Mundane News

[Illaveago]

We have a Seagull squeaking on our roof !
Should I oil it ? The gull that is !
Mind you if I oiled the roof it would probably slide off .

 

[Kryton521]

@Kryton521 where are you based ?
As others have said Dr mechanism cable should be fairly simple .
Just fed the birds broken the ice on the bird bath just waiting for food delivery then the day is free

Bridgend, South Wales. Half my problem is, I can't see close up! Looking at getting some magnifying glasses, might look a bit odd but the ability to see what I'm doing will outweigh the oddity........ Oh wait, this is me isn't it? Ah well, they all think I'm odd anyway!

 

[pawl]

We have a Seagull squeaking on our roof !
Should I oil it ? The gull that is !
Mind you if I oiled the roof it would probably slide off .

wow ski jumping sea gulls Now there’s a novelty 🤪🤪🤪

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Freezing fog out there. Had ice falling out of trees on walk an hour ago.

 

[biggs682]

Bridgend, South Wales. Half my problem is, I can't see close up! Looking at getting some magnifying glasses, might look a bit odd but the ability to see what I'm doing will outweigh the oddity........ Oh wait, this is me isn't it? Ah well, they all think I'm odd anyway!

Oh not local to Northamptonshire then

 

[Illaveago]

Bridgend, South Wales. Half my problem is, I can't see close up! Looking at getting some magnifying glasses, might look a bit odd but the ability to see what I'm doing will outweigh the oddity........ Oh wait, this is me isn't it? Ah well, they all think I'm odd anyway!

I have some cousins that live in Cefn but I won't be popping down that way for a while .

 

[Andy in Germany]

On Friday I got my Christmas bonus, which I knew was a common practice in Germany, but because I've either been self employed or in training for the last two decades, I never got one. I hadn't given it much thought either because I figured, what with starting in April, being officially "inexperienced" and the current financial crisis I'd get an extra 50€, if I was lucky.

Turns out it's rather more than that.

Quite a lot more, in fact.

Yowser.

 

[rockyroller]

9am Saturday

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10-15" of heavy wet snow (which would likely compress down to 8" of cement) has been forecast. heavy rain now, snow to start 2pm, gain intensity quickly & continue until 1am Sunday. I have to be at work at the big box home improvement store at 10am. will be busy w/ the lift truck & pallets of sand. widespread power outages are also expected due to the high winds. thunder snow (w/ potential for 3" in 10 minutes) & blizzard conditions are expected. temps right around freezing (slightly over). hmmm ... what kind of mischief can I get myself into?

didn't get as much as predicted. 7 am Sunday looks like about 4" of cement

 

[Speicher]

Oh dear, I have missed the opportunity to buy a large model railway.

House with 900ft model railway for sale in south Gwynedd - BBC News

 

[mybike]

I put on a smart causal shirt today, as I wasn't dressing for outside - i.e. t-shirt and thick jumper for the shedoffice. Daughter (17) asked if we were going anywhere

Thought, hmm can't go anywhere, but we're right on the T3 border, so I decided we'd sneak over and grab a spot of lunch. Popped out to Adlington, about 3 miles inside teir 2 (I ride past there on a regular basis).

The pub was a Robinson's owned one, so suporting the Brewery in Stockport. Had a lovely meal, the place was one way, but only about 10 couples in a massive place. So weird to see it so empty on the run up to Christmas.

So what will be caused?

 

[mybike]

The Christmas tree has gone up today. A week earlier than usual as my daughter needs a Christmas background - I have to record her playing two Christmas songs on her violin which will then be put together with other strings players in a video so it looks like the junior orchestra is playing together. The last video I had to record of her (for her exam) took 3.5 hours to get a recording of 2 minutes 27 seconds. I'm hoping this video is completed quicker. My daughter is a perfectionist though and if even one note is out of tune... the end of the world!

Recording duties will be performed tomorrow afternoon.

My wife told me of a school recital of:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgdLSROTtgA


where one of the girls ran out crying "she got it wrong".

 

[mybike]

I forgot to mention, yesterday, that Jakeman's lozenges should not be sucked whilst wearing a mask..

Blimey, my eyes were watering!! 😂

I usually go for Halls, but yes, I know the feeling.

Seeing what was said in the Danish study one has to wonder why we've still got to wear them

 

[classic33]

Situations like this are why the Good Lord gave us cargo bikes.

How big a portion of fish & chips do you eat?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just ordered one of these winter tyres in 37mm for rear of recumbent. I already have a 20” equivalent from Schwalbe for the front.

https://www.bike24.com/p241030.html?q=top contact winter

 

[classic33]

Anything sung about bonny shoals of herring? There's always a shoal of bl00dy herring in them there songs...

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wGqbfJ6GSg4


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i01__wBLdPk