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    Morning.

    Monday.

    Grey.

    Dark.

    Dank.

    Dreary.

    Drizzly.

    Wet.

    Sunless.

    Chilly in here at 16.5 deg, 16 deg in the kitchen, 14.5 deg in the leanto.

    1015.5 mBar, 29.987 in Hg, 761.687 Torr, 14.728 psi, (down from 1017 last night), 66% RH (Lidl electric).

    Meanwhile on the 25th of November it was grey & raining & NF remarked on the bus windows being steamed up by the soggy hoi polloi within, covbob popped in for a visit having gone to the dark side in the NHS but with possibilities of a change for the better with an interview he'd forgotten applying for, whereas the Oak Island nutjobbery were busy finding wood, this being all they ever find, plus a 1963 dime which gave some return on the investment. .

    No walk: endless rain.

    Freecell score: 96%, running average: 79%.

    Lunch: there was brunch.

    Due to the endless rain I fixed an old Dansette RT111 transistor radio that I've owned since I was 6. Turned out the problem was some 2nd hand resistor I'd grafted in about 40 years ago. I left the 'orrible Hunts and Plessey electrolytic capacitors alone.

    Firkled about with the bedroom radio: we shall see if the crackle is cured.

    Tea: chicken in white sauce etc. Made a change, haven't had that for a while.

    Entertainment: whatever was on R4 at 18:30ish.

    Simon Schama waffling on about The Sea. It was tedious.

    Oak Island nutjobbery: the cut coin turns out to be "Roman". What did the Romans ever do for Oak Island? The metal detecting moron finds an iron pin in the swamp. So once again, we ain't found tulip. . Twas ever thus.

    Planes that changed the world: Douglas DC3.



    Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 28 October 2024, 22:43.
    When the fun stops, STOP.

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      Morning all
      Overnight rain has left the lanes a bit wet, but otherwise a pleasant walk was had.
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        Morning all

        There was blue sky and wispy fluff when I got up but now it's all cloudy. Damp. Currently 14 degrees with a high of 16 expected, Rain forecast later this afternoon. Barometer steady at 1022 mBar.

        I am trying to get my creative crayons working today.

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          Links are up

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            Pâté on white bloomer toast for lunch

            It continues grey and a tad murky here

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              Tank de lawd I ain't feeling tired like yesterday. Just been round to visit me housebound neighbour. Ate too many biscuits!
              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)

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                Back to the situation where the living room light, which is programmed to come on fifteen minutes before sunset, is already on when I finish work

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                  Tea has been KFC leftovers

                  Accompanied by a new episode of the Gloucestershire plod, who appear to spend about 80% of their night shifts dealing with drunken idiots outside W H Smiths on the High Street in Cheltenham

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                    I finished Falling. Good thriller

                    Tomorrow, the people I've been shadowing have a lot of meetings, so I get to write some code while they're doing that. Makes a nice change

                    Goodnight all

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                      Morning denizens

                      Grey start again, but relatively mild again: 11°C now, leading on to 15° later. The barometers seem fairly positive too, being up slightly to 1011/1019mB

                      The bin wagon (grey bins) has just passed by

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