Mundane News

[raleighnut]

My plan to get out of some DIY has backfired, as you may or may not know we live in an ex-Council 'concrete' house (cast in situ) and drilling holes in the wall is a problem. I'd always said that I needed an SDS drill to mount anything to the walls and that my 700w Bosch drill wasn't up to it (it isn't)

Well today Maz went off to B&Q to get some horticultural grit in order to pot up a couple of plants that need good drainage but they'd sold out so in order for it not to be a 'wasted trip' she remembered what I'd said last year to get out of doing something and not only that even remembered the drill I'd picked to be able to do it (it was too expensive then)
Unfortunately it's on 'sale' in B&Q now at £67 so I'm now the reluctant proud owner of a MAC Allister 1500w SDS drill.

 

[pawl]

Well done, that lady next door! I'm sure we'll all join you in wishing her a happy birthday.

Meanwhile, I've just removed a pair of socks from the couch. By my calculations, they've been lying there since 14:25 on 22 May. I know this because I'd taken them off for my last turbo session (SPD sandals) and technology appears to have recorded the time. An inspection of my laundry basket indicates that this was the last time I wore socks.

Mrs P put a pair of my cycling socks in with the washing.Took the washing out or the machine only one sock .

Checked every ware no sock. Found it this morning when I put my short sleeve top on hiding in the sleeve..

 

[mybike]

Update.... it was the wrong bin I put nextdoor!!!!

Did that the other week, they didn't notice either.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Mrs P put a pair of my cycling socks in with the washing.Took the washing out or the machine only one sock .

Checked every ware no sock. Found it this morning when I put my short sleeve top on hiding in the sleeve..

Make sure it hadn't left any young in the nest it had built

 

[pawl]

Make sure it hadn't left any young in the nest it had built

For sale twenty odd trainer socks 😀😀😀

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Scanning slides from my trip round the world 2000-2002. This one is from July 2001. Might need some slight colour correction but this is the original scan of a 19 year old slide.

 

[Salty seadog]

Many years ago, my daughter explained " I really like those crunchy eggs" she had eaten, for the first time on her own 2 soft boiled eggs....... the lot, shells and all!!!!

I like those "Range Eggs" what a money saver. 🤫

 

[mybike]

My plan to get out of some DIY has backfired, as you may or may not know we live in an ex-Council 'concrete' house (cast in situ) and drilling holes in the wall is a problem. I'd always said that I needed an SDS drill to mount anything to the walls and that my 700w Bosch drill wasn't up to it (it isn't)

Well today Maz went off to B&Q to get some horticultural grit in order to pot up a couple of plants that need good drainage but they'd sold out so in order for it not to be a 'wasted trip' she remembered what I'd said last year to get out of doing something and not only that even remembered the drill I'd picked to be able to do it (it was too expensive then)
Unfortunately it's on 'sale' in B&Q now at £67 so I'm now the reluctant proud owner of a MAC Allister 1500w SDS drill.

The bricks my house, front wall & garage, is made of are incredibly hard, most things seem to have been screwed into the mortar. Thankfully the guy who put the chimney up didn't do that. My Bosch Li powered drill just about managed to drill holes for the house number, but needed recharging at least once!

At some stage I'd like to put a pole for radio aerials, but I might have to hire something to make the holes.

 

[postman]

oh boy it's fun.Computer set up on a table in front of the bike.I have stopped in Long Marston 19 miles today.This is going to be a lot of fun.The virtual tour on the computer is fabulous.Great fun as i said.

 

[Illaveago]

Waiting for some bike parts to arrive .
A case of a watched letterbox never delivers .

 

[carlosfandangus]

Just been to Pets at Home to get rabbit food..... some twats on the road, I pulled in on a country lane (narrow) to let a car come past from the opposite direction, the car behind me took this as a signal to overtake me, he didn't get far!!!, driving so close to my van he couldn't see what was coming

 

[Illaveago]

I've just seen a biplane fly over . It sounded like a radial but I couldn't see as it was against a bright sky . Don't think it was a Boeing Stearman as the tailplane looked different .

 

[raleighnut]

The bricks my house, front wall & garage, is made of are incredibly hard, most things seem to have been screwed into the mortar. Thankfully the guy who put the chimney up didn't do that. My Bosch Li powered drill just about managed to drill holes for the house number, but needed recharging at least once!

At some stage I'd like to put a pole for radio aerials, but I might have to hire something to make the holes.

I've just redrilled some holes that failed to hold a hanging basket bracket cos my Bosch 700w hammer drill wouldn't drill deeper than an inch and a half despite being at it for ten minutes (hit a pebble)

Got the new drill set up with an 8mm bit and it went straight through the outer wall to the cavity. I've now got a couple of 4 inch screws holding the bracket up, they won't pull out in a hurry.

Time taken to drill, mere seconds. it does weigh a bloody ton though but on the whole seems like money well spent but time will tell.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just been to Pets at Home to get rabbit food.....

You are Daddy Warbucks & I claim my £5, how anybody can afford to shop there is beyond me, we needed some fish food our local pet shop was closed, it's such a cramped shop it wouldn't be safe to open, so we called in a Pets at Home, £32 they wanted for a 5L tub, I just walked back out. Went to Home Bargains or some such the next day, £7 for 5L tub, granted not branded but the fish have never complained.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

You are Daddy Warbucks & I claim my £5, how anybody can afford to shop there is beyond me, we needed some fish food our local pet shop was closed, it's such a cramped shop it wouldn't be safe to open, so we called in a Pets at Home, £32 they wanted for a 5L tub, I just walked back out. Went to Home Bargains or some such the next day, £7 for 5L tub, granted not branded but the fish have never complained.

Carp would.