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[NickFitz]

Sausages in soft white rolls for lunch. Very nice

Getting rather grey out there, though not actually raining yet

[WTFH]

9 more billable days till I get to sit on the garden bench

Yeah, I know, where have you heard that one before? No, seriously, this time I'm taking > 1 month off.

Liar!

One month extension.

Where's the banana skins?

[NickFitz]

Liar!

One month extension.

Where's the banana skins?

I suppose…

[DoctorStrangelove]

And, of course, it's not dry any more, it's fecking raining again, with those big languid drops of rain, sort of half hearted, can't be arsed to really get down to it, type of rain.

No old women & sticks in this lot.

It rained half heartedly all afternoon.

I ignored it and shifted a couple of tons of what looked like it might have been building sand many years ago.

Now there's a large tump of sand/soil/something unidentifiable in the bit of the "wildlife" garden that's not growing anything.

I suspect that not much is going to grow on that lot.

[NickFitz]

And her next door informed me that the niece and her squeeze will be meeting us for a meal tonight in Charley's.

As it's Tuesday, should somebody call Charley's and tell them to pop round to M&S for some breaded haddock?

[DoctorStrangelove]

As it's Tuesday, should somebody call Charley's and tell them to pop round to M&S for some breaded haddock?

Good idea!



I wonder if I should inform the idle pair that I've booked a collection of their unwanted crap on July 1st.

In particular, the stuff is too big & heavy for me to move on my own.

Oh well I suppose I'd better wander off.

[Scruff]

Morning all Slightly overcast but quite pleasant out.

9 more billable days till I get to sit on the garden bench

Yeah, I know, where have you heard that one before? No, seriously, this time I'm taking > 1 month off.

I have 7 left before I warm my bench. Perhaps then I can choose a kitchen...?

My braai is burning 7 X 7 for every cooked meal. I better book myself in for a Cholesterol GTX check.

[xoggoth]

Actually did a good deed today. Driving home and stopped when I saw a parcel lying in the middle of the road. Delivered it as the address was close by.

Will have to spend 2 hours swearing to appease my lord Satan.

[NickFitz]

Just cleaned the deep fat fryer, which was desperately in need of an oil change. But I won't be using it this evening, so I'll leave it until tomorrow before refilling it. This also gives it a chance to dry out thoroughly, thus preventing those unexpected pops as a droplet of water trapped in the oil explodes as it heats up for the first time.

The rain has been, and has now stopped, and is expected to resume some time overnight. Still no thunderstorms, but we live in hope…

[NickFitz]

Chicken dhansak out of the freezer for tea, with the usual rice and naan; very tasty