Mundane News

[biggs682]

Back after 13 miles
First cuppa brewing
Garden bird feeders have been topped up
Nearly a full grey sky but not quite and it's dry

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning from Suffolk where the grey & gloomy weather has returned. At least it's dry which means I should be able to have a go at finishing off cutting the grass which I started on Tuesday before the rain happened.

Coffee has just been finished and a fresh pack of Custard Creams provided the biscuit accompaniment.

 

[oldwheels]

My aunt can "wring" a chicken's neck with her bare hands.

I'm happy to eat eat meat but not sure I could really kill it like that.

That is how it was done at my grandparents croft and my father taught me all sorts of things like how to snare rabbits and snaffle roosting pheasants.

 

[oldwheels]

Ours is the 'Allergy' model.. We did have the red & black ordinary one but upgraded when it got a bit decrepit after many years of service..

I have the red and black one which is hardly ever used. It was bought as my wife had difficulty with an upright but we found she could not manage the Henry either eventually. Nowadays I just use an oldish Electrolux upright which works ok.

 

[Gwylan]

Just got my "second home tax" bill from the city of Rottenburg: 0:00€.

Ah! Now you have to go and pay it.
Had that with a car that was zero rated for car tax

That will be fun. Kafka would have loved it.

 

[oldwheels]

Started off a bit foggy looking but the wind has now increased and back to clearish but damp with a cold wind.

In the old days [ 1970's ] I remember being down at Craignure ferry terminal on a very foggy day. The MV Columba was out there somewhere but kept sounding her horn as they could not see the pier. At the end of the pier there was a man with a tin tray and hammer who battered the tray every time the horn went and thus guided the ship into the berth. There must have been some sort of radar but not good enough to get them the whole way in. Nowadays they would not sail at all.

The main road from Connel north is completely closed at Benderloch from today as is the cycle path due to a dangerous rock face which is starting to fall down on to the roadway. Work is starting today and will take at least a couple of days to make safe.The diversion suggested is a long way and not practical for cyclists but sensibly no mention is made of a shorter but tough diversion bikes could take. Sensible because it is single track and would get gridlocked and in any case is forbidden for lorries.
I have cycled the 20 miles round and can confirm you have to be really fit to do it.

 

[PeteXXX]

Today's 72 plate truck has 428520 kilometres on the odometer and has taken me to Fakenham &, soon, West Winch.

 

[fossyant]

Beef stew slowly bubbling away - well the onions, beef, wine, water and butter. Will leave it simmering a few hours before the veg goes in.

 

[tom73]

Back home and dealing with the mountain of post and parcels. Then guess we should unpack and sort of the other bags of stuff. Think it’s time for a and maybe a biscuit. At least we don’t have washing to do as it’s all been done.

 

[biggs682]

First and second cuppa went down well