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[deptfordmarmoset]

haha good point. but I think there are a few ppl in the stands. I saw some before the march. plus they might be waving at the cameras?

I gather that there are around 900 ''VIP'' guests plus media there. And the stadium seats 68,000 or so.

 

[tyred]

I've just untangled the curly cord on my work phone.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I just went to Maidstone. The River Medway runs through it, so I suspect it should be Medstone.

We've just bought a deep purple wheelchair. It didn't appear to be heavy metal.

 

[carpiste]

My ride today was so, so comfy! Around 20c and a slight breeze which, when in the face, was like a gentle cooling fan 🌬

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

hmmm, interesting sight! we periodically hear strange aviation noises over our home, under the cover of darkness. last night was another. sounded like jet engines, like a jet was flying right overhead, 500 feetish? but real slowly. except a real jet would have made more noise. plus it moved more slowly than a jet at such a low altitude. I looked out a window but didn't see anything or any lights. on another occasion, I heard something like a helicopter, but definitely NOT a helicopter. we live near a small former military base & a current FEMA bunker & a small short (amateur?) airstrip, near a river. I once came a cross a gentleman with prior government contract work experience in Cambridge, MA (US) & elsewhere & mentioned the things I hear at night, that sound like nothing normal & he gave me a look, as if he knew something he couldn't disclose. unrelated? driving home the other day I saw 2 heavily armored blacked out military? vehicles (but not like what I've seen before on local news) buzzing along my local route. I called the state police in case it was another case of "rise of the moors" as had closed a local highway in an armed standoff. but the operator said it was "a cpl of ours". let's hope so, right? I wonder if they are getting ready in case more nutzo, lunatic, moronic, chump supporters, act up again?!

Is your location correct? Are you sure you don't live near Groom Lake, Nevada...?

do you have ppl to your home for this coaching? what type of coaching?

I'm a cycling coach. We use a variety of venues depending what we are coaching. My favourite is a natural velodrome shape, unfortunately we do not have access to it at the minute as we are waiting for the grass to be cut by the landowners. Many of our riders race: cyclocross, circuit or MTB. CX races are our riders' favourites though. Can't wait for the season to start (my daughter races, my son is now a teenager and doesn't want to race this season). We coach all ages and abilities.

 

[Reynard]

Nice lunch of two slices of wholemeal toast, home made trout and horseradish pate, a pear, half a punnet of raspberries and two

 

[Reynard]

recently had an epic search for a cat litter scoop with wide spaces so I wouldn't have to sift so much, after modifying a new one w/ snips, after recycling a really good one that I couldn't find locally again. ordered 2 from diff. sources for too much $ plus shipping $, ugh. then yesterday stopped by a big pet shop I don't normally go into due to it's location & discovered they are the Mecca of cat litter scoops. it was like a candy store. I had difficulty restraining myself. the stainless steel one (I think) was most attractive

Ah, I know exactly where you're coming from. Been there, done that...

Although I have one of those trays which is a stack of two trays and a built in sieve - you just lift the sieve and voila, all the stuff that needs scooping is separated from the litter. Then you put the empty sieve into the empty tray, pour the litter from the full tray into the empty one, and then put the newly empty tray on the bottom of the stack.

 

[oldwheels]

I just went to Maidstone. The River Medway runs through it, so I suspect it should be Medstone.

We've just bought a deep purple wheelchair. It didn't appear to be heavy metal.

Best also to have some form of ID on it in an inconspicuous place. If you have to take it into eg a hospital environment it may get taken away when your back is turned. I learned to always keep an eye on ours after the first hijack attempt.

Edited to add this is not deliberate theft but when a ward runs out of wheelchairs somebody is sent to collect any lying around. They are often not too fussy and assume anything not held on to belongs to the hospital.

 

[biggs682]

90 mins away from holiday
Watch out for some miles next week

 

[rockyroller]

Although I have one of those trays which is a stack of two trays and a built in sieve - you just lift the sieve and voila, all the stuff that needs scooping is separated from the litter. Then you put the empty sieve into the empty tray, pour the litter from the full tray into the empty one, and then put the newly empty tray on the bottom of the stack.

product name? but sounds like all that shuffling around, would generate a lot of dust, no?

 

[Reynard]

product name? but sounds like all that shuffling around, would generate a lot of dust, no?

Can't remember what it's called - I bought it at a cat show about five years ago.

I do the shuffling around outside.

 

[Reynard]

I went out and bought a copy of Autosport.

 

[Illaveago]

you made me curious as well
supposedly "Eggs need to reach a temperature of 158F degrees to cook through. Sidewalks can usually get up to 145F. The hotter the day, the more likely your egg will fry. Using a good heat conductor (i.e. a frying pan) is also important"

more fun
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...en-summer-tradition-over-100-years-180972556/

a parabolic solar cooker, which can reach 400 degrees, sounds a lot more sanitary
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It would be fun to point that at that office in London .

 

[Illaveago]

I went out and bought a copy of Autosport.

Last time I looked in Smith's they didn't have any !

 

[Illaveago]

May I ask the knowledgeable peeps on here a question about outside taps?

Mine seems to be up the spout, when I want to attach a hose to the tap. These houses were built in the early seventies. Does that mean that the outside tap is a smaller "bore" than would be the case in a newer house? The connector I use to join the hose to the tap has always been awkward, in that it quickly works loose, then water spurts upwards and outwards, wasting water.

The connector has one of those circular "collars" that I adjust to fit the tap, but that has seized, and now I cannot easily remove it, or adjust it. My question is this, can I change the tap so that the spout is larger, and therefore easier to fit a brass connector. Would this be a closer fit? It is now a blooming (understatement) nuisance that this problem continues.

I try to avoid watering the garden, but this week has been an exception. The pots on the patio are watered from the water butt. The patio needs a good clean, and I will need to use a pressure washer so it would make the job easier if the tap could be on "full" pressure without the hose getting ejected from the end of the tap. This is not a massive job, but I would need to ask my Very Excellent Plumber to change the tap, and I would like to know more about the options before ringing him. Thank you.

The differences in imperial and metric tap dimensions may not be relevant to our correspondents in USA.

Have you got a picture of your setup ?

We have a push fit connection which snaps together and pulls apart.