Mundane News

[oldwheels]

The chimney cover / cowl gubbins were fitted quite a few years ago when we got fed up of pigeons standing on the chimney pot and constantly cooing, with the occasional bit of birdshit managing to reach the fireplace. I phoned a local company and this old boy turned up in his truck. I thought he was just doing a recce but he chucked a ladder up the front of the house, carried a roof ladder up on his shoulder, slung it on the roof, walked up it and fitted the cowls, all in less than half an hour.

A neighbour once called me over and said she was very worried that there was a strange noise coming from her fireplace and could I check it. She had a screen with a fake woodburner in front so I pulled the lot out and there was a pigeon looking very confused as it had come down the chimney.
Threw a cloth over it and it was easy then to open a window and chuck it out again.

 

[oldwheels]

Wet but less windy just now tho' more gales are coming in the next couple of days.
Very dark and I need to have the inside lights on to move around inside the house.
Calmac seem to be sleeping in these days as they normally send out disaster texts at about 0530 but the last few have been after 0600. This morning's ones tell of the probable cancellation of the 1550 from Oban today due to the ferry being delayed elsewhere because of yesterday's gales. They will decide around midday whether there will be a sailing or not.
This is a popular sailing for those going over for shopping but probably not Monday.
It used to be Tuesday and Thursday as these were market days for farmers and everybody went then and the timetable was set to suit.
Nowadays we have to be grateful to get any sailings at all and the summer timetables will not be published in 2023 until half way through the summer it seems.
Work out the logic in that yourself.

 

[Jenkins]

Morning all and welcome to a grey, windy & damp south east Suffolk.

It's bin day, but nothing needs emptying which makes it a bit of a non-event. Today will be spent on domestics - the bedding needs to be changed and then put in the wash, there's a bit of ironing to be done so that I've got uniform for work and after that vacuuming. Did I really take partial retirement for this level of excitement?

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Wet wet wet here in Devon!

Might get the bike out and oiled!

Oh no ! bad luck ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gEkwhdXUE

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Oh no ! bad luck ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3gEkwhdXUE

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Meanwhile, we're over 10C milder, 100% wetter and windier. We've gone back to Atlantic weather

 

[tom73]

Found out what the outlaws have got us two for Christmas. Talk about pointless it's bordering on upsetting.
Why even bother.

 

[biggs682]

Well the hospital appointment I was chauffeuring for got cancelled just as we about to leave

 

[colly]

Found out what the outlaws have got us two for Christmas. Talk about pointless it's bordering on upsetting.
Why even bother.

We need details.

 

[rockyroller]

Wife joined me on today’s outing. She’s really come on with cycling, a year ago she’d never have been out in this. Covered 62km with a cafe stop.

just showed Wifey. very impressed

 

[tyred]

I haven't been out but frost seems to have given way to wind and rain.

Flu symptoms a good bit better today but I still decided to phone in sick as after another night of interrupted sleep, I am very tired and my head feels as if it has been stuffed with cotton wool.

 

[biggs682]

Second cuppa went down well

 

[PeteXXX]

Couple of damp underfoot/paw miles walked with the 🐶..
Breezy but no rain..

I love the smell of wet dog in the morning..

 

[Hebe]

All the snow gone here. My turn to get caught in the rain going to Lidl. Lunchtime is trying to give blood again, followed by the Christmas Morrisons shop for the bits I can’t get in Lidl.

 

[mybike]

Wife joined me on today’s outing. She’s really come on with cycling, a year ago she’d never have been out in this. Covered 62km with a cafe stop.

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Did she have to wait for you often?