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    Tonight's tea has been Lincolnshire sausages with chips and beans

    Accompanied by the latest episode of Secrets of the London Underground at Waterloo

    Turning into a nice sunny evening now, with a couple of crows taking advantage of the freshly-mown lawn to peck at whatever it is they all peck at in the grass down there

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      No further telly, but a few more H.G. Wells short stories read. I've hit one of those stretches where he was writing lighthearted humorous stuff, and while they're entertaining enough, he's better when he sticks to his usual beat

      With the sky having mostly cleared, there's a nice yellow gibbous moon hanging around outside

      Goodnight all

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        Morning denizens

        Sunny start out, and it's going to be a bit warmer heading towards the end of the week; it's already 14°C with an expected high of 22°, though it's also expected to turn cloudy from around lunchtime on. The barometers are also on the up at 1008/1015mB

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          Morning all
          CBS etc. Slept in this morning, so we only managed a short walk.
          …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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            Morning.

            Wednesday.

            Dry.

            Sunnyish.

            Cool in here at 20 deg, 20.5 in the kitchen, 19.8 in the leanto.

            1015 mBar, 29.973 in Hg, 761.3 Torr, 14.72 psi, (up from 1011 last night), 71% RH (GDR hair).

            Meanwhile on the 22nd of October 2019 NF was drying laundry whilst cooking a roast lamb dinner, followed by watching more of Breaking Bad S5, whereas I was watching the "Band Candy" ep of BTVS which introduces Faith as a Slayer.

            Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the sunshine. Nice breeze.

            Lunch: scrambled egg etc.

            Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on in its usual way.

            Logged into a Yahoo mail thingie: feck me what a pain: had to log into another email thingie to confirm that I wasn't a robot trying to steal my way into my own account. Nothing of innerest in there anyway, so I logged back out again.

            Nothing in any of the other three either, apart from some pimp who thought I might be innerested in some contract in Ross on Wye that requires Python whatever that is. The only match between the requirements and my CV (whichever ancient copy he/she/it was working from) was "Testing" and "Embedded".

            House roughly vacced for the sake of something to do.

            Tea: chicken in white sauce etc. Managed not to choke myself on it this time.

            Entertainment: PM.

            Better Call Saul S1 E1.

            The Human Jungle.

            Enough of Saul: The Mentalist S1 E1, E2, E3, E4. Rather like Veronica Mars it makes me larf which Saul didn't.

            Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 17 July 2024, 22:37.
            When the fun stops, STOP.

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              Pukka steak slice for lunch

              What is usually a comparatively mellow day has been largely filled with meetings this week, much to my displeasure

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                Afternoon all

                Sunny with occasional fluff. Currently 22 degrees with a high of 24 expected. Barometer up to 1018 mBar.

                Uneventful morning. The usual job hunting. Some effort expended on trying to source a gardener for Mum. Enough boxes have been dealt with in the kitchen that it actually looks like a nice space!!

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                  Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
                  Enough boxes have been dealt with in the kitchen that it actually looks like a nice space!!
                  Now do mine!

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                    Tea has been Barnsley chops (from Chatsworth) with chips, peas and gravy. Very nice

                    Due to the State Opening of Parliament, all the government buildings in the vicinity of Whitehall were inside a strict security cordon today, meaning people from the department heading in to the office were being kettled in St. James' Park while ID was checked and so on. One of them was stood next to a bloke who announced to the police that he was the head of MI6, producing his government pass stating same, and he wanted to be let through immediately. The police politely told him to stay in line and wait his turn

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                      Telly was, unsurprisingly, an old Police Interceptors

                      Tomorrow's the day when the chap has the meeting with the other chap that may be about putting this project out of our misery, or may just be a normal catch-up. I could do with a rest…

                      Goodnight all

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