Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Morning all. It's not raining here yet, but it seems to be quite blowy by the way the trees the other side of the rail line are moving. Coffee & breakfast completed and a load of washing is on the go. Once that's done and on the clothes horse to dry, I'm going to take the car out for a spin as it's not been used for over two weeks and I also need to get some bulky shopping.

 

[Jenkins]

And as I pressed the "post reply" button, the first drops of rain hit the window.

 

[biggs682]

Apple crumble in the oven

 

[Illaveago]

Morning.
It is wet and orrible here. We came back yesterday ,late afternoon in the pouring rain . Not very nice on the M4 with all the spray being thrown up in the dark . I found it safer to follow a car at a distance keeping the spray down. Slowing down just meant being deluged in spray from vehicles overtaking . Once we were over the Severn Bridge the rain stopped and it was a lot easier .

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Not wanting tea, yer not well!
How much have you drunk so far?

Working up to my third mug.

 

[oldwheels]

Turned into a nice days so far but warnings of ferry disruptions for the next few days because of high winds.
Just as well I came home yesterday tho' the crossing was a bit rough in the Firth of Lorne and a strong tide entering the Sound with wind over tide made for a bit of pitching and a hard push to make forward progress.
The town population is getting stirred up about the coop which is classed as a convenience store so does not stock an increasing amount of food stuff people actually want to buy. Lots of booze preprepared sandwiches and ready meals but for example no vinegar and lots of other basics people actually want. I want oatmeal which they refuse to stock.
I have given up on them and do most of my shopping in Oban but not many have that option.
The stock is decided by somebody in Manchester who probably could not even find us on a map.
The younger generation are also being encouraged to get more involved in community events as the ancients are getting a bit tired and weary now.

 

[Andy in Germany]

He arrived at 1/2 past the repair was down for 10 he’s been before and never moves till the time on his sheet. The underlining point is it’s all part of the general attitude of contempt to tenants we get all the time. We’ve no choice but to put up with it.

I get similar passive aggresive behaviour from clients. Sometimes it's because they themselves feel pushed around and they're trying to take control of what they can.

 

[tyred]

Still Ebay order woes. The six speed freewheel block, ordered end of November has finally turned up.

I had also ordered a refurbished laptop a few weeks ago as mine is very marginal for hard disk space and memory and runs a soon to be unsupported version of Windows. The package contains a keyboard, not a laptop like I bought and paid for so the merry-go-round continues.

 

[biggs682]

DHL delivery been
Time for a stroll

 

[tom73]

Turned into a nice days so far but warnings of ferry disruptions for the next few days because of high winds.
Just as well I came home yesterday tho' the crossing was a bit rough in the Firth of Lorne and a strong tide entering the Sound with wind over tide made for a bit of pitching and a hard push to make forward progress.
The town population is getting stirred up about the coop which is classed as a convenience store so does not stock an increasing amount of food stuff people actually want to buy. Lots of booze preprepared sandwiches and ready meals but for example no vinegar and lots of other basics people actually want. I want oatmeal which they refuse to stock.
I have given up on them and do most of my shopping in Oban but not many have that option.
The stock is decided by somebody in Manchester who probably could not even find us on a map.
The younger generation are also being encouraged to get more involved in community events as the ancients are getting a bit tired and weary now.

If it's cooperative group store thats not technical true store mangers are allowed to order stock "off list" the difficulty is the fine balance of what sells in large enough amount to warrant the cost, shelf and shop floor space. Wastage after all go's on the store balance sheet so they get it in the neck either way. Some of the wastage figures can be eye watering and soon get noticed and with some blood and the carpet.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Back from a wet and windy 51km. No cafes as first choice closed and alternate also closed. Meant we didn’t stop long enough to cool down. Cake and green tea once home.

 

[Magpies]

The COVID years brought so many changes that my first 'de-cluttering' since 2020 has been a very slow business. Every little thing brings back memories, even long-discarded bike bits!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Watch arrived, too small, but Mrs GA has adopted it. I bought a new Invicta (Swiss) instead. Also, I was able, due to the warmish weather a few days ago, to wash my car before new tires are put on later today. I have gotten every mile possible from the present tires, which may have been with the car since new. I think it is quite dangerous to drive in a Midwestern winter with bald tires.

 

[Reynard]

Mild, grey and VERY blustery here chez Casa Reynard. No rain as yet...

I overslept. Apparently I, too, needed the extra sleep. Had a very strange dream about a flooded stairwell with live electric cables arcing through it. No idea what that one was about...

Have had a very quiet what was left of the morning, mainly grooming the cats, catching up on stuff online and watching some FA Cup football. Have decided that Gillingham v Leicester is preferable to watching Spurs v Pompey.

The last of the batch of three stock car programmes has turned up. Unlike the other two, this one matched a meeting report in Short Circuit Magazine, so I knew it was relevant. That's actually a rarity. It's for a race at Wisbech where Paul crashed out on someone else's coolant, hit the wall, knocked himself out and spent the night under observation at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Kings Lynn.

It is time for luncheon.

 

[Mike_P]

Rain stopped so the intent was to remove the slimed up Presta valves on my ebike and fit new ones. It transpired however that they were so slimed up even cutting through the valve threads near the rim failed to deflate the inner tubes. Punctures had to made and a pair of Schrader inner tubes are going with no slime. May reconsider should punctures arise.