Early Risers.

[chrisf]

Greetings one and all

 

I spent more of yesterday afternoon than I anticipated setting up my Twitter profile.  It was a game of 'hunt the emoji' and I found the one I wanted almost by accident.  I suppose the next job is to find some more threads [is that the correct term?] to follow.  Such playthings have no place in the serious arena of RMweb but I just thought I would mention it.

 

Today's loosely scheduled fodder run can wait till tomorrow.  I will not starve in the meantime.  One reason for the postponement is the rediscovery in the fridge of a carton of UHT milk whose designated long life is about to expire.  For the life of me I cannot recall when I bought it.  The reason for its purchase would have been to allow me to at least have a cuppa and a bowl of cereal on return from a planned absence late at night.  How fondly I recall planned absences!  The chance would be a fine thing nowadays.

 

Tonight there is another Zoom gathering, taking the place of a meeting, in a church hall, of the Hitchin battalion of the Royal Corps of Train Spotters.  It is good that we can attend presentations remotely in this way but sadly there is little opportunity to e-socialise with up to 50 other participants.   A certain friend of mine was on Zoom for four hours on Saturday catching up with other friends.  I'm trying not to be jealous but I'm failing miserably!  One fine day we will all be able to enjoy the outside world and the people in it. 

 

Best wishes to all

 

Chris

[leopardml2341]

Mornin' all.

 

Back in the actual office again today, so best get mi @rse in gear and visit the shower etc.....

 

Hope it's a bit drier in the NW especially today.

 

Meanwhile, whatever the weather make the most of the day, enjoy what you do and above all stay safe and well.

[TheQ]

It seems the rain went through on the rare occasion I was asleep,, roads to maximum depth .

Additional road works have appeared between Wroxham and Hoveton with the lights including the bridge.. Alternative route time on the way home tonight absolute chaos it was yesterday..

[polybear]

7 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

Got a renewal quote for SWMBOs car insurance which it’s due until 2nd February but decided to get my ar$e in gear. (See my last post) Anyway  renewal was for just over  £400, slightly up on last year so decided to search a comparison website and got a cheapest quote of over £600. Looks our renewal quote is was a good one but I’m thinking that’s not usually the case. So out of curiosity I searched another comparison site and got a quote of just over £200. I double checked all the information I’d imputed but I’d made no mistake. Can’t understand why there was such a difference

 

Ahhh yes....Insurance Companies.....

They make it up with the weather - seemingly the best time to look for a quote is 20-26 days before your insurance is due for renewal as it's cheapest then.  Monthly quotas etc etc come into play too, apparently:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/car-insurance/

 

7 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

Ah yes but have you got the hat.

 

Somewhere, though I don't wear it as that would mean not wearing my favourite "Trump is a Grade A Tw@t" baseball cap....

 

6 hours ago, BSW01 said:

After tea is completed the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix, there was no shortages of anything so I was able to get all that is required for week ahead. It was nice to see everyone wearing their face masks and properly too!

 

Morrisons and Sainsburys have just clamped down on mask wearing, though how they manage to tell who is genuinely exempt must be difficult.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55618408

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Rain.. yep.. loads of it. I now need to fix  the pump and set it to work in the front pond. PAH!

 

I need to pay a cheque in. I can do this at our local post office. After Thursday the Post Office and the co-op it is located in  will be closed for 5 months of rebuilding work. Next nearest is a fair distance away. Never mind I need to get some walking done.

 

Other than my trip out I need to do some household fettling and fixing for her indoors. Double Pah!

 

Now time for my mugatea. 

Stay safe, positive thoughts to all ERs.

 

Baz

 

[jamie92208]

Good moaning to one and all.  It's sortvif damp here and no ice on the cars.  Lotscof writing done yesterday. Off to Niort for Beth to have an eye test this morning.

 

Stay safe.

 

Jamie

[Barry O]

9 hours ago, laurenceb said:

It is in Model Musing & Misellany

So that it can have railway related content in it.. ERs is in an area set aside from the railways stuff.. and also in an area that non members of RMWeb cannot see it.

 

Hence the awl....

 

Baz

[Mike Bellamy]

9 hours ago, leopardml2341 said:

 

Nowt much to report from Willington.

 

 

There might be later in the week as SWMBO is planning to meet a friend there and then walk to the Marina for a take away coffee. Of course after all the bother at the weekend about Derbyshire Police at Foremark, Calke and Elvaston, I have checked the distance from Hilton as 3.8 miles (so is that local?) and is a coffee classed as a picnic? Last thing I want is for her to be arrested . . . . although on second thoughts . . . !!!

 

Mike

[Winslow Boy]

Well the good news is its not railing or even raining, followers of my utterings will be aware that my fingers are not what they once were so I make now apologies for the sdip of tgem.

 

Anyway will be calling into Aldi on my morning pre-ambertation/wanderings this morning to finish the shopping. Strangely the dog is ambivalent about this which could be because she gets lots of attention whilst I'm absent. The fact that she is female I couldn't possibly comment on.

 

S Trolling.

Edited January 12, 2021 by Winslow Boy
Forgot to add sexist remark. Memory's going as well

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. The rains stopped now but not before it woke up Arthur Itis and the sore foot. Still managed to get a few hours sleep despite those distractions. Will be having a long hot soak in the bath soon, that should keep Arthur and the foot quiet. 

[jonny777]

Another dull and miserable day in North Somerset, although it is mild with a temperature of 9C; but that means lots of drizzle.

 

The computer forecast is still for lots of the white stuff on 22nd, so I'm glad we are locked down in some respects as it may save lives. Maybe less traffic? 

 

I am amazed at the speed the birds are going through the fat balls, and must get outside to top them up. I wonder if the tree rats are responsible some of the rapid disappearance? 

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

It appears to have rained overnight. It is just very overcast now. 
I don’t think anything particularly exciting is happening unless sorting out the recycling for tomorrow’s collection is exciting.

My blood pressure tester is rather old and has started to need a couple of attempts  to get a  reading so a new one is arriving today. Not sure that is exciting either!

Tony

[Andrew P]

Damp, dark, dismal, dreary, dank, depressing, and that's just the weather.

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

Believe it or not the SUN IS SHINING, I know, I can hardly believe it myself! Mind you, the ground is very wet so I don’t think it’s been long since the rain stopped. 

 

Anyway, back to the rest of the day, like yesterday it shall be spent in the cellar scrapping paint of the walls. I’m not enjoying it but it needs to be done. I suppose I could employ somebody else to do it, but then that would make a huge dint the modelling coffers! It also stops me wondering the streets and we are told to stay at home, pity other folk don’t do the same. So, I’d best get on with it then, it won’t do itself. 

 

Stay safe, stay sane, enjoy whatever you have planned for the day, back later. 

 

Brian

[AndyB]

Wet and miserable start to the day here. 

 

8 hour conference call today. 45 mins in and I wish I'd put some mudlin materials on my desk beforehand. 

 

[tigerburnie]

Morning, bright and frosty here, birds have been fed, fire lit, off to find something to eat, take care all.

[New Haven Neil]

Morning.  Busy morning, which is not the general idea.

 

Had to go to the GP surgery for bloods to be taken at 0830, turns out new locum GP hadn't done all the right things but phlebotomist is on the ball and corrected it, adding in the necessary.  Also needed some wee, of course I had just pumped the bilges before going out as it wasn't on the list......pah.  Normally I would have taken a quick walk into town, had a brew and a glass of water which should produce sufficient of said liquid, but of course everywhere is closed.  So back home, drink lots, jump around, fill sample jar, back to surgery as cut-off time is 1000 for the lab.....an unnecessary round trip.  

 

MonkeysAF, bar the military intervention it is no different here.  Only returning residents or essential workers allowed in, all of whom, together with any medical returners, have to self isolate and have three tests while doing so.  And yes, they check you are where you say you are. Failure to conform results in 4 weeks in the slammer, and several have discovered this.  The community spread we have came from someone who had been self isolating and tested negative, so there is a suspicion they had been naughty somewhere along the line.  That jetski pillock didn't help matters, apparently he was on TV saying he had applied for permission to come - yes he had, and it was refused!  He also said he was coming back, well....no, he is banned from our shores for 5 years now - since he was released from jail and deported.

[laurenceb]

20 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

Damp, dark, dismal, dreary, dank, depressing, and that's just the weather.

Just to cheer you up Andy, it is the same in sunny Swad

Edited January 12, 2021 by laurenceb
missing letter

[New Haven Neil]

Oh sunny on FR too, but 0c and chilly around the place.  car was an absolute igloo with frozen rain, door handle stuck etc, but no frost on the ground.

[The Lurker]

15 hours ago, Tony_S said:

If the teacher had provided the information on a worksheet perhaps it was an unfortunate cut and paste error. However if it was in a discussion I do wonder too. 

It was part of a quiz that had been set on the google classroom:

 

which of the following is not determined by genetics:

a. eye colour

b. height

c. accent

d. blood group

 

the answer came up as b, whereas in fact predisposition to a certain height is genetically influenced, with actual height also dependent on environmental factors.

 

Younger Lurker had actually discussed that one with me as he was not quite sure. Today, the teacher informed them that they had to do the quiz again as there were "certain issues" with it! I assume he will get 100% this time!

 

In other news, we learned that one of our friends is now in St Thomas' on a ventilator. The rest of her immediate family also have the dreaded disease. She is not having a good time of it; she is in the middle of chemo for cancer, which was discovered during lockdown, her husband lost his job and her Mum, who had been poorly anyway, died - although her husband has not been able to tell her that news yet. Let's hope she pulls through.

 

Mrs Lurker and her colleagues are getting more and more angst ridden about the number of children coming in, and the attitude of the parents who drop them off early, or on days when they are not due to be in, and pick them up late.

[The Stationmaster]

Morning all,

 

Startling news - it is not currently raining and the visibility is excellent so the oligarch's palace is more clearly visible that it has been for some while.  but not to worry, the rain will return before too long although i don ubt it won't really be good for the garden because it is well sodden.

 

I have a very simple approach with car insurance renewal.   I wait a while after the renewal documents have arrived and then 'phone them and say that the renewal csot is far too much so they ask if I've shopped around (I don't bother with that) but just tell them that their quote compares badly with other insurers.  So their normal approach is to 'see what they can do' while I try to havea nice friendly discussion about the area whreere they live - dead easy if it's the Cardiff office but it was a bit difficult when I ended up talking to somebody in Nova scor tia or somewhere in that vicinity.  They run through various figures, ask a few questions, and give me a new quote - which this far has always been a substantial reduction on their original quote and on a couple of occasions has included a price for one vehicle on the multicar policy which has been lower than it was the previous year.  At this point I snatch their hand off and duly recommend the best chippy I know of in Caerphilly (will it was back in the 1970s).

 

And now back to that world of fun which lurks in some corners of RMweb.  Have a good day one and all and stay safe.

[polybear]

3 hours ago, Barry O said:

Hence the awl....

 

Baz

 

Has anyone actually been the recipient of the Awl?  Or is it just an empty threat......

 

3 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

Well the good news is its not railing or even raining, followers of my utterings will be aware that my fingers are not what they once were so I make now apologies for the sdip of tgem.

 

 

Since mid last year Bear has also suffered paw pain - the vet ran a sh1t load of blood tests and seemingly ruled out Arthur Itis, but the pain & stiffness persists.....

Solutions on a postcard, please.....

 

2 hours ago, jonny777 said:

I am amazed at the speed the birds are going through the fat balls, and must get outside to top them up. I wonder if the tree rats are responsible some of the rapid disappearance? 

 

Yet more scurrilous rumours and blame fired at my little cute fluffy friends.  They'll be responsible for global warming next....

 

In other news:

Bear has finally attached the ply battens to the door sub-frame - on one side at least.  I need to cut some more battens for the other (lounge) side of the frame; the cutting guy in B&Q reckoned the sheet of wood was too small to cut any more.  I have my doubts on that.....

[Barry O]

11 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

Has anyone actually been the recipient of the Awl?  Or is it just an empty threat......

 

No it is not an "empty " threat.. it is a warning .. if you do get an awl.. it will really hurt..

 

Baz

[Winslow Boy]

25 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

Has anyone actually been the recipient of the Awl?  Or is it just an empty threat......

 

 

Since mid last year Bear has also suffered paw pain - the vet ran a sh1t load of blood tests and seemingly ruled out Arthur Itis, but the pain & stiffness persists.....

Solutions on a postcard, please.....

 

 

Yet more scurrilous rumours and blame fired at my little cute fluffy friends.  They'll be responsible for global warming next....

 

In other news:

Bear has finally attached the ply battens to the door sub-frame - on one side at least.  I need to cut some more battens for the other (lounge) side of the frame; the cutting guy in B&Q reckoned the sheet of wood was too small to cut any more.  I have my doubts on that.....

Yes distraction pain. Kick hind paw against concrete post. When pain subsides kick the other paw against said post. Repeat until either paws are broken at which point present oneself at nearest vet and ask for painkillers. Alternative places to inflict pain are available but principle remains the same.

Edited January 12, 2021 by Winslow Boy
Grammer

[grandadbob]

A’ noon all, 

Unusually for me I’m a late riser today.

It rained all night, quite heavily at times   
but stopped a couple of hours ago. Sun now shining. 
Made some bread this morning, just waiting for it to come out of oven so looks like lunch will have to wait until it’s cooled down a bit.

Have a good one,

Bob.