Early Risers.

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

Sorry but I haven’t been able to keep up with the daily ramblings but hope everyone is keeping going. Working in the morning so goodnight,

Robert

[Barry O]

Submarines..propellors...nope they use oars..honest go check.

 

NHN what were they doing in Crimdon Dene? (Not a patch on how it used to be whenn I worked there as a school holiday job.)

 

As it happens I have to do some revision tomorrow as it is a long time since I wielded the fickle finger of fate doing some umpiring.

 

Baz

Edited July 14, 2020 by Barry O

[Barry O]

Goodnight all!

Baz

[laurenceb]

Night awl

[Dave Hunt]

And now for something completely different - goodnight from me.

 

Dave

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

By mid morning the painting was completed on the bench, so I packed up for the day. I then went outside to do a few little jobs in the garden. I’d just started a bit of dead heading when it started to rain, lightly at first, so I carried on, but just before dinner, it got heavier, so I packed up and went in for something to eat. 

 

As it was still raining after we’d eaten dinner, I pottered about in the cellar. I got out the old HiFi turntable and gave it a good clean before sorting out the power supply. It was part of an old (pioneer) stack system and needs a 12v dc supply, I just needed to sort out the connection, as the plug on the turntable didn’t match that on the new power supply. Once sorted I connected it to my amp and gave it a run. I just need to dig out my old vinyls now!

 

After tea I completed the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix, getting 99% of what was on the shopping list, the missing items can wait until next week as we’re not desperate, just getting low on them. Whilst I was there I managed to get the latest copy of RM which I’ve had a quick scan before we caught up on some recorded TV. 

 

Goodnight all 

[PhilJ W]

39 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

And now for something completely different - goodnight from me.

 

Dave

And its goodnight from him, goodnight all.

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[J. S. Bach]

4 hours ago, Florence Locomotive Works said:

Afternoon all, ...snip... Said future one has a large brick turret, the interior of which looks very similar to that of Josiah Wedgwood's early bottle kilns,  ...snip...

Well stay healthy,

Douglas

Photos please, that sounds like the "bottle" kilns that were used by several early ceramic insulator manufacturers. Serious question: "interior" or do you mean "exterior"?

[J. S. Bach]

Good night owl from the Piedmont.

[Florence Locomotive Works]

57 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said:

Photos please, that sounds like the "bottle" kilns that were used by several early ceramic insulator manufacturers. Serious question: "interior" or do you mean "exterior"?

I do mean the interior, I haven’t got any photos unfortunately, it would have been rude to take any on my “shadow” day. The exterior just looks like a normal brick spire. Inside there is a large cast iron staircase to the all various floors. I would find some photos from the internet of the exterior but I don’t think the school would like that. 

[Florence Locomotive Works]

Goodnight all, from Greencountry.

 

Douglas

[AndyID]

Ford has brought back the Bronco in the US. Don't know if it will be available in Europe. Judging from the number of Wranglers Jeep is selling around here I suspect Ford thought it better do something PDQ.

 

I had an '89 Bronco and it certainly was a "go anywhere" vehicle if more than slightly "agricultural". It had four wheel drive but you had to stop and manually engage dog clutches at the front wheel hubs to supply power to the front. The drive shaft from the transfer case to the rear axle was very short and included the weirdest (but quite effective) constant-velocity joint I've ever seen. I imagine the new Bronco is completely different.

[chrisf]

Greetings one and all

 

History was made yesterday.  After the hearty breakfast so beloved of the condemned man I phoned the surgery to progress my enforced desire to order prescriptions on line.  The lady who answered the phone was so helpful and entertaining, and, yes, there was laughter at more than one point in the conversation, that I almost believed that I was talking to someone other than Checkpoint Charlene.  Perhaps she has not yet been taught how to be a harridan.  There was nothing resembling an invitation to schlepp round to the surgery, for these days it is almost a no-go area.  As for the NHS app, it appears to involve more rigmarole than anything else in Christendom and I will manage without it for the time being.  It does seem rather stupid that I cannot access it from the laptop and have to use the mobile.

 

For a while it looked as though it was all going mammaries up.  I had been promised an e-mail telling me my user name and password but by 12 noon there was no sign of it.  The lady that I had spoken to earlier told me that it had been re-sent.  Where is the e-mail?  Ah, there it is, in Messages, for it is a text.  I tried logging in and logging out again and exploring the system for ordering meds.  There now follow some famous last words: it all looks straightforward.  I was told the name of the lady who had been so helpful earlier.  Would you believe Charlene?  

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[AndyB]

7 hours ago, roundhouse said:

 

Also today we also had our first temperature check to enter a bar...

 

It'd be more helpful if they simply my asked potential customers if they'd been "feeling hot".

 

IR measurement of facial skin temperature is not a reliable means of deducing core temperature  (elevated, or otherwise). The accurate and accepted methods might put customers off though! 

 

Comparison of the 3 best methods (aural, rectal and thoracic) - and by "best" I don't mean pleasant* - show a range of roughly 0.25 deg. C.

So you can imagine how far off skin temperature would be, before you throw in environmental and physical factors; cold or hot day, walked briskly or drove to pub...

 

* all 3 at once is in a class of its own. The thoracic one is a wire up the nose and down tbe throat to the level of the heart. Try not to boff as it tickles the back of your throat. 

The aural one has to touch the ear drum then be moved back about 1mm. Again try not to boff.

 

Technically for a rectal thermometer the worst that can happen is getting the lead caught in the wheel of an exercise bike and tearing the elastoplast off your inner thigh, followed by having a colleague hold you up by the scruff of your neck/ NBC suit whilst you reinsert the wire to the regulation depth.

Happy days!

 

[jamie92208]

Good moaning from down ere.  The pool has finally emptied itself and the major hole has been found.  On a seam as predicted. I now just have to get the liner out and folded up in case they need it back.  If they don't it will become an extra internal groundsheet.  Apart from that, not a lot happenned.  I got some scanning done and the 14BA tap that I need has now arrived.

 

Today is Bastille Day butvwe will not be going to the village drinkathon as Beth is still shielding.  I may do some jobs this morning, though a bike ride is a possibility. First though it's time for breakfast.

 

Regards to all.

 

Jamie

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl, Inner Temple Hare, 873 / 546,

A good nights sleep, till 01:40, then I was awoken by Ben the Unsettled Collie pacing the floor.. I got up and offered him out which he didn't want. Then I retired to the sofa, and Ben to his bed although Ben did get up a couple of times during the rest of the night he was a lot more settled.  my total sleep about 6.5 hours..

 

Ben did want reassurance and cuddles out on patrol this morning, I wonder if he had, had more bad dreams..

 

On TV they were talking about the take up of mask wearing in the UK and reckoned is was 36%  well from what I've seen it's more like 3.6 % or less. I will well come the enforced wearing of masks in shops if it does happen..

 

50% cloud cover, recent rain, but otherwise a nice morning.

 

At Norwich airport are a line of 6  HS146 aircraft marked up as BRA Airline, interestingly they are not listed as being part of the BRA fleet that I can find on the net, and BRA appears not to have any routes from Norway to the UK, they being a Norwegian company. While parked their tail cone airbrakes seem to open and close in the wind.

 

The Boss had an unprogrammed working at home day yesterday, which was awkward, as he wanted to have a look at this weeks major equipment before I started, as it is I'm about half way through, if he comes in today..

We've been sent forms to fill in and emailed back every day , have we been in contact with anyone with the virus? etc...

My desk has been surrounded by cardboard and plastic window separators between me and the partitioned corridors as have many others. The problem is it's playing havoc with the AC air flows and my desk is now a freezer..

 

Time to... Print off that form , sign it, Photo copy it, send it back..

Edited July 14, 2020 by TheQ

[Dave Hunt]

Morning All from a grey but calm and dry North Salopshire. This morning we will be going to our local organic farm for a walk and then to pick up some supplies from their shop - whilst wearing masks of course. Then this afternoon may well see some muddling; well, one can live in hope. Stay safe and well everyone. Time for muggocoffee to advance the waking up process.

 

Dave

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Would BRA Airline use elastic to start their engines? Are they part of the Airline empire which included MUCK airlines (They had a Shorts 330 which flew me from Bremen to Copenhagen once a long time ago...)?

As it happens Jet2 restart flights tomorrow. Two flights already show  between 2 and 3 hour delays for take off. Could this be a record?

 

Tidy up day today as we have a layout building friend visiting tomorrow.   Disinfectant and various other bug killing sprays and materials are at the ready.

 

Noticeable absentees from here at the moment include GDB and Kingzance..hope they are both ok?

Time to... kick Tuesday somewhere personal and get it fit for the successful completion of various tasks.

 

Baz

[Robert]

Morning All,

 

It is a nice bright morning in this part of the world.  The forecast is for around 30°C later this afternoon, with the chance of showers later on.

 

There isn't a lot else to report, so have a good day everyone...

[Ozexpatriate]

For everyone looking forward to this week's dawn chorus, Glad has a new commercial in rotation in the US.

 

 

Happy rubbish collection day. Mine is Wednesday.

[jamie92208]

Two items that might be of interest.  Mask wearing is not compulsory in shops over here but the DIY and more specialist shops insist on it, the supermarkets don't seem to bother though their staff wear them.  Round the market on Sunday mask wearing is about 20%, mainly Brits. However the take up in shops seems to be increasing.

 

The other thing that we have noticed is more contrails in the sky.  Not as many there t=used to be but definitely a more regular occurrence.  However our most regular flights are from the Armee de L'Air base at Cognac which has obviously kept it's basic training going through the pandemic.

 

Jamie

[NGT6 1315]

Cheers all.

 

Felt decidedly bleh and deflated last night, so here's hoping I'll be able to turn my mind towards more agreeable things today. There's a few things around the garden we would like to check off this season, such as building a length of stone slab path. That might be something I could try doing this week.

 

7 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

Two items that might be of interest.  Mask wearing is not compulsory in shops over here but the DIY and more specialist shops insist on it, the supermarkets don't seem to bother though their staff wear them.  Round the market on Sunday mask wearing is about 20%, mainly Brits. However the take up in shops seems to be increasing.

 

Face masks remain compulsory in shops over here, and also aboard public transport.

 

The latter in particular but is turning into an issue for us on the staff front as, technically, only police forces are legally entitled to actually enforce wearing masks (defined exemptions exist, of course, which but must be proven with a physician's assessment) and removing uncooperative persons from vehicles, whereas staff can only "encourage compliance", if you will.

 

Therefore, cases such as that of the bus driver from Bayonne who was beaten up by passengers refusing to wear masks and who eventually died hit a sore spot with many of our number. Including me, to be honest. I am quite sure that worries such as these are a contributing factor for my current state of not being as well as I'd prefer.

 

Anyway, where's me coffee? 

 

Later.

[Ozexpatriate]

We're in full mandatory mask wearing in indoor spaces accessible to the public and outdoor spaces where distancing cannot be maintained. I couldn't assess compliance - I'm not looking for it and most people are covered indoors.

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

A bit of a dull, but dry start to the day with no evidence of overnight rain. Breakfast has now been consumed and I’ll shortly head downstairs to the cellar and continue painting the bench. Hopefully I’ll get it all finished today, which will I can to rebuild it tomorrow.

 

Sheila ordered a pair of face masks (one each) last night, as she has a hair appointment next week, which will be the first time she’s been out since lockdown started. I was quite happy to wear my industrial type face masks but Sheila thought they might scare people!

 

Stay safe, stay sane, enjoy whatever you have planned for the day, back later.