Mundane News

[Tribansman]

My Tinnitus is particularly horrid today!

That's rough. I had it as a side effect of some tablets a while back, it's grim isn't it. Hope it eases soon.

Btw, mine left me with a legacy disease: the much more benign - but much rarer - Tintinitis: my love of Tintin gets bigger every day. A particularly bad day yesterday, I reserved a white fox terrier and some old golfing trousers to pick up tomorrow...

 

[Tribansman]

I have a Lexicat on my lap

Is that a left-leaning Brexiteer cat, or just a cat called Lexi?

 

[classic33]

Monaco is traditionally hard to overtake at.

Down at the hairpin. Both Haas cars avoided each other.

 

[Andy in Germany]

My Tinnitus is particularly horrid today!

I sympathise: I've had tinitus since I was about 10: I can't remember not having it.

 

[Reynard]

Saw an excellent model yacht* in a charity shop, £30. Dashed home for the money, got back to the shop, it had gone.

22’ Windermere racing yacht, pro. built, late Victorian/Edwardian.

Bummer

Next time you see something you like, pop in and have a word with the staff. If asked nicely, they will usually reserve an item, at least until the end of the day.

 

[pawl]

My step son and his partner and her mom and dad had Sunday lunch at a local pub yesterday They had pre booked a pod in the pub garden pre the lifting of being able to eat inside They paid £45 none refundable deposit for the privilege of eating in a glorified tent Stuff that then again I’m tight fisted old B

 

[Kempstonian]

Formula E managed a belting race around Monaco, with some absolutely cracking overtakes. I think it's more the cars than the circuit. Mind, the "it is impossible to overtake around Monaco" has been bandied about since cars first started racing there in the 1920s, so it's nothing new.

But it seems to have gotten worse as far as the F1 cars are concerned, because once cars seem to get within about a second of each other, the aero doesn't work, the brakes overheat, the tyres oveheat... Ergo there's barely a sniff of an overtake unless someone makes a mistake or has a mechanical issue.

Mechanical issue seems to be the case for Schumacher being overtaken by Mazepin according to the 5 Live commentary. I reckon they're right, Schumacher has been usually putting a minute on Mazepin in the other races by the end. Hardly surprising given that the kid is only there because of his daddy's vast quantity of roubles.

Yes, I agree about it being more the cars than the track. They have made a very difficult to overtake track into an almost impossible one, other than blue flags making cars move out of the way, or mechanical issues. Look how Lando had to slow down at the end because of his tyres... he was still in no danger of losing his 3rd place - and when the best driver (allegedly) in the best car (allegedly) can't pull off a single pass during the whole race you know something needs changing.

I agree with a comment I saw on Youtube that the cars are now too fast and too big for that circuit. As you say, Formula E managed to put on a very decent show. It's a long time since F1 did that IMO.

 

[Kempstonian]

Bummer

Next time you see something you like, pop in and have a word with the staff. If asked nicely, they will usually reserve an item, at least until the end of the day.

Putting a deposit on an item usually reserves it for you. As you say there is normally a time limit on how long they will keep it for you.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Bummer

Next time you see something you like, pop in and have a word with the staff. If asked nicely, they will usually reserve an item, at least until the end of the day.

I have offered to leave my phone and the times I did they declined the offer and said they would put the lusted after item aside for a day. Mileage may vary.

 

[Reynard]

Is that a left-leaning Brexiteer cat, or just a cat called Lexi?

Just a cat called Lexi. I also have a Poppycat.

 

[Reynard]

Fabby supper tonight...

Baked sea bass with butter & capers, tabbouleh, spinach and roasted baby san marzano tomatoes.

The food might be summery, even if the weather isn't.

 

[Reynard]

Is it wrong to be inordinately pleased to have acquired the race programme for the 1983 British Ministox Championships?

 

[mybike]

BT owned EE, in every name used, from the start.

Not initially, I believe BT started negotiations in 2014.

 

[mybike]

I've just put my blue (general recycling) wheelie bin out, and my black bag.

And I've watered my herbs. Likely that will have the same effect as leaving a freshly-washed bike outside.

My black bin has gone out.

I planted some marigolds, they've been well watered in. I really need a couple more water butts.

We have had some rain again this afternoon.
I will be glad when no mow in May is finished

I'd mow if only the rain would stop.

 

[mybike]

Should I go out for dinner or dinner at home I wonder.

Yes.