Mundane News

[biggs682]

There has to be some rain sometime.

Not this afternoon please as I have to go and prune at my parents , trouble is what bike shall I use to go across on ?

 

[fossyant]

Spare kettle in the shed plus gallon can of water and tea making supplies. Problem solved.

Eh, I think there might be a new unused kettle in my garage somewhere, still boxed ? I've got some 25l containers, but they are still full of car wash and snow foam. Might make a frothy latte though !

 

[fossyant]

Not this afternoon please as I have to go and prune at my parents , trouble is what bike shall I use to go across on ?

If you are anywhere near Manchester, take the boat, not a bike.

 

[DCLane]

Brew trips are resulting in a soggy Fossy. Been raining heavily most of the morning, and each flipping time I go for a brew it chucks it down. Not easy briskly walking to the shedoffice and not slipping on wet grass or decking. There was that much rain, it was diluting my tea.

Is the next weekend project a poly-tunnel linking the shed and the house? It'd solve the problem.

Ah, the perennial "caveat emptor" of the yellow stickerer... I've had a few clunkers in my time...

True. I'm willing to try anything but I think lunch cost the massive sum of 10p from Poundstretcher. Lecture done so LBS and a coffee / cake whilst my son's at the gym doing leg weights. Need to create a 'balance' of calories

 

[biggs682]

If you are anywhere near Manchester, take the boat, not a bike.

Opted for Eddy Merckx

 

[classic33]

From West Yorkshire to South Yorkshire - but then SWMBO works for South West Yorkshire NHS Trust

And what happened to West Riding of Yorkshire?

The West Riding was taken, stolen, from us on the 1st April 1974. They even moved the border in some places.

Isn't the South West Trust a partnership.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Mild, briskly breezy and occasionally showery here chez Casa Reynard.

Spent the morning working on some tree clear-up in the garden. None of the tree surgeons I've contacted have even bothered to get back to me, so a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do...

About to have some leek & potato soup for lunch, as well as toast and tea and goodies from the fridge.

This afternoon I shall be trying the art shop again in the hope that they have the mount card in stock that I use for my archive. I may go by bike, but I may not. Will have to see what the weather does.

I had a similar problem getting my Boiler and gas fire serviced earlier in the month, I got the reminder and a price from the people I usually use, took one look and said How Much! I then contacted five other people, of the five only one bothered to reply, I gave the job to him and saved some cash but I'd rather more had replied so I could have compared them.

 

[Reynard]

Went to town by car in the end, and rightly so. Could see the showers rolling in, and yes, they were biblical. Still no mount card in stock. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

But the weather had more or less blown through by the time I returned home, so ended up going for an hours bimble with the hybrid on roads near to home so I had a quick and easy bail-out if I did catch a shower. Fortunately I didn't, and I also picked up enough potatoes lying in the verge for tomorrow's roasties.

Now having a nice big and a chocolate chip suggestive.

 

[Reynard]

Eh, I think there might be a new unused kettle in my garage somewhere, still boxed ? I've got some 25l containers, but they are still full of car wash and snow foam. Might make a frothy latte though !

Had a good giggle with that! Because I had this vision of loads of soap bubbles burping out of the kettle's spout and overwhelming everything.

 

[Reynard]

True. I'm willing to try anything but I think lunch cost the massive sum of 10p from Poundstretcher. Lecture done so LBS and a coffee / cake whilst my son's at the gym doing leg weights. Need to create a 'balance' of calories

Ah, kaffee und kuchen definitely balances it out.

Apple crumble here again tonight.

 

[Reynard]

I had a similar problem getting my Boiler and gas fire serviced earlier in the month, I got the reminder and a price from the people I usually use, took one look and said How Much! I then contacted five other people, of the five only one bothered to reply, I gave the job to him and saved some cash but I'd rather more had replied so I could have compared them.

I'll do as much as I can safely do on my own, and then try again. The issue with the ash tree is part of it didn't snap off cleanly, and it's a ladder job to bring it down. I don't have either the kit or the experience in tackling something that big.

 

[classic33]

I'll do as much as I can safely do on my own, and then try again. The issue with the ash tree is part of it didn't snap off cleanly, and it's a ladder job to bring it down. I don't have either the kit or the experience in tackling something that big.

Knew enough to know it was beyond you though.

 

[Reynard]

Knew enough to know it was beyond you though.

Well, I've about 20 years experience of felling, cutting back and trimming trees. I've a good idea of what I can safely tackle on my own.

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to think about constructing tonight's apple crumble, and a certain furry twosome are hinting that it's nearly food time...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Knew enough to know it was beyond you though.

The best bit of knowledge for anyone to possess