Early Risers.

[BoD]

Morning all

 

A nice bowl of porridge with stewed apple and cinnamon has been consumed to break my fast. I’m not sure how good (or bad) the apple will be for sugar levels but I don’t think  I could face a bowl of plain porridge.  The apple was a fresh one stewed myself (is there no end to the man’s talents I hear you ask) so I know that any sugars will be natural and none will have been added which would be the case had I used tinned stuff.

 

We are dog sitting again, which we seem to do about 50% of the time these days, so no doubt I will soon be summoned and commanded to walk.

 

ChrisF  some time ago I attempted to rationalise my magazines by cutting out, filing and indexing articles I thought of use and discarding the adverts and irrelevant ones.  I will leave you to guess how far I got with that.

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Bright and sunny at the moment but predicted to cloud over. No more new cases of coronavirus have been reported locally but more will be inevitable. Here is a list of the number of reported cases by district/town. 

 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-area-area-breakdown-uk-21657815#source=push

The largest number of cases tends to be in areas with an aged population as you would expect. 

8 hours ago, AndyID said:

 

Dare you to post that on Wright writes.

Its daring enough in the shadow of the awl.

[TheQ]

58 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

That sort of answers a question. There is no separate election for Mayor and Helene is retiring this year.  However we only have one list, with a population of 60 there's not a lot of point. I presume that the 7 successful  candidstes will elect a Mayor from among their number.  Even with such a small village  the Mayor still gas a very important role. As I found out last year she even acted as Coroner.  At the moment we have no udea who will emerge as Mayor. I'm not sure how many names are on the electoral roll, probably about 40, but that number has now reduced by 7 with the expats being excluded.

 

Jamie

Of course the problem is they all stand around and say "who's going to be mayor"? and then all take one pace backwards..

[TheQ]

2 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Bright and sunny at the moment but predicted to cloud over. No more new cases of coronavirus have been reported locally but more will be inevitable. Here is a list of the number of reported cases by district/town. 

 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-area-area-breakdown-uk-21657815#source=push

The largest number of cases tends to be in areas with an aged population as you would expect. 

Its daring enough in the shadow of the awl.

So far North Norfolk has bucked that trend as we have the second oldest age profile in the country and no cases..

 

 

I think it's just taking longer to get this far..

[PhilJ W]

4 minutes ago, TheQ said:

So far North Norfolk has bucked that trend as we have the second oldest age profile in the country and no cases..

 

 

I think it's just taking longer to get this far..

Or perhaps inbreeding helps build up resistance.

[81C]

Morning All 

Bright and sunny

I'm still suffering this bout of man flu I thought I was going to getaway without catching anything no such luck I have managed to start this weeks

laundry the towels have gone in first as they had gone crispy must sort out the dampness in the bathroom the extractor is knackered as is everything else

soon to be ripped out and replaced.

No Babe this weekend she has sensibly stayed away I'm in need of some TLC.

Better get back under the duvet I can't seem to keep the eyes open enjoy your day S.N.Ousey 

[TheQ]

30 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Or perhaps inbreeding helps build up resistance.

Actually  it's all the retiring incomers without webbed feet that are the cause of the old age 

[southern42]

5 hours ago, pH said:

From our grandson's second birthday celebration yesterday:

 

 

(Party animals!)

 

Warning:  These dinosaurs contain small parts....do not give to...

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Dry and sunny start to the day here but cloud and heavy rain forecast.

Had a great day yesterday but probably ate too much.  The Boss cooked a very nice Beef Cobbler and I made a strawberry and cinnamon torte  which went went down well.  Our friend's daughters liked it so much they took a big chunk home with them.

Just got to finish clearing up i.e. washing the glasses. Only 6 of us but we seem to have used 20 odd!

Before our visitors came I enjoyed the rugby. The only time I support Scotland is when they're playing France! 

Still got one recorded game to watch, Quins v Bristol and just for once I don't know the result. Probably will do before I get the chance to see it.

Better get on with the glasses I suppose.

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 9, 2020 by grandadbob
Cobbler not Cobber, no Aussies were harmed in the process!

[Happy Hippo]

10 hours ago, BSW01 said:

Well I spent the whole day in the garden, mainly working in the back garden. However, once I’d filled the wheelbarrow for the first time, I put a few tools in as well, then wheeled it round to the front and emptied it into the green bin.

I suggest that you go back to the bin and take your tools out of it before it's collected!

 

Adding unnecessary weight to the bin is not fair on the guys collecting it!

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, PhilJ W said:

Or perhaps inbreeding helps build up resistance.

So the upper Spen Valley is going to be fine then.....

 

Meanwhile the ironing has been done and frsh ginger biscuits have just emerged from the oven.  Will I be allowed any is the big question that has not been asked yet.

 

Jamie

[Barry O]

Busy morning.

 

Car booked in for service, meeting with Building Society arranged, visit to check out Herculaneum Dock arranged, DBS Update Service sorted, form for the Grammar School almost complete.. next up..visit to the Barbers to get rid of some of my hair...

 

Breakfast was made and eaten (porridge).. now for a mugadecaff...

 

Baz

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

It is quite sunny now but my meteorological adviser seems to think it will rain later. 
I don’t think the ground has dried enough to cut the grass yet but Aditi has forbidden me to use the lawnmower. She said if the nurse has banned me from carrying shopping I shouldn’t push a mower around. Really though I think it is because she likes mowing the lawn. 
Not a lot happening, most exciting is the imminent arrival of a pastry brush from Amazon. 
Tony
 

[tetsudofan]

11 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

I took my son and daughter-in-law to the movies today. (I can't not watch new Pixar movies and like to have someone to see them with. I'm grateful to be so obliged.) "Onward", set in a world inspired by Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy games, was entertaining. It's not a transformative cinematic experience. I went to see it as a Pixar fan and I'm not exhorting anyone to rush out and see it - this would raise expectations too much - but it made me smile all the same.

 

The bigger treat was a "Simpsons" short film - with Maggie (the baby) as the protagonist and no dialog. It was loaded with visual gags. The common denominator between the two is that they are both dominions of the house of mouse empire. Pixar has not released any of their hallmark short films since being assimilated into the house of mouse.

 

Saturday saw me "modelling" assembling No. 7810.  No, LEGO have not beaten Dapol to the post. It doesn't look anything like "Draycott Manor". 

 

Apparently LEGO systems trains are 40 years old. This commemorates that milestone.

 

It looks very German. If it's going to carry 7810 it needs some brass work somewhere. Maybe a coppercap?

 

 

 

Surely its Danish,  Danish steam locos have the red ring on the chimney ….. and Lego is Danish.....

 

Keith

[leopardml2341]

Morning folks.....

No time for much more than that I'm afraid. 

Hope the day finds you well; if not then improving and that you continue so to do.

 

CUL8R

[southern42]

59 minutes ago, southern42 said:

 

Warning:  These dinosaurs contain small parts....do not give to...

 

What hit me, before Christmas, was finding such dinosaurs in a shop in a tourist centre with label stating for over 36 months...presumably of the edible variety - chew/bend/pull apart and they break up into small bits ready to swallow.

And nowhere could I find a dinosaur labelled suitable for our coming-up-to 2 year old dinosaur lover.  

Wow, it is tough at times.

Not to worry, we gave her the Bambi DVD instead...mini war now between wanting that and the Aristocats, not to mention what her sister wants to watch - princesses and Snow White.  OOooops!  

[Sir TophamHatt]

What a week it's been!

 

Broken sleep (feeding the little one every 3 hours) but managed to sell some stuff meaning I could buy a couple more foam inserts and really useful boxes ready for purchases in the future.

 

Quietly hoping a prospective new employer hasn't forgotten about me too :/

Assessment Centre didn't go that well (to be fair, one guy completely took over and put me right off the task!) but I said something at the end that intrigued the assessors.

One interview later and they said I was the best they'd seen out of everyone.  The logistics of the job and how I'd transfer over are being worked on, although it's been nearly 2 weeks now.  Will give them a chance - the rail industry rarely moves fast in recruitment!

 

Cheerio.

[Tony_S]

8 minutes ago, southern42 said:

Bambi DVD instead

When Matthew was tiny , Aditi was very concerned that Bambi would be too scary so fast forwarded certain bits.  I also remember she was worried watching Pingu would cause delinquent behaviour. 

[Compound2632]

Lego trains have been around for more than forty years - and the steam locos have traditionally sported the Danish colours on the chimney, true to prototype. The blue track was introduced in 1966; I had the motorised engine a couple of years later, possibly second hand from my cousins. @Ozexpatriate's set is a recreation of a 1980 set, though back then there was a bespoke piece for the buffers.

[southern42]

' morning all from red dragon land.

Rain later...*

 

On the first drive of the day at Betws on Saturday, I saw a couple of young rabbits on the green ahead, one of which I must have missed by a couple of feet (or less?) as it changed direction(!) and darted across the line in front of me.  Fortunately, I had already slowed in anticipation - rabbits cross your path all the time but none have been as close as this one!   (Jackdaws are a similar problem at West Shore - but they do it deliberately, i.e., wait till you come into view; land on the track; give you the eye; then fly off in the nick of time!  I have been known to stop the tr**n in the nick of time, too!

Anyway, I was unnerved for a bit, and tried not to think of the consequences...

 

Sunny day at Betws on Sunday which brought out the visitors and more than doubled our passenger numbers.  It must have been the warmest day so far - with the sun out, I was too hot in all my winter warmers...but fast forward to sun dipping down behind the mountains and it got quite chilly again.  Leaving the regular staff to run with the diesel, I drove the steam l*c* round to the yard, got the necessities done just in time to get inside the shed before the downpour, followed a little later by a rather sodden regular crew on the diesel.

 

A punctual departure, we stopped off at Siabod for our usual drink, teacake and a read of the mags - most of the snow on the mountains gone.

 

Best go and zap my gonecolddecafcoffee in the microwave...

 

Be *good.

________

Best wishes

Polly

 

Edited March 9, 2020 by southern42

[southern42]

28 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

When Matthew was tiny , Aditi was very concerned that Bambi would be too scary so fast forwarded certain bits.  I also remember she was worried watching Pingu would cause delinquent behaviour. 

 

Oh, gosh.  Didn't I worry about it being too scary, too?  I remember seeing Bambi at the cinema (just) and I must say, it is the scary I remember but our own youngest loved it!

[leopardml2341]

Warning; cynic alert.....

 

1 hour ago, southern42 said:

 

........ label stating for over 36 months...presumably of the edible variety - chew/bend/pull apart and they break up into small bits ready to swallow.

 

 

Sadly, that may be because the world (possibly America) has generated a culture of 'it's not me who is responsible' - even if it really is!

 

By placing the warning the buyer/distributor or manufacturer exempt themselves from being sued, that is until a 3+ yr old who has had little in the way of 'learning guidance' from a responsible adult swallows something and thus the lower age cut off will continue to rise.

At that point even we (grown ups?) won't be able to play with our tr@ins until retirement age - and even then there are those (you know who you are) who can't be trusted to not have accidents 

[The Lurker]

13 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

 

 

 

Apparently LEGO systems trains are 40 years old. 

 

before that LEGO made trains. The rails were bright blue. you had to assemble them on to sleepers. I had a circle of track aged about 5. When I got to school, there was some in our classroom to play with. One day, one straight piece ended up in the hall where we doing PE. The teacher was convinced that someone was trying to steal it, and because I was a train enthusiast, it had to be me. She accepted everyone else's denials except mine. She also would not accept that one straight sided piece was of no use. 

in the end she said non one could play with LEGO until someone owned up. The class put such pressure on me that I ended up owning up falsely.

 

I hated that teacher (and not just for that). That's not a good way to start school!

[The Lurker]

1 hour ago, Tony_S said:

When Matthew was tiny , Aditi was very concerned that Bambi would be too scary so fast forwarded certain bits.  I also remember she was worried watching Pingu would cause delinquent behaviour. 

I take it Tom and Jerry were banned?

[The Lurker]

Greetings all from Sidcup where the sun and the clouds are taking it in turns to prevail.

 

I am working from home today as we have had our shower replaced. The man has been and done and gone which is good news; we can now go back to having showers in the morning!

 

The weekend was not very exciting; Younger Lurker had a swimming lesson and I had my hair cut. Other that that it was all very routine. Rugby has changed so much I rarely watch it now. I lost interest in it during its previous sojourn on Sky. I look out for the results.