Popular Post Ian Abel Posted October 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) POETS, and definitely going for THAT today! Yesterday, major investment in time, shopping during lunch break for ingredients to make Tiramisu - some for this evening soirée with our travelling companions, and remainder for Sunday dinner with the "kids". Creating the Tiramisu went well, it's now chilling in the refrigerator awaiting cutting into slices and adorning with cocoa powder and shaved chocolate Following that we decided (against MY better judgement) to watch the Presidential debate debacle, at least it was "somewhat" more respectful than the last disaster! Since we've both already early voted, unless Dumpf had managed to tell us we'd be receiving a million dollars from him/the government, it was a waste of time viewing. If I have to spend another 4 years listening to that incompetent lying orange sack-of-sh!t, my wine bill will go through the roof! So, today an evening dessert and drinks with friends. The weekend, more shed work (exterior flood/security light) and possibly exterior tree lights installation - depending on the *WEATHER *WEATHER -> -4 first thing, WHAT light snow and a high of 2 expected. Overnight -7 and -2 for the high Saturday and Sunday This is TOTALLY 4-6 weeks earlier than normal, isn't 2020 just wonderful... Bob has decided winter is here - and has taken up his winter resting spot settling himself as close to the heat vent as possible! Onward to the weekend, make the most of it everyone. Edited October 23, 2020 by Ian Abel 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 42 minutes ago, iL Dottore said: Loaded, are you? That sort of stuff sells for telephone number prices If i was loaded i would be coming to Switzerland to do my banking. I couldnt afford the catalogue Edited October 23, 2020 by simontaylor484 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 hours ago, chrisf said: Greetings one and all ...snip... This is likely to lead to a few early nights reading myself to sleep. ...snip... Best wishes to all Chris That usually does not work for me, I get too involved in the story. As an example, years ago I got a copy of Jean Auel's CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, a very thick book and figured that it would be a far better sleeping pill than anything in a bottle. Wrong! I got so involved that when the the clan was sitting around the fire swapping stories, I was right there with them. I only had a small light lit and was lying on the sofa reading. At one point the phone rang and it really scared me, made me jump up! I do not think that I have ever been that involved in a book before or since then. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said: If i was loaded i would be coming to Switzerland to do my banking I think I have only been in a Swiss bank once although I have used cash machines there frequently. The sole visit inside a bank must have been late 1980s. This was in the days of Eurocheques, cheques you wrote in whatever the local currency was. So I wrote out a cheque after we crossed into Switzerland so we would have some Swiss currency. The teller disappeared for ages, made a telephone call and then counted out the money, glaring at us all the time. Before he would hand it over (it wasn’t a large amount, just enough for a couple of meals on our day out) he insisted on knowing what we were going to spend the money on. All very strange. Tony 7 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Visit to Tess Coes went well, I won't starve this weekend. Did have a bit of a downpour that started as soon as I arrived at Tess Coes, it was still pouring as I left so I got a bit damp getting to the car. Then as soon as I had loaded the car and was about to leave the car park it stopped! 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2020 We have more shopping arriving. There was no milk delivered with our order on Wednesday. The milk Aditi had requested wasn’t available (probably organic, free range from very happy Cornish cows) but she had accidentally selected “no substitutes”. We had a bottle of milk in the freezer so no immediate problem but another order was placed for this evening. It would be difficult to meet the minimum order amount just with the milk but we won’t be needing dishwasher tablets for a while now. Tony 2 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BokStein Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Good (?) Evening! Another weekend looms, one in which we give back the hour we gained back in March! My delivery, yesterday, of Purple Moose product is hitting the spot so it could be a good weekend! In other news: 8 hours ago, BSW01 said: Back from the butchers, a 30 minute brisk walk and the fridge and freezer are now well stock for the week ahead. The rain was only falling lightly (good job as I didn’t put a coat or jacket on) as I walked there and back, but is really started to come down once I was back inside. I’ve now got muggertea No2 in hand and I’ll peruse the rmweb whist I drink it before heading for outing No2. Neil I thing it was a BG reading not HbA1C, but still good nonetheless. Was it you who, I recall, used to swim in the docks? It's raining, OK, I'll wear my wet suit? 8 hours ago, jamie92208 said: Good moaning again. To The Danglies I have been. The tax has been explained to me. Apparently last years pension increase took us above a threshold and we no longer qualified for a rebate. Tant Pis as they say. Merde? 1 hour ago, Tony_S said: I think I have only been in a Swiss bank once although I have used cash machines there frequently. The sole visit inside a bank must have been late 1980s. This was in the days of Eurocheques, cheques you wrote in whatever the local currency was. So I wrote out a cheque after we crossed into Switzerland so we would have some Swiss currency. The teller disappeared for ages, made a telephone call and then counted out the money, glaring at us all the time. Before he would hand it over (it wasn’t a large amount, just enough for a couple of meals on our day out) he insisted on knowing what we were going to spend the money on. All very strange. Tony I rue the loss of Eurocheques! However, now adequately (unless you want to pay a foreign friend for getting you something. A Dutch colleague once bought and sent me a CD; I paid him with a Eurocheque!) replaced by bits of plastic in varying designs. Point of interest: if, in the UK, we use contactless payment and the transaction is not approved, why do we have to insert the card into the reader and start again? My experience in Switzerland is that the machine just asks you to enter your PIN and the original transaction stands; no 'transaction declined' receipts are needed. 14 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2020 Evenin' each. Just heard that the England v Barbarians match on Sunday as been called off because 12 of the BaaBaas including ex England skipper Chris Robshaw have broken the rules and left their hotel bubble to go out for a meal. Blithering idiots, you would have hoped (and expected) that professional sportsmen would've had more sense. Just about to settle down to watch Scotland v Georgia on ITV4. I will be accompanied by my good friend Shiraz. 5 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) On 23/10/2020 at 19:12, BokStein said: Good (?) Evening! Another weekend looms, one in which we give back the hour we gained back in March! My delivery, yesterday, of Purple Moose product is hitting the spot so it could be a good weekend! My two mini kegs form Purple Moose brewery have arrived but wont be opened till Sunday at the earliest . A beer free day today as planning a bus trip to visit pubs that I haven't been in for at least 25 years Edited November 1, 2020 by roundhouse 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, BokStein said: oint of interest: if, in the UK, we use contactless payment and the transaction is not approved, why do we have to insert the card into the reader and start again? My experience in Switzerland is that the machine just asks you to enter your PIN and the original transaction stands; no 'transaction declined' receipts are needed. Apparently the reason for the declines are that you've passed the sequence limit for contactless payments. Inserting the card and entering the PIN resets the counter. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BokStein Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said: Apparently the reason for the declines are that you've passed the sequence limit for contactless payments. Inserting the card and entering the PIN resets the counter. So why don't I have to do that in Switzerland whereas in the UK I have to? It ain't a common playing field! Oh, and by the way, I can pay contactless in Switzerland for in excess of £100.00 equivalent and all I have to do is confirm my PIN; no insertion of the card in required! Edited October 23, 2020 by BokStein 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, BokStein said: So why don't I have to do that in Switzerland whereas in the UK I have to? Different Banking Regulations? 2 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Ian Abel said: If I have to spend another 4 years listening to that incompetent lying orange sack-of-sh!t, my wine bill will go through the roof! Can I assume you're not so keen on him then? 1 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Especially for Bob @grandadbob 3 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 ... suffer little children ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2020/10/23/memories-2/ 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Andrew P said: Especially for Bob @grandadbob I have so needed some of those over the years. 7 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Ian Abel said: If I have to spend another 4 years listening to that incompetent lying orange sack-of-sh!t, my wine bill will go through the roof! Stop sitting on the fence Ian and tell us what you really think lol. 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 A ray of hope perhaps? Though Bear would suggest that the repairability rating should also encompass affordability of repairs too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54612879 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BokStein Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 With too little time to read real posts, dropping into logs is out of the question! 2 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 G'night all 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Erichill16 Posted October 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2020 Evening All, Flavio earlier today suggested that Sydney was a ‘lucky boy’ but I think I’m also a lucky boy to have a pet to look after. He’s a good guard dog as he keeps black dogs at bay. We’ve be advised that a Border terrier is looking for a new home as his/her owner has passed away and SWMBO and myself are really torn on the idea of giving him/her a new home. We’ve thought about having a dog in the past but have always shied away as we have at the moment the best of everything, a dog when we want or when we’re needed to have him. If we did take a dog into our family he/would obviously have to get on with Sydney as he spends a couple of days and nights at our house each week. Probably a good job we’ve not been sent a picture and given further details or we may not have been able to resist. I hope he/she gets adopted as I don’t think we could resist if push came to shove. Anyway, got some paperwork done, a bit of tidying in the garden and even took Mil shopping. Still awaiting medal. Even managed a bit of shed time. swmbo is watching a film in bed as I’m typing this but what’s annoying is it’s an oriental film with subtitles but she’s got the volume on. Goodnight All, Robert 11 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 Evening awl inner Temple Hare, I have returned from the MRC, it's a bit chilly out there, with a cloudless sky.. First part of evening, acting like a ganger, second part of evening, acting like a fencing contractor. Both efforts have made a huge improvement to the look.. The forecast for tomorrow is a bit breezy, I see it's already arriving in Ireland. Fraggle rock next, So tomorrow I'll be working in the garage.. No choccy tonight I've run out of my low sugar variety, so the might just have to have a Highland Park instead... So with that I bid you good night.. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 Evening all from Estuary-Land. When I was in Tess Coes this afternoon I spotted what was advertised as a stollen loaf so at only £1:50 each so I had to give it a try. Very nice it is too but it seems to be reducing at an alarming rate. I met my friend in TC's, as I mentioned his autistic daughter is in a care home now he tells me that his other daughter is moving out to share a flat with her boyfriend. He will still be left with her boyfriends pet chihuahua, their landlord doesn't allow pets. Fortunately he's a very friendly animal no sign of the snappy behaviour that the breed is notorious for. My friends young son has bonded with the dog anyway and would have been upset if he had to go. 13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted October 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2020 Good evening everyone The visit to the Trafford Centre was as usual uneventful, but there are still some people who don’t know how to wear a mask. I mean, it isn’t rocket science is it? After dinner I did a couple of sudoku puzzles and then I placed an order with David at SEF for a few spare parts. These are for a future project, my intention is to convert a ‘Langley’ Kit of an LBSCR ‘L class’ Baltic tank into an LBSCR J1 Pacific tank, something that just isn’t available, in either kit of R-T-R form. There then followed a spot of eyelid inspection, happily both eyes passed the inspection. Later in the afternoon I made a batch of leek and potato soup, some of which we had for tea tonight, the rest, once cooled was put in the freezer for future use. Bokstein, yes it was me who used to swim in the docks, but the wearing of a wetsuit was purely down to what the water temperature was, generally id wear it below 14C, above that I’d wear just my trunks. Whether it was raining or not makes no difference at all, once your in the water, you can’t get any wetter! Goodnight all 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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