Early Risers.

[Ozexpatriate]

1 hour ago, Coombe Barton said:

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2019/04/04/sandys-chemo-day-100-of-147/

Wikipedia indicates that the first combined volume of The Lord Of The Rings was first published in 1968. The cover illustration was by Pauline Baynes.

 

My Pauline Baynes' map of middle earth did not make the trans-Pacific crossing with me and was purloined by my sister with deleterious results. The original is now highly collectible.

Edited April 4, 2019 by Ozexpatriate

[tigerburnie]

I've changed my mind I want one of these Sat Navs

 

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone

 

Like yesterday, I opened my mouth too soon, by dinner time this morning’s lovely sunshine had turned to drizzle but, by teatime is was absolutely chuckinitdarn. 

 

99% all the paint on the cellar walls has been removed, all that’s left are a few stubborn spots, which I’ll hopefully get done next week. What is now noticeable, is has just dark it’s starting to look down there. Which only goes to show just how much light is reflected of the walls, even though the walls weren’t exactly white, more an off-white, but they are now mainly down to bare brick. To celebrate, I decided to pour myself a bottle of trooper, which really hit the spot.

 

 Goodnight all 

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[The Stationmaster]

My car has a satnav but I don't use it - it is dumb and the woman inside it has an irritating voice.  But it is also an excellent moving map display which is ideal to use alongside my pre-planned route (down on maps) or simply to give me a map t work out how to get out of somewhere if I need to in conjunction with the road atlas.  Came in very handy a few years back to navigate my way round a bridge which was being rebuilt for GW electrification and I took to the country lanes to get to the next bridge to the east, my route turned out to be about 20 miles shorter than the official diversion.

 

As far as map reading is concerned I was always pretty good and I had a real test of it when we got caught in thick fog up above Blaenau Ffestiniog during CCF Arduous Training one Easter with some very nasty drops rather too close for comfort so it was all done on compass bearings - I got us safely out of that one.  On the other hand on the day we went over Snowdon we had a CCF officer leading us (who happened to be both a geography teacher and had mountaineering experience - he claimed) and he managed to lead us off the Pyg Track on the way down, a long way off it!

 

And alas things do seem to come in threes and in our case it means the third funeral of the year as one of my cousins died yesterday after a 6 year battle with cancer.  Although he had managed to beat the initial prognosis by more than 5 years   he had been in a pretty serious state since December.  Rather sad as it means my aunt & uncle will have seen two of their three sons buried as the youngest one was murdered 30 years ago.

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all.

[AndyID]

2 hours ago, pH said:

 

Will you be able to buy different personalities for your car e.g. "cockwomble", "boy racer" etc.?

 

I was driving around with the roof down the other day and the Sun was making it quite difficult to see. I broke down and bought a baseball cap in Walmart for $5 which does help a lot but so far I have resisted the temptation to put it on backwards.

 

(MrsID thinks it makes me look a bit like S. Speilberg but her eyesight isn't so good.)

[AndyID]

As the roads in and around Seattle appear to have been designed by a bunch of sh!t-faced sailors I refuse to drive there without GPS.

 

 

Edited April 5, 2019 by AndyID
sperling

[pH]

9 minutes ago, AndyID said:

As the roads in and around Seattle appear to have been designed by a bunch of sh!t-faced sailors I refuse to drive there without GPS.

 

A few years ago, when they were doing major changes over several miles of a freeway here, there were notices at each end of the works saying "Do not trust your GPS" !

[AndyID]

He almost got me.

 

https://www.eeweb.com/profile/max-maxfield/articles/hawaiian-black-sand-semiconductors-stun-researchers

 

 

[BR60103]

We bought our GPS for our first trip to California. SWMBO likes the "arrival time" part of it. I like that it doesn't get distracted by scenery or whatnot.

She does pronounce "Pinebush" with 3 syllables.

We had one in a rental car in Florida that absolutely refused to direct us onto the toll roads. 

 

[chrisf]

Good morning one and all

 

Another night, another coughing fit.  This one began at 2 am and may not have ended.  So beginneth week 7 of the lurgi.

 

This morning I am to have the hormone injection which is the cornerstone of my cancer treatment.  I am minded not to do much else today save prepare the overnight bag that will contain essential requisites for a weekend in Wakefield.   As I shall be on the road at an ungodly hour in the morning my next posting here will be on Monday.  Last night's concert was excellent save for the muffled tones of someone trying not to cough.  My taste buds may well have been baffled by successive onslaughts from Adnams ale, salted caramel ice cream and eucalyptus pastilles.  There are three new CDs for the hessian bag, which may well yield up someof its treasures ahead of tomorrrow's northbound journey.

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[MarkC]

2 hours ago, BR60103 said:

We had one in a rental car in Florida that absolutely refused to direct us onto the toll roads. 

 

Easily changed in 'Settings', I would have thought.

[Robert]

Guten Morgen Zusammen,

 

It's a rather grey morning in this part of the world.  There is a slight drizzle, but it is relatively mild and the bird song seems to indicate that Spring is still with us!

 

I am looking forward to the weekend.  I have quite a lot to do, but a renovation of my office is on the cards and this will hopefully create a bit of space for my layout so that I can finally do some more work on it.  It has been a long time!

 

Have a good day everyone...

[pH]

15 minutes ago, chrisf said:

My taste buds may well have been baffled by successive onslaughts from Adnams ale, salted caramel ice cream and eucalyptus pastilles. 

 

More like beaten into submission!

[jamie92208]

A quick good morning from a grey and cold part of the Charente.    Much final sorting to do before our big trip starts tomorrow.    So I'll wish you all a good day and wish Chrisf a safe and enjoyable journey to my old part of the world.   Hopefully the lurgi will be left in the south.

 

Jamie

 

 

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl, Inner Temple Hare,

2.5 hours sleep wake to find better position. 2.5 hours sleep, wake up brain goes into overdrive so that's it..

 

Overdrive? yes thinking of the stuff I need to do tomorrow.

1st is to fix the outside lights, yesterday SWMBO turned them on to illuminate Ben the Border Collie's evening patrol, and all the down stairs lights went out.  That's 2 of the three on that switch that have failed, a trip via Screwfix on the way home will be required (LED Floodlights),

Finish the garage doors

 Then to continue working on the new bench in the garage.

If there is time left then I have bought most of the wood for the trailer hard top, I may paint the insides of which basic white before I start..

 

Anglia Home improvements van 1115 wins yesterday's cockwomble award,

Comes out of the side road on my right, while indicating left, he turns right causing me to brake to avoid him,

At the next junction while still indicating left turns right on to main road.

Passes two more left junctions, going straight on while indicating left.

Cancels indicators on straight bit of road..

Just in time to turn left with NO indicators.

At the next Junction he turns right NO indicators.

 I lose him soon afteras I turn off  into the grounds of a big orange shed..

I'm guessing he's a failed Audi or BMW driver as he managed to get the indicators on, even if he can't use them correctly..

 

Still got the Chinese system, it's failed 2 out of 8 identical runs, the first one of course being the first crosscheck run I did, overnight it's been run many times against a different equipment to see which is at fault. (just the bit that failed).

The other identical system of ours is at a standstill because one of the bit of equipment it needs to be tested with, is having it's own calibration.

So I'm waiting at this moment on the third fourth resistance measurement this morning.

 

Time too. wait just a little longer for the fourth measurement to settle (someone walked in upsetting the measurement..)

[JohnDMJ]

8 hours ago, Barry O said:

Dave,don't mention 3. I have 3 funerals to go to...luckily one isn't mine.

Baz

Won't ask about the other two!

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Sunny but a tad chilly here this morning. 

Chris..safe journeys up the M1..bring your passport.  I may see you tomorrow so leave the lurgy at the border .

Jamie, enjoy your trip to see the 2nd biggest engine..or are you going to visit the H8  as well???

 

Off to do the shopping, then post the house selling stuff, then prepare for various furniture shunting manoeuvres. 

 

Robert hope the house reorganisation goes well.

 

Have a great day everyone especially those that ail or are in need of our support.

 

Baz

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

The sun is shining and it should be a fine day.

Yesterday I received a phone call from the surgery requiring me to retake a blood test and to avoid certain fruit before doing so. On looking them up it appears they could affect the kidney function. Having had problems with kidney stones over the years that is not the sort of problem I want.

Today is Nicki's birthday and some celebrations will be happening.  We're meeting for lunch at a local pub and then this evening back to her house for a Chinese takeaway with family and friends. 

Have a good one,

Bob.

[Dave Hunt]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

A quick good morning from a grey and cold part of the Charente.    Much final sorting to do before our big trip starts tomorrow.    So I'll wish you all a good day and wish Chrisf a safe and enjoyable journey to my old part of the world.   Hopefully the lurgi will be left in the south.

 

Jamie

 

 

 

Have a great trip Jamie and let's have some photographs, particularly of the Big 'un. 

 

Dave

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

The sun is shining and the sky is blue, it’s also a lot warmer today, 8C instead of yesterday’s 1C. Sheila has decided to to accompany me to the Trafford Centre this morning, so today’s trip will be fairly quick. My return journey will be detoured to take me past the butchers where I will pick up the weekly meat rations and 4 steak and ale pies, which will be part of tonight’s tea. These were requested last week by both James and Amelia, but neither I nor Sheila have any objections. 

 

Back later

[The Lurker]

Greetings all. I have just had to ‘clear editor ‘ for the first time.

 

i am off work today to take Elder Lurker for a hospital appointment. 11.55 on a school day is their idea of either during the school holidays or first thing so he doesn’t miss too much school! It is nothing serious; just teenage acne that he us very sensitive about and but which is being given a helping hand in clearing up.

 

it does mean an effective long weekend for me.

 

condolences to Mike and best wishes to those who are ailing with the dreaded lurgy start to recover soon; it does sound a nasty one.

 

i hope that Jamie’s big trip is good and that Chrisf (which was autocorrected to the saviour) is not ensnared in Wakey, Mrs Lurker went to school there and knew my cousins- better than I do in fact!

[jamie92208]

1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Have a great trip Jamie and let's have some photographs, particularly of the Big 'un. 

 

Dave

I will do my best to comply with your orders Dave.   There is even a chance that there might be a meeting of ER's somewhere near Sherman Summit, not quite as high as you used to go but about 8000'.   I will only have my tablet with me so will have to wrestle with that in uploading any photos.

 

Ironing has been done, the mayor's son in law has been to measure up and give me an excellent quote for a new security grill that will be fitted whilst we are away and coffee is being brewed and some fresh scones have appeared that apparently need eating up.

 

Jamie.

 

 

[lightengine]

What's with the heart?

Edited April 5, 2019 by lightengine