Mundane News

[Reynard]

Mild, breezy and occasionally sunny here chez Casa Reynard.

I slept in, then have puttered around checking what I have in when it comes to groceries, and then constructing my shopping list for later. I shall be going to Tesco for a spot of yellow stickering in the evening.

Right now though, it is time for luncheon and I has a hungry.

The cats will be disappointed because I have run out of "their" ham. I have made a note on my shopping list that resupply is required.

 

[Illaveago]

At long last I have down loaded my picture. I'm sorry that it is blurry. I have also been playing with one of those Pyro Master tools.

 

[rockyroller]

Reggie is lonely in the morning. if I don't get up at my usual time I hear him downstairs howling for company. I feel sad for our remaining 16yr old cat who has had his 2 siblings his entire life. I don't know how to explain anything to him. only to love him & distract him. he still looks for them, here & there. *sigh* he had an active morning & napping now

 

[oldwheels]

An alternative view of Tobermory as a result of the ferry chaos. The Lochaline ferry was broken down and in any case the temporary vessel could not take him so he went to Kilchoan before the ferry there was removed to Iona. Being a well know local man they did a special run to pick him up so he ended up coming along the Main St with a tight bend and a long lorry. There are vehicles parked behind the lorry out of sight restricting his movements.
We have interesting discussions on the local FB page and he is mostly correct in his observations on local history and generally agrees with me but is never nasty if I am wrong. His views on the tourists are pretty much in line with mine and he has a good line in subtle satire.

 

[Andy in Germany]

How to provide variety at work:

Collect items from storeroom
Forget metal framed shelf above head
Smack head on shelf
Go to hospital and get head glued back together again.
Come back to apartment for lunch.
Catch bus in ten minutes to return to shop to collect bike.

The doc asked "How did you get the injury?"
I said "Temporary geographical amnesia..."

Bike collected and washed.

It is therefore no longer dusty.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of a seafood stick sandwich, a minneola, some pineapple and two

 

[Reynard]

How to provide variety at work:

Collect items from storeroom
Forget metal framed shelf above head
Smack head on shelf
Go to hospital and get head glued back together again.
Come back to apartment for lunch.
Catch bus in ten minutes to return to shop to collect bike.

The doc asked "How did you get the injury?"
I said "Temporary geographical amnesia..."

Oww, mend quickly. Hope your bonce is not too dented xxx

 

[Reynard]

At long last I have down loaded my picture. I'm sorry that it is blurry. I have also been playing with one of those Pyro Master tools. View attachment 635002

Brabham - BMW, I presume...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Oww, mend quickly. Hope your bonce is not too dented xxx

Thanks @Reynard; there's no real damage, just a rather enthusiastic cut.

It's strange but I've cycled and commuted by bike for years without injury; I've also managed to work with all manner of noisy sharp things relatively unscathed, but I seem to injure myself on things like shelves...

 

[Speicher]

Pouring rain but no wind yet. Gales back again tomorrow and rotten for the rest of the week.
The holiday home menaces are back parked in our resident parking and with the outside light left on permanently.
They used to be not too bad and kept to their own area in front of the house but this last year they have been the arrogant could not care less types.
Last week when I was out I borrowed the Openreach cones which are handy but I cannot keep doing that as they often use them if they expect to come back to a pit nearby to stop cars parking on top of it and blocking their access.

Many years ago, I stayed in a self-catering flat in Porthmadog, north Wales. It was described as having allocated parking. On arrival it was evident that the "allocated" parking was part of the car park for the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway.

So I though well, how is that going to work out? No cones to mark it, just small notices on the adjacent wall. Anyhoo, yes it did work, after days out and returning to the flat, there was "my" space unoccupied. I did use the train as often as possible, but was pleasantly surprised at people's respect for other people's parking.

 

[Reynard]

At long last I have down loaded my picture. I'm sorry that it is blurry. I have also been playing with one of those Pyro Master tools. View attachment 635002

Yep... Brabham, 1986... Found this on the 'bay, and it matches that exactly. Shame it's Patrese's BT55 and not Derek's...

 

[tyred]

I mislaid my Skoda in a car park today

A symptom of driving the same car for 16 years and then changing combined with the fact that my 205 is rare enough to stand out and be easy to spot whereas a grey Skoda Fabia is the epitome of blandness.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I mislaid my Skoda in a car park today

A symptom of driving the same car for 16 years and then changing combined with the fact that my 205 is rare enough to stand out and be easy to spot whereas a grey Skoda Fabia is the epitome of blandness.

My car will give me directions to tell me where my car is. I hope it doesn't give driving instructions though....

Edit: I guess I should have said that my car has an app that will tell me where it is. I just tried it and it gave walking directions from somewhere where I'm not. Rather unexpectedly, it also gave me an estimated scootering time from the same place that I'm not at.

 

[biggs682]

Things in the garden starting to show signs of life again

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to put some presentable clothes on and tootle off to Tesco.