Mundane News

[Reynard]

Eavesdropping on customers in Aldi...

daughter: we need pancake mix!
mum: we've got eggs, flour, milk.
daughter: I don't want that sort!
mum: [sniggers, ignores child and head towards checkout]

Ooooeeeerrrrr...

Many moons ago I bought one of those mixes in a plastic bottle on Yellow Sticker for next to nothing when there was a job lot on clearance in Waitrose. So not worth it - they were extremely unremarkable, although you have to concede that the bottle makes for easy pouring. Much prefer made from scratch - t'is not exactly rocket science. Mind, last week I got milk and eggs on YS, so easy on the pocket this year.

 

[Reynard]

I blame the people in the ship enthusiasts thread. Spent most of yesterday evening watching youtube videos of old cross-channel / north sea ferries that I have sailed on. One or two are still knocking around, most of them have long since been scrapped.

It's pretty blowy outside here, although it's stopped raining for now. Sort of deciding whether to go out and carry on clearing up the mess left behind by Doris.

 

[Katherine]

The only place I can get comfortable in is my computer chair because it has good lower back support. I am getting bored not being able to do anything constructive but I'm glad I'm not outside in the weather ( hail, rain, cold wind etc).
Right , I am going to try again with some different cushions to get comfy on the sofa.

 

[potsy]

One advantage of living here is the bird bath fills up naturally, no need to top it up

Rob's not really bothered by the rain at least

 

[potsy]

Are you sure? He looks a touch grumpy to me.

He's a Manc, we all look like that

 

[potsy]

For @hopless500, today's 'what is it' quiz

 

[potsy]

Hang on... I thought you claimed you weren't a Manc....

Someone's telling porkies!

I was keeping things simple for you southern lot, you think everything north of Stoke and south of Glasgow is a Manc

 

[Salty seadog]

The train shed place :-))))

You can eat well in there.

 

[mybike]

Oi, no need to be rude. That's TVC snorkelling

Isn't that as good a reason as any to be rude?

I was keeping things simple for you southern lot, you think everything north of Stoke and south of Glasgow is a Manc

Isn't it?

 

[hopless500]

For @hopless500, today's 'what is it' quiz

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It's a ghosted wagtail

 

[Fab Foodie]

You can eat well in there.

We got the goat Gouda :-). And the ag d Goida which is very very good (he said when you and wimpers were there yiu may have got a poor sample). Nice chorizo sausage rolls too!

 

[TVC]

We got the goat Gouda :-). And the ag d Goida which is very very good (he said when you and wimpers were there yiu may have got a poor sample). Nice chorizo sausage rolls too!

Are you on the whiskey already?

 

[potsy]

It's a ghosted wagtail

Considering I said it was a rare sighting the other day, now I cannot get rid of it

 

[Fab Foodie]

Are you on the whiskey already?

I was in Scotland....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Be rude not to?

Well quite!