Mundane News

[fossyant]

A few bottles of porter have been acquired so I can survive the 'virtual festivities' later.

 

[rockyroller]

drats. why must I pay a quarterly life insurance premium a cpl weeks before Christmas. ugh

 

[Reynard]

Still, overcast and somewhat milder than the last few days here chez Casa Reynard. Things are *very* squelchy underfoot, however...

Anyways, the chainsaw has been cleaned, fixed and is now up and running again after it threw its chain the other day. This afternoon's lot of firewood awaits. And I hauled in a load more wood in, so plenty to be getting on with.

Almost time for lunch. Cheese on toast awaits.

 

[Reynard]

Morning.
The person who designed one set of our Christmas lights must have been a sadist . When the lights are switched on the lights go immediately into flashing mode ! Argh!
I have to try to press the button find the static position which seems to be the last mode .

I have a set of lights like that. They drive me doolally too. Consequently, they are not my first choice.

 

[Reynard]

Our Yorkie's body clock must be a little off today. He's trying to tell me it's lunchtime. He's 9 minutes early.

That's nothing. The cats start staring at me with at least 15 minutes to go.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just greased the hinges on some internal doors. No longer feels like you are in a 1920s horror film when you open them. Do wish the werewolf would go back to the woods though!

 

[fossyant]

Meeting still going on, I've opened a St Peter's Plum Porter (video feed off for now). Our HR person has lined up some silly games for us to do.

 

[Reynard]

Wood duly sawed, split and stacked.

Now sat back with a and a couple of lindor things.

 

[mybike]

Mind you I was Christmas present wrapping this morning (all done ) and found a spare Terry's Chocolate Orange. Realising none of my family like them I

Not keen on the orange ones, I just don't like anything orange. Mint ones were OK tho'.

 

[mybike]

If I want to remove the limescale at the bottom of the (inside) the kettle, what do I dilute white vinegar with? I know I could look this up on oggle, but do not want to trawl through loads of gubbins to get the right details.

Um, water.

Then rinse out with water.

Having lived all my life in areas with hard water, it feels strange not to have to do the descale thing anymore.

 

[classic33]

If I want to remove the limescale at the bottom of the (inside) the kettle, what do I dilute white vinegar with? I know I could look this up on oggle, but do not want to trawl through loads of gubbins to get the right details.

Water usually!
Fill the kettle with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar, and let this soak for an hour. After that, boil the kettle, then turn it off and unplug it from the power. Let the water and vinegar mixture sit in the kettle for another 15-20 minutes, then throw it away and rinse the kettle thoroughly.

 

[Reynard]

It's almost time to put the radio on for Dundalk v Arsenal in the Europa League.

 

[Grant Fondo]

OOh restaurant food!. Local Italian delivering in a bit.... hope its better than mac n cheese last night

 

[Reynard]

Bitsas here tonight - once the Dundalk v Arsenal game is finished.

 

[classic33]

Bitsas here tonight - once the Dundalk v Arsenal game is finished.

What about the halftime snack?