Mundane News

[Kempstonian]

Bought a new bird feeder yesterday, filled it with sunflower hearts and hung it next to the other feeders. I haven't seen a bird go near it yet.

 

[mybike]

Note to self:

Do not try to re-bait a rat trap what hasn't been sprung.

Ouch.

At least you know it works.

 

[postman]

Good year that.

Growing up my dad used to take us to hill 60 in Roundhay Park.He would jam us inside an old tyre and roll us down to the arena,they were good years aswell.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I don't use twitter, but I have a dragon made from a bog roll I made when I was six, if anyone is interested. Say.... twenty grand?

You can pay me twenty grand to take it off your hands.

 

[mybike]

Drat... That's the second lot on the 'bay that I've won in recent weeks and now the seller can't find.

I've got a refund for both, but it's a pain... Ah well, back to trawling the listings...

I bought an item that appeared to be lost in the post, then arrived weeks late! By then they'd given me a refund. Offered to pay but they said not to bother. There are some good people out there.

 

[mybike]

Sunny intervals forecast. Would get more sunny if my car battery arrives and gets fitted today. I kept the trike out of the car to go down to the garage when the job is done. I had to take a taxi back home yesterday as the garage had only one person on when I went down with the car and so could not give me a lift home.
I need to get some stuff from the pharmacy but not taking the trike down just for that. The operative word there is DOWN as it means a beast of a climb back up if the car is not ready.

I was thinking earlier, you do have a climb up from those brightly painted houses.

 

[PeteXXX]

There's a dried out spider squished between pages 82 & 83 in the book I'm reading.

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[Threevok]

There's a dried out spider squished between pages 82 & 83 in the book I'm reading.

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Webster's dictionary ?

 

[Reynard]

Beautiful spring day here again chez Casa Reynard.

I slept well, but gawd, I ache all over after woman-handling the mower yesterday. Plus I have a lovely (!) bruise on my right thumb where I got twanged by the rat trap last night.

To add insult to injury, ratty got the half an apricot out of the trap without triggering it. A piece of cocktail stick doesn't work. Maybe some craft wire will.

Anyways, I had a kitchen morning, and the crock pot is locked and loaded with steak and kidleys. I kept some of the skirt steak back for the furry twosome.

Anyways, time for luncheon, I has a hungry

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Never owned or worn a suit myself.

The only time I wore a suit was at my wedding, 39 years later its still in my wardrobe, I can still get in the trousers, just, but the jacket is too small for me, I can't get it over my shoulders.

 

[Reynard]

I bought an item that appeared to be lost in the post, then arrived weeks late! By then they'd given me a refund. Offered to pay but they said not to bother. There are some good people out there.

Yes, there are.

The seller from the auction lot I won over the weekend not only refunded me, but also said that if he did find the item, I could have it for free.

 

[DCLane]

Well I am disgusted from Meanwood.I sat in the garden from 09-30,something took off at 09-40 then another one at 10-15 and I raised my drink and I never got as much as a wave of thank you.

I was waving

It's nice and sunny in Lanzarote. I've brought shoes/helmet/kit just in case I get the chance to sneak out for a ride, hiring a bike locally. Not that I've looked

Son no. 2 dropped us off, then went to buy a crab in Leeds market. Which is currently scuttling around the bath.

 

[Reynard]

I've been disappointed by cheap lenses. I'd prefer a pre-owned better lens. there really is a difference

I think @Illaveago means cheap as in secondhand bargain basement rather than cheap and cheerful.

Although oddly, one of the nicest lenses I have is the cheapest one that Canon make - a 50mm 1.8 mk2. Bought mine used off a guy I shared an office with then I did my postgrad.

I had a lovely little Sigma 28-105 which was very nice as well, both in terms of range and image. I sold it on, as its electronics didn't "talk" to my newer camera bodies - Sigma reverse-engineer what Canon do in order to create compatible glass, but it can lead to problems. I actually regret selling it, even though I replaced it with a very nice (used) 28-70 L...

 

[Reynard]

Sorry to hear about your problems.
We are poles apart again ! This time I have a MIG welder.
I hope you can find somebody local to help .

Yeah, we are... Hey ho, c'est la vie...

From the exploded diagram, it looks like the part is bolted, so maybe I'll get away with it. A friend a few villages along doesn't have a MIG welder, so it's either hire or take it to the agricultural engineering place. I'll have a closer look at it tomorrow.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely luncheon of a smoked sausage & cheese sandwich, half a punnet of raspberries, half a beautifully ripe mango and two