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    Lunch has been Scotch broth and a bit of wholemeal

    Having to get through the soup over the last few days as I made too much stuff that wanted space in the freezer at the end of last week

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      With all the stuff going on on this site at the minute, I thought I would share something which has made me smile for a couple of months.
      If you go to the main Forums section and look down to the Welcome section, the last thread/poster is:

      How do I delete my account by NLUK
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        Chicken and chips for tea

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          Tonight's viewing was an episode of the BBC thing with Hannah Fry (can't remember the series title) explaining how Amazon's Alexa works, with reference to SIGSALY, Hedy Lamarr, Jack Kilby, and others

          Later, I started reading Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. I wonder if dumb Hollywood execs insisted the ending be changed when it was made into a film?

          Goodnight all

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            Morning denizens

            Looks like it's a bit of a cloudy start making it a bit darker than it needs to be, really. Mild though, being 7°C and climbing to 9° later; the barometers are trivially up at 1021/1029mB

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              Morning.

              Wednesday.

              Drily damp.

              Sunny.

              Foggy.

              Misty.

              Looks very odd.

              Blue sky in parts.

              Chilly in here at 11.9 deg, 9.5 deg in the kitchen, 9 deg in the leanto.

              1031 mBar, 30.445 in Hg, 773.3 Torr, 14.95 psi, (up from 1030.5 last night), 66% RH (Lidl electric).

              Meanwhile on the 19th of December 2019 NF was eating warm mince pies, whereas I was watching yet more Angel S5 with the last of Cordelia's eps & the advent of Ilyria.

              Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the grey gloom followed by sunshine.

              Lunch: brunch.

              Entertainment: the R4 thing at 11:45. Y&Y Gift card theft. <click>

              Freecell score: 88%, running average: 81%.

              Tea: soup etc.

              Entertainment: PM waffling on about fecking Gaza for an hour non fecking stop.

              Book. Other book. Other other book.

              Maigret and the Old Lady (1994) More of Bruno Cremer.

              Bit of a thing about Spielberg on Sky Arts. Amazingly I recognised the clip from "Duel".
              Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 15 January 2025, 23:46.
              When the fun stops, STOP.

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                Darn group walk this morning. I've been asked to lead it as usual lady on holiday. Prepare for news of bunch of old farts gone missing in Sussex.
                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
                  Foggy out - could hardly see more than 10 metres when out earlier, which made for an interesting walk, particularly after my head torch died, and then the clip on MMtSH's light broke. I knew it was about to go so had ordered a screw carabiner to replace it, which arrived a few minutes ago.
                  Made it home, my torch is now on charge and his is now mended.
                  Fog is lifting slightly and I can now see the bottom of our drive.
                  …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                    Morning all

                    Cloudy and windy. My weather app says 7 mph winds, observation says it's more like a moderate breeze, per the Beaufort scale, and so nearer 13+ mph. Currently 19 degrees with a high of 22 expected. Barometer up to 1025 mBar.

                    Sunrise 08:10; Sunset 18:25

                    Gusts at the outdoor section of the breakfast area resulted in a cascade of glasses and cups all being blown off a table. We weren't affected but another couple were quite lucky not to be covered in glass and coffee.

                    Yesterday we had a lazy day, sitting out in the sunshine, relaxing. We were going to take a stroll into town but will see if it brightens up a bit

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                      Are you all retired or something?

                      My weekdays normally consist of:
                      Good morning/weather etc
                      Work
                      Coffee
                      Work
                      Some food
                      Work
                      More coffee and work interspersed until 6-7pm
                      Food
                      Knackered, possibly with at least half a bottle of wine.

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