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Wedding anniversary done. The WifeTM loves the painting.
TFBSZ…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Apart from the annoying Californian enthusiasm of senior Apple executives, tonight's only viewing has been assorted offenders in North Yorkshire on an old Traffic Cops
Another early night now, in the hope this lurgy finally goes away. The various films and TV shows I had plans of watching during my break are going to have to wait until I'm in a fit state to concentrate on them
To add to the fun, the purchasers of the parental home have asked if the date can be brought forward. As my siblings are holidaying in various ways, this would only give us a couple of weeks to clear the place, including sheds and so on. And my brother is off to New Zealand, so I'm the only executor in the country and will have to deal with anything official that crops up. I don't mind the earlier date if we can get everything arranged, but if this lurgy drags on then I may not be able to help as much as I'd like with anything that involves going down there and shifting stuff. And, of course, it's all eating into the holiday time I was planning to use to relax and recover from the ridiculous amount of stress I've endured on the doomed project, and giving me other stuff to fret over
Oh well, it'll be nice not to have a mortgage to bother about any more so I suppose it'll be worth it in the end
Goodnight allComment
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Morning denizens
Grey start again, though a tiny bit of blue has just appeared over there *points* so it may brighten up soon. Breezy though: 17mph with 31mph gusts apparently. It's currently 15°C and no more than 16° expected, while the barometers are back down a bit at 993/1001mB
The lurgy is, perhaps, very slightly less bad - though this could be an illusion that is dispelled as soon as I try to do anything at all, even just responding to an email about the house saleComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostTo add to the fun, the purchasers of the parental home have asked if the date can be brought forward. As my siblings are holidaying in various ways, this would only give us a couple of weeks to clear the place, including sheds and so on.
Morning.
Damp.
Grey.
Sunless.
Cool in here at 18 deg, 20 deg in the kitchen, 17 deg in the leanto.
1005 mBar, in Hg, Torr, psi, (down from 1010 last night), 75% RH (Lidl electric).
And it's raining now.
Meanwhile on the 10th of November 2019 LM was happy to have an empty washing basket, whereas NF was intrigued to find that there was a burglar man on the roof of the terrace attempting to flee the plod. They got him down in the end.
Walk (unabbreviated) walked, during which it managed not to rain on me, for which, much thanks.
Lunch: there was.
Read bit more of books.
Got bored: vacced the house. Despite the brush no longer rotating, the vac picks up shedloads of stuff.
Tea: beans etc.
"Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958)" with Jack Hawkins, directed by John Ford. Very odd. He should have stuck to stagecoaches & cowboys.
The desire to watch yet more Fringe S5 or any Kung Fu whatsoever being completely & utterly absent, a half hearted search in the junk room revealed:
The Bridge S1 E1, E2, E3, E4. It was lovely to see Saga again, and Martin.Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 11 September 2024, 14:20.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View PostMeanwhile on the 10th of November 2019 LM was happy to have an empty washing basket, whereas NF was intrigued to find that there was a burglar man on the roof of the terrace attempting to flee the plod. They got him down in the end.
I just had to write a four paragraph email to the conveyancer asking for clarification about a matter relating to the house sale. What a faff! If I'd been able to do it in a programming language, I could have just tinkered with it until it worked as required. Instead, I had to keep rereading and modifying it, and even once I was sure it said what I wanted it to say, there's no guarantee it won't be interpreted differently when run on somebody else's wetware - in fact, that's the reason I need clarification, because of somebody else's communications being ambiguousComment
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Overcast but feels quite bright. Unlikely to see any direct sunshine today. Currently 16 degrees with a high of 18 expected. Rain forecast from 5 pm onwards. Barometer down to 1008 mBar.
Listening to a webinar about the upcoming TS4 framework to see if that's worth joining for next year.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostListening to a webinar about the upcoming TS4 framework to see if that's worth joining for next year.
Let's see how DOS7 pans out. DOS6 hasn't been very good so I'm in two minds as to whether to bother trying again.Comment
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Just as the WM went into its spin cycle, the power went off. Looks like the whole street is out.Comment
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