Mundane News

[simongt]

According to the Confederation of Passenger Transport, 22% of households in the UK don't have access to a car.
That seems a lot of households, but define 'households' I suppose.

 

[PeteXXX]

Did you pop in home for a cuppa?

Tempting as that might be... A 44 tonne truck might cause issues outside my abode 😂

 

[PeteXXX]

Snooze has been snoozed 💤 👌
Dog has been walked 🐶
It must be coffee time ☕

 

[simongt]

In the early 60's two things of note occurred; the Beeching Report on the railways and the Lord Robens Report on the coal industry.
The former received much national coverage, but the latter, despite causing the closure of 406 mines and the laying off of about 250,000 miners, was hardly noticed by the press.
Life is odd isn't it - ?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Almost 10 miles walked, no cardigan with wide enough sleeves found so I had a coffee and mince pie instead.

You want a Clint Eastwood wool poncho. Doesn’t come with guns.

 

[Hover Fly]

Next task was getting the cherry tree that ate the bar and chain from the saw to spit it out. I managed to get it to do that, but inevitably, the tree tipped in the opposite direction in which I wanted it to fall, and is now dingle dangling in its neighbour. I think I will need to use the mower to pull it free, but that's a task for another time.

Back when I worked in forestry, we would have used army-surplus ground anchors and a tierfor in similar situations, but they are pretty expensive for a one off.
Sometimes we just got the horse in.

 

[Speicher]

Almost 10 miles walked, no cardigan with wide enough sleeves found so I had a coffee and mince pie instead.

Have you tried finding a zip up fleece? You might need a bigger size than usual, but if the sleeves are too long, just fold them up? Perhaps (young) men who wear fleeces have bigger arms than older men who wear cardigans.

 

[rockyroller]

<yawn>

guess that means you are nearly up?

 

[Speicher]

In the early 60's two things of note occurred; the Beeching Report on the railways and the Lord Robens Report on the coal industry.
The former received much national coverage, but the latter, despite causing the closure of 406 mines and the laying off of about 250,000 miners, was hardly noticed by the press.
Life is odd isn't it - ?

Sometime this year, some team or other in space exploration decided to launch a mission to find out if there is frozen water on some far distant planet.

How the heck (?) do they justify that expense when there are people on this planet without access to clean fresh water. Furthermore, children spend so much time and energy collecting water, that they miss out on school.

 

[rockyroller]

Walked into Dewsbury to find a cardigan* as I can't put a jumper on due to my hand injury and I'm in short-sleeved shirts. Any sleeves need to be wide due to a large bandage. It's a tad chilly up in Yorkshire today.

* SWMBO did once buy me a cardigan but, as I don't wear them, I gave it away in the summer.

got vests? keeping your core warm will help with extremities. I have a favorite fleece vest that I sometimes just wear around the house, on top of whatever else I'm wearing. when I had a bad cold I even wore it to bed!

 

[rockyroller]

Almost 10 miles walked, no cardigan with wide enough sleeves found so I had a coffee and mince pie instead.

food instead of clothing. love it

 

[rockyroller]

New walking boots had first outdoor outing. Comfy and grippy on steep muddy hills. Toughness will have to wait till more rocky terrain.

that's it, can't return them. good luck. what kind of material? do they accept any treatment. such as a spray of some kind or something you rub on?

these are my current favorites. I spray them once a year. which reminds me ...

 

[Speicher]

Have you tried finding a zip up fleece? You might need a bigger size than usual, but if the sleeves are too long, just fold them up? Perhaps (young) men who wear fleeces have bigger arms than older men who wear cardigans.

Regatta is a "Non-spendy" (trade mark @Reynard) but good quality brand.


I do not think you will find a cardigan that does not make you look about twenty years older.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

that's it, can't return them. good luck. what kind of material? do they accept any treatment. such as a spray of some kind or something you rub on?

these are my current favorites. I spray them once a year. which reminds me ...
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Ballistic nylon is main material with reinforcing rubber toe box, welt and webbing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_nylon

 

[mybike]

I have had to move the two Chocolate Oranges and the pack of shortbread that I was given into the safety of the kitchen.

Our dog is really good at not stealing food, not so our daughter's! Up on the table, first opportunity. But of course the first eats all her food & the second leaves half of it.