Mundane News

[Jenkins]

It's bloody cold here - almost enough to put the heating back on.

It's my niece's 18th birthday tomorrow, so she's been doing the round of relatives this side of Ipswich with my sister today. We were sat outside at mums this afternoon in the sunshine (and socially distanced), all wrapped up in multiple layers of warm clothing.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It's bloody cold here - almost enough to put the heating back on.

I came in from the outside roofing job to find the wife had put the heating on, upstairs windows wide open but heating on!

 

[oldwheels]

Nice sunny day but still cold wind. No frost forecast tho' so taking a chance and leaving the courgettes uncovered. Grass cut as showery forecast for next few days.
Looking out my front windows still very little marine traffic. Enormous bulk stone carriers and a small cargo vessel which could be a tanker for the Outer Isles. The rest workboats of various kinds from the fish farms and of course the usual Calmac ferries. I could set my watch at 1730 as every night a small power boat comes tearing through the Doirlinn. Fish farm workers from further down the Sound making for home.
Just as well there are no idiot yachties anchored in the centre of the fairway as they get mercilessly buzzed by fishing boats and other workboats heading out at crack of dawn.
Sand martins around the house as they nest in the steep slopes off the edge of the golf course but no swallows now.

 

[fossyant]

Popped out and covered a few plant pots with the new plug plants. Rest are in greenhouse. Frost forecast

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Have you ever wondered what a 45 gigapixel image looks like? Well, here's one:
http://hyper-resolution.org/view.ht...ijksmuseum/SK-C-5/SK-C-5_VIS_20-um_2019-12-21
You can zoom in either by left-clicking part of the image, or by moving the mouse scroll wheel forward. Zooming out can be done by moving the scroll wheel backwards. Panning (dragging left/right/up/down) can be done simply by left-click and drag. It's interesting to zoom in a lot, and see the detail on one particular part of the painting.

 

[Reynard]

Got the fire going as it's a wee bit nippy here chez Casa Reynard this evening.

Evening wear is thick fleecy onesie and fluffy thermal socks.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I saw a news article quoting some airline executive saying normal airline travel might not resume until 2023. I was looking forward to my next trip to the French Pyrénées in mid 2021, and now I'm feeling even more depressed than usual.

 

[Reynard]

Time for a and a chocolate muffin.

 

[slowmotion]

Well I never! Judging by the eBay reviews, I thought it would be some kind of a miracle if the ludicrously cheap Chinese tachometer module actually managed to work. It did. Spot on 180 rpm.

 

[Reynard]

Right, bed for me. Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[classic33]

I saw a news article quoting some airline executive saying normal airline travel might not resume until 2023. I was looking forward to my next trip to the French Pyrénées in mid 2021, and now I'm feeling even more depressed than usual.

Their "normal" includes such things as short-haul flights. Using a plane as a quicker way of getting there, over land travel. And numbers being flown, possibly by their airline, getting close to matching last years figures.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I feel really bad. I was considering buying one of these, but then felt guilty for contributing to the extinction of the acrylic/polyester wolf breeds...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, bright sunny and cold, bike ride later.

 

[Levo-Lon]

This talk of putting the heating On..ours hasn't really been off bar the warm spell.
Wife pays the bill and working from home...I'm pleased about that

Right I'm going to cycle to work with my back pack today

 

[EltonFrog]

Morning!
Yesterday the green bin was emptied by the green bin waste and recycling operatives. Then I filled it right up again. But it won’t be emptied again for two weeks.
I have my tea.