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    Uneventful day at the coal face.

    Christmas cards have been written and I'll post them tomorrow. I have a birthday card that needs to be written too.

    I ought to pop to Sainsbury's and pick up some tonic (currently on offer) as HWMBO returns tomorrow.

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      Tea has been lamb cutlets with chips and beans

      Accompanied by a new Police Interceptors. It's still from Northants, after the strange reversion to Notts for a couple of episodes

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        Back in July 1916, George Sherston and his comrades have been involved in the first day of the Battle of the Somme, with one of his friends being killed by a sniper while grinning at him; and due to the strange way wars are operated, his company has then ended up being parked fifteen miles behind the line for several weeks with very little to do, before being sent back to roughly the same place

        It's become very windy out and there was a brief spell of rain earlier. Yet overnight it'll keep getting warmer, and should be up to 12°C by sunrise

        Goodnight all

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          Morning all
          Overcast out and quite a strong breeze.

          As Nick has been waiting for his Harveys Bristol Cream, I've also been waiting for my coffee machine descaler.
          The machine is currently telling me I have 14 coffees until it locks me out.
          Royal Mail say the package is out for delivery today.
          Based on a quick check, I believe it's going to be delivered by the postie. Up until last month that would have been Vicky, but since she quit, it's now one of 3 or 4 different people.
          Let's hope they deliver.
          …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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            Overcast out and quite a strong breeze
            Ditto. Group walk later then book reading thing. Tired, not sure I can be bothered with either of em.
            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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              Morning all

              Overcast and wet out. Currently 13 degrees with a high of 14 expected. Rain forecast off and on in varying levels of enthusiasm all day. Barometer down to 1006 mBar.

              Tired today. I keep waking up in the 4am hour, overheating. Then I spend ages trying to get back to a comfortable sleeping temperature (too cold, too hot, too cold) and never properly get back to sleep before the alarm goes off.

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                Morning denizens

                Windy day out and with a damp feel, despite there being no rain until this evening. As predicted it's 12°C at the moment and will remain there until it starts to get colder around sunset. The barometers have plummeted to 990/998mB

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                  And lo, the coffee machine descaler arrived, and the machine took me through the process step by step. It is currently on the rinse cycle.
                  …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                    Morning.

                    Wednesday.

                    Grey.

                    Sunless.

                    Damp.

                    Dreary.

                    Chilly in here at 13.8 deg, 12.5 deg in the kitchen & leanto.

                    1005 mBar, 29.6776 in Hg, 753.8119 Torr, 14.576 psi, (up from 1003 last night), 70% RH (Lidl electric).

                    Meanwhile on the 12th of December 2019 NF was off to vote & visit Greggs, voting early & often, LM was tidying the flat so she could return to a tidy flat after a trip, WTFH woke an hour early by mistake, and Scruff gave advice on how to run a bead of silicone around the kitchen sink, something I've never successfully achieved ever.

                    Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the grey gloom, timed correctly because it's drizzling now.

                    Lunch: brunch. Really getting through those Weetabix (BBE 14/11/2014) now.

                    Entertainment: Y&Y waffling on about water bills, followed by imported Septic snacks with illegal food ingredients. Who knew that mineral oil is a food ingredient?

                    Forgot about the book of the week so listened on line.

                    Thing about the feet found in the sea off British Columbia.

                    Freecell score: 72%, running average: 80%. Gave up. Not in the zone.

                    Tea: chilli con carne etc. nice enough.

                    Entertainment: PM.

                    Didn't bother with the UFO bollox.

                    Read book. Found Yet Another Book & read bits of that: looks like this one will be read backwards. Read more of first book.

                    Maigret: Cecile est mort. More Bruno Cremer. I seemed to zone out here & there, probably due to watching Shooter until 01:55.

                    Arena: Alan Bennett at 90. He uses a manual typewriter & hunts & pecks, though quite how he manages to get the keys to stick is remarkable. Probly needs servicing. The typewriter not him.
                    Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 19 December 2024, 00:11.
                    When the fun stops, STOP.

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                      This was followed by a second rinse cycle, a steam wand clean, and finally a nice Paris blend coffee. (all billable time)
                      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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