Mundane News

[colly]

I've done me tax return

I know it's a tad too exciting for the mundane thread but.....

 

[postman]

I've done me tax return

I know it's a tad too exciting for the mundane thread but.....

An old Ken Dodx joke.I know about the Inland Revenue,but i live by the sea,i thought i did not have to pay.

 

[DCLane]

A bonzai lemon tree is the most useless present I've come across

Try a cockroach encased in glass. Bought for me by my mother.

Unless it's a DIY divorce kit most presents from in-laws are odd rather than offensive I find. Not that they've got me anything for 4 years; MiL is in a dementia care home and FiL wouldn't consider it.

 

[tyred]

An old Ken Dodx joke.I know about the Inland Revenue,but i live by the sea,i thought i did not have to pay.

Didn't he also say that if there is such a thing as reincarnation, he wanted to come back as Chancellor of the Exchequer so he could be re-united with his money.

 

[rockyroller]

my late Father had a cpl Timex watches when he passed away. I'm not a watch person, but I started wearing one of them recently & it's been nice. yesterday I struck something w/ my wrist & the old strap disengaged & the pin went flying. I should look for the pin. regardless, the strap was old & needed replacing anyway. trying to figure out what kind of strap I want

anyone have a watch strap they particularly like? leather? webbed nylon? rubber/plastic?

 

[Jenkins]

I got a pack of mince out of the freezer earlier this afternoon which had a best before date of sometime in September. The trouble is I think that's most likely to be September 2021 so I'll leave it to defrost and then give it the sniff test.

 

[Jenkins]

As it's a quiet evening, I think I may spend a bit of time wrapping some of the family's C*****mas bits.

 

[Reynard]

Lovely supper of carrot, sweet potato & red lentil soup, then a jacket potato with cheese and the last of the veggie chilli.

The girls had Felix AGAIL with herring & mackerel.

 

[Reynard]

saw a place in town selling those, bit pricey though? I'm sure they were pennies in Portugal, although it was a long time ago.

I bought two boxes of four on YS the other day, 56p a box. Normal price, £2.25...

OTOH, they *are* lovely

 

[Reynard]

I got a pack of mince out of the freezer earlier this afternoon which had a best before date of sometime in September. The trouble is I think that's most likely to be September 2021 so I'll leave it to defrost and then give it the sniff test.

It'll be fine. Failing that, I can lend you Mesdames Poppy & Lexi. They are fully-qualified taste testers

 

[Hebe]

I am starting to get the hang of front crawl. And, I am still awake after a day including two supermarkets and a swim.

 

[Reynard]

my late Father had a cpl Timex watches when he passed away. I'm not a watch person, but I started wearing one of them recently & it's been nice. yesterday I struck something w/ my wrist & the old strap disengaged & the pin went flying. I should look for the pin. regardless, the strap was old & needed replacing anyway. trying to figure out what kind of strap I want

anyone have a watch strap they particularly like? leather? webbed nylon? rubber/plastic?

Replacement spring bars are plenty cheap enough, so wouldn't worry about it too much.

I don't mind leather watch straps and I have a few dress / formal watches on leather, but I tend to get very sweaty under them during the summer. My preference is for stainless steel bracelets. I've got a mix of link and expandable ones. The latter are a minefield because they're not always the most comfortable. They're commonly known as hair-pullers...

Funny, I've one no-name expandable that's super comfy, and a fix-o-flex one that's a fecking bloody nightmare. The fix-o-flex is going in the bin and will be replaced by a Milanese mesh bracelet.

 

[Gravity Aided]

my late Father had a cpl Timex watches when he passed away. I'm not a watch person, but I started wearing one of them recently & it's been nice. yesterday I struck something w/ my wrist & the old strap disengaged & the pin went flying. I should look for the pin. regardless, the strap was old & needed replacing anyway. trying to figure out what kind of strap I want

anyone have a watch strap they particularly like? leather? webbed nylon? rubber/plastic?

I favor webbing NATO watchband for everyday, and articulated stainless watchband for more dressy events. I wear a cheap Wal Mart watch with Japanese movement for everyday, and a Caravelle New York for dressier things. Although I too am contemplating a vintage Tissot in future.

 

[Reynard]

Although I too am contemplating a vintage Tissot in future.

Nice! Any idea of what might grab your fancy?

 

[Bollo]

my late Father had a cpl Timex watches when he passed away. I'm not a watch person, but I started wearing one of them recently & it's been nice. yesterday I struck something w/ my wrist & the old strap disengaged & the pin went flying. I should look for the pin. regardless, the strap was old & needed replacing anyway. trying to figure out what kind of strap I want

anyone have a watch strap they particularly like? leather? webbed nylon? rubber/plastic?

+1 for the NATO style strap for anything that’s not a dress watch. There’s plenty of choice, not big bucks and they look sharp. If the watches are more dressy then I’d go with leather, but it’s worth spending a few more bob for something reasonable. Cheap leather looks and feels it, especially around the buckle and lugs.

Of the other options, steel generally doesn’t work unless it’s made for the watch (Milanese or beads-of-rice straps are more forgiving but I don’t like them). A good rubber strap can look great and is very practical but doesn’t work with every watch style.