Spent hour or two at my lady neighbour's yesterday evening. Nice lady but v frail, never goes out and she's about 5 years younger than me. This morning there was an ambulance outside her house, hope nowt serious.
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Morning denizens
It's a grey day here in North Yorkshire, with overnight drizzle just petering out. Currently 14°C with an expected high of 17°, with the barometers at 1008/1016mB - though I have no idea whether that's up, down, or steady for hereabouts
Just had a very nice cooked breakfast, and can recommend the local sausagesComment
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Not long to kick-off now. For reasons that were explained to me several weeks ago but which I've forgotten, some of us have to change rooms for tonight, so I have to pack up all my stuff. While the wedding is going on, the hotel staff will move our bags across to the other place, which I gather is in a cottage across the grounds
I reckon getting everybody drunk and expecting them to then find their various ways to places they've never been before is ambitious, but we shall seeComment
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Afternoon all
Dull and overcast. A bit of a breeze. Damp from this morning's rain and more is on the way this afternoon. Currently 19 degrees with a high of 22 still to come. Barometer at 1010 mBar.
I see I forgot to do any posting yesterday. You didn't miss much.
I did get a call about a gig which sounds very interesting and exciting, and I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high.Comment
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Received another call from the agent about the gig they were discussing with me yesterday. I now know who the client is. They confirmed they have submitted my CV and expect to hear back by Tuesday as there's a number of roles they're filling, which means lots of CVs going over to the client. They think I'm a great match, which is nice to hear after so many rejections and ghostings for the past few months. They also didn't flinch at the rate I'd quoted which makes me think that, once again, I've undersold myself. Fingers crossed and all that. I am choosing to believe that they wouldn't be this positive if they didn't think they could earn some money out of me, as there's nothing to be gained by stringing me along or wasting the client's time with a duff candidate.
When the rain stopped, I popped over to Sainsburys for some milk and other comestibles. Noticed that sunflower oil in the 'ethnic' section was way cheaper than in the oil aisle, as seems to be usual. It's always worth stopping by the more interesting aisles for ingredients.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostI see I forgot to do any posting yesterday. You didn't miss much.Comment
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Morning.
Friday.
Wet.
Dark.
Dank.
Dreary.
Grey.
Miserable.
Sunless.
Cool in here at 18.8 deg, 20 deg in the kitchen, 18 deg in the leanto.
1006 mBar, 29.707 in Hg, 754.56 Torr, 14.59 psi, (up from 1005 last night), 76% RH (Lidl electric).
Meanwhile on the 9th of November 2019 NF had run out of bacon & had to fall back on some pigs in blankets (or equivalent) that he found deep in the freezer (as one does), whereas I couldn't be arsed to cook & it was soup again, whilst in other news The Mystery Bike was still present, leading to a discussion of bicycle tyres, Alibaba & cheap chinese crap.
Lunch: there was.
It stopped raining for a while, thusly: walk (unabbreviated) walked in the grey gloom.
More TLGW read, plus a few pages on the Orange Moron.
Tea: beans on toast etc.
Entertainment: The League of Gentlemen (1960). Not that foul bbc thing, rather the film with assorted proper actors.
"Kung Fu (1972)" with that David Carradine: I've never watched the pilot ep before. It explains much that was mysterious. It comes on double sided dvds so you never quite know which set of eps you're going to get until you see the TOC.
Finally Fringe S4 E21: watched in bits since I appear to be Fringed out following on from S4 E19 "Letters of Transit".
S5 may well remain unwatched.
Much thunder and lightning.Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 7 September 2024, 08:09.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Rainy rainy, doubt ll1 will want a walk today.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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