Early Risers.

[laurenceb]

Night awl 

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

I also got bumped off the rmweb this morning, I just assumed the Internet was running slow. Anyway, I managed to get all the cakes done before dinner. Which meant that, after dinner I could make a start on prepping all the veg for tonight’s roast chicken dinner. After tea, I gave the kids a choice of either a slice of the white chocolate and black currant cheesecake or a small jam and cream filled cupcake, they all went for the cupcakes, which means that there are just enough left for Sheila to take to her Zumba class tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I’m going to the Trafford Centre to get Sheila a birthday present, as it appears that one of her favourite perfumes is being discounted by 15%, plus I’ve also a a voucher to use as well, I think it’s too good an offer to ignore. 

 

Goodnight folks 

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[AndyID]

Speaking of tyme....

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVphs8eP6c4

 

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[AndyID]

All elective surgery for tomorrow has been cancelled. Delivery of critical hospital supplies has been held up due to the weather so everything is being held for trauma cases. Just one of those things.

 

I can't get to my shed because of the snow, and even if I could I wouldn't be able to do much. To pass the time I've been mucking about with a spreadsheet. At this rate I might actually have to start coding in earnest. Aaarrrggghh!

[Robert]

Morning All,

 

There is no sign of any snow here.  However, the temperature is down to around -3°C and we have quite a heavy frost.

 

Another day of testing awaits, but first it is time for a coffee!

 

Have a good day everyone...

[dseagull]

Morning all. 

 

Muggacoffee and a contemplative mood this morning - my Gran (the last of my grandparents) passed away early yesterday evening. She had been in hospital for a couple of days and it wasn't unexpected, but still came about an hour before I had planned to visit (whilst Charlie was at American Football). 

 

Off to work shortly. Have a good day all. 

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl, Inner, Temple Hare,

3.5 Hours sleep +1, then 2 hours fitfully dozing on the Sofa.

 

A cloudless sky, and dawn has progressed through a hint , to a glimmer, and now I'd say is imminent. That is when on Morning Patrol With Ben the Border Collie. I could see a con trail, lit by the, over the horizon Sun, this morning.

No frost but still chilly  though

 

When I'm measuring, equipment it generally sits behind and to the left of me. While the monitor is forward to the right on the desk... At one point I turned my head to see what the next result was on the instrument was and...

 

My neck went graunch.. that hurt, Hurt a lot and  spread to my shoulders... So that was a contribution to not sleeping well.  It's slightly come back this morning as I've started measuring.. Pink pills have been taken..

 

As for measuring , I've been at various times calibrating the test stations for the new product, the design engineers  say they are not measuring the same on the 3 test stations so far (at 19Mohms). So my boss yesterday spent a lot of time in the lab, checking all my measurements, both measuring it the same way and in other ways that take a very long time to do.. The result?

His measurements are the same as mine to 0.1 of a part in a million, since we claim an uncertainty of 6.8 parts in a million, we acheived a corrolation 68 times better than our worst ability to do so.. I think the engineers are having to go back and look at that measurement on the new product..

 

Well As usual..

Time for.... the next measurement.

[Dave Hunt]

Another grey but calm and dry morning here in hippo-land. Mug O'Coffee close by together with a rather lovely hand-made card from SWMBO to celebrate  SV day. Fortunately I had already bought her one before the sky bookcase fell in yesterday so all is well and harmonious on the domestic front. Visit to the dentist this AM as I broke a piece off a tooth the other day then lunch out, providing I can chew OK. Not sure whether any workshop time will then be in order as I still have to fix the holes in the wall following the bookcase debacle.

 

Have a good day everyone and thoughts for those who cannot.

 

Dave

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Fost and frog this morning, glad I don't have to commute any more. The fog has muffled the bin wagons dawn chorus somewhat as well as other noises. Off to run a bath now, be back later.

[roundhouse]

A misty morning here but was clear skies when I went out to scrape the windscreen of ice earlier. Other half on a delayed Great White Worm after a bridge strike around Purley.

 

Yesterday had a good day fault finding and tweaking a friends new Swiss layout. Even had my Harz mountain loco and coaches running around on it before he set up a Swiss one.

 

back home decided to meet my other half for a pre valentines drink as it would be quieter than today plus we are at Mums later.

 

Enroute I stopped by the station on the public footbridge to photo a freight but it was running later and later. Not sure what else was going on apart form a great White Worm heading North held in platform 2 for over 20 minutes due to passenger disturbance with other services going around it via platform 0 then a Reigate service terminating in Redhill due to being late.

 

Anyway I had a couple of pints waiting for her in the only traditional pub in the centre of town as she was delayed leaving work. Police came in looking for someone. Been quite a few incidents in town recently. 'Not me guv'

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

It’s a cloudless Sky here in the northwest, which means that the temperature has dropped a little 1C currently according to the app on my phone. 18 cream cupcakes have been packed for Sheila to take to her Zumba class, with so many I’ll be giving her a lift there this morning. After that I’ll return home and start the veggies for tonight’s tea, corned beef hash, before heading off to the Trafford Centre as I mentioned last night. 

 

DS. Sorry about your Gran. 

 

Back later

[jamie92208]

Morning all on SV day.   It's bright and sunny here and I believe that it is starting to warm up outside with a  promise of 13 from the twirlers of 'algue'  (presumably the root for the word alginate)  have promised.

 

A good meal out at some friends was had.   Today I have scored some brownie points by producing a home made SV card as they are difficult to buy over here.   I downloaded a design, tweaked it, added a couple of photos and printed it on photo paper before gluing the two bits back to back,   It seems to have been appreciated.      Like Dave I am also due to visit the fang mender this morning as a filling fell out a couple of weeks ago.   Then this afternoon I am off to a Dr's to register there as we've not been impressed with the first one we went to.  The G word had been mentioned but these two expeditions are perhaps a slightly extreme way of avoiding that.  A meal out this evening is being planned.

 

Good wishes to all those that are in need of them.   Glad to hear from Tex again and hope that Chrisf's travels are going well.

 

Regards to all.

 

Jamie

[Happy Hippo]

10 hours ago, BSW01 said:

Good evening everyone 

 

I also got bumped off the rmweb this morning, I just assumed the Internet was running slow. Anyway, I managed to get all the cakes done before dinner. Which meant that, after dinner I could make a start on prepping all the veg for tonight’s roast chicken dinner. After tea, I gave the kids a choice of either a slice of the white chocolate and black currant cheesecake or a small jam and cream filled cupcake, they all went for the cupcakes, which means that there are just enough left for Sheila to take to her Zumba class tomorrow. 

 

Was there any point at which you used a hammer?

[Barry O]

Ey up! 

Mega brownie points scored as , despite being on walkabout I ensured that her indoors received a valentines' card.

Have as good a day as you can

 

Baz

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

Morning all on SV day.  

 

 

Severn Valley?

 

No trains until 16  Feb!

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

DS, sorry to learn about your Gran. 

 

Sunny here. I put Aditi’s car in the road so she could take her French society  visitors to Leigh on Sea for part 2 of the visit. There was still some frost on the windscreen but it soon disappeared.  Before Aditi retired it was my job to clear the car on frosty mornings.  

 

Someone down the the road is moving out today. An enormous removal van arrived at about the same time as school run drop off time. The driver clearly knew how to manoeuvre his vehicle. 

Tony

[laurenceb]

DS,condolences 

Mornin awl 

[AndrewC]

Good moaning from the boring borough. Crabtree taking the day off. 

 

Little of note apart from it is another Hallmark Holiday today. That date in the calendar when we are expected to spend stupid sums of £££ to prove how much we care about someone. We both decided to not do anything this year as dining out is not on the menu with our diet regime. However, I was a bit sneaky and fostered an elephant in her name. 

 

That is about it. Back to work, coffee, the same old. Enjoy the day. 

[shortliner]

13 hours ago, Ian Abel said:

Ack! Well, the day got away from me first thing, just when I thought I had time to read and post...

 

With "auditors" at the Long Island client, the level of frantic has just been elevate

 

Yesterday saw us get another 5 inches of snow time it was done. We're now up to 39 inches for the season, and 25 in the last nine days. So instead of it looking like a light winter, we're right on track for an average or possibly record after all.

 

-15 first thing and cloudy, a whopping -7 right now, still cloudy but no more snow expected until later tomorrow.

 

Hope everyone is heading over the HUMP successfully!

 

Especially for Ian - saw this on FB and thought of you immediately!

[PhilJ W]

Morning yet again from Estuary-Land. Fost and frog has all but disappeared and so has the bin wagons dawn chorus.  The local sparrows are making a lot of noise in the thorn bush near my front door, possibly they are nesting there as the bush is relatively cat-and-any-other-predator-proof. C&C's where necessary, be back later.

[PhilJ W]

45 minutes ago, AndrewC said:

Good moaning from the boring borough. Crabtree taking the day off. 

 

Little of note apart from it is another Hallmark Holiday today. That date in the calendar when we are expected to spend stupid sums of £££ to prove how much we care about someone. We both decided to not do anything this year as dining out is not on the menu with our diet regime. However, I was a bit sneaky and fostered an elephant in her name. 

 

That is about it. Back to work, coffee, the same old. Enjoy the day. 

I hope for your sake thats not in any way connected with the diet.

[BSW01]

I dropped Sheila off at her Zumba class just before 9:15, she was loaded down with cakes, I expect she’ll only bring back empty boxes!  I returned home and made a start on the corned beef hash. By 10:15 it was cooked and cooling in the pan so I set off for the Trafford Centre to pick up the perfume that Sheila wants for her birthday on Saturday. Whilst I was there I picked up the stuff I would usually pick up tomorrow and also called at the butchers for our weekly meat rations, thus leaving tomorrow free, which I intend to spend in the workshop. 

 

Back later

[bgman]

Valentines Day.... Huh !

 

Roses are red,

 

Violets are blue,

 

A few pints of beer are cheaper,

 

And I'm single too !

 

Enjoy your day awl 

 

G