Early Risers.

[polybear]

2 hours ago, Mike Bellamy said:

 

John

 

When Mum passed away last year, the Registrar gave us the documents inside a folder provided by 'The Bereavement Register' which will pass on details to the majority (70%) of companies such as mail order suppliers so that the name and address can be removed from mailing lists. I did this and soon after almost everything stopped. I also printed a number of stick on labels to 'Return to Sender' for those that were still delivered.

 

Details here https://www.thebereavementregister.org.uk/

 

Hope that helps

 

Mike

 

Can I register myself as deceased so that people stop sending me cr*p?  With any luck the Taxman might fall for it too....

[Kingzance]

With Rick (GWIWER) furtling in the waldermarsh and M&S having tills in their bras and pants, I bid you goodnight with a smile on my face!

[Coombe Barton]

20 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

Can I register myself as deceased so that people stop sending me cr*p?  With any luck the Taxman might fall for it too....

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1265952-he-s-spending-a-year-dead-for-tax-reasons

[Gwiwer]

Greetings from page 8000. 

[Happy Hippo]

23 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

Can I register myself as deceased so that people stop sending me cr*p?  With any luck the Taxman might fall for it too....

Yes they surely will and then cr*p all over your relatives with outragous IHT demands.

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Finally sorted out the box of boxes. Five contained various items, four are fitted out as stock boxes and four empty boxes. Of the various items boxes one contained a load of new LED's still in their wrapping and another held some 00 scale diecast advertising hoardings which I think are by Master Models, in a pretty good condition as well. These will go into the display cabinet alongside other similar items from when I first started in the hobby. As some of the boxes containing 'stuff' are overfull the empty boxes are going to come in handy.

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

My shopping expedition to Asda, the Trafford Centre and the butchers went without any problems at all. In fact, when I arrived home at 11:15, Sheila mentioned that she didn’t expect me home so soon!  After dinner I decided to use up some vegetables that had been in the fridge a few days and so made some potato and leek soup, some we had for tea and the rest was put into the freezer (in the cellar) for use at a later date, it’s now almost full. 

 

As mentioned earlier, I too don’t miss the daily commute, particularly at this time of year when I’d be leaving in the dark and getting home in the dark as well. It was the ever increasing amount of driving that I was expected to do that eventually made me decide that I’d had enough. 

 

Goodnight all 

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[AndyID]

3 hours ago, Coombe Barton said:

This is page 7999 and post 19955 - just sayin'

 

But only significant because most of us happen to have ten fingers. If perchance we had twelve fingers the number would be a lot different. We would only be up to um, er, well a different number of pages.*

 

The generator was chained to the lifting arms of my tractor and hoisted on to my truck. No ERs (or anyone else) were harmed in the process. The service shop said it would take about a week. I'm hoping we don't experience any major power outages while it's gone. We had a bad ice-storm here in November 1996. Our power was out for about a week. I had to resort to hauling buckets of water from the nearby creek to flush the toilets

 

*I deliberately left this as an exercise for the reader.

[Simon G]

Today I had my ninth (out of twelve) maintenance injections, which I get every 8 weeks as a follow up to my chemo last year.  They have now become pretty routine, but with one side effect from the steroids they also give me to prevent me from having a reaction to the injection.  That side effect is that I can’t sleep!  Went to bed at 11pm, and by 12.30am decided to get up again as I was still wide awake.  I will undoubtedly suffer later when the steroids wear off!

 

Today, after the injection I finally managed to get my refitted hall radiator connected with no leaks.  It was a relief as it had caused me a bit of grief.  Now we can get on with gloss painting the door frames in the Hall, as the warmth will help the paint dry.  All skirting boards fitted now except one where the wood has warped, so I plan to steam it tomorrow with an old iron and damp cloths, to see if I can straighten it a bit.

[Simon G]

29 minutes ago, AndyID said:

 

But only significant because most of us happen to have ten fingers. If perchance we had twelve fingers the number would be a lot different. We would only be up to um, er, well a different number of pages.*

 

 

One of the funniest incidents I have seen on a cricket pitch was when the side I was in was batting in a Cumberland  Senior League Match, and one of our batsmen tried to hook a short ball, missed, and was hit on the head.  No helmets in those days!  He picked himself up off the floor, and the opposing captain kindly tested whether he was compos mentis by asking how many fingers he was holding up on his hand.  The poor befuddled batsman saw 6 fingers, which was precisely the number the captain had on his hands.  When the rest of our team realised what had happened, there was so much mirth that the poor batsman was quite put out!

[JohnDMJ]

2 hours ago, Gwiwer said:

I avoid self-service lanes in supermarkets. They are a cheap and unfriendly way of doing away with jobs. They also irritate the @@@@ out of staff assigned to assist. 
 

I occasionally find myself in a location where there are no conventional tills. A baffled and vaguely helpless gaze in the direction of the staff member brings them over. I feign complete ignorance and support that by deliberately placing my bag (usually the work backpack) in the bagging area. 
 

I have so far managed to get the staff member to scan all my items and help with payment on all such occasions and have left them with the comment “so how does this system help anyone?”  
 

M&S on Waterloo station - quite a decent sized shop including a clothing section - is one such. But they do have proper tills upstairs among the bras and underpants. 

 

Our local Sainsbury's only has the self-service lanes open unless some one specifically requests conventional or the queue gets too long!

 

2 hours ago, Coombe Barton said:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1265952-he-s-spending-a-year-dead-for-tax-reasons

 

Been Hitch Hiking again?

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[pH]

We stopped in at the visitor centre in Christina Lake, BC for a toilet break. We've driven past many times, but this was the first time we've stopped. Here's a picture of myself standing on a Kettle Valley Railway trestle in the visitor centre:

 

 

It's one of those amazing 2D, but looks like 3D, paintings done on the floor of the centre. You stand on a set of footprints painted on the floor to get the full effect - it is quite amazing.

[BR60103]

We started loading the motorhome for our trip. At one point SWMBO remarks that there's a pink drip under the sink. Yes and the bottom of the trap has a bit of water on it. A quick phone call and we have it over to the service people just after lunch and they think it will be ready tomorrow (or might have been late today). I may have been a bit too hasty in winterizing.

Trying to get roaming on the new cellphone. Phoning Bell I am offered a new number to call "which will be noted on my bill".   The person at their storefront says it's a new way to make money and they would prefer me to use the computer. I will do that, but using the computer means that my 30 days starts immediately, while the person can usually specify a start date.

Had a nice evening with the couple from across the street tonight who will be looking at the house while we are away.

 

[gordon s]

Well who’d have thought it, 8000 pages.....

 

.....and I’m wide awake at 5.00am. Thought those days had long gone.

 

Have a great day. 

 

 

Edited November 8, 2019 by gordon s

[Gwiwer]

Morning all. 
 

It is cold. Anyone in possession of brass monkeys is advised to check them for missing parts. 

[chrisf]

Good morning one and all

 

Trio Dhoore were well worth the trek to Croydon last night, though I was surprised that there were barely 20 in the audience.  As tickets were only £5 there is a certain lack of economic sense.  Somehow I doubt that a trio of international renown command a fee of £100.  Be that as it may, they were good and the venue is close enough to East Croydon station for me to be on the train home at just after 10 pm.  Thank goodness I can still cope with 19 hour days.

 

Yesterday there was a bit of a gathering in my street.  First came a police car containing two PCSOs.  They were followed by a low loader and a land rover type vehicle.  Their mission was to remove and possibly destroy the lorry and its precarious load which was dumped near my house a couple of weeks ago, sterilising two precious car parking spaces in the process.  To make room for the low loader I had to move my car but it was worth it to see the back of the interloper.  The whole operation took a couple of hours, followed by feverish activity to reclaim parking spaces!  While all this was going on I was preparing seasonal greetings cards for despatch, this being more productive than the admittedly tempting pastime of gawping out of the window.

 

This afternoon there is an LGBT meeting in a coffee shop in Bedford.  It is a regular fixture and is normally quite well attended.  The organiser will be on her way back from somewhere and has asked me to look after things until she arrives.  I am happy to do that but after what happened on Sunday when I ended up having breakfast on my tod I am just a little apprehensive!  Tomorrow I will be at Tolworth Showtrain, entailing a ‘Spoons breakfast somewhere.  Oh, and for the record I despise self-service checkouts.

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[Robert]

Morning All,

 

It is a reasonable morning in this part of the world.

 

8000 pages!  Who'd a thought it?!?  There are quite a few of us who have been here since page one, many new faces too, and of course some who are no longer with us.

 

Have a good day everyone...

[Ozexpatriate]

7 hours ago, Coombe Barton said:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1265952-he-s-spending-a-year-dead-for-tax-reasons

Just don't borrow Hotblack Desiato's spaceship.

[JohnDMJ]

40 minutes ago, Robert said:

Morning All,

 

8000 pages!  Who'd a thought it?!?  There are quite a few of us who have been here since page one, many new faces too, and of course some who are no longer with us.

 

Have a good day everyone...

 

And that's only in the, at least, third incarnation of this thread, IIRC during my time on this forum!

Edited November 8, 2019 by JohnDMJ

[Ozexpatriate]

3 hours ago, pH said:

Kettle Valley Railway trestle

Speaking of such things, my friend's O ___________  _______________ is coming along nicely. We had to build it to be structural (supporting the weight of the ______________ ) and not just cosmetic. We ran a test ___________ over it this afternoon and there was no flexing of the ____________ at all. Tomorrow afternoon should see it completed. __________ work will begin after that. 

 

Tomorrow morning should see a visit to the bank and a fodder run completed and a foray into, dare I say it, some Christmas shopping. I am a bit stuck regarding my 27 year-old son.

 

I am also trying to decide whose Thanksgiving dinner invitation to accept.  Customarily I would attend a dinner with my daughter-in-law's grandmother's extended family. (Lovely people but more of a familial duty than a pleasure.) My son's older brother (who I helped raise as my step-son) has also invited me to dinner. His guests will include fellow keen cyclists of a similar age, and from past experience, their conversation singularly revolves around their cycling circle.  Sitting at home and mindlessly watching football has an appeal.

 

I believe this will be my 34th Thanksgiving - some more enjoyable than others. I still find it an odd holiday, but it can be lovely when it is "your" family who gather together. It makes a difference when the hosts know how to cook, the "Goldilocks zone"* of alcohol is available and the guests have enough in common to sustain conversation.

 

* Meaning "just right" - not too little and not too much.

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl Inner temple Hare,  1122/701

5 hours sleep plus 1.5 dozing on the sofa. not too bad..

 

The stove is burning, rather fiercely I think there must be some air getting in somewhere, I'll have to let it die down tonight and have a furtle around in the morning and seal what ever I've missed. 

 

The Car was frosty this morning, for the first time this season, so it was throw the bag inside start the engine, blower on the windscreen then take Ben on his patrol.

 

I don't know whether it's the sensors being cleaned, or the additive to clean the system they've put in, but he car is definitely more lively this morning. I've noted the nearest BP en-route ish to home and it will mean an extra 2 miles to get to it. The car is however Blue not black even though has been a bit of a Disaster Area over the last few days..

 

I notice a certain local ex radio DJ has stood down from his attempt to be an MP... since he had to give up his Job at the BBC, to stand for MP, he is now unemployed, somehow I think it's going to be difficult for him to get employment as a DJ again..

 

Time to. take a wander rdown to the lab and see what's going on...

 

[jamie92208]

Morning all. It appears that we will only have a small amou t of liquid su shibe today but it is defibitely cooler. The mossies seem to be declining in numbers.  A pleasant evening was spent at the quiz last night. Now it's time to wait fir the nurse and the builder to arrive.  Last tiles to go on today it's looking good.

 

Some good friends who are over here for a week are coming for a neal tonight. In between times I may even manage a bit of time in the shed.

 

Regards to all.

 

Jamie

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Pumped darden out 3 times yesterday and...it is still a lake!

 

Not raining at the moment. Good! We need to load our hire van with a model of Chapel-en-le-Frith (Central) to transport it to a school in Jesmond for the weekend. Hopefully it will not be raining during the loading and unloading process.

 

Have a great Friday and enjoy your weekend!

 

Very positive thoughts to all who ail or are missing!

Baz

PS good job we aren't  paid for adding to this thread..8000 pages,, lummy!