Early Risers.

[New Haven Neil]

A little joy to hopefully lift the mood of those not having  great day.

 

Vanessa is a Swiss lady, aka Ladyva, iD probably is on his way to see her now.

 

Its all going fine, and then she gives that #look#  oh my sainted aunt, I need to marry her....

 

 

[The Stationmaster]

Morning all,

 

This site appears to be suffering the go-slow and drop-out syndrome presumably due to all the kiddywinks wanting to find out about the exciting news from Hornby.  But worst of all every time I try to open my PMs the whole shooting match collapses with a 522 error message, very odd.

 

Anyway here we are again in Lockdown and what's happening outside in our quiet residential road doesn't look any different from before we were locked down.  Maybe if the dumbos actually worked out why these lockdowns keep happening they would follow the rules and guidance and the lockdowns wouldn't happen - some hope.  On a brighter note our weather remains dry but distinctly nippy and i think I'll refrain from going outdoors in a tee shirt and shorts today.

 

Herself has expressed a wish to go to Tesco for certain essential supplies - basically vegetables and to top up the diminishing reserves of cat food.  But the buyers of panics will no doubt  be out in force so it's a matter of thinking about going in the near future and herself queueing for an eternity or going later and finding the shelves empty - Catch 22 updated to 2021.  Fortunately our carefully built up reserve stocks of various things such as toilet rolls, kitchen rolls and cat litter remove the need to look for some things that seem popular with the buyers of panics but apparently adding to the stock of bread flour. is also in mind as it does tend to get used at a steady rate.

 

In an odd coincidence my leg cramps have also been making themselves known a bit more frequently of late although nothing has changed to bring them on as far as I can think.  If they carry on coming out to bite I shall go back on a nightly dose of Dioralyte which does seem to help (even if it allegedly causes problems elsewhere).  I suppose it's really all down to the unstoppable effect of tempus fugiting or whatever it does that adds to one's age so it's really a matter of cussing and bearing it.

 

Right off to - very slowly - try to look elsewj here on RMweb temporarily avoiding the waiting PMs and having to start the whole shebang again.

 

Have a good day w one and all and stay saf.e

[TheQ]

I dunno about you bor, but oi din't no Idea what they be mardlin about.

[PhilJ W]

Hello again from Estuary-Land. RMweb is dead slow now and its easy to see why, the Hornby 2021 announcements are generating plenty of froth especially in Liverpool. Had a look in myself and there's quite a few surprises as well as the one alluded too.

2 hours ago, jonny777 said:

I don’t want to teach any experienced person how to suck eggs, but have you ever considered the eczema flare ups to be linked to what you may have eaten? 
 

I only ask this question because I slowly discovered that mine are. I know tinned tomatoes have that effect, probably due to the citric acid preservative. I tried an exact replica spagbol using fresh tomatoes with no skin reaction at all. 
 

Since then , I am convinced supermarket battered fish is also a culprit, and a certain brand of soy sauce. I had thought highly spiced curries might send the itchiness into overdrive, but so far there has been no reaction which is a relief. 
 

I conclude that my eczema is triggered by a very narrow set of food additives in addition to the usual stress/excitement/worried scenarios. 
 

 

Thanks, I have discovered that spicy food does cause a flare up so the salami purchased for Christmas is still in its wrapper and will remain so for a while.

[Coombe Barton]

Post has been with a new toy catalogue ...

 

... from Toolstation

[TheQ]

35 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

Post has been with a new toy catalogue ...

 

... from Toolstation

Oi where's mine..

[skipepsi]

3 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

A rather dull and grey start to the day in North Hipposhire, which matches my present mood. Although I've got plenty to keep me occupied for the foreseeable future, the present situation is quite depressing and I am aware of the black canine trying to get out of its kennel. So far, though, I've kept it locked up. On a more positive note, since my Dad is a couple of months shy of his 98th birthday we are expecting that he will be getting his first vaccination shot fairly soon, so that should ease one of the nagging worries at the back of my mind. At the moment he is living with us and either Jill or myself are going to his house almost daily to check the mail and his phone messages for news on that front but so far nothing. Funny how things change - on New Year's Day I was feeling quite optimistic but over the last few days that has evaporated. At least I've got ERs and other RMW threads as well as visits to the workshop to keep me going; I pity the poor souls who have nothing like that.

 

Apologies for the downbeat post. I'll try to be more cheerful next time.

 

Dave

Do what you can with how you feel. That's it.

[Tony_S]

We have collected my prescription. It is still cloudy and raining. We had no trouble parking by the pharmacy, the other nearby shops and cafes seemed to be closed. 

Tony

[jamie92208]

I put finger to tablet too soon.  To the Danglies I have been, and returned with a promo offer of 64 loo rolls for €12, which will keep us going for many months. I also got the other things that we needed as well as a few things that I wanted. After all, Bricomarché is next door to Intermarche, it would have been rude not to call in.

 

When I got back, I cursed La Poste, the dreaded Cliff Richard calendar had arrived, however the pill was sweetened by there being a steam train one for me, as well as a grandparent card. However all is not lost.  The UP calendar has already been marked up with the next two months of appointments so it's staying on the wall, Riff has been banished to the inside of the crockery  cupboard door. Beth calls that the closet, I dare not comment.

 

Beth had a good long chat with the Dr and seems a bit happier.  The afternoon's task of taking the tree down now awaits my attention.

 

News on the vacvine front, apparently  Les Pompiers are going to be used. As theybrun the emergency ambulance service that seemsclike a good idea.

 

Jamie

[simontaylor484]

I have managed to cheer myself up by reading some of the latest Viz annual. I have a Roger Mellie special and a Private Eye annual to go at too.

  I used to read one of Jamies former mobs Viz before i delivered it on my paper round when i was a lot younger.

I had been trying to see what the new Hornby range has in store even though i muddle in N i cant get on the website at the minute but have seen mention of Playtrains range. Me and my brother had a set in a playtrains range many years ago it had orange plastic track a bit like the Tomy Thomas range. You could have clockwork or digital (push along with finger)

 

 

 

[polybear]

2 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

A little joy to hopefully lift the mood of those not having  great day.

 

Vanessa is a Swiss lady, aka Ladyva, iD probably is on his way to see her now.

 

Its all going fine, and then she gives that #look#  oh my sainted aunt, I need to marry her....

 

 

 

My Uncle used to play that, though not quite as well.

And definitely without that look.......

He wasn't know as Uncle Psycho for nothing.  Think Lurch out of the Addams Family.....

 

24 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

The UP calendar has already been marked up with the next two months of appointments so it's staying on the wall, Riff has been banished to the inside of the crockery  cupboard door. Beth calls that the closet, I dare not comment.

 

Buddy next door + SWMBO have a place in the south of France:

Him: Flat

Her: Apartment

Him: Balcony

Her:  Terrace

You get the idea.....

[jonny777]

Hooray. 

 

Who cares about other announcements; when mine is that my refurbished laptop has arrived and I am no longer constrained by the tiny iPhone screen or the lack of a working trackpad?

 

[The Lurker]

Greetings all from a cold and grey Sidcup where the earlier sleet/drizzle seems to have ended for now. Younger Lurker seems to be coping Ok with his first day of the home schooling - i have not had to intervene too much which is good. Mrs Lurker said that the problem at school was the kids being dropped off when parent had not said they were coming in - or on a day when they were not supposed to be in. Oh and the heating had broken. One of the head's children has contracted the virus so she and her caretaker husband (funny how the contract was re-awarded on her appointment) are isolating. So I guess the heating will stay broken! I had a quick look at the new releases from the purveyors of red boxes. The Maunsell dining cars look nice.

[The White Rabbit]

7 hours ago, Barry O said:

Lots of traffic outside... lockdown? Wor lockdown?

 

I had to head out yesterday and this morning and couldn't tell the difference between traffic levels or people on the pavements. Many people not wearing masks and/or distancing. Lots of youngsters roaming about in groups, obviously taking advantage of school closures to 'hang out' or play football. If it wasn't for having to go out to deal with estate administration or collect prescriptions, I would rather like to hunker down for all of January, not go out at all and see if anyone's left standing when I emerge. 

 

4 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

A rather dull and grey start to the day in North Hipposhire, which matches my present mood. Although I've got plenty to keep me occupied for the foreseeable future, the present situation is quite depressing and I am aware of the black canine trying to get out of its kennel. So far, though, I've kept it locked up. ....

 

Apologies for the downbeat post. I'll try to be more cheerful next time.

 

I know the feeling only too well. But keep trying and at the risk of sounding all hippie, plenty of positive vibes? Or if you prefer something more highbrow, take Marcus Aurelius' advice and avoid too much introspection. (Leave thinking to horses, they've bigger heads). 

 

Days like that (and many of us seem to be getting more than our fair share right now) make me appreciate Early Risers and a few other quality threads on RMW. They do help, especially on a bad day. And if there's anything we can help with? 

 

If things had been quieter in the last couple of years, I might have my photos in better order and be able to post daily, but meanwhile, one frame with memories of a better time: 

[Ian Abel]

Moaning all...

 

Been absent for no particular identifiable reason  was busy doing not much over the weekend, spent inordinate amounts of time on Zoom;

1) First EVER with my brother and his family - they seldom if ever respond to birthday/christmas cards so quelle surprise when asked by the Mrs if they like to have a Zoom meeting, they A) Replied, and B) said yes!! must be the New Year affect, who knows.

2) Zoom with our long time friends in the UK, catching up on Drumpf, Boris the nob etc.

3) Zoom dinner and part #4 of our murder-mystery game with our friends in Arizona. One more suspect removed from the list...

 

I have determined that the New Year hasn't done anything to make IT support staff smarter - no surprises there, right.

Having waited since 29th Dec for help, via email, never heard. Yesterday PHONED them, had to leave a message, 4 hours later they returned call.
Spent an unsuccessful hour attempting to get me connected. "Escalated it" to the guy I originally requested help from, who directed me to the Help desk... you get the picture.
This AM replying to an email sent to HIM with the details of the issue, he asked what the problem was - I nearly replied INCOMPETENCE!!!

I've now escalated it to the head of Finance (who I work for at the client) and I suspect given my outlining of ALL the steps so far, someone might bet a boLLocking, if I was part of the management there I'd be firing one or more idiots!!!

 

SO I'll wait, may even just take the rest of the day off and !@$!#@%$!#$ them...

 

-9 and sunny first thing, heading for -1 and the next few days will be a warm spell reaching into the heady +1 - +2 range

 

Hope the lockdown is going as expected, whatever that might be , stay safe everyone.

[Barry O]

the new man next door does "bathroom fitting and refurbishment".. he may do that but he cannot chase wring  into a party wall very well.... PAH!  He had a wall replastered and is now.. digging great grroves in it.. I wonder if he is one of Doris's mates??

 

Baz

 

 

 

[New Haven Neil]

Oh-oh, looks like Covid might be out of the bag here.  6 new positives overnight, three new venues of contact, all very worrying. Buqqer.

 

All those identified as the 'spreaders' were essential workers/returning residents who had come from 'across' i.e. your bit, had already isolated for 14 days, so either they are catching it off someone/something else, or the new variant is infectious for more than 14 days. 

[New Haven Neil]

Locusts are out - supermarkets getting stripped bare, traffic jams at every one.  There hasn't even been an announcement yet about the government's intentions.  Words fail me.

[polybear]

55 minutes ago, Ian Abel said:

Moaning all...

Spent an unsuccessful hour attempting to get me connected. "Escalated it" to the guy I originally requested help from, who directed me to the Help desk... you get the picture.

This AM replying to an email sent to HIM with the details of the issue, he asked what the problem was - I nearly replied INCOMPETENCE!!!

I've now escalated it to the head of Finance (who I work for at the client) and I suspect given my outlining of ALL the steps so far, someone might bet a boLLocking, if I was part of the management there I'd be firing one or more idiots!!!

 

SO I'll wait, may even just take the rest of the day off and !@$!#@%$!#$ them...

 

 

Can Bear detect a smidgeon of unhappiness by any chance?

Bear prescribes oodles of LDC, preferably with several scoops of Ice Cream on the side.  It won't fix the cockwombles but (a) you can smirk in the knowledge that they ain't got none, and (b) it'll make you a lot less p1ssed off and will greatly assist in achieving a "I really DON'T GIVE A SH1T mindset.

Works for this Bear

[simontaylor484]

Its a very depressing situation Neil 

[leopardml2341]

5 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

........and then she gives that #look#  oh my sainted aunt, I need to marry her....

 

 

Well, you're welcome to marry her; not that I was ever in the running........

[The Lurker]

1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said:

Oh-oh, looks like Covid might be out of the bag here.  6 new positives overnight, three new venues of contact, all very worrying. Buqqer.

 

All those identified as the 'spreaders' were essential workers/returning residents who had come from 'across' i.e. your bit, had already isolated for 14 days, so either they are catching it off someone/something else, or the new variant is infectious for more than 14 days. 

or it incubates for more than 14 days before becoming infectious.  Worrying when FR has had so few cases.

 

Our former neighbour who lives on FR was OK at Christmas when we received a card from her. She's well into her 90s and moved to be near her daughter during 2019. She was very lively, all the more so given her age, and would have preferred not to move, but keeping a 3 bed semi going was probably a little too much for her. She said she didn't really like "all those little lanes"; presumably the sumptuous boulevards of the boring borough were more her thing! Incidentally, her husband made it past a century before he did a few years ago.

Edited January 5, 2021 by The Lurker

[leopardml2341]

For all those feeling a bit down in the dumps for whatever reason, here's my attempt at something humourous.

 

If you're a cup half full sort of person; you probably need a smaller bra

[greatcoleswoodhalt]

7 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said:

For all those feeling a bit down in the dumps for whatever reason, here's my attempt at something humourous.

 

If you're a cup half full sort of person; you probably need a smaller bra

 

I heard this only last night on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - thank you for making me chuckle again!

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Took a trip to Tess Coes to stock up, got enough now for the next week. No queue's and no crowding so it didn't take to long. Lack of sleep due to the sore foot is beginning to catch up on me so a bit of eyelid inspection will be called for soon.