Mundane News

[Reynard]

I bought a new doorbell yesterday. It has 16 different ringtones. All except the one that does a necessary DING DONG are absolute rubbish.
Who on earth wants 20 seconds of Fur Elise!? (Apologies, I can't put an omelette above the U)

Omelette?!?!?!?!?!

UMLAUT

Semantics...

 

[Reynard]

Woken up by someone wanting his breakfast very vocally.

Yes, there is no snooze or pause button on a cat that needs a whim catering to.

Been there, done that, have a whole wardrobe of t-shirts...

 

[biggs682]

Lunchtime stroll around the block completed

 

[pawl]

Postman called with two padded envelopes from Amazon.I was out side and said I’ll take them He said he has to put them in the letter box and take a photo of them sticking out of the letter box to prove they have been delivered I now the postman he has delivered to us for years and anything that doesn’t fit through the letter box he puts in the garden box at the back of the house Leaves a note that he has delivered We have always had this arrangement with him Saves us a trip to the main sorting office

 

[Reynard]

Postman called with two padded envelopes from Amazon.I was out side and said I’ll take them He said he has to put them in the letter box and take a photo of them sticking out of the letter box to prove they have been delivered I now the postman he has delivered to us for years and anything that doesn’t fit through the letter box he puts in the garden box at the back of the house Leaves a note that he has delivered We have always had this arrangement with him Saves us a trip to the main sorting office

I have a similar arrangement with my postie. We got a new postie last autumn, so I did have to make the odd trip to the sorting office to pick stuff up, but then managed to catch her and have a quiet word. She now leaves any large items in one of the log bins.

We've always got on with our various posties - they know they can stop and use the little girls / little boys room here and grab a hot or cold drink if they need it.

 

[Reynard]

Speaking of, I wonder how @postman is getting on...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Omelette?!?!?!?!?!

UMLAUT

Semantics...

No need to be diacritical!

 

[rockyroller]

guess I won't be dipping my toes in this water!

 

[rockyroller]

Yes, there is no snooze or pause button on a cat that needs a whim catering to.

yes & their revenge, for sleeping in, can be quite rude

 

[rockyroller]

I have seen a few recently here where a pic was taken but inside somebody's shed. Pleas on FB page "does anybody recognise their shed in this pic?" There are also quite a few in Oban with pictures taken on anonymous doorsteps.

ha! yeah recently had a delivery w/ a photo on a neighbor's steps, which I recognized, except the PKG wasn't there! turns out their cat-sitter took it in & didn't read the recipient's name & address. I left a note in the door, so when the cat-sitter came back, she brought it to me. ironically, it was cat food, which I can't find in stores anymore

 

[Andy in Germany]

Yesterday I had to drive several trips with a van to pick up bikes and parts, today I'm in a different shop and most of my clients are on holiday, so the time is passing rather slowly.

 

[oldwheels]

I have a similar arrangement with my postie. We got a new postie last autumn, so I did have to make the odd trip to the sorting office to pick stuff up, but then managed to catch her and have a quiet word. She now leaves any large items in one of the log bins.

We've always got on with our various posties - they know they can stop and use the little girls / little boys room here and grab a hot or cold drink if they need it.

When I was a postie many years ago I had a regular stop in the kitchens of a local hotel where I always got coffee and a seat. I could see from the back window the guy in charge {cannot remember his title} cycling round checking so I sometimes had to cut my visit short.
If it was a nice morning I think he just came out for a cycle run as mine was a bike "walk".

 

[oldwheels]

guess I won't be dipping my toes in this water!
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We often get similar in the sea here and collecting shellfish is then forbidden. Since the clam dredgers cannot work the seabed either we got good catches of clams [scallops] when the ban was lifted.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Yesterday I had my first "official" day in the bike shop. I spent most of it driving around the countryside picking up bikes and tidying up my end of the workshop so I catually could get at the work stand. Then I had to repair the work stand.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon. Two slices of wholemeal toast, one with chicken, bacon & sweetcorn, one with sliced avocado. Plus a banana, half a mango and two