Mundane News

[rockyroller]

It is confusing. The blue bins go out every second Thursday night for emptying the next morning. This week he put his blue bin out on the Wednesday night. So most of the neighbours did likewise, assuming it was a bank holiday change. Then he died early Thursday evening, with the bin already out, ready for Friday. It’s almost like he knew.

that is epically sad

 

[rockyroller]

Mother Nature teasing us today. 2" predicted between 8am-11pm ...

 

[postman]

Just got back from a free lunch.My mate who lives on the East Coast was in Leeds today after a visit,so he rang me and treated me to a large breakfast and two lattes,and very nice it was too.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Mother Nature teasing us today. 2" predicted between 8am-11pm ...
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You're going to need an umbrella - unless it's snow, in which case a very warm hat is advised.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I've just swept and mopped the entire apartment.

It's all go on the domestic front, I tell you.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Yep, I bought my 33/303 2nd hand from the original owner in 1988, he'd got an enormous room that was kind of 'L' shaped with a grand piano in the tail of the L. The main part of the room had a pair of I think Altec speakers about 6 foot tall with 5-6 big 10 or 12 inch speakers (kind of kit you'd find in a big hall or theatre) driven by a pair of 100w Radford valve Amps.

As for British HiFi companies well there's Linn, Naim, Sugden not to mention several smaller 'boutique' makers in the UK (note I didn't mention QUAD as they were bought out by IAG* along with Wharfedale and Mission/Cyrus who transferred manufacture to China in the late 90's)

* IAG is International Audio Group

I'm a Naim fan myself, had bits and pieces since the late 90's ... it was all Rotel and Denon before that but no going back now.

 

[tom73]

Just found a left over box of festive friends

 

[mybike]

Having been a dog owner for the first 40 years of my life, I concur with you completely Speicher. It never fails to amaze and disappoint me the number of dog owners I see out now that have earphones / headphones on whilst with their charge/s. No intereaction with said dog/s.
I have now been owned by cats; currently nine, for the last 26 years and would never change it now.

My little BC is very friendly & gentle. She's also obedient, when I tell her to wait, or stay, she does just that. She seems to have started to learn that I will tell her to stay when a runner or cyclist comes along. (I've experienced too many dogs making a 90deg turn in front of me when cycling) She's starting to learn to walk with me off the lead when told to. I've been fortunate to have a very obedient dog, I'd probably not allow a less obedient dog so much leeway.

 

[mybike]

press the side?

FWD to 3:36

View: https://youtu.be/DvZ_RtLORrc

You spoiled the fun, I was imagining him going to bed in it.

 

[mybike]

And I thought my 6 Cats were a bit excessive.

I believe cat6 is all the rage.

 

[biggs682]

It's the weekend

 

[tyred]

I was able to get out of work early today so took my singlespeed Raleigh for about 22 miles. In daylight. Under a blue sky. Without rain. And no chesty cough.

 

[tyred]

That's 34 miles completed so far in 2023. A slow start but better than last year when I was still housebound.

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely luncheon of a turkey, mayo & cranberry sauce sandwich on dark rye bread, plus an apple, a clementine and two

Then went out into the garden to haul and saw some wood - might as well take advantage of the dry afternoon as the weekend is looking rather shaky on the weather front.

Spotted a mahoosive (dead) ash branch that had come down off one of the trees on the edge of the wood, so dragged that back in (fun!) and turned it into logs as well. It's too wet and muddy to burn, so stacked it along the fence where it can now dry, out of the elements. That ash wood is of no great quality, but seeings it'll heat the house for a couple of days, it was worth bringing in.

Now sat down with a and a biskit and am planning to do a bit on my coloured pencil drawing.

 

[Speicher]

There was someone noisely driving up and down this cul de sac, with a "blowing" exhaust. My Neighbour, who I was talking to at the time, expertly identified the vehicle a 1996 Rolls Royce.