RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 It was 11C here this afternoon and raining. We put the heating on. We had a roast chicken for dinner. The new freezer is bigger outside than the old one but has less internal volume. About a chickens worth of volume. So it seemed a good thing to defrost. Tony 12 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Tony_S Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 We did go out today, to Canvey Island. Do you like our Theme Park?Free entry for Essex residents (not Southend or Thurrock though). 8 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Didn't do much today, sat down in armchair and fell asleep this afternoon. The orange rain appears to have passed us by but then living on top of a hill I don't expect to be flooded. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 Still raining heavily here and has been since at least 3.30 this morning, 18 hours and counting. Luckily we live on a smallish hill so no danger of flooding here. I think if we did get flooded then London has had it! No shed visit today, couldn't get a round tuit. 4 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: As long as you're not the female equivalent! I can't type with an Afro-Caribbean accent to say "I am not yo bitch man" so we'll let that one pass Richard and I certainly do not have a privileged position here either Q - I am lucky to be inside on such a foul night. The local Scouts seemed to enjoy the talk and subsequent experiments; I have been asked to judge a competition set by their leaders so we shall see. Sorry to hear of Baz's bad day, sounds a bit of a Bart Simpson doh! I think I deserve a small glass of something now, could it involve fermented malt? 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Kingzance said: ... sounds a bit of a Bart Simpson doh! That would be Homer. Bart's more in the "Eat my shorts" and "Don't have a cow, man" space. Edited June 10, 2019 by Ozexpatriate Grammar 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, grandadbob said: Still raining heavily here and has been since at least 3.30 this morning, 18 hours and counting. Luckily we live on a smallish hill so no danger of flooding here. I think if we did get flooded then London has had it! No shed visit today, couldn't get a round tuit. In these days of probable rising water levels (water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink), I believe those choosing a new house should always look to the local church and ensure the prospective abode is above it - I have hardly ever heard of a church flooding! I am apparently about 70M above sea level - well at least last week I was. Arthur Itis and his Room Mate Ism may be unwanted visitors to some, I hope those who sometimes are forced to keep their company escape. 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 Evening. A sunny day was had, if a touch breezy. No rain now the bike racing has finished of course. Hope news remains negative therefore positive, Q...... Busy at work as befits a Monday, with staff holidays in full swing now too. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kingzance said: In these days of probable rising water levels (water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink), I believe those choosing a new house should always look to the local church and ensure the prospective abode is above it - I have hardly ever heard of a church flooding! I am apparently about 70M above sea level - well at least last week I was. Arthur Itis and his Room Mate Ism may be unwanted visitors to some, I hope those who sometimes are forced to keep their company escape. Isn’t Ely Cathedral first on the list for becoming submerged? 6 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Tony_S said: Isn’t Ely Cathedral first on the list for becoming submerged? The exception that proves the rule Tony? If you live in a house above Ely Cathedral, it would be on long stilts and probably safe Edited June 10, 2019 by Kingzance 9 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Just checked and we are 40m above sea level and higher than the nearest church but the two oldest local churches are 10m higher than us. Many years ago in the 60s before we were married The Boss and her family were flooded out. They lived down the road in Mitcham and were about 20m above sea level. Torrential rain at the time and the River Wandle behind their house burst its banks and they had about a metre of water in the house. Took months to sort that mess out. After seeing that at close quarters I never wanted to experience anything similar so our first residence when we got married was a 3rd floor flat on top of a hill! Edited June 10, 2019 by grandadbob Speelink 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Evening all, our trip to Aberdeen wasn't too bad(I hate shopping, indeed I am actually allergic to it)but it started raining, so we veered south to get away from it, so no visit to the river Dee, we ended up near Stonehaven at the sea bird cliffs watching the Puffins and other sea birds. No work on TOSH today, need a trip to get my cork before work can commence in earnest, possibly in Perth on Wednesday. Night all. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Popular Post Tony_S Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Kingzance said: The exception that proves the rule Tony? If you live in a house above Ely Cathedral, it would be on long stilts and probably safe Our nearest church is 10 metres above sea level. We are 34 metres asl. The church is quite old. There is a substantial drainage ditch next to it. At one time boats used to have a landing stage nearby. The church was built on the site of a previous Anglo Saxon church that had been built to celebrate the defeat of the Danish sea raiders who had landed there. 17 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2019 G'night all 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) Good evening everyone The blue skies lasted until just after dinner, when it started to rain, although it didn’t last long. There had been a couple of light showers earlier in the morning, but they only lasted for a minute or so. However, by mid afternoon it was raining steadily and is still doing so now. This morning I managed to fill in all the gaps in the plasterboard that needed doing. These were mainly around light switches and sockets, but there were a couple gaps that were close to the junction of the wall and ceiling that also needed doing too. This nicely brought dinner time. After dinner I pottered about in the cellar, mainly storing away power tools that are no longer required for the job. I then switched on the computer and printed out the circuit diagrams that I’d drawn up a few months ago and taken them down to the workshop. Hopefully in the next week or so I’ll finally get round to actually building one, albeit initially on breadboard to see if it actually works in practice. After tea I had a short rest before setting off for Salford Quays for a swim. Once again the water temperature hadn’t moved (16.4C) but the dull, wet weather made it feel colder than it probably was. Although, for some reason it did seem to affect my breathing tonight, on a number of occasions I had to stop and catch my breath, so when I got close to the end of my 3rd lap, I decided to call it a day and get out. Throughout my swim it rained continuously, not heavy but enough to disturb the water surface, so maybe that had something to do with it. Anyway, once home, I hung my wetsuit up in the cellar to dry and then poured myself a Guinness. Goodnight all Edited June 10, 2019 by BSW01 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Tony_S said: We did go out today, to Canvey Island. Do you like our Theme Park?Free entry for Essex residents (not Southend or Thurrock though). Some of the staff look slightly inebriated. Mind you, if I had to work all day in a theme park I would be too. 4 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Night awl 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Last time I checked my house was over 50 metres asl. The nearest church is a Methodist one at the other end of my street but as it is newer than my house it doesn't count. The nearest 'old' church is Vange and that is about 35 metres lower. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 10, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2019 Goodnight all. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post BR60103 Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 We are scheduled to go to the big city by train tomorrow -- I shall be a literal Early Riser as the train leaves before my normal get out of bed time. SWMBO is meeting 2 old work colleagues for lunch. Big worry is that they are playing some game there tonight and if they win they will be N. American champions. The stadium is right beside the railway station, so things may be immobile. 14 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post TheQ Posted June 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 Mooring Awl, inner Temple here, I awoke at about 01:45 due to heavy rain on the north side windows. I couldn't sleep so I got up and went to sofa, turned the TV on and it said 04:00 how did that happen... Meanwhile a Message from my sister , Dad's a lot better, why? It turns out he didn't have a heart attack, he had severe heart arrhythmia, why? The mix of drugs they had given him for his breathing difficulties were incompatible.. They did that before when the GPs got it wrong. Although Dad isn't susceptible to malignant hyperpyrexia under anesthesia like me, I suspect Dad is sensitive to drugs. Another 10 minutes and I'll have to get up Bye for now.. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, BR60103 said: Big worry is that they are playing some game there tonight and if they win they will be N. American champions. The stadium is right beside the railway station, so things may be immobile. You won't be worried about that any more! 5 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Morning All, Rain is the order of the day today. It may well brighten up later, but at the moment it is rather on the wet side! Time for a coffee - Have a good day everyone... 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisf Posted June 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 Good morning one and all A couple of interesting invitations came my way yesterday. One was from the singer-songwriter Elliott Morris, who announced that his album launch will take place later this month. That’s good, except that I already have a copy of the album! One loses track of time at my age but I do remember pledging a certain amount towards its production some time back. If I had pledged a little more I might have received an autographed copy as a reward. Never mind: that is easily remedied. I have accepted the invitation. The other was from The Independent, who have organised a discussion on the role of Pride in 2019. One of the speakers is Peter Tatchell and it will be interesting to learn what he has to say. Some would say that it’s just another opportunity to wear The Tie. I could not possibly comment! Had he been lucky enough to get tickets, my e-friend Harry would have been at the Spice Girls concert in Bristol last night. I suspect that the weather would not have been ideal for an open air concert. Harry is 27 and may not be old enough to remember when the Spice Girls last toured. I don’t! I remember suggesting to him that he may not even have been alive at the time, only to be greeted by a most indignant retort. Before I head for Stevenage this morning I have a pile of ironing to process. It shouldn't take long and will help to take my mind off all the wild and unrealistic pledges being made by prospective Prime Ministers. Not that I am given to being disrespectful, you understand, but it does appear to me that at least some of these worthies have developed the art of talking through a part of the body not designed for speech. You can fool some of the people all of the time ... Best wishes to all Chris 16 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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