Mundane News

[HertzvanRental]

I am waiting for Mrs v R at the surgery.
I can read Koi Carp, Practical Caravan, or The Bear with the Blue Nose.

 

[TVC]

Well the ride home was a pleasure, I will commute a velo again on Thursday, I can't tomorrow as I am out on business.

In other news (with apologies to @User13710 ) in addition to new human neighbours we also have a new feline resident, it was sitting, looking out of the window this morning. Merlump will not be happy

 

[Lullabelle]

One of my work colleagues has arrived at work, sitting a few desks away from me, and is using an excessive amount of aftershave. FFS, perfume (men's or women's) is supposed to be subtle, you're not supposed to bloody marinade yourself in it! Aargh, my sinuses hurt! Some people have no idea how to use it.

One of the women on the shopfloor is the same, although I am not sure what is most toxic, her perfume or her personality

 

[TheDoctor]

I had a colleague once who was addicted to some kind of cheap vanilla scented body spray.
It was like being suffocated by Mr Whippy, and not in a good way.

 

[TVC]

I saw this on Twitter and it made me laugh......presumably there's a similar sign for banjo players in Leicester, @The Velvet Curtain

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Rude.

 

[GM]

It must be my lucky day!

 

[raleighnut]

It must be my lucky day!

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[Deleted member 1258]

It must be my lucky day!

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I recon that was a heap big bird. In other news my car got its monthly clean this afternoon, I even polished it. So when the bad weather arrives you know who to blame.

 

[GM]

I recon that was a heap big bird. In other news my car got its monthly clean this afternoon, I even polished it. So when the bad weather arrives you know who to blame.

I might have to do mine tomorrow as well, might need a hammer and chisel in places!

 

[classic33]

The dangers of pizza and train travel!

 

[raleighnut]

The dangers of pizza and train travel!
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That's not @Hill Wimp is it.

 

[Katherine]

Morning, it is a bit windy blowy out there at the moment. I'll have to catch up later.

We went to the seaside yesterday. By the time we got there the clouds were just starting to thin and it turned into a lovely sunny although cold windy day.
We went down to Hengistbury Head, SIL and hubby + dog .hadn't been there before. Black headed Gulls were swooping over the cafe place, Sand Martins were busy nest building and the cheeky Starlings were joining us at the benches outside the cafe.
I'll post some piccies later.

I grew up in Hampshire and we regularly went to Hengistbury Head for a day out.

I have to somehow catch a chicken who hates being handled and cut her flight feathers on one wing. She has been escaping and trashing a neighbour's seedbed .

Did you catch her?

I had such a busy day in the garden yesterday, so today I am taking it easy. In no particular order I:

drained and cleaned the water butt
finished building the insect shack
restarted a compost bin
did some weeding and sweeped the patio

I was just about to finish when a young man with a heavy rucksack and sleeping mat etc, came along the path at the edge of the field and asked me how to get out of the field he was in. That would have been complicated to explain, and depending where he was heading, it would take him a long way round if he was headed into the town. He did not seem to know where he was or where he was heading. So I invited him into the garden for a cup of tea, thinking he might be disorientated due to lack of fluids or food, and asked him if he had recently eaten. He said he would like a refill of his water bottle, but apart from that he was alright.

Anyways, we sat in the garden drinking tea, and for some reason he had his book on the table - "Children of Men" by P D James, if you would like to know. So we discussed her novels, and Inspector Dalgleish. It turns out he was heading for Suffolk. We also discussed the Transcantabrico train route in northern Spain and the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

Then I walked with him to the main road to find his way into town, and for him to decide where he is going next. I now have his email address.

What a strange encounter!

A slow and hard 52 windy miles this morning, rode up Purley chase on the way back and the woods were carpeted in Bluebells

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Stunning!

Cycle commute this morning.

I know, here now, the heart and lungs were fine, it's my knees that are screaming.

There's a special thread for commutes...

My parcel is less than 15 minutes away, delivery 24 and he is up to number 20 now

I recently had a parcel delivered 20 minutes after getting an email telling me that it had been delivered and signed for.

 

[classic33]

I recently had a parcel delivered 20 minutes after getting an email telling me that it had been delivered and signed for.

Sounds about right, did you sign for it again?

 

[hopless500]

I grew up in Hampshire and we regularly went to Hengistbury Head for a day out.



Did you catch her?

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Yes. With some difficulty. It took 2 of us to hold her down and do the cutting. She protested massively which got the cockerel rather worked up.

 

[Katherine]

Sounds about right, did you sign for it again?

They managed to get it through the letterbox (ironically, a new packable rain jacket) and didn't bother to ring the bell. I'd already checked the doorstep and letterbox after reading the email and was just looking up how to contact customer services when I heard it arrive.