowe is the only one that can be taken by footballing types to get to London in time for the Ipswich/Tottenham match and the crowding is likely to cause a delay to the one I was hoping to take, so I may just have to take the early one and sit on Ipswich Station for an hour just to be safe.

 

[Reynard]

Soup and a bowl of cereal for supper.

Madam had Felix AGAIL with beef & carrots.

 

[Reynard]

Well I know where Cora is and their wine department is excellent . The merqguez are pretty good too.

The sausages sound good. Being teetotal, the status of the wine department is of no interest.

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down well with a slice of friendship cake ........ Genoa cake to you and me

 

[Gwylan]

The sausages sound good. Being teetotal, the status of the wine department is of no interest.

A long time spent abroad explains for me why wine has such a significant part to play in my life.
Even today a day without wine is a day without sunshine.
But I have managed going dry for Lent for a few seasons.
My real achievement would be the Everest of doing Advent dry.
Might make a post if I feel I can hack it.

 

[Reynard]

A long time spent abroad explains for me why wine has such a significant part to play in my life.
Even today a day without wine is a day without sunshine.
But I have managed going dry for Lent for a few seasons.
My real achievement would be the Everest of doing Advent dry.
Might make a post if I feel I can hack it.

I did used to drink in my teens and early 20s, but never that much. It was more that it was expected of me as my father's daughter - Polish culture is very alcohol-centric. If I'm perfectly honest though, I've never really cared for the taste, and when I learned to drive, I just simply fell out of the habit. I don't miss it.

What's also coloured my outlook is that both my late father and late uncle were very heavy drinkers, and my father, in particular, was a violent drunk. Both I and my mother ended up on the receiving end of his fists plenty enough times. And in the end, the combination of alcohol and cigarettes did for both men. It's first hand experience that's enough to put you off imbibing.

 

[Reynard]

I'm going to have an early one.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[classic33]

I'm going to have an early one.

Nunnight one and all xxx

Sithi

 

[biggs682]

Sleeping on the sofa means that the legs are tucked under the chin and take a while to work again.

 

[biggs682]

Another non cycling early morning day ☹️
Patient hasn't been getting up so much during the night which is good.
Today looks like a day that will involve a journey along the A14 for a couple of junctions.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm up. Dog's out in the garden tiddling. Tea's brewing.

 

[biggs682]

I wonder what time today's delivery will turn up?
Time for a cuppa me thinks