Mundane News

[biggs682]

Going out early to try and get some mist free miles

Nice damp underfoot 23 miles done
Cat litter changed
Tea brewing

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I woke up starving. This rarely happens. The solution was to fry bacon and an egg and make a half-toasted sourdough sandwich of them. Rarely has a toasted sandwich tasted so good.

 

[cookiemonster]

Were they off form ?

Yes. They shouldn’t get us Scots hopes up. Not good for our constitutions.

 

[Oldhippy]

Today I shall be mostly out on my bike. Again. ✌

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa drank
Showered

 

[Oldhippy]

Still very foggy. Breakfast eaten, bed made and out after shower. Where? Who knows, aim and turn pedals.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Cup of green tea 🍵 cooling

 

[Andy in Germany]

Getting ready to travel back to work after a weekend with the family. This is a bummer.

On the other hand as the job seems to be a long-term prospect I've just contacted the local building society about getting a house locally on an instalment purchase. The German housing market is very different to the UK, especially in rural areas, so this seems like it could be a viable way to get a home for the family...

 

[oldwheels]

Sun is currently shining, unlike the last few days but forecast is for drizzle soon.
Going out to my pals to try to get my strimmer working. He has a plug spanner the correct size I hope as fouled plugs are the most common problem with 2 strokes. It has not been in regular use but bits of my garden are getting out of control and the strimmer is the quickest way to clear the bracken.
Calmac are doing an extra run to Oban apart from the enhanced Fishnish service to try to get rid of some of the rally traffic.
Unfortunately there has been a bad RTC at Taynuilt and the road is forecast to be closed for most of the day. This means long and nasty detours for those heading south. Possibly many will opt for Fishnish which is fine but Corran ferry will be chaos as a result.
Mainland motoring seems to be generally much more dangerous than it used to be due to vastly increased volume of traffic and frustration causing dangerous overtaking.

 

[biggs682]

If I can punctuality then people ought to be on time

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Getting ready to travel back to work after a weekend with the family.

On the other hand as the job seems to be a long-term prospect I've just contacted the local building society about getting a house locally on an instalment purchase. The German housing market is very different to the UK, especially in rural areas, so this seems like it could be a viable way to get a home for the family...

I wish you the very best of luck with that.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I wish you the very best of luck with that.

Many thanks.

There seems to be a small market locally in older houses where the former owner has died and relatives don't want the house any more, as we're in an area of rural depopulation. Houses don't gain value the same way as they do in the UK so there may be a chance for us...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Many thanks.

There seems to be a small market locally in older houses where the former owner has died and relatives don't want the house any more, as we're in an area of rural depopulation. Houses don't gain value the same way as they do in the UK so there may be a chance for us...

Fingers crossed!

 

[carpiste]

I stayed up to watch Fury v Wilder. It was a great fight, reminded me of the old days watching the great fights with my Dad. Just a bit tired now but it was worth it. Think it`s time for my second cuppa

 

[PeteXXX]

It's always interesting when you go to put your digicard in the tachograph and it displays everything in Romanian....