Mundane News

[mybike]

Just had a quick catchup (well 30 minutes) on the phone with an old club mate - he's down near The Wash these days. We've got to close our very old club account so need to get the money donated to charity - only £100.

He's still riding which is good, but I had to tell him about two of our club mates that had passed away in the last 18 months, neither over 55. Felt a bit sad, but better he know as he was good mates with them but had lost touch.

Which side of the Wash?

 

[fossyant]

Which side of the Wash?

Long Sutton

 

[mybike]

Actually, there is a forum called Cat Chat. I happen to be a member.

There's a surprise.

 

[Reynard]

I am in need of chocolate. Time to raid the stash.

 

[biggs682]

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

Men are from Mars

 

[mybike]

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.

Down the road, they've moved the garage forward, built the room behind it, built the new roof & combined it into the existing roof. The tiles are now on, I'm not sure if the front wall has been put in. It's a sea of mud round the side tho'.

 

[DCLane]

Down the road, they've moved the garage forward, built the room behind it, built the new roof & combined it into the existing roof. The tiles are now on, I'm not sure if the front wall has been put in. It's a sea of mud round the side tho'.

Another house has sold round the corner. At the asking price on day 1 and I thought the asking price was very high. Clearly not high enough. Prices have gone silly locally due to a shortage of supply where we live and the nearby secondary school going from special measures to outstanding in a 4 year period.

They're converting the double garage into a kitchen. As the one there was very small anyway that sort of makes sense and they'll have 3 parking spaces left. At least it's got a purpose to the changes and is likely to add a bit of value.

 

[Speicher]

I watched Grand Designs New Zealand last night. They demolished a single story bungalow by hand, instead of using a bulldozer. He wanted to reuse nearly all the doors, cupboards and other wood, and succeeded in building a lovely home which should also be earthquake-proof. Doors were reused as desks etc.

Sometimes I get confused when they talk about "stears", but its still very interesting.

 

[Reynard]

Carnage has been visited upon a box of Lindor.

I feel a lot better, although it seems rather sacrilegious to do this to good quality chocolate...

 

[Accy cyclist]

A little concoction i've made for supper.

5% fat lean beef mince,sliced sweet potatoes,a bag of casserole veg',2 bulbs of garlic,peas,mushrooms,a veggie stock cube,some mixed dried herbs and a spoonful of curry power. Then maybe i'll add a packet of Japanese curry sauce,though i'll taste it first to see if it's enough curry flavour in. I've just turned the slow cooker on at a low setting,so it should be ready about 11pm. I'll get about 6 bowl fulls out of it,so it'll last me a few night. Once it's nearly cooled i'll put it in the fridge,then re-heat a bowl at a time in the microwave.

I'll post a pic' later to show the finished result.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I just took the "yellow bag: (light metals and plastics) out because there's a pickup tomorrow.

There's no paper bin pickup but I took my paper and put it in the bin anyway, because, what the heck?

 

[Illaveago]

Have you clicked on Search and then Advanced Search?

No . I give up if it doesn't come up with what I'm looking for . I can't be bothered trying to put every variation of what I'm looking for .
I found it was easier to go back 35 pages and find a previous post .

 

[rockyroller]

Carnage has been visited upon a box of Lindor.
I feel a lot better, although it seems rather sacrilegious to do this to good quality chocolate...

better that, than a box of Pop-Tarts

 

[Illaveago]

I've been playing with an old Matchbox/ Revell plastic kit of a flower class Corvette which I've had fora few years. I bought it part built at an auction. The hull was already assembled with a propeller shaft fitted for an electric motor . It should make a nice radio controlled project .

 

[classic33]

No . I give up if it doesn't come up with what I'm looking for . I can't be bothered trying to put every variation of what I'm looking for .
I found it was easier to go back 35 pages and find a previous post .

The limit has been 1,000 results for a while now. Press/Click on Older results on the last page for more.