Early Risers.

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Had a check on the Dawlish cam, heavy seas but no waves crashing over the railway line, I'll have another look later.  Time for an eyelid inspection, be back later.

[New Haven Neil]

A'noon.

 

Bike ride was a pleasant 40 miles or so, interrupted by a coffee stop.  6 players today, more than usual actually on bikes, there's about 30 sitting on their backsides talking about it though. 

 

Poly, don't be lonely, there's always company on here for bears.

 

[Coombe Barton]

I nearly have a bathroom.

[AndyB]

(Belated) Birthday wishes, including to both Julie Andrews and Brigitte Bardot - one of which I encountered in the revolving door of a casino on the French Riviera many years ago. But you probably wouldn't be interested in that, so I'll just mention that it's a very damp afternoon hereabouts. 

[TheQ]

Afternoon Awl,

Well todays work has been hit and miss, but it's getting there  I've had to suspend operations for now as the next section takes longer than I have left at work today. Had it just been one CT unit to do, I would have stayed for the extra few minutes, but there is another to run and that takes 3 hours  so there's no point..

 

The possible new deputy head of lab man is here, and I met him for a few minutes while he was being taken for the grand tour. He seems nice enough, he has a slight accent and a name which indicates he's from somewhere on the eastern side of Europe originally.

 

Last weeks New major system has finally been handed over, the boss worked out the problem, and has sorted it. The problem wasn't me..

 

Time to go do my time sheet..

 

[NGT6 1315]

I hope I'll be able to reduce the backlog of setting up models for display eventually, too. Such as this one which connoisseurs might recognise!

[Andrew P]

Just seen this on Facebook, well worth watching until the  end.

 

[Ian Abel]

5 hours ago, polybear said:

One of my favourites is:

"Alexa - good night"  (I know, I know...sad lonely b'stard....)

I use it all the time, it's attached to a routine that shuts off all the lights and various other "smart devices" I want it to, all in one go

[Ian Abel]

POETS... excellent

 

So, our attempt to help folks prepare for the streaming Cabaret fund-raiser was a whopping success, three of us ready to answer the calls, eager to help, on the button at 7PM, first call at 7:03, solved and on our way...."pizza... lager...<repeat several times>" ... 9:45PM, OK, I think we can go home now, doesn't seem like anyone else heeds help! 

Yep, ONE CALL all night. At least it was a chance to see a few people I've only seen on Zoom for months. The musicians were GREAT, and all social distancing effectively managed.

 

Today, evening with our friends, more wine and food, and we're rebooting "Schitt's Creek", starting over, it's a great show IOHO (In Our Humble Opinion) ...

 

Tomorrow will be working on electrickery for the shed, then off to our Cabaret in the evening.

Several of us are running the "help line" again ahead of the show, and the committee are all going to be at two-person tables during the show, so an in-person audience of maybe 12 instead of the usual 650!

https://www.saintjoanofarc.org/news/cabaret-2020

 

 

This just in from the White House kitchen, on the menu today - CROW 

 

Just 2 first thing, outer ring suburbs got their first frost of the season, partly cloudy and a high of 10 forecast.

 

Enjoy the start of the weekend everyone.

[roundhouse]

1 hour ago, Ian Abel said:

I use it all the time, it's attached to a routine that shuts off all the lights and various other "smart devices" I want it to, all in one go

'Alexa good night' - shuts off all lights in the house.

We use ours all the time for controlling lights in the house, the shed, garden and also at Mums, yep even installed one at her place but we have had to put a sticker with its name so Mum can remember what to say. We even take Alexa on holiday - have one with USA settings (that wont get used this year) and one for general travel elsewhere. Alexa can also answer the door bell / camera from the shed and I use them to listen to music. Great devices but some of our friends with a strong accent cant get them to work properly.

 

one car in for MOT and service but a last minute check of the battery shows it needs replacement and at 12 years old worth getting done for the winter and upcoming drive around the country dodging lockdown areas. The only problem is that the battery is on its way to the garage for tomorrow morning so car left in overnight.

Edited October 2, 2020 by roundhouse

[BokStein]

Good evening,

 

Seems like rain is coming in from the South East.

 

7 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

It will be interesting to see if the pharmacy have turned my latest order into the reality of boxes of pills because they weren't handed to herself yesterday despite the fact that the surgery passed on the request on Tuesday - time will tell no doubt.

 

I am enrolled to my surgery's e-mail prescription service but I'm not sure if the pharmacy is up to it.  Remember the old Music Hall joke about the cobblers? "I brought a pair of shoes in two years ago for new heels. They'll be ready Thursday week!"

 

2 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Just seen this on Facebook, well worth watching until the  end.

 

 

I am NOT surprised about the Oscar.

 

On the Paris Metro, I have often witnessed youngsters willingly offer their seats to those of greater age or other need.

[polybear]

5 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Poly, don't be lonely, there's always company on here for bears.

 

 

 

4 hours ago, AndyB said:

(Belated) Birthday wishes, including to both Julie Andrews and Brigitte Bardot - one of which I encountered in the revolving door of a casino on the French Riviera many years ago. But you probably wouldn't be interested in that, so I'll just mention that it's a very damp afternoon hereabouts. 

 

Getting "encountered" in a revolving door with Julie Andrews sounds like fun.  Mind you, what's a Nun doing in a Casino?

 

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land.  Another day of doing sod all, well not quite, I've been sorting out a door catch for the ex coal store. The original does not hold the door shut tightly due to wear and if the door swung shut when I was inside I'd be trapped. I do usually pin the door back and I keep tools in the shed that can open the door but better the spring catch that I have lined up to go on the door.

5 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

 

 

Getting "encountered" in a revolving door with Julie Andrews sounds like fun.  Mind you, what's a Nun doing in a Casino?

 

It might have been Bridgett Bardot who was 'encountered' in a revolving door. 

Time to get dinner ready, be back later.

[Coombe Barton]

Wasn't "Brief Encounter" was it?

No, wouldn't be, that's the lawyers chicken census.

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

Been at work for most of day and weather has been ok up here, cool, bit of sunshine but no rain. Tomorrow the forecast isn’t so favorable so not sure what’s been planned. I think gardening was on the agenda but we’ll have to wait and see. VAT return is going to be have to been done over the next couple of days so that could be an alternative. I’ve not done anything in the shed for a number of weeks but may try to get something done over the weekends. 
It’s SWMBOs birthday in a couple of weeks and we’re trying to decide whether it’s worth going off in the motor home for a couple of days up to North Yorkshire. The vans not taxed so it’s debatable whether it’s really worth the expense as I can’t see us using it again until next spring. We could try a hotel but we’dfeel safer in our motor home. 
Anyway that’s enough for today,

Goodnight

Robert

[Barry O]

2 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Evening All,

Been at work for most of day and weather has been ok up here, cool, bit of sunshine but no rain. Tomorrow the forecast isn’t so favorable so not sure what’s been planned. I think gardening was on the agenda but we’ll have to wait and see. VAT return is going to be have to been done over the next couple of days so that could be an alternative. I’ve not done anything in the shed for a number of weeks but may try to get something done over the weekends. 
It’s SWMBOs birthday in a couple of weeks and we’re trying to decide whether it’s worth going off in the motor home for a couple of days up to North Yorkshire. The vans not taxed so it’s debatable whether it’s really worth the expense as I can’t see us using it again until next spring. We could try a hotel but we’dfeel safer in our motor home. 
Anyway that’s enough for today,

Goodnight

Robert

Try the Rose and Crown in Romaldkirk. Very nice and very Covid secure..

 

Good food and a nice area.

 

Baz

[polybear]

34 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

The vans not taxed so it’s debatable whether it’s really worth the expense as I can’t see us using it again until next spring. We could try a hotel but we’dfeel safer in our motor home. 
 

 

Tax it, do the trip, then get a tax refund on the remainder?

[brianusa]

12 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said:

 

I can't see any positive in this news. We really need the US elections to take place normally and for Trump to be given a good kicking by the US electorate (not that Biden seems very impressive as a candidate). Trump not being able to campaign compromises that.

 

Although its looking good, its not a sure thing!  Biden, nice guy that he is, is a bit late going door belling - he spent too long behind the mask.  Trumpie  is known for dirty tricks aided by his cronies and he still has his base which is the same as last time,  he has never been able to attract many to his cause but then we have the whims of the so called electoral college which gave him the edge the last general election.  Then there is the general morass of black lives matter and the radical right and left, which might sway the result one way or the other.  So, go with Joe, you have seen the alternative!

[Ozexpatriate]

On 28/09/2020 at 23:17, Barry O said:

Ey up!

 

... are missing as is @Ozexpatriate 

 

Hope they are all well!

Baz, thanks for the shout out. I am still kicking.

 

A week ago I had decided to spend a couple of days at the coast. We've had mostly delightful weather but I picked the first major rainstorm of the Autumn/Winter seasons and the drive over was horrendous with very limited visibility at times.  A couple of ERs are familiar with the Pelican on the beach at Pacific City. Open but a strange experience in these CoViD days. Simply crossing the street from the pub after dinner, the right side of my trousers were saturated. The rain was almost horizontal.

 

Ian @roundhouse  might like to know that their Märzenbier (Bronze God) was very good (bottled six packs were also locally available), as was the "Turkey bird" a red/amber ale aged in Wild Turkey whiskey barrels. 

 

Despite the early harbinger of the coming La Niña weather pattern (wetter and cooler than "normal", whatever that is anymore), since then we've had unseasonably (yet delightful) warm temperatures. The otherwise blue skies were mitigated by a wind shift to the south which brought high-altitude California wildfire smoke. In the last couple of days, sunlight had an exceptionally yellow or orange cast depending on the time of day but locally, air quality has not exceeded "moderate" levels of pollution. Local forest fires continue to burn too, but are not presently threatening inhabited areas.

 

We completed our 2019-2020 rain year about 8" shy of normal rainfall - leading to drought conditions (such as they are in the Northwest) that exacerbated wildfires. Hopefully a La Niña influenced 2020-2021 rain year will see something closer to normal rainfall. 

 

Meanwhile the craziness of 2020 in the US continues with one "October surprise" after another. 

[Coombe Barton]

And while we're on about fowl, there's the motorcycle manufacturer "Charley's Chicken Run".

 

Or Royal Enfield.

[tigerburnie]

Evening all, had a glorious sunny day, so we went for a drive into the Cairngorms, taking pictures from the car, stopping first of course. We saw some fantastic scenes including 2 Golden Eagles hunting Red Grouse, never seen them this close before, the pictures are rubbish, the birds were moving too quickly, but great to see.

Early night once the Tamnavulin has been quaffed.

[Barry O]

early morning so .. time for some kip catch up!

 

Goodnight all!

 

Baz

[Erichill16]

Thanks for advice chaps. I’ll let SWMBO decide but I’m sure she’s going to say motor home or nothing but may try Bazs suggestion after the panic is over. We often go to Leyburn but the site there is popular and is booked up for her birthday. Seems wierd even contemplating going off when there is so much talk of ‘lockdown’, seems a bit reckless. I’m trying to make up for last year, it was special birthday for SWMBO last year  and she went to Skipton on her own for the day! I was left in the dog house.
 Poly bears idea  seems good on the surface but once we’ve taxed the van we say ‘we’ll not cancel as we can go off again next month‘ etc but in effect  we rarely do. Must admit been off in it in November when I used to go to the IPMS event in Telford. 
I thought I was tired early but now I can get my head down sleep doesn’t want to come, typical. Been looking around on ebay for a bargain but couldn’t find anything and watched a clip about Tinsley yard on YouTube. Can’t be bothered looking at the news, I’m sick of hearing about Trump and his COVID situation.
Goodnight again,

Robert

[J. S. Bach]

3 hours ago, polybear said:

Getting "encountered" in a revolving door with Julie Andrews sounds like fun.  Mind you, what's a Nun doing in a Casino?

Learning to speak "proper" English?

[J. S. Bach]

I do not understand why all the politics are being mentioned when it is against RMweb rules.