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    Morning denizens

    Misty morning, heading towards foggy despite a little breeze. Slightly milder at 3°C with a goal of 5°. The barometers are down a touch more at 1002/1010mB

    Outside, the binfolk have arrived - not sure if general waste or recycling

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      Morning all
      The Wife has arrived back in the UK. Max and I had a pleasant walk earlier, it was overcast but not raining and definitely getting brighter.
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        Morning all, Lisbon calling

        I ercast and damp. Currently 15 degrees with a high of 17 expected. Showers likely off and on. Thunderstorms forecast this afternoon (thankfully after we've left). Barometer at 1007 mBar l.

        Sunrise 07:50; Sunset 17:46

        We made it out of Madeira and arrived at our hotel in Lisbon shortly before midnight. Got a room upgrade at the Intercontinental. We could have stayed at an airport hotel but this is nicer, and BA are paying. Leaving around lunchtime, we hope!

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          Temperature -1.3 °C
          Wind speed 9 km/h from E
          Wind gusts 20 km/h
          Humidity 93%
          Pressure 981 hPa
          It's looking like a sunny day. Might get up to 4°C in the afternoon.

          Our former Ukrainian guests will come round this evening, for oysters and prosecco. Got the oysters and oyster knife yesterday.
          Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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            Morning.

            Tuesday.

            Grey.

            Dark.

            Damp.

            Dreary.

            Chilly in here at 10.9 deg, 9 deg in the kitchen, 8 deg in the leanto.

            1011 mBar, 29.855 in Hg, 758.3 Torr, 14.6633 psi, (down from 1013 last night), 64% RH (Lidl electric).

            Meanwhile on the 22nd of December 2019 the page was replete with Brillo's doings needful or otherwise.

            Walk (unabbreviated) walked in the initial grey gloom: then the sun came out.

            Lunch: brunch.

            Entertainment: The Shadow War (not the Bab5 version) with that China. Should have nuked them back in the 50s.

            Freecell score: 100% (of 4, so nothing much really), running average: 81%.

            Tea: Tesco battered haddock etc. Nice enough now I don't cook it to death, like. Easier on elderly teeth too.

            Entertainment: PM. <click> <click> <click>. Seldom Glummer was on for a while pontificating about airports & suchlike. No mention of hamburgers though.

            Some bolloxy bollox on Blaze that was so uninneresting I washed the dishes for extra excitement.

            Shooter S3 E6, E7, though it really counts as tomorrow being after midnight. Only another 6 eps left after this lot.





            Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 21 January 2025, 18:42.
            When the fun stops, STOP.

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              Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

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                The lift engineer has just been, and the lift is - in theory - working again!

                I think I'll let other people notice and give it a try before venturing in there myself, given that the last few times it was fixed, it lasted a couple of hours before getting stuck again

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                  Another day, another airport! Although this is nothing compared to previous, more bonkers, trips nor the one coming up in a couple of weeks' time.

                  Anyway, we are at Lisbon airport, in the ANA lounge. (Not ANA the Japanese airline) Last time we were here the lounge was an overcrowded zoo and I hated it. This time, it's much calmer, and cleaner.

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                    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
                    Lunch was chilli and lime chicken bits in a white bap with a bag of plain crisps
                    Part two of this for lunch

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                      Meanwhile, the mundane laundry is drying

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