Mundane News

[biggs682]

Feeling flushed thanks to the bucket
First cuppa went down well
Cat has been fed
next job is ti change his cat litter

 

[PeteXXX]

Talking of flushed, my bladder is telling me it's a good idea to get up!

 

[Illaveago]

A tenner doesn't weigh too much, you could use it as a 'tyre boot' at a push

I thought he might use gold bullion as it is internationally recognised !

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
Georgie came in and had some food , brushed up against me a couple of times and then attacked me ! He is now sleeping . There's gratitude !

 

[Illaveago]

It seems very strange to think of shopping in Aldi on a Sunday.

Yes. It's not something we would normally do. My wife wanted to go to B&M but hasn't been up to it because of her cough . It was mentioned that Aldi had some cycling gear so we thought we would combine the 2 .
WE were tired out after visiting both shops . They need to put park benches in them .

 

[oldwheels]

May I suggest you wear the antedeluvian one, if it is more comfortable than the other one. I think it is important to be comfortable on these occasions, so you can talk to people.

Round these parts people wear "less formal" clothes for funerals, and hardly anyone wears a hat. It might be different in your corner of the world.

I agree that most people are less formal at funerals these days but there are degrees depending on where you are in the pecking order. While not a family member my late wife was a great pal of the person who died and the husband was my dive buddy for scuba so I am just one step down.
I have a navy blazer from my yachty days which fits but may be a bit too informal. If it is raining which seems likely the problem is solved as I have a navy raincoat which covers a multitude of sins.

 

[Mo1959]

My wife wanted to go to B&M

Not a place I have been in much, but we currently have one just built here and opening in the next few days. Is it any good for certain things? I always got the impression it was kind of cheaper range stuff but could be wrong. Maybe good for the likes of household cleaning stuff, washing powders, etc?

 

[oldwheels]

Not a place I have been in much, but we currently have one just built here and opening in the next few days. Is it any good for certain things? I always got the impression it was kind of cheaper range stuff but could be wrong. Maybe good for the likes of household cleaning stuff, washing powders, etc?

My nearest B&M is about 100 miles away but I have looked in sometimes when passing for the novelty. A lot of it is rubbish but some of the kitchen stuff looked ok. Cheap and cheerful mostly.

 

[PeteXXX]

Not a place I have been in much, but we currently have one just built here and opening in the next few days. Is it any good for certain things? I always got the impression it was kind of cheaper range stuff but could be wrong. Maybe good for the likes of household cleaning stuff, washing powders, etc?

B&M sell lots of stuff that has glitter in/on/around it. Even things that you would think that glitter has no right to be is besmirched with shiny bits of feckin' glitter!!

That said, they do a lot of things much cheaper than supermarkets.
The plants are quite good, and a reasonable price, if you buy them before they get killed by lack of care ie: watering.

The staff at our local one are excellent, friendly & helpful. I wish I could say the same of other local shops!

 

[oldwheels]

Raining when I got up but the sun is now shining. Showery day I think in prospect and looks to be a bit damp for the rest of the week.
Too late now to go out on my trike tho' mostly the touroid hang around the town on wet days rather than driving aimlessly around.
Talking to DIL last evening and she told me traffic at Connel was stuck for hours yesterday due to several accidents with one fatality at Tyndrum. The police divert traffic on to the A85 and over Connel Bridge to go north or south when the A82 is blocked which makes things even worse than usual. Some try to jump the traffic lights at Connel Bridge which confuses the controls and shuts everything down for long periods.
Traffic levels seem to have risen beyond the road capacity this year.

 

[Illaveago]

Not a place I have been in much, but we currently have one just built here and opening in the next few days. Is it any good for certain things? I always got the impression it was kind of cheaper range stuff but could be wrong. Maybe good for the likes of household cleaning stuff, washing powders, etc?

We have 2. The one I went in yesterday used to be Homebase and is large. It is better than the other one as it isn't laid out like IKEA so you can escape down an aisle and don't have to follow a route through the place . It wasn't too bad , I'm not a person who normally goes into those types of shops so I can't comment on it . It does seem to be popular though .

 

[mybike]

I can laugh at that as I was prone to doing that as well and fell off my Brompton several times when stopping. Fortunately I never came to harm but caused a bit of consternation on the cycle path alongside the A 828 when I came off as a car towing a trailer went past. They stopped to check on me in case they had been the cause. Nice of them as most would not.
That is why I now have a trike.

Thankfully, no one saw me

 

[raleighnut]

A tenner a pint! What pubs do you drink in.

He might want 2 pints

 

[mybike]

At work.

Didn't get rained on too much...

Main road is closed "until mid December" for resurfacing but the cycleway is still open so I had a lovely quiet ride.

I guess they don't spray with tar & coat with chippings.

 

[Mo1959]

I guess they don't spray with tar & coat with chippings.

Probably do it properly over there. That tar and chip is horrible. Only seems to last a year max then starts to break up and end up all rutted again.