Mundane News

[PeteXXX]

Charity shop trip update..
I drove around the back of the shop, as requested, to donate a black sack of clothing and a box of drinking glasses, kitchen utensils and 5 bouncy balls.
I tied the top of the bag up and folded the top of the box in.
"It's still open, said the chap. I has to be taped shut! "
"OK, have you got some tape, please?"
"No"
"So you don't want it, then?"
"No"

So I popped that stuff back into the boot and took it a few doors down to another charity shop. A quick tap on the door and a cheery 'Thank you' from the lady volunteering there.
Guess who's getting my donations in the future...

Bloody ingrates!

 

[mybike]

Little Miss P has found herself a part time job,It's only three weeks at Boots the chemist.But after knock back after knock back,she has finally opened a door.There is a faint chance in Jan she might be asked to stop on.This is not what she went to Uni for,but it gives her a chance to work.

In the meantime, Boots are making staff in their opticians redundant.

 

[Reynard]

Cold, breezy and pouring with rain here chez Casa Reynard.

So I'm having a kitchen day. There is a beef ragu simmering away in the crock pot for tonight's spag bol, plus I've done additional veggies. Then this afternoon I plan on making a batch of Lebkuchen.

 

[mybike]

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I've finished my clock. Now I can get on with the next project on the ridiculously ling list...

Where does the cuckoo come out?

 

[mybike]

I'm currently updating my Linux Mint 19.3 OS to version 20. These things are never straightforward so I'm expecting fun and games in the configuration afterwards.

Still on 19.2, I'll be interested in your experience. Do you use a separate partition for /home?

 

[mybike]

I've been handed a Kindle Version 3 (keyboard) that we've not used in a very long time. Won't charge. tested it, tried reset, think it needs a new battery.

OK time to dress up warm and get out on the bike. Not fitted ice tyres to the old MTB - they usually go on in November, but it's still rather soggy out and it's been our first proper frosty night since last winter. Might change that situation by weekend though.

Probably the best Kindle ever.

 

[biggs682]

Sun's out and clear blue skies here , can't see what everyone is complaining about

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Still on 19.2, I'll be interested in your experience. Do you use a separate partition for /home?

I have a partition for Linux and one for Windows 10, though I use Linux almost exclusively. Updating to Linux Mint 20 was far easier than I anticipated with no troubleshooting needed afterwards which surprised me. I simply followed every instruction found here and all went well. The only issue was it was very time-consuming.

On day one, I ran the checks, ran Timeshift to create a snapshot, downgraded 3rd party packages, installed the upgrade tool, ran the simulation. This took several hours (especially Timeshift) and then the kids came home and the computer was needed. Overnight I ran downloaded the package updates.

On day two, I applied the upgrade to version 20. Started about 7AM and it finished about 12:30PM and then I followed the remaining steps and added the 3rd party PPAs for my apps. Done by 1PM.

Not a quick job by any stretch of the imagination, but then not one I'll need to do again for a while (hopefully). My Linux installation is running, quickly, smoothly and so far without issue.

 

[DCLane]

Cold and damp here. Dropped a bike frame up to Keighley for a frame repair and it was sleeting on the hills

New neighbours opposite are now replacing the new white doors they've put in with other new charcoal grey doors because "they don't go together well enough". You chose the doors! So that's new windows / new doors x 2 / new kitchen / new bathroom / new walls / new heating system / new carpets and flooring (not in yet) and new decorating on a just-refurbished house

The guess is they're spending £20-30k extra that they didn't need to. And when they move in they'll find the house is too small for them - that money would've built a nice orangery.

 

[postman]

I hope you didn’t pussy foot around with the content ?

Straight to the pont.So much so he's not feline well today.

 

[Reynard]

Sun's out and clear blue skies here , can't see what everyone is complaining about

I get the sense that you're on a different planet to the rest of us. Vulcan, maybe?

 

[Reynard]

Cold and damp here. Dropped a bike frame up to Keighley for a frame repair and it was sleeting on the hills

New neighbours opposite are now replacing the new white doors they've put in with other new charcoal grey doors because "they don't go together well enough". You chose the doors! So that's new windows / new doors x 2 / new kitchen / new bathroom / new walls / new heating system / new carpets and flooring (not in yet) and new decorating on a just-refurbished house

The guess is they're spending £20-30k extra that they didn't need to. And when they move in they'll find the house is too small for them - that money would've built a nice orangery.

*FACEPALM*

 

[Andy in Germany]

Sun's out and clear blue skies here , can't see what everyone is complaining about

Same here: I actually had to pack my coat on my bike and shield my eyes from the sun coming back from work.

Expatriate life is tough...

 

[Reynard]

Never mind cycling, at this rate I'd be better taking up bog snorkeling...

 

[postman]

Today I have made a Spotify Xmas songs list.So Pogues has to be on.Well it began playing and no lyrics,it's brilliant.It's a corker.