Mundane News

[Jenkins]

And now my wrist has just buzzed - the Garmin Vivosport seeps to interpret armchair dancing as steps so I've met my target for the day

Also the chap jogging circuits of the Close keeps seting off the security light of the bungalow opposite as the sensor is either incorrectly placed or overly sensitive.

 

[tyred]

I went on my first non-grocery related shopping expedition since lockdown this morning to buy a new pair of trainers - mainly because my old ones were falling apart.

Had to wait as there was already a customer in the shop, get inspected by the girl at the door who ensured I sanitised my hands, follow the one way system, get served by someone with a face shield, sit on a disposable paper thing on the stool when I tried the shoes on, followed the one way system out the back of the shop and around a pile of cones and tape to bring me back out to the street again and ensured I didn't mix with anyone who might have been going to the stationery shop next door to the shoe shop.

Each to their own but I don't understand people who go shopping for fun!

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I’ve booked my next blood donation.

However....

When I registered online back in April I couldn’t find my donor card, so registered without. Back then no sessions local till June, so I left it. Got an email earlier this week saying they were coming to town soon.

Soo today logged in. Could I update donor number with my correct one? Nooo. Could I delete the registered account? nooo. So rang them up and asked if they could do it. They tried but could not find my old donor number despite donating in last five years. They could update number of donations but they don’t know my blood group. So treated as new donor... Only been donating since 1984. But they’ve lost the records when they went digital.

Tried booking appointment on website. It had no suggested places despite it has my address and could use that as a starter. So put town name in to search. Appointment available in next town in 3 days great, click on that. Oh no sessions fully booked. So page back and click on next place. You get the idea donation sessions listed where they are already full. Find an advanced search open to only show available sessions. Nope that brings up fully booked session dates as well, I don’t want to book sessions for November. Later after back and forth with fully booked sessions and a million clicks.

I almost gave up on booking a session to give blood. Did they ever do user acceptance testing on this? It’s rubbish. If a session is fully booked do not show it in the listings, and let me click on it, to be told it’s fully booked. Why on earth would I want to be shown sessions I can’t book? Session now booked for end of September

Rant over and now drinking Hobgoblin.

I was going to point out that there is a rant thread (which I’ve been attempting to resurrect), but the members of this forum are rubbish at ranting.

The rant thread is currently descending into some lame You Tube critique thread and meanwhile members are ranting on the mundane news thread?

The World is going mad I tell you.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I seem to have finished my delivery of Ghost Ship from the Adnams brewery.

So I’ve ordered some more.

Kudos to @Jenkins for the 15% discount tip.

 

[classic33]

I went on my first non-grocery related shopping expedition since lockdown this morning to buy a new pair of trainers - mainly because my old ones were falling apart.

Had to wait as there was already a customer in the shop, get inspected by the girl at the door who ensured I sanitised my hands, follow the one way system, get served by someone with a face shield, sit on a disposable paper thing on the stool when I tried the shoes on, followed the one way system out the back of the shop and around a pile of cones and tape to bring me back out to the street again and end ensured I didn't mix with anyone who might have been going to the stationery shop next door to the shoe shop.

Each to their own but I don't understand people who go shopping for fun!

Lockdown ends on the 29th for you. A little over a day from now.

 

[tyred]

Lockdown ends on the 29th for you. A little over a day from now.

Won't make a huge amount of difference to me apart from the fact I can stray out of my county and I can stay overnight away from home so may try a little overnight camping trip on a one of the beaches if the weather plays ball.

 

[classic33]

Won't make a huge amount of difference to me apart from the fact I can stray out of my county and I can stay overnight away from home so may try a little overnight camping trip on a one of the beaches if the weather plays ball.

Pubs re-open don't they?

 

[Reynard]

Parmesan adds that umami to a cheese sauce.

Indeed, as does gorgonzola.

 

[Reynard]

Am thinking that a would go down rather nicely just now.

Off to the kitchen to put the kettle on, then...

 

[tyred]

Pubs re-open don't they?

Pubs that serve food and can claim to be restaurants re-open. Ordinary pubs should be allowed to open on the 20th July.

I can't see myself going to any of them as I don't actually have anyone to go out to dinner with and I doubt a pub would want me there on my own to take up a table that they could use for a group of four. Also I don't think live music is allowed at the moment which is the only reason I might have gone to a pub on my own.

Edit: There is also a time limit of 105 minutes in the pub. Also all the hassle of giving contact info etc. I may as well buy a few bottles of beer and sit on the patio.

 

[classic33]

Pubs that serve food and can claim to be restaurants re-open. Ordinary pubs should be allowed to open on the 20th July.

I can't see myself going to any of them as I don't actually have anyone to go out to dinner with and I doubt a pub would want me there on my own to take up a table that they could use for a group of four. Also I don't think live music is allowed at the moment which is the only reason I might have gone to a pub on my own.

Edit: There is also a time limit of 105 minutes in the pub. Also all the hassle of giving contact info etc. I may as well buy a few bottles of beer and sit on the patio.

Most I've been to over there all seem to serve food, even at night during the week.

It sounds better, over there, when heard over here. Even through RTE.

 

[raleighnut]

Pubs that serve food and can claim to be restaurants re-open. Ordinary pubs should be allowed to open on the 20th July.

I can't see myself going to any of them as I don't actually have anyone to go out to dinner with and I doubt a pub would want me there on my own to take up a table that they could use for a group of four. Also I don't think live music is allowed at the moment which is the only reason I might have gone to a pub on my own.

Edit: There is also a time limit of 105 minutes in the pub. Also all the hassle of giving contact info etc. I may as well buy a few bottles of beer and sit on the patio.

Having said that the option to stop for a cool pint outside whilst on a ride is lovely, it's one of the few times i'll pay 'pub prices' for a beer.

 

[tyred]

Having said that the option to stop for a cool pint outside whilst on a ride is lovely, it's one of the few times i'll pay 'pub prices' for a beer.

That is true and I'll see how it works out in practice. If I am expected to book a table and give contact information and all that stuff, then I don't consider it worth the hassle.

 

[classic33]

"An employee of a luxury perfumes manufacturer has been awarded €40,000 in compensation by a French court after it was found to have inflicted extreme boredom on him, which amounted to harassment.

Frédéric Desnard had so little to do at his job – that he suffered from “bore-out”, which caused his health to deteriorate."

 

[raleighnut]

That is true and I'll see how it works out in practice. If I am expected to book a table and give contact information and all that stuff, then I don't consider it worth the hassle.

Aye but sitting outside would always be my preference if I've a bike out there.