Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Good morning from a bright and sunny Suffolk. Coffee and a couple of dark chocolate digestive biscuits have already been had.

Looks like an expensive morning ahead to add to what I've already spent this month. One of the bands I've seen a few times are having a short farewell tour and tickets go on sale in about 90 minutes. There's nowhere nearby so it means another away day - in Leeds in December on a Friday = ££££.

Once that's been sorted I'm off on the bike up to Norwich for 🍽️ and 🍺

 

[pawl]

Why can’t the BBC get there weather forecasts right Monday showed rain forecast ever day this week Rain symbol has disappeared Planed my gardening activities round that forecast Just one light shower so far.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Good morning from a bright and sunny Suffolk. Coffee and a couple of dark chocolate digestive biscuits have already been had.

Looks like an expensive morning ahead to add to what I've already spent this month. One of the bands I've seen a few times are having a short farewell tour and tickets go on sale in about 90 minutes. There's nowhere nearby so it means another away day - in Leeds in December on a Friday = ££££.

Once that's been sorted I'm off on the bike up to Norwich for 🍽️ and 🍺

Your ability to plan ahead is impressive. Equally so your ability to figure out how to save money on trains. Neither figure in my skills set.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Not really mundane, but wow.

 

[Illaveago]

Why won't they bl**dy answer?
They post things for sale on FBM . You send them a question and nothing!

 

[PeteXXX]

Hoovering has been hoovered. No Freddie Mercury impressions today 🕺

 

[Jenkins]

Your ability to plan ahead is impressive. Equally so your ability to figure out how to save money on trains. Neither figure in my skills set.

Nor so much planning as being on mailing lists and having budget hotels saved as favourites to quickly check prices. A spreadsheet is needed to keep track of what I'm doing though.
As for trains, I've got to know most of the routes and potential alternatives so stick the journey into Trainline to give an idea of price. One trip to Sheffield later on should cost me around £27 going via Doncaster instead of around £40 on the obvious route via Nottingham. It will also be more comfortable with part use of LNER' Azumas.

 

[PeteXXX]

My alarm is set for 02:00 for the next two days 😢

 

[PeteXXX]

Nor so much planning as being on mailing lists and having budget hotels saved as favourites to quickly check prices. A spreadsheet is needed to keep track of what I'm doing though.
As for trains, I've got to know most of the routes and potential alternatives so stick the journey into Trainline to give an idea of price. One trip to Sheffield later on should cost me around £27 going via Doncaster instead of around £40 on the obvious route via Nottingham. It will also be more comfortable with part use of LNER' Azumas.

A while ago, I wanted to catch a train from Northampton to Berkhamstead so I could ride back..
It was cheaper to buy a single ticket to London, Euston, on a train that passed through there than a single ticket to Berkhamstead and not complete the journey.

 

[cyberknight]

went to get the v5 for the old car from the box of paperwork and the folder has vanished, of course it will be my fault even though i never go in the box
£25 for a replacement so i can sell the car
New car is fantastic although mrs ck is struggling to reverse it even with camera and sensors .

 

[biggs682]

A solicitors meeting this morning

How much 😡

 

[DCLane]

@biggs682 - having had this with probate costs and a solicitor I'm still unsure what we paid their exhorbitant bill for. I did all the paperwork and they just checked, signed and submitted it.

 

[DCLane]

Popped out to clear my head from lack of sleep looking after SWMBO and took the Giant FCR I picked up on Monday.

First thoughts: this isn't a hybrid bike! It shifts, probably because the top gear is 52 x 12.

I can also see why Giant struggled to sell it: there's probably only a very small market for flat-bar road bikes. The tyres are very cracked, so no big downhills, but there doesn't seem to be clearance for anything beyond 28mm there. It's therefore not a hybrid. And it's not a road bike, nor useful for anything off-roady-.

 

[fossyant]

@biggs682 - having had this with probate costs and a solicitor I'm still unsure what we paid their exhorbitant bill for. I did all the paperwork and they just checked, signed and submitted it.

We did it ourselves for FIL and MIL.

 

[rockyroller]

My alarm is set for 02:00 for the next two days 😢

isn't that earlier than usual?