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[Illaveago]

I was just thinking "is it in your head?" nothing more annoying than a strange noise

James Blunt when you can't get rid of him !

 

[carlosfandangus]

I think you're right. The link gave me another link to a tone generator. I've narrowed the tone down to between 101 and 102 Hz, which takes it very close to being double the mains hum frequency. Odd that I thought it so far away from G! There are 2 lifts here - could they be humming slightly out of tune?

I think you are looking in to this too far

 

[Speicher]

Morning all. I'm feeling a little out of sorts today so, if anybody has any spare sorts, could they send them over to me?

Very sorry to say that I have no spare sorts. I do seem to have a fair amount of sixes and sevens, if that helps.

Or I could try to find a Round Tuit for you.

 

[Illaveago]

There was a snake in my garden yesterday.

I could not see all of it, so I do not know how long it was. The body was a thick as a man's thumb, and dark brown in colour. I do not think it was a slow worm, as they are small in length and girth, and silvery shiny In colour.

I have to presume that it is more frightened of me, than I am of it. As my father would say, "How many thousands of times bigger are you, compared to it?" It would therefore hide away and slither rapidly away. Does the panel know what it could be? Can I rule out owl-eating adder?

Slow worms are not worms and are not slow, they are a legless lizard.

Sounds like an Adder .

 

[Speicher]

Sounds like an Adder .

Oh heck, the cat was trying to catch it yesterday. Are they poisonous?

 

[carlosfandangus]

Or even more rare a subtract er

 

[carlosfandangus]

adders are the only venomous snake in the UK

 

[Speicher]

I think it was like this one, a very large slow worm.

 

[carlosfandangus]

That looks more like a slow worm to me, adders have chevron markings on their head IIRC

 

[Speicher]

Another photo for scale. Yes, it is nearly as big as a man's thumb.

 

[Speicher]

That looks more like a slow worm to me, adders have chevron markings on their head IIRC

It was definitely a plain colour as opposed to chevrons.

 

[IaninSheffield]

I think you're right. The link gave me another link to a tone generator. I've narrowed the tone down to between 101 and 102 Hz, which takes it very close to being double the mains hum frequency. Odd that I thought it so far away from G! There are 2 lifts here - could they be humming slightly out of tune?

Maybe, but if they're both on the same supply, I'd expect the hum to be the same. Very curious!

 

[carlosfandangus]

Its James Blunt, let it go

 

[Gravity Aided]

Foggy here. Looks to be a nice spring day, otherwise.

 

[Maverick Goose]

Here's a nice little bit of Mundanity I just found:
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