Early Risers.

[BSW01]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

 490 sq meters  of tiles were bought from 2 establishments. They are heavy along with 90 kg of tile cement and other assorted extras.

 

Jamie

That’s a bl00dy big area of tiling you’ve got there, rather you than me!

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[Tony_S]

4 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

That’s a bl00dy big area of tiling you’ve got there, rather you than me!

People say our main bathroom is too big (wasted space) but it wouldn’t even require 30 sq metres. The ones for our en suite were small in number but amazingly heavy. 

[newbryford]

Looks like the Orange One has finally contacted the removal company.................

 

 

[laurenceb]

Night awl

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[BR60103]

4 hours ago, Mike Bellamy said:

 

 

CCF at school (Kings Grantham) was affiliated with the 17th/21st as the Regimental Museum was at that time housed in nearby Belvoir Castle. 

 

Did they ever get outfits like the 17/21 properly decimalised to the .8095 ?

 

[J. S. Bach]

4 hours ago, newbryford said:

Looks like the Orange One has finally contacted the removal company.................

Boris is leaving??

[J. S. Bach]

A late Night Owl from the Piedmont.

[chrisf]

Greetings one and all

 

In a rare (?) idle moment I put the self-adhesive stamps on the seasonal greetings cards yesterday.  Afterwards I noticed that two of the stamps are upside down but I shouldn't think it will make much difference.  Hooray for self-adhesive stamps!  I still recall the less than attractive taste of the glue in the bad old days when we had to lick the stamps, or find other ways to moisten them.  At work we used to have what I called rotary lickers.   These were rollers in a plastic trough containing water which moistened the flaps of the envelopes and became increasingly foul with use.  Now we have self-adhesive flaps too.   Isn't technology wonderful?

 

The cards will be consigned to the tender care of Royal Mail on Friday morning.  I just hope that none of the recipients dies between now and then.  You may laugh but it actually happened a few years ago.  The tale of how I managed not to waste the stamp is best not told.  The nearest pillar box to me is emptied at 9 am, except on Saturdays when postie forgoes his/her lie-in and empties it at 7 am.  I suppose it concentrates the mind but I see no other advantage, or indeed a noticeable improvement in service.  A letter sent to me from Hatfield arrived yesterday having taken almost a week to make the long and arduous journey.  How remarkable it is that the bills arrive quickly.

 

For once there are no other burning issues.  That is bound to change.  Until it does, best wishes to all.

 

Chris

 

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by chrisf
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[polybear]

8 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

Neither Harrys adopted  son or daughter came so no friction there. Sad though.
 

 

Perhaps they're saving their energy for the reading of the Will?

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl Inner Temple Hare,

6 hours sleep followed by a couple of sometimes dozing..

 

Ben the reluctant Collie came out of the house quite happily then stopped and refused to go further until he'd had a stroke and some reassurance..

 

Banning antivaxers from aircraft won't make a lot of difference , a surprisingly large percentage of people never fly anyway.. I haven't in 20 years. SWMBO hasn't in 40 years.. As it is no Antivaxer would fly anyway, they know those contrails are infections and chemicals being sprayed to allow the lizard people to take over..

 

A somewhat frightening journey in, first at the NDR a car came onto the roundabout with me already on it causing me to swerve to avoid him.. Then once on the NDR proper, another  car was wandering all over both lanes with something below the car dragging on the road.. Eventually I got past when he headed for the grass. Unfortunately at the next roundabout he followed me off, was still wandering across both lanes of the two way road and jerking back when something came the other way.. He then followed  me off at another junction, and kept getting very close to the back of the car... I was very glad when he turned off into a housing estate a few hundred yards later. Drugs or  drunk or both I suspect..

 

When I got home yesterday after a visit to the local farm shop (25kg spuds £4:99) equivalent price in Tesco's little 2.5kg bags  £9.90 at the cheapest.. Our driveway was blocked by a big 4X4... It turned out to be a Hermes delivery of more LED batten lights..  

 

The Temperature Meter is now off to Ireland, I followed that by a couple of  in-house resistors. What to do now? other than inform someone I'll need his equipment some time this week for 9 hours, that's 2 hours calibration and 7 hours cross check afterwards.. 

 

Time to go to the lab and see what needs doing..

 

 oh latest email from the USA.. "front of funnel demand generation and closing complex highly technical sales" I didn't know we made funnels..

 

 

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by TheQ

[Sir TophamHatt]

Another dark morning here.

 

Wondering what this second lockdown has really done.

I haven't seen a large reduction in traffic on the roads (I'm a key worker so still continue to go to work) like the first time, but I guess people aren't that bothered really.

 

But I did manage to bag a good deal from ebay on 4 pairs of trousers and a pair of jeans.

Still haven't learnt to buy two if the product is good.  Now I'm struggling to find good jeans that aren't "skinny", "super skinny" or "like tights" ... not a fan of this current trend and wish it would give up.  But then I don't want to buy boring old plain jeans either!

Tut. So this is what life has boiled down to.  Where to buy good jeans.

[Barry O]

Ey up!

 

Lots to do first thing as a plumber is coming to replace the pop up plug in the bath and do one or two other things. Looks like we have a problem with Royal Mail parcels in Leeds at the moment.. some items delivered damaged..others are...missing and the tracker has no clue where they are..pah!!

 

Other than playing chase the parcel and adding labels to cards not a lot planned for today.

 

I notice that Roooooot is showing the England team how to score runs in T20s..shame he isn't in the T20 squad...

 

Enjoy you day however you can.. make Tuesday count!

Positive thoubhts to all ERs especially our missing ones...

 

Baz

[Erichill16]

2 hours ago, polybear said:

 

Perhaps they're saving their energy for the reading of the Will?

There is no will. He lived with mil in a rented house and had no car,pension or pot of money.

There is his collection of country and western CDs if anyone wants them!
Robert

 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Erichill16
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[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, chrisf said:

Greetings one and all

 

In a rare (?) idle moment I put the self-adhesive stamps on the seasonal greetings cards yesterday.  Afterwards I noticed that two of the stamps are upside down but I shouldn't think it will make much difference.  Hooray for self-adhesive stamps!  I still recall the less than attractive taste of the glue in the bad old days when we had to lick the stamps, or find other ways to moisten them.  At work we used to have what I called rotary lickers.   There were rollers in a plastic trough containing water which moistened the flaps of the envelopes and became increasingly foul with use.  Now we have self-adhesive flaps too.   Isn't technology wonderful?

 

The cards will be consigned to the tender care of Royal Mail on Friday morning.  I just hope that none of the recipients dies between now and then.  You may laugh but it actually happened a few years ago.  The tale of how I managed not to waste the stamp is best not told.  The nearest pillar box to me is emptied at 9 am, except on Saturdays when postie forgoes his/her lie-in and empties it at 7 am.  I suppose it concentrates the mind but I see no other advantage, or indeed a noticeable improvement in service.  A letter sent to me from Hatfield arrived yesterday having taken almost a week to make the long and arduous journey.  How remarkable it is that the bills arrive quickly.

 

For once there are no other burning issues.  That is bound to change.  Until it does, best wishes to all.

 

Chris

 

 

I would be careful Chris about those stamps if I were you, upside down placement is considered an offence to the Queen and you could be arrested. Ah the mosquito traps I remember them well.

[AndyB]

Morning all

Having worked - man and boy - for a leading supermarket, a relative took redundancy about 18 months ago and joined the Royal Mail.

Stress levels went right down as did his weight. Barely recognise him now as walking many miles a day has got him fit.

He did mention that it is somewhat busy with the combination of lock down online shopping and Christmas. He advised getting good things done "not at the last minute". 

 

My first job summer job was in the post room of a large bank. I was holiday cover and the union rep told me never to use the franking machine. If you use the machine the job will get done quickly and you'll be the first out of the door.

 

One of my other jobs was to take telephone messages from one department to another. There was one charming young lady who it always took at least half an hour to take down the necessary details. Several times a day.

 

 

[NGT6 1315]

Moaning awl. Chilly outside, it is!

 

Thankfully, I'm feeling largely all right by now, though this past weekend had some headache-inducing weather. In fact, Elise had to get a lot of rest due to a migraine.

 

COVID-wise, I'm sure most all of you may have read about a certain gal from Kassel taking part in a covidiot rally and drawing a rather outrageous comparison of herself and Sophie Scholl, and drawing a lot of flak for it - well-deserved, I should add, in my opinion. Especially in light of Germany now being at 942,687 COVID cases and 14,361 deaths as of midnight, so I'm taking a particularly dim view of anyone as self-righteous as covidiots claiming such moral superiority.

 

7-day incidence for Leipzig in particular is now at 94.7 cases per 100,000, so while there are areas far worse off, it's certainly a reminder that the second wave isn't anything to be ignored. Though it's interesting to see how more sparsely populated regions in former East Germany in particular - such as several districts in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg - have managed to stay between roughly ten and 40 per 100,000. No surprise there when there aren't that many residents who could interact to begin with! 

 

Anyway. Sending best wishes to anyone ailing or worrying for any reasons. Let's see what errands I could run around the house today...

 

Later.

Edited November 24, 2020 by NGT6 1315

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Cloudy with the slightest hint of blue appearing and will be mild and breezy with the chance of some brighter periods later.

A case of wine was delivered by a very cheerful Yodel driver who waited for the door to be answered, waited for me to stand back  and then placed it on the doormat for me.

Forgot to mention that we had a great  (and noisy) Zoom meeting with family Sunday night.  Good to catch up with Joe who is still enjoying Uni but looking forward to coming home for Christmas.

Also had a quick catch up on Zoom last night with six old schoolmates and glad to see that they're all still fit and healthy.  Judging by the amount of walking a couple of them do they're a damn sight fitter than yours truly.

First up today will be a bit of a walk including a visit to the baker.  Apart from bread I may see if they've got any cakes or pastries to tempt me.  Ah, perhaps there's a reason my old friends are fitter? 

No other firm plans today except for a bit of financial juggling and book balancing.

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

[grandadbob]

35 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

I would be careful Chris about those stamps if I were you, upside down placement is considered an offence to the Queen and you could be arrested. Ah the mosquito traps I remember them well.

 

I think Chris is OK but he could be in trouble if he visits the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour or carries a plank along a pavement, fires a cannon within 300yds of a dwelling house or beats a rug or carpet in any street.  Beating a doormat before 8.00am is OK but he's not allowed to keep a pigsty in front of the house!  

 

Oh and it's no longer illegal to keep a lunatic without a licence so I've told The Boss she has nothing to worry about!

 

https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/Legal_Oddities.pdf

Edited November 24, 2020 by grandadbob

[jonny777]

Hello from Somerset. 

 

Car in for service/MOT this morning so had to be at the garage before 8am. No aircon, no heater, no open air vents etc. Nothing in the boot. Car keys in envelope (with name, reg and phone number) posted through letterbox on reception door; and just walk away. 

 

I await the dreaded phone call later, to tell me just how much needs doing in order to get it through the the various standards. Mind you, I have had 6 months extra thanks to Boris and Covid - so shouldn't grumble. The original MOT ran out in June. 

Edited November 24, 2020 by jonny777

[AndrewC]

17 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said:

We had a wormery - briefly. They do need careful maintenance especially with regard to keeping them at the right temperature.

SWMBO has had a worm composter and a hot bin for about 10 years. Once you get the worms going the only maintenance is really harvesting from the bottom, moving the stragglers up to the top and adding more food. That takes about an hour per month. She keeps it out of direct sun in the summer and moves it into the greenhouse over winter. (kept at a minimum of 7c) The real trick is to use Red Wigglers, the Cadillac of worms.  < < I'd be really surprised if any ER got that reference. Hers has been so successful that she's had to add 2 more levels to the max of 5. the hot bin has been less successful. 

 

Moaning all from the borough of boring. Back feeling a bit better. 14 hours in bed filled with Naproxen and codeine seems to have made a difference. We've started compiling a list of food and other goods we'll need for the post brexit stockpile. A second freezer has been ordered and we are contemplating renting a small storage lockup to accommodate the other crap in the shed for the time being to give me enough space to finish the renovations as well as leaving space in the shed to serve as a temporary warehouse for all the stockpile. I wish I could say more about it but I am working on one of the electronic declaration systems and very worried by what I'm seeing at the moment from the logistics sector. 

 

back to work. Enjoy the day. 

 

 

[AndyB]

Some of the wormer it's one with 100g  packet of tiger worms - you can't use earthworms apparently.  

I wondered how this would work if they were wrapped up under the Xmas tree for about 3 weeks.  In theory I guess they'd eat their way out.  However these companies also offer a worm gift card allowing the livestock to be posted at a different date. 

 

I'd also thought of getting into home brewing, but the area I'd use for that will be a FY by next Spring.

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, wet 'n windy so no walk.  Mrs H in better form now she knows she doesn't have glaucoma, but close to drowning with the amount of drops she has to put in the eye.  They trickle into the tear ducts and end up tasting foul at the back of the throat apparently.

 

Not sure what today will bring as yet, but I am sure some housework will feature at some point.