Mundane News

[Reynard]

Luncheon calls...

 

[biggs682]

Luncheon calls...

Just had ours

 

[woodbutchmaster]

It's that time of year again and l'm still non the wiser as to why we grow so many.....

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's that time of year again and l'm still non the wiser as to why we grow so many.....
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Gourd only knows.

 

[Reynard]

Coronation chicken sandwich, a pear, a minneola and two

A biblical-grade shower blew over while I was eating. Sun's out now, but the wind has definitely picked up. Maybe that's the effect of last night's cauliflower cheese...

 

[postman]

This pad is doing my head in.Type a word in correctly and it sometimes puts in what it likes,now I have come back to have a look around the font has changed,it is actually very nice,but what is going on.I can see a John Cleese moment coming with a large tree branch,but I had a dastardly plan,Xmas might see me asking for a Lenovo laptop just under £100,problem solved and an upgrade.

 

[Kempstonian]

Do you put newspaper in them ?

So they have something to read while they are drying?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Double decker trains there are wonderful too. Shinkansen is perfect almost.

I once got seasick on a Shinkansen, although that was probably Jet lag too.

I remember being on the bottom of a double deck Shinkansen from Tokyo to Takasaki to visit Beautiful Wife's Grandma who lives up in the hills. This is a fascinating trip on the top deck of a Shinkansen but the bottom has a view of a concrete fence running along the 100k long elevated track through Tokyo.

Local to Beautiful Wife's family is the private Kintetsu Railway which has the most insanely steampunky electrical system I've ever seen. They also boast an eclectic set of trains including double deck "Vista Cars". This is also the company that built a massive terminus station in Ise complete with a private waiting room for the Emperor.

Or the fact that you have to buy a seperate train ticket and then buy a seat reservation. Then you have to confirm that seat 24 hours before travel. That's a pain.

Apart from that, the system is just awesome especially the specially designed trains they have for certain routes, such as mountain expresses etc etc.

I know the ticket/reservation issue although we've often travelled without reservations. I've never confirmed a reservation though - is that a new development?

Often we'd travel on the tourists Japan Railways pass until they announced it was no longer available for Japanese nationals, because... um.... they didn't need their money apparently, so now we often travel on private railways.

 

[Reynard]

Got a good chunk of writing done this afternoon, and am now sat with a and watching the World Track Championships from Roubaix.

Mustn't forget to book an MOT for the car, as it runs out next Thursday.

 

[PeteXXX]

A few miles have been ridden. 🚴

 

[tyred]

Time to dig another novel out of the bottom of the cupboard. It's a good job that I am always well stocked with reading material.

 

[oldwheels]

Turned out a better day than the forecast suggested. Frozen food shopping and then down to ferry terminal which seemed pretty rammed with motorhomes.
Fortunately they got the lift fixed for disabled passengers as there were 4 "lift cars" who get parked beside the lift. A bit unusual as there are rarely more than 2 at any one time.
On disembarking the shopping trolley idiots appeared as despite clear instructions to let car drivers and passengers needing the lift down to the car deck first they managed to get in first and thus delay all foot passengers getting off the boat via the car deck as no foot passengers are allowed off until all cars are cleared. The driver of the car blocking the front was last down in the lift so everyone had to wait.
Further delay as a Range Rover would let nobody past on the way up the road despite being severely harassed by the car immediately behind.
Back home and 3 holiday home cars are parked in the residents parking. One of my neighbours appeared after I got parked and had some very unladylike remarks as she could not get into her parking spot.
Glad to hear I am not the only one who hates tourists.

 

[Tribansman]

Gourd only knows.

Butternut grow so many next year.

 

[Reynard]

Home made giant fish fingers with equally home made tartare sauce.

*BURP*

The girls rather enjoyed the fish trimmings.

Winner, winner, fishy dinner.

P.S. I used the basa I bought on Saturday. It's just the ticket for this.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

I lost count of the number of times it rained on the group I was training today. They all still enjoyed themselves though which is great