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[pawl]

Second cuppa went down well
Along with toast and red jam

Marmite is quite nice on toast

 

[woodbutchmaster]

@woodbutchmaster - in my teaching job it's an essential. I've 50 minutes per lecture, 110 minutes per seminar and need to make sure timings are OK.

Otherwise it's for when I'm on a ride out, running late and need to dash back before SWMBO looks a bit

Fair enough, but phones are able to be set to give you any such reminders. Not only that you could also call SWMBO when you are out riding to keep her up to date with progress. Of course if you really want to creep (sorry impress) you could phone her and ask if there is anything she might like you to get for her while you are out and about
Actually thats not a good idea for two reasons, firstly it might arouse her suspicions that you've done something which she wouldn't approve of and at the very least it could become an irritating habit and turn a bike ride into a shopping trip !! Quelle horreur !

 

[mybike]

I've been watching some of those instruction videos that show up on Facebook.

Some of those ideas are at best completely pointless and at worst, downright dangerous. I don't think a PP3 battery would charge a smart phone, nor do I think using lumps of wire wool to replace a blown LED in a light bulb is a very safe thing to do and as for the guy who cut away most of his car wheel rims and welded bits of box iron in as spokes, good luck trying to balance them and please don't drive anywhere near me!

What's worrying is people will see these things and maybe give it a go

Although I do remember having a phone charger that used a PP3.

Big Clive has some interesting YouTube videos on LED lamps.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Marmite is quite nice on toast

I'd rather have jam.

 

[DCLane]

Fair enough, but phones are able to be set to give you any such reminders. Not only that you could also call SWMBO when you are out riding to keep her up to date with progress. Of course if you really want to creep (sorry impress) you could phone her and ask if there is anything she might like you to get for her while you are out and about
Actually thats not a good idea for two reasons, firstly it might arouse her suspicions that you've done something which she wouldn't approve of and at the very least it could become an irritating habit and turn a bike ride into a shopping trip !! Quelle horreur !

True on both counts, but ...

I have a 'no phones' rule in class, as do most of my colleagues. Otherwise the students are on their phones and not contributing. If mine's out then they'll comment.

In terms of SWMBO, absolutely correct. And she would think I'm up to something if I kept phoning her. But it gets creepier; I have to have a tracker app on at all times due to health reasons, so she can track me if she wants but keeps forgetting how to access it. I just hope she does remember how if I actually do need her to

 

[mybike]

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Viola 1 --- Gerbera 0

The wallflowers are OK after being below zero for best part of a week, too 😊

Not sure how my cacti are after being in the conservatory.

 

[Jenkins]

That's getting the cards to my sister's lot sorted - I have to attend a warehouse just about half a mile away from hers tomorrow. What are the odds on that happening

 

[biggs682]

Marmite is quite nice on toast

Not something I have tried or have in the house to try

 

[mybike]

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've gone for metal bracelets of late. I found some nice ones on ebay. I rather liked the cloth ones tho'. My analogue Lorus came with a khaki cloth strap.

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...

Yep.

 

[woodbutchmaster]

True on both counts, but ...

I have a 'no phones' rule in class, as do most of my colleagues. Otherwise the students are on their phones and not contributing. If mine's out then they'll comment.

In terms of SWMBO, absolutely correct. And she would think I'm up to something if I kept phoning her. But it gets creepier; I have to have a tracker app on at all times due to health reasons, so she can track me if she wants but keeps forgetting how to access it. I just hope she does remember how if I actually do need her to

I spy a narrow window of opportunity here, you could recommend that you want to check that your tracker is working but don't tell her the time or the day on which you will have the test run'
You can probably tell that was divorced some years ago

 

[Mo1959]

Not something I have tried or have in the house to try

Don’t do it….it’s disgusting!

 

[mybike]

Marmite is quite nice on toast

Bovril is better, even more so if over dripping.

But then marmalade is nice too.

 

[Reynard]

Mild, sunny and still here chez Casa Reynard after the overnight rain and gales.

Slept well. Umm, overslept. Never mind. Squared away a whole load of chores this morning. Includes finally doing a load of laundry. Have a couple more to do to catch up, but would have been a bit messy with the outlet pipe frozen up. OK, could have hand-washed, but hey ho LOL... Also had to go furkle in the utility room for some yarn for mum's latest craft project. That took a while, because it was in the box right at the back / bottom of the stash.

Anyways, no sign of any ratty interference - either in the hallway or outside. I seem to have finally solved that. Well, I hope. I still have to repair the window ledge though...

And what a difference a few days make. The house is now back up to 20C indoors with only the one storage heater and one oil radiator on a middle-ish setting. I will need to re-stock the wood in the bins though, they're almost empty.

Right, it's time for luncheon, I has a hungry.

 

[pawl]

Not something I have tried or have in the house to try

As my old mum used to say how do you know if you’ve never tried it .she was usually referring to things like tripe or pigs trotters

 

[Hebe]

Lovely walk into town with Hebe Jr this morning, first time in a while due to covid and snow. I might do it again tomorrow, since I now seem recovered enough to exercise on two consecutive days without feeling utterly broken.
Re watches, I have an Apple Watch which is depressingly useful. It has a strap that matches my swimsuit. I have a Withings that is less smart but far better looking, and a rose gold Oris that is the prettiest of all but needs a substantial service and repair.