Mundane News

[Deleted member 1258]

Got back from Warrington about a quarter to eight, it took a big longer coming back, we had to queue to get out of Warrington, 2 hours 40 minutes to get back. We did 214 miles in total in 5 hours 10 minutes and the car was averaging 51 mpg. It was our first long motorway trip in the Suzuki Swift I brought last month and it went well, it was happy rolling along at 70-75, comfortable, wasn't too noisy, economical and kept up with traffic well

 

[Gravity Aided]

Got back from Warrington about a quarter to eight, it took a big longer coming back, we had to queue to get out of Warrington, 2 hours 40 minutes to get back. We did 214 miles in total in 5 hours 10 minutes and the car was averaging 51 mpg. It was our first long motorway trip in the Suzuki Swift I brought last month and it went well, it was happy rolling along at 70-75, comfortable, wasn't too noisy, economical and kept up with traffic well

Good to hear. Jury is always out with me on new car until I get some highway miles in.

 

[Katherine]

[QUOTE 4704162, member: 259"]Just found out via her son that a really good friend has died of cancer. Last time we saw her she was full of life and had apparently just told Silvio Berlusconi to feck off. RIP Rachel Smithers, we need more like you.[/QUOTE]
So sorry for your loss.

 

[hopless500]

Change of subject, just found a video of a 48 year old me moshing, with a 44 year old Louise ready to pick up the pieces

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You've seen them ? Jealous.
I do hope they did Fred Titmus

 

[marknotgeorge]

I've completed something! My shelf to hold my flight simulator controllers might be a bit over engineered, but it works!

 

[Katherine]

It would have been my dad's 81st birthday today.

Almost ten years since he went. I still miss him like mad.

Wow, hugs to you.
You make me realise how lucky I am. This evening I wished my own father a Happy Birthday as it is also his 81st birthday!!! A brief phone call because he can't hear much, even with his special hearing aids. They don't go out very much or go far but today went out for lunch and had some cake later.

 

[Katherine]

Today in the garden, I was trying to remove lots of ground cover that had invaded one border. I did it carefully as amongst the unwanted plants was a lot of Lathyrus Vernus, which is a very pretty plant. It forms tidy clumps rather than aggressively colonising a border.

The picture in the above link shows pink ones, but some of them are a much darker pink, or violet ones, which are just as pretty.

Very pretty.

You could join us in this new venture if you like.

We would need someone to look after all the girds in the barden, and the pogs in the frond.

Perfect!

Lu and I wonder about the roles everyone would take in the Mundane News Commune. Fabbers and I would be on kitchen duty, Hills would do security, Reg on social events and health. I'm sure you have more suggestions.

Well, I'd be happy to keep everyone supplied with cake, but I'd always be in trouble for being out on the bike too much. Also good for gardening duties. I'd prefer to grow vegetables and roses and pull weeds.

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Some good gravy there.

I need an eye test, so sore at the end of the day and I can barely read smallish print

Try some reading glasses from any chemist or supermarket. You read down the line to find the right prescription. You won't believe the difference.

Mrs. GA having her medical procedures today, I'm in the most comfortable lounge possible, watching the big federal raid on Caterpillar Tractor co. On the big screen Tv. Also all the info on the tornados a bit north of me t'other night.

Hope all went well for Mrs GA.

 

[Reynard]

The Fragrant MrsP brought home some leftovers from work today

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Oooooooh! Now those are leftovers and a half!

Are those morello cherry and almond tartlets I spy?

 

[Reynard]

Long day doing stuff. Culminated in stocking up at the nearest Lidl, which isn't very near - it's a 45 mile round trip. I drive to some friends who live halfway, then we all go together. Stopped back at theirs on the way home for a brew, a good chinwag and some kitten therapy. They are breeders and they have a litter of five semi-longhaired hooligans who are almost ready to go to their new homes.

Lovely supper tonight - sirloin beef done in the crock pot with beer and onions, mashed potatoes and steamed mixed veg. Beef was so tender it just flaked with a fork - would have made a fabby pie filling. Now I'm about to sit down to a slice of mocha cake.

 

[Reynard]

Mrs. GA having her medical procedures today, I'm in the most comfortable lounge possible, watching the big federal raid on Caterpillar Tractor co. On the big screen Tv. Also all the info on the tornados a bit north of me t'other night.

Hope all went well xxx

 

[Speicher]

Well, I'd be happy to keep everyone supplied with cake, but I'd always be in trouble for being out on the bike too much. Also good for gardening duties. I'd prefer to grow vegetables and roses and pull weeds.

You could teach me how to grow vegetables, and I like pulling up weeds, and making compost.

@CarlP - Would you like to be the fitness trainer?

 

[Reynard]

I know...

@CarlP could be the Food Standards Inspectorator

 

[Speicher]

I know...

@CarlP could be the Food Standards Inspectorator

Yes indeed, @Fab Foodie and @The Velvet Curtain will both need supervision.

Neither of them got promotion to be my Chef Procurement Hoccifer.

 

[slowmotion]

I just calculated the glue requirements for my two 15 foot span ply web beams. Three kilograms actually.







Whatever happened to Sex'nDrugs'nRock'nRoll?

 

[Maverick Goose]

I just calculated the glue requirements for my two 15 foot span ply web beams. Three kilograms actually.







Whatever happened to Sex'nDrugs'nRock'nRoll?

They went off to SCP in search of some excitement...