Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Evening .
Most of our visitors have left . We almost had a full house . My 2 daughters and their families didn't turn up .
I fished out my wooden chest which contains my watches. I looked through them to see what I had . 2 skeleton watches a 60's Modina Extra and a 70's Zeon. Some of my other watches are Omega , Tissot , Bulova, Imperios , Hefik and P.Buhre.

 

[Reynard]

Right, time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[Speicher]

Evening .
Most of our visitors have left . We almost had a full house . My 2 daughters and their families didn't turn up .
I fished out my wooden chest which contains my watches. I looked through them to see what I had . 2 skeleton watches a 60's Modina Extra and a 70's Zeon. Some of my other watches are Omega , Tissot , Bulova, Imperios , Hefik and P.Buhre.

By way of contrast, I have a collection of "novelty" watches. Such as a Kitkat watch, Wallace and Gromit, and various ones as souvenirs from Railways I have visited. Not forgetting the Holzkern wooden watch.

 

[Speicher]

It's cheaper than this years, the year being the same.

Correct! Very cheap as I have kept it since then. I can put the old one, in a different room.

 

[DCLane]

More bits done this evening to add to the fettling bits done earlier;

- Restaurant booked for Sunday in Manchester before SWMBO and myself go see The Lion King
- Restaurant booked for later this month after son no. 1's graduation in Lincoln
- Fast-track booked for both trips in April & July plus for SWMBO's February trip. I dislike paying for this but Leeds Bradford Airport's security process is abysmal.
- Car hire excess done.
- Claim form for old money done for the Bank of England. It's only a bit of ancient cash but might as well do it.
- Some jiggery-pokery with savings accounts that are maturing. SWMBO seems to have a pile of cash I don't have
- Private pension check through paperwork for me = & "anyone want to buy a bike?"
- Note to the buyer who sent me a cheque for £20 after I'd refunded them for a wheel I didn't realise was damaged

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Drinking Adnams Broadside

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Claim form for old money done for the Bank of England. It's only a bit of ancient cash but might as well do it.

You can do this at post office if you take a card for a bank account.

 

[DCLane]

You can do this at post office if you take a card for a bank account.

The note's too old for the Post Office unfortunately.

 

[classic33]

The note's too old for the Post Office unfortunately.

How old?

 

[pawl]

Update on coffee consumption I am now up to five

 

[DCLane]

@classic33 - it's one of the George Stephenson ones between 1993 and 2003. My alternative appears to be to stick it on eBay.

 

[oldwheels]

Another nice day so out for another trike run before New Year dinner with family.
Not much traffic around so pretty relaxed. Even stopped for a chat with somebody interested in my mode of transport.
Tomorrow looks not bad weather so may try up Loch Etive but then have to face Queen’s Brae on the way back. Not really fit enough after a long lay off with the recent bad weather.

 

[oldwheels]

Turned out to be a a lovely but cold afternoon so went for a walk on the beach. Quite a few out and about and lots of random strangers wished me a happy new year

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Someone demonstrated their environmental credentials and concern for our planet by driving their Toyota hybrid up and down the beach despite the sign saying not to. I hope they got sand or salt water into somewhere it shouldn't be to give them a nice repair bill and maybe give them a hint not to drive on the beach in future. Or they get stuck and swamped by the tide and their picture in the local paper which is a common occurrence on the beaches around here.

Cars stuck on beaches seem to be common in the Utter Hebs as well. Luskentyre beach is a favourite.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The note's too old for the Post Office unfortunately.

Really they are still accepting old fivers and twenties

 

[classic33]

@classic33 - it's one of the George Stephenson ones between 1993 and 2003. My alternative appears to be to stick it on eBay.

I've a few of those £5 notes.