Early Risers.

[Kingzance]

SWMBO’s teeth duly attended although she has a return visit in a fortnight for some extra treatment. Son happy with the electric string and connectors I made up for him. Bushes trimmed, edges strimmed, lawns mown so that garden can be forgotten for another 7-10 days (more likely the former at the rate it is presently growing). Delightful mid afternoon alfresco lunch with very convivial group of old friends meant we got back home around 7:30. A quiet day may be on the cards tomorrow although I may take a look at a Kamado barbecue as we don’t always want to use that of daughter and SiL and attempt to swing a few golf bats again.

Peaaceful, easy feelings and extended periods of unbroken snoring for those so afflicted to one and all. G’nite.

 

[jamie92208]

Good afternoon from a small boil on the world's rear end called Fernley, Nevada.  We got over Donner Pass in quite heavy rain that was threatening to get slightly solid above 6000' and then safely to Truckee. Pancakes and coffee were consumed. Beth didn't fancy 283 miles to Elko and everyone advised us to avoid Winnemucca. We stopped in Sparks and were offerred a room at $244 for the night. A loud "OW MUCH" was utterred and I consulted the map to see two small commu ities of Wadsworth and Fernley about 30 miles further on.  En route Beth surprised me by noting and recording two UP loco numbers on a passing freight whilst I was driving.  Wasdsworth was like somethi g out of a Steinbeck novel so we went on to Fernley and found a Comfort Inn which had a room at less than half the price. Beth is very happy with the room but has just discovered that we can see the UP main line from the room  window.  However there is a casino in town.  Happy days.

 

Jamie

 

 

[laurenceb]

Night awl

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. When I left the club this evening it wasn't completely dark so I was able to see several bats flitting around over the cricket ground.

[pH]

1 minute ago, PhilJ W said:

Evening all from Estuary-Land. When I left the club this evening it wasn't completely dark so I was able to see several bats flitting around over the cricket ground.

 

That was a joke, wasn't it?

[PhilJ W]

9 minutes ago, pH said:

 

That was a joke, wasn't it?

No, the club room is adjacent to the cricket ground.

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Well boy I’m glad today is over. 

 

I never actually get any plasterboard fitted today, instead I thought it a better idea to make a start on removing the last stubborn bits of the distemper. So I did a little tidying up, so I could get to the area in question, when Sheila shouted down saying, “if you want a muggertea, get one now before I start the ironing “. Well, I can assure you all, I didn’t need telling twice. However, whilst I was drinking said muggertea, Sheila mentioned that the brassware on the front door was looking a bit grubby, which I admit they were and could do with cleaning. I rather stupidly questioned this mentioning the fact that I intend to paint door (it’s currently varnished) in the next few weeks or so. I also plan to replace it all the door furniture with new BLACK door furniture (which is due to be delivered tomorrow) so that I won’t have to bother polishing it anymore. But she insisted, whereas I just didn’t see the point! As you might have guessed, I cleaned the brassware, just to stop the nagging. By the time I’d done that it was well after 11:30, so although I made some progress, it’s not quite as much as I’d liked to have done. 

 

After dinner I finished the carrot cake by decorating it with a cream cheese icing. Then we had the joys of Ava, Evie and Max coming round. It all started off well, but after tea, Max was particularly obnoxious, having a right go at Ava. So much so that I had to drag him off her and sat him down on the bottom stair (AKA, the naughty step), where he remained for about 15 minutes until he’d calmed down and apologised. 

 

By the time I’d taken them all home and Sheila and I had finished tidying up, it was wine o’clock. We don’t usually  open a bottle of wine mid week, but we felt like we really needed a drink tonight. 

 

Goodnight all 

Edited May 15, 2019 by BSW01

[Barry O]

BoD,

Yes first over went 6, 6,4,4,wide,4,1

 

Goodnight all!

Baz

[pH]

18 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

 I was able to see several bats flitting around over the cricket ground.

 

???

[andyram]

Evening all. A quick check in to wish you all well. My thoughts have been with you all  especially those facing health issues or other challenges. I have been laid up with a nasty stomach bug these last couple of days. Fortunately Derby County have raised the spirits considerably this evening.

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[Two_sugars]

42 minutes ago, andyram said:

Derby County have raised the spirits considerably this evening.

 

I thought that might give you a lift. . . . 

 

Goodnight everyone . . . . Sleep well

 

 

 

John

[pH]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

Beth didn't fancy 283 miles to Elko and everyone advised us to avoid Winnemucca. We stopped in Sparks and were offerred a room at $244 for the night. A loud "OW MUCH" was utterred and I consulted the map to see two small commu ities of Wadsworth and Fernley about 30 miles further on.  En route Beth surprised me by noting and recording two UP loco numbers on a passing freight whilst I was driving.  Wasdsworth was like somethi g out of a Steinbeck novel so we went on to Fernley and found a Comfort Inn which had a room at less than half the price. Beth is very happy with the room but has just discovered that we can see the UP main line from the room  window.  However there is a casino in town.  Happy days.

 

I may be teaching an elderly relative to hoover up ovoids, but do you know about Expedia, Trivago etc.? And that all (?) McDonald's restaurants have free wifi?

 

We've often stopped in at a Mickey D's for a coffee once we've decided how much further we want to drive in a day and booked our accommodation ahead for the night.

Edited May 15, 2019 by pH

[The Stationmaster]

58 minutes ago, pH said:

 

???

Bats go all over the place looking for food (flying insects of various sorts) so not surprising really that they'd be over a cricket ground which has plenty of open space.  

 

We used to regularly get them flitting around in Tilehurst in the evenings but we don't see them here.  I suspect the difference is that over there we were on a hillside so in effect there was more open space between the rows of houses whereas here we;'re relatively flat with plenty of large shrubs at the front plus high fences on both sides and the back garden is below some of the surrounding land with trees around most of it as well.  Plus there we were not very far from an old barn and a couple of other old farm buildings whereas here the nearest farm buildings are around half a mile away and have plenty of open ground nearby.  I wonder if the polo field - which is be near said old farm buildings - gets visits from bats as it's all open ground between them?

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[JohnDMJ]

3 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Wireless USB mice are nice. All the tethered ones will be USB these days too. The old serial mouse port is gone from most (alll?) laptops.

 

I don't use a mouse! Much prefer a trackball.

 

2 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Evening all from Estuary-Land. When I left the club this evening it wasn't completely dark so I was able to see several bats flitting around over the cricket ground.

 

Sure you're not talking [cricket] balls?

[AndyID]

7 hours ago, pH said:

 

Should have stopped in Jerome instead. More scenic, fewer tourists and some interesting railway history. (In my opinion.)  

 

It's over thirty years since I was last in Sedona and I was interested to see if it had changed. I'll not be going back.

Currently in Steamboat Springs. I decided not to spend 3.5 hours on the train from Durango to Silverton and drove to Silverton instead. The pass was quite impressive. This is at the top 10,500 feet.

 

 

Got some pix as the train arrived in Silverton.

 

 

After that I took Red Mountain Pass. It tops out at 11,000 feet. It's quite the most intimidating pass I've ever crossed. I think they should rename it "White Knuckle Pass".

[chrisf]

Good morning one and all

 

I admit it.  I was too hard on the BBC on Monday.  As the week goes on the nature and extent of its contribution to Mental Health Awareness Week becomes clearer.  I had expected the sort of discussion that the Victoria Derbyshire programme does so well – guess who watches too much daytime TV!  What has been happening is that major contributions, such as the documentary to be fronted by the Duke of Cambridge, have been heavily trailed on news programmes.  Afternoon Live in particular went to town on the subject yesterday.  Although it is not scheduled for transmission during this week, Alistair Campbell’s forthcoming account of his period of depression promises to be both revealing and shocking.  Who better than one of the great communicators in and around politics to raise its profile?  Even Doctors got in on the act yesterday.  I should learn to read Radio Times more carefully in future and not to make quite so many sweeping judgements.

 

Another forthcoming CD release hit my doormat yesterday – Field and Dyke, by Danny Pedler and Greg Russell.  All I will say about it now is that it’s something different and I am keen to hear it.  It has bypassed the purdah that is the hessian carrier bag and gone straight to the in-car player.  When I first heard about it, back in January, I just had to have one.  Anything involving Greg Russell deserves to be taken seriously, especially when he takes the trouble to write “thank you” on the jiffy bag!

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[pH]

31 minutes ago, AndyID said:

Currently in Steamboat Springs. I decided not to spend 3.5 hours on the train from Durango to Silverton and drove to Silverton instead. The pass was quite impressive. This is at the top 10,500 feet.

...

After that I took Red Mountain Pass. It tops out at 11,000 feet. It's quite the most intimidating pass I've ever crossed. I think they should rename it "White Knuckle Pass".

 

I thought you would be impressed if you drove from Durango north to Ouray. I'm a bit surprised, given where you live, that Red Mountain Pass freaked you. We did it north to south, took it fairly slowly and really enjoyed the trip. (Or maybe, given where we live, we were suffering from oxygen shortage and didn't notice the problems! )

 

There are actually two 10,000 foot plus summits on the road between Durango and Silverton, and one of those (Molas Pass) is 10,910 feet. If you do the whole San Juan Skyway loop, in addition to those three passes, you also cross a 9,000 and another 10,000 foot pass. It's a fabulous drive.

[Robert]

Morning All,

 

It is a little overcast, and somewhat chilly this morning.

 

I have quite a busy day ahead, so I guess I had better get on!

 

Have a good day everyone...

[BoD]

Morning all.

 

Once ablutions have been abluted, I am off to Carlisle for a run over one of my favourite lines the Settle and Carlisle.

Unfortunately the changes in the services in this years timetable makes a stopover in Settle impractical. 

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Bit overcast here at the moment.

Forgot to mention. Ordered some bits from Fraggle Rock on Tuesday. Delivered here to the North West Leeds Highlands yesterday.  Excellent service.

 

Today may involve laying some cork, filling stock boxes and other delights. But first a mugatea and..

Best wishes to all who ail or are missing from ERs

Baz

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Another bright start here and it should be a sunny morning but may cloud over later.

Portside knee playing up at the moment due to the exertions of the past couple of days. Can't be helped as there is lots to do as more "stuff" needs to be moved from the house as we've got new windows being fitted next week. Going to try to erect a couple of the boards in the shed and see if they are useable and if I can salvage any of the points.

Still waiting for the garden quotes which were being sent "later today or tomorrow." (That was said Monday and Tuesday morning)

First up today is the main trip to Sainsbury's. I have been warned that "we are sticking to the list today." I'll do everything in my power to circumvent that as I know full well that certain things are left off the list deliberately as somebody thinks "we don't really need them." Oh yes we do!

Have a good one,

Bob.

[roundhouse]

Good morning from yet another sunny day here.

 

Good progress made on the shed yesterday with the insulation fitted into one side of the roof and vapour barrier laid on top. Still requires the battens to secure it in place then the other pitch will have insulation and covering so that it is weatherproof for tomorrow and the weekend when rain is forecast. One window frame also fitted with second one and the doors ot be fitted today to keep the fox out otherwise he will think its his new home.

Later the layout will be loaded ready for the drive to the Devon Freemo meet this weekend.

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl, Inner Temple Hare,

 4 hours sleep plus 3 hours intermittant dozing, not so good to night..

 

The heat of the sun Seems to have worked into the soil and there was no frost this morning, There were however puddles in the road in Effin clown town, not from the sky but from the hydrants. Yesterday on the way in they were trying to clear the road drains, using I think both the lorry giant vacuum cleaner and hoses. I think now they've used the hydrants they are now leaking..or not shut properly..

 

I finished the second temperature meter yesterday, and have just completed the paperwork and given it to someone else for checking.

 

So i'm just waiting for my current source to do it's daily cal, before doing 8 current shunts for the USA

 

Time too... wait...