Mundane News

[classic33]

I hope Ernie turns up this week..

The milkman?

 

[Jenkins]

My main cycling shoes have finally died after a few years good service, but at least the cleats will live on

 

[Reynard]

Had bacon, sweetcorn & potato chowder, followed by a jacket potato with tuna and coleslaw for supper.

I shared the can of tuna with the furry girls.

 

[tyred]

I've re-filled the water filter jug and put it in the fridge.

 

[Illaveago]

My main cycling shoes have finally died after a few years good service, but at least the cleats will live on
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Some Tiger Seal might glue it . It bonds windscreens in . Similar thing has happened to my cycling shoes. The soles have split . I will see if I can get some stick on soles and put some Tiger Seal in the other splits .

 

[Jenkins]

Quite a busy day at work, just a pity it was trying to sort out things that are not our problem. The new processing system doesn't let us clear any cargo unless documents have been electronically uploaded in exactly the right format and with a specific file name structure to change the notification status. We can override this, but it requires us to upload file to force the status change. As a result I spent over two hours going through the backlog and sorting out 25+ shipments stuck at the port for over 48 hours.

Those responsible for the system don't understand it either and just keep telling the agents to email the paperwork to us which is of no use

 

[Jenkins]

Some Tiger Seal might glue it . It bonds windscreens in . Similar thing has happened to my cycling shoes. The soles have split . I will see if I can get some stick on soles and put some Tiger Seal in the other splits .

They've done me good service as the main commuting and general use shoes for over 5 years and I've had another pair in stock 'just in case' for some time so they've been binned. Looking at the prices online, the Tiger Seal is about 1/3 the original cost of the shoes.

 

[Gwylan]

I've re-filled the water filter jug and put it in the fridge.

Need a lay down, then!

 

[Gwylan]

We could can certainly cycle to Switzerland and well into France before hitting a significant hill. To the north the valley goes as far as Frankfurt and if you follow the Rhine, technically Rotterdam and the North Sea.

To the east, we'd hit a big hill in about two kilometres.

Not going east then

 

[Gravity Aided]

60's & 70's!!
We've only recently got rid of rolling stock that had similar warnings/instructions not to use the toilets whilst in a station.

I know the Amfleets from the 1970s had tanks.

 

[classic33]

I know the Amfleets from the 1970s had tanks.

These just dumped the contents straight onto the track. You could see the toilet paper on the gravel, from where someone didn't bother about where the train was when they flushed them.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Amtrak had a case in the 1980;s where a train dropped waste on a fisherman in a boat on a river, and he sued. After that I think all trains are retention type toilets. Personally, I had the sense not to fish under bridges.

 

[Gravity Aided]

In other maritime news, I am eating a bowl of lobster bisque soup for supper, with some salad and Vienna bread.

 

[classic33]

Too early for PPFDON?

 

[Grant Fondo]

In other maritime news, I am eating a bowl of lobster bisque soup for supper, with some salad and Vienna bread.

That sounds lovely! So why am I picturing a football sized round loaf hollowed out with clam chowder in it? Must be the world cup