Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Scare the birds.

So why are so many birds all trying to get through your windows?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Another train.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Yes. They were part of my growing up. They were full of wildlife, ant hills, moths and butterflies, rabbits. We used them in the winter to toboggan down , and we managed to do it once in the summer after we had flattened the grass and made it shiny. They would often go up in flames in the summer, I think it was set alight on purpose at times to keep it under control. It has now become overgrown with trees now .

I was brought up on a council estate on the outskirts of Folkestone, we had an allotment that ran down the side of the house then a railway line running alongside the allotments, a short distance away was a disused line that we used to play along, and the whole family used to go blackberrying along, mum used to make blackberry jam in an old tin bath that was delicious.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I lived in a house for eight years that backed onto the Manchester-Chester line and managed not to hear the heavy limestone trains after a while. They were usually hauled by Cl 37's and made up of ancient wagons from I think about 1929. I recall the locomotives were noisier going up the hill with a full train but coming back empty the wagons made a right din.

One side of the family was a three generation railway family. My dad was extremely strict about not crossing the railway fence. Ironically of course there aren't any here.´

If I end up being offered the Job in the south corner of Germany I'll be able to see loads of French, Swiss and German trains because we'll be close to the main line up the Rhine.

In other news, I've got heatstroke so I'm stuck in the apartment. I tried going our a couple of times and had to retreat indoors.

 

[classic33]

So why are so many birds all trying to get through your windows?

They tend to roost on the roof.

 

[classic33]

What sort of birds? I had the Wham-O air blaster when I was a kid, I think the adults liked it as much as I did.

Crows, seagulls, the odd goose.

 

[Andy in Germany]

They tend to roost on the roof.

And? Is this worse than air cannon going off? do the birds snore? have wild drunken parties? I think we should be told.

Crows, seagulls, the odd goose.

I was going to ask what was odd about the goose but then I realised it was sleeping on your roof, so that answered the question.

 

[Reynard]

It's really here.

Me and the girls are chilling indoors. I am watching the cycling and working on a new poem.

 

[Reynard]

If you're missing a digit later on thiss morning, she heard.

All my parts and pieces are still intact.

Although she did bite my nose when she wanted her breakfast.

 

[classic33]

And? Is this worse than air cannon going off? do the birds snore? have wild drunken parties? I think we should be told.



I was going to ask what was odd about the goose but then I realised it was sleeping on your roof, so that answered the question.

No room for the geese. The crows and seagulls see to that.

 

[Andy in Germany]

No room for the geese. The crows and seagulls see to that.

I'd suggested it was a little crowded on the roof then, but that'd be a terrible pun, so I won't

 

[classic33]

I'd suggested it was a little crowded on the roof then, but that'd be a terrible pun, so I won't

Just as well really.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Just as well really.

I didn't want to be gulled into it.

Okay I'm going.

 

[classic33]

I didn't want to be gulled into it.

Okay I'm going.

It's nowt to crow about.

 

[biggs682]

I didn't want to be gulled into it.

Okay I'm going.

Don't forget your hat & coat