Mundane News

[Reynard]

Good idea, I am aware that water could easily be wasted in trying to get things clean. I presume the recycling is at big Tesco Stores. The nearest one here is a small one, about the size of two tennis courts, and includes a Post Office.

I'd check with your local store - there may be a bin for plastics as they're rolling out the scheme nationwide.

 

[classic33]

Had my checkup with Orthopaedics this morning. On the plus side, he told me my healing is about four months ahead of schedule which he says is due to my fitness in the first place and I am allowed to start gentle cycling and don't need to go back for six months.

The downside is that although the joint looks fine in the x-ray at the moment it is probable that I will develop arthritis and other problems and probably need more surgery within ten years😢

Also still have to be careful with it and shouldn't walk on rough ground, do any mountaineering, running, jogging, skipping or jumping until they see how it progresses in the next x-ray in September.

Took the scenic route home via Connemara and it was nice but a very long day and I remember cycling some of those roads in September and worry that I may never be able to do it again.

I snapped my ankle in November 2000, then in June the following year got it smashed when hit by a car in the town centre. I was in the local A&E when a call for a job interview was received on voicemail. They were a bit put out that I didn't answer, until I mentioned where I'd been and why.

The following year, eight months later, I was cycling daily the 18 miles to work each day. Your cycling days aren't over yet, don't worry.

 

[Reynard]

I keep meaning to check the Tesco near me to see if they do photo prints. That could be useful now I have dumped my inkjet printer. I have a laser printer but it doesn't do glossy prints.

If it's one of the Max Spielmann machines, mine does, and it makes pretty decent prints - 49p per print regardless of size. They do 6x4, 7x5 with a border and 8x6

My inkjet does do photo prints, but the quality isn't as good as the machine in Tesco and it's very heavy going on the ink.

 

[Kempstonian]

If it's one of the Max Spielmann machines, mine does, and it makes pretty decent prints - 49p per print regardless of size. They do 6x4, 7x5 with a border and 8x6

My inkjet does do photo prints, but the quality isn't as good as the machine in Tesco and it's very heavy going on the ink.

There are a couple of places very near to me (less than a mile) that do photo prints, so I'll check them out to see if they use the Spielmann machines.

This was so much easier when I was working as I knew a couple of places I could get prints. One was a professional photographer who went into photo printing when digital photography took over and traditional work dried up. He could make digital prints as big as the wall in his studio. He's a friend of mine too so he often printed stuff for me and didn't charge. He's retired now and living on the south coast.

 

[Reynard]

There are a couple of places very near to me (less than a mile) that do photo prints, so I'll check them out to see if they use the Spielmann machines.

This was so much easier when I was working as I knew a couple of places I could get prints. One was a professional photographer who went into photo printing when digital photography took over and traditional work dried up. He could make digital prints as big as the wall in his studio. He's a friend of mine too so he often printed stuff for me and didn't charge. He's retired now and living on the south coast.

Fingers crossed... Just be aware that in my experience, most places that print photos tend to print on the dark side, so you may need to lighten your image files a little.

I used to use photobox when shooting professionally, but while the prints in Tesco are a little more expensive, I don't have to worry about postage, and I go to Tesco for groceries anyway. Of course, if I want a larger print than 8x6, I do have to look elsewhere.

 

[Kempstonian]

My inkjet used to print on the dark side too. No idea why

 

[Tribansman]

in my experience, most places that print photos tend to print on the dark side

That's the reason why you'll never get printed photos delivered by Yodal

 

[Reynard]

Doing a bit of late night scrapbooking - well, mounting and labelling a batch of Formula 3000 photos.

 

[Reynard]

Time to put the photos away, finish my and trot off up the wooden hill to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[biggs682]

Morning clear skies with a reddish tint
Good frost
Wanted to Go for a ride but not going because of the frost

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm nearly up.

 

[PeteXXX]

The sticking plaster on my left thumb is very grubby. I'll put another one on after my shower 🚿

 

[Illaveago]

My inkjet used to print on the dark side too. No idea why

Darth Vader ?

 

[Illaveago]

The sticking plaster on my left thumb is very grubby. I'll put another one on after my shower 🚿

Thumb ?

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
It is nice and sunny but there is a frost . I think the weather peeps say that we could get rain later . Yippee!