Mundane News

[PeteXXX]

I admit to finding this retirement business odd. The government sent me a letter that arrived today telling me that they're giving me a £200 winter fuel payment. As the heating here is included in the rent (the living room is currently at 24°C) I'm at a loss to know what counts as winter fuel. Brandy? Porage? Fur-lined cycling leggings?

~ Furry Hats ~

 

[Speicher]

Does your recycling crate have solid sides? The video I found on Youtube shows one with a sort of open lattice pattern on the sides.

 

[PeteXXX]

Solid sides, but I drilled a lot more drainage holes. We got new bins for recycling etc. so had the old tub ones left over. I'll probably grow some other things next year. Onions, maybe..

 

[Illaveago]

The sun is turning a lot of the frost to steam . It is still s bit chilly out .

 

[Speicher]

It is so misty/foggy here that I can only just about see the house opposite.

Solid sides, but I drilled a lot more drainage holes. We got new bins for recycling etc. so had the old tub ones left over. I'll probably grow some other things next year. Onions, maybe..

The soil here is very heavy clay. Also carrot flies are a nuisance, so growing them in raised beds could be an advantage.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I, being of curious disposition, looked up the size of schooners last night. It turns out that a Geordie schooner is 284ml, a normal UK schooner is 379ml. In Australia, excepting South Australia, a schooner is 425ml. If you happen to be thirsty in South Australia, a schooner is 285ml. Elsewhere in Aus, this is called a pot, though it's a middy in NSW and W Aus. If you ask for a schooner of beer you may get 375ml of liquid and 50ml froth. If you're really thirsty, you'd be better off somewhere like Canada, where it's 946ml (2 US pints) but it's usually served in a tankard-style glass. In the US, schooner isn't a size, it's a shape, and it can be anywhere between 532ml to 946ml.

No need to thank me....

 

[mybike]

New laptops did not cost a lot, as the laptops go. Mrs. GA's has been worn out for a couple of years, and my computer has outlived its OS.

If you run Linux they last a lot longer!

 

[mybike]

It's that, plus the bold type has gone from the alerts, and it's not grouping the alerts together anymore. And no, I haven't changed any settings...

And, as I said a while back, the page numbers of the pages you have read remain blue, instead of black:

 

[mybike]

After extensive research I've concluded you are talking about "football".

In other news, I need a shave.

How can anyone need a shave?

 

[Kempstonian]

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~ Furry Hats ~

He's got the look of a guy who knows he looks a pillock! Why would anybody wear a fur hat and no coat? Is this an indoor hat maybe?

 

[PeteXXX]

He's got the look of a guy who knows he looks a pillock! Why would anybody wear a fur hat and no coat? Is this an indoor hat maybe?

It's just within @deptfordmarmoset s price range, with a few ££ change for a bag of chips!!

 

[Kempstonian]

Oh well, if it comes with free chips...

 

[Kempstonian]

Yesterday I managed to get my Sim Golf game running again! I used to play it for hours on end a few years ago. 👍

 

[mybike]

I tried to purchase some alcohol free cider with my on-line order (to be delivered yesterday evening). Asda deleted it from my order because they cannot deliver alcohol after 8pm.

If you like AF cider, drydrinker.com are good, tho' expensive.

 

[Gravity Aided]

This stuff: https://www.seriouslycheddar.co.uk/products/spreadable-original/

Not for me and I've 9 of a pack of 10 left.

Sounds like Velveeta.(It's colby,swiss and cheddah, melted all toogeddah)