Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

Boxworth? Or Alconbury?

The former is still a good half an hour's driving time for me, the other, closer to 50 mins.

Boxworth, I think. You're forgiven for the no show, though.

 

[carpiste]

My mate has all the tools, mini digger, chainsaws, safety gear, the lot
So I`ll wait for him and his lad to turn up and I`ll carry on doing as little as possible
One of those days I`m afraid

 

[Reynard]

My garden was surrounded by 8ft high fencing and red deer still tried to force a way through it. They did not succeed. My wildlife pal has the answer when they get into his garden. A rifle shot from a back bedroom window and into the freezer after chopping up.

I do believe your mate has it surrounded.

Unfortunately a fence isn't viable here. But I'm sure the little blighters would make a mighty fine pie.

 

[classic33]

Just one £25 bond for this month. I missed the Halifax Gibbet, skipped breakfast, and I'm now back in London. Sunshine all the way.

Sun is out up here today.

 

[Reynard]

Cheese and onion pie for luncheon, plus a pear, a minneola and two

Just letting that lot tamp down a bit before going out and giving a tree a haircut.

My green bin has not yet been emptied.

 

[PeteXXX]

I've come to the conclusion that it is not possible to open either a bag of sugar or a bag of flour without some escaping on to the work surface.

 

[Reynard]

Boxworth, I think. You're forgiven for the no show, though.

Boxworth is just west of Cambridge, Alconbury is out Huntingdon / Godmanchester way.

 

[rockyroller]

if you don't eat the pastry, there's nothing to regret!

 

[Reynard]

I've just bought me a laptop.

My poor wallet...

 

[rockyroller]

I've come to the conclusion that it is not possible to open either a bag of sugar or a bag of flour without some escaping on to the work surface.

looking for a suitable pic, I was reminded of this scene in Woody's movie Annie Hall

 

[rockyroller]

I've just bought me a laptop.
My poor wallet...

sounds like brand new? not refurbed? what did you get? did you bring it home already? how exciting!

 

[Illaveago]

It has been sunny here all day . Things were a bit cold outside . I was working on a blanking plate to go in the chimney where our gas fire used to sit . I used part of the old flue with a vent in it to fit . I can see why they used to send children up chimneys . There's not a lot of space to work in .

 

[Reynard]

Why is it, that no matter what your clothing, you *ALWAYS* end up with sawdust in your undercrackers when using a chainsaw?

Anyways, a satisfying hour of lumberjilling.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Cheese and onion pie for luncheon, plus a pear, a minneola and two

Just letting that lot tamp down a bit before going out and giving a tree a haircut.

My green bin has not yet been emptied.

I've had to give one of my Salvia's a bit of a trim this afternoon , they've had a good year and it was bullying the small Fuchsia next to it.

 

[Reynard]

sounds like brand new? not refurbed? what did you get? did you bring it home already? how exciting!

Refurbished.

Lenovo T460 with i5-6300 processor, 8Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD and 14.1" HD screen.

Should arrive by Friday. The owie on my wallet also extends to software costs, as a lot of what I use on this machine won't transfer over. That's why I had to compromise on the screen size in order to stay in budget. Mind going from a 15 inch screen to a 14 shouldn't be too much of a difference.

This machine (Sony Vaio FE-series) goes for repair once I've got the new one sorted and found a good place locally. Other than being old, and limited by its 1Gb of RAM, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with it. It's still perfectly fine for image editing and word processing.