Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Stopped off in the village on the way home, but blokey didn't have any rhubarb

Lucky escape there.

 

[Kempstonian]

I can't remember ever seeing rhubarb in a supermarket. Am I just unobservant or don't they stock it (and if so why)?

 

[Reynard]

I can't remember ever seeing rhubarb in a supermarket. Am I just unobservant or don't they stock it (and if so why)?

Tesco stocks fresh rhubarb, but it's hideously expensive. I'm sure I've seen it in cans too.

 

[Kempstonian]

As for talking/bleeping cars, I think all manufacturers should make a basic non-electric gadget car for those of us who don't want or need nannying! Maybe a car we can fix ourselves when it goes wrong?

 

[fossyant]

Tonnes of rhubarb here

 

[Kempstonian]

Tesco stocks fresh rhubarb, but it's hideously expensive. I'm sure I've seen it in cans too.

I've been to Tesco this afternoon but I didn't see any. I really don't know why it should be expensive because it's easy to grow. My grandma used to have a large patch of it at the bottom of her garden. I am familiar with the canned stuff but haven't bought any. Actually I have a small plot in my garden that would be an ideal place to grow rhubarb. Now I'm wondering how I go about doing that! 🤔

 

[Andy in Germany]

I can't remember ever seeing rhubarb in a supermarket. Am I just unobservant or don't they stock it (and if so why)?

Because there are some things too evil even for supermarkets to stock...

 

[DCLane]

What gives also takes away: N+1 on Tuesday (a Kona Paddy Wagon for grasstrack) to N-1 today. My Wilier Montegrappa long-term road bike's gone onto eBay

It was either this or my Raleigh SP Race, but as that's got a repaired frame the Wilier is going instead. They both do exactly the same thing, look the same and ride the same so I'm only keeping one. Since last year the Wilier's been at the back of the pile so time to find a new owner.

 

[mybike]

Psst, anyone think it might be short sleeves weather ?

Never.

However, it is fly in the mouth weather, as I discovered this afternoon. Once again I took a wrong turning & left the planned route. On the way back I noticed the police helicopter circling ahead, where I discovered a lot of police cars. Since they had a rather excited dog, I suspect a drugs raid. Sadly I didn't quite achieve 10 miles, but I did explore a bit.

 

[mybike]

I get well frustrated with the new tech on cars. My bugbear at the moment is the auto/button handbrake on Mrs T's car. You have to put your foot on the brake pedal before it will release and there's often a delay. Absolutely infuriating 🤬

The auto engine off when stopping is also crap, 1 out of 3 times it won't start up again properly or quickly enough not to get beeped by impatient bell ends behind

Mine has stopped the auto engine off. I suspect the battery may need attention.

 

[randynewmanscat]

No work for me today, manual labour that includes steep and repetitive bending of the spine sometimes results in inflammation of ligaments. Lumbago stops play for today.

I've done it once and only once with milk, many years ago. The other not very nice one, is if transporting 'animals' - one of our old cats used to hate the car, and would either poop or wee. One time she 'weed' and it went on the rear seat. Took months and gallons of shampoo to remove the pong, and it was summer.

Vinegar is your friend for that mishap, its not a sodium bicarbonate wives tale*. I use it to get the all corrosive wee odour from the cats litter trays. The vinegar stink will be gone long before the all powerful cat wee.
*See internet, you would think sodium bicarbonate was a cure for cancer and fuel for intergalactic travel.
Edit to check on bicarb as cancer cure.
Well, well. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38650739

 

[Illaveago]

Got told today that I need to manage my expectations better

I nearly said right back to him that he needs to have some expectations but I didn't

Wasn't that a book by Charles Dickens ?

 

[randynewmanscat]

I can remember Hector the dog, but he didn't drive. He did have a house, perhaps it was Zsa Zsa who could hector the driver.

I'm pretty sure Hector did drive. I'm not pressing for a wager on this but I might skim my Hectors House archive and check for pedantry reasons.
Edit for on fire internet searching fingers.

Episode was Hector: Racing driver

 

[randynewmanscat]

Wasn't that a book by Charles Dickens ?

Wasn't that "Reasonable Expectations"?

 

[randynewmanscat]

Got told today that I need to manage my expectations better

I nearly said right back to him that he needs to have some expectations but I didn't

Next time you might.