Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

One of our ferries is out of action and causing chaos but at least we have 2 other options even if one is really tourist only due to a long and convoluted scenic route.
If you are a resident of the Outer Isles tho' things are much worse. The earliest vehicle booking off island available is mid September. The boats are clogged by tourists who booked weeks ago and residents are just expected to grin and bear it.😠

I'm a tad astonished that there aren't a couple of spaces reserved for residents per trip.

 

[classic33]

Lovely and sunny this morning, although a bit cool in the breeze. A very pleasant ride in to work, but it's now reverted back to the standard overcastness that has been the norm for the past week or more.

The chocolate shortage will be rectified on the way home from work.

It'll melt on the trip home!

 

[Reynard]

Grey, warm and breezy here chez Casa Reynard.

I have had a kitchen morning, and there is now a batch of Rilletes de Mans (confit de porc) on the go in the crock pot. The meat passed the Furry Persons' Taste Test, so I know it's going to be a good 'un.

Not sure what I'm going to be doing this afternoon, but watching some cycling is definitely on the agenda.

But first, lunch... I have some fresh eggs from my friend Linda's chooks...

 

[biggs682]

Still waiting for Graham to call

Well he called me

 

[oldwheels]

I'm a tad astonished that there aren't a couple of spaces reserved for residents per trip.

There are constant demands for at least 10% of capacity per sailing to be available for local use up to 30 minutes before sailing time.Only then could space be allocated to the standby queue. From Lochboisdale for example there is only one sailing per day so it is easy to see where the difficulty lies as the capacity is variable depending on how many commercial vehicles, motorhomes or caravans there are. Even if none the capacity is about 80 cars max but could be a bit less.
The current chaos may just poke the govt to do something. We want a catamaran for Mull which is currently building in Indonesia and available for sale but time is running out on that.

 

[classic33]

Grey, warm and breezy here chez Casa Reynard.

I have had a kitchen morning, and there is now a batch of Rilletes de Mans (confit de porc) on the go in the crock pot. The meat passed the Furry Persons' Taste Test, so I know it's going to be a good 'un.

Not sure what I'm going to be doing this afternoon, but watching some cycling is definitely on the agenda.

But first, lunch... I have some fresh eggs from my friend Linda's chooks...

Odd surname, Chooks.
Any relation to Angus Heron?

 

[homebuilds]

Domestic godliness severely dented this morning..
I started using the new washing up liquid before the old one was finished!!

I would have been told to stand in the corner and reflect on what I had done. Learned my lesson years ago, and insisted we get a dishwasher

 

[PeteXXX]

I would have been told to stand in the corner and reflect on what I had done. Learned my lesson years ago, and insisted we get a dish washer

We have a dishwasher, too, but use the aforementioned washing up liquid on things that don't/can't/won't/shouldn't go in it..

I didn't have to sit on the naughty step this time as I covered my heinous crime before it was discovered!!

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely lunch of scrambled eggs with parsley and chives, tiger bread & butter, a pear, some strawberries and two

My friend keeps Maran hens, and I have to say that their eggs are utterly delicious

 

[Reynard]

Right, I'm popping out to get a gander at this week's copy of Autosport.

I may or may not buy it depending on whether there's something about a certain 30th anniversary coming up after the weekend. Used to buy Autosport religiously every week, but stopped about 10 years ago after it changed publishers and the quality dropped.

 

[fossyant]

Movie Night in the garden.

Black Widow to start.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I’m sat here thinking it’s hard to believe a heat wave will be here this weekend

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Movie Night in the garden.

Black Widow to start.

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Where is the big screen located?

 

[fossyant]

Where is the big screen located?

I'm afraid its a 22" monitor. Not risking the telly.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I'm afraid its a 22" monitor. Not risking the telly.

I thought about getting a projector and screen, but I'm not sure how good the picture / sound quality would be or if I'd need external speakers too.