Mundane News

[Jenkins]

I am still trying to pretzel a poem. Who'd have thought that a mere eight lines and eighty two syllables would give me such grief...

Why not poem a pretzel instead - an ode to a snack if you like

My last Lidl chocolate santa is no more. A bad day at work led to a moment of weakness when I got home.

 

[classic33]

Pretzels

Pretzels are the best snack to eat,
no other snack to me can compete.
Most everyone likes them it's true,
having them as a snack is nothing new.

Pretzels have been around forever,
there are no ties we can sever.
There is a story I would like to tell,
about how these pretzels started to sell.

A monk from France shared his recipe,
it showed how to make a pretzel cookie you see.
He showed the American how it was made,
the way it was folded so the pretzel stayed.

Rolled the dough out and made it long,
tied it together like praying hands that are strong.
Tied it towards God because that where prayers go,
this made the shape of the pretzel and that is so.

Then some American took dough and did the same,
that's when the true pretzel got it's name.
So that is why the pretzel is the best snack ever,
to live without them I say never!


https://www.postpoems.org/authors/singmoriah/poem/779345

 

[Illaveago]

Morning . My rain dance seems to have sort of worked . Sorry !

I have had a busy week so far, so I am going to take things easy today and just watch some paint dry.
If anything develops I will keep you updated .

 

[biggs682]

Grey but dry here
Hope we are all ok ?

 

[fossyant]

Sort of glad it rained a little, realised my weed and feed hadn't been watered in. Was starting to burn the grass.

 

[Illaveago]

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He should be wearing a hard hat !

 

[fossyant]

My Garmin has legs - lost it again last night after the pub ride - couldn't find it in the house, searched everywhere.

It was still on the bike - must have been a bit legless !

(I'll get my coat)

 

[Lavender Rose]

Didn't swim last night....stomach cramps! Instead had pizza and ice cream as my cheat meal of the week...you'd be proud @Reynard

However, today, I must swim this evening as a last practise before my GoTri triathlon tomorrow afternoon.

 

[perplexed]

I painted my shed yesterday.

Dusky Gem apparently.

It looks like grey to me...

It took me a little over 2 hours, and I sustained a minor graze (about 2 inches long)* to the right side of my back from squeezing past the Hornbeam.






* 2 inches, for those inclined to fret about things, is around 5.08 cm

 

[Levo-Lon]

Quite a soggy ride to work but no people to hold me up, rain has its plusses..

 

[raleighnut]

We had some travellers pitch up near us, cut the chain so they could get on the site, when walking past along the pavement you were treated to snarling dogs and aggressive looking grubby people, crime went up, the mess they was appalling. They were on a site of natural beauty by the time they left, the ground had been churned up by their vehicles, trees and fencing were badly damaged and they very kindly left furniture and bags of rubbish strewn everywhere, they also set light to a car which in turn set fire to beautiful old trees, the chicks in the nests had no way of escaping and the poor little things burned to death. The mess and destruction was awful.

I don't have an issue with their way of life but I do have an issue with the mess they leave behind.

Yep, but if they were allowed to have permanent sites that they owned that problem wouldn't arise as often. My opinion is that it's the very fact they know they're going to be shifted on in a couple of weeks means they just dump everything, not to mention them using unsuitable sites as a temporary camp. We generally get em on Western Park after the Fairground lot have been.

 

[fossyant]

Email just received. Urgent meeting with the Assistant Finance Director and HR - fingers crossed they've backed down on this silly restructure/apply for your job (4 people - 7 jobs). It's either that or our P45's. 6 weeks of being messed about !

 

[mybike]

Are you speaking of the mythical "tailwind"?

Yeah, It's the only thing that gets me to 20mph

 

[alicat]

Survived fitting an MR16 light bulb.

 

[fossyant]

Email just received. Urgent meeting with the Assistant Finance Director and HR - fingers crossed they've backed down on this silly restructure/apply for your job (4 people - 7 jobs). It's either that or our P45's. 6 weeks of being messed about !

Just back. Re-graded from Monday, no more messing (this is for about £150 a month more). Moral victory for us 'staff' though. More bike parts.