Mundane News

[Hebe]

Macabre (?) But equally very sensible - for those around you.....

Long may your planning not be required !

Agreed! I am working on the umbrella principle that if I'm prepared it's less likely to happen. Both deaths were unexpected and both have left respective partners struggling with everyday life admin on top of the overwhelming grief. Mr Hebe and I sorted out wills and LPAs during covid lockdowns, but didn't really think about the smaller stuff. I definitely feel more at ease having set down what I'd like to happen to my bikes, for example.

My swimming friend is now poorly and not able to swim. I have fresh coffee here and a new plant. It is a Ficus Microcarpa (or Focus Micra Carpark as autocorrect would have it). Next job is finding out how to keep it alive.

 

[postman]

If we're going to play that game, I'm at work.

I am not at work,but i have just cleaned a wok.I did not clean it properly last night.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Rock Island used to serve the mills near my house growing up, and it was the train you took to get to Chicago, as well.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I am not at work,but i have just cleaned a wok.I did not clean it properly last night.

Proof that the devil makes wok for idle hands.

 

[postman]

Now there's two workmen staring at the hole. Not doing anything, just standing looking into it.

I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in. And stops my mind from wandering.

 

[biggs682]

Yea i have. Its here:

https://news.sky.com/story/chinese-spy-balloon-flying-over-us-airspace-says-pentagon-12801851

That's it 🙂

 

[tom73]

Agreed! I am working on the umbrella principle that if I'm prepared it's less likely to happen. Both deaths were unexpected and both have left respective partners struggling with everyday life admin on top of the overwhelming grief. Mr Hebe and I sorted out wills and LPAs during covid lockdowns, but didn't really think about the smaller stuff. I definitely feel more at ease having set down what I'd like to happen to my bikes, for example.

My swimming friend is now poorly and not able to swim. I have fresh coffee here and a new plant. It is a Ficus Microcarpa (or Focus Micra Carpark as autocorrect would have it). Next job is finding out how to keep it alive

Oh nice the commonly curtain fig among others. You want most but free draining soil . full sun ,south or west facing.
They can get big but make nice house plant. Happy out side but frost can be an issue.
Southeast Asia folk law has it that it's home to spirits.

 

[tom73]

The water people sent a letter round to let people know they were digging a hole on Wednesday. They did: it's outside my house. And left it.

On Thursday said hole was still there, but last night the barriers blew over.

This morning a big wagon came back and used a crane to put the barriers back.

Now there's two workmen staring at the hole. Not doing anything, just standing looking into it. And they've been looking at it for the past hour - SWMBO's home office that I'm squatting in * looks out towards them.

@tyred - has your local hole-digging workforce relocated to West Yorkshire?

* I do have a work paid-for desk in the conservatory but a) it's cold in there and b) it's currently (and almost permanently) covered in bike parts. And c) the work PC in there is currently set up for Zwift instead. Oh, and SWMBO's now hospitals-based five days a week, with offices in two of the three hospitals she works in, so she won't notice that I'm using the spare PC and desk in here. Hopefully

Maybe play this at them may get them to do somthing.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yShvgXZQBTs

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Agreed! I am working on the umbrella principle that if I'm prepared it's less likely to happen. Both deaths were unexpected and both have left respective partners struggling with everyday life admin on top of the overwhelming grief. Mr Hebe and I sorted out wills and LPAs during covid lockdowns, but didn't really think about the smaller stuff. I definitely feel more at ease having set down what I'd like to happen to my bikes, for example.

My swimming friend is now poorly and not able to swim. I have fresh coffee here and a new plant. It is a Ficus Microcarpa (or Focus Micra Carpark as autocorrect would have it). Next job is finding out how to keep it alive.

https://loveplanting.com/ficus-microcarpa/

 

[Illaveago]

We are watching Bargain Hunt .
Is CH wearing a syrup? It looks like something has been swept under a carpet!

 

[Hebe]

Oh nice the commonly curtain fig among others. You want most but free draining soil . full sun ,south or west facing.
They can get big but make nice house plant. Happy out side but frost can be an issue.
Southeast Asia folk law has it that it's home to spirits.

https://loveplanting.com/ficus-microcarpa/

Thank you both. Twig the fig now moved from a north facing room to a south facing room, hopefully out of the cats' reach.

 

[biggs682]

Lunchtime stroll completed we went up to the chemists as they are not open tomorrow

 

[Reynard]

It's a mild, grey and breezy day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept so-so. Bordering on too warm, but didn't want to remove the extra throw from the bed as I'll be needing it by Sunday again. This time of year, the weather doesn't know whether it's coming or going.

Did some gentle puttering about this morning. The cling film I ordered online turned up (I buy it in bulk) and Madam Poppy has already taken over the box. Madam Lexi is still enamoured of the box that my scanner arrived in the other week. However, I am currently being stared at by both, because it is very nearly Ham Time.

This afternoon I shall need to run some errands and restock all the wood bins in the house. I should have done it yesterday and didn't, and now they are very nearly empty.

I also had a cheeky offer accepted on a large batch of Motoring News issues from 1987 that I'd been watching for quite a while - there's 29 of them, so not a complete print run for the year. But recently the seller has been reducing the price each time they've been relisted, so I think they just wanted shot. Got them for just over 50p an issue (including postage) in the end, which I think is quite reasonable. They should go a long way to help plug the holes in some of my FF2000 records. And who knows, I may turn up some stuff that I never knew I was looking for LOL...

Anyways, it is time for luncheon.

 

[rockyroller]

found a new free auto air pump. seems to be connected to a large indoor compressor at a service station, instead of one those tiny vibrating boxes we see all over. but it has a nice control unit outside the bldg. where you set the desired pressure & it's accurate!

 

[postman]

Postie is going out tonight and tomorrow,there might be a couple of in it,it just happens to be his 73rd burpday tomorrow,may the 4th be with you.